A Sorcerers Pledge Tabs by Candlemass

A Sorcerers Pledge tab by Candlemass

Guitar tabs

band - Candlemass
song - A Sorcerer's Pledge
album - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
composer - Leif Edling

Tuning is somewhere between Eb and D (if you have an electric guitar tuner, tune at the
point before D turns to Eb). If you want to play it like they do live, tune to C# (aka.
Sabbath tuning). Right now, it will be tabbed for D.

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
# - pick slide
~ - bend string
. - palm mute

(intro)
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-----------0-------|
C|-------4-------4---|
G|---2---------------|16x
D|-------------------|

🎸

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D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-----------0-------|
C|-------4-------4---|
G|---2---------------|8x
D|-------------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|---------------0---|
F|-----------5-------|
C|-------2-----------|
G|---0---------------|3x
D|-------------------|

(or, if you prefer, this...)
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-----------5---4---|
C|-------2-----------|
G|---0---------------|
D|-------------------|

(then...)
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------4-----------|
G|---2-----------4---|
D|-----------2-------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|---------------0---|
F|-----------5-------|
C|-------2-----------|
G|---0---------------|3x
D|-------------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------4-----------|
G|---2-----------4---|
D|-----------2-------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-----------0-------|
C|-------4-------4---|
G|---2---------------|8x
D|-------------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-----------0-------|
C|-------4-------4---|
G|---2---------------|8x
D|-------------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|---------------0---|
F|-----------5-------|
C|-------2-----------|
G|---0---------------|3x
D|-------------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------4-----------|
G|---2-----------4---|
D|-----------2-------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

D|-------------------|
A|---------------0---|
F|-----------5-------|
C|-------2-----------|
G|---0---------------|3x
D|-------------------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------4-----------|
G|---2-----------4---|
D|-----------2-------|

D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-----------0-------|
G|-------4-------4---|4x
D|---2---------------|

      (distortion kicks in)
D|---0-----|----------------|
A|---0-----|----------------|
F|---0-----|----------------|
C|---2-----|---##########---|
G|---2-----|---##########---|
D|---0-----|---##########---|

D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------3---2-------|-------3---2---------|
D|---000---0---0-5~~-|---000---0---0-3-2---|
                      >4x
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------3---2-------|-------3---2---3-5---|
D|---000---0---0-5~~-|---000---0---0-------|

D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
F|-------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------|------------------|4x
G|---0-22-2-2-3---0--|---0-22-2-2---0---|
D|--------------0----|------------3-----|

(verse A)
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|---4------------------------5--7--5---|2x
G|---4------------------------5--7--5---|
D|---2--222-222-222-222-222---3--5--3---|
    ... ... ... ... ...

(verse B)
    "He wants to live..."
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|---4----------------------|
C|---4--------------5-------|
G|---2--------------5-------|
D|------------------3-------|

D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
F|-------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------|------------------|2x
G|---0-22-2-2-3---0--|---0-22-2-2---0---|
D|--------------0----|------------3-----|

(verse A)
(verse B)

D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
F|-------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------|------------------|2x
G|---0-22-2-2-3---0--|---0-22-2-2---0---|
D|--------------0----|------------3-----|

(chorus)*
  "Back in our time, goes the 🏷Legend"
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------4----------------|
C|---2---------------------4----------------|
G|---2---------------------2----------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------|

    "Of a sorcerer so old"
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|---9-----------------4--------------------|
C|---9-----------------4--------------------|
G|---7-----------------2--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

    "Drank the blood of a virgin to be reborn"
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|---7------------------------5-----------///\\\--|
C|---7------------------------5-----------///\\\--|
G|---5------------------------3-----------///\\\--|
D|------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------3---2-------|-------3---2---------|
D|---000---0---0-5~~-|---000---0---0-3-2---|

D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------3---2-------|-------3---2---3-5---|
D|---000---0---0-5~~-|---000---0---0-------|

  "Soon a tyrant will conquer"
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|-----------------4----------------|
C|---2-------------4----------------|
G|---2-------------2----------------|
D|---0------------------------------|

    "So spoke the wise"
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|---9---------------4--------------------|
C|---9---------------4--------------------|
G|---7---------------2--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|

    "Of the day when the sorcerer will rise"
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|---7----------------------5-----------///\\\--|
C|---7----------------------5-----------///\\\--|
G|---5----------------------3-----------///\\\--|
D|----------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------3---2-------|-------3---2---------|
D|---000---0---0-5~~-|---000---0---0-3-2---|
                      >2x
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------3---2-------|-------3---2---3-5---|
D|---000---0---0-5~~-|---000---0---0-------|
(end chorus)

RISE!!!

D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
F|-------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------|------------------|4x
G|---0-22-2-2-3---0--|---0-22-2-2---0---|
D|--------------0----|------------3-----|

(verse A)
(verse B)

D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
F|-------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------|------------------|2x
G|---0-22-2-2-3---0--|---0-22-2-2---0---|
D|--------------0----|------------3-----|

(verse A)
(verse B)

D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
F|-------------------|------------------|
C|-------------------|------------------|2x
G|---0-22-2-2-3---0--|---0-22-2-2---0---|
D|--------------0----|------------3-----|

(chorus)*

RISE!!!

(rest through the first few bars of the organ passage, then...)

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---2--------------------------------------------------------------3---|
G|---2--------------------------------------------------------------3---|
D|---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-1---|
   .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . .
                                    >2x
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------2---------------3-----5-----|
G|-----------------------------------2---------------3-----5-----|
D|-------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-0---0-0-0---0-0-1-----3-----|
     . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .
  "A thousand years are gone..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
   .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .

    "Only the cry of a child..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-0---0-0-0---0-0---|
   . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .

D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---3--0-----3--0-----3--0--|
D|---------1--------1--------|

  "Backward goes time..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
   .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .

    "And nothing remains..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-0---0-0-0---0-0---|
   . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .

D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---3--0-----3--0-----3--0--|
D|---------1--------1--------|

(outro)
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------2---2-4-5--5-4~---5~--5-7-5-7~---7-9-7---|
G|---4-2-4-5---5--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
(play through the fade out)

END

That's about the whole song, have fun playing it. comment if there are any adjustments

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