Ghost Of Freedom Bass

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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
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
 
 
 Verse
  Wx16
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
 
 
   Chorus
    Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E
||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
||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--||
 
 
 Verse
  W          W          W          Q.   E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
|-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          Q.   E E E E E   W          Q.   E E E E E
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-3----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--------|----------------|
 
 
   Chorus
    Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E
||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
||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--||
 
 
   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
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||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
|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
|-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
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-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
||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
||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
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||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
---------------
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X