 Pain of Salvation - "Song For The Innocent" Guitar Tab
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SONG FOR THE INNOCENT
As recorded by Pain of Salvation
(From the 2000 Album THE PERFECT ELEMENT, PART I)
Version 1.0 - JANUARY 2002
Words and Music by Daniel Gildenlow
Transcribed by Andrea Narciso <metal76@inwind.it>
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* Spirits of the Land - the Italian Pain Of Salvation Fanclub *
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B5 Aadd6 E5 G5
x 2 4 4 x x x 0 4 2 x x 0 2 2 x x x 3 5 5 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Harmony guitar'
Q=98
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E Q. +W E E E E E Q. +W
||-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------||
||o-14-------------14----|-(14)--------|-14-------------15----|-(15)----o||
||-----14----14----------|-------------|----14----14----------|----------||
||--------16----16-------|-------------|-------16----16-------|----------||
||o----------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------o||
||-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------||
7/8
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
||-----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
||--------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
"This world..."
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
|--------------------|---------------------||
|-14-------------15--|-14-------------15--o||
|----14----14--------|----14----14---------||
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----15----|
||-----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14----14-|
||--------17-------17-------|-17-------17-------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
"All those dreams..."
7/8
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
|--------------------|----------------------||
|-14-------------14--|-14-------------14---o||
|----14----14--------|----14----14----------||
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16-------||
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------------|----------------------||
7/8
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
||-----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
||--------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
"We dreamed..."
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
|--------------------|---------------------||
|-14-------------15--|-14-------------15--o||
|----14----14--------|----14----14---------||
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----15----|
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14----14-|
|-------17-------17-------|-17-------17-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"Now we leave..."
7/8
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
|----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|--14--------15-------14----|------15-------14-----15------|
|------14-------14-------14-|---------14-------14-------14-|
|---------17-------17-------|--17--------17----------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| w/Feedback
| <
| W +H. Q
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(11)----------------------|-(11)-------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------(12)\----|
|---------------------------|---------------------(12)\----|
B5
Gtr II
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ PM--|
|--3--| |-3-|
Q. E Q. S S E. E. S +S S Q a E E E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------3-|
|-----------------|--4b6-4b6==4r(4)p2-4--2s4-6---|
|-------------2-4-|------------------------------|
|-2----2-2--------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
Aadd6
W +W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ PM--|
|-3-|
E. E. S S H S S S S S S S S Q a E E E
|------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------|--3-3-3-----3-3----------------|
|-6b7-6b7-6-4-6----|--------6b7-----6-4-6------7-9-|
|------------------|-----------------------7s9-----|
|------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|
E5 G5
W W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
S E E. S +S Q. S S S +S S E. Q +Q.
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-9s11-11--11b12==(11)r-\9----7-9-|-9b11r(9)p7----7b9r=(7)---|
|---------------------------------|------------9-------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B5
W +W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~~ ~
S S S E. E S E. Q S S S E. E Q Q
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-------7--7-7-------|--------9b10-7------------|
|-------7--7-7-------|--------9b11-7------------|
|-7h9-9--------9--9--|--7h9-9--------9--/(15)\--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
B5
W +W
| |
/ /
~ ~~~ ~ ~~~
S S S E S S S H S S S E S S S S E. Q
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------7---------|
|-------7---7-9-[9]----|--------7---7-----9--[9]--|
|-7-8-9---9------------|--7-8-9---9---9-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
Aadd6
W +W
| |
/ /
~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~
S S S E S E H S S S E S S S S E. S E.
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|----------------7----9----|
|-------7---7-9----|--------7---7-----9----9--|
|-7-8-9---9--------|--7-8-9---9---9-----------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
E5 G5
W W
| |
/ /
~~~~ ~
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |--3---| |-3-| |---3---|
E. E. S +S S Q +E E E a E E E +E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-9b11-9b11==9r(9)p7-9--(9)-6-7-|-5s6----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----7-4b5==(4)r(4)-------7-----------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------5-4-5---4b5-4b5-4-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B5
W +W
| |
/ /
~ ~
Q. S S H S +S +S S S S E S S S +S S E.
|---------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------4----|--1b2==(1)r(1)-----2--------------------|
|------2s4------|---------------2s4---2-0h2-2b4r(2)p0----|
|-2-------------|-------------------------------------2--|
|---------------|----------------------------------------|
B5
W +W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3-|
H H H Q Q Q
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-2----2----|--2----2-4-5--|
|-----------|--------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-3-|
| H H H Q Q Q
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-4----4----|--4----4-6-7--|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|--------------|
Aadd6
W +W
| |
/ /
~~ ~ ~ PM--|
|-3-|
E. E. S S H S S S S S S S S Q a E E E
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|------0-0------0-0------------0-2-|
|-/5--4--4-2-4----|-/5-------/5-------4-2-4--0h2-----|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~ ~ PM--|
| |-3-|
| E. E. S S H S S S S S S S S Q a E E E
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|------3-3------3-3------------3-5-|
|-/7--6--6-4-6----|--6b7------6b7-----6-4-6--2h4-----|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
E5 G5
W W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~ ~~ PM| ~~~~~~
a E. E. S S Q. S S E a S E. E +Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-2s4--4--4h5-2----0-2-|-2b4r(2)p0----------------|
|----------------------|-----------2--5b7r(5)--5--|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~ PM| ~~~~~~
| a E. E. S S Q. S S E a S E. E +Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-5s7--7--7h8-5----3-5-|-5b7r(5)p3----3b5r(3)--3--|
|----------------------|-----------4--------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
B5
W
|
/
PM| ~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S +H
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-----2---2-4-2-1-(1)----|
|-2s4---4----------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
+W
|
/
~~
|---5---| |-3--| |----5-----|
T T T T T T T T S S S T T T T T T S T T T T T T Q
|----------------------------9h10h12p10p9-/14-14-14-14-13-12-10-----|
|-------------------------10------------------------------------12--|
|--------7-9p8p7---7-9s11-------------------------------------------|
|--7-8-9---------9--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B5
W +W
| |
/ /
\2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3---| |--3--| |-3--|
E. E. E E +Q. Q +E E E E E E E E E
|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19==(17)r===|==14---(14)-14-12-9-10-12-9-10-7-|
|----------------------------------|-(12)--(12)----------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Aadd6
W +W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
S E E. S S S +S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E. E S E.
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10s12-10--7-10-9b10r(9)p7----9-7------|-----------------9---7---------|
|---------------------------10-----10-9-|--7-9b11r(9)-7---9---7---------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------9--------9-7h9--|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E5 G5
W W
| |
/ /
~~~~~ ~~~~~
H. Q H H
|--7----------9-----|-10-----------------|
|-10b12------12b14--|-13b15----15b17r====|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
B5
W +W
| |
/ /
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E a H +W
|------------------------|---------|
|-14----14b15r(14)s12----|-(12)----|
|------------------------|---------|
|------------------------|---------|
|------------------------|---------|
|------------------------|---------|
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----15----|
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14----14-|
|-------17-------17-------|-17-------17-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"All those dreams..."
7/8
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-14-------------14--|-14-------------14--|
|----14----14--------|----14----14--------|
|-------16----16-----|-------16----16-----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
H.=H
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E W
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------*|
|-14-------15-------14----|----15-------14----14h15----|-14----*|
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14-------14-|-------*|
|-------17-------17-------|-17-------17----------------|-------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16),
where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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