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A Tale of Creation

Candlemass
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CANDLEMASS - THE TALE OF CREATION

From the Album TALES OF CREATION

Copyright 1989 Music For Nations

Version 2.0 - October 1997

First Transcription by: TALAL DAGHESTANI

Corrections and Additions by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()

For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;

please contact Rich Broadhead at

or Talal at najwa@rss.gov.jo

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment fh - bend 1.5 steps

ph - pinched harmonic ~ - vibrato bend

(#) - pick # while in bend

Tuning: Eb(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb) every string down half a step

RIFF A

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2-2--7\6--3--6\5--3----------|
|-0-0--5\4--1--4\3--1----------|

. .

PLAY RIFF A 10 TIMES

RIFF B(bass notes doubled by synth)

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--------10-9-10-9-----------|
|-7-9-10-8--7-8--7-----------|
|-5-7-8----------------------|

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF A 8 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

RIFF C(doubled by synth)

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------/9-10-9-10-9-------------|
|-7-10---------------10---------|

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

RIFF D(doubled by synth)

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----/7-8-7-8-7----------------|
|-5-8------------8--------------|

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

RIFF E

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-2---7-6---10-9-10-9-7-6-3-2-3----|
|-0---5-4---8--7-8--7-5-4-1-0-1----|

PLAY RIFF E 4 TIMES

PLAY RIFF A 10 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF E 4 TIMES

Riffs under solo

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------| x4
|------------------------------|
|--5-6-\1-/4-------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------| x2
|--5-6-\1-/4-------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------| x2
|------------------------------|
|--5-6-\1-/4-------------------|

end of riffs under solo

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----10--8h10p8h10p8--------------------|
|----5-4h5p4h5p4---3--------------|--10-----------------10-8---------------|
|--7-------------7---3------------|--------------------------10--6~--------|
|-----------------------5~--------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----10--8h10p8h10p8--------------------|
|----5-4h5p4h5p4---3--------------|--10-----------------10-8----7bh~-------|
|--7-------------7---3------------|--------------------------10------------|
|-----------------------5~--------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

/--not a 100, but sure damn close!!! --\----|

|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------8h9h11p9p8---8bh~-----|
|-7bf~(7)-9~---9-7-10-|-----------------7h8h10----------h10---------|
|---------------------|-------7h8h10p8p7----------------------------|
|---------------------|-7h8h10--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------t----t----t--------------------|---------------------|
|*15bf-(20)-(18)-(16)-16bf-13bf~-13bf~-|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-14h16p14-14-13~-----|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|

* bend 15 up to 17 and tap 22,20,18 while bent

|-t17p13p12p10-t17p13p12p10-t17p13p12p10-t17p13p12p10-t18p15p13p11-|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

-t18p15p13p11-t18p15p13p11-t18p15p13p11-t13p10p8p6-t13p10p8p6-t13p10p8p6-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-t13p10p8p6-t21p18p16p14-t21p18p16p14-t21p18p16p14-t21p18p16p14-|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

t *whammy a step up

|-20bf~-20-17-20bfh~-20-17-*20bf-p17---------------19------------|
|-------------------------------------18-20-22-18--19------------|

|--------------------------------------------------harmonics-----|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

*tap 20th fret with finger and bend note while tapped up 1 step. Then

release the tap while having a finger position at the 17th fret, but make

sure when you release the tap finger you also release the bend.

*whammy part, not

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sounds close

|----8-7h8p7h8p7----6-------------|----15bf-15----------------------|
|-10-------------10---------------|-18---------18-16----------------|
|---------------------10-7--------|------------------*17bfh~--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

* use whammy bar for bend and vibrato

|----8-7h8p7h8p7----6-------------|----15bf-15----21bf-21-19-21bf~--|
|-10-------------10---------------|-18---------18-------------------|
|---------------------10-7--------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

PLAY RIFF A 10 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF A 8 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF E 4 TIMES

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------| GUITAR 1 KEEPS PLAYING

|----------------------------------------| THIS TILL IT FADES OUT

|-5~---5~-3~-5~--1~--0~--8~-7~-8~-7~-3~--|

Guitar 2

|----------------------------|
|------------5-3-5-3h5p3-----|
|-5-4-5-2-1--------------4~--|
|----------------------------| x8
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

Guitar 3

|-12-10-12------------13bf-13-13bf-13-12--|
|----------13(*13bf~)---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------| x5
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

* pull note up a full step and vibrato with whammy bar

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