Tom: Ebm
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Song: The Dying Illusion
Band: Candlemass
Album: Chapter VI
Tabbed by: TrollFaceJesus
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: Eb
The song begins with some light keyboards, before going into the intro riff (this
riff is very similar to the main riff used in the verses, but is just a little bit
different.)
Intro Riff (0:23)
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Intro [Part I] (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|----------------10----7-----7/10|----------------10----7-----7/10|
A|----------------8-8-8-5-5-5-5/8| |----------------8-----5-----5/8|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro [Part I] (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|----------------8-----5-----5h8| |7---------------8-----5-----5h8|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------| |----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro [Part II] (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|----------------10----7-----7/10|----------------10----7-----7/10|
A|----------------8-----5-----5-8| |----------------8-----5-----5/8|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0| 0---0 0----||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro [Part II] (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|-------------------------------| |----------------10----7-----7/10
A|7-7-------------8-----5-----5h8| |----------------8-----5-----5/8|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0 0----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse I (0:33)
==============
Riff 1a (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x8
D|----------------10----7-----7/10|
A|----------------8-----5-----5/8|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 1a (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x8
D|9---------------10----7-----7/10|
A|7---------------8-----5-----5/8|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . .
Pre-Chorus I (0:54)
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Riff 2a
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|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| On the 4th note in the second
G|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| x1 measure, only one guitar plays
D|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| the note as a pinch harmonic
