Band: Shadows Fall
Song: A Fire In Babylon
Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail: fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk
Tuning:
Gtr. 1: Jon Donais
(low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 2: Matt Bachand
(low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 1
/ = slide up h = hammer on
\ = slide down p = pull off
. = palm mute ^ = quarter step bend
() = play as indicated ^^ = half step bend
<> = pinched harmonic /// = pick scrape
Gtr. 2
/ = slide up h = hammer on
\ = slide down p = pull off
. = palm mute b = quarter bend
/// = pick scrape t = tremolo pick
() = play as indicated
Intro: (Gtr. 1 0:00)
D ----<4>------------<4>------------<5-4>------<5-4>-
A --5-------------5--------------3—---------3—-------
F -5-4----5-7-5-5---4----5-7-5-5---2------5---2------
C ---------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------
Intro: (Gtr. 2 0:00)
D ------------------------------------ x 2
A ------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
G -7--------3----5----7--------3----5-
C -7--------3----5----7--------3----5-
Intro Cont: (Gtr. 1 0:09)
D -3----<4>--—------3--<4>------------<5-4>------<5-4>- x 3
A ---4-5----5-6-5-1---4----5-6-5—6-4-5------6-4-5—-----
F -----------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------
Intro Cont: (Gtr. 3 0:09)
d ---3--------------3-------------------------------------- x 3
A -----3-5--3-6-5-----3-5--3-6-5-6------------6------------
F -5--------------5------------------5-5h7-5v-----5-5h7-5v-
C ---------------------------------7------------7----------
G ---------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------
Intro Cont: (Gtr. 2 0:18)
D ------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------------
G -7-7----7-7-5-8-7-5h7p5-3-3-3--4/5\3-5----------------------
C -7-7----7-----------------3-3---------5----------------------
Intro End: (Gtr. 1 0:43)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h20p19h20-
G -19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h20p19h20-----------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22br-24b-
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -p19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h20p19h20-19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h2019h20----------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hold
Intro End: (Gtr. 2 0:36)
D ---------------------
A ---------------------
F ---------------------
C -2--4--5--4--2--4—-5-
G -0--2--3--2--0--2—-3-
C ---------------------
Verse 1: (Gtr. 1 1:00)
D ------------------------------------------------- x 3
A -------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------
C -----14-14----12-12------10-10----12-12----------
G -///------15-------1415-------12-------1415-1514-
C -///---------------------------------------------
Verse 1 Intro: (Gtr 2 0:50)
D -----------------------------
A -----------------------------
F -----------------------------
C -7-7---5-5----3-3---5-5------
G ----8-----78-----5-----78-87-
C -----------------------------
Verse 1: (Gtr. 1 1:02)
D ---------------------------------------------- x 3
A ----------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------
C -----14-14---12-12-----10-10---12-12----------
G -///------15------1415------12------1415-1514-
C -///------------------------------------------
Verse 1: (Gtr. 2 1:02)
D ---------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ----------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------
C -7-7---5-5----3-3---5-5-------7-7---5-5----3-3---5-5------
G ----8-----78-----5-----78-87-----8-----78-----5-----78-87-
C ----------------------------------------------------------
Fill 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:25)
D ------------------------- x 2
A -----------5-----------5-
F -------------------------
C -2-4-5-7-----2-4-5-7-----
G -0-2-3-5-3—--0-2-3-5-3---
C ---------3-----------3---
Verse part 2: (Both Gtrs. 1:36)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -8--7-10-8--7/8--8/10\7--8\5-8--8\5-8\5-8--8--7-10-8--7/8--8/10\7--8\5-8--8\5-8-5-
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge: (Both Gtrs. 1:59)
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------
G -(57-5-7)-7-5-8-7-5-3-7-5-7b--7-5-8-7-5-3-0-2-3---7-5-8-7-5-3-7-5-7b-333-3-5-2-333333-(3-35)-
C -(57-5-7)------------------------------------------------------------333-3-5-2-333333-(3-35)-
1st time .. ......
only 2nd time
only
Fill 2: (Gtr. 1 2:24)
D ---------
A -----53v-
F -4-54----
C ---------
G ---------
C ---------
Fill 2: (Gtr. 2 2:24)
D ----------
A ----------
F -3----54v-
C ---43-----
G ----------
C ----------
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Fill 1
Repeat Verse part 2
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Fill 2
Chorus: (Gtr. 1 3:51.5)
D -------------------------------------7p5- x 2
A -----------------------------------------
F -----------------87----------------5-----
C -----------------87----------------5-----
G -10-10h12p109--------10-10h12p109--------
C ---------------7-------------------------
Chorus: (Gtr. 2 3:50.5)
D --------------------------------------------7p5----- x 2
A ----------------------------------------------------
F ----75-7777-75-7777--75----75-7777-75-7777----------
C -2-------------------75-2-----------------------(2)-
G -0----------------------0-----------------------(0)-
C ----------------------------------------------------
2nd time
only, hold note
Interlude: (Clean, Gtr. 1 4:16)
D ---------------------------------------------------5-6-5-3- x 2
A -5-6-8-6-5-6-5-3--35-35--5-6-5-3--5-6-8-6-5-6--356---------
F -----------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------
Interlude: (Clean, 4:16)
2grts. arr for 1
D ------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-356-5-35-53-
F -------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------
Buildup to Solo: (Gtr. 1 4:39.5)
D -------6-5^-----------------------6-5^----------------- x 2
A -5-6^--------3h-5p3--3—5p3--5-6^--------5h6--533-(<3>)-
F -------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------
1st time
only
Interlude 2: (Gtr. 2 4:39)
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -7--3--5--6--7--3------5)--7--3--5--6--7--5------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
G -5--1--3--4--5--1—-(3—-3)--5--1--3--4--5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
C -------------------(3------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------
1st time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
only
Buildup to Solo Cont: (Both Gtrs. 5:02)
D -------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------------------
C -67--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5-6--6--6-67--7--7-3--3--3---------5--5-(5)-
G -45--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-4--4--4-45--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-3—-3-(3)-
C ---------------------------------------------------3—-3--3----------
1st time
only
Buildup to Solo Cont: (Gtr. 3 5:02)
D -------------------------------------- x 4
A --------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------
C -777777----777777----777777----777777-
G -555555----555555----555555----555555-
C --------------------------------------
...... ...... ...... ......
Solo: (Gtr. 1 5:24.5)
D ----------------------------------------22v----------------------------------15/17h18p17-------------------
A -15--17-15---1515h17p151718v-------------------------------------------------------------18-18-18-18-17-17-
F -----------15-------------------------------------18v------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------17p15h17p15----18^^-----17h18p17h19hp17h18p1715-------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------20-18p17h18p17—-18p17h18p17---------------------------------
A -15h17p15h17p15-15h18p15h18p15-17171818--------------18-----------18-1717161617--------------------
F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------17v-1415b^^---------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15^1415v-
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------1010h1112-1211p109h1011^10------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -14h15p14-1514-15v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12p1013h1510v-
C -------------------15p14h1615v-14h15-15^^14h1515h16-10h11p10h11-10v--------------------------8h9---------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -20b19r20h22^p2019-1720v----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19v-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------1715-1917-17h18p1719p17h19p17-(1719171917191719)----
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------151414-171614-10v--15-17-19h21^19v----------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Backing Guitar for Solo: 5:24
2 grts arr. For 1
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------------------
C -6-6/7--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5-6--6--6-7--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5-
G -4-4/5--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-4--4--4-5--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-
C -------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Fill 2
Repeat Chorus
Outro: (Gtr. 1 6:37.5)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ---------------------------------10101213-1210-15-1312-13-1210---------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -910-91012-109-10-9-79-7910-979--------------------------------9101012-109-141210-12-10v-(10v)-
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd time
only)
Outro: (Gtr. 2 6:37.5)
D ---------------------
A ---------------------
F ---------------------
C -2---------2----5--7-
G -0----5----0----3--5-
C ------5--------------
Outro Cont: (Gtr. 2 6:49)
D --------------------
A --------------------
F --------------------
C -2t------2t--5t--7t-
G -0t--5t-0t--3t--5t-
C ------5t--------------
Outro End: (Gtr. 2 7:00)
D ----------------------------
A ----------------------------
F ----------------------------
C -2--4--5--7-------5--4--(2)-
G -0--2--3--5--3-5--3--2--(0)-
C -------------3-5------------
hold
Thanks to Century Media for distributing this record, its awesome,
and Shadows Fall for making such a brilliant album. Enjoy.
Comments are welcome and please rate.
systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
