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Song: Psalms for the Dead
Band: Candlemass
Album: Psalms for the Dead


Hey everyone, this is my tab for this song, and I think it sounds pretty awesome.
All of the rhythm sections in the song are here, but I didn't tab out the solos.
Hopefully everything in here is accurate, and you guys find this tab to be helpful!
If you have any comments, questions, or corrections to point out, please feel free
to leave a message here, or to send me an email! :D


Tuning: C#


Riff 1a

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----0-----------2--------------| x1
D|--------4-------4---3----------| 2-------------------3----------|
A|2-------2-------2---1----------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|



Riff 1b

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|--------4-------4---3----------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2-------2---1----------|----------------2b==3br=2------|
E|0------------------------------| 3b==4br=3----------------------|



Riff 1a x 1

Riff 1b x 1



Riff 2a (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|--------0---------------3------|--------0----------------------|
B|----0-------0-------3-------3--|----0-------0------------------|
G|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|2------------------------------| 2------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 2a (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2---------------5--------------| 2------------------------------|
E|0---------------3--------------| 0------------------------------|



Riff 2b (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|--------0---------------3------|-------------------------------|
B|------------3-------3-------3--|--------0-------0--------------|
G|----2--------------------------|------------0------------------| x1
D|0------------------------------|----2--------------------------|
A|----------------3--------------| 2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 2b (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|0---------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------3--------------| 2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| 0------------------------------|



Riff 2a x 1



Riff 2c (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|--------0---------------3------|
B|------------3-------3-------3--|
G|----2--------------------------| x1
D|0------------------------------|
A|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|


Riff 2c (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------| x1
D|0---------------5--------------|
A|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|



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Riff 1b x 1

Riff 2a x 1

Riff 2b x 1

Riff 2a x 1

Riff 2c x 1



Riff 3

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x1
D|2------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|



Riff 4a

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|2-------2----------------------|----------------2--------------|
A|0-------0-------5-------5------| 3-------5-------0--------------|
E|----------------3-------3------| 1-------3----------------------|



Riff 4b (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|7---------------8--------------| 9------------------------------|
A|5---------------6--------------| 7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 4b (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|7---------------8--------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------6--------------| 2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| 0------------------------------|



Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4b x 1

Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4b x 1

Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4b x 1



Riff 4c

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|7---------------8-------8------| 9------------------------------|
A|5---------------6-------6------| 7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| 0------------------------------|



Riff 5a

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|----------------3---2---3------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------1--|
E|0---0---0---0------------------| 0---0---0---0---4-------3------|
 •   •   •   •                   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •



Riff 5b

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|----------------3---2---3------|----------------5-/-8---6------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------3-/-6---6------|
E|0---0---0---0------------------| 0---0---0---0------------------|
 •   •   •   •                   •   •   •   •



Riff 5a x 1

Riff 5b x 1

Riff 5a x 1

Riff 5b x 1

Riff 5a x 1

Riff 5b x 1

Riff 5a x 1

Riff 5b x 1

Riff 5a x 1

Riff 5b x 1

Riff 5a x 1

Riff 5b x 1

Riff 2a x 1

Riff 2b x 1

Riff 2a x 1

Riff 2b x 1

Riff 2a x 1

Riff 2b x 1

Riff 2a x 1

Riff 2c x 1

Riff 3 x 1

Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4b x 1

Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4b x 1

Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4b x 1

Riff 4a x 1

Riff 4c x 1



Riff 6a (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|9-----------9---12----------12-| 9---------------------------9--|
A|7-----------7---10----------10-| 7---------------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 6a (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-----------2---5-----------5--| 2---------------------------2--|
E|0-----------0---3-----------3--| 0---------------------------0--|



Riff 6b (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|7-------7---7---5-----------5--| 9------------------------------|
A|5-------5---5---3-----------3--| 7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 6b (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
D|7-------7---7---5-----------5--|-------------------------------|
A|5-------5---5---3-----------3--| 2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| 0------------------------------|



Riff 6a x 1

Riff 6b x 1


And that's it!


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| v   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| ·   mute note
| b   bend
| pb  pre-bend
| br  bend release
| pbr pre-bend release
| brb bend release bend