Band- Iced Earth
Song- Before The Vision
Album- Night Of The Stormrider
Tuning: Eb
Entire song is played with 6 string acoustics.
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-1---------1---1-0---------0---0-|
Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2---|
Db|-----2---------------2-----------|
Ab|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-------0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|---------0---------------0-----|
Bb|-1---------1---1-0---------0---|
Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2-|
Db|-----2---------------2---------|
Ab|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------8-----|
Bb|------8---------------------------------10-|
Gb|-9------9----9-7------------------9--------|
Db|-------------------10-9---10-7-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|---------3---------------3-------|
Bb|-4---------4---4-3---------3---3-|
Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5---|
Db|-----5---------------5-----------|
Ab|-3-----3-------3-3-----3-------3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|---------3---------------3-----|
Bb|-4---------4---4-3---------3---|
Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5-|
Db|-----5---------------5---------|
Ab|-3-----3-------3-3-----3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------11--8-|
Bb|-------------------------------------8--------|
Gb|------------------------------7-8-------------|
Db|-------9-------9-10----9-7--------------------|
Ab|-10------10-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 1
Repeat Riff 2
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x4
eb|---------0---------------2-------|
Bb|-0---------0-----0---------0-----|
Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-|
Ab|-------2---------------2---------|
Eb|-0-------------0-0-------------0-|
Guitar 2 x2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|--7----7h8-------8--10-------|
Gb|-----------9------------7--9-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
"Go now..."
Riff 4 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1 x3
eb|---------0-------|---------2-------|
Bb|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
Gb|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|
Ab|-------2---------|-------2---------|
Eb|-0-------------0-|-0-------------0-|
Guitar 2 x2
eb|---------------------7-|
Bb|-----12--7-------------|
Gb|--12--------7-----7----|
Db|---------------7-------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
h. h. h. h. h. h. h.
"Visions will..."
Repeat riff 3 "Be strong..."
Repeat riff 4 "Visions will..."
Riff 4a (Ending of song)
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------0-------|--2--|
Bb|-0---------0-----|--0--|
Gb|---0---------0---|--0--|
Db|-----2---------2-|--2--|
Ab|-------2---------|--2--|
Eb|-0-------------0-|--0--|
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------5-|
Bb|-----12--7-------------|
Gb|--12--------7-----7----|
Db|---------------7-------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
h. h. h. h. h. h. h.
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.
= 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
