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The Bells of Acheron

Candlemass
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

CANDLEMASS - THE BELLS OF ACHERON

From the Album ANCIENT DREAMS

Copyright 1988 - MUSIC FOR NATIONS

Version 1.0 - (JAN. - 2001)

Transcribed by: REAPER

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.. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic

f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Gtr to Eb

Riff A

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--|Gtr
|-2-------------2-------------2---------------------2-------------3--| I
|-2---3-2-------2---3-2-------2---3-2------END WITH-2---3-2-------1--|
|-0-------3-2---0-------3-2---0-------3-2-----------0-------3-2------|

| |

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--|Gtr
|-2---5-4-------2---5-4-------2---5-4------END WITH-2---5-4-------3--| II
|-2-------5-4---2-------5-4---2-------5-4-----------2-------5-4---1--|
|-0-------------0-------------0---------------------0----------------|

Riff B

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

Riff C

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------4--5---4--5---------------------4--5---4--5----|
|---------------------4--5---4--5---------------------4--5---4--5----|
|---------------------2--3---2--3---------------------2--3---2--3----|
|-2222-3333-2222-3333-------------2222-3333-2222-3333----------------|

Riff D

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-4------5---7---5---4-------------|
|-4------5---7---5---4---5---4-----|
|-2------3---5---3---2---5---4-----|
|------------------------3---2-----|

Riff E

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-222-333-222-333-222-555-444-555-444-555-----|
|---------------------------------------------|

| |

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-444-555-444-555-444-777-666-777-666-777-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Riff F

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|2222-3333-2222-3333-2222-----------3333-2222----|
|-------------------------5555-3333--------------|

Riff G

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------|
|-2-------2-----2-1------------|
|-0-3-2-3---3-2-----3-2-3------|

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