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                     MELANCHOLY (HOLY MARTYR) (BASS) - v. 1.0
                                  28/05/2001

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) = Gb



INTRO:
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--|

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)|------------------------------------------------------|