Ghost Of Freedom by Iced Earth
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GHOST OF FREEDOM (Bassline)
As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 2001 Album HORROR SHOW)
Transcribed by Christian Groth
Words by Jon Schaffer Music by Jon Schaffer/Matthew Barlow/Randall Shawver/Dave Abell/Mark Prator
Arranged by Jon Schaffer
Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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Verse
Wx16
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Chorus
Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
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||o-------------|----------------|-------------|--------2-0------|
||o-0----0-0----|-3----3-3-3---3-|-------------|-----------------|
||--------------|----------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-----2-3--|
Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
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|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------2-0-----o||
|-0----0-0----|-3----3-3-3---3-|-------------|----------------o||
|-------------|----------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-----2-3--||
Verse
W W W Q. E E E E E
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|-0--------|-3--------|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------|-3--------|----------------|
W H +E E E E W Q. E E E E E
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|-0--------|-3----(3)-3---3-|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------------|-3--------|----------------|
W Q. E E E E E W Q. E E E E E
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|-0--------|-3----3-3-3---3-|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------------|-3--------|----------------|
W H +E E E E W Q. E E E E E
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|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-3----(3)-3---3-|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------------|-3--------|----------------|
Chorus
Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
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||o-------------|----------------|-------------|--------2-0------|
||o-0----0-0----|-3----3-3-3---3-|-------------|-----------------|
||--------------|----------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-----2-3--|
Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
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|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------2-0-----o||
|-0----0-0----|-3----3-3-3---3-|-------------|----------------o||
|-------------|----------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-----2-3--||
Solo
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q 4x
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||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-3---3-3-3--3-3-|-3S5-------------|-3-2-0-2--0-----o||
||------------------|----------------|-----0-0-0---0-0-|------------3----||
Verse
W W W Q. E E E E E
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|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-3--------|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------|-3--------|----------------|
W H +E E E E W Q. E E E E E
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-3----(3)-3---3-|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------------|-3--------|----------------|
W H +E E E E W Q. E E E E E
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-3----(3)-3---3-|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------------|-3--------|----------------|
W H +E E E E W Q. E E E E E
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|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-3----(3)-3---3-|----------|-3----3-5-3p2h3-|
|----------|----------------|-3--------|----------------|
Chorus
Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
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||o-------------|----------------|-------------|--------2-0------|
||o-0----0-0----|-3----3-3-3---3-|-------------|-----------------|
||--------------|----------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-----2-3--|
Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
|-------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------2-0-----o||
|-0----0-0----|-3----3-3-3---3-|-------------|----------------o||
|-------------|----------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-----2-3--||
Outro
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q 8x
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||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-3---3-3-3--3-3-|-3S5-------------|-3-2-0-2--0-----o||
||------------------|----------------|-----0-0-0---0-0-|------------3----||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
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