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The Prophecy

Candlemass
Tab

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

Song

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CANDLEMASS - THE PROPHECY

From the Album TALES OF CREATION

Copyright 1989 Music For Nations

Version 1.0 - October 1997

Transcribed by: Richard Broadhead II

For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;

please contact Rich Broadhead at

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. - palm mute ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on p - pull off

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

Note: A nice simple song, but I love the main riff in this song, I could

play it for hours on end!

Riff A

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

|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| GTR II
|-7~---7~-5~-7~-------10~9~10~9h10p9-----|
|--------------8~--7~----------------10~-|
|----------------------------------------|

Play Riff A 6 times(note that GTR II might end after 2 times, but

impossible

(to tell, so I say play it and make it more full

sounding!

Play Fill 1 the last 4 times of Riff A

Fill 1

|--------------------------------|
|----------------5-3-5-3h5p3-----|
|-(2)-5-4-5-2-1--------------4~--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

Riff B

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

. . . .

Play Riff B a total of 4 times

Play Riff A 4 times and on last two times play Fill 1

ENDING

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

|--0~-------| GTR II(violently shake with whammy)

|-----------|
|-----------|
|--2--------| GTR I
|--0--------|

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