Pain Of Salvation - In The Passing Light Of Day
From the 2017 album "In The Passing Light Of Day"
Words and music by Daniel Gildenlow and Ragnar Zolberg
Transcribed by Travis Lausch
Notes
This is a long, sprawling song. There are a lot of things going on here,
so I'm going to do my best to keep the tab fairly concise. There's really nothing
too complex about the song, though. It's all pretty straightforward and easy to play.
There are some pretty wide stretches, though. These may look weird or even wrong in the
tab, but these were figured out from watching Daniel Gildenlow himself playing it, and
he happens to be an expert on the subject ;)
As always, here's a link to a video of me playing it:
https://youtu.be/FYD8GJdmQW4
Tuning
Tune all guitars to drop-A:
(low to high) A E A D G B e
[Intro/Verse 1]
clean w/light overdrive and delay
lightly palm mute the low A and E strings
x8
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------12/14\12----10\-------7--------|
E|----0---------------------3----------|
A|--0---------------------3------------|
[Pre-chorus]
lightly palm mute the low A and E strings x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------8---------8-----10---------10-----10---------10-----12--------|
E|----5---------5-----8----------8------8----------8------8-----------|
A|--5---------5-----7----------7------8----------8------8-------------|
[Verse 2]
lightly palm mute the low A and E strings
x8
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------12/14\12----10\-------7--------|
E|----0---------------------3----------|
A|--0---------------------3------------|
[Pre-chorus]
lightly palm mute the low A and E strings x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------8---------8-----10---------10-----10---------10-----12--------|
E|----5---------5-----8----------8------8----------8------8-----------|
A|--5---------5-----7----------7------8----------8------8-------------|
[Chorus]
x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-----------4---5------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5-----------2---2---------9---10-------------------------|
A|------3---------3-----0---------------7---7----7-10-----12-------------|
E|----3---------------0---------------7---------------8------8---10---8--|
A|--3---------------0-------------0-7-------------------8------8----8----|
[Verse 3]
lightly palm mute the low A and E strings
x6
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------12/14\12----10\-------7--------|
E|----0---------------------3----------|
A|--0---------------------3------------|
[Pre-chorus]
lightly palm mute the low A and E strings x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------8---------8-----10---------10-----10---------10-----12--------|
E|----5---------5-----8----------8------8----------8------8-----------|
A|--5---------5-----7----------7------8----------8------8-------------|
[Chorus]
x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-----------4---5------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5-----------2---2---------9---10-------------------------|
A|------3---------3-----0---------------7---7----7-10-----12-------------|
E|----3---------------0---------------7---------------8------8---10---8--|
A|--3---------------0-------------0-7-------------------8------8----8----|
[1st bridge]
x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------15----------15-------17-----------17-------17----------17-------19----|
A|-----12----------12-------15-----------15-------15----------15-------15-------|
E|--10----------10-------12-----------12-------13----------13-------13----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[First "Ending theme" buildup]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-12-12-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
[Slide guitar solo]
[Gtr. 1 plays intro/verse riff four times]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7\5/7----10\5--------7\5/7---10\5----/10\9----7\5/7----10\5--------7\5/7---10/12\10----|
A|-----------------/7\5------------------------------------------/7\5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Gtr. 1 plays 1st bridge riff twice]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/10-10\8-8----/12-12\10-10----/15-15\12-12---12/14-14////15---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/10-10\8-8----/12-12\10-10----/15-15\12-12---12/14-14////15---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Second "ending theme" buildup]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-12-12-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-12-12-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Heavy verse]
w/heavy distortion x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5----3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5--3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2-0--|
E|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5----3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5--3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2-0--|
A|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5----3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5--3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2-0--|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3-3-3-5-5--5-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-9-9---9-10-10---|
A|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x----|
E|--1--1--1--1-1-1-3-3--3-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-7-7---7-8--8----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-1212121212-121212-12-12-12-1212121212-121212--|
A|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---|
E|--10-10-10-1010101010-101010-10-10-10-1010101010-101010--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Heavy chorus]
x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5----4------4---5---------------------------|
D|---------------5--2------2---2----9----------10----------|
A|--3------3--------0---------------7----------8-----------|
E|--3---------------0---------------7----------8-----------|
A|--3---------------0---------------7----------8-----------|
[Heavy bridge]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------11----11---------11--11-----------11----11---------11--11--|
G|----------------------14----14------------14--14--------14----14------------14--14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
E|--0--0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
A|--0--0---rest---0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11----11---------11--11-----------11----11---------11--11--|
G|--------14----14------------14--14--------14----14------------14--14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
E|--0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
A|--0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11----11---------11--11-----------11----11---------11--11--|
G|--------14----14------------14--14--------14----14------------14--14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5---------------5-5-5----------8--8---------------8-8-8----------|
E|--5--5---------------5-5-5----------8--8---------------8-8-8----------|
A|--5--5---------------5-5-5----------8--8---------------8-8-8----------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------11----11-------------------11----11---------11--11-----------11----11---------11--11--|
G|-------14----14-------------------14----14------------14--14--------14----14------------14--14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0----------------------3--3---------------3-3-3----------2--2---------------1-1-1----------|
E|--0--0----------------------3--3---------------3-3-3----------2--2---------------1-1-1----------|
A|--0--0---------------rest---3--3---------------3-3-3----------2--2---------------1-1-1----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11----11---------11--11-----------11----11---------11--11--|
G|--------14----14------------14--14--------14----14------------14--14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
E|--0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
A|--0--0---------------0-0-0----------0--0---------------0-0-0----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2-1--1--1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-5---5-5--5--5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2-1--1--1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-5---5-5--5--5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
A|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-2-1--1--1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-5---5-5--5--5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
[Heavy verse]
x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5----3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5--3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2-0--|
E|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5----3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5--3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2-0--|
A|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5----3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--x-5--3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-3-2-2---2--2-0--|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3-3-3-5-5--5-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-9-9---9-10-10---|
A|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x----|
E|--1--1--1--1-1-1-3-3--3-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-7-7---7-8--8----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-1212121212-121212-12-12-12-1212121212-121212--|
A|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---|
E|--10-10-10-1010101010-101010-10-10-10-1010101010-101010--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Heavy chorus]
x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5----4------4---5---------------------------|
D|---------------5--2------2---2----9----------10----------|
A|--3------3--------0---------------7----------8-----------|
E|--3---------------0---------------7----------8-----------|
A|--3---------------0---------------7----------8-----------|
[Outro verse]
clean w/light overdrive and delay x4
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------15----------15-------17-----------17-------17----------17-------19----|
A|-----12----------12-------15-----------15-------15----------15-------15-------|
E|--10----------10-------12-----------12-------13----------13-------13----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Mellotron "solo"]
mellotron arr. for gtr. x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--21-19-17-16------16---17--------16---17------------------------|
D|----------------19---------17--------------17---19---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------15----17-15---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
x4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-----------4---5------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5-----------2---2---------9---10-------------------------|
A|------3---------3-----0---------------7---7----7-10-----12-------------|
E|----3---------------0---------------7---------------8------8---10---8--|
A|--3---------------0-------------0-7-------------------8------8----8----|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
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