Band: Shadows Fall Song: Stepping Outside The Circle 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, Matt Bachand Gtr. 1 . = palm mute / = slide up \ = slide down {} = repeat this part as indicated () = play as indicated “ = tremolo pick h = hammer-on p = pull off x = deaden string b = bend string v = vibrate string Gtr. 2: . = palm mute {} = repeat this part as instructed () = play as indicated “ = tremlo pick h = hammer-on p = pull-off x = deaden string b = bend string Intro: (Gtr. 1, 0:00) D -------------------------------- A -------------------------------- F -------------------------------- C -------------------------------- G -5----------------6--5----8-8-8- C -5----------------6--5----8-8-8- X x “ Intro: (Gtr. 2, 0:00) D----------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------- F ---------------------------------------------- C -------6p55p3--------------------6p55p3------- G --------------------6p55p3--------------8-8-8- C -6-5-5--------6-5-5--------6-5-5--------8-8-8- “ Then play: (Both Gtrs. (0:05.5) D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- F -------------------------------------------------------------------- C -{------6p55p3--------------------6p55p3}--------------------------- G -{-------------------6p55p3-------------}----(8-8-8)—---(5-6-5-3-5)- C -{6-5-5--------6-5-5--------6-5-5-------}----(8-8-8)----(5-6-5-3-5)- Repeat 3 times “ . . . . . first 3 times 4th time only Intro Part 2: (Both Gtrs. (0:27) Gtr. 2 Gtr. 1 D ----------------------------------------------------- x 3 A ----------------------------------------------------- F -----------------------------------------------(5--)- C -----------------------------------------------(--6)- G -5—5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-3-5-5-8—---(6-5)---------- C -5—5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-3-5-5-8—---(6-5)---------- . . . . 4th time hold fret 8, miss the last two out Verse 1: (Both Gtrs. 0:49.5) D ------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------------------------------------- F ------------------------------------------------- C ------4------4-3------4--------(4-3)----(4-----)- G -3-2—-2-3-2—-2-1-3-2--2-3-2—---(2-1)----(2--3-4)- C -3-2—---3-2—-----3-2—---3-2—------------(---3-4)- 1st 2nd time time Fill 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:00) D ------------------------(----76--)----(8767-----)- A ------------------------(8767----)—---(----76---)- F ------------------------(------67)—---(-------67)- C -------------------------------------------------- G -9-9----10-9-7-9-9-9------------------------------ C -9-9----10-9-7-9-9-9------------------------------ . . . . 1st time 2nd time Verse Part 2: (Both Gtrs. 1:05.5) D --------------------------------------- x 2 A --------------------------------------- F --------------------------------------- C ------4------4-3------4--------(4------ G -3-2—-2-3-2—-2-1-3-2--2-3-2—---(2-3-4)- C -3-2—---3-2—-----3-2—---3-2—------3-4)- 2nd time Bridge 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:11) D -------------------- A -------------------- F -------------------- C -------------------- G -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2- C -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2- Fill 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:13.5) D -3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2--2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1- A ---------------------------------- F ---------------------------------- C ---------------------------------- G ---------------------------------- C ---------------------------------- Fill 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:13.5) D ---------------------------------- A -8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7--7p6h7p6h7p6h7p6- F ---------------------------------- C ---------------------------------- G ---------------------------------- C ---------------------------------- Bridge 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:16) D -------------------- A -------------------- F -------------------- C -------------------- G -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2- C -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2- Fill 3: (Both Gtrs. 1:19) D ------------------ A -2-2--3-3--4-4--5- F -2-2--3-3--4-4--5- C ------------------ G ------------------ C ------------------ Repeat the last 4 parts again. Bridge 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:32.5) D ------------------------ A ------------------------ F -----445-87-----445----- C -5-5--------5-5--------- G --------------------8-8- C --------------------8-8- Bridge 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:32.5) D -------------------------- A -------------------------- F -------------------------- C -------------------------- G ----------8-----------8-8- C -3--5—-6--8—-3--5—-6--8-8- Chorus: (Gtr. 1, 1:37.5) D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b---------------- F ------------------6-5----------------------------------(----3)- C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5----(5-3--)- G -6---8-10-------6---------6---8-10-------6--------------------- C -6-6—8-10-----------—-----6—6-8-10----------------------------- “ ... “ ... 2nd time only Chorus: (Gtr. 2, 1:37.5) D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------554------------------------8-6b-------------- F --------------------------------------------------------------- C ----------5-555----------------------5-555--------------------- G -6---8-10-------6-----------6---8-10-------6------------(6--8)- C -6-6—8-10-------------3--5—-6—6—8-10--------------3--5—-(6—-8)- “ ... “ ... 2nd time only Repeat Verse 1 Repeat Fill 1 with 2nd time variation Repeat Verse part 2 Repeat Bridge 1 Repeat Fill 2 Repeat Bridge 1 Repeat Fill 3 Repeat Bridge 1 Repeat Fill 2 Repeat Bridge 1 Repeat Fill 3 Repeat Bridge 2 Chorus: (Gtr. 1, 2:48.5) D ---------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b----- F ------------------6-5------------------------------- C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5- G -6---8-10-------6---------6---8-10-------6---------- C -6-6—8-10-----------—-----6—6-8-10------------------ “ ... “ ... Chorus: (Gtr. 2, 2:48.5) D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------554------------------------8-6b-------------- F --------------------------------------------------------------- C ----------5-555----------------------5-555--------------------- G -6---8-10-------6-----------6---8-10-------6------------(---8)- C -6-6—8-10-------------3--5—-6—6—8-10--------------3--5—-(6—-8)- “ ... “ ... 2nd time only Fill 4: (Gtr. 1, 3:11, clean) D ------------------------------------ x 2 A ------------------------------------ F -3--2--3--5--3--2--2--0--2--3--2--0- C ------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------ C ------------------------------------ Fill 4: (Gtr. 2, 3:11) D -------------------------------- A -------------------------------- F -------------------------------- C -------------------------------- G -5--------3--------5--------5-4- C -5--------3--------5--------5-4- x . . Interlude: (Gtr. 1, 3:22.5, clean) D -----------8----------------8----- x 2 A -4--2/3b4----8-6--4--2/3b4----8-6- F -8----------------8--------------- C ---------------------------------- G ---------------------------------- C ---------------------------------- Interlude: (Gtr. 2, 3:21.5, clean) D ---------------------------------------- A --3354-23b4---5---55-3354-23b4---5---55- F -------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5--- C ------------5---5--------------5---5---- G ---------------------------------------- C ---------------------------------------- Solo: (Gtr. 1, 3:32.5) D -22v-----------21v----------------------------------------------------18p17h18—-15v- A --------------------------------------------------21p20-----------------------15---- F -------------------------------------------1514b12------20p19h20p1919v-------------- C ------------------19h20p19-13-h14p13-/15h17----------------------------------------- G ----21p19h21p19--------------------------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ . . . D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F -15p14h15p14h15p14h15p1419b18p17h1819-1514-17h18p1717h19p1717h20p17h19p17h18p17-17v- C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D -17v-16h17p16h17p1615v---------------------------------------------------------------- A -----------------------16p15h17p1614p1315--------------------------------------------- F ---------------------------------------------------------------------15p14h16p1514h15- C -------------------------------------------15151715-15151715-15151615----------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------ A -----------------------------------15p1413h1416- F -15151715-15151715-15p14h16p1514h15------------- C ------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------ C ------------------------------------------------ D ------------------------------------------------------------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------------ F ------------------------------------------------------------------ C -----------------------------------------------13h14h16p1513h14--- G -13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12h14p13h15p1414p1313p12-------------------- C ------------------------------------------------------------------ . . . . . . D ------------------17/21-17p16h17p16h18p17h18p1717-17/21\17---21/22v--2019v--------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F -15p14h15p14h15p14-----------------------------------------19v------19------------------------- C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------15b-17b-18b-19-(20)- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hold for 1st chorus bar Solo Backing Guitar: (Gtr. 2, 3:32) D ------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------------------------------- F ------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------- G -----5-55-555-555-5-5-5-3-33-333-333-3-3-3- C -12/-5-55-555-555-5-5-5-3-33-333-333-3-3-3- .. ... . .. ... . D --------------------------------------- x 2 A --------------------------------------- F --------------------------------------- C -8-88-888—888-8-8-8-------------------- G -6-66-666-666-6-6-6-3-33-333-333-3-3-3- C --------------------3-33-333-333-3-3-3- .. ... . .. ... . D ------------------------------ A ------------------------------ F ------------------------------ C ------------------------------ G -5--------3--------5--------3- C -5--------3--------5--------3- D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- F --------------------------------------- C -8-88-888—888-8-8-8-------------------- G -6-66-666-666-6-6-6-3-33-333-333-3-3-3- C --------------------3-33-333-333-3-3-3- .. ... . .. ... . D --------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------- F --------------------------------------------- C -8-88-888—888-8-8-8-------------------------- G -6-66-666-666-6-6-6----------------------8-8- C --------------------3--5--6--8--3--5--6--8-8- .. ... . Chorus: (Gtr. 1, 4:23) D ---------------------------------------------------- x 1.5 A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b----- F ------------------6-5------------------------------- C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5- G -6---8-10-------6---------6---8-10-------6---------- C -6-6—8-10-----------—-----6—6-8-10------------------ “ ... “ ... Chorus: (Gtr. 2, 4:17.5) D ------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------554------------------------8-6b------ F ------------------------------------------------------- C ----------5-555----------------------5-555------------- G -6---8-10-------6-----------6---8-10-------6----------- C -6-6—8-10-------------3--5—-6—6—8-10--------------3--5— “ ... “ ... Interlude 2: (Gtr. 1, 4:39) D -------------------------------------------------------------------- x 3 A -------------------------------------------------------------------- F -------------------------------------------------------------------- C --------5---------8---5----------------------------------------3---- G -{3-3-1---6-5-6-8---6—-667}----(3-3--6-5-6-8-8-9-2-22-1-11-3-2-1-2)- C -{------------------------)----(-------------8-9-----------------2)- .. .. Repeat 3 times 4th time only Interlude 2: (Gtr. 2, 4:39) D -------------------------------------------------- x 3 A -------------------------------------------------- F -------------------------------------------------- C ---------------------------------------------3---- G -{6----8----10----8}----(6--6-5-6-8-8-9)----{1-2}- C -{6----8----10----8}----(6----------8-9)----{--2}- “ “ “ “ “ Play Gtr 1 Repeat 3 times 4th time only last notes Outro: (Both Gtrs. 5:01) D ------------------- x 8 A ------------------- F ------------------- C ---------------3--- G -2-22-1-11-3-2-1-2- C -----------------2- .. .. 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)