Blessed Are You Lyrics

As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1998 Album SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES)
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer
Arranged by Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com), Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Clean Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr VI (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony Guitar'
Q=130
Gtr I
Gtr II
Q E E +E Q E +H H
| Gtr I
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q.
Q E E +E Q E +H H
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q.
W W
||o-^6---------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||o--------6---6-----|-5-----5-(5)-6-----|
||o--5---------------|-------------------|
W W
Gtr II
Q E E +E Q E +H H
| Gtr I
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q.
Q E E +E Q E +H H 3x
|-----3-------3-----|--------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q. 3x
|-------------6-----|-(6)-----6-(6)------o||
|---5---------------|-------5------------o||
Q=140
$
Gtrs III, IV
PM| PM| PM
E E E E H +Q. E +E Q. E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
||o--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
||o-5---5-3-5----|-(5)---5-(5)-3----|-5---5-3-5----|-(5)---5-(5)-3--0--|
To Coda
PM| PM|
E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------o||
|-1---1-0-1----|-(1)---1-(1)-3--3-|-1---1-0-1----|-(1)---1-(1)-3--3-o||
Pre-Verse
Q=130
Gtrs III, IV
>
W +W
| Gtr II
| W W
| Gtr I
W W
| W E Q E S S S E E E
|-----------------|-------8--6h=8p6p5---5---|
Gtr II
W W
| Gtr I
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q.
W E Q S S E E E E
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q.
W W
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-------6---6-----|-5-----5-(5)-6-----|
||o-5---------------|-------------------|
W E Q E S S S E E E
|-----------------|-------8--6h=8p6p5---5--|
W W
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q.
D.S. al Coda
W E Q S S E E E E 3x
|-----------------|---------6-8-----8--6-5----o||
|-----------------|---------------------------o||
| E Q E +E Q. +E E E E +E Q. 3x
|------------6----|-(6)-----6---(6)-----------o||
|---5-------------|-------5-------------------o||
Q=140
&
N.C.
Gtr IV
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
||o------------------|--------------------o||
||o-8-8----8---------|-8---8-------10-8\--o||
| Gtr III
| PM| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
||o------------------|--------------------o||
||o-5-5----5------8--|-5-8-5-8-(8)--7-5\--o||
PM------| PM----|
E S S E E H E S S E E +E Q E
|-||o----------------|--------------------o||
|-||o-1-1-1-1-0-1----|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3--3-o||
| PM------| PM----|
| E S S E E H E S S E E +E Q E
|-||o----------------|--------------------o||
|-||o-1-1-1-1-0-1----|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3--3-o||
N.C.
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
||o------------------|--------------------o||
||o-8-8----8---------|-8---8-------10-8\--o||
| PM| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
||o------------------|--------------------o||
||o-5-5----5------8--|-5-8-5-8-(8)--7-5\--o||
PM------| PM----|
E S S E E H E S S E E +E Q E
|-||o----------------|--------------------o||
|-||o-1-1-1-1-0-1----|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3--3-o||
| PM------| PM----|
| E S S E E H E S S E E +E Q E
|-||o----------------|--------------------o||
|-||o-1-1-1-1-0-1----|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3--3-o||
Guitar Solo
Q=144
Gtr VI
~~~ TP TP TP TP ~~~ ~~
H. E E Q Q Q Q Q. E H
| Gtr V
| ~~~ TP TP TP TP ~~~ ~~
| H. E E Q Q Q Q Q. E H
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM--| PM--| PM| PM-----| PM--| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E S S S S
H +Q. S S S H +Q. S S S
|-5-------(5)-----5p3h5-|-/6-------(6)-----6p5h6-|
| H +Q. S S S H +Q. S S S
|-5-------(5)-----5p3h5-|-/7-------(7)-----7p5h7-|
| PM--| PM--| PM| PM-----|
H +Q. S S S Q Q E Q.
|-/8-------(8)-----8p6h8-|-/10---11---10-8-----------|
| H +Q. S S S Q Q Q Q
|-/9-------(9)-----9p7h9-|-/10---12---10----9--------|
| PM--| PM--| PM| PM---------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------| PM---------|
S S e S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S e q q q
| S S e S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S e q q q
| PM| PM---------------| PM---------| PM--------|
H++
|-20b22========(20)r(20)-20---19---17---|
| H +E +E E E E
|-13b15========(13)r(13)-13---12---10---|
| PM| PM-------------------|
| E E E E E E S S S S
H +E Q. Q. S S S H
|-----------------------|-10------12p10p=9--9--------|
| H +E Q. Q. S S S H
|-13-------(13)-13\-----|-11------13p11p10-----------|
| PM--| PM---| PM| PM----|
+Q E E E E S S S S S S E
| +Q E E E E S S S S S S E
| PM--------| PM---------|
S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p12----------12-15p12s13-13-17p13----------12-17p13-13s10-|
| S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p12----------12-15p12s13-13-17p13----------12-17p13-13s10-|
| PM------| PM------------------------|
| E E E E E E S S S S
Q=140
N.C.(Bb5) N.C.(C5)
Gtr V
E E E E +Q E E Q Q H
|-10-12---13-10-(10)--10-12---|-/15-----13---12tr13--------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E S S E E +Q E S S E S S E E +Q E S S
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E S S E +Q E S S E E S S E +Q E S S
|--5s=7-------7--(7)---7------|--7s=5------5--(5)---5-------|
|--3s=5--0-0--5--(5)---5--0-0-|--5s=3-0-0--3--(3)---3--0-0--|
N.C.(Bb5) N.C.(C5)
E E E E +Q E E Q Q H
|-10-12---13-10-(10)--10-12---|-/15-----13---12tr13--------|
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E S S E E +Q E S S E S S E E +Q E S S
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E S S S S E
|-13-12-13---10-(10)--10-10---|-13-12-----12-(12)-12p10----10-12-||
| PM| PM| PM|
| E E S S E +Q E S S E E S S E +Q Q
|--5s=7-------7--(7)---7------|--7s=5------5--(5)--------5-------||
|--3s=5--0-0--5--(5)---5--0-0-|--5s=3-0-0--3--(3)--------3-------||
Gtr VI
>
Q E E H +H +H W W
| Gtr V
| >
| E E E E H +H +H W W
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM| PM| PM
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q. E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Gtrs III, IV
PM| PM|
E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
PM| PM| PM
E E E E H +Q. E +E Q. E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
PM| PM|
E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Out-Chorus
Gtr V
E E E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM|
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q.
E E E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| PM| PM
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Q. E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| PM|
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Q. E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| PM|
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Gtr VI
E E E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
||o-------10------------10--|-(10)---------------10--|
||o-------------------------|------------------------|
| Gtr V
| E E E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
||o-11-10----10-(10)-11-----|-------11---11--10------|
||o-------------------------|------------------------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM|
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q.
||o-------------------------|------------------------|
||o--5-----5--3---5---------|--(5)-----5-(5)--3------|
E E E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| E E E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| PM| PM
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Q. E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| Q. E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
| PM|
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
Q. E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
|------------------------|------------------------o||
|------------------------|------------------------o||
| Q. E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q
|-13------11-(11)-10-11--|-(11)--13---13--11-10---o||
|------------------------|------------------------o||
| PM|
| E E E E H +Q. E +E Q E
|------------------------|------------------------o||
|--1----1--0---1---------|--(1)-----1-(1)--3----3-o||
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