Candles Tab

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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author pajamagirl19 [a] 91.
2 contributors total, last edit on Dec 11, 2016
We have an official Candles tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Drop D tuning, capo on 4th fret
 
[INTRO]
Part 1 of intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0---------0---------0---------0---------------------------------------0----|
G|---0---------0---------0---------0-------------0---------0---------0---------------|
D|-5---5----7----7----4----4----5----5------0---------0---------0---------0----------|
A|-----------------------------------------3---3----3----3----2----2----2----2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
repeat once ^^
 
Part 2 of intro
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0--------0-------0--------0----------0-----------------0-------------|
D|---0-------0--------0--------0----------0--------0--------0--------0--------|
A|-0---0---0---0----0---0----0---0-------------------0------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7p5---5----5------5p2---2----2---2------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0------------------------------------0---------0---------------|
G|--------0---------0-------------0---------------------------0---------0----0--------|
D|----0--------0---------0-----0----0----0-------0-----------------------------0------|
A|------0---0-----0---------0----------0-----------------------------------0-----0----|
D|-2p0---------------------------------------7p5----5-5-2--------2--0-----------------|
 
 
[VERSE]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0---------0---------0---------0---------------------------------------0----|
G|---0---------0---------0---------0-------------0---------0---------0---------------|
D|-5---5----7----7----4----4----5----5------0---------0---------0---------0----------| x4
A|-----------------------------------------3---3----3----3----2----2----2----2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------|
D|---0--------0-------0--------0------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[CHORUS]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0--------0------|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0----------|
D|----0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2--------4--------4--------5---------5---------5--------5------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0---------3---------3----|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0----0-----0---0----|
D|----0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2--------4--------4--------5---------5---------5--------5------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0--------0------|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0----------|
D|----0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2--------4--------4--------5---------5---------5--------5------------|
 
e|-----------------------|  Each chord is held for a longer time here. Listen to the song
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|  and you'll pick it up.
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|--2--4--5--2--4--5-----|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l
D|----------------------------------------------------0-------0---0------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l
D|-------0---0---0-------------------0----------------0---0---0---0------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|l
D|-------0---0---0--------------------0--0---0----0---0---0---0---0--------|  x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
 
 
Go into part 1 of the intro/verse again
 
Then the chorus again
 
And all the bits after that
 
For the last [Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------0---------0--------0-----|
G|---0-------0--------0--------0--------0----------0---------0---------0---------|
D|-2---2---2---2----4---4----4---4----0---0-----0----0----0----0----0---0--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------3----------3---------3---------3----|
G|---0-------0--------0--------0--------0----0-----0----0----0----0----0---0-----|
D|-2---2---2---2----4---4----4---4----0---0-----0----0----0----0----0---0--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------0---------0--------0-----|
G|---0-------0--------0--------0--------0----------0---------0---------0---------|
D|-2---2---2---2----4---4----4---4----0---0-----0----0----0----0----0---0--------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
and last but not least
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l
D|----------------------------------------------------0-------0---0------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l
D|-------0---0---0-------------------0----------------0---0---0---0------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|l
D|-------0---0---0--------------------0--0---0----0---0---0---0---0--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------|l
D|-------0---0---0--------------------0--0---0----0------------------------|l
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---------------------------|l
 
Hope you like it!
 
 
************************************
 
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
 
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17 comments
jarsam16
not only is it in drop D, but the A string is tuned down a whole step to a G
+7
joshester
Great tab!! One more correction though at the end after it says "last but not least (original) :: [tab] e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l D|----------------------------------------------------0-------0---0------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1------------| G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l D|-------0---0---0-------------------0----------------0---0---0---0------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------|[/tab] Unless you have massive hands playing the 5 on the E and the 1 on the B is close to impossible, just play the 5 on the G and you should be golden! As such :: [tab]and last but not least e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|l D|----------------------------------------------------0-------0---0------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|l D|-------0---0---0-------------------0----------------0---0---0---0------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------|[/tab]
+5
TheLemonMan
stellar work, well done!
+3