Candlemass - A Sorcerers Pledge Tab

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band - Candlemass
song - A Sorcerer's Pledge
album - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
composer - Leif Edling

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\ - slide down
# - pick slide
~ - bend string
. - palm mute

(intro)

  D                    
  A                    
  F            0       
  C        4       4   
  G    2               16x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                    
  F            0       
  C        4       4   
  G    2               8x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                0   
  F            5       
  C        2           
  G    0               3x
  D                    

(or, if you prefer, this...)

  D                    
  A                    
  F            5   4   
  C        2           
  G    0               
  D                    

(then...)

  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C        4           
  G    2           4   
  D            2       


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                0   
  F            5       
  C        2           
  G    0               3x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C        4           
  G    2           4   
  D            2       


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                    
  F            0       
  C        4       4   
  G    2               8x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                    
  F            0       
  C        4       4   
  G    2               8x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                0   
  F            5       
  C        2           
  G    0               3x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C        4           
  G    2           4   
  D            2       


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               


  D                    
  A                0   
  F            5       
  C        2           
  G    0               3x
  D                    


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C        4           
  G    2           4   
  D            2       


  D                    
  A                    
  F                    
  C            0       
  G        4       4   4x
  D    2               

            (distortion kicks in)

  D    0                     
  A    0                     
  F    0                     
  C    2        ##########   
  G    2        ##########   
  D    0        ##########   


  D                                         
  A                                         
  F                                         
  C                                         
  G        3   2              3   2         
  D    000   0   0 5~~    000   0   0 3 2   
                                            >4x

  D                                         
  A                                         
  F                                         
  C                                         
  G        3   2              3   2   3 5   
  D    000   0   0 5~~    000   0   0       


  D                                      
  A                                      
  F                                      
  C                                      4x
  G    0 22 2 2 3   0     0 22 2 2   0   
  D               0                3     

(verse A)

  D                                       
  A                                       
  F                                       
  C    4                        5  7  5   2x
  G    4                        5  7  5   
  D    2  222 222 222 222 222   3  5  3   
        ... ... ... ... ...

(verse B)       "He wants to live..."

  D                           
  A                           
  F    4                      
  C    4              5       
  G    2              5       
  D                   3       


  D                                      
  A                                      
  F                                      
  C                                      2x
  G    0 22 2 2 3   0     0 22 2 2   0   
  D               0                3     

(verse A)
(verse B)

  D                                      
  A                                      
  F                                      
  C                                      2x
  G    0 22 2 2 3   0     0 22 2 2   0   
  D               0                3     

(chorus)*    "Back in our time, goes the legend"

  D                                           
  A                                           
  F                          4                
  C    2                     4                
  G    2                     2                
  D    0                                      

        "Of a sorcerer so old"

  D                                           
  A                                           
  F    9                 4                    
  C    9                 4                    
  G    7                 2                    
  D                                           

        "Drank the blood of a virgin to be reborn"

  D                                                 
  A                                                 
  F    7                        5           ///\\\  
  C    7                        5           ///\\\  
  G    5                        3           ///\\\  
  D                                                 


  D                                         
  A                                         
  F                                         
  C                                         
  G        3   2              3   2         
  D    000   0   0 5~~    000   0   0 3 2   


  D                                         
  A                                         
  F                                         
  C                                         
  G        3   2              3   2   3 5   
  D    000   0   0 5~~    000   0   0       

    "Soon a tyrant will conquer"

  D                                   
  A                                   
  F                  4                
  C    2             4                
  G    2             2                
  D    0                              

        "So spoke the wise"

  D                                         
  A                                         
  F    9               4                    
  C    9               4                    
  G    7               2                    
  D                                         

        "Of the day when the sorcerer will rise"

  D                                               
  A                                               
  F    7                      5           ///\\\  
  C    7                      5           ///\\\  
  G    5                      3           ///\\\  
  D                                               


  D                                         
  A                                         
  F                                         
  C                                         
  G        3   2              3   2         
  D    000   0   0 5~~    000   0   0 3 2   
                                            >2x

  D                                         
  A                                         
  F                                         
  C                                         
  G        3   2              3   2   3 5   
  D    000   0   0 5~~    000   0   0       
(end chorus)
RISE!!!


  D                                      
  A                                      
  F                                      
  C                                      4x
  G    0 22 2 2 3   0     0 22 2 2   0   
  D               0                3     

(verse A)
(verse B)

  D                                      
  A                                      
  F                                      
  C                                      2x
  G    0 22 2 2 3   0     0 22 2 2   0   
  D               0                3     

(verse A)
(verse B)

  D                                      
  A                                      
  F                                      
  C                                      2x
  G    0 22 2 2 3   0     0 22 2 2   0   
  D               0                3     

(chorus)*
RISE!!!

(rest through the first few bars of the organ passage, then...)


  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  F                                                                       
  C    2                                                              3   
  G    2                                                              3   
  D    0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0  0 0 1   
     .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .  . . .
                                                                        >2x

  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  F                                                                
  C                                    2               3     5     
  G                                    2               3     5     
  D        1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 1     3     
         . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . .
    "A thousand years are gone..."

  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  F                                                                
  C    2                                                           
  G    2                                                           
  D    0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   
     .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .

        "Only the cry of a child..."

  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  F                                                          
  C        3                                                 
  G        3                                                 
  D    0 0 1   1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0   
     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . .


  D                            
  A                            
  F                            
  C                            
  G    3  0     3  0     3  0  
  D          1        1        

    "Backward goes time..."

  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  F                                                                
  C    2                                                           
  G    2                                                           
  D    0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   
     .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .

        "And nothing remains..."

  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  F                                                          
  C        3                                                 
  G        3                                                 
  D    0 0 1   1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0   
     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . .


  D                            
  A                            
  F                            
  C                            
  G    3  0     3  0     3  0  
  D          1        1        

(outro)

  D                                                     
  A                                                     
  F                                                     
  C            2   2 4 5  5 4~   5~  5 7 5 7~   7 9 7   
  G    4 2 4 5   5                                      
  D                                                     
(play through the fade out)

END

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