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  Iced Earth:  Pure Evil
  
  transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
  FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
  THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
  
                            The Frozen Palace
                    http://abysslord.com/icedearth/
  
  Date last modified:  April 24, 2003
    
  PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
  WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.
  
  Tuning: Eb
  
  NOTE:  Main solos are from the live version of this song.
  
  Riff 1
  Guitar 1                x2
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|-----------7-7--------|
  Ab|-4----7----5-5----4-4-|
  Eb|-2----5-----------2-2-|
  
  Guitar 2                 x8
  eb|-17---16---14----------|
  Bb|---14---14---17-15-14--|
  Gb|-----------------------|
  Db|-----------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------|
  
  Guitar 1                x2
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|------------4----5----|
  Ab|-7----7--5--2----3--5-|
  Eb|-5----5--3----------3-|
  
  
  Guitar 2       x4            x4
  eb|-17-13-------|-19-15-------|
  Bb|-------17----|-------19----|
  Gb|----------14-|----------16-|
  Db|-------------|-------------|
  Ab|-------------|-------------|
  Eb|-------------|-------------|
  
  
  Riff 2
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-7---------------------5-7-8-|
  Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-5-3-5-6-|
        * *** *** *** *** * * * *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-8--7---------------7------7-|
  Eb|-6--5-5-555-5--6666-5-6666-5-|
           * *** *  ****   ****
  
  
  Riff 3
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------|
  Ab|-7---------------------8-8-|
  Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-5-6-6-|
        * *** *** *** *** * 
      "Cannons pound..."
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------|
  Ab|-8-7-------------------7------7-|
  Eb|-6-5-5-555-555-5--6666-5-6666-5-|
          * *** *** *  ****   ****
  
  
  Riff 4 (Play 2x)
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-10----9----8--8--8-7---------------------|
  Eb|--8----7----6--6--6-5-5-555-555-555-555-5-|
                           * *** *** *** *** * 
    "The seeds of hate..."
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-5-7-8-8--7---------------7------7-|
  Eb|-3-5-6-6--5-5-555-5--6666-5-6666-5-|
      * * *      * *** *  ****   **** 
  
  
  Play Riff 2
  Play Riff 3   "For seven years..."
  Play Riff 4   "We paint the sky..."
  
  
  Riff 5
  Gutiar 1
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-------------3h5-----8---5---7-|
  Ab|-0-0-0-000-0-----0-0---0---0---|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
      * * * *** *     * *   *   *    
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-------------3h5-----8---7---5-|
  Ab|-0-0-0-000-0-----0-0---0---0---|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
      * * * *** *     * *   *   * 
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------11-8-10-|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-10-10---------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * *  *  *
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------11-10-8-|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-10-10---------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * *  *  *
  
  
  Riff 6
  Guitar 1                       x3
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-------9--7-3----------------|
  Ab|-------7--5-3--------------6-|
  Eb|-5-555---------5-555-777-5-4-|
      * ***         * *** *** *
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|-------9--7-3--------------|
  Ab|-------7--5-3--------------|
  Eb|-5-555---------5-555-777-5-|
      * ***         * *** *** *
  
  Guitar 2                               x3
  eb|-8------12--8-----8------------------|
  Bb|---10---------------10---121212-10-8-|
  Gb|------9-------10-------9-------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-8------12--8-----8----------------|
  Bb|---10---------------10---121212-10-|
  Gb|------9-------10-------9-----------|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3                           x3
  eb|---------------------------------| 
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|--------9------------------------|
  Db|-10-7------10----10-7---999-7-6~-|
  Ab|------7-------8-------7----------|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------| 
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|--------9---------------------|
  Db|-10-7------10----10-7---999-7-|
  Ab|------7-------8-------7-------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  
  Lead into next section (Clean):
  eb|------0-|
  Bb|-----0--|
  Gb|----9---|
  Db|---9----|
  Ab|--7-----|
  Eb|-0------|
    
  
  Riff 7
  Guitar 1 (Clean)                      x3
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|--8--7--12--8--7-6-7---7--7-8-7---7-|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------|
  Bb|--------------|
  Gb|--------------|
  Db|--------------|
  Ab|--8--7--12--8-|
  Eb|--------------|
  
  Guitar 2 (Distortion)
  eb|-13--12--17--13--12-11-12----12-13-12-|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-13--12--17--13-|
  Bb|----------------|
  Gb|----------------|
  Db|----------------|
  Ab|----------------|
  Eb|----------------|
  
  Guitar 3 (Distortion)
  eb|-17--15--20--17--15-14-15----15-17-15-|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-17--15--20--17-|
  Bb|----------------|
  Gb|----------------|
  Db|----------------|
  Ab|----------------|
  Eb|----------------|
  
  
  Lead into next section:
  (Distortion)
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-9-8-9------------9-10-9------------|
  Ab|-7-6-7------------7--8-7------------|
  Eb|-------000-0-0000--------000-0-0000-|
            *** * ****        *** * ****
  
  
  Riff 8
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-10-------9-------14-------10-------|
  Ab|--8-------7-------12--------8-------|
  Eb|----0-0-0---000-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-|
         * * *   *** *    * * *    * * *  
     "Feel the pain from the jackals wrath..."
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-9-8-9------------9-10-9------------|
  Ab|-7-6-7------------7--8-7------------|
  Eb|-------000-0-0000--------000-0-0000-|
            *** * ****        *** * ****
  
  
  Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------|
  Ab|-3----3-2-----------------------|
  Eb|-1-00-1-0--0-000-0-000-0-000-00-|
      * ** *    * *** * *** * *** ** 
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------|
  Ab|-4----4-5-----------------------|
  Eb|-2-00-2-3--3-333-3-333-3-333-33-|
      * ** *    * *** * *** * *** **
  
  Final time
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------|
  Ab|-4----4-5---------------5-|
  Eb|-2-00-2-3--3-333-3-33-0-3-|
      * ** *    * *** * ** * *
  
  
  Solo               x4              x4
  eb|-12p10p8---------|-10p8p7--------|
  Bb|---------12p10p8-|--------10p8p7-|
  Gb|-----------------|---------------| --> Play 2x
  Db|-----------------|---------------|
  Ab|-----------------|---------------|
  Eb|-----------------|---------------|
                x8         x8
  eb|-10h12p10p8-|-8h10p8p7-|
  Bb|------------|----------|
  Gb|------------|----------|
  Db|------------|----------|
  Ab|------------|----------|
  Eb|------------|----------|
                x8            x4
  eb|-10h12p10p8-|-8h10-10p8p7-|--7~-|
  Bb|------------|-------------|--8~-|
  Gb|------------|-------------|-----|
  Db|------------|-------------|-----|
  Ab|------------|-------------|-----|
  Eb|------------|-------------|-----|
  
  End solo
  
  
  Riff 10
  Guitar 1                  x4  
  eb|------------------------|------------|
  Bb|------------------------|------------|
  Gb|------------------------|------------|
  Db|-3-2-3--2~----3-2-3--5~-|--7-10-7-10-|
  Ab|------------------------|--5--8-5--8-|
  Eb|------------------------|------------|
  
  Guitar 2                  x4  
  eb|------------------------|------------|
  Bb|------------------------|------------|
  Gb|-5-4-5--4~----5-4-5--7~-|------------|
  Db|------------------------|--7-10-7-10-|
  Ab|------------------------|--5--8-5--8-|
  Eb|------------------------|------------|
  
  
  Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|
  Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-9-------9-------------------|
  Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-10--8-7-|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
        * * *   * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
  Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-8-------8-----7--------7--7-|
  Eb|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5--5-5-5-5--5-|
        * * *   * *    * * *
  
  
  Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-9-------------------------------|
  Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-10--8-7-|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
  Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|-----------------7-10-7-10-|
  Ab|-8-------8-------5--8-5--8-|
  Eb|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
        * * *   * * *
  
  
  Solo
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------9-9-9-9-|
  Db|---------------------9-9-9-9---------|
  Ab|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-----------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
        * * *     *  *  *   * * *   * * * 
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|-13-----12-----13-----12-----13---12--|
  Gb|----9-9----9-9----9-9----9-9----9---9-|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
         * *    * *    * *    * *    *   *
  eb|-----------------13~--/15-12~~-|
  Bb|-13b15-13-12-------------------|
  Gb|-------------14~---------------|
  Db|-------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
    
  Repeat above
  
  End solo
  
  Riff 12
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------4-444-5-555-|
  Gb|-------------------5-555-4-444-------------|
  Db|-------5-555-4-444-------------------------|
  Ab|-7-777-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------4-|
  Gb|-4-444-5-555-5-555-4-444----|
  Db|----------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------|
  
  
  Play Riff 2
  Play Riff 3    "The land on Earth..."
  Play Riff 4    "We paint the sky..."
  Play Riff 2
  Play Riff 1
  Play Riff 8    "Feel the pain..."
  
  Notation:
  
  10^        = bend a quarter step.
  10b11      = bend a half step.
  10b12      = bend a full step.
  10b12r10   = bend and release.
  [10]12     = pre-bend.
  [10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
  {14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
               previous bend.
  <17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
               previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
  
  10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
  7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
  12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.
  
  x   =  mute with fret-hand
  *   =  palm mute
  X =  pick slide
  h   =  hammer-on
  p   =  pull-off
  ~   =  vibrato
  t   =  finger tap
  /   =  slide up
     =  slide down
  h.  =  natural harmonics
  a   =  artificial harmonics
  (9) =  ghost note
  tm  =  trem picking
  tr  =  trill

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