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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          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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