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 Iced Earth:  The Phantom Opera Ghost
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
 
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 Date last modified:  May 17, 2003
   
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 Tuning: Eb
 
 Intro
  
 Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)                     x2
 eb|------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------9-----9-10--9-----9--------------------|
 Db|--10-12----10----------12----10-12--9-10----10--|
 Ab|------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|------------------------------------------------|
                                                    x2
 eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Db|---7----10--9--7----10--9--7-----7--9--9-7---7--|
 Ab|-----------------------------10------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)           x2
 eb|--------------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------------|
 Db|-7-9-10-7-10-12-10-9-10-7-9-6-7-7-7-7-|
 Ab|--------------------------------------|
 Eb|--------------------------------------|
 
 eb|----------------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------5-4----2-4--42-2-2-2-|
 Db|-2-3-5-0-2-2-2-2-------5----------------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------|
 
 eb|-------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------3-2-2-2-2--5-4----2-4--42--2-|
 Db|-2-3-5-----------------5-------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 Riff 1  (Distortion)       x2
 eb|-------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------|
 Ab|-7-----7--5---8--8--8-7-|
 Eb|-5-555-5--3---6--6--6-5-|
     * ***
 eb|-------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------|
 Ab|-10-----10----8-----8--|
 Eb|--8-888--8----6-666-6--|
      * ***        * ***
 
 
 Riff 2
 Guitar 1
 eb|-------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------|
 Db|-7---9---10---7---10---12---10---9---|
 Ab|---0---0----0---0----0----0----0---0-|
 Eb|-------------------------------------|
     * * * *  * * * *  * *  * *  * * * *
    "I..."
 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------------|
 Db|-10---7---9---6---7-------7---7---|
 Ab|----0---0---0---0---000-0---0---0-|
 Eb|----------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * *
   "...feel you..."
 eb|-------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------|
 Db|-7---9---10---7---10---12---10---9---|
 Ab|---0---0----0---0----0----0----0---0-|
 Eb|-------------------------------------|
     * * * *  * * * *  * *  * *  * * * *
   "From beyond the walls..."
 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------------|
 Db|-10---7---9---6---7-------7---7--|
 Ab|----0---0---0---0---000-0-a-0-a---|
 Eb|----------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * *** *   *
   "...speak to me..."
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|-------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------|
 Db|------9------------------------------------|
 Ab|-7-------7----7---9-10-----9--10--9-7------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------5-5-|
 
 Guitar 3
 eb|-------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----12------------------------------------|
 Gb|-9-------9----9--11-12----11--12-11-9------|
 Db|---------------------------------------7-7-|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 Riff 3
 eb|---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------|
 Ab|---------2-------32-----2-------|
 Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-000-0-|
     * *** *   * * *     * *   *** *
   "Christine my love..."
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------|
 Ab|-5----------3--32-------------|
 Eb|-3--3-333-1-1--10-0-000-0-0-0-|
        * *** *        * *** * * *
   "Paris now will worship you..."
 eb|---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------|
 Ab|-2-------2-------32-----2-------|
 Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-000-0-|
       *** *   * * *     * *   *** *
   "You will star soon..."
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------|
 Ab|-5----------3--32-------------|
 Eb|-3--3-333-1-1--10-0-000-0-0-0-|
        * *** *        * *** * * *
   "How I'd kill to make a show for you..."
 
 
 Play Riff 2   "Oh my love..."
 Play Riff 3   "Soon I'll take you..."
 
 
 Riff 4
 eb|-----------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------------|
 Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-|
 Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-|
        * *** *** *** ***
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------5-|
 Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-|
     * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
 eb|-----------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------------|
 Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-|
 Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-|
        * *** *** *** ***
 eb|------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------------|
 Db|------------------------------|
 Ab|------------------------------|
 Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-55-|
     * *** *** *** *** *** *** **
 
 
 Play Riff 2  "Oh Christine..."
 Play Riff 3  "Erik, my love..."
 Play Riff 2  "Take my hand..."
 Play Riff 3  "Caverns, mazes..."
 
 
 Riff 5
 Guitar 1
 eb|-----------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------------|
 Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-|
 Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-|
        * *** *** *** ***
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------5-|
 Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-|
     * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
 
 Final time
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------7-|
 Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-5-|
     * *** *** *** *** *** ***  
 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|--------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------|
 Db|-14-12-14-121214-15-14-12-|
 Ab|--------------------------|
 Eb|--------------------------|
      *  *  *  * * *  *  *  * 
 eb|--------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------12-------|
 Db|-14-12-14-121214----14-12-|
 Ab|--------------------------|
 Eb|--------------------------|
      *  *  *  * * *  *  *  * 
 
 
 Riff 6
 Guitar 1
 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------------|
 Db|----------------------------------|
 Ab|-5--------------------------------|
 Eb|-3--3-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-|
        * *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
 eb|--------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------|
 Db|--------------------------------|
 Ab|--------------------------------|
 Eb|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-33-|
     *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|--------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------|
 Db|-9-7-9~~--779-9910-10109-997-77-|
 Ab|--------------------------------|
 Eb|--------------------------------|
              *** ** *  * ** *** **
 Guitar 3
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------|
 Gb|-7-5-7~~--557-779-997-775-55-|
 Db|-----------------------------|
 Ab|-----------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------|
              *** *** *** *** **
 
 Play Riff 5
 Play Riff 6
 Play Riff 5
 Play Riff 6
 
 Lead into next section:
 Guitar 1
 eb|------------|
 Bb|------------|
 Gb|------------|
 Db|------------|
 Ab|--7---------|
 Eb|--5---------|
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|------------|
 Bb|------------|
 Gb|--9-7-9~~~~-|
 Db|------------|
 Ab|------------|
 Eb|------------|
 
 Guitar 3
 eb|------------|
 Bb|-10-8-10~~~-|
 Gb|------------|
 Db|------------|
 Ab|------------|
 Eb|------------|
 
 
 
 Riff 7 (12 String Acoustic)              x4
 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|----------8----------------------------|
 Gb|-----9-10---10-9-10---9----9-----------|
 Db|---7--------------------10---9----7----|
 Ab|-0-----------------------------10---10-|
 Eb|---------------------------------------|
   "Now I've bathed in fear..."
 
 eb|---------------------------0-|
 Bb|--------------------------0--|
 Gb|-------------------------5---|
 Db|---7---7---5---8---7----7----|
 Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
 Eb|-----------------------------|
   "Breathe deep the darkness..."
 
 
 Riff 8
 Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
 eb|-----0--0-0-0-0--0--0-|
 Bb|-----1--1-1-0-1--3--1-|
 Gb|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-|
 Db|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-|
 Ab|-0--------------------|
 Eb|----------------------|
        "Oh Christine..."
 eb|-----1--1-1-0-1--3--3-|
 Bb|-----1--1-1-0-1--1--1-|
 Gb|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-|
 Db|-3--------------------|
 Ab|----------------------|
 Eb|----------------------|
        "...don't you know..."
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|----------------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------------|
 Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~---5---5---5-7-|
 Db|---------------------------------7------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------|
 
 eb|---------------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~--12--14--12-10-9~~-|
 Db|---------------------------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Riff 9
 Guitar 1
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------|
 Ab|-7----------7------7------7-|
 Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
        * * * *    * *    * * 
   "So you are..."
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------|
 Ab|-3----------3------3------3/-|
 Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1/-|
        * * * *    * *    * * 
   "...the Phantom Opera Ghost..."
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7~---5-4--2---2~-----2-4--2---|
 Db|-----------------------------5------5----------|
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar 3
 eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-8-7-8~~---8-7-8-7~---5-3---------------3------|
 Gb|---------------------------5-4-5~---4-5----5---|
 Db|-----------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar 4 
 eb|-12-10-12~~-12-10-12-10~----------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------13-12-10---10~----10-12-10-|
 Gb|----------------------------------12-----12---------|
 Db|----------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Riff 10 (Acoustic)
 eb|--------------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------------|
 Db|--------------9-----------------------|
 Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-|
 Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------|
     * ***    ***   ***    ***
 eb|--------------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------------|
 Db|--------------9-----------------------|
 Ab|-------11-----------12-----11-11-10-9-|
 Eb|-9-999----999---999----999--9--9--8-7-|
     * ***    ***   ***    ***  *  *  * * 
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------|
 Db|-------------7-----------------|
 Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7-|
 Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5-|
     * ***   ***   ***   ***
 eb|----------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------|
 Db|----------------------------|
 Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-|
 Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-|
     * ***      * ***   * * 
 
 
 Riff 10a (Distortion)
 eb|--------------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------------|
 Db|--------------9-----------------------|
 Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-|
 Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------|
     * ***    ***   ***    ***
 eb|------------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------------------|
 Db|--------------9---------------------|
 Ab|-------11-----------12--------------|
 Eb|-9-999----999---999----999-9-9-88-7-|
     * ***    ***   ***    *** * * ** * 
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------|
 Db|-------------7-----------------|
 Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7-|
 Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5-|
     * ***   ***   ***   ***
 eb|----------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------|
 Db|----------------------------|
 Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-|
 Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-|
     * ***      * ***   * *
 
 
 Riff 11
 Guitar 1
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------|
 Ab|-7--------7--5--3--------3--5--|
 Eb|-5--------5--3--1--------1--3--|
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-9~-------9--7--5~-------5--7--|
 Db|-------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------|
 
 
 Play Riff 2  "I'm so torn..."
 Play Riff 3  "Don't you doubt me..."
 Play Riff 2  "Oh dear God..."
 Play Riff 3  "No, this can't be..."
 Play Riff 5
 Play Riff 6
 Play Riff 5
 Play Riff 6
 Play Riff 5
 Play Riff 6
 
 Ending:
 Guitar 1
 eb|------------|
 Bb|------------|
 Gb|------------|
 Db|------------|
 Ab|--7---------|
 Eb|--5---------|
 
 Guitar 2
 eb|------------|
 Bb|------------|
 Gb|--9-7-9~~~~-|
 Db|------------|
 Ab|------------|
 Eb|------------|
 
 Guitar 3
 eb|------------|
 Bb|-10-8-10~~~-|
 Gb|------------|
 Db|------------|
 Ab|------------|
 Eb|------------|
 
 
 Repeat intro
 
 
 
 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.
 <17>       = 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

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