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-=[If I Ever Die - Candlemass]=-
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Song: If I Ever Die
Band: Candlemass
Album: Death, Magic, Doom
Tabbed by: TrollFaceJesus
E-mail: trollfacejesus@gmail.com
Hey everyone, this is my tab for this song, and I think it all sounds pretty
good. All of the rhythm sections in the song are here, but unfortunately I
didn't tab the solo. Hopefully you guys find this tab helpful and accurate,
and if you have any comments, questions, or mistakes to point out, please feel
free to leave a message here, or to send me an email! :D
Tuning: C#
Riff 1
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------| x2
|--2----------------------------------12--10--7---5--|
|--2----------------------------------12--10--7---5--|
|--0--0h7-0h7-0h7-5--0h7h8-0h8-0h8-7--10--8---5---3--|
Riff 2
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--4---7---5--4---2--5--| x2
|--4---7---5--4---2--5--|
|--2---5---3--2---0--3--|
|-----------------------|
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 3a
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--0h7-0h7-0h8-0h8-0h7-0h7-0h5-0h5--|
Riff 3b
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|--0h7-0h7-0h8-0h8-0h7-0h7-0h5-0h5--|
|-----------------------------------|
Riff 3a x 2
Riff 3b x 2
Riff 3a x 2
Riff 3b x 2
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/candlemass/342726.html ]
Riff 4
|------------------|
|------------------| x5 [Note: On the second
|------------------| time, one guitar plays
|------------------| the last note as a
|------------3-2v~-| harmonic.]
|--2-0-2-3-2-------|
Riff 5
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| x1
|--------------3-------------2--|
|--0-2-3--2-3----3-----------2--|
|------------------3--2-3-2--0--|
Riff 6
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| x1
|--------------5-4-3-2-2-3----|
|--------3-2-3----------------|
|--2-3-2-------------------1--|
Riff 7
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| x1
|--------------3---------------2--|
|--0-2-3--2-3----3----------------|
|------------------3--2-3-2--0----|
[Note: One guitar plays the last note as a harmonic.]
Riff 8a
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------------5/7/5---10--9--| x1
|--2---5-4---5/7/5---10--9--|
|--2---5-4---3/5/3---8---7--|
|--0---3-2------------------|
Riff 8b
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----------------10--9--| x2
|----------------10--9--|
|--------3/5/3---8---7--|
|--3-2------------------|
Riff 8c
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|----------------2---| x1
|----------------2---|
|--------3/5/3---0---|
|--3-2---------------|
Riff 9a
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------| x3
|--5---10-----------7--|
|--5---10---8-7-----7--|
|--3---8--------8---5--|
Riff 9b
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------| x1
|--5---10----------|
|--5---10---8-7----|
|--3---8--------8--|
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 3a x 2
Riff 3b x 2
Riff 3a x 2
Riff 3b x 2
Riff 3a x 2
Riff 3b x 2
Riff 4 x 5
And that's it!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| . Mute note
| * harmonic
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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