Candlemass - Ancient Dreams

CANDLEMASS - ANCIENT DREAMS
From the Album ANCIENT DREAMS
Copyright 1988 Active Records

Version 1.0 - March 1997

Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()
Intro, Riff A, Riff B by Thomas(phl@gemini.ektf.hu)
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
- slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
X - percussion note f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
ph - pinched harmonic ~ - vibrato bend
sp - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tuning: Eb(every string down half a step)

Intro 1:(play twice)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| GTR I and GTR II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------/5--4--2--0--2--4--5-|
|--2--1--2--4--5--4--2--1--2----------------------|

Intro 2:(both guitars)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4--5--4--2--2--0--2--4--4--5--4--2-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5--4--2--1--2--4--5--4--2--1--2-|

Riff A(both guitars)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----(2)--------------------------2----(2)--------------------------|
|-0---4-5-7---5-7-8-7-5-8-7-8-7---5-0---4-5-7---5-7-8-7-5-8-7-8-7---5-|

Play Riff A a total of 2 times

Riff B(both guitars)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----(2)--------------------------2----(2)--------------------------|
|-0---4-5-7---5-7-8-7-5-8-7-8-7---5-0---4-5-7---5-7-8-7-5-8-7-8-7-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff C(both guitars)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----4-5-7---5-7-8-7-5-8-7-8-7---------4-5-7---5-7-8-7-5-8-7-8-7-----|
|-/5-------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
_________ ______
Riff D(both guitars) | 1. | 2.
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------------------4------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------5--7--9---4-2--------2-1-------------|-----------|
|--/7---8-7-5-7-7---3--5--7---2-----0--3------3--2-3p0-2-|----2------|
.
Play Riff A twice
Play Riff B
Play Riff C
Play Riff D

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| GTR I
|----------------------------------|
|-9--8--9--11--12--11--9--8--9~----|
|----------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------ph---| GTR II
|-7--6--7--9---11--9----7--6--7~---|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

Riff E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------7-6----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-6-7-6-4-3-4-5-4-5--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-4-5-4-2-1-2-----3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff E a total of four times

Riff F
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-2---2-4-5---4-2-1---2-2/4-2-~--|
|--------------------------------|

Play Riff F a total of four times

Riff G(play twice)
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------5--|
|-2---4-5-4---2-4-5-7-9-10-9---7-9-5-4-2-4-3--|
|-0---2-3-2---0-2-3-5-7-8--7---5-7-3-2-0-2----|

Play Riff A twice
Play Riff B
Play Riff C
Play Riff E 4 times
start to fade out and play Riff E 4 more times

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