Candlebox "Understanding" From the album "Lucy" Tabbed by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu) Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e) Symbols used: ============= 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 a little 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, -Joe