Prophet Chords
by Candlemass
Prophet by Candlemass is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Hey everyone, this is my tab for this song, and I think it sounds pretty awesome.
All of the rhythm sections in the song are here, but I didn't tab out the solo.
Hopefully everything here is accurate, and you guys find this tab to be helpful!
If you have any comments, questions, or corrections to point out, please feel free
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Tuning: C#
Riff 1 (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x4 Note: On the 4th time, play
|-9-------9-------9---12--11------14--12--11------12--11--9-------| the low C# on the last chord.
|-7-------7-------7---10--9-------12--10--9-------10--9---7-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------(0)------|
Riff 1 (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
|---------------------------------2-------------------------------|
|-2-------2-------2---------------0---5---4-------5---4---2-------|
|-0-------0-------0---3---2-----------3---2-------3---2---0-------|
Riff 2 (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x8
|---------------------10--10\-9-------------------10\-9---10\-9---|
|-5-/-7---7-----------8---8-\-7---5-/-7---7-------8-\-7---8-\-7---|
|-3-/-5---5-----------------------3-/-5---5-----------------------|
Riff 2 (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x7 Note: Guitar 2 comes in after
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 plays "Riff 2" once.
|---------------------8---8-p-7-------------------8-p-7---8-p-7---|
|-3-h-5---5-----------------------3-h-5---5-----------------------|
Riff 3
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| x2
|---------------------------------|
|-8-------7-----------------------|
|-6-------5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Riff 4 (Guitar 1)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-12--------------10--------------8-------------------------------|
|-10--------------8---------------6-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (Guitar 2)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|---------------------------------8-------------------------------|
|-5---------------3---------------6-------------------------------|
|-3---------------1-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 2 x 6
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 5a
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0-10p0h10p0h10p0h10p0-9p0h9p0h9p0h9p0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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(These are notes on the 10th fret)
Riff 5b
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0-3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0-2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 2 x 4
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 2 x 8
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 1
Then play "riff 1" until the song fades into silence.
And that's it!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| + harmonic
| â?¢ mute note
| b bend
| pb pre-bend
| br bend release
| pbr pre-bend release
| brb bend release bend
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