Iced Earth: Written On The Walls/Cast in Stone transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) solos by: John Twynam FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 04/29/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb NOTE: The first lyrics are from Written on the Walls, the second from Cast in Stone. Riff changes have been noted as well. Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|--5-----4-----7-----2--| Eb|--3-----2-----5-----0--| Guitar 2 (not on DOP version) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|--0-0-12-0-13-0-10-12--0-0-8-0-10-0-7-8-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-7-------8-7-5-7-6-------7-6-4-6-| Db|-5----55-5-5-5-5-4----44-4-4-4-4-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| ** ** Final chord eb|---------------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------------|-----| Gb|-9------10-9-7-9-----------------|-----| Db|-7----77-7-7-7-7-9------10-9-7-9-|-----| Ab|-----------------7----77-7-7-7-7-|--5--| Eb|---------------------------------|--3--| ** ** Guitar 2 x2 eb|-15h16p15-15h20p15-------------------| Bb|-------------------15h16p15----------| Gb|----------------------------15h16p15-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| x2 eb|-14h15p14-14h19p14-------------------| Bb|-------------------14h15p14----------| Gb|----------------------------14h15p14-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| x2 eb|-5h6p5-5h10p5-------------| Bb|--------------5h6p5-------| Gb|--------------------5h6p5-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| x2 Final note eb|-12h13p12-12h17p12-------------------|--15--| Bb|-------------------12h13p12----------|------| Gb|----------------------------12h13p12-|------| Db|-------------------------------------|------| Ab|-------------------------------------|------| Eb|-------------------------------------|------| Riff 3 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-5-----------------4-----------------| Eb|-3-3-333-333-...-0-2-2-222-222-...-0-| * *** *** * * *** *** * "On the night the darkness fell..." "On the fall of our kingdom..." eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7-----------------2-----------------------------| Eb|-5-5-555-555-...-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-0-| * *** *** * * *** * * *** * * *** *** * Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-5-555-555-555-...-55-4-444-444-444-...-44-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| * *** *** *** ** * *** *** *** ** eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-7-777-777-777-...-77----------------------| Ab|----------------------7-777-777-777-...-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------------| * *** *** *** ** * *** *** *** ** Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----7---8---7---5---7---8---7-7-| Db|-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----6---7---6---4---6---7---6-6-| Db|-4-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----9---10---9---7---9---10---9-9-| Db|-7-7---7----7---7---7---7----7---7-| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----9---10---9---7---9---10---9-9-| Ab|-7-7---7----7---7---7---7----7---7-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--7-----| Db|--5-----| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--6-----| Db|--4-----| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--9-----| Db|--7-----| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--------| Db|--9-----| Ab|--7-----| Eb|--------| Play Riff 3 "We run to find a place..." "Entombed, now and forever..." Play Riff 4 Lead into next section: eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--| Riff 5 (Guitar 2 plays top notes) Fill used later eb|-----------------------------------|--10-8-7-----------| Bb|-----------------------------------|--------10-8-7-----| Gb|--5---------9---------4---------7--|---------------9-7-| Db|-----------------------------------|-------------------| Ab|--7---------2---------5---------0--|-------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|-------------------| "As I lay here..." "Long ago..." Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-(5)--------------(9)---------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|--7-777-7777777-77-2-222-2222222-22-| Eb|------------------------------------| * *** ******* ** * *** ******* ** eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-(4)--------------(7)---------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|--5-555-5555555-55-0-000-0000000-00-| Eb|------------------------------------| * *** ******* ** * *** ******* ** Riff 7 (Acoustic) These are the chords used, listen to the song for strumming pattern. eb|----0--0--0---------0-------| Bb|----1--0--1-----------0-----| Gb|----2--2--2------0------0---| Db|----2--2--2------2--------0-| Ab|-0--0-----0------2----------| Eb|--------------0--0----------| "Armageddon town life..." "The darkest corner..." Riff 8 (Distortion) Guitar 1 x2 eb|------------------------------------------|-----| Bb|------------------------------------------|-----| Gb|------------------------------------------|-----| Db|------------------------------------------|--2--| Ab|-000-0-0--0--000-0------------------------|--0--| Eb|----------------------000-0-0--0--000-0-0-|-----| *** * * * *** * *** * * * *** * * Guitar 2 (not on DOP version) eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----9-10--9--------9-10--9----------------------------------| Ab|-/7---------7\--/7---------7\-----9-10--9--------9-10--9----| Eb|-------------------------------/7---------7\--/7---------7\-| Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm until harmony solo) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----------2-------3p2p0-------| Ab|-0-0-000-000-0-0-0-0-------3p2p0-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** *** * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------2-----------3p2p0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-0-0-0-0-0h2-------| * *** *** * * * Solo eb|---------18p-17--15------------------------------12p-8\------17-15--13-| Bb|--------------------18--17\--15--13--12\--10------------12\------------| Gb|--12-14--------------------------------------12------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19t-12h-13p-12--19t-12h-13--19t-12--13h-19t-12h-13-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|-17p-12------12\-10-------------------------------------12-10-8-| Bb|---------15----------13-12---10-----------------12t-8-7---------| Gb|---------------------------------12--11\-9--7-------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-14t--7h-8p-7--14t-7h-8--14t-7h-8--14t-7h-8--| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-8p-7h-8--10p-8p-7--10p8p7\5-8p-7p-5---8p-7p-5-----------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------8p-7p-5--8p-7p-5-----------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------7p-5p-4--| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------8p-7------8p-7----------| B|--------------------8--10---------10--------10--8b--| G|--5--4--------7--9----------------------------------| D|--------5/-9----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------8--9--| G|------------------------------------7--9--10-------| D|-----------------------5--7/-9--10-----------------| A|--------------5--7--8------------------------------| E|--3/-5--7--8---------------------------------------| eb|------------------12--13--15--17---17--15--13--17--15--13----------17--| Bb|--10/-12--13--15-------------------------------------------17~---------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Now the solo becomes harmonized: Riff 10 (Harmony Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|-7-----------7---------------3-----------3---------------| Ab|-5-5-555-555-5-5-5-555-555-0-1-1-111-1-1-1-1-1-111-111-0-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * * *** * * * * *** *** * eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|-5-----------5---------------2-----------3--5-3-5-7-5-| Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-333-333-2-0-0-000-000-1--3-1-3-5-3-| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| * *** * * * * *** *** * * *** *** * * * Solo (harmony) Guitar 1 eb|-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-12-17---17--20^r--17--------| Bb|-------------------13--------------------------------------------15-------------20-18~-| Gb|------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------12-13-15/17-15~------------------------------17-| Bb|----12-13-15----12-13-15------------------17-15-13-15^---15-13-12-13-----| Gb|-14----------14----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-12-17---17--20^r--17--------| Bb|-------------------13--------------------------------------------15-------------20-18~-| Gb|------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------20~-------------------------13-15-17-17^-| Bb|--15-18-13-17-12-15-10-13-15-18-17-20-----------------------15-17--------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------14-16-17--------------------| Db|------------------------------------------14-16-17-----------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-12-13-10-13-12-13---13-12-13-10-13-12-13---13--------------------------12^r-----------| Bb|-------------------10--------------------------12-13-10-13----13----13-------13-12-10~-| Gb|------------------------------------------10---------------12----10--------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------------13-| Bb|---------------------12-13-15---13-12----13----12--------------| Gb|---------------12-14------------------14----------14-12--------| Db|----9-10-12/15------------------------------------------15-----| Ab|-12------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-12-13-10-13-12-13---13-12-13-10-13-12-13---13--------------------------12^r-----------| Bb|-------------------10--------------------------12-13-10-13----13----13-------13-12-10~-| Gb|------------------------------------------10---------------12----10--------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------13--------------------------12-13-15-15^-| Gb|--10-14-9-12-7-10-5-9-10-14-12-16-----------------------12-14--------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------12-14-15--------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------12-14-15-----------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 4 Lead into next section: eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|--5-4-2--| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------| Riff 11 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------7-7-7-4-4-4-| Db|-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-5-5-5-2-2-2-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** "The frightened children...." "The time will come......" eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------5-5-5-2-2-2-| Db|-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-3-3-3-0-0-0-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** "And no one will explain..." "...from the war and deceit..." Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------9-7-77-9-7-77--------------------------------| Ab|-9-999-9-99---------------10-9-999-9-999-10-101010-7-777-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| * *** * ** *** * *** eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|------------7-5-55-7-5-55----------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-77----------------8-7-777-7-777-8-888-5-555-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| * *** * ** *** * *** Riff 12 Guitar 1 eb|----2-------------0---------| Bb|----2-------------0---------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|---------2-------------2----| Ab|-4-------0--4--2-------0--2-| Eb|-2----------2--0----------0-| Guitar 2 x2 x2 eb|--------------------------|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------|--------------------------| Gb|-4-666-7-666--4-666-7-666-|-2-444-5-444--2-444-5-444-| Db|--------------------------|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|------------9-7-77-9-7-77------| Ab|-9-999-9-99---------------10-9-| Eb|-------------------------------| * *** * ** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|------------7-5-55-7-5-55------| Ab|-7-777-7-77----------------8-7-| Eb|-------------------------------| * *** * ** Riff 13 Guitar 1 Last note eb|---------------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------------|-----| Gb|---------------------------------|-----| Db|---------------------------------|-----| Ab|---------------------------------|-----| Eb|--9----9\5-5/7--7-------5/7-7/9--|--9--| Guitar 2 Last note eb|---------------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------------|-----| Gb|---------------------------------|-----| Db|---------------------------------|-----| Ab|--9---12\9-9\7--7------12\7-7/9--|--9--| Eb|---------------------------------|-----| Guitar 3 Last note eb|---------------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------------|-----| Gb|---------------------------------|-----| Db|---------------------------------|-----| Ab|-12---12\9-9\7--7------12\7-7/12-|--12-| Eb|---------------------------------|-----| notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = mute with palm-hand X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics ah = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill
