Iced Earth: Written On The Walls/Cast in Stone transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: September 16, 2005 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|---------------------------------| ** ** 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: eb|--15~--| Bb|-------| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-------| Eb|-------| 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) 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 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: eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|-10-9-7--| Ab|---------| Eb|---------| 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. 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