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/    The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be    /

/                     used for private use and studying                     /

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                     CANDLEMASS - THE BELLS OF ACHERON

                     From the Album ANCIENT DREAMS

                     Copyright 1988 - MUSIC FOR NATIONS

                     Version 1.0 - (JAN. - 2001)

 

Transcribed by: RENE C

 

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

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Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It:

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..  - palm mute          /  - slide up to

 \  - slide down to      ~  - vibrato

 h  - hammer on          b  - bend

 p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend

                          ph - pinch harmonic

                           f - full bend    h - half bend

*  - see comment           r - release      t - tap bend

X  - percussion mute       ~ - vibrato bend

@  - slight palm mute     () - ghost note, sustained note

 

Tune Gtr to Eb

 

 

Riff A

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--|Gtr

|-2-------------2-------------2---------------------2-------------3--| I

|-2---3-2-------2---3-2-------2---3-2------END WITH-2---3-2-------1--|

|-0-------3-2---0-------3-2---0-------3-2-----------0-------3-2------|

|                                                                    |

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--|Gtr

|-2---5-4-------2---5-4-------2---5-4------END WITH-2---5-4-------3--| II

|-2-------5-4---2-------5-4---2-------5-4-----------2-------5-4---1--|

|-0-------------0-------------0---------------------0----------------|

 

Riff B

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|-2---2---2---2---2-3----2---2---2---2---2-3-----|

|-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-4-0-1----0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-1-----|

|---3---3---3---2----------3---3---3---3---------|

 

Riff C                                                                   

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------4--5---4--5---------------------4--5---4--5----|

|---------------------4--5---4--5---------------------4--5---4--5----|

|---------------------2--3---2--3---------------------2--3---2--3----|

|-2222-3333-2222-3333-------------2222-3333-2222-3333----------------|

 

Riff D

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-4------5---7---5---4-------------|

|-4------5---7---5---4---5---4-----|

|-2------3---5---3---2---5---4-----|

|------------------------3---2-----|

 

Riff E

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|-222-333-222-333-222-555-444-555-444-555-----|

|---------------------------------------------|

|                                             |

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|-444-555-444-555-444-777-666-777-666-777-----|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

 

Riff F

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|2222-3333-2222-3333-2222-----------3333-2222----|

|-------------------------5555-3333--------------|

 

Riff G

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|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

|-2----------------------------|

|-2-------2-----2-1------------|

|-0-3-2-3---3-2-----3-2-3------|