CANDLEMASS - THE TALE OF CREATION

                         From the Album TALES OF CREATION

                         Copyright 1989 Music For Nations



                        Version 2.0 - October 1997



First Transcription by: TALAL DAGHESTANI

Corrections and Additions by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()

For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;

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               or Talal at najwa@rss.gov.jo



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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to

\  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato

h  - hammer on                  b  - bend

p  - pull off                        Suffixes for bend

t  - tap with finger                     f   - full bend    h - half bend

*  - see comment                         fh  - bend 1.5 steps

ph - pinched harmonic                    ~   - vibrato bend

                                         (#) - pick # while in bend



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



RIFF A

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

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

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

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

|-2-2--7\6--3--6\5--3----------|

|-0-0--5\4--1--4\3--1----------|

  . .



PLAY RIFF A 10 TIMES



RIFF B(bass notes doubled by synth)

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

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

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

|--------10-9-10-9-----------|

|-7-9-10-8--7-8--7-----------|

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



PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF A 8 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES



RIFF C(doubled by synth)

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

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

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

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

|------/9-10-9-10-9-------------|

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



PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES



RIFF D(doubled by synth)

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

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

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

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

|-----/7-8-7-8-7----------------|

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



PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES



RIFF E

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

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

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

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

|-2---7-6---10-9-10-9-7-6-3-2-3----|

|-0---5-4---8--7-8--7-5-4-1-0-1----|



PLAY RIFF E 4 TIMES



PLAY RIFF A 10 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF E 4 TIMES



Riffs under solo



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

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

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

|------------------------------| x4

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

|--5-6-\1-/4-------------------|



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

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

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

|------------------------------| x2

|--5-6-\1-/4-------------------|

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



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

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

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

|------------------------------| x2

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

|--5-6-\1-/4-------------------|



end of riffs under solo



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

|---------------------------------|-----10--8h10p8h10p8--------------------|

|----5-4h5p4h5p4---3--------------|--10-----------------10-8---------------|

|--7-------------7---3------------|--------------------------10--6~--------|

|-----------------------5~--------|----------------------------------------|

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





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

|---------------------------------|-----10--8h10p8h10p8--------------------|

|----5-4h5p4h5p4---3--------------|--10-----------------10-8----7bh~-------|

|--7-------------7---3------------|--------------------------10------------|

|-----------------------5~--------|----------------------------------------|

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



                        /--not a 100, but sure damn close!!! --\----|

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

|---------------------|-----------------------8h9h11p9p8---8bh~-----|

|-7bf~(7)-9~---9-7-10-|-----------------7h8h10----------h10---------|

|---------------------|-------7h8h10p8p7----------------------------|

|---------------------|-7h8h10--------------------------------------|

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



|-------t----t----t--------------------|---------------------|

|*15bf-(20)-(18)-(16)-16bf-13bf~-13bf~-|---------------------|

|--------------------------------------|-14h16p14-14-13~-----|

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

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

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

* bend 15 up to 17 and tap 22,20,18 while bent



|-t17p13p12p10-t17p13p12p10-t17p13p12p10-t17p13p12p10-t18p15p13p11-|

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

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

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

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

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



-t18p15p13p11-t18p15p13p11-t18p15p13p11-t13p10p8p6-t13p10p8p6-t13p10p8p6-|

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

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

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

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

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



-t13p10p8p6-t21p18p16p14-t21p18p16p14-t21p18p16p14-t21p18p16p14-|

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

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

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

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

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



                            t                     *whammy a step up

|-20bf~-20-17-20bfh~-20-17-*20bf-p17---------------19------------|

|-------------------------------------18-20-22-18--19------------|

|--------------------------------------------------harmonics-----|

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

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

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

*tap 20th fret with finger and bend note while tapped up 1 step.  Then

release the tap while having a finger position at the 17th fret, but make

sure when you release the tap finger you also release the bend.

*whammy part, not



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sounds close





|----8-7h8p7h8p7----6-------------|----15bf-15----------------------|

|-10-------------10---------------|-18---------18-16----------------|

|---------------------10-7--------|------------------*17bfh~--------|

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

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

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

* use whammy bar for bend and vibrato



|----8-7h8p7h8p7----6-------------|----15bf-15----21bf-21-19-21bf~--|

|-10-------------10---------------|-18---------18-------------------|

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

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

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

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



PLAY RIFF A 10 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF A 8 TIMES

PLAY RIFF B 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF C 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF D 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF E 4 TIMES



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

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

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

|----------------------------------------| GUITAR 1 KEEPS PLAYING

|----------------------------------------| THIS TILL IT FADES OUT

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



Guitar 2

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

|------------5-3-5-3h5p3-----|

|-5-4-5-2-1--------------4~--|

|----------------------------| x8

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

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



Guitar 3

|-12-10-12------------13bf-13-13bf-13-12--|

|----------13(*13bf~)---------------------|

|-----------------------------------------| x5

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

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

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

* pull note up a full step and vibrato with whammy bar



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