Damien by Iced Earth #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DAMIEN (Bassline) As recorded by Iced Earth (From the 2001 Album HORROR SHOW) Transcribed by Nick Thompson Words and Music by Jon Schaffer Arranged by Iced Earth Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Piano' Intro Build Up Q=90 4/4 Gtr I Q Q E. S E E E S E S E E S E S E ||-----9-----10p9-9-|-----9---------7-----| ||o-----------------|---9---9-----7---7---| ||o-7-----7---------|-7-------7-5-------5-| ||------------------|---------------------| Q Q E. S E E E S E S E E S E S E 4x |----9-----10p9-9-|-----9---------7------|| |-----------------|---9---9-----7---7---o|| |-7-----7---------|-7-------7-5-------5-o|| |-----------------|----------------------|| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------| +W +W +W |------------|------------|--------|| |------------|------------|--------|| |-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|| |------------|------------|--------|| Guitar Intro (Acoustic) Power Metal Q=150 W W W W 4x ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| Verse E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||--1-0-1-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1S3-3S1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Pre-Chorus E S S S S S S E E Q W E S S S S S S E E Q W |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-------------------5-7-|-8-7-5---8-7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----------------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E H |-----------------------|---------------|| |-----------------------|-4-5-4---------|| |-------------------5-7-|---------8\----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---------------|| Chorus Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q ||---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| ||o--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| ||o-7---------7--|--------7-7-7--|-5---------5--|--------5-5-5---| ||-----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0---------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------| Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------o|| |-3---------3--|--------3-3-3--|-2---------2--|--------2-3-5--o|| |----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0---------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|| Verse E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||--1-0-1-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1S3-3S1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Pre-Chorus E S S S S S S E E Q W E S S S S S S E E Q W |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-------------------5-7-|-8-7-5---8-7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----------------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E H |-----------------------|---------------|| |-----------------------|-4-5-4---------|| |-------------------5-7-|---------8\----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---------------|| Chorus Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o-7---------7--|--------7-7-7\--|-5---------5--|--------5-5-5\---| ||-----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-----------| Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E Q 3x |--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------o|| |-3---------3--|--------3-3-3\--|-2---------2--|-----2-2-2-3-5--o|| |----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-------------|| Pre-Chorus E S S S S S S E E Q W E S S S S S S E E Q W |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-------------------5-7-|-8-7-5---8-7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----------------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E H |-----------------------|---------------|| |-----------------------|-4-5-4---------|| |-------------------5-7-|---------8\----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---------------|| Guitar Break > W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|| Interlude Build Up Q=90 E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E ||------9-----9-----|-10--------|-----10-----10---10-| ||o---7-----7-----7-|-----------|---7------7----7----| ||o-0-----0-----0---|-----------|-0------0-----------| ||------------------|-----------|--------------------| E E H. 3x +W |-10S9-^9--------||-(9)----|| |------^7-------o||-(7)----|| |---------------o||--------|| |----------------||--------|| Guitar Solo A Power Metal Q=150 Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o-7---------7--|--------7-7-7\--|-5---------5--|--------5-5-5\---| ||-----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-----------| Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E Q |--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------o|| |-3---------3--|--------3-3-3\--|-2---------2--|-----2-2-2-3-5--o|| |----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-------------|| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-1-0-1-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1S3-3S1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| Verse E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||--1-0-1-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1S3-3S1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Pre-Chorus E S S S S S S E E Q W E S S S S S S E E Q W |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------|----------------------|------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-------------------5-7-|-8-7-5---8-7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----------------| E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E H |-----------------------|---------------|| |-----------------------|-4-5-4---------|| |-------------------5-7-|---------8\----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---------------|| Chorus Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o-7---------7--|--------7-7-7\--|-5---------5--|--------5-5-5\---| ||-----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-----------| Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E Q 3x |--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------o|| |-3---------3--|--------3-3-3\--|-2---------2--|-----2-2-2-3-5--o|| |----0-0-0-----|-0-0-0----------|----0-0-0-----|-0-0-------------|| Guitar Solo B E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||--1-0-1-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1S3-3S1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Outro E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x ||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||o----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o|| ||--1-0-1-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1S3-3S1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||---1--0--1--0-----0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1-| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----12-14----15----14----|-17----15----12-14-15-14-| ||o-12-------12----12----12-|----12----12-------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-(1)--1S=3--3S=1--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----12-14----15----14----|-17----15----12-14-15-14---|| |-12--------12----12----12-|----12----12--------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----12-14----15----14----|-17----15----12-14-15-14-| ||o-12-------12----12----12-|----12----12-------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 9x |----12-14----15----14----|-17----15----12-14-15-14---|| |-12-------12----12----12-|----12----12--------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com