IN FLAMES - ARTIFACTS OF THE BLACK RAIN Tabbed by Donald Morrison (atwa@hotmail.co.uk) This song is pretty easy to play either as a band or with just one guitar. If you are playing on your own then it is actually possible to play both lead guitars simultaneously (except for a small part of the chorus riff and part of the but this is a bit harder. I hope this is all correct and that there are no misprints. If I discover a mistake I will post the correction as a comment a.s.a.p. KEY: Durations: x note/chord of duration x (see below) X rest of duration x (see below) +x tied note/chord x. dotted note x.. double dotted note < 3 > triplet grouping x can equal: s sixteenth e eighth q quarter h half w whole Tab symbols: * palm-mute note (N) note is tied to previous hN hammer on to fret N pN pull off to fret N /N slide up to fret N N slide down from fret N Rhythm slash symbols: / strum chord indicated * play chord palm-muted CHORDS: Bb5 Bbsus2 C5 Cm C#5 C#5(ii) Eb5 Eb5(ii)
C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|-5------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb|--------|-7------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Bb|-7------|-7------|-9------|-5------|--------|-3------|--------|-5------|
F |-5------|-5------|-7------|-7------|-3------|-3------|-5------|-5------|
C |--------|--------|--------|--------|-1------|-1------|-3------|-3------|
F5 F5(ii) F#sus2 G5 G#5 G#sus2
C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|--------|-1------|--------|--------|-3------|
Eb|--------|-2------|-3------|--------|--------|-5------|
Bb|-2------|-2------|-3------|-4------|-5------|-5------|
F |-0------|-0------|-1------|-2------|-3------|-3------|
C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
152bpm 4/4 Lead (Fully panned to right) e s s s s e s s s s e e e s s s s e s s s s e e
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-||o-------------------------7--h9---|-------------------------7--h9---|
Bb|-||o-10----------10------------------|-10----------10------------------|
F |-||------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------|-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------|
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | | | | Rhythm | | e s s s s e s s s s e e e s s s s e s s s s e e |
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-||o-2-----------2-----------4--/5---|-2-----------2-----------4--/5---|
F |-||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-2--/3---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-2--/3---|
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rhythm F5(ii) G#sus2 q e q e e e q e q e e e / / / / / / Lead (Fully panned to right) e e e q. +q e e e q. +q
C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||---------------------------------|--------------8-----------(8)---|
Eb|-||o--------------------------------|----------7---------------------|
Bb|-||o-10---9---7---------------------|--9--10-------------------------|
F |-||---------------7-----------(7)---|--------------------------------|
C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | | | | 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) | | e e e q. +q e e e q. +q |
C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||---------------------------------|--------------8-----------(8)---|
Eb|-||o--------------------------------|----------7---------------------|
Bb|-||o-10---9---7---------------------|--9--10-------------------------|
F |-||---------------7-----------(7)---|--------------------------------|
C |-||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Rhythm F5(ii) G#sus2 q e q e e e q e q e e e / / / / / / Lead q e q e e e q e q e e e
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-||----------------------------------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
Eb|-||o-2-----------2-----------2-------|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
Bb|-||o-2-----------2-----------2-------|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
F |-||--0-----------0-----------0-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
C |-||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Rhythm F5 Eb5 C#5 F5 q E q. q q E q. q / / / / / / Lead (Fully panned to right) q. h s s e e e q e e e
C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-||o-/9------7----------7h9--|-10--9--7--------------------7--|
Bb|-||o-------------------------|-----------10---------7--10-----|
F |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | | | | 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) | | q. h s s e e e q e e e |
C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-||o-------------------------|-7---------------------------7--|
Bb|-||o-/10-----9----------9h10-|----10--9--7----------7--10-----|
F |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Omit slide up to first note on second repeat) e e e q e s s s e e e e q. +q
C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
G |-------------8---------------------|--------------8----------(8)------||-|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9----------------------o||-|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7--------------------------o||-|
F |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
| | | | | < 3 > | | e e e q e s s s e e e e q. +q |
C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
G |-------------8---------------------|----------------------------------||-|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9---7----------(7)-----o||-|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7--------------------------o||-|
F |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
C |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||-|
end Riff 4 --> Riff 3 x2 Riff 4 x2 Riff 1 x2 Riff 3 x2 Riff 4 x1 Rhythm F5 Eb5 C#5 F5 q E q. q q E q. q / / / / / / Lead (Fully panned to right) q. h s s e e e q e e e
C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-/9------7----------7h9--|-10--9--7--------------------7--|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------10---------7--10-----|
F |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | | | | 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) | | q. h s s e e e q e e e |
C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-7---------------------------7--|
Bb|-/10-----9----------9h10-|----10--9--7----------7--10-----|
F |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb5 C#5 Eb5 q E q. q q E q. q / / / / / / < 3 > e e e q e s s s e e e e q e e e
C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------8---------------------|--------------8------------------|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9-----------9----------|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7------------------10--9---|
F |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | < 3 > | | e e e q e s s s e e e e q e e e |
C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------8---------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--9------10---------10--9h10p9p7---|----------9---7-------9----------|
Bb|-----10----------------------------|--10--7------------------10--9---|
F |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Rhythm (Partially panned to right) e e s s q s s e s s e e s s q s s e s s
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--9---9-------10-----------9-------|--9---9-------10-----------9-------|
Bb|--7---7---7-7--7-------7-7-7---7-7-|--7---7---7-7--7-------7-7-7---7-7-|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| * * * * * * * * * * * * | | | | | | Lead (Fully panned to right) | | w +w |
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--7--------------------------------|-(7)-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| | | | | 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) | | w +w |
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--10-------------------------------|-(10)------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/in_flames/artifacts_of_the_black_rain_tab_ver_3.html ) e e s s q s s e s s e e s s q s s e s s
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|--5---5-------5-----------5-------|--5---5-------5-----------5-------|
Bb|--5---5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-|--5---5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| * * * * * * * * * * * * | | | | | | +w +w |
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-(7)------------------------------|-(7)------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | | +w +w |
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-(10)-----------------------------|-(10)-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Lead F5(ii) e h.. W / Rhythm (Partially panned to right) e e s s q s s e s s e e s s q s s e s s
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--9---9-------10-----------9-------|--9---9-------9-----------10-------|
Bb|--7---7---7-7--7-------7-7-7---7-7-|--7---7---7-7-7-------7-7--7---7-7-|
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * W W e e s s q s s e s s e e e e e e q
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--5---5-------4-----------4-------|-----7-----7-----7----------|
Bb|--5---5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-|--5-----5-----5-----5-------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
* * * * * * Allow first six notes in last bar to ring out All guitars C#5(ii) Eb5(ii) e e e e e e e e e e h. / * * * * * * * / /
|-------------------------|------------------------|
Rhythm Cm s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Lead (Fully panned to right) a q e q e e e a q e q e e e
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |--10h12--10-------------------10--|--10h12--10-------------------10--|
Eb|--------------12------9---12------|--------------12------9---12------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | | 2nd Lead (Fully panned to left) | | a q e q e e e a q e q e e e |
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |---7h8----7-------------------7---|---7h8----7-------------------7---|
Eb|--------------9-----------9-------|--------------9-----------9-------|
Bb|----------------------9-----------|----------------------9-----------|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G5 e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / < 3 > < 3 > e e e e s s s e e e e e e e s s s e e e
C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G |------------12--10h12p10------------|------------12--10h12p10------------|
Eb|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|
Bb|-----9------------------------------|-----9------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| | | | | < 3 > < 3 > | | e e e e s s s e e e e e e e s s s e e e |
C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G |------------12--10h12p10------------|------------12--10h12p10------------|
Eb|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|--8------8---------------12--11-9---|
Bb|-----9------------------------------|-----9------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Cm s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |--12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |--12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G5 e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / e e e q q e e e e e e e e e
C |-------------------11-----12---|-14-------12--11-----------------------|
G |--12-13--10-12-----------------|------------------12-------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|----------------------11--9------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------12--9----|
F |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| | | < 3 > | | e e e q q e s s s e e e e e e e |
C |-------------------11-----12---|-11h12p11------------------------------|
G |--12-13--10-12-----------------|----------12---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------11--9---8----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------9------------|
F |-------------------------------|------------------------------9---7----|
C |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C5 G#5 q. q. q / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb5 Bb5 q. q. q / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
C5 G#5 q. q. q / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb5 Bb5 q. q. q / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------12-12-11-11-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
C5 G#5 q. q. q / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb5 Bb5 q. q. q / / / s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-------------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-------------------12-12-11-11-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------8--8--8--8--7--7--------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9--9--7--7--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G#5 e e e e e e e e * * * * * * * * s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |
C |--------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------|
Bb5 e e e e h * * * / < 3 > s s s s s s e e s s s e e
C |-----------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------12--12--10h12p12----------|
Eb|--11-11-12-12-12-12-------------------12--11---|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|
| | | < 3 > | | s s s s s s e e s s s e e |
C |-----------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------8---8----7h8p7------------|
Eb|--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------------9---7----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 x2 Riff 3 x2 Riff 1 x2
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/in_flames/artifacts_of_the_black_rain_tab_ver_3.html