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/ Candlemass / Tales Of Creation (1989) / The Edge Of Heaven guitar tab

CANDLEMASS - THE EDGE OF HEAVEN
                         From the Album TALES OF CREATION
                         Copyright 1989 Music For Nations

                        Version 1.2 - January 1997

Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()
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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                         r - release      t - tap bend
ph - pinched harmonic                    ~ - vibrato bend
"  - tremelo note               () - ghost note, sustained note

Tuning: Eb(every string down half a step)

 let ring(acoustic, sounds like its being played with pick)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0---------------0-------------0-1-0------|
|-------0---0-----------0---0---------0-0---0---------2-------2----|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-----------2--|
|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2-0----------------|
|-0---------------0---------------0--------------------------------|

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

 let ring                                    these are ones and zeros not 10's
|--------------3------------2--||------0------010------3----------------||
|------3--------3-----------0--||------3-----1-1-1---3--3--------010----||
|-----5-5--------4--------0----||----2---2--2-------55---5\\----2---2---||
|---5----5---0----0-----2------||--0-------3-------55----5\\---2-----2--||
|-3--------2----------2--------||------------------5----------0---------||
|-------------------0----------||---------------------------------------||

  its a 1 and 3 not 13      appegrio
|-----0------010------3-------0---------|
|----13-----1-1-1---3--3------1---------|
|---2---2--2-------55---5\\---2---------|
|-0-------3-------55----5\\---2---------|
|-----------------5-----------0---------|
|---------------------------------------|
 Riff A
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------4---5---4-2-4-----------|
|--2---4---2-4-5-4-2---2-4-2---3---2-0-2-5-4---5-4-|
|--0---2---0-2-3-2-0---0-2---------------3-2---3-2-|

Play Riff A a total of four times

 Riff B
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------5---4-------4----------|
|-2--------2---4---3---2-------2---5---4--|
|-0--------0---2-------------------3---2--|

Play Riff B a total of two times

 Riff C
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| GTR I
|-7-------------------------------------|
|-5--------7--7--7----------------------|
|----------5--5--5--4-7-8-7-5-4-7-8-7-5-|
|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| GTR II
|-7---------------------ph--------ph----|
|-5--------7--7--7------3---------3-----|
|----------5--5--5--4-7---7-5-4-7---7-5-|

Play Riff C a total of two times
Play Riff A two times
Play Riff B two times
Play Riff C two times
Play Riff A two times

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

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

|-----3--------3------------2-0------|-----0------010------3-----------------|
|------3--------3---------0-0-0-0----|-----3-----1-1-1---3--3-----010--------|
|-------5--------4--------0-----0-0--|---2---2--2-------4----4\--2---2-------|
|---5----5---0----0-----2---------2--|-0-------3-------5--------2-----2------|
|-3--------2----------2--------------|-------------------------0-------------|
|-------------------0----------------|---------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------------|
|-5--------4-------------------------|-7-------10------5---------------------|
|-3--------2--------2----------------|-5-------8---------------7-------------|
|-------------------0----------------|-------------------------5-------------|

|-----0------010--3-----------------------|
|---13-31---1---1--3----------010---------|
|--2-----2-2-----2--4--45\---2---2--------|
|-0-------3-----------5-----2-----2-------|
|--------------------------0--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-----------------------|
|-7--------10-----5-----------------------|
|-5--------8---------------7---------slide|
|--------------------------5---------\\\\\|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7-9-10-10-9-7----7----------|
|-7-10-9-7-6-9-10-9-7-10-9-7-6-9-10-9-7-10-9-7---------------10---9-10-9-6-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------5-7-9--9-7~-5----5----------|
|-5-9--7-5-4-7-9--7-5-9--7-5-4-7-9--7-5-9--7-5---------------9~---7~-9-7-4-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7-9-10-10-9-7----7----------|
|-7-10-9-7-6-9-10-9-7-10-9-7-6-9-10-9-7-10-9-7---------------10---9-10-9-6-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------ph------------------|
|----------------------------------------------5-7-9--9--7~-5-ph--5-ph-------|
|-5-9--7-5-4-7-9--7-5-9--7-5-4-7-9--7-5-9--7-5----------------9~----7~-9-7-4-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff D(under solo)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------| At End of fourth time
|-----------------------------------------------| playing Riff D, it ends
|-9----9-7-5-4----4-2---------------------------| with an E5
|-7----7-5-3-2----2-0-5-7----9-10-9-9-7-5-7-5-4-|
|---------------------3-5----7-8--7-7-5-3-5-3-2-|

|-17bf~-17bf~-17-15h17p15-14h15p14-12----12-14\15-14~-----------------------
|-------------------------------------16--------------15bfrbf~-15bf~--------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 hard to tell what exactly is going on here, most likely this is close, this
 is a comment to the end of the measure
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-13h15p13-12h13p12---12-----------------------------------------------------
-------------------14--14-12h14p12-11h12p11---11---------------------11--11-
--------------------------------------------14--14-12h14p12-14p12h14---14---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|-------------------------------12h13p12-----------------------
-12p11h12~-\-|-----------ph------------12-14----------14-12----12-----------
-------------|-----------14~--12-14-16----------------------16----14--------
-------------|-14~-12------------------------------------------------15~----
-------------|--------15----------------------------------------------------

                                 hard to tell exactly what is happening
                               <--------------------------------------->
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------7-9-7-------7-9-10-9-7--7----------|
-14h15p14-12~--10h12p10-9~--7~--7-9-10-----10-9-10----------10-10-9-7~---|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------5h7h8~----------
-------------------------------------------------3h5h7-5h7h8----------------
-------ph-------------------------------------------------------------------
--9~-9-7--5h7p5-4~--4h5p4-2~-0h2p0------------2~----------------------------
-----------------------------------3-2-3~-3-5-------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            .

---------12~--15p14p12------------------|-12-14-15-15p14p12-20bf~(20)-19~---
-12h13h15-------------15p13p12h13-15bf~-|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------

                 not sure exactly what is happening here, till end of measure
-------20-19--------------------------------19------------------------------
-22bf~-------22--20h22p20-19h20p19--19h20h22--20h22p20-19h20p19--19h20h22p--
----------------------------------21---------------------------21-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------|
-20p19h20p19--19h20h22p20p19--19h20~-|
------------21--------------21-------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|

Play Riff A twice
Play Riff B twice
Play Riff C twice
Play Riff A and fade out.

Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()
For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;
               please contact Rich Broadhead at

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Candlemass albums
2005 Candlemass
1989 Tales Of Creation
1988 Ancient Dreams
1987 Nightfall
1986 Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Tales Of Creation tabs
01The Prophecy tabbass tab
02Dark Reflections tabbass tab
06Into The Unfathomed Tower tabbass tab
07The Edge Of Heaven tabbass tab

 

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