Demons & Wizards:  Tear Down The Wall

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (Play 2x)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------2------3--3-|
Ab|-0----0-1-1-1-0----0-1--1-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * *      *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------2------3--3-|
Ab|-0----0-1-1-1-0----0-1--1-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * *     *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9------10-10-9------10-10-10-|
Ab|-7----7--8--8-7----7--8--8--8-|
Eb|------------------------------|
         *            *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7-----8--8-7-----8-8-8-|
Ab|-5---5-6--6-5---5-6-6-6-|
Eb|------------------------|
        *          *

Riff 1a
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------2------3--3-|
Ab|-0----0-1-1-1-0----0-1--1-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * *      *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------2------3--3-|
Ab|-0----0-1-1-1-0----0-1--1-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * *     *


Riff 2 (Acoustic, except the last two chords, A5, are distorted)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|-9--7--10--9--7-9-|
Db|-8--8---8--8--8-7-|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|
  "Deep in the void..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-9--7--10--9--7-9-------|
Db|-8--8---8--8--8-7-------|
Ab|-------------------7--7-|
Eb|-------------------5--5-|


Riff 3 (Acoustic)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------9------------4-|
Db|-7------------7------------5-|
Ab|-0-0-000-0000---0-000-0000---|
Eb|-----------------------------|
  "I am the only one..."
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|------------2--------------|
Db|------------3--------------|
Ab|-0-000-0000---0-000-000000-|
Eb|---------------------------|


Riff 4 (Distortion)
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-10--10--7--5---5--3--|
Ab|--8---7--5--3---2--1--|
Eb|----------------------|
  "...time now to..."

Riff 5
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------9\-------------4\-|
Db|-2-------------7\-------------5\-|
Ab|-0--0-000-0000-----0-000-0000----|
Eb|---------------------------------|
       * *** ****     * *** ****
   "It all turns to black..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------2\---------------|
Db|------------3\---------------|
Ab|-0-000-0000----0-00-3-2-1111-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    * *** ****    * ** * * ****


Play Riff 4   "...dance into the sun..."


Riff 6
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-2----------12/14\12----7/9\7----5/7-|
Ab|-0--0-000-0-10/12\10--0-5/7\5--0-3/5-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
       * *** *           *        *     
  "Tear down the wall..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---------5/7\5----4/5\4-------|
Ab|-5-555-0-3/5\3--0-2/3\2-0-5/7-|
Eb|--------------------------3/5-|
    * *** *        *       *
   "Let silence..."


Play Riff 4   "...wall..."
Play Riff 5   "He can't hold back..."
Play Riff 4   "...time now to take..."
Play Riff 6   "Tear down the wall..."
Play Riff 4   "...wall..." 

Riff 4a
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-14--14-10-10---7--5--|
Ab|-12--10--8--7---5--3--|
Eb|----------------------|
   "...wall..."

Riff 7
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-------------3-2--0-0h2-----|
Db|-2-----------3-2--0-0h2-----|
Ab|-0-0-000-000------------0-0-|
Eb|----------------------------|
      * *** ***            * * 
   "The void seems like..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-8-888-7-777-5-5-3-333-2-222-1-1-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * *


Riff 7 ends with this chord
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--2--|
Ab|--0--|
Eb|-----|


Song ends to Riff 2


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.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill