Screaming For Vengeance

Iced Earth

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transcribed by: Russ Elton (*)

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Date last modified:  12/25/01
  
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Tuning: Eb

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------7-----4-----6-------|
Ab|-4--------5--7--2--2--4--4--2-|
Eb|-2-----------5-----0-----2--0-|
            
                           x2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-5-0-0-5-7-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * 
eb|-------------------------0-3-5-7~~------|
Bb|---------------------0-3----------------|
Gb|-----------------0-2--------------------|
Db|-----------0-1-2------------------------|
Ab|-------0-2----------------------------7-|
Eb|-0-0-3--------------------------------5-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-------5--------5------|
Ab|-7-5---3--7-5---3--7-7-|
Eb|-5-3-0----5-3-0----5-5-|
    * * *    * * * 

Verse: Riff 2   "Hey listen don't..."


Riff 3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--9--7----|
Ab|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--7--5--5-|
Eb|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--7--5--3-|
   "Always taking..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--7-------|
Ab|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--5--7--5-|
Eb|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--5--5--3-|
   "What they're given..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--9--7----|
Ab|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--7--5--5-|
Eb|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--7--5--3-|
   "Told you once..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--7-------|
Ab|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--5--10-9-|
Eb|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--5---8-7-|
   "Same old no tomorrow..."

Riff 4
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------5-----------|
Db|------------5-------7-------7---7-5-------|
Ab|-7----------3----5--5--7------------7-6-5-|
Eb|-5----5-5-5------3-----5------------------|
         * * *                 * * * * * * * 
   "We are screaming..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------5-------7---------------|
Ab|-7----------3----5--5---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-5----5-5-5------3------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
         * * *             * * * * * *
   "Screaming..."

Lead into next section:
eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--8-7-5--(5)\-|
Ab|--------------|
Eb|--------------|
    

Play Riff 2   "Tie a blindfold..."
Play Riff 3   "As the sweat..."


Riff 4a
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------5-----------|
Db|------------5-------7-------7---7-5-------|
Ab|-7----------3----5--5--7------------7-6-5-|
Eb|-5----5-5-5------3-----5------------------|
         * * *                 * * * * * * * 
   "We are screaming..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------5-------7-------------4-|
Ab|-7----------3----5--5---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-5----5-5-5------3------0-0-0-0-0---|
         * * *             * * * * * 
   "Screaming..."


Riff 5
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------7------------------7-----|
Db|-7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9--7-9-9--7-9-9-|
Ab|-7-9-9----9-9--7-9--7-9-9----9-9-|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--------7------------------7------------|
Db|-7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9--7-9-9--7-9-9------5-|
Ab|-7-9-9----9-9--7-9--7-9-9----9-9--0-2-3-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
                                     * * 

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)                    x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------5------------------5----------|
Db|-5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-|
Ab|-5-7-7----7-7--5-7--5-7-7----7-7--5-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
                             x4
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----------10--------------|
Db|-10-12-12--10-12-12--10-12-|
Ab|-10-12-12-----12-12--10-12-|
Eb|---------------------------|

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 7
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------2222222222222222-|
Eb|-2222222222222222------------------|
    **************** ****************
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5555555555555555------------------|
Eb|------------------2222222222222222-|
    **************** ****************
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------2222222222222222-|
Eb|-2222222222222222------------------|
    **************** ****************
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|------------------4----6----|
Ab|------------------2----4----|
Eb|-5555555555555555-----------|
    ****************

Guitar 2
eb|-------9--------9--------9-10-9----|
Bb|-10-12----10-12----10-12--------12-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-9--------9-------------------------|
Bb|---12-10----12-10--12-10-9--10-9----|
Gb|---------------------------------11-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-------9--------9--10----9--14-12-10-|
Bb|-10-12----10-12-------12-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-12-10-9--10-9-----11-13-14--13-14-16-16b18~~-|
Bb|---------------12-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10--------10--------10-12-10----|
Gb|-11-13-----11-13-----11-13----------13-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10--------10---------------------|
Gb|-11-13-----11-13-----13-11-----11-10----|
Db|---------------------------11--------11-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10--------10--------10--/12-10-9-|
Gb|-11-13-----11-13-----11-13--------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-------9-------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-12----12-10-9--12-14-16--14-16-18-18b20~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

Riff 8                                             x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7-------------------------------------4-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5----------7--------2-----2-2-5-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|------------5-5-5-5-5--3-4-5---5-3---------------|
    * * * *    * * * *    * * *   * * * * * * * * 

(Extra guitars in () )
eb|-------------------(20b22r20~~)-----------------------|
Bb|---------(17b19r17~)-a--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------0h5-|
Db|----------------------------------------------0h2-----|
Ab|-4----------4--------4----------2-2-2-----0h3---------|
Eb|-2----------2--------2----------0-0-0-2p0-------------|
                                   * * * 


Play Riff 2   "So you wait..."
Play Riff 3   "I don't talk..."
Play Riff 4   "We are screaming..."
Play Riff 2   "...screaming for vengeance..."

Guitar fill
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-[fade in]-19b21r19~~-[fade out]-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

End guitar fill


Ending
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7--7-[let ring]-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5--5------------|
    * * * * 

Guitar fill (echo effect, listen for when to change positions)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-13p10...---------------------------|
Gb|----------11p9...-------------------|
Db|------------------12p10...----------|
Ab|---------------------------12p10...-|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-12p10...-10p8...-8p5...-5~~[fade out]-|

End guitar fill


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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