CONSEQUENCES (Bassline) As recorded by Iced Earth (From the 1998 Album SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES) Words and Music by Jon Schaffer Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Intro Q=150 4/4 Gtr I Q. E H Q. E +E Q E Q. E H Q. E +E Q E |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |--------7----|------------5----|--------7----|------------5----| |-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3-|-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3-| Q. E H Q. E +E Q E Q. E H Q. E +E Q E |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|------------5----|--------7----|------------5----|| |-5----5-5----|-5----3-(3)----3-|-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3-|| Verse $ Q. E H Q. E +E Q E Q. E H Q. E +E Q E ||--------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| ||o-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| ||o--------7----|------------5----|--------7----|------------5-----| ||--0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3-|-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3--| Q. E H Q. E +E Q E Q. E H Q. E +E Q E |-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------o|| |-------------|------------5----|--------7----|------------5----o|| |-5----5-5----|-5----3-(3)----3-|-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3--|| Chorus $$ To Coda To Coda Q. E +H +E q. H Q. E +H +E q. Q Q ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| ||--5----5-(5)----|-(5)-5----5----|-3----3-(3)----|-(3)-3----3--2---| D.S. al Coda H E E E E +H Q Q H E E E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------o|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------o|| |-0------0---0-|-(0)----3--2--|-0------0---0-|-(0)-0-0--3--2---|| 2nd Chorus Ending & H E E E E +H Q Q H E E E E +E E Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| |-0------0---0-|-(0)----3--2--|-0------0---0-|-(0)-0-0--3--2--|| Guitar Solo Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o----------------|---------0-------|----------------|---------0--------| ||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---3--2--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---3--2---| 1. Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| |----------------|--------------5--|----------------|---------0-------o|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-3-3-----|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---3--2---|| 2. Q E S S E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |------------------|--------------5--|----------------|-------0-------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-3-3-----|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---3--2--| Q E S S E E E E +E E E S S E S S E S S |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-| Q E S S E E E E +E E E E Q Q |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-0-3--2---| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|-------0-------|----------------|-------0-------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---3--2--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---3--2--| Q E S S E E E E +E E E S S E S S E S S |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-| Q E S S E E E E +E E E E Q Q |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-0-3--2---| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-------0-------|----------------|-------0-------|| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---3--2--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---3--2--|| 3rd Verse Q. E H Q. E +E Q E Q. E H Q. E +E Q E ||--------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| ||o-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| ||o--------7----|------------5----|--------7----|------------5-----| ||--0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3-|-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3--| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q. E H Q. E +E Q E Q. E H Q. E +E Q E |-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------o|| |-------------|------------5----|--------7----|------------5----o|| |-5----5-5----|-5----3-(3)----3-|-0----0------|-0----3-(3)----3--|| 3rd Chorus Ending && H E E E E +H Q Q H E E E E +Q E E +H |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|| |-0------0---0-|-(0)----3--2--|-0------0---0-|-(0)--0-0-(0)----|| Out-Chorus Q E E H +H. Q Q E E H +H. +E E ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-5--5-5-5----|-(5)------(5)p0--| ||--0--0-0-0----|-(0)------3--|-------------|-----------------| Q E E H +H. Q Q E E H +W |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------o|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------o|| |-5--5-5-5----|-(5)------3--|-0--0-0-0----|-(0)-----|| Outro Q E E H +H. Q Q E E H +H. +E E ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-5--5-5-5----|-(5)------(5)p0--| ||--0--0-0-0----|-(0)------3--|-------------|-----------------| Q E E H +H. Q Q E E H +W 6x |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------o|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------o|| |-5--5-5-5----|-(5)------3--|-0--0-0-0----|-(0)-----|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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