Rain Candlebox
Candlebox - "Rain"
From their Debut Album (1994)
Standard tuning
tabbed by jjhand
For this song have overdrive on your amp and keep the guitar volume low
to keep the sound clean until you get to the faster part.
Intro - v is a upstroke (hi to low strings)
V
e|-7---------------|-----------------------------|------------------------| B|-7---------------|---10-----10----10-12-12b14~~|--10-12-12-12p10--12p10-| G|-7------7-9-9b11___\----11-----11--------------|----------------11------| D|-7---------------|-----------------------------|------------------------| A|-9__\------------|-----------------------------|------------------------| E|-7__\------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
slide after 1 beat
|-------------------| |-------------------| |-11~~--9\7--6------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------|
Slow Verse Riff - accent the high strings on beats 2 & 4
V Bm7 Am7
|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----| |-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----| |-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----| |-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------|-7---------7---------| |-9---------9---------|-7---------7---------|-9---------9---------| |-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------|-7---------7---------|
Ending 1: Ending 2:
|-5----5----7--7------------------| |-5----5----5----5-----| |-5----5-------7------------------| |-5----5----5-------5--| |-5----5----------9b11r9-7-9-7----| |-5----5----5-------5--| |-5----------------------------9~-| |-5---------5----------| |-7-------------------------------| |-7---------7----------| |-5-------------------------------| |-5---------5----------|
Bridge 1
[Gmaj7] [F#7]
e|---------------------------|---------------7--------------| B|---------------------------|---------------7--------------| G|------11--------11-----11--|-------9~~--------9b11r9-7----| D|----9---------9------------|----8----------------------9--| A|-10--------10-------10-----|-9----------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
(0:55) Return to Verse
|-------------7-----------------|-----------------| |-------------7-----------------|-----------------| |-7~------------9b11r9-7-9b11r9___b11-----b11~~~~-| |------9\-----------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------|
Play Verse Again
(1:41) Bridge 2
Gmaj7 F#7 * roll volume to max
e|---------------------------|------------------| B|---------------------------|------------------| G|------11--------11-----11--|-------9~~--------| D|----9---------9------------|----8-------------| A|-10--------10-------10-----|-9-------------9\-| E|---------------------------|---------------9\-| |-----7---7-7-7--------|-----------------------|-7----7---7-7-7------| |-----7---7-7-7--------|------5----5h7----7~~--|-7----7---7-7-7------| |-----7---7-7-7--------|------5----5h7----7~~--|-7----7---7-7-7------| |-9--------------9-----|-7---------------------|-9--------------9----| |-9--------------9-----|-7---------------------|-9--------------9--8-| |-7--------------7--6--|-5---------------------|-7--------------7--6-| |------------|-------------------------| |------------|-------------------------| |------------|-------------------------| |-7----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(1:56) Faster Presolo- play 2x
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|------4--4------4-|------4-------4--|-----4--4-----2--|-----4--4----2---| D|------4--4------4-|------4-------4--|-----4--4-----2--|-----4--4----2---| A|-2--2------2--2---|-2--2----2--2----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----| E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
End with G5, F#5, E5 chords
Solo 1 (2:32) - back to slow tempo, but fast runs here!
e|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------| G|-9~~--7~~\---7------|---------------------------------------------7------| D|-------------9----7-|----------------------------------------7-----9p7h9-| A|----------------9---|-7b8r7~\------7-7b8r----------7-7b8r-----7b8r-------| E|--------------------|----------7-10------10p7--7-10------10p7------------| |---------------------------------------7----| |-----------------------------7-----------10-| |-9b10r9p7-9-7-------9b10r9p7-7-----9b11-----| |-------------9-7\--------------9p7----------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------7-10--7----7h10p7-7h10-7h10-7h10--| |-9b10r9p7-9-7------9b10r9~-----9--9b11------9----9----9----9-| |-------------9p7---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-7-------------7--7p10-7-------7~----------------------| |--9b11-7---9-7-7-9------9b11-9-7~-7--7---------7-------| |--------9-7------------------------9--9p7-x-7h9--9-7h9-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------10--b13r12p10---| |-----------------------------10--12--------------10-| |----------------7-----7/9-11------------------------| |-----------------9-7h9------------------------------| |-8-8~p7-------7-------------------------------------| |-------10p7-10--------------------------------------| |-12-10---------------------------------|---------------| |------10b12r10-------------------------|---------------| |--------------11-9-7-10-9-7-9-7-----7~-|-x\------------| |--------------------------------9-7----|-x\------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------|
Funky Riff (3:03-3:31) - lower volume knob again
play 3x Ending (rhythm varies)
|-------7-7-----------7----7-7-| |-------7-7------7--7-7-7-7-| |-------7-7-----------7h9--9-9-| |-------7-7------9--9-9-9-9-| |-------7-7-----------7h9--9-9-| |-------7-7------9--9-9-9-9-| |-------7-7--------------------| |-------7-7-----------------| |------------------------------| |---------------------------| |-7--7--------7--7--7----------| |-7--7--------7-------------|
End of Funky Riff
play 4x play 4x with full volume
|------------7------7-7-7-| |---------------------------| |---------9--7------7-7-7-| |---------------------------| |---------9--7------7-7-7-| |-----------9--9--9--9\7----| |-------------------------| |-9---9-9---9--9--9--9\7----| |-------------------------| |-9---9-9---7--7--7--7\5----| |-7--7--------------------| |-7---7-7-------------------|
"Move it on"... down the line"
(3:51) Play Funky Riff Again
(4:09) Play End of Funky Riff - get more distorted here
(4:28) Solo 2 -
|-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9--9~--------| |-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9--9~----0-0-| |-7---7-7---7-7--7--7--7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9--9~--------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-7--7h10p7--7---------7h10p7--7--------| |----------10--10b12~--------10--10b12~-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-7h10p7--7------7-10----------------------|--------------------------------| |-------10-10b12---------------------------|---------7-9~-7-7-9---7-7-9---7-| |--------------------10p9p7-10p9p7-9b10r9p7|-9-9-7---7-9~-7-7-9---7-7-9---7-| |------------------------------------------|-------9------------9-------9---| |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9---9-9---9-7-----------7-9-9-7-|-9-9---9-9---7---9-----7-9-9-7---| |-9---9-9---9-7---7-------7-9-9-7-|-9-9---9-9---7---9-----7-9-9-7---| |---9-----9-----9---9-7-9---------|-----9-----9---9---7-9---------9-| |-------------------9-7-9---------|-------------------7-9-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9p7---7-9-9p7---7---------------|-------------------7---7--7--| |-9p7---7-9-9p7---7---------------|-------------------7---7--7--| |-----9---------9---9-7-----------|-----------7-9-7--9----------| |-----------------------9-7b8r7---|-----5/7-9-------------------| |---------------------------------|-5h7-------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------7h10p7-----------------| |-------------------7--7--7-7--|-10b12--------10---------------| |-------------------7--7--7-7--|-------------------------------| |-----------7-9-7--------------|-------------------------------| |-----5/7-9--------------------|-------------------------------| |-5h7--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-12b14--12-10-12-10----12-10-----------|--------------------------| |--------------------12-------12-10-----|-7-7--------7----9b10r9p7-| |-----------------------------------11\-|-7-7--------7----9b10r9p7-| |---------------------------------------|------9p7-9---------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-9p7---9b10r9p7-7-7---9b10r9p7-|-9-7--9b10r9p7-9-9b10r9p7------------| |-9p7---9b10r9p7-7-7---9b10r9p7-|-9-7--9b10r9p7-9-9b10r9p7---9b10r9p7-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------9----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------7-7----------7--------------|-------------------| |-9p7---7-7--------10b12~~---10-7----------|-7~~---------------| |-9p7---7-9b11-------------------9b10r9p7--|-7~~-----hold out--| |-----9----------------------------------9-|-------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Resume Funky part (5:10)
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----9p7-9-9b10r9--7-9-9~----7~---| |-9p7---7------------------------7-|-9p7-----------------------9------| |-----9---9-8-7---7----------7-9---|----------------------------------| |--------------10----10p7-10-------|----------------------------------|
"gonna lay your hat today? I said, what you gonna do..."
|----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------7-----------|-------------------------------| |--------9-7-----------|---9--7---9--7------9--7-----9-| |--9p7-9---------------|-9-------------9p7-------9p7---| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------|
"where you gonna go and spend you time to be? Baby ..."
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-7------9b10r9p7-9p7---7--------| |----9p7--------------9----7---7-| |----------------------------9---| |--------------------------------|
"where you gonna go when I set you free, I said"
(5:21) Play End of Funky Riff Again
(5:39) play this 3x (5:45)
|-----------------------| |-7~-7~-----------------------| |-7---7-7---7-9~--9~----| |----7~--9-9b10r9~-7h9--7-7~--| |-7---7-7---7-9~--9~----| |--------9-9b10r9~-7h9--7-7~--| |-----------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------------|
"baby I said baby" "Ba - ya - yay -by ..."
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7---------9-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---------7-| |-7---------9-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---------7-| |-----9p7-9-------9p7-9---|-----9p7-9-------9p7-9---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
"down the line, take your time ... pack your bags & go today mama"
(5:52)
|---------------------------------|----------------------------| |-9b10r9~-7-9-9---7-9-9-7-9-7-9---|-7-9-10---9---7h9-7---------| |-9b10r9~-7-9-9---7-9-9-7-9-7-9---|-7-9----9-----7h9-7---------| |---------------------------------|----------------------7h9-7-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------|
"what you gonna do, who you gonna see ..."
|------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------9-7---|------------------7--------------| |----------11------------9-7---|-9b10r9-7-9-9-7---7---7----------| |-/9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9p7-------|----------------9---9---9-7h9--9-| |-/9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|--------------------------7h9--9-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(6:02)
|---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------9--9--9p7---7----| |---------------------7-----------|-----7---9--9--9p7---7----| |-7h9---9-9---9-9---7---7-9-9---9-|-7h9-9-9------------------| |-7h9---9-9---9-9---------9-9---9-|-7h9---9------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|
"I said baby ..."
|------------------------7h10p7-----------|----------------------------| |-9b10r9p7-9p7-------7h10-----------------|--7---7---------------------| |-9b10r9p7-9p7---9b11----------9b10r9p7---|--7---7-----7--7------------| |--------------------------------------9--|----9---9---7--7-------7----| |-----------------------------------------|----------9-------7h9----9--| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
(6:09)
|----------------------------x-7-x-|-10-x-10p7p0-10p7p0-------------| |-------------------x-7-x-10-------|--------------------10-10----7--| |-x-x-------x-7-x-9----------------|---------------------9--9--9-7--| |-x-x-7----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------x-9------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Where you gonna go, who you gonna see when you lay your hat down tight"
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------10--10--7---9p7--|---------------------------7---7-7-| |-9___p7-9p7---9---9---7---9p7--|---------------------------7---7-7-| |------------9------------------|-7h9-9-9-9---7h9-7---7---7---------| |-------------------------------|-----------9-7h9---9---9-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
"Move it on..."
|-------------------------------|------9------10---x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-7-7-7-7-7--7--10--10--10--10--|-10---10--10-10---x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-7-7-7-7-7--7--9---9---9---9---|-7h9------9-------x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-7-7-7-7-7--7------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"Move it on..."
(6:22) play 8x with ad libs
|----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-------------9--9--9--9\7---| |-7h9--9-9----9--9--9--9\7---| |-7h9--9-9----7--7--7--7\5---| |-7----7-7-------------------|
"gotta take it, yeah take it..."
Ending (6:39) - played freely, no rhythm
|-----------------------------7------------------------| |-----------7--7~---------------10---------------------| |-----------7--7~--7-9-9b11~-------9b10r9-7-9-7~-------| |-9----------------------------------------------9p7---| |-9--------------------------------------------------9-| |-7----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------7---------7-10-12b14r12-12-10-12-10----| |-----------------------------7---7-10b12---------------------------12-| |-----------------------7---7------------------------------------------| |-------------------7-9---9--------------------------------------------| |-8p7p5-8p7p5--7h8h9---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-10---------------------------------| |-------12-10\7~~~~~~-------------------| |-----------------------9b11r9-7b8~-----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend string
| r release bent string
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
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