Iced Earth: Written On The Walls/Cast in Stone
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Date last modified: September 16, 2005
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 | |
** ** Ending
| 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 0 |
** **
Guitar 2 x2
| eb | 15h20p15 |
| Bb | 15h20p15 15h20p15 |
| Gb | 15h19p15 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 14h19p14 |
| Bb | 14h19p14 14h19p14 |
| Gb | 14h18p14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 14h19p14 |
| Bb | 14h19p14 14h19p14 |
| Gb | 14h18p14\ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
x2
| eb | 5h10p5 |
| Bb | 5h10p5 5h10p5 |
| Gb | 5h9p5 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
x2
| eb | 12h17p12 |
| Bb | 12h17p12 12h17p12 |
| Gb | 12h16p12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Repeat the above, then:
Riff 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 5 4 |
| Eb | 3 3 333 333 ... 00 2 2 222 222 ... 00 |
* *** *** ** * *** *** **
"On the night the darkness fell..."
"On the fall of our kingdom..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 2 |
| Eb | 5 5 555 555 ... 00 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 000 000 00 |
* *** *** ** * *** * * *** * * *** *** **
Riff 4
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 44 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 4 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 77 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 777 777 777 777 777 777 777 |
| Ab | 77 |
| Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 777 777 777 777 777 777 777 77 |
| Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 8 7 5 7 8 7 |
| Db | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 6 7 6 4 6 7 6 |
| Db | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 3 (let chords ring)
Play Riff 3 "We run to find a place..."
"Entombed, now and forever..."
Play Riff 4
Lead into next section:
Riff 5 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) 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 | |
* *** ******* ** * *** ******* **
Final time:
| eb | 10 8 7 |
| Bb | 10 8 7 |
| Gb | (4) (7) 9 7 |
| Db | |
| Ab | 5 555 5555555 55 0 000 0000000 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* *** ******* ** * *** ******* * *
Riff 7 (Acoustic)
| eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 1 1 0 1 1 0 |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 |
"Armageddon town life..."
"The darkest corner..."
Final time:
| eb | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 1 1 0 1 1 |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| Eb | 0 |
Riff 8 (Distortion)
NOTE: For "Cast In Stone", the following riff
doesn't contain the 16th notes.
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 | 4 4/5 4 4 5 4 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 4 4/5 4 4 5 4 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2p0 |
| Eb | |
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
| 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 2h3 |
* *** *** * * *
Solo over Riff 9
| eb | 17 15 13 17 15 13 12 |
| Bb | 13 12 17 15 13 17 13 12 |
| Gb | 12 16 14 12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 19t12h13p12 19t12h13 19t12h13 19t12\ |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 15 17 15 13 12 17 15 13 |
| Gb | 14 12 16 12 |
| Db | 12 15 14 12 16 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 19t12h13p12 19t12h13 19t12h13 19t12\ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 8p7h8 10p8p7 10p8p7\5 8p7p5 8p7p5 |
| Bb | 8p7p5 8p7p5 |
| Gb | 7p5p4 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 8p7 8p7 |
| Bb | 5/8 10 10 10 8b10~ |
| Gb | 5 4 4 7 |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 8 9 |
| Gb | 7 9 10 |
| Db | 5 7/9 10 |
| Ab | 5 7 8 |
| Eb | 3/5 7 8 |
| eb | 12 13 15 17 17p15p13 17p15p13 |
| Bb | 10/12 13 15 17~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Solo
Riff 10 (Harmony Solo Rhythm)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 7 3 3 |
| Ab | 5 5 555 555 5 5 5 555 555 00 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 111 111 00 |
| Eb | |
* *** *** * * *** *** ** * *** * * * * *** *** **
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 2 3 5 3 5 7 5 |
| Ab | 3 3 333 333 3 3 3 333 333 00 0 0 000 000 1 3 1 3 5 3 |
| Eb | |
* *** *** * * *** *** ** * *** *** * * *
Harmony Solo
Guitar 1
| eb | 17 15 17 13 17 15 17 17 15 17 13 17 15 17 |
| Bb | 13 |
| Gb | 14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 17 15 17 13 17 12 17 17 20b22r20 17 |
| Bb | 15 20 18~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 12 13 15/17 15~ |
| Bb | 12 13 15 12 13 15 |
| Gb | 14 14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 15 13 15~ 15 13 12 13~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 17 15 17 13 17 15 17 17 15 17 13 17 15 17 |
| Bb | 13 |
| Gb | 14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 17 15 17 13 17 12 17 17 20b22r20 17 |
| Bb | 15 20 18~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 20~ |
| Bb | 15 18 13 17 12 15 10 13 15 18 17 20 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 13 15 17 17b19~ |
| Bb | 15 17 |
| Gb | 14 16 17 |
| Db | 14 16 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | 13 12 13 10 13 12 13 13 12 13 10 13 12 13 |
| Bb | 10 |
| Gb | 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 13 12b14r12 |
| Bb | 12 13 10 13 13 13 13 12 10~ |
| Gb | 12 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 12 13 15 15/16 15 |
| Gb | 12 14 |
| Db | 9 10 12/15 |
| Ab | 12 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 12 13~ 12 |
| Gb | 14 14 12 |
| Db | 15~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 13 12 13 10 13 12 13 13 12 13 10 13 12 13 |
| Bb | 10 |
| Gb | 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 13 12b14r12 |
| Bb | 12 13 10 13 13 13 13 12 10~ |
| Gb | 12 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 |
| Gb | 10 14 9 12 7 10 5 9 10 14 12 16 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 12 13 15 15b17~ |
| Gb | 12 14 |
| Db | 12 14 15 |
| Ab | 12 14 15 |
| Eb | |
End solo
Play Riff 4
Lead into next section:
Riff 11
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 12 12 12 9 9 9 |
| Ab | 9 999 9 999 9 999 9 999 9 999 9 999 10 10 10 7 7 7 |
| Eb | |
* *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * ***
"The frightened children..."
"The time will come..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 101010 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 777 7 777 7 777 7 777 7 777 7 777 8 8 8 5 5 5 |
| 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 10 1010 10 9 999 9 999 10 101010 7 777 |
| Eb | |
* *** * * * *** * ***
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 5 55 7 5 55 |
| Ab | 7 777 8 88 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
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 111111 12 111111 9 111111 12 111111 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 999 10 999 7 999 10 999 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* *** * *** * *** * ***
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 7 77 9 7 77 |
| Ab | 9 999 10 1010 10 9 |
| Eb | |
* *** * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 5 55 7 5 55 |
| Ab | 7 777 8 88 8 7 |
| Eb | |
* *** * **
Ending:
Guitar 1
Play this the first time:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 4 7/9 9/11 |
| Eb | 2 9\5 5/7 7 |
Play this the rest of the times: Final note
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | 12 7/9 9/11 | 12 |
| Eb | 9\5 5/7 7 | |
Guitar 2 Final note
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | 9 12\9 9\7 7 12\7 7/9 | 9 |
| Eb | | |
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.