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
slide after 1 beat
Slow Verse Riff - accent the high strings on beats 2 & 4
V Bm7 Am7
Ending 1: Ending 2:
Bridge 1
[Gmaj7] [F#7]
(0:55) Return to Verse
Play Verse Again
(1:41) Bridge 2
Gmaj7 F#7 roll volume to max
(1:56) Faster Presolo- play 2x
End with G5, F#5, E5 chords
Solo 1 (2:32) - back to slow tempo, but fast runs here!
Funky Riff (3:03-3:31) - lower volume knob again
play 3x Ending (rhythm varies)
End of Funky Riff
play 4x play 4x with full volume
"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 -
Resume Funky part (5:10)
"gonna lay your hat today? I said, what you gonna do..."
"where you gonna go and spend you time to be? Baby ..."
"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)
"baby I said baby" "Ba - ya - yay -by ..."
"down the line, take your time ... pack your bags & go today mama"
(5:52)
"what you gonna do, who you gonna see ..."
(6:02)
"I said baby ..."
(6:09)
"Where you gonna go, who you gonna see when you lay your hat down tight"
"Move it on..."
"Move it on..."
(6:22) play 8x with ad libs
"gotta take it, yeah take it..."
Ending (6:39) - played freely, no rhythm
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
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