Candlebox
"Understanding"
From the album "Lucy"
Tabbed by Joe Costello (jcostello86@gmail.com)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Symbols used:
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
9b(11) = bend 9th fret to the pitch of the 11th
v = vibrato
Intro: Riff 1
(Clean tone, let all notes ring)
(8x)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----|--------------------0------|
G|---------5-------------5--|---------5-------------5--*|
D|------0-----0----0--------|------0-----0----0--------*|
A|---5----------5-----------|---5----------5------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Fill 1: (at 0:36, let all notes ring again)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------2-------------|
D|-------4------------------|
A|---2----------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse 1:
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----|--------------------0------|
G|---------5-------------5--|---------5-------------5---|
D|------0-----0----0--------|------0-----0----0---------|
A|---5----------5-----------|---5----------5------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------2---------------|
G|------------2-------------|--------------2------------|
D|-------4------------------|------4----------4---------|
A|---2----------------------|---2----------------2------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----|--------------------0------|
G|---------5-------------5--|---------5-------------5---|
D|------0-----0----0--------|------0-----0----0---------|
A|---5----------5-----------|---5----------5------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---2---2---2---2-----------|
G|------------2-------------|---2---2---2---2-----------|
D|-------4------------------|---4---4---4---4-----------|
A|---2----------------------|---2---2---2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----|--------------------0------|
G|---------5-------------5--|---------5-------------5---|
D|------0-----0----0--------|------0-----0----0---------|
A|---5----------5-----------|---5----------5------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------2---------------|
G|------------2-------------|--------------2------------|
D|-------4------------------|------4----------4---------|
A|---2----------------------|---2----------------2------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----|--------------------0------|
G|---------5-------------5--|---------5-------------5---|
D|------0-----0----0--------|------0-----0----0---------|
A|---5----------5-----------|---5----------5------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------2---------------|
G|------------2-------------|--------------2------------|
D|-------4------------------|------4----------4---------|
A|---2----------------------|---2----------------2------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
*Turn up volume and add alittle (x02210@1)distortion on the last measure.
Chorus: Riff 2
(with distortion, strumming pattern not exactly shown)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
A|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1--1---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------7------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----8---8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--9------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----8---8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--9------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----6---6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--7--(hold this chord)-----------------|
Verse 2: Follows the same pattern as Verse 1, except the fills are different.
Play Riff 1 twice, then play the following fills.
Fill 2: (at 1:48)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---2h3p2-------------------|
G|------------2-------------|----------2----------------|
D|-------4------------------|-------------2-------------|
A|---2----------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Fill 3: (at 1:58)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---2---2---2---2-----------|
G|------------2-------------|---2---2---2---2-----------|
D|-------4------------------|---4---4---4---4-----------|
A|---2----------------------|---2---2---2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Fill 4: (at 2:08)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---2h3p2-------------------|
G|------------2-------------|----------2----------------|
D|-------4------------------|-------------2h4-----------|
A|---2----------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Fill 5: (at 2:18)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------2---------------|
G|------------2-------------|--------------2------------|
D|-------4------------------|------4----------4---------|
A|---2----------------------|---2----------------2------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
*Once again, turn up the volume here
Chorus 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
A|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1--1---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8--8---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
A|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8--8---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--6---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
A|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1--1---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------7------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----8---8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--9------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----8---8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--9------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----6---6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--7--(hold this chord)-----------------|
Interlude: Riff 3
(Clean tone)
(2x)
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---2h3p2-------------------------------|---2h3p2-------------------------------|
G|----------2---------------2-----2------|----------2-------2h4-------4-----4----|
D|-------------2--2h4--------------------|-------------2h4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------2-----2-----2---|-------------------------2-----2----2--|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bridge: Play Fill 1 (4x), getting progressively louder
The 3rd chorus is the same as the 2nd, for the rythym guitar. And that's it for the rythym.
Over the last chorus the lead plays something like this. I don't know the exact pattern of notes
but improvise with this and it should work. Listen to the song to get the timing of the lead.
e|---7----------------7---------------7---------------7----------------------------------|--------|
B|------10p7-------------10p7------------10p7------------10p7----------------------------|--------|
G|-----------9b(11)-----------9b(11)----------9b(11)----------9b(11)--9b(11)--9--7-------|-(rest)-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------9v---|--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
e|----------7h10p7--------7h10p7--------7h10p7--------7h10p7-----------------------------|--------|
B|-----------------7h10p7--------7h10p7--------7h10p7--------7h10p7-7h10p7-7-------------|--------|
G|---9b(11)------------------------------------------------------------------9-7---7-----|-(rest)-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---9-7-|--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
e|-------------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
B|---7--10p7-----7-10b(12)--7h10p7-------------------10p7-----------------7-10----7---------------|
G|------------9--------------------9b(11)---9b(11)--------9-7---7--9b(11)------9----9b(11)--9-7---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------9-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------7------------|-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------10--7-10b(12)----10---------|-------|
G|---9-9--7-----7-------9--7-----7--------9-9--7----7--9b(11)---------------------9-7-----|-------|
D|-----------9-----9-7--------9-----9-7----------9------------------------------------9v--|--9v*--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
* = hold this note while turning the volume up and down. After a while, fade out.
And that's it. Any comments or questions, e-mail me.
Take it easy,
