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Into the Unfathomed Tower

Candlemass
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★4.6(5)

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Song

Candlemass - Into The Unfathomed Tower

Version 1.1 - January 97

Transcribed by: Richard Boradhead II()

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Tuning: Eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb

Beginning

|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7--9--5--4--2-----|-2--2------------------------2--2-----------------|
|----7--3--2--0-----|-0--0--5----3--3--2----2--3--0--0--5----3--3--2---|
|-------------------|-------3----1--1--0----0--1--------3----1--1--0---|

*play along with second measure of Beginning

|--------------------------12-whammy dive-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------10-whammy shake dive--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-0-whammy dive then shake-------0-whammy shake---0-12-whammy shake

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

* I don't have a whammy bar so this is my best guess

Riff A(guitar one, play this with guitar 2)(mute guitar 2 only)

|-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-0-8-5-0-0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-guitar 2-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

continuation of Riff A(guitar 1)

|-8-5-0-0-10-5-0-0-8-5-0-0-7-4-0-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-7-4-0-8-5-0-0-8-5-0-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-guitar 2(play evenly)----------------------------------------------------|

|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

continuation of Riff A(g1) (end of Riff A)

|-10-7-0-0-10-7-0-0-12-8-0-0-12-8-0-0-13-10-0-0-13-10-0-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-guitar-2(play evenly)-----------------------------------|

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

continuation of Riff A(g2) (end of Riff A(g2))

|---------------------------------------| This is played when the runs of

|---------------------------------------| guitar 1 are being played

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-77775555--------------------2---------|
|---------888877775555333311110---------|

............................

____________________________________________________________________

| 1. retardo

|--12h13-10h12-8h10-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12h13-10h12-8h10------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------10h12-9h10-7h9h10p9p7--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------10p9h10-7~~~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

most likely :) Too Fast For Me

________________________________________________________________________

| 2.

|--13-12h13p12-10-----------------------12-10h12p10-8----------------------|
|-----------------13-12-10----------------------------12-10-8--------------|
|--------------------------12-10-9----9-----------------------10-9-7----7--|
|----------------------------------12--------------------------------10----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

________________________________________________________________________

hr hr hr hr

--10-8h10p8-7----------------------8-7h8p7-5----------------------5-----5--|
--------------10-8---------------------------8-6-5--------------5----5-----|
-------------------10-9-7--------------------------7-5---------------------|
--------------------------10-9-10----------------------9-7-9---------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------7~------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Twice

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

|-(there's a harmony for GTR2 an octave up)-----------------------|

|-7777777777887755775533553322332277777777788775577335533223322---| Gtr 2

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

|-5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555---| Gtr 1

.............................................................only gtr 1

Play Twice

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

|-(there's a harmony for GTR 2 an octave up-----------------------|

|-7777777777887755775533553322332277777777788775577335533223322---| Gtr 2

|-0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000---| Gtr 1

.............................................................only gtr 1

Play Twice(there's a harmony an octave up)

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-7-5h7p5---5-3h5p3---3-2h3p2---2-0h2p0----|
|---------8---------7---------5---------3--|
|------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A twice with guitars one and two, but with these two new endings

1.

|-------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------15-13-12----|
|----------------------------------------------14h16/17-------------------14~|
|----------12-14-15-14-12-------------14h15/17-------------------------------|
|-12-14-15----------------15-14h15/17----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

really fast

2. /------------\

|-16-13-12-16-13-12----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------15-13-12-15-13-12-13-12----------------15----------------|
|-------------------------------------------14-12h14h16/17----17-16-14-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

slightly faster than last 5 notes

retardo /------------\ retardo hr hr hr hr

----------------------------------------------------------------5-----5---|
-------------------------------------------------------------5-----5------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----19-17----------19-17-------------------------------------------------|
--17-------20-19-17-------20-19-17-20-19-17-------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------20-19-17-16~------------------|

Rhythm Under Solo

Tremolo pick the A note palm muted for about 172 notes :)

Tremolo pick the E note palm muted for about 172 notes :)

Tapping part after solo

t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5-12-5-8-5----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-guitar 2(16th note)------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

this is how the guy wanted to play this part(he accidentally misses notes)

t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4-12-4-7-4----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-guitar 2(16th note)------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

t h t p t p t p t p t p t p t p

|-13-8-5-13-8-5-13-8-5-13-8-5-13-8-5-13-8-5-13-8-5-13-8-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-guitar-2(16th note)-------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------------------------------------|

play twice(again he made a few mistakes,but this is the way wanted to play it)

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-15-7-10-7-15-7-10-7-15-7-10-7-15-7-10-7--------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------guitar-2(play-2nd time)|

|-----------------------|-5---4------------------|
|-5-guitar 2(16th note)-|-3---2---5--------------|
|-3-play-1st time only--|---------3--------------|

Play Twice

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-17-8-12-8-17-8-12-8-17-8-12-8-17-8-12-8-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-guitar 2(8th note)------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

play twice

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-17-7-12-7-17-7-12-7-17-7-12-7-17-7-12-7-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-guitar 2(8th note)------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|

play twice

t h t h t h t h t h t h t h t h

|-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-guitar 2(8th note)-----------------------------------------------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play twice

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-19-12-15-12-19-12-15-12-19-12-15-12-19-12-15-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------guitar 2(play 2nd time)--|

|----------------------|-5---4--------------------|
|-5-guitar 2(8th note)-|-3---2----5---------------|
|-3-1st time only------|----------3---------------|

play twice(with guitar 2)

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-20-12-17-12-20-12-17-12-20-12-17-12-20-12-17-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-0-guitar 2(tremolo the A note muted)------------|

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

.

(I've shown the mistakes here)

play 5 times

t h t h t h t h p

|-19-12-16-19-12-16-19-12-16-|-19-12-16-12--|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|

|-0-guitar 2(tremolo the E note muted)------|

.

(I've shown the errors)

play five times play once

t h t h t h p t h

|-20-13-17-20-13-17-|-20-13-17-13----|-20-13-17-|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------|

|-1-guitar 2(tremolo the F note muted)----------|

.

play twice(I'm not showing the errors anymore)

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-22-15-19-15-22-15-19-15-22-15-19-15-22-15-19-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------guitar 2(play second time)

|----------------------------------|-5---4--------|
|---play first time only-----------|-3---2---5----|
|-3-guitar 2(tremolo G note muted)-|---------3----|

.

Play Twice

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-17-8-12-8-17-8-12-8-17-8-12-8-17-8-12-8-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|-0-guitar 2(tremolo A note muted)------------|

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

.

play twice

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-17-7-12-7-17-7-12-7-17-7-12-7-17-7-12-7-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|-0-guitar 2(tremolo E note muted)------------|

.

play twice

t h t h t h t h t h t h t h t h

|-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13-17-10-13--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-guitar 2(tremolo F note muted)-----------------------------------------|

.

Play twice

t h p t h p t h p t h p

|-19-12-15-12-19-12-15-12-19-12-15-12-19-12-15-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------guitar 2(play second time)

|----------------------------------|-5---4--------|
|---play first time only-----------|-3---2---5----|
|-3-guitar 2(tremolo G note muted)-|---------3----|

.

Rhythm under second solo

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------555555552222333355557777--|
|-5555555511111111333333330000000011111111--------------------------|

................................................................

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-|
|-----------------------------------------555555557-5-3-2-7-5-3-2-7-5-3-2-|
|-5555555511111111333333330000000011111111--------------------------------|

................................................

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2h5p2---2h5p2---2h5p2---2h5p2---4h7p4---4h7p4---4h7p4---4h7p4-----|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
|-7-------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|-5-guitar 2----------------------3-guitar 2------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-5h9p5---5h9p5---5h9p5---5h9p5-----9 whammy effects(dive shake etc..)

|-------7-------7-------7-------7-----------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------2-------------------------------|
|-1-guitar 2------------------------0-guitar 2----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2----2----2-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0----0----0-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

. . .

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