Winter of Souls Lyrics

As recorded by Demons & Wizards
(From the 1999 Album DEMONS & WIZARDS)
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer/Hansi Krsch
Arranged by Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony Guitar'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Q=145
Gtr II
E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W
| Gtr I
| W +W W +W
E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W
| W +W W W
Gtr III
E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W
| Gtr II
| E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W
| Gtr I
| W +W W +W
E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. W
| E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W
| W +W W W
N.C.
Gtr II
H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr I
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
Gtr III
H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr II
| H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr I
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
$
W E E E E +E Q E
| W E E E E +E Q E
| W +W
W E E E E +E Q S S
|-12--------|-12--13-15-13-(13)-12--12h13-|
| W E E E E +E Q S S
|-12--------|-12--14-16-14-(14)-12--12h14-|
| W +W
W E E E E +E Q E W Q Q Q Q Q Q
| W E E E E +E Q E W Q Q Q Q Q Q
| W +W W +W
Q=135
To Coda
E5 N.C.(E)
Gtr II
W +W W
|----------|------------||o---------------------------------|
|----------|------------||o---------------------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM-------------------------------
| W +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|------------||o---------------------------------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.(D) N.C.(F)
Gtr I
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
Gtr II
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----o||
Gtr I
PM PM| PM PM| PM
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E Q. E E Q +Q E E +W 3x
||o------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------o||
||o-7-5---2-(2)------|-7-5---10-(10)--9----|-7-5-2--(2)----3-|-(3)----o||
PM PM| PM PM| PM
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E Q. E E Q +Q E E +W.
Q=145
N.C.
Gtr III
H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr II
| H Q E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr I
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
H. +E S S Q E E +E E Q
| H. +E S S Q E E +E E Q
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
Gtr III
H. +E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr II
| H. +E S S Q E E +E E Q
| Gtr I
| PM---------------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
D.S. al Coda
H. +E S S Q E E +E E Q
| H. +E S S Q E E +E E Q
| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
Q=135
&
Gtr II
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----o||
Gtr I
PM PM| PM PM| PM
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E Q. E E Q +Q E E +W 3x
||o------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------o||
||o-7-5---2-(2)------|-7-5---10-(10)--9----|-7-5-2--(2)----3-|-(3)----o||
PM PM| PM
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E Q.
Q=125
PM| PM
E E Q +Q E E +H +Q Q W +W
Gtr V
W W W W
||o---------------|-------------------|-^8------------|--------------------|
||o-^7------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E
||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
E E E E E Q. W
| Q Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E
E E E E E Q. W
|------------------|-------------------o||
|---10-------------|-------------------o||
| Q Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|-------------------o||
|------------------|-------------------o||
Q=128
Gtr III
W W 4x
||o---------------|-------------------o||
||o---------------|-------------------o||
| Gtr II
| W W 4x
||o---------------|-------------------o||
||o---------------|-------------------o||
| Gtr I
| PM| PM PM PM PM
| E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E 4x
||o---------------|-------------------o||
||o-----7----7----|--7----7-(7)---7-7-o||
W E E E E E Q S S
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q S S
| W H +E Q.
>
W +W W W 3x
|----------------|---------------------||o---------------|-------------------o||
|----------------|---------------------||o---------------|-------------------o||
| >
| W +W W W 3x
|-12-------------|-(12)----------------||o---------------|-------------------o||
|----------------|---------------------||o---------------|-------------------o||
| PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
| E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E 3x
|----------------|---------------------||o---------------|-------------------o||
|------7----7----|---7-----7-(7)---7-7-||o-----7----7----|--7----7-(7)---7-7-o||
W E E E E E Q S S
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q S S
| W H +E Q.
H=H
H H H Q Q
| H H H Q Q
| PM-----------| PM--| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
Out-Chorus
Q=135
E. +S +H.
|-22b24====(22)-(22)------------|
| E. +S +H.
|-22b24====(22)-(22)------------|
| PM PM|
| E E E E +Q E E
>
+W W W
|-(22)r-------------------|-----------------|--------|
| >
| +W W W
|-(22)r-------------------|-----------------|--------|
| PM PM| PM
| E E E E +E Q. E E Q +Q E E +W
Gtr I
PM PM| PM PM| PM
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E Q. E E Q +Q E E +W 4x
||o------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------o||
||o-7-5---2-(2)------|-7-5---10-(10)--9----|-7-5-2--(2)----3-|-(3)----o||
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths