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-------|
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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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