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Artifacts of the Black Rain

In Flames
Tab
★4.7(8)

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

Song

IN FLAMES - ARTIFACTS OF THE BLACK RAIN

Tabbed by Donald Morrison (atwa@hotmail.co.uk)

This song is pretty easy to play either as a band or with just one guitar.

If you are playing on your own then it is actually possible to play both lead

guitars simultaneously (except for a small part of the chorus riff and part of the

but this is a bit harder. I hope this is all correct and that

there are no misprints. If I discover a mistake I will post the correction

as a comment a.s.a.p.

KEY:

Durations:

x note/chord of duration x (see below)

X rest of duration x (see below)

+x tied note/chord

x. dotted note

x.. double dotted note

< 3 > triplet grouping

x can equal:

s sixteenth

e eighth

q quarter

h half

w whole

Tab symbols:

* palm-mute note

(N) note is tied to previous

hN hammer on to fret N

pN pull off to fret N

/N slide up to fret N

N slide down from fret N

Rhythm slash symbols:

/ strum chord indicated

* play chord palm-muted

CHORDS:

Bb5 Bbsus2 C5 Cm C#5 C#5(ii) Eb5 Eb5(ii)

C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|-5------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|--------|-7------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Bb|-7------|-7------|-9------|-5------|--------|-3------|--------|-5------|
F |-5------|-5------|-7------|-7------|-3------|-3------|-5------|-5------|
C |--------|--------|--------|--------|-1------|-1------|-3------|-3------|

F5 F5(ii) F#sus2 G5 G#5 G#sus2

C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|--------|-1------|--------|--------|-3------|
Eb|--------|-2------|-3------|--------|--------|-5------|
Bb|-2------|-2------|-3------|-4------|-5------|-5------|
F |-0------|-0------|-1------|-2------|-3------|-3------|
C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

152bpm

4/4

Lead (Fully panned to right)

e s s s s e s s s s e e e s s s s e s s s s e e

C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-||o-------------------------7--h9---|-------------------------7--h9---|
Bb|-||o-10----------10------------------|-10----------10------------------|
F |-||------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------|-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------|
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |

| |

| Rhythm |

| e s s s s e s s s s e e e s s s s e s s s s e e |

C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-||o-2-----------2-----------4--/5---|-2-----------2-----------4--/5---|
F |-||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-2--/3---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-2--/3---|
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

<-- Riff 1

e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-|
G |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-|
Eb|-10----------9----------7------|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-o||-|
Bb|-----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-|-----------------10-10-10-10---------o||-|
F |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-|
C |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-|

| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |

| |

| e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-|
G |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||-|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||-|
F |--5----------3----------1------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0--2-2-2-2--||-|
C |-----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1-|--------------------------------------||-|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

end Riff 1 -->

Rhythm

F5(ii) G#sus2

q E q E e E q E q E e E

/ / / / / /

Lead (Fully panned to right)

e e e q. +q e e e q. +q

C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||---------------------------------|--------------8-----------(8)---|
Eb|-||o--------------------------------|----------7---------------------|
Bb|-||o-10---9---7---------------------|--9--10-------------------------|
F |-||---------------7-----------(7)---|--------------------------------|
C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| |

| |

| 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) |

| e e e q. +q e e e q. +q |

C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||---------------------------------|--------------8-----------(8)---|
Eb|-||o--------------------------------|----------7---------------------|
Bb|-||o-10---9---7---------------------|--9--10-------------------------|
F |-||---------------7-----------(7)---|--------------------------------|
C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

<-- Riff 2

Bbsus2 F#sus2

q E q E e E q. q. q

/ / / / / /

e e e q. +q e e e q e q

C |--------------------------------|---------------------------------||-|
G |--------------------------------|-10---8--------------------------||-|
Eb|-10---9---7---------------------|----------10--9-------10--9-----o||-|
Bb|--------------7-----------------|--------------------------------o||-|
F |--------------------------(7)---|---------------------------------||-|
C |--------------------------------|---------------------------------||-|

| |

| |

| e e e q. +q e e e q e q |

C |--------------------------------|---------------------------------||-|
G |--------------------------------|---------------------------------||-|
Eb|-10---9---7---------------------|-10---9---7-----------7---------o||-|
Bb|--------------7-----------------|--------------10----------10----o||-|
F |--------------------------(7)---|---------------------------------||-|
C |--------------------------------|---------------------------------||-|

end Riff 2 -->

Rhythm

F5(ii) G#sus2

q E q E e E q E q E e E

/ / / / / /

Lead

q E q E e E q E q E e E

C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-||----------------------------------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
Eb|-||o-2-----------2-----------2-------|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
Bb|-||o-2-----------2-----------2-------|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
F |-||--0-----------0-----------0-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

<-- Riff 3

Bbsus2 F#sus2

q E q E e E q. q. q

/ / / / / /

q E q E e E e e e e e e e e

C |--------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
G |-5-----------5-----------5------|------1---------------1-----------||-|
Eb|-7-----------7-----------7------|----------3---------------3------o||-|
Bb|-7-----------7-----------7------|--------------3---------------3--o||-|
F |-5-----------5-----------5------|--1---------------1---------------||-|
C |--------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|

Let all notes in last bar ring out

end Riff 3 -->

Rhythm

F5 Eb5 C#5 F5

q E q. q q E q. q

/ / / / / /

Lead (Fully panned to right)

q. h s s e e e q e e e

C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-||o-/9------7----------7h9--|-10--9--7--------------------7--|
Bb|-||o-------------------------|-----------10---------7--10-----|
F |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|

| |

| |

| 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) |

| q. h s s e e e q e e e |

C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-||o-------------------------|-7---------------------------7--|
Bb|-||o-/10-----9----------9h10-|----10--9--7----------7--10-----|
F |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|

(Omit slide up to first note on second repeat)

<-- Riff 4

Bb5 C#5 Eb5

q E q. q q E q. q

/ / / / / /

< 3 >

e e e q e s s s e e e e q. +q

C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
G |-------------8---------------------|--------------8----------(8)------||-|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9----------------------o||-|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7--------------------------o||-|
F |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|

| |

| |

| < 3 > |

| e e e q e s s s e e e e q. +q |

C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
G |-------------8---------------------|----------------------------------||-|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9---7----------(7)-----o||-|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7--------------------------o||-|
F |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|

end Riff 4 -->

Riff 3 x2

Riff 4 x2

Riff 1 x2

Riff 3 x2

Riff 4 x1

Rhythm

F5 Eb5 C#5 F5

q E q. q q E q. q

/ / / / / /

Lead (Fully panned to right)

q. h s s e e e q e e e

C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-/9------7----------7h9--|-10--9--7--------------------7--|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------10---------7--10-----|
F |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|

| |

| |

| 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) |

| q. h s s e e e q e e e |

C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-7---------------------------7--|
Bb|-/10-----9----------9h10-|----10--9--7----------7--10-----|
F |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bb5 C#5 Eb5

q E q. q q E q. q

/ / / / / /

< 3 >

e e e q e s s s e e e e q e e e

C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------8---------------------|--------------8------------------|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9-----------9----------|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7------------------10--9---|
F |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| |

| |

| < 3 > |

| e e e q e s s s e e e e q e e e |

C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------8---------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9---7-------9----------|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7------------------10--9---|
F |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Rhythm (Partially panned to right)

e e s s q s s e s s e e s s q s s e s s

C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--9---9-------10-----------9-------|--9---9-------10-----------9-------|
Bb|--7---7---7-7--7-------7-7-7---7-7-|--7---7---7-7--7-------7-7-7---7-7-|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

| * * * * * * * * * * * * |

| |

| |

| Lead (Fully panned to right) |

| w +w |

C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--7--------------------------------|-(7)-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

| |

| |

| 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) |

| w +w |

C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--10-------------------------------|-(10)------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e e s s q s s e s s e e s s q s s e s s

C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|--5---5-------5-----------5-------|--5---5-------5-----------5-------|
Bb|--5---5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-|--5---5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

| * * * * * * * * * * * * |

| |

| |

| +w +w |

C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-(7)------------------------------|-(7)------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

| |

| |

| +w +w |

C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-(10)-----------------------------|-(10)-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Lead

F5(ii)

e H.. W

/

Rhythm (Partially panned to right)

e e s s q s s e s s e e s s q s s e s s

C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--9---9-------10-----------9-------|--9---9-------9-----------10-------|
Bb|--7---7---7-7--7-------7-7-7---7-7-|--7---7---7-7-7-------7-7--7---7-7-|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

W W

e e s s q s s e s s e e e e e e q

C |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--5---5-------4-----------4-------|-----7-----7-----7----------|
Bb|--5---5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-|--5-----5-----5-----5-------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------|

* * * * * *

Allow first six notes in last

bar to ring out

All guitars

C#5(ii) Eb5(ii)

e e e e e e e e e e H.

/ * * * * * * * / /

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

Rhythm

Cm

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Lead (Fully panned to right)

a q e q e e e a q e q e e e

C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |--10h12--10-------------------10--|--10h12--10-------------------10--|
Eb|--------------12------9---12------|--------------12------9---12------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

| |

| |

| 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) |

| a q e q e e e a q e q e e e |

C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |---7h8----7-------------------7---|---7h8----7-------------------7---|
Eb|--------------9-----------9-------|--------------9-----------9-------|
Bb|----------------------9-----------|----------------------9-----------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G5

e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

< 3 > < 3 >

e e e e s s s e e e e e e e s s s e e e

C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G |------------12--10h12p10------------|------------12--10h12p10------------|
Eb|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|
Bb|-----9------------------------------|-----9------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| < 3 > < 3 > |

| e e e e s s s e e e e e e e s s s e e e |

C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G |------------12--10h12p10------------|------------12--10h12p10------------|
Eb|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|
Bb|-----9------------------------------|-----9------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Cm

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |--12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |--12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|

G5

e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

e e e q q e e e e e e e e e

C |-------------------11-----12---|-14-------12--11-----------------------|
G |--12-13--10-12-----------------|------------------12-------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|----------------------11--9------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------12--9----|
F |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

| |

| < 3 > |

| e e e q q e s s s e e e e e e e |

C |-------------------11-----12---|-11h12p11------------------------------|
G |--12-13--10-12-----------------|----------12---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------11--9---8----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------9------------|
F |-------------------------------|------------------------------9---7----|
C |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

C5 G#5

q. q. q

/ / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

Eb5 Bb5

q. q. q

/ / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

C5 G#5

q. q. q

/ / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

Eb5 Bb5

q. q. q

/ / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------12-12-11-11-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

C5 G#5

q. q. q

/ / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

Eb5 Bb5

q. q. q

/ / /

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-------------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-------------------12-12-11-11-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

G#5

e e e e e e e e

* * * * * * * *

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

| |

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |

C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|

Bb5

e e e e H

* * * /

< 3 >

s s s s s s e e s s s e e

C |-----------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------12--12--10h12p12----------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-------------------12--11---|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|

| |

| < 3 > |

| s s s s s s e e s s s e e |

C |-----------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------8---8----7h8p7------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9---7----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 x2

Riff 3 x2

Riff 1 x2

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