Before the Vision Lyrics

As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1992 Album NIGHT OF THE STORMRIDER)
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm (Jon)'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead (Randy)'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony (Randy)'
Q=156
Gtr I
||o-1-----------1-----|-1-----------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1------|
||o--------0----------|--------0----------|-------0---------|-------0----------|
| Gtr II
| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H H H H
||o-5------8-5------5-|-------------------|---------5-------|------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
| Gtr III
| H Q. E H Q. E
|-4----------4-----|--4---------4-----o||
|-------3----------|--------3---------o||
| H H H H
|---------8--------|------------------o||
|------------------|------------------o||
| H Q. E H H
|-4-------4------4-|--3-------3-------o||
|------------------|------------------o||
Verses I, II
$
||o-0-----------0-------|-0---------0-----|
||o---------2-----------|-------2---------|
| H.. S S W
||o-7---------------7h8-|-5---------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------|
|-0------------0-----|-0---------0-----o||
|---------2----------|-------2---------o||
| Q. Q. Q W
|-8------10----------|-----------------o||
|--------------------|-----------------o||
||o---0-------------0------|--0------------0------|
||o------------2-----------|----------2-----------|
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
||o---------------19---|----------------------|
||o------------------------|----------------------|
D.S.
|---0----------0-----|----0-----------0------o||
|----------2---------|------------2----------o||
| W +W
|----------------|-()----------------o||
|--------------------|-----------------------o||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|---------------0--------|-------------0--------|-^2--------|--(2)----*|
|---0-------------0------|--0------------0------|-^0--------|--(0)----*|
|------0-------------0---|-----0------------0---|-^0--------|--(0)----*|
|--------2-------------2-|-------2------------2-|-^2--------|--(2)----*|
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W +W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths