Band: Shadows Fall
Song: The Idiot Box
Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail: fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk
Tuning (Both Gtrs. low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 1 (Jon Donais) Gtr. 2 (Matthew Bachand)
. = palm mute . = palm mute
\ = slide down \\ = pick scrape
// = slide up {} = repeat this part
h = hammer on () = play as indicated
p = pull off
v = vibrato
br = bend then release
{} = repeat only this part
() = play as instructed
fb = full bend
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Intro: (Both Gtrs. 0:01)
D ---------------------------------------- x 2
A ----------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------
C -------------------3--------------------
G -2--------3--------1--------2----22--22-
C -2--------3-----------------2----22--22-
.. ..
Intro Part 2: (Gtr. 1, 0:11)
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 3
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------5//7------------------5//7------------------5//7------------------5//7-
G -7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5--7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5--7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5--7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5-
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro Part 2: (Gtr. 2, 0:11)
D ----------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------
C -------------------3--------------------
G -2--------3--------1--------2----22--22-
C -2--------3-----------------2----22--22-
.. ..
Intro Part 3: (Gtr. 2, 0:21)
D --------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------
C -------------------3------------------
G -2--------3--------1--------2----\\-
C -2--------3-----------------2----\\-
Intro End: (Gtr. 2, 0:31)
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------
C -------------------3-------------------
G -2--------3--------1--------2--------2-
C -2--------3-----------------2--------2-
Fill 1: (Gtr. 1, 0:43)
D ----------------------
A ----------------------
F ----------------------
C -----------------5//7-
G -7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5-
C ----------------------
Fill 1: (Gtr. 2, 0:45)
D ----------------------
A ----------------------
F -----------------6//8-
C -8-6-9-9-8-6-6-8-4//6-
G ----------------------
C ----------------------
Verse: (Both Gtrs. 0:48)
D ------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------77--99--1010--9\-
C -------------------------------------
G -2-10101-21-10101--------------------
C -2-10101----10101--------------------
..... .....
Bridge: (Both Gtrs. 1:09)
D ---------22------------------------------ x 2
A ------------22---------------------------
F -----------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------
G -0-2-3-2-------0-2-3-2-222-2-2-222-2-222-
C -----------------------222-2-2-222-2-222-
. . . ...
(2nd time miss the
last three notes out)
Chorus: (Both Gtrs. 1:22)
D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------
G -{223323-3-232-243}--(2-3-0---0110-)-
C -{223323-3-----243}--(------3-----1)-
...... .
Repeat x 3 (4th time only)
Part 2: (Both Gtrs. 1:32)
D ----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------(4-5-2---2--)----------------------
G -{223323-3-232-243}----(------5---4)----(444-444-4-4-4-4)-
C -{223323-3-----243}---------------------(444-444-4-4-4-4)-
...... . (4th time Gtr. 1) ... ... . . . .
Repeat x 3 (4th time Gtr. 2)
Fill 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:43)
D --------------------
A --------------------
F -6676---------------
C -----4432-----------
G ---------5453-3-3-4-
C ------------3-3-3-4-
Fill 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:43)
D --------------------
A -33423332101--------
F --------------------
C --------------------
G ------------3-3-3-4-
C ------------3-3-3-4-
Repeat Verse 1 (Both Gtrs. 1:46)
Repeat Bridge 1 (Both Gtrs. 2:07)
Repeat Chorus (Both Gtrs. 2:20)
Then play:
Fill 3: (Gtr. 1, 2:38)
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -4-5-3---------3-4---3-4------4-5-3---------(3------------)--(3-4---3-4--)-
G --------5-7-4------4-----4-1---------5-7-4--(--2-1-3-4-3-0)--(----4-----4)-
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1st time (2nd time)
Fill 3: (Gtr. 2, 2:38)
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------(3------------)--(3-4---3-4--)-
G -444-444-4-4-4-4-4--333-333-3-3-3-3-3--444-444-4-4-4-4-4--(--2-1-3-4-3-0)--(----4-----4)-
C -444-444-4-4-4-4-4--333-333-3-3-3-3-3--444-444-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------
... ... . . . . . ... ... . . . . . ... ... . . . . . (1st time) (2nd time)
Bridge 2: (Both Gtrs. 2:59)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -343-44-343--4444-343-44-343--4444-343-44-343--4444-343-4444-2-4-
C -343-44-343--4444-343-44-343--4444-343-44-343--4444-343-4444-2-4-
.. .... .. .... .. .... ....
Solo Part 1: (Gtr. 1, 3:20)
D -18p17h18-16-1818--------------------15--------------------18----------19-------------------
A -----------------18p1617p1618p1617p16—-18p17h18p17h18p17h18--1717h18p17---211415h1615h1715v-
F --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -18---------------------------------
A ---19181715-171615-14-14--------10v-
F ------------------------13h14p13----
C ------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
Solo Part 1: (Gtr. 2, 3:20)
D -------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------3-----------------------------------
G -2--------3--------1--------(2----22-22)--(2--2-2-2-2)-
C -2--------3-----------------(2----22-22)--(2--2-2-2-2)-
.. .. . . . .
(1st time) (2nd time)
Solo Part 2: (Gtr. 1, 3:41)
D --------------------------------------------------------------18v--------------------------22fbv-
A -----------14151415141514151415141514151415--17--------------------------------------------------
F ---16br14v-------------------------------------16--1615-15-17v----191819181817181717161716-------
C -11----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hammer-ons, pull offs hammer-ons, pull offs hold
Solo Part 2: (Gtr 2, 3:41)
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2-23-87-3-2333333-2-23-87-3-3-455--2-23-87-3-2333333-111111-111111-111111-111111-11-12-
C -2-23-87-3-2333333-2-23-87-3-3-455--2-23-87-3-2333333-111111-111111-111111-111111-11-12-
...... . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge 3: (Gtr 1, 3:55)
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------5//7------------------5//7------------------5//7------------------5//7-
G -7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5--7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5--7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5--7-5-8-8-7-5-5-7-3//5-
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
start here from solo
Bridge 3: (Gtr. 2, 3:55)
D ------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------6//8-
C ------------------------3--------8-6-9-9-8-6-6-8-4//6-
G -(22)-2--------3--------1-----------------------------
C -(22)-2--------3--------------------------------------
..
1st time
only
Outro: (Both Gtrs. 4:16)
D --------------------------- x 2
A ---------------------------
F ---------------------------
C ---------------------------
G -23-23-223323-23-23-223323-
C -23-23-223323-23-23-223323-
.. .. ...... .. .. ......
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)
