Pure Evil
Iced Earth
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transcribed by: Russ Elton (*) THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://* Date last modified: 01/12/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb NOTE: Main solos are from the live version of this song. Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|------2----7-7--------| Ab|-4----0----5-5----4-4-| Eb|-2----------------2-2-| Guitar 2 x8 eb|--17----16----14------------| Bb|-----14----14----17--15-14--| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Guitar 1 x2 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-2----2-----4----5----| Ab|-0----0--5--2----3--5-| Eb|---------3----------3-| Guitar 2 x4 x4 eb|--17-13--------|--19-15-------- Bb|--------17-----|--------19----- Gb|-----------14--|-----------16-- Db|---------------|--------------- Ab|---------------|--------------- Eb|---------------|--------------- Riff 2 eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|------------------------------ Db|------------------------------ Ab|-7----------------------5-7-8- Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-5--3-5-6- * *** *** *** *** * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|8--7---------------7------7-| E|6--5-5-555-5--6666-5-6666-5-| * *** * **** **** Riff 3 eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|------------------------------ Db|------------------------------ Ab|-7----------------------8-8-8- Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-5--6-6-6- * *** *** *** *** * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|7-------------------7------7-| E|5-5-555-555-5--6666-5-6666-5-| * *** *** * **** ****"Cannons pound..."Riff 4 (Play 2x) eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|------------------------------ Db|------------------------------ Ab|-10---9---8--8--8-7----------- Eb|--8---7---6--6--6-5-5-555-555- * *** *** e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|555-555-5-| *** *** * "The seeds of hate..." eb|---------------------------- Bb|---------------------------- Gb|---------------------------- Db|---------------------------- Ab|-5-7-8-8--7---------------7- Eb|-3-5-6-6--5-5-555-5--6666-5- * * * * *** * **** e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-----7-| E|6666-5-| ****Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "For seven years..." Play Riff 4 "We paint the sky..." Riff 5 Gutiar 1eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-------------3h5-----8---5---7- Ab|-0-0-0-000-0-----0-0---0---0--- Eb|------------------------------- * * * *** * * * * * eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-------------3h5-----8---7---5- Ab|-0-0-0-000-0-----0-0---0---0--- Eb|------------------------------- * * * *** * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------- Bb|-----------------------11-8-10- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-10-10--------- Ab|------------------------------- Eb|------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|----------------------11-10-8-| G|------------------------------| D|8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-10-10---------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *Riff 6 Guitar 1eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|---------9--7--3--------------- Ab|---------7--5--3--------------- Eb|--5-555-----------5-555-5-77-5- * *** * *** * ** * e|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|----| E|4~--|Continues after the adGuitar 2 x3 eb|----------12----------------- Bb|-13-12-------13-----13-12---- Gb|-------9--------10--------9-- Db|----------------------------- Ab|----------------------------- Eb|----------------------------- e|-------------| B|121212-10----| G|----------13-| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| eb|----------12----------------- Bb|-13-12-------13-----13-12---- Gb|-------9--------10--------9-- Db|----------------------------- Ab|----------------------------- Eb|----------------------------- e|----------| B|121212-10-| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Guitar 3 x3 eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|--------9--------------------- Db|-10-9------10----10-9---999-7- Ab|------7-------8-------7------- Eb|------------------------------ e|---| B|---| G|---| D|6~-| A|---| E|---| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|--------9---------------------| Db|-10-9------10----10-9---999-7-| Ab|------7-------8-------7-------| Eb|------------------------------| Lead into next section (clean): eb|-------0-| Bb|------0--| Gb|-----9---| Db|----9----| Ab|---7-----| Eb|--0------|Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Clean) x3eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|--------7---------------------- Ab|--8--7-----8--7-6-7---7--7-8-7- Eb|------------------------------- e|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|--7-| E|----| eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|-------------| Db|--------7----| Ab|--8--7-----8-| Eb|-------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) eb|-13-12--17--13--12-11-12----12- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|------------------------------- Ab|------------------------------- Eb|------------------------------- e|13-12-| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|------| E|------| eb|-13-12--17--13-| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|---------------| Eb|---------------| Ending to riff 7 (distortion) eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|------------------------------ Db|--9-8-9------------9-10-9----- Ab|--7-6-7------------7--8-7----- Eb|--------000-0-0000--------000- *** * **** *** e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|0-0000-| * **** Riff 8 eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|-------------------9---------- Db|-10-------9--------7-------10- Ab|--8-------7-----------------8- Eb|----0-0-0---000-0----0-0-0---- * * * *** * * * * e|------| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|------| E|0-0-0-| * * * "Feel the pai rm the jackals eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-9-8-9------------9-10-9------- Ab|-7-6-7------------7--8-7------- Eb|-------000-0-0000--------000-0- *** * **** *** * e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|0000-| **** Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------- Bb|----------------------------- Gb|----------------------------- Db|----------------------------- Ab|-3----3--2------------------- Eb|-1-00-1--0-0-000-0-000-0-000- * ** * * *** * *** * *** e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|00-| ** eb|----------------------------- Bb|----------------------------- Gb|----------------------------- Db|----------------------------- Ab|-4----4--5------------------- Eb|-2-00-2--3-3-333-3-333-3-333- * ** * * *** * *** * *** e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|33-| ** Final time eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-4----4--5--------------5-| Eb|-2-00-2--3-3-333-3-33-0-3-| * ** * * *** * ** * * Solo x4 x4 eb|-12p10p8---------|-10p8p7- Bb|---------12p10p8-|-------- Gb|-----------------|-------- Db|-----------------|-------- Ab|-----------------|-------- Eb|-----------------|-------- e|-------| B|10p8p7-| G|-------| --> Play 2x D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| x8 x8 eb|-10h12p10p8-|-8h10p8p7-| Bb|------------|----------| Gb|------------|----------| Db|------------|----------| Ab|------------|----------| Eb|------------|----------| x8 x4 eb|-10h12p10p8-|-8h10-10p8p7-|-- Bb|------------|-------------|-- Gb|------------|-------------|-- Db|------------|-------------|-- Ab|------------|-------------|-- Eb|------------|-------------|-- e|7~-| B|8~-| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---|End solo Riff 10 Guitar 1 x4eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|------------------------------ Db|---3--2--3--2~~------3--2--3-- Ab|------------------------------ Eb|------------------------------ e|----|-------------| B|----|-------------| G|----|-------------| D|5~~-|--7-10--7-10-| A|----|--5--8--5--8-| E|----|-------------| Guitar 2 x4 eb|------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------ Gb|---5--4--5--4~~------5--4--5-- Db|------------------------------ Ab|------------------------------ Eb|------------------------------ e|----|-------------| B|----|-------------| G|7~~-|-------------| D|----|--7-10--7-10-| A|----|--5--8--5--8-| E|----|-------------| Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-9-------9-------9-------9----- Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- Eb|------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--9-------9------------------| A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-10-8-7-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-7-------7-------7-------7----- Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- Eb|------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|5-8-------8------7-------7--7-| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--5-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-9----------------------------- Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- Eb|------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-10-8-7-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|------------------------------- Db|-7-------7-------7-------7----- Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- Eb|------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------7-10--7-10-| A|5-8-------8-------5--8--5--8-| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------| * * * * * * * Solo eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|-----------------------------9- Db|---------------------9-9-9-9--- Ab|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10----------- Eb|------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * e|------| B|------| G|9-9-9-| D|------| A|------| E|------| * * * eb|----------------------------- Bb|-13-----12-----13-----12----- Gb|----9-9----9-9----9-9----9-9- Db|----------------------------- Ab|----------------------------- Eb|----------------------------- * * * * * * * * e|---------| B|13---12--| G|---9---9-| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| * * eb|-----------------13~--/15-12~~- Bb|-13b15-13-12------------------- Gb|-------------14~--------------- Db|------------------------------- Ab|------------------------------- Eb|-------------------------------Repeat above End soloRiff 12 eb|------------------------------- Bb|------------------------------- Gb|-------------------5-555-4-444- Db|-------5-555-4-444------------- Ab|-7-777------------------------- Eb|------------------------------- e|------------| B|4-444-5-555-| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|-------------------------4\-| Gb|-4-444-5-555-5-555-4-444----| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------|Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "The land on Earth..." Play Riff 4 "We paint the sky..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 Play Riff 8 "Feel the pain..." 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