Band: Shadows Fall Album: The Art Of Balance Song: Thoughts Without Words Transcribed By: Tyler Leach . - palm mute / - slide up \ -slide down - slide down b-bend (full bend) h - hammer on rb-release bend p - pull off ^-hold bend t - tap hb-half bend - pinch harmonic ?-tremolo pick v-vibrato Guitarists=Jonathan Donais, Matthew Bachand Tuning is Drop C (Low To High) CGCFAD Intro Riff |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|Gtr |------43---77----43---77------| 1 |---31021---55-31021---55------| |---310---0-55-310---0-55------| ... ... |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|Gtr |------43---77----43---77--------------------| 2 |---31021---55-31021---55---00000000000000---| |---310---0-55-310---0-55---00000000000000---| ... ... .............. Riff 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr |----43---77---------------43---77---5h6-3h5-------43---77------------| 1 |-31021---55---5--5h6p5-31021---55--------------31021---55---5--5h6p5-| |-310---0-55-00-00------310---0-55-00-----------310---0-55-00-00------| ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr |----43---77---------------43---77-----------3b----43---77------------| 2 |-31021---55---5--5h6p5-31021---55---5h6-3h5----31021---55---5--5h6p5-| |-310---0-55-00-00------310---0-55-00-----------310---0-55-00-00------| ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |----7--8--5--2--33-------------------------| |----5--5--3--0--11-------------------------| |--00-00-00-00-00---------------------------| .. .. .. .. .. Riff 3 |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------7-7-5-8-8-5-7-----------------------------------| |--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------------| |--5-1-0-5-5-3-6-6-3-5--0-0-0-0-000-0-0-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0--| |--5-1-0----------------0-0-0-0-000-0-0-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0--| . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 2 plays the same thing but couple frets lower |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-6h8p6-5h6p5-3h5p3-1-2-3-2-----------| |--7-7-5-8-8-5-7-|--------------------------3-2-0------| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--------------------------------3-2-3| |--5-5-3-6-6-3-5-|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| Chorus Riff(s) |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr |---------------------------------------------------97-75-----|1 |--------87---5---57---3/5---2/3-------79109----97------------| |--0-0-0-87-0-5-0-57-0-3/5-0-2/3-0-0-0---------0---0--0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|Gtr |---------------------1210-108----|2 |------10121312--1210-------------| |0-0-0----------0----0----0-------| . . . . . . |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------5--| |--------87---5---57---3/5---2/3--8--1-3--| |--0-0-0-87-0-5-0-57-0-3/5-0-2/3--8--1----| . . . . . . . Repeat Riffs 1,2, and 3 (Fill: 1:50) |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----3-1-----------3-1---0---| |-000-----1--000-----1-0---| ... ... Bridge Part A |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|Gtr |---------3---------------------------------| 1 |--5-3h5p3--53--3-----3/5555/6666555-3530---| |-------------56-6530-3/5555/6666555-3530---| .. .. .. ... |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|Gtr |--------------------------------------------| 2 |--0--(let ring from fill)------------3530---| |--0----------------------------------3530---| Part B ... |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|Gtr |----------3-------------------------5-7-7--| 1 |--5-3h5p3--53--3-----3/5555/6666555-3-5-5--| |-------------56-6530-3/5555/6666555--------| .. .. .. |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|Gtr |----------------------------------5-7-7--| 2 |--0--(let ring from last)---------3-5-5--| |--0--------------------------------------| Then both guitars play bridge together (Under Solo) |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--0---------------3/5555/6666555-3530-| |--0-0000000000000-3/5555/6666555-3530-| ............. .. .. .. Then this harmonized with solo |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------3-------------------------------------------------| |--5-3h5p3--53--3-----3/5555/6666555-3530-------------------| |-------------56-6530-3/5555/6666555-3530-0000000000000000--| .. .. .. ................ Under second part of solo |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------43---77-----------------|x7 |---31021---55-----5-----5h6p5-| |---310---0----0-0---0-0-------| ... . . . . |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----7--8--5--2--33----| |----5--5--3--0--11----| |--00-00-00-00-00------| .. .. .. .. .. Riff 3 Chorus Solo |----8---8--------------------------------13-15-15-13---| |---7-7777-5454----------------13-10h13p10-----------15-| |---------------7---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| bend the 2 20's together |----------16182022201816-----------------| |--20-| |-15171921----------------21191715--------| |--20-| |----------------------------------181614-| |-----| |-----------------------------------------|x2 |-----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----| |-10-------------------------------------------------------| |----8-9-8p0-5-7-5-----------------------------------------| |------------------7-5-7--7-5h7p5---7-6-5---------------| |------------------------------------7-------8-7-5-7-6-5---| |--------------------------------------------------------5-| |----------------------------------------------------------| . . . With Part A of Bridge Riff |----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------6/8--8/9--9\8----------------| |-7-5h7p5----75---5-----x/x--x/x--x\x-------------| |---------------56-6530-3/5555/6666\555-3-5-3-0------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| .. .. .. |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|kinda rub your picking hand |-18b-18b-18b-18b-18b-18^t22-18t20-17t20-15-------------------------|before you pluck to get the |-------------------------------------------------------------------|sound before the bends. |-------------------------------------------------------------------|listen to the song to see how much |-------------------------------------------------------------------|to tap |--------------------------------------------7h9p7-----------10b----10b-----| |---------------------------------------7h9p7-----7h9p7--10hb---10hb--------| |-----------------10h12p10---------7h9p7------------------------------------| |---------10h12p10--------10h12p10--------------------------------------12"| |-10h12p10------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--20^20^20^20^-17-18-18b--18----------------------------------| |-----------------------------19-17-15-------------------------| |--------------------------------------15v---------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------182022182022-| |--------------------------------------171921171921-------------| |--------------1719201917--------171920-------------------------| |--171920171920----------201917---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| .............................. |--1820222018---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |------------211917------------171615------------------151617v--| |------------------201816------------171615------151617---------| |------------------------191715------------171615---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Then play riff 3 and chorus Outro |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |------------------5-----------------3-2-----------------| |--0-0000000-0-0--0330-0000000-0-5-1-1-0-3---------------| |--0-0000000-0-0--0-30-0000000-0-5-1-----3---------------| ....... . . . . ....... |--------------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------------|-----|end on this |------------------5-----------------3-2---------5-3-2---|-----| |--0-0000000-0-0--0330-0000000-0-5-1-1-0-3-0-5-1-3-1-0---|--0--| |--0-0000000-0-0--0-30-0000000-0-5-1-----3-0-5-1---------|--0--| ....... . . . . .......