Frankenstein Tabs & Lyrics by Iced Earth

Frankenstein

guitar tabs lyrics

Iced Earth

Band- Iced Earth
Song- Frankenstein
Album- Horror Show

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|

Db|-7----7-5-7-8--7--5--7--5-|
Ab|-7----7-5-7-8--7--5--7--5-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* * * *
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-7----7-5-7-8----(8)\-|
Ab|-7----7-5-7-8----(8)\-|
Eb|----------------------|
* * *
Final time:
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7----7-5-7-8-----------|
Ab|-7----7-5-7-8-----------|
Eb|-----------------xx-10\-|
* * *

Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------8---7---5-|
Ab|-7--------------------8---7---5-|
Eb|-5--5-555-5-5-555-5-0-6-0-5-0-3-|
* *** * * *** * * * *
"A mastermind..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------10---8---5-|
Ab|-7--------------------10---8---5-|
Eb|-5--5-555-5-5-555-5-0--8-0-6-0-3-|
* *** * * *** * * * *
"Prying eyes..."
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------8---7---5-5-|
Ab|-7--------------------8---7---5-5-|
Eb|-5--5-555-5-5-555-5-0-6-0-5-0-3-3-|
* *** * * *** * * * *
"Playing God in the final hour..."
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-5----8-8----8--10--7-|
Ab|-5----8-8----8--10--7-|
Eb|-3----6-6----6---8--5-|
"Insanity, such a fine line..."

Final time:
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-5----8-8----8--10----|
Ab|-5----8-8----8--10----|
Eb|-3----6-6----6---8--0-|
*

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9~-----------12-10--10h12p10p9-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-9~--------------9--9h10-|
Db|-------------12----------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-9~-----------12-10--9h10-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Final time
eb|-----------------------------|-----|
Bb|------10-8-----10-8----------|-----|
Gb|-7~--------10-------10--9--7-|--9~-|
Db|-----------------------------|-----|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----|


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "He wants to know..."
Play Riff 1 "I will create in my own image..."


Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7--7-5-7-5----7-7-5-7-8-7-5-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7-5----7-7-5-7-8-7-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8--(8)\-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8--(8)\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* * * * *

Solo
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-12b14r12--(12)b14~-|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-10tm--11tm--13tm--11tm--10~--|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-9-10-12-10h12--10--9--10--9h10~--|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-17----17b18-{17}18r17-17b18-{17}18r17-17b18-{17}18r17~*-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------20-----22---------|
Bb|-20-19-18-17h18----18-----18~-----|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------/\-|

End Solo


Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------------|
Ab|-0----3~----2~----3~--3~--3-2---|
Eb|------------------------------3-|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|------3~----/7-5~----7-5-----5-------------|
Eb|-5~----------------------8~----8-7~----5-3-|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|------3~----2~----3~--3~--3-2---|
Eb|-5~---------------------------3-|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|------3~----/7-5~----7-5-----5-------------|
Eb|-5~----------------------8~----8-7~----5-3-|


Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-10~---13~----12~----13~-13~-13-12-8--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Final time
eb|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Bb|-10~---13~---/17-15~----17-15-13~--15-13-12~--10-8--|--10~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|------|


Guitar 3 (comes in the second time)
eb|--8----12~----10~----12~-12~-12-10----|
Bb|-----------------------------------12-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Final note
eb|--8~---12~---/15-14~----15-14-12~--14-12-10----8--7-|--8~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|-----|


Play Riff 1 "I will create in my own image..."
Play Riff 2 "Lightning strikes, it's the witching hour..."
Play Riff 1 "I will create in my own image..."


Ending
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8----5--7\-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8----5--7\-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * * *



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.
= 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