Candlelight Tab by Relient K

Candlelight tab by Relient K

Guitar Tab

Candlelight - Relient K - 1st Electric Guitar
Tabbed By: James Pratt, jp_iliketomoveit@yahoo.com

Symbols Used:
^^^^
2222 : 16th notes / One note trill
0x0x0 : Mute

Tuning: Capo on the 1st fret (F)
Tempo: 196 (98)

                           Intro
f |---0----|---2----|---4----|---2----|---5----|---7----|
C |-2---2--|-2---2--|-2---2--|-2---2--|-7---7--|-7---7--|
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----|
Bb|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|--------|--------|
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

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f |---9-7--|---7-5--|---0----|---2----|---4----|---2----|
C |-7------|-0------|-2---2--|-2---2--|-2---2--|-2---2--|
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|0-0-----|0-0-----|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Bb|--------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |---5----|---7----|---9-7--|---7-5--|
C |-7---7--|-7---7--|-7------|-7------|
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|
Bb|--------|--------|--------|--------|
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|

                          Verse I
f |---0----|---2----|---4----|---2-0--|---9-7--|---7-5--| To know her, is to
C |--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2-----|--------|--------| Love her.
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| I'm going,
Eb|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----| Undercover
Bb|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------| To catch a glimpse,
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| And not get caught.

f |0-00-000|0-00-000|---0----|---2----|---4----|---2-0--|
C |2-22-222|2-22-222|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2-----| But to see her,
Ab|2-22-222|2-22-222|--------|--------|--------|--------| Could be worse, if I
Eb|2-22-222|2-22-222|--------|--------|--------|--------| Don't get my head
Bb|0-00-000|0-00-000|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------| straight first
F |0-00-000|0-00-000|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |---9-7--|---7-5--|0-00-000|0-00-000|                   On second thought I
C |--------|--------|2-22-222|2-22-222|                   Guess I'll not.
Ab|--------|--------|2-22-222|2-22-222|
Eb|0-0-----|0-0-----|2-22-222|2-22-222|
Bb|--------|--------|0-00-000|0-00-000|
F |--------|--------|0-00-000|0-00-000|

                        Build Up
f |--------|-------2|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-20|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-0-| She's almost Brighter
C |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-03|-33-3-3-|3-3-3-32|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-20| than the Sun, seems
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-22|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-22|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-22| to Me to be unfair
Eb|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-10|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-02|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-21| When you consider
Bb|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-20|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-00|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-02| everyone
F |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|-------0|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-00|
                                  ^^^^
f |--------|-------2|-22-2-2-|2-2-2222|                   Who pales when they
C |-00-0-0-|0-0-0-03|-33-3-3-|3-3-3333|                   compare,
Ab|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-22|-22-2-2-|2-2-2222|                   When, they, compare.
Eb|-11-1-1-|1-1-1-10|-00-0-0-|0-0-0000|
Bb|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-20|-00-0-0-|0-0-0000|
F |-00-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|

                         Chorus I
f |0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--002|--2--222|2-2--222| Can't hold a Candle
C |2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--223|--3--333|3-3--333| to her
Ab|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|--2--222|2-2--222| Kuz all the Moths
Eb|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--220|--0--000|0-0--000| get in the Way
Bb|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|--0--000|0-0--000| And they'll begin
F |0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--00-|--------|--------| to chew her

f |2-2--222|2-2--220|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000| Entire attire Until
C |3-3--333|3-3--332|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222| it frays.
Ab|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222| She outshines, any-
Eb|0-0--000|0-0--002|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222| One, whoever might
Bb|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|
F |--------|-------0|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|

f |--------|-------2|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0--0----|---2----| Dare to bask in
C |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-03|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|22---2--|-2---2--| The same candlelight.
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-22|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|--------|
Eb|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-00|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|2-------|--------|
Bb|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-20|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-------|0-------|
F |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|0-------|--------|

f |---4----|---2----|---5----|---7----|---9-7--|---7-5--|
C |-2---2--|-2---2--|-7---7--|-7---7--|-7------|-7------|
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|--------|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|
Bb|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

                         Verse II
f |---0----|---2----|---4----|---2----|---9-7--|---7-5--| Oh please don't Seat
C |--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--7-----|--7-----| us in the back
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| With all the Insects
Eb|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-------| and the Trash
Bb|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------| She is the Lady I'm
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| the

f |--00-000|0-00-000|---0----|---2----|---4----|---2-0--| Tramp.
C |--22-222|2-22-222|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2-2---| Collecting Stares
Ab|--22-222|2-22-222|--------|--------|--------|--------| from pairs close By
Eb|--22-222|2-22-222|--------|--------|--------|--------| Then flutters in
Bb|0-00-000|0-00-000|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------| the Butterfly
F |--00-000|0-00-000|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |---9-7--|---7-5--|--0--000|--0--00-|                   Ew just a moth
C |--7-----|--7-----|--2--222|--2--220|                   drawn to the lamp.
Ab|--------|--------|--2--222|--2--222|
Eb|0-------|0-------|--2--222|--2--221|
Bb|--------|--------|0-0--000|0-0--002|
F |--------|--------|--0--000|--0--000|

                        Build Up
f |--------|-------2|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-20|-00-0-0-|0-0-00--| She's like an
C |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-03|-33-3-3-|3-3-3-32|-22-2-2-|2-2-22-0| Ancient artifact
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-22|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-22|-22-2-2-|2-2-22-2| Something you're
Eb|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-10|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-02|-22-2-2-|2-2-22-1| Lucky to have
Bb|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-20|-00-0-0-|0-0-0-00|-00-0-0-|0-0-00-2| Found she'll pinch
F |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|-------0|-00-0-0-|0-0-00-0| the nerves in all the
                                  ^^^^
f |--------|-------2|-22-2-2-|2-2-2222|                   Necks,
C |-00-0-0-|0-0-0-03|-33-3-3-|3-3-3333|                   As she Turns those
Ab|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-22|-22-2-2-|2-2-2222|                   heads Around
Eb|-11-1-1-|1-1-1-10|-00-0-0-|0-0-0000|                   Those Heads around
Bb|-22-2-2-|2-2-2-20|-00-0-0-|0-0-0000|
F |-00-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|

                      Chorus II (I)
f |0-0--000|0-00x0x0|-00-0000|-0--0022|-2--2222|-2--2222| Can't hold a Candle
C |2-2--222|2-22x2x2|-22-2222|-2--2233|-3--3333|-3--3333| to her,
Ab|2-2--222|2-22x2x2|-22-2222|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222| Kuz all the moths
Eb|2-2--222|2-22x2x2|-22-2222|-2--2200|-0--0000|-0--0000| get in the Way
Bb|0-0--000|0-00x0x0|-00-0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000| And they'll begin
F |0-0--000|0-00x0x0|-00-0000|-0--00--|--------|--------| to chew her

f |-2--2222|-2--2200|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--000-| Entire attire until
C |-3--3333|-3--3322|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2220| it Frays.
Ab|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222| She outshines any-
Eb|-0--0000|-0--0022|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2222|-2--2221| One, whoever might
Bb|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0002|
F |--------|------00|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|-0--0000|

f |--------|-------2|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-| Dare to bask in
C |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-03|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-| The same candlelight.
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-22|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-| Who may
Eb|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-10|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
Bb|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-20|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|
F |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|

f |--------|--------|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0--0----|---2----| Dare to bask in
C |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|22---2--|-2---2--| The same candlelight?
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|--------|
Eb|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|2-------|--------|
Bb|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-------|0-------|
F |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|0-------|--------|

f |---4----|---2----|--------|--------|--------|--------|
C |-2---2--|-2---2--|--------|-----5--|---7----|--------|
Ab|--------|--------|--------|---4----|-----6--|---7-6--|
Eb|--------|--------|---4-7--|--------|--------|--------|
Bb|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---2-5--|
C |---5----|---7----|--------|--------|-----5--|--------|
Ab|-----6--|-----6--|---6-4--|--------|---4----|--------|
Eb|--------|--------|--------|---4-7--|--------|--------|
Bb|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |---7-9--|---109--|
C |--------|--------|
Ab|--------|--------|
Eb|--------|--------|
Bb|--------|--------|
F |--------|--------|

                      Chorus II (II)
f |--------|--------|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-00--| She's almost Brighter
C |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-22-0| than the Sun, seems
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-22-2| to Me to be
Eb|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-22-1| Unfair when you
Bb|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-00-2| Consider every- one
F |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-00-0|
                                  ^^^^
f |--------|--------|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2222|0-0--000|0-0--000| Who Pales when they
C |--0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-|3-3-3333|2-2--222|2-2--222| Compare,
Ab|--2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2222|2-2--222|2-2--222| when, they, Compare
Eb|--1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0000|2-2--222|2-2--222| Can't hold a Candle
Bb|--2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0000|0-0--000|0-0--000| to her,
F |--0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|0-0--000|0-0--000|

f |0-0--000|0-00x0x2|-22--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--220| Kuz all the Moths
C |2-2--222|2-22x2x3|-33--333|3-3--333|3-3--333|3-3--332| get in the Way, and
Ab|2-2--222|2-22x2x2|-22--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222| they'll begin to
Eb|2-2--222|2-22x2x0|-00--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--002| chew her
Bb|0-0--000|0-00x0x0|-00--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000| Entire attire Until
F |0-0--000|0-00x0x-|--------|--------|--------|-------0| it frays.

f |0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|--------|--------| She Outshines, any-
C |2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-| One, whoever Might
Ab|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-| Dare to bask in
Eb|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|2-2--222|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|
Bb|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
F |0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0--000|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|

f |2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|--------|--------|2-------|1-------| The same candlelight,
C |3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|3-------|3-------| in The same Candle-
Ab|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|2-------|
Eb|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|0-------|3-------|
Bb|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-------|0-------|
F |--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|

f |0-------|                                              Light.
C |2-------|
Ab|2-------|
Eb|2-------|
Bb|0-------|
F |0-------|

                      Flare (Extension)
                       Tempo: 98 (49)

f |0---0---|----2---|----4---|----2---|----5---|----7---|
C |2-2-----|--2-----|--2-----|--2-----|--7-----|--7-----|
Ab|2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|2-------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-------|
Bb|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|
F |0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |----9-7-|----7-5-|----0---|----2---|----4---|----2---|
C |--7-----|--7-----|--2-----|--2-----|--2---2-|--2---2-| The solar flare
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Shines through her
Eb|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Hair, it's so un-
Bb|--------|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------| fair when you com-
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |----5---|----7---|----9-7-|----7-5-|----0---|----2---| pare the one who's
C |--7---7-|--7---7-|--7-----|--7-----|--2---2-|--2---2-| Fairest of the
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Fair.
Eb|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------| The solar flare
Bb|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-------| Shines through her
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| hair

f |----4---|----2---|----5---|----7---|----9-7-|----7-5-| It's so un-
C |--2---2-|--2-----|--7---7-|--7---7-|--7-----|--7-----| Fair when you com-
Ab|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| pare the one who's
Eb|--------|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------| Fairest of the
Bb|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Fair.
F |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

f |0-------|--------|--------|--------|
C |2-------|--------|--------|--------|
Ab|2-------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|2-------|--------|--------|--------|
Bb|0-------|--------|--------|--------|
F |0-------|--------|--------|--------|


   I found out that if I type too far to the right,
this site cuts out what I'm saying.
   Anyways, I've finally gotten this song down the
best my ears can do, so I hope you like it. Yes,
some of the parts are frustrating to move back and
forth with a pick, I've found that out. Well if you're
thinking of learning this song, good luck. It was
fun trying to figure everything out.

   If there's something wrong with the tabs I've
made, or if you have any recommendations for songs
you'd like an accurate tablature of, don't hesitate
to email me. Please no spam. Hate that stuff.
jp_iliketomoveit@yahoo.com . Have Fun!

-James

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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