Desert Rain Lyrics

As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1992 Album NIGHT OF THE STORMRIDER)
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer
E5VII
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) - 'Clean Guitar'
Fast Rock Q=178
N.C. E5
Gtr I
W W W H. E E
Gtr IV
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
W +W +W +W
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
W +Q S S H +E W +Q S S H +E
o / o o o / o / o o o /
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------------o||
|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------------o||
W +W +W +W
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
||o--------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------o||
||o--------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------o||
W +W +W
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q
+W W W W
+E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q W
Pre-Verse
Faster Q=204
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
H. E E E E E E E E Q +W E E E E E E Q +W
|-------------||o------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------|
|-------------||o-7-----10------8--|--(8)--------|-7------8-----7--|-(7)----|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +W E E E E E E Q +W
|----------------|------------|----------------|--------o||
|-5-----7-----2--|-(2)--------|-5-----7-----2--|-(2)----o||
PM| PM| PM--| PM|
||o-------------------|----------------------|
||o-7-----10------8---|----8------8--8--8--8-|
PM| PM| PM--| PM|
PM| PM| PM----------------|
E E E E E E Q E E S S E S S E S S E
PM| PM| PM----------------|
E E E E E E Q E E S S E S S E S S E
|----------------|-----------------------o||
|-5-----7-----2--|-----------------------o||
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM PM PM| PM----------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-2-----3-----5---|---3-----2---3---|-2-----2---------|------------------o||
Verses I, II
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PM----|
E E Q E S S E E +E E Q Q Q
||o--------------------|---------------------|
||o-2--3-2-----------5-|--(5)--5--5---3---3--|
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| E E Q E S S E E +E E Q Q Q
||o--------------------|---------------------|
||o-7--8-7--7-7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10-10---8---8--|
PM------|
E E Q E S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
| PM------|
| E E Q E S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
PM----|
E E Q E S S E E +E E Q Q Q
| PM----|
| E E Q E S S E E +E E Q Q Q
PM------|
E E Q E S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------|----------------------------o||
|-2--3-2------------|-------------10-10-10-8-8-8-o||
| PM------|
| E E Q E S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------|----------------------------o||
|-7--8-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-------------10-10-10-8-8-8-o||
D.S.
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q
N.C.
Gtr II
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q
| Gtr III
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H.
Moderate Rock Q=148
N.C.
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||
||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--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
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
$$
N.C.
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------
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-|
| Gtr II
| Q E S S S Q. E
||o-------------------------------------------|
||--13-------12---10h12p==10-9----------------|
||o-------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
| Q S S E H
|----------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| H. Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| H H
D.S.S.
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
| S S H. E S S H. +E
|-9h10-9------------------------9---|-9h10-9------------------------(9)---|
N.C.
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
| H. Q H H
PM--------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S H. E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S H +Q.
|-h----------------(9)\-----------||
PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
||o-----------------------|-------------------------|
||o-2----------2----------|-2----------------0------|
| PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
| Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
||o-----------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------------|-------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
| PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
| Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
PM----| PM----| PM--|
Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
| H H H H
PM----| PM----| PM----|
Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-7----------2----------|--2-----------3-----5-----o||
| W +H E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
Faster Q=212
PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-2-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-|-0-0-6-0-0-6-5--|-2-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-|-0-0-6-0-0-6-5---o||
Gtr I
PM----| PM-----| PM--| PM-----|
||o---------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
||--7--------------7-----------7----|----------7--------------7----8s=7----||
||o-5---5-5---5----5--5-5----5-5--5-|---5------5-5-5----5-----5--0-6s=5---o||
| Gtr II
| S S E S S E E E E E S S Q S S Q. +E
||o-----8---7---9-10------10---8----|-------------------------------------o||
||--7-9--------------------------10-|-h11h12p====11p==10------(7)\--||
||o---------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
PM PM-----|
| S S Q S S Q. +E
|-h11h12p====11p==10--------------|
PM----| PM-----| PM-
||o---------------------------------|
||o-5---5-5---5----5--5-5----5-5--5-|
| S S E S S E E E E E
||o-----8---7---9-10------10---8----|
||o---------------------------------|
-| PM-----| PM PM-----|
|-------------------------------------o||-----------------------------------|
|----------7--------------7----8s=7----||--------7--------------7----8--8---|
|---5------5-5-5----5-----5--0-6s=5---o||--5-----5-5-5----5-----5--0-6--6---|
| S S Q S S Q. +E S S Q S S Q. +E
|-------------------------------------o||---------------------------(8)\-|
|-h11h12p====11p==10------(7)\--||-10h11h12p====11p==10--------------|
|-------------------------------------o||-----------------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM--| PM----|
|--9----------9----------9---|----9----------9---10s9-|
|--7-7-7---7--7-7-7---7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7---7--7-7--8s7-|
PM----| PM----| PM--| PM----| PM
PM----| PM----| PM--| PM----|
|--9----------9----------9---|----9----------9---10s9-|
|--7-7-7---7--7-7-7---7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7---7--7-7--8s7-|
PM----| PM----| PM--| PM----| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
E5VII E5VII E5VII E5VII E5VII F5 E5VIIE5VII
Gtr I
/ o / / / o / / / o / / / / / / o / /
Gtr II
| Gtr III
E5VII E5VII
/ o / / / o / / / o
E5VII E5VII F5 F5 E5VII E5VII E5VII
/ / o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / / o
E5VII E5VII E5VF5
/ / o / / / o / /
E5VII E5VII E5VII E5VII E5VII
/ o / / / o / / / o / / o / / /
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
N.C.
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
Moderate Rock Q=142
Gtr I
W +W +W
Gtr II
||o--------------|----------------|----------------|
||o--------------|----------------|----------------|
+H +E E E E +H +E E Q
+W +W
|-----------------o||------------------|
|-----------------o||------------------|
W +W +W
||o---------------|----------------|----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|----------------|
| Gtr III
| H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
||o------10-8-7-8-|-(8)----8-7-5-7-|-(7)----7-5-3-5-|
||o---------------|----------------|----------------|
+H +E E E E H +E E Q
+W +W
|-----------------o||------------------|
|-----------------o||------------------|
| +W +W
|-(5)-------------o||-(5)--------------|
|-----------------o||------------------|
Gtr IV
PM--|
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
||o----------------|--------------------|
||o-2--------7---5-|-(5)--5-----------5-|
PM--|
Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E Q 4x
|----------------|--------------------o||
|-2--------7---5-|-(5)--5-------------o||
Gtr I
PM--------| PM
E S S E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------7---7-5-|-(5)--5-----------5-|
PM--------| PM
E S S E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-------------7---7-5-|-(5)--5--------------o||
PM--------------| PM
E S S E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
| Gtr II
| E E E a Q E E E +E E E Q E Q
|---------10-10S12-------12----|---------10---------------|
PM--------------| PM
E S S E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
| E E E a Q E E E +E E E Q E Q
|---------10-10S12-------12----|---------10---------------|
PM--------------| PM
E S S E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
| E E E a Q E E E +E E E Q E Q
|---------10-10S12-------12----|---------10---------------|
PM--------------| PM
E S S E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E Q
| E E E a Q E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------10-10S12-------12-12S|=15------15------15-15-15--|
PM--------| PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
+Q +Q E E E E E E Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
|--------------------------||o-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------1-----||o-2----------2----------|-2----------------0------|
| PM--------| PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
| +Q +Q E E E E E E Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E
|-(15)--(15)\--------------||o-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------||o-----------------------|-------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM----------------| PM----| PM----|
Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E Q E S S S Q E S S S
| PM----| PM----| PM----------------|
| Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S E E E E E E H H
PM--| PM----| PM----| PM----|
Q E S S S E E E E E E Q E S S S Q E S S S Q E S S S Q Q
|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
|-5--5-5-5-5-------8-7-6-|-7----------2----------|--2-----------3-----5------o||
| H H W +H E E E E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
PM------| PM----|
Q E S S S Q E S S S
||o-----------------------------|
||o--2---------------2----------|
| Q +E E H
||o-12--(12)S17-----17----------|
||o-----------------------------|
PM-----------------| PM------| PM----|
Q E S S S E E E E E E Q E S S S Q E S S S
| +H. Q Q +E E H
|-(17)----------------21-----|-21--(21)S12-----12----------|
PM------------------|
Q E S S S E E E E E E Q E S S E S S E S S
| +H Q Q H H
E S S E S S E E E E E E
| Q. +E H
|-17--------(17)S==21-----------|
PM-