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Song for the Innocent

Pain of Salvation
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SONG FOR THE INNOCENT

As recorded by Pain of Salvation

(From the 2000 Album THE PERFECT ELEMENT, PART I)

Version 1.0 - JANUARY 2002

Words and Music by Daniel Gildenlow

Transcribed by Andrea Narciso

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* Spirits of the Land - the Italian Pain Of Salvation Fanclub *

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B5 Aadd6 E5 G5

x 2 4 4 x x x 0 4 2 x x 0 2 2 x x x 3 5 5 x x x

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo guitar'

Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Harmony guitar'

Q=98

4/4

Gtr I

E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W

||-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------||
||o-14-------------14----|-(14)--------|-14-------------15----|-(15)----o||
||-----14----14----------|-------------|----14----14----------|----------||
||--------16----16-------|-------------|-------16----16-------|----------||
||o----------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------o||
||-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------||

7/8

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

||---------------------|--------------------|
||o-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
||-----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
||--------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|

"This world..."

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

|--------------------|---------------------||
|-14-------------15--|-14-------------15--o||
|----14----14--------|----14----14---------||
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||

4/4

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----15----|
||-----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14----14-|
||--------17-------17-------|-17-------17-------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|

"All those dreams..."

7/8

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

|--------------------|----------------------||
|-14-------------14--|-14-------------14---o||
|----14----14--------|----14----14----------||
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16-------||
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------------|----------------------||

7/8

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

||---------------------|--------------------|
||o-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
||-----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
||--------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|

"We dreamed..."

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

|--------------------|---------------------||
|-14-------------15--|-14-------------15--o||
|----14----14--------|----14----14---------||
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||

4/4

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----15----|
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14----14-|
|-------17-------17-------|-17-------17-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

"Now we leave..."

7/8

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

|--------------------|--------------------|
|-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
|----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

4/4

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|--14--------15-------14----|------15-------14-----15------|
|------14-------14-------14-|---------14-------14-------14-|
|---------17-------17-------|--17--------17----------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

| w/Feedback

| <

| W +H. Q

|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(11)----------------------|-(11)-------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------(12)\----|
|---------------------------|---------------------(12)\----|

B5

Gtr II

W +W

| |

/ /

Gtr III

~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ PM--|

|--3--| |-3-|

Q. E Q. S S E. E. S +S S Q a E E E

|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------3-|
|-----------------|--4b6-4b6==4r(4)p2-4--2s4-6---|
|-------------2-4-|------------------------------|
|-2----2-2--------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|

Aadd6

W +W

| |

/ /

~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ PM--|

|-3-|

E. E. S S H S S S S S S S S Q a E E E

|------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------|--3-3-3-----3-3----------------|
|-6b7-6b7-6-4-6----|--------6b7-----6-4-6------7-9-|
|------------------|-----------------------7s9-----|
|------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|

E5 G5

W W

| |

/ /

~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~

S E E. S +S Q. S S S +S S E. Q +Q.

|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-9s11-11--11b12==(11)r-\9----7-9-|-9b11r(9)p7----7b9r=(7)---|
|---------------------------------|------------9-------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|

B5

W +W

| |

/ /

~~~~~~~ ~

S S S E. E S E. Q S S S E. E Q Q

|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-------7--7-7-------|--------9b10-7------------|
|-------7--7-7-------|--------9b11-7------------|
|-7h9-9--------9--9--|--7h9-9--------9--/(15)\--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|

B5

W +W

| |

/ /

~ ~~~ ~ ~~~

S S S E S S S H S S S E S S S S E. Q

|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------7---------|
|-------7---7-9-[9]----|--------7---7-----9--[9]--|
|-7-8-9---9------------|--7-8-9---9---9-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|

Aadd6

W +W

| |

/ /

~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~

S S S E S E H S S S E S S S S E. S E.

|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|----------------7----9----|
|-------7---7-9----|--------7---7-----9----9--|
|-7-8-9---9--------|--7-8-9---9---9-----------|
|------------------|--------------------------|

E5 G5

W W

| |

/ /

~~~~ ~

             |--3--|     |-3--|     |-3-|     |--3---| |-3-| |---3---|

E. E. S +S S Q +E E E a E E E +E +E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-9b11-9b11==9r(9)p7-9--(9)-6-7-|-5s6----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----7-4b5==(4)r(4)-------7-----------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------5-4-5---4b5-4b5-4-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

B5

W +W

| |

/ /

~ ~

Q. S S H S +S +S S S S E S S S +S S E.

|---------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------4----|--1b2==(1)r(1)-----2--------------------|
|------2s4------|---------------2s4---2-0h2-2b4r(2)p0----|
|-2-------------|-------------------------------------2--|
|---------------|----------------------------------------|

B5

W +W

| |

/ /

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|-3-|

H H H Q Q Q

|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-2----2----|--2----2-4-5--|
|-----------|--------------|

|

| Gtr IV

| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| |-3-|

| H H H Q Q Q

|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-4----4----|--4----4-6-7--|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|

Aadd6

W +W

| |

/ /

~~ ~ ~ PM--|

|-3-|

E. E. S S H S S S S S S S S Q a E E E

|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|------0-0------0-0------------0-2-|
|-/5--4--4-2-4----|-/5-------/5-------4-2-4--0h2-----|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|

|

| ~~ ~ ~ PM--|

| |-3-|

| E. E. S S H S S S S S S S S Q a E E E

|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|------3-3------3-3------------3-5-|
|-/7--6--6-4-6----|--6b7------6b7-----6-4-6--2h4-----|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|

E5 G5

W W

| |

/ /

~~~~~~ ~~ PM| ~~~~~~

a E. E. S S Q. S S E a S E. E +Q Q

|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-2s4--4--4h5-2----0-2-|-2b4r(2)p0----------------|
|----------------------|-----------2--5b7r(5)--5--|
|----------------------|--------------------------|

|

| ~~~~~~ ~~ PM| ~~~~~~

| a E. E. S S Q. S S E a S E. E +Q Q

|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-5s7--7--7h8-5----3-5-|-5b7r(5)p3----3b5r(3)--3--|
|----------------------|-----------4--------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|

B5

W

|

/

PM| ~~~~~~

S S S S S S S S +H

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-----2---2-4-2-1-(1)----|
|-2s4---4----------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

+W

|

/

~~

         |---5---| |-3--|    |----5-----|

T T T T T T T T S S S T T T T T T S T T T T T T Q

|----------------------------9h10h12p10p9-/14-14-14-14-13-12-10-----|
|-------------------------10------------------------------------12--|
|--------7-9p8p7---7-9s11-------------------------------------------|
|--7-8-9---------9--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5

W +W

| |

/ /

\2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|--3---| |--3--| |-3--|

E. E. E E +Q. Q +E E E E E E E E E

|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19==(17)r===|==14---(14)-14-12-9-10-12-9-10-7-|

|----------------------------------|-(12)--(12)----------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Aadd6

W +W

| |

/ /

~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~

S E E. S S S +S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E. E S E.

|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10s12-10--7-10-9b10r(9)p7----9-7------|-----------------9---7---------|
|---------------------------10-----10-9-|--7-9b11r(9)-7---9---7---------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------9--------9-7h9--|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E5 G5

W W

| |

/ /

~~~~~ ~~~~~

H. Q H H

|--7----------9-----|-10-----------------|
|-10b12------12b14--|-13b15----15b17r====|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|

B5

W +W

| |

/ /

~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Q. E a H +W

|------------------------|---------|
|-14----14b15r(14)s12----|-(12)----|
|------------------------|---------|
|------------------------|---------|
|------------------------|---------|
|------------------------|---------|

4/4

Gtr I

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----15----|
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14----14-|
|-------17-------17-------|-17-------17-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

"All those dreams..."

7/8

E E E E E Q E E E E E Q

|--------------------|--------------------|
|-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
|----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

H.=H

4/4

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E W

|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------*|
|-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----14h15----|-14----*|
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14-------14-|-------*|
|-------17-------17-------|-17-------17----------------|-------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------*|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

- natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *

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