Candlebox - Drowned
From the Album 'Lucy'
Standard Tuning
A nice simple set of riffs with good vocal melody, and a good solo.
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Intro
e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|--------3-------|---------------|--------3--2----|
G|-4----------4--|-2------2-------|-4---------4-4-|-2------2--2----|
D|-4----------4--|-2------2-------|-4---------4-4-|-2------2-------|
A|-2----------2--|-0------0-------|-2---------2-2-|-0------0-------|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
e|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
B|-------------|-2--3--5--3----3-3-3-|-------------------|------------|
G|-4-----------|-2-------------0-0-0-|-------4--------4--|------------|
D|-4-----------|-2-------------------|-----0-------------|-----4------|
A|-2-----------|-0-------------------|-------------------|---2--------|
E|-------------|---------------------|-3----------3------|-0----------|
Verse - play 2x similarly
e|-----------|--------------|-------------|---------------------|
B|-----------|--------------|-------------|-2--3--5--3---2--3p2-|
G|-4---------|-2--------2-2-|-4-------4-4-|(0)------------------|
D|-4---------|-2--------2-2-|-4-------4-4-|---------------------|
A|-2---------|-0--------0-0-|-2-------2-2-|---------------------|
E|-2---------|--------------|-2-------2-2-|---------------------|
1 "Turn me into, another corner. See I'm sideways, I'm unopened."
2 "So I write it down & slip away from faith, frustrated & anxious to grow."
e|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|------0-----|
B|-------------|-2--3--5--3-----5--|-----------------|------0-----|
G|-4-----------|-2--0--0--0-----0--|-----4--------4--|------------|
D|-4-----------|-2-----------------|-----0-----------|------------|
A|-2-----------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-2----------|
E|-------------|-------------------|-3--------3------|-0----------|
1. "I let it before I lose myself,
I'm empty and inspired alone & I swear, I can say to you."
2. "Addressed in clothes that never fit my mind,
Letters said but never closed last time, And I can say to you."
e|-------------------|------------|
B|-------------------|------------|
G|-------4-4------4--|------------|
D|-----0-------------|-----4------|
A|-------------------|---2--------|
E|-3----------3------|-0----------|
" And I swear, I can say to you."
(1:26) Chorus - play 3x
e|--------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|
B|--------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|
G|----------2---|-------------| |----------2---|-------------|
D|-3--------2---|-5-------7-5-| |-3--------2---|-5-----------|
A|-3--------0---|-5-------7-5-| |-3--------0---|-5-----------|
E|-1------------|-3-------5-3-| |-1------------|-3-----------|
"Oh, when did we start to drown,
You see I'll hold you there.
Oh, when did we start to drown,
Can't you see it's time we made it home.
Oh, when did we start to drown? (drown...)
When did we start to
When did we start to drown..."
Play Verse Again similarly
Play Chorus (2:24)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/candlebox/drowned_tab.html ]
Bridge - play 3x
e|------------------|------------------------|
B|----3-------------|------------------------|
G|-5----------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-5-------3---3-3--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|-3-------3---3-3--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|---------1---1-1--|------------------------|
"Its always on my mind ..."
Bridge Ending
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3/-5-5-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3/-5-5-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1/-3-3-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
Solo
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-8b10-------------------------|
G|----9b10-9~~9~~9~~9--9p7-9-|-------9~~~---9-7-------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------9-9----7b8r7-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------10-------|
E|-0-------------------------|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------7--------------|---------------------------|
D|-7~~--7-10-----7~--9---7-9-7PH~~----|---------------------------|
A|----------10-10-----------------7p5-|-7tr10-7tr5----------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------5b6_______\--|
e|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------/16~----------|-0----------0----0-----|
G|-------------------9b10__|_/10b12~--/14~----------|-2b3.5------2b4--2b4---|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-12\---0-8p7-0-7~~-------|---------------12\---0--|-----------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-2h4---------|
D|-0h2--2p0h2------2p0-----|
A|--------------------2p0--|
E|-----------------------3-|
After Solo -
e|--------------|--------------|
B|-------3--3-3-|-------3--3-5-|
G|-2-----2--2-2-|-2-----2--2---|
D|-2-----2------|-2-----2------|
A|-0-----0------|-0-----0------|
E|--------------|--------------|
Play Verse Again 1x then end with
listen for strumming, play through this 4x
e|-------------|-------------|-0----------|-----------|
B|-2-----------|-3-----------|-2----------|-3---------|
G|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2----------|-2---------|
D|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2----------|-2---------|
A|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0----------|-0---------|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
Ending
e|------4-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5-----4--------5~b-------|
B|--------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------5---------------|
G|-2--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2------------|
D|-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
| tr trill (alternate between 2 frets continuously)
| PH pinch harmonic
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