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Curse the Sky

Iced Earth

Chord: Version 3 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Ab 
Riff 1 (Clean)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0-------|
D|-------9----------7----------4----4----|
A|-----7----------7----------5--------5\-|
E|-000--------000--------000-------------|

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----0----------|
D|---2------------|
A|-3--------------|
E|-------2--3-2-0-|

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-------|
G|-------7----------6----------2----2----|
D|-----5----------5----------4--------4\-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-000--------000--------000-------------|

E|----------------|
B|-----0----------|
G|---0------------|
D|-2--------------|
A|-------0--2-0---|
E|--------------0-|


Riff 2 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0-------|
D|-------9----9-------7----7------4----4----|
A|-----7-7----7-----7-5----5----5--------5\-|
E|-000----------000-----------0-------------|
    ***          ***           * * *
   "Eyes of fire..."
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----0--------|
D|---2----------|
A|-3------------|
E|-------2--3-2-|
    * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in after lyrics)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------7~---------7b9-7~----------0-------|
D|-----5--------------------------4----4----|
A|------------------------------5--------5\-|
E|-000----------000-----------0-------------|
    ***          ***           * * *
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----0--------|
D|---2----------|
A|-3------------|
E|-------2--3-2-|
    * *


Riff 3
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-9----9\-|
A|------------2---------5-7----7\-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-00-----------|
    * * * *  *      * **                  x2
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7--7----12-12-11--11\-9----9\----------|
A|-5--5----10-10--9---9\-7----7\-2--------|
E|-------------------------------0----0-0-|
                                       * *
           "Fire eyes, curse the skies..."
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-7--7----12-12-11--11-|
A|-5--5----10-10--9---9-|
E|----------------------|
      "You detest the faker..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1                          x3
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------9------------------|
A|-10---9--9------7---------------|
E|----0------0-------00-3-2-0-0-0-|
       *      *       ** * * * * *
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------9------------------|
A|-10---9--9------7-------------2-|
E|----0------0-------00-3-2-0-0-0-|
       *      *       ** * * * *

Guitar 2                          x3
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--7---5--5---9------------------|
E|----0------0----8--00-3-2-0-0-0-|
       *      *       ** * * * * *
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--7---5--5---9----------------2-|
E|----0------0----8--00-3-2-0-0-0-|
       *      *       ** * * * * 


Riff 5
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10---------------|
A|-7------------8---------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * *    * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
A|-7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-------------|
      * * * * *     *
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10---------12-11-10-|
A|-7------------8---------10--9--8-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----------|
      * * * * *    * * * *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
A|-7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-------------|
      * * * * *     *


Play Riff 5  "Eyes, lies..."


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9--------9/10--7----7/9--|
A|-7----7-7-7/-8--5----5/7--|
E|--------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4----7----7/9-9----9\7--7\5-|
A|-2----5----5/7-7----7\5--5\3-|
E|-----------------------------|


Solo
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 7 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-9--------9/10--7--------7/9--4--------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7----7-7-7/-8--5----5-5-5/7--2----2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-4/7--7------7/9--9------9\7-----7\5-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-2/5--5--5-5-5/7--7--7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5----5-5-5/7--4----4-4-4/5--7----7-7-7/9-9-9-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12/14-14--14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9/10--7----7----7----7/9-|
A|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/-8--5-55-5-55-5-55-5/7-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      **   **   **         **   **   **     
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----4----4/7----7----7/9----9----9\7----7\5----|
Ab|-2-22-2-22-2/5-55-5-55-5/7-77-7-77-7\5-55-5\3-33-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
      **   **     **   **     **   **     **     **


Solo
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 9
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9----9/10--7----7----7----7/9-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/-8--5-55-5-55-5-55-5/7-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----4----4/7----7----7/9----9----9\7----7\5----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-22-2-22-2/5-55-5-55-5/7-77-7-77-7\5-55-5\3-33-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
     
Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5/7--4-44-4-44-4-44-4/5--7-77-7-77-7/9-99-9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12/14-14--14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


Riff 3a
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|---------7-9----9\-|
A|-2-------5-7----7\-|
E|-0----00-----------|
         **                               x2
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7--7----12-12-11--11\-9----9\----------|
A|-5--5----10-10--9---9\-7----7\-2--------|
E|-------------------------------0----0-0-|
                                       * *
           "Tattered times..."
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-7--7----12-12-11--11-|
A|-5--5----10-10--9---9-|
E|----------------------|
      "There's no more..."


Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5  "Eyes, lies..."

Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10---------------|
A|-7------------8---------------|
E|---0-000-0-0----0-0-000-0-0-0-|
      * *** * *    * * *** * * *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
A|-7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
E|---0-000-0-0-----0-------------|
      * *** * *     *
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10---------12-11-10-|
A|-7------------8---------10--9--8-|
E|---0-000-0-0----0-0-0-0----------|
      * *** * *    * * * *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
A|-7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
E|---0-000-0-0-----0-------------|
      * *** * *     *


Solo
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo


Ending
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--9----[| let ring]-----------------------------|
A|--7-----------------------------------------2-|
E|--------------------------------------------0-|

Guitar 2 (Clean)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0-------|
D|-------9----------7----------4----4----|
A|-----7----------7----------5--------5\-|
E|-000--------000--------000-------------|

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----0----------|
D|---2------------|
A|-3--------------|
E|-------2--3-2-0-|


Ending solo
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo



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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