A Gift or a Curse Lyrics

Iced Earth: A Gift Or A Curse
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Date last modified: 09/13/08
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Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
Guitar 2 (Acoustic, comes in later)
Riff 1 (Final time guitar 1 skips the ending)
Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
Repeat the above
Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Slight distortion)
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill)
Riff 3 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
Guitars 2 & 3 (One plays top notes) x2
Guitar 4 x2
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
Guitars 2, 3, 4
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
1st Ending:
2nd Ending:
Gb|-9p5---5-9p5-9p5-9p5---9---5-9p5-|
Gb|-8p5---8---5-8p5-8~-------|
eb|-12p8----8-12p8-12p8-12p8----12----8-12p8-|
eb|-11p8----11----8-11p8-11~------------|
Bb|------10----10--------10~----0h10h13-|
eb|-12-----/12-11-\7--/17~-|
eb|-------------------12h15h17p15p12-------------|
Gb|----------12h14h17----------------17p14p12----|
Ab|-12h15h17-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------17h19h20p19p17-------------17\-|
Bb|-------------------16h17h20----------------20p18p17--------|
Gb|-12h14h17-14h17h19----------------------------------19-----|
Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-|
Harmony part:
Guitar 1
Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-|
Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-|
Bb|-------------------12-13-15----15p12-15b17~-|
Guitar 2
Bb|-15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p15-|
eb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-|
Bb|-------------------17-18-20----20p17-20b22~-|
Back to one guitar:
Bb|-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22~-|
eb|-20b22--20~--17\------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------17-20-20b22r20--(20)b22--|
End Solo
Play Intro
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill)
End rhythm
Ending fills:
Gb|-8r7p5-7-5-----5b6-|
Gb|-/12----12----------14~-|
Bb|-(15)17r15p13-15b17--|
Bb|-13-15-16r15p13-------|
Gb|-12-12----10--9h10p9-|
eb|-15/17-17--17/20-20-20\19~-|
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.
= 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