Candlebox - "Rain"
From their Debut Album (1994)
Standard tuning
tabbed by jjhand for ultimate-guitar.com

For this song have overdrive on your amp and keep the guitar volume low
to keep the sound clean until you get to the faster part. Its an excellent
blues rock song, so please rate or comment. Thanks



Intro - v is a upstroke (hi to low strings)
   V
e|-7---------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
B|-7---------------|---10-----10----10-12-12b14~~|--10-12-12-12p10--12p10-|
G|-7------7-9-9b11___\----11-----11--------------|----------------11------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
A|-9__\------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
E|-7__\------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
   slide after 1 beat

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-11~~--9\7--6------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|





Slow Verse Riff - accent the high strings on beats 2 & 4

  V        Bm7          Am7        
|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|
|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|
|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|
|-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------|-7---------7---------|
|-9---------9---------|-7---------7---------|-9---------9---------|
|-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------|-7---------7---------|


Ending 1:                               Ending 2:
|-5----5----7--7------------------|    |-5----5----5----5-----|
|-5----5-------7------------------|    |-5----5----5-------5--|
|-5----5----------9b11r9-7-9-7----|    |-5----5----5-------5--|
|-5----------------------------9~-|    |-5---------5----------|
|-7-------------------------------|    |-7---------7----------|
|-5-------------------------------|    |-5---------5----------|



Bridge 1
   Gmaj7                       F#7
e|---------------------------|---------------7--------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------7--------------|
G|------11--------11-----11--|-------9~~--------9b11r9-7----|
D|----9---------9------------|----8----------------------9--|
A|-10--------10-------10-----|-9----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
   

(0:55) Return to Verse
|-------------7-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------7-----------------|-----------------|
|-7~------------9b11r9-7-9b11r9___b11-----b11~~~~-|
|------9\-----------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|



Play Verse Again




(1:41) Bridge 2
   Gmaj7                       F#7   * roll volume to max
e|---------------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------|
G|------11--------11-----11--|-------9~~--------|
D|----9---------9------------|----8-------------|
A|-10--------10-------10-----|-9-------------9\-|
E|---------------------------|---------------9\-|

|-----7---7-7-7--------|-----------------------|-7----7---7-7-7------|
|-----7---7-7-7--------|------5----5h7----7~~--|-7----7---7-7-7------|
|-----7---7-7-7--------|------5----5h7----7~~--|-7----7---7-7-7------|
|-9--------------9-----|-7---------------------|-9--------------9----|
|-9--------------9-----|-7---------------------|-9--------------9--8-|
|-7--------------7--6--|-5---------------------|-7--------------7--6-|

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





(1:56) Faster Presolo- play 2x
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------4--4------4-|------4-------4--|-----4--4-----2--|-----4--4----2---|
D|------4--4------4-|------4-------4--|-----4--4-----2--|-----4--4----2---|
A|-2--2------2--2---|-2--2----2--2----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

End with G5, F#5, E5 chords




Solo 1 (2:32) - back to slow tempo, but fast runs here!
e|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9~~--7~~\---7------|---------------------------------------------7------|
D|-------------9----7-|----------------------------------------7-----9p7h9-|
A|----------------9---|-7b8r7~\------7-7b8r----------7-7b8r-----7b8r-------|
E|--------------------|----------7-10------10p7--7-10------10p7------------|

|---------------------------------------7----|
|-----------------------------7-----------10-|
|-9b10r9p7-9-7-------9b10r9p7-7-----9b11-----|
|-------------9-7\--------------9p7----------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7-10--7----7h10p7-7h10-7h10-7h10--|
|-9b10r9p7-9-7------9b10r9~-----9--9b11------9----9----9----9-|
|-------------9p7---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-------------7--7p10-7-------7~----------------------|
|--9b11-7---9-7-7-9------9b11-9-7~-7--7---------7-------|
|--------9-7------------------------9--9p7-x-7h9--9-7h9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------10--b13r12p10---|
|-----------------------------10--12--------------10-|
|----------------7-----7/9-11------------------------|
|-----------------9-7h9------------------------------|
|-8-8~p7-------7-------------------------------------|
|-------10p7-10--------------------------------------|

|-12-10---------------------------------|---------------|
|------10b12r10-------------------------|---------------|
|--------------11-9-7-10-9-7-9-7-----7~-|-x\------------|
|--------------------------------9-7----|-x\------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------|





Funky Riff (3:03-3:31) - lower volume knob again

play 3x                            Ending (rhythm varies)
|-------7-7-----------7----7-7-|  |-------7-7------7--7-7-7-7-|
|-------7-7-----------7h9--9-9-|  |-------7-7------9--9-9-9-9-|
|-------7-7-----------7h9--9-9-|  |-------7-7------9--9-9-9-9-|
|-------7-7--------------------|  |-------7-7-----------------|
|------------------------------|  |---------------------------|
|-7--7--------7--7--7----------|  |-7--7--------7-------------|


End of Funky Riff
play 4x                         play 4x with full volume
|------------7------7-7-7-|   |---------------------------|
|---------9--7------7-7-7-|   |---------------------------|
|---------9--7------7-7-7-|   |-----------9--9--9--9\7----|
|-------------------------|   |-9---9-9---9--9--9--9\7----|
|-------------------------|   |-9---9-9---7--7--7--7\5----|
|-7--7--------------------|   |-7---7-7-------------------|
"Move it on"...      down the line"




(3:51) Play Funky Riff Again


(4:09) Play End of Funky Riff - get more distorted here




(4:28) Solo 2 - 

|-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9--9~--------|
|-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9--9~----0-0-|
|-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9--9~--------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|

|-7--7h10p7--7---------7h10p7--7--------|
|----------10--10b12~--------10--10b12~-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|-7h10p7--7------7-10----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------10-10b12---------------------------|---------7-9~-7-7-9---7-7-9---7-|
|--------------------10p9p7-10p9p7-9b10r9p7|-9-9-7---7-9~-7-7-9---7-7-9---7-|
|------------------------------------------|-------9------------9-------9---|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-9p7---7-9-9p7---7---------------|-------------------7---7--7--|
|-9p7---7-9-9p7---7---------------|-------------------7---7--7--|
|-----9---------9---9-7-----------|-----------7-9-7--9----------|
|-----------------------9-7b8r7---|-----5/7-9-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5h7-------------------------|

                                       { play 7x }
|------------------------------|--------7h10p7-----------------|
|-------------------7--7--7-7--|-10b12--------10---------------|
|-------------------7--7--7-7--|-------------------------------|
|-----------7-9-7--------------|-------------------------------|
|-----5/7-9--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-5h7--------------------------|-------------------------------|


|-12b14--12-10-12-10----12-10-----------|--------------------------|
|--------------------12-------12-10-----|-7-7--------7----9b10r9p7-|
|-----------------------------------11\-|-7-7--------7----9b10r9p7-|
|---------------------------------------|------9p7-9---------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|


|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-9p7---9b10r9p7-7-7---9b10r9p7-|-9-7--9b10r9p7-9-9b10r9p7------------|
|-9p7---9b10r9p7-7-7---9b10r9p7-|-9-7--9b10r9p7-9-9b10r9p7---9b10r9p7-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------9----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|--------------7-7----------7--------------|-------------------|
|-9p7---7-7--------10b12~~---10-7----------|-7~~---------------|
|-9p7---7-9b11-------------------9b10r9p7--|-7~~-----hold out--|
|-----9----------------------------------9-|-------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------|


Resume Funky part (5:10)
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----9p7-9-9b10r9--7-9-9~----7~---|
|-9p7---7------------------------7-|-9p7-----------------------9------|
|-----9---9-8-7---7----------7-9---|----------------------------------|
|--------------10----10p7-10-------|----------------------------------|

"gonna lay your hat today?    I said, what you gonna do..."


|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------7-----------|-------------------------------|
|--------9-7-----------|---9--7---9--7------9--7-----9-|
|--9p7-9---------------|-9-------------9p7-------9p7---|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
"where you gonna go and spend you time to be? Baby ..."

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-7------9b10r9p7-9p7---7--------|
|----9p7--------------9----7---7-|
|----------------------------9---|
|--------------------------------|
  "where you gonna go when I set you free, I said"


(5:21) Play End of Funky Riff Again



(5:39) play this 3x           (5:45)
|-----------------------|    |-7~-7~-----------------------|
|-7---7-7---7-9~--9~----|    |----7~--9-9b10r9~-7h9--7-7~--|
|-7---7-7---7-9~--9~----|    |--------9-9b10r9~-7h9--7-7~--|
|-----------------------|    |-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|    |-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|    |-----------------------------|
 "baby       I said baby"     "Ba - ya - yay -by ..."


  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-7---------9-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---------7-|
  |-7---------9-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---------7-|
  |-----9p7-9-------9p7-9---|-----9p7-9-------9p7-9---|  
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
"down the line, take your time ... pack your bags & go today mama"


(5:52)
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9b10r9~-7-9-9---7-9-9-7-9-7-9---|-7-9-10---9---7h9-7---------|
|-9b10r9~-7-9-9---7-9-9-7-9-7-9---|-7-9----9-----7h9-7---------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------7h9-7-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
"what you gonna do, who you gonna see ..."


|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------9-7---|------------------7--------------|
|----------11------------9-7---|-9b10r9-7-9-9-7---7---7----------|
|-/9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9p7-------|----------------9---9---9-7h9--9-|
|-/9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|--------------------------7h9--9-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|


(6:02)
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------9--9--9p7---7----|
|---------------------7-----------|-----7---9--9--9p7---7----|
|-7h9---9-9---9-9---7---7-9-9---9-|-7h9-9-9------------------|
|-7h9---9-9---9-9---------9-9---9-|-7h9---9------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
"I said baby ..."


|------------------------7h10p7-----------|----------------------------|
|-9b10r9p7-9p7-------7h10-----------------|--7---7---------------------|
|-9b10r9p7-9p7---9b11----------9b10r9p7---|--7---7-----7--7------------|
|--------------------------------------9--|----9---9---7--7-------7----|
|-----------------------------------------|----------9-------7h9----9--|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|


(6:09)
|----------------------------x-7-x-|-10-x-10p7p0-10p7p0-------------|
|-------------------x-7-x-10-------|--------------------10-10----7--|
|-x-x-------x-7-x-9----------------|---------------------9--9--9-7--|
|-x-x-7----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------x-9------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Where you gonna go, who you gonna see when you lay your hat down tight"


|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------10--10--7---9p7--|---------------------------7---7-7-|
|-9___p7-9p7---9---9---7---9p7--|---------------------------7---7-7-|
|------------9------------------|-7h9-9-9-9---7h9-7---7---7---------|
|-------------------------------|-----------9-7h9---9---9-----------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
"Move it on..."


|-------------------------------|------9------10---x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7--7--10--10--10--10--|-10---10--10-10---x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7--7--9---9---9---9---|-7h9------9-------x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7--7------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"Move it on..."



(6:22) play 8x with ad libs
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------------9--9--9--9\7---|
|-7h9--9-9----9--9--9--9\7---|
|-7h9--9-9----7--7--7--7\5---|
|-7----7-7-------------------|
"gotta take it,       yeah take it..."




Ending (6:39) - played freely, no rhythm
|-----------------------------7------------------------|
|-----------7--7~---------------10---------------------|
|-----------7--7~--7-9-9b11~-------9b10r9-7-9-7~-------|
|-9----------------------------------------------9p7---|
|-9--------------------------------------------------9-|
|-7----------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------7---------7-10-12b14r12-12-10-12-10----|
|-----------------------------7---7-10b12---------------------------12-|
|-----------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7-9---9--------------------------------------------|
|-8p7p5-8p7p5--7h8h9---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-12-10---------------------------------|
|-------12-10\7~~~~~~-------------------|
|-----------------------9b11r9-7b8~-----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|



KEY
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| b  bend string
| r  release bent string
| ~  vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x  Mute note
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