Iced Earth - Written On The Walls guitar tab
Iced Earth - "Written On The Walls"
Tuned half a step down
Key:
P.M... - palm mute
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato
b - bend
br - bend and release
t - tap on
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
() - ghost note
* - mute with palm hand
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|--5-----4-----7-----2--|
Eb|--3-----2-----5-----0--|
Guitar 2 (not on DOP version)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--0-0-12-0-13-0-10-12--0-0-8-0-10-0-7-8-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
P.M....................................
Riff 2
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------8-7-5-7-6-------7-6-4-6-|
|-5----55-5-5-5-5-4----44-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
.. .. Final chord
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|-9------10-9-7-9-----------------|-----|
|-7----77-7-7-7-7-9------10-9-7-9-|-----|
|-----------------7----77-7-7-7-7-|--5--|
|---------------------------------|--3--|
.. ..
Guitar 2 2x
|-15h16p15-15h20p15-------------------|
|-------------------15h16p15----------|
|----------------------------15h16p15-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
2x
|-14h15p14-14h19p14-------------------|
|-------------------14h15p14----------|
|----------------------------14h15p14-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
x2
|-5h6p5-5h10p5-------------|
|--------------5h6p5-------|
|--------------------5h6p5-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
x2 Final note
|-12h13p12-12h17p12-------------------|--15--|
|-------------------12h13p12----------|------|
|----------------------------12h13p12-|------|
|-------------------------------------|------|
|-------------------------------------|------|
|-------------------------------------|------|
Riff 3
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------4-----------------|
|-3-3-333-333-***-3-2-2-222-222-***-2-|
......... . . ... ... .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------2-----------------------------|
|-5-5-555-555-***-5-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-0-|
. ... ... . . ... . . ... . . ... ... .
Riff 4
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-555-555-555-***-55-4-444-444-444-***-44-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
. ... ... ... .. . ... ... ... ..
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-7-777-777-777-***-77----------------------|
|----------------------7-777-777-777-***-77-|
|-------------------------------------------|
. ... ... ... .. . ... ... ... ..
Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---8---7---5---7---8---7-7-|
|-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6---6---7---6---4---6---7---6-6-|
|-4-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9---9---10---9---7---9---10---9-9-|
|-7-7---7----7---7---7---7----7---7-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9---9---10---9---7---9---10---9-9-|
|-7-7---7----7---7---7---7----7---7-|
|-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4
Lead into next section:
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|--2--|
|--0--|
Riff 5 (Guitar 2 plays top notes) Fill used later
|-----------------------------------|--10-8-7-----------|
|-----------------------------------|--------10-8-7-----|
|--5---------9---------4---------7--|---------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
|--7---------2---------5---------0--|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
Riff 6
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-7-777-7777777-77-2-222-2222222-22-|
|-----------------------------------|
. ... ....... .. . ... ....... ..
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5-555-5555555-55-0-000-0000000-00-|
|-----------------------------------|
. ... ....... .. . ... ....... ..
Riff 7 (Acoustic)
These are the chords used, listen to the song for strumming pattern.
|----0--0--0------0--0-------|
|----1--0--1------0----0-----|
|----2--2--2------0------0---|
|----2--2--2------2--------0-|
|-0--0-----0------2----------|
|--------------0--0----------|
Riff 8 (Distortion)
Guitar 1 2x
|------------------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------|--2--|
|-000-0-0--0--000-0------------------------|--0--|
|----------------------000-0-0--0--000-0-0-|-----|
... . . . ... . ... . . . ... . .
Guitar 2 (not on DOP version)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-10--9--------9-10--9----------------------------------|
|-/7---------7\--/7---------7\-----9-10--9--------9-10--9----|
|-------------------------------/7---------7\--/7---------7\-|
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm until harmony solo)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-----------2-------3p2p0-------|
|-0-0-000-000-0-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
|---------------------------------|
. ... ... . . .
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-2-----------2-----------3p2p0-|
|-0-0-000-000-0-0-0-0-0h2-------|
. ... ... . . .
Solo
|---------18p-17--15------------------------------12p-8\------17-15--13-|
|--------------------18--17\--15--13--12\--10------------12\------------|
|--12-14--------------------------------------12------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19t-12h-13p-12--19t-12h-13--19t-12--13h-19t-12h-13-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-17p-12------12\-10-------------------------------------12-10-8-|
|---------15----------13-12---10-----------------12t-8-7---------|
|---------------------------------12--11\-9--7-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14t--7h-8p-7--14t-7h-8--14t-7h-8--14t-7h-8--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8p-7h-8--10p-8p-7--10p8p7\5-8p-7p-5---8p-7p-5-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------8p-7p-5--8p-7p-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------7p-5p-4--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8p-7------8p-7----------|
|--------------------8--10---------10--------10--8b--|
|--5--4--------7--9----------------------------------|
|--------5/-9----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------8--9--|
|------------------------------------7--9--10-------|
|-----------------------5--7/-9--10-----------------|
|--------------5--7--8------------------------------|
|--3/-5--7--8---------------------------------------|
|------------------12--13--15--17---17--15--13--17--15--13----------17--|
|--10/-12--13--15-------------------------------------------17~---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now the solo becomes harmonized:
Riff 10 (Harmony Solo Rhythm)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7---------------3-----------3---------------|
|-5-5-555-555-5-5-5-555-555-0-1-1-111-1-1-1-1-1-111-111-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
. ... ... . . ... ... . . ... . . . . ... ... .
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------5---------------2-----------3--5-3-5-7-5-|
|-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-333-333-2-0-0-000-000-1--3-1-3-5-3-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
. ... . . . . ... ... . . ... ...
Solo (harmony)
Guitar 1
|-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-12-17---17--20br--17--------|
|-------------------13--------------------------------------------15-------------20-18~-|
|------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12-13-15/17-15~------------------------------17-|
|----12-13-15----12-13-15------------------17-15-13-15b---15-13-12-13-----|
|-14----------14----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-15-17---17-15-17-13-17-12-17---17--20br--17--------|
|-------------------13--------------------------------------------15-------------20-18~-|
|------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------20~-------------------------13-15-17-17b-|
|--15-18-13-17-12-15-10-13-15-18-17-20-----------------------15-17--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------14-16-17--------------------|
|------------------------------------------14-16-17-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-12-13-10-13-12-13---13-12-13-10-13-12-13---13--------------------------12br-----------|
|-------------------10--------------------------12-13-10-13----13----13-------13-12-10~-|
|------------------------------------------10---------------12----10--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------13-|
|---------------------12-13-15---13-12----13----12--------------|
|---------------12-14------------------14----------14-12--------|
|----9-10-12/15------------------------------------------15-----|
|-12------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-10-13-12-13---13-12-13-10-13-12-13---13--------------------------12br-----------|
|-------------------10--------------------------12-13-10-13----13----13-------13-12-10~-|
|------------------------------------------10---------------12----10--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------13--------------------------12-13-15-15b-|
|--10-14-9-12-7-10-5-9-10-14-12-16-----------------------12-14--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------12-14-15--------------------|
|--------------------------------------12-14-15-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 4
Lead into next section:
|---------|
|---------|
|--5-4-2--|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
Riff 11
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-7-7-4-4-4-|
|-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-4-444-5-5-5-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
...................................
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-5-5-2-2-2-|
|-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
...................................
Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------9-7-77-9-7-77--------------------------------|
|-9-999-9-99---------------10-9-999-9-999-10-101010-7-777-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
.......... ...........
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------7-5-55-7-5-55----------------------------|
|-7-777-7-77----------------8-7-777-7-777-8-888-5-555-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
........... .........
Riff 12
Guitar 1
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|------2----------2----|
|-4----0--4--2----0--2-|
|-2-------2--0-------0-|
Guitar 2 x2 x2
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4-666-7-666--4-666-7-666-|-2-444-5-444--2-444-5-444-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
P.M..................................................
Guitar 3
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------------9-7-77-9-7-77------|
|-9-999-9-99---------------10-9-|
|-------------------------------|
. ... . ..
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------------7-5-55-7-5-55------|
|-7-777-7-77----------------8-7-|
|-------------------------------|
. ... . ..
Riff 13
Guitar 1
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|------2----------2----|
|-4----0--4--2----0--2-|
|-2-------2--0-------0-|
Guitar 2 Last note
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|--9----9\5-5/7--7-------5/7-7/9--|--9--|
Guitar 3 Last note
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|--9---12\9-9\7--7------12\7-7/9--|--9--|
|---------------------------------|-----|
Guitar 4 Last note
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|-12---12\9-9\7--7------12\7-7/12-|--12-|
|---------------------------------|-----|
|| sAm ||
