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Written on the Walls

Iced Earth
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Song

ICED EARTH - "written on the walls".

Tabbed by friendly demon,friendly_dem0n@yahoo.com.

ICED EARTH: "Written On The Walls"

Tabbed by: 'friendly demon'

Questions / comments: friendly_dem0n@yahoo.com

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eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--5--------4--------7--------2--|
Ab|--5--------4--------7--------2--|
Eb|--3--------2--------5--------0--|

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(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|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|

pm| .. || .. |

|(Guitar 2) 2x|| 2x|

eb|--15h16p15-15h20p15-------------------||--14h15p14-14h19p14-------------------|
Bb|--------------------15h16p15----------||--------------------14h15p14----------|
Gb|-----------------------------15h16p15-||-----------------------------14h15p14-|
Db|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|

(guitar 1)

eb|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|--9--------------------------10-9-7-9-||--4---------------------------5-4-2-4-|-----|
Db|--7-----------------------77--7-7-7-7-||--2-----------------------22--2-2-2-2-|--5--|
Ab|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|--5--|
Eb|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|--3--|

pm| .. || .. | |

|(guitar 2) 2x|| 2x| |

eb|--5h6p5-5h10p5------------------------||--12h13p12-12h17p12-------------------|--15-|
Bb|---------------5h6p5------------------||--------------------12h13p12----------|-----|
Gb|---------------------5h6p5------------||-----------------------------12h13p12-|-----|
Db|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|-----|

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Verse

eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--5-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
Ab|--5-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
Eb|--3-3-333-333-333-333-333-333-0-|--2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-0-|

pm . ... ... ... ... ... ... . . ... ... ... ... ... ... .

eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
Ab|--7-----------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
Eb|--5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-0-|--0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-0-|

pm . ... ... ... ... ... ... . . ... . . ... . . ... ... .

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(guitar 1)

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|--12-----------------------12\\-|-11-----------------------11\\-|
Ab|--10-----------------------10\\-|--9------------------------9\\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

|(guitar 2) | |

eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-----7---8---7---5---7---8---7-|----6---7---6---4---6---7---6-|
Db|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Ab|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(guitar 1)

eb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
Db|--14-----------------------14\\-|-9---------------------------|----2----|
Ab|--12-----------------------12\\-|-7---------------------------|----2----|
Eb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|--\\\\0----|

|(guitar 2) | |

eb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----9---10--9---7---9---10--9-|---4---5---4---2---4---5---4-|
Db|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Ab|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Bridge: 2x

(guitar 1) 3x| Ending |

eb|--------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|---------------|
Db|--------------------------------|---------------|
Ab|--7-----\\\\-2-----//-5-----\\\\-0--|---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------------|

|(guitar 2) | |

eb|--------------------------------|---875---------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-------875-----|
Gb|--5-----//-9-----\\\\-4-----//-7--|-7---------75--|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------7-|
Ab|--------------------------------|-'....pm.....'-|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------------|

(guitar 1)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7-777-7777777--77-------------------5-555-5555555--55------------------|
Eb|--------------------7-777-7777777--77-------------------5-555-5555555-55-|

pm| . ... ....... .. . ... ....... .. . ... ....... .. . ... ....... .. |

|(guitar 2) |

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5-----------//----9-----------\\\\----4-----------//----7----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(guitar 1)

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Ab|--7-777-7777777--77-------------------5-555-5555555--55-------|---------------|
Eb|--------------------7-777-7777777--77-------------------5-555-|-55-5555-55555-|

pm| . ... ....... .. . ... ....... .. . ... ....... .. . ... | ............. |

|(guitar 2) | |

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|---875---------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------875-----|
Gb|--5-----------//----9-----------\\\\----4-----------//----7-----|-7---------75--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------7-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|-'.....pm....'-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|

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Acoustic part

eb|------0--0--0----------------0--------|
Bb|------1--0--1---0----------0----0-----|
Gb|--2---2--2--2---0----------0------0---|
Db|--2---2--2--2---0------2---2--------2-|
Ab|--0---0-----0----------2--------------|
Eb|--------------------0--0--------------|

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Distorted

(guitar 1)

eb|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--2--|
Db|--2-2-2--------2--2--2-2---------------|---------------------------------------|--2--|
Ab|--0-0-0--------0--0--0-0---------------|--2-2-2--------2--2--2-2-2-2-----------|--0--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--0-0-0--------0--0--0-0-0-0-----------|-----|

pm| ..... . . ... | ..... . . ....... | |

|(guitar 2) | | |

eb|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--2--|
Db|--------7-9/10-9-----------7-9/10-9----|---------------------------------------|--2--|
Ab|--000-0----------7\\--000-0----------7\\-|--------7-9/10-9-----------7-9/10-9----|--0--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--000-0----------7\\--000-0----------7\\-|-----|

pm ... . ... . ... . ... .

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Solo Rhythm (part1)

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2-----------2-------3p2p0-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--0-0-000-000-0-0-0-0-------3p2p0---2-----------2-------------3p2p0-|
Eb|------------------------------------0-0-000-000-0-0-0-0-0h2h3-------|

pm . ... ... . . . . ... ... . . .

solo rhythm (part2)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7-----------7--------------3-----------3-------------|
Ab|--5-5-555-555-5-5-555-555-0--1-1-111-111-1-1-111-111-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

pm . ... ... . ... ... . . ... ... . ... ... .

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5-----------5--------------2-----------3------3/5\\3-|
Ab|--3-3-333-333-3-3-333-333-0--0-0-000-000-1--1-1-1/3\\1-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

pm . ... ... . ... ... . . ... ... . .

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(Guitar 1)

eb--------|----------------------------------------------|
Bb--------|----------------------------------------------|
Gb--------|--------------------------------------777-444-|
Db--------|--------------------------------------555-222-|
Ab--3-2-0-|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------|
Eb--------|--2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222---------|

pm . . . | . ... . ... . ... ... ... ... |

|(guitar 2) |

        eb|----------------------------------------------|
        Bb|----------------------------------------------|
        Gb|--------7-999-7-999-7-555-4-444-4-444-555-222-|
        Db|--9-999---------------------------------------|
        Ab|----------------------------------------------|
        Eb|----------------------------------------------|

pm . ... ... . ...

(Guitar 1)

        eb|----------------------------------------------|
        Bb|----------------------------------------------|
        Gb|--------------------------------------555-222-|
        Db|--------------------------------------333-000-|
        Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------|
        Eb|--0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000---------|

pm| . ... . ... . ... ... ... ... |

|(Guitar 2) |

        eb|----------------------------------------------|
        Bb|----------------------------------------------|
        Gb|--------5-777-5-777-5-333-2-222-2-222-333-000-|
        Db|--7-777---------------------------------------|
        Ab|----------------------------------------------|
        Eb|----------------------------------------------|

pm . ... ... . ...

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(Guitar 1)

eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------2-----|---------------------2------|
Db|---4------------------2---4-|--2------------------2---2--|
Ab|---4------------------0---4-|--2------------------0---2--|
Eb|---2----------------------2-|--0----------------------0--|

|(Guitar 2) 2x| x2|

eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|---4-446-7-766--4-446-7-766-|--2-224-5-544--2-224-5-544--|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

pm| . ... . ... . ... . ... | . ... . ... . ... . ... |

|(Guitar 3) | |

eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------7-999-7-999-7-555-4-|--------5-777-5-777-5-333-2-|
Db|--9-999---------------------|--7-777---------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

pm . ... . ...

(Guitar 1) 1x|| repeat & fade out |

eb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Db|----------2-------|---------2--------||----------2-------|---------2--------|
Ab|--4-------0---4---|-2-------0---2----||--4-------0---4---|-2-------0---2----|
Eb|--2-----------2---|-0-----------0----||--2-----------2---|-0-----------0----|

|(Guitar 2) | || | |

eb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Db|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Ab|--9------12\\9-9\\7-|-7------12\\7-7/9--||--9------12\\9-9\\7-|-7------12\\7-7/9--|
Eb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|

|(Guitar 3) | || | |

eb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Db|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|
Ab|--9------12\\9-9\\7-|-7------12\\7-7/12-||-12------12\\9-9\\7-|-7------12\\7-7/12-|
Eb|------------------|------------------||------------------|------------------|

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