Written on the Walls Lyrics

As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1991 Album ICED EARTH)
Words by Adam Music by Schaffer, Shawver, Abell, Adam
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony Guitar'
Q=186
Gtr III
PM----------------------------------------
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| W +W
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||o-5-------------------|-(5)----------------|
| W +W
PM----------------------------------------
| W +W
|---------------------|--------------------o||
|---------------------|--------------------o||
| W +W
|---------------------|--------------------o||
|-2-------------------|-(2)----------------o||
Intro Solo
Q=208
|----------------------------15h19p==15-|
| PM---|
| H. E E
|----------------------------15h19p==15-|
| Q Q Q E E
|-14h=19p14----------14h19p14------------|
|-----------------------------14h18p==14-|
| PM---|
| +H. E E
#
|----------------------------14h18p==14\-|
| Q Q Q E E
|--5h=10p5--------5h10p5---------|--5h10p5--------5h10p5---------|
|------------------------5h9p==5-|-----------------------5h9p==5-|
| PM--|
| +H. E E Q Q Q E E
|-12h=17p12----------12h17p12------------|
|-----------------------------12h16p==12-|
| PM---|
| +H. E E
|----------------------------12h16p==12-|
| Q Q Q E E
|-15h=20p15----------15h20p15------------|
|-----------------------------15h19p==15-|
| PM---|
| +H. E E
|----------------------------15h19p==15-|
| Q Q Q E E
|-14h=19p14----------14h19p14------------|
|-----------------------------14h18p==14-|
| PM---|
| +H. E E
#
|----------------------------14h18p==14\-|
| Q Q Q E E
|--5h=10p5--------5h10p5---------|--5h10p5--------5h10p5---------|
|------------------------5h9p==5-|-----------------------5h9p==5-|
| PM--|
| +H. E E Q Q Q E E
|-12h=17p12----------12h17p12------------|
|-----------------------------12h16p==12-|
| PM---|
| +H. E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|----------12h17p12-------------------|-15--------|-(15)------------||
| Q Q Q Q W +H. +E E
Pre-Verse
>
+W +W
| PM-------------------------------------------|
| Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
W W
| PM----------------------------------------|
| Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------|
Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM------------------------------------|
Q E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S E S S
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PM----------------------------------------|
Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||o----------------------|-------------------------|
||o-5--------------------|-------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------|
Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM----------------------------------------|
Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM------------------------------------|
Q E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------|-----------------------o||
|-2------------------|-----------------------o||
Gtr III
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM---
| Gtr II
| W +H. +E E
| Gtr I
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| +W +H. +E E
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM-| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM---
| +W +H. +E E
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
D.S.
| +W +W
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Q=127
Gtrs I, II
>
W +W +W +W Wx3
N.C.
Gtr II
W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
| Gtr I
| W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o-7--------|-2--------|-5--------|-0----|
W W W W
| W W W W
W W W H S S S S S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|-------------10-8-7-----o||
|----------|----------|----------|------------------------o||
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------------------------o||
|-7--------|-2--------|-5--------|-0----------------------o||
N.C.(E) N.C.(B)
W W
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S
N.C.(D) N.C.(A)
W W
| E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S
N.C.(E) N.C.(B)
W W
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S
N.C.(D) N.C.(A)
W H S S S S S S S S
| E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E
Q=110
us2
Gtr I
PM
E E Q H W
| Gtr IV
| Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E E
W W
| Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E E
s2
Gtr IV
Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E E
||o-1--1-0-(0)-1-1-----|------------0-----|
||o-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-------------|
Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E E 3x
|-1--1-0-(0)-1-1-----|------------0------o||
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--------------o||
Am Asus2 Am A5 E5 Em Am Asus2 Am A5 E5 N.C.(A)
Gtr I
PM|
W W W H Q E S S
| Gtr IV
| Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E S S W
Q=132
N.C.(E)
Gtr II
E E E a E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-----4-4s5-(5)-4-------|-----4-5-(5)-4-------|
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM PM------| PM---
| E E E E E E E S S E E Q Q E S S
N.C.(A)
E E E a E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|-----4-4s5-(5)-4-------|-----4-5-(5)-4-------|
|-----| PM PM PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q E S S
N.C.(E)
E E E a E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-----4-4s5-(5)-4-------|-----4-5-(5)-4-------|
| PM--| PM PM------| PM---
| E E E E E E E S S E E Q Q E S S
Q=210
E E E a E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E W +W
|-----4-4s5-(5)-4-------|-----4-5-(5)-4-----|-2--------|-(2)----||
|---2-------------2-----|---2-----------2p0-|-0--------|-(0)----||
|-----| PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E H W +W
Pre-Solo
N.C.
Gtr II
Q Q H W
| Gtr I
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-------3p2p0-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
E5 N.C.
Q Q H W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E E E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-----------3p2p0---|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-2h3---------|
A5 N.C.
W +W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-------3p2p0-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
E5 N.C.
Q Q H W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E E E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-----------3p2p0---||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-2h3---------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
W W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-------3p2p0-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
W W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E E E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-----------3p2p0---|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-2h3---------|
W W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-------3p2p0-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
W W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E E E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-----------3p2p0---|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-2h3---------|
W W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-------3p2p0-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
W W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E E E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-----------3p2p0---|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-2h3---------|
W W
| PM----------| PM--|
| Q E S S E S S E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-2----------------2-|-(2)-------3p2p0-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-------3p2p0-|
W W