Assassin Of The Light

Candlemass

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Song: Assassin of the Light
Band: Candlemass
Album: Candlemass
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 solo.
Hopefully everything in here is accurate, and you guys find this tab to be helpful!
If you have any questions, comments, or corrections to point out, please feel free
to leave a message here, or to send me an email! :D



Tuning: D-Standard



Intro (0:00)
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Riff 1a

 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|9------------------------------| 9-/-12\-11------8--------------|
A|7---------------8--------------| 7-/-10\-9-------6--------------|
E|----------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
                                             .



Riff 1b

 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|9------------------------------| 9-/-12\-11------8-------8------|
A|7---------------8--------------| 7-/-10\-9-------6-------6------|
E|----------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
                                             .



Riff 1a x 1

Riff 1b x 1




Riff 1c
 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|9------------------------------| 9-/-12\-11------8--------------|
A|7---------------8--------------| 7-/-10\-9-------6--------------|
E|0---------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
                                             .



Riff 1d

 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|9------------------------------| 9-/-12\-11------8-------8------|
A|7---------------8--------------| 7-/-10\-9-------6-------6------|
E|0---------------6--------------|-----------(0)-----------------|
                                             .



Riff 1c x 1

Riff 1d x 1




Riff 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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
D|--------4-h-5-----------5-p-4--|--------4-h-5------------------|
A|2---------------3--------------| 2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2-------2-h-3--|




Verse I (0:53)
==============

Riff 3

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------|
A|2---------------2---3---5------|
E|0---------------0---1---3------|




Riff 4 (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------|
A|6------------------------------|
E|4---------------4-p-3---4-p-3--|


Riff 4 (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x2
D|----------------6-p-5---6-p-5--|
A|6------------------------------|
E|4------------------------------|




Riff 3 x 2

Riff 4 x 2

Riff 2 x 4




Verse II (1:24)
===============

Riff 3 x 2

Riff 4 x 2

Riff 3 x 2 

Riff 4 x 2




Riff 5

 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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
D|-------------------------------|----------------5-------5-\-4--|
A|--------4-h-5-----------5-p-4--|--------4-h-5---3-------3-\-2--|
E|2---------------3--------------| 2------------------------------|




Chorus I (1:54)
===============

Riff 6

 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|2---------------7--------------| 10------9---7---8-------7------|
E|0--------------(0)-------------| 8-------7---5---6-------5------|




Riff 7

 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|7-----------6------------------| 3-------0---2------------------|
E|--------8----------------------|-------------------------------|




Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1

Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1

Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1




Bridge I (2:25)
===============

Riff 8a

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 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|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




Riff 9a

 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|9------------------------------| 9-/-12\-11------8-------9------|
A|7---------------8--------------| 7-/-10\-9-------6-------7------|
E|----------------6--------------|------------0------------------|
                                             .



Riff 8b

 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|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|




Riff 9b

 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|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------4--------------| 4---3---2-------4---3---2---1--|
                                 .   .   .       .   .   .   .



Riff 8b x 1

Riff 9a x 1

Riff 8b x 1

Riff 9b x 1




Solo (2:58)
===========

Riff 10a

 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|-----------------9-------------|-------------------------------|
A|2----------------7-------------|-------------------------------|
E|0---------------(0)------------|-------------------------------|




Riff 10b

 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|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------0---3---2------|




Riff 10a x 1

Riff 10b x 1

Riff 10a x 1

Riff 10b x 1

Riff 10a x 1

Riff 10b x 1




Bridge II (3:29)
================

Riff 10a x 1




Riff 10c

 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|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




Riff 10a x 1

Riff 10c x 1

Riff 10a x 1

Riff 10c x 1

Riff 10a x 1

Riff 10c x 1

Riff 2 x 4




Verse III (4:16)
================

Riff 3 x 2

Riff 4 x 2

Riff 3 x 2

Riff 4 x 2

Riff 5 x 4




Chorus II (4:47)
================

Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1

Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1

Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1

Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 x 1




Ending (5:17)
=============

Riff 8a x 1




Riff 11a

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
D|---------------|---------------| 0---4---3---4--|---------------|
A|2--------------| 2--------------|---------------|2--------------|
E|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|----2---3---2--|




Riff 11b

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
D|---------------|---------------| 0---4---3---4--|---------------|
A|2--------------| 2-2------------|---------------|2---4---5---4--|
E|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|---------------|




Riff 11c

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
D|---------------|---------------| 0---4---3---4--|---------------|
A|2-2------------| 2-2------------|---------------|2--------------|
E|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|----2---3---2--|




Riff 11d

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
D|---------------|---------------| 0---4---3---4--|---------------|
A|2--------------| 2--------------|---------------|2---4---5---4--|
E|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|---------------|




Riff 11e

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
D|---------------|---------------| 0---4---3---4--|---------------|
A|2--------------| 2-2------------|---------------|2--------------|
E|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|----2---3---2--|




Riff 11f

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| x1
D|---------------|---------------| 0---4---3---4--|---------------|
A|2-2------------| 2-2------------|---------------|2---4---5---4--|
E|----2---3---2--|----2---3---2--|---------------|---------------|




Riff 11a x 1

Riff 11b x 1

After this riff, the song has faded away into silence.



And that's it!


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| v   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| •   mute note
| b   bend
| pb  pre-bend
| br  bend release
| pbr pre-bend release
| brb bend release bend