Candlemass - Assassin of the light
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Song: Assassin of the Light
Band: Candlemass
Album: Candlemass
Tabbed by: TrollFaceJesus
E-mail: trollfacejesus@gmail.com
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 solo.
Hopefully everything in here is accurate, and you guys find this tab to be helpful!
If you have any questions, comments, or corrections to point out, please feel free
to leave a message here, or to send me an email! :D
Tuning: D-Standard
Intro (0:00)
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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
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|9------------------------------|9-/-12\-11------8--------------|
|7---------------8--------------|7-/-10\-9-------6--------------|
|----------------6--------------|-----------(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
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|9------------------------------|9-/-12\-11------8-------8------|
|7---------------8--------------|7-/-10\-9-------6-------6------|
|----------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
.
Riff 1a x 1
Riff 1b x 1
Riff 1c
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|9------------------------------|9-/-12\-11------8--------------|
|7---------------8--------------|7-/-10\-9-------6--------------|
|0---------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
.
Riff 1d
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|9------------------------------|9-/-12\-11------8-------8------|
|7---------------8--------------|7-/-10\-9-------6-------6------|
|0---------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
.
Riff 1c x 1
Riff 1d x 1
Riff 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
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
|--------4-h-5-----------5-p-4--|--------4-h-5------------------|
|2---------------3--------------|2------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------2-------2-h-3--|
Verse I (0:53)
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Riff 3
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| x2
|-------------------------------|
|2---------------2---3---5------|
|0---------------0---1---3------|
Riff 4 (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| x2
|-------------------------------|
|6------------------------------|
|4---------------4-p-3---4-p-3--|
Riff 4 (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| x2
|----------------6-p-5---6-p-5--|
|6------------------------------|
|4------------------------------|
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 2 x 4
Verse II (1:24)
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Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
|-------------------------------|----------------5-------5-\-4--|
|--------4-h-5-----------5-p-4--|--------4-h-5---3-------3-\-2--|
|2---------------3--------------|2------------------------------|
Chorus I (1:54)
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Riff 6
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|2---------------7--------------|10------9---7---8-------7------|
|0--------------(0)-------------|8-------7---5---6-------5------|
Riff 7
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|7-----------6------------------|3-------0---2------------------|
|--------8----------------------|-------------------------------|
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Bridge I (2:25)
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Riff 8a
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Riff 9a
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|9------------------------------|9-/-12\-11------8-------9------|
|7---------------8--------------|7-/-10\-9-------6-------7------|
|----------------6--------------|------------0------------------|
.
Riff 8b
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Riff 9b
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------4--------------|4---3---2-------4---3---2---1--|
. . . . . . .
Riff 8b x 1
Riff 9a x 1
Riff 8b x 1
Riff 9b x 1
Solo (2:58)
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Riff 10a
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-----------------9-------------|-------------------------------|
|2----------------7-------------|-------------------------------|
|0---------------(0)------------|-------------------------------|
Riff 10b
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------0---3---2------|
Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10b x 1
Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10b x 1
Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10b x 1
Bridge II (3:29)
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Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10c
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10c x 1
Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10c x 1
Riff 10a x 1
Riff 10c x 1
Riff 2 x 4
Verse III (4:16)
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Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5 x 4
Chorus II (4:47)
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Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Ending (5:17)
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Riff 8a x 1
Riff 11a
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
|---------------|---------------|0---4---3---4--|---------------|
|2--------------|2--------------|---------------|2--------------|
|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|----2---3---2--|
Riff 11b
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
|---------------|---------------|0---4---3---4--|---------------|
|2--------------|2-2------------|---------------|2---4---5---4--|
|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|---------------|
Riff 11c
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
|---------------|---------------|0---4---3---4--|---------------|
|2-2------------|2-2------------|---------------|2--------------|
|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|----2---3---2--|
Riff 11d
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
|---------------|---------------|0---4---3---4--|---------------|
|2--------------|2--------------|---------------|2---4---5---4--|
|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|---------------|
Riff 11e
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
|---------------|---------------|0---4---3---4--|---------------|
|2--------------|2-2------------|---------------|2--------------|
|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|----2---3---2--|
Riff 11f
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
|---------------|---------------|0---4---3---4--|---------------|
|2-2------------|2-2------------|---------------|2---4---5---4--|
|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|---------------|
Riff 11a x 1
Riff 11b x 1
After this riff, the song has faded away into silence.
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
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