Artist: Iced Earth
Title: Melancholy (Holy Martyr) (Bass)
Album: Something Wicked ... This Way Comes
Transcribed by: Stefanos Danakos
Email: slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com
Although I play Guitar , I decided to transcribe some
Iced Earth songs with my brother's bass. So , other songs
will follow. If you have any corrections or comments e-mail me.
(6) = Eb
(5) = Ab
(4) = Db
(3) = GbINTRO:
Riff 1A x 2 times
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--7----------------------------5---------------3--------------|
Eb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
Riff 1 x 4 times
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--7-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------|
Eb)|--0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Riff 2 x 4 times
->
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------|
PRE-VERSE:
Riff 1
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--7-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------|
Eb)|--0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
Riff 1A
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--7----------------------------5---------------3--------------|
Eb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1B
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--7-7--------------------------5-----------0-2-3--------------|
Eb)|--0-0----------------------------------------------------3-2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/melancholy_btab.html ]
Riff 1C
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|-------------------------------5---------------3--------------|
Eb)|--0--------2--3--5---------------------------------------3-2--|
Riff 1D
->
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|---------------------------5h7p5-----------0-2-3--------------|
Eb)|--0--------2--3--5------------------------------------3----2--|
CHORUS:
Riff 2 x 4 times
->
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO:
Riff 3 x 2 times
->
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Riff 2 x 4 times
->
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO LEADS:
Riff 2 x 4 times
->
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------|
Db)|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------|
