Band: Shadows Fall
Song: The Art Of Balance
Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail: fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk
Tunings: (low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 1, Jon Donais Lead
Gtr. 2, Matt Bachand Backing
Gtr. 1
/ = slide up h = hammer on
\ = slide down p = pull off
. = palm mute v = vibrate string
” = play as instructed b = half bend
<> = pinch harmonic qb = quarter bend
r = release bend t = tap
Gtr. 2
/ = slide up h = hammer on
\ = slide down p = pull off
. = palm mute v = vibrate string
” = play as instructed <> = pinch harmonic
Intro: Gtr. 1, 0:00 + wah pedal half bends
D ------------------------------------------------------------------10101517v-17182022v--r20--------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -7/9--12-11-12-11-5--5/12-12-11-12-11-5h7h9-10p9h10p9<10>7h9p7h9p7------------------------18b16r16b14r13p9----
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14v-
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: Gtr. 2, 0:00
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------
C -----------5--------5-5-4-5-5-5---------------3--5----22-2-2-2-2-2-5---------
G -0-2-222-2-3----------------3-3-4-5-4-2-222-2-1--3----00-0-0-0-0-0-3--5—-“2”-
C -0-2-222-2----------------------4-5-4-2-222-2-------------------------5—-“2”-
... ... . . . . hold
Intro End: Gtr. 1, 0:21.5, clean
D -------------------------------------------------------0-------------0--------
A --------------------------------------------------------1-----1-----1-1-----1-
F ------------------------------------------------------0--0---0-----0---0---0--
C -0-2-4-5-2-0-2-2-4-5----0-2-4-5-5-4-2-0-0-2-4-5--0---2------2-----2-------2---
G ---------------------------------------------------3-------3-----3-------3----
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro End: Gtr. 2, 0:23, clean
D --------------------------------
A --------------------------------
F ---0----0----0------0----0----0-
C -4----------------4-------------
G --------------------------------
C --------------------------------
Verse 1 Part 1: Both Gtrs. 0:35.5, clean
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------5-7-5-5-7-5-7-8-5-5----5-7-5-5-7-5-7-8-5-5—“8-7-4/5”-
F ----------------7-77-------------------7-77-4-5-----------------------------------------------------
C -2-4-5-5-4-7-5----------2-4-5-5-4-7-5---------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd time only
Verse 1 Part 2: Both Gtrs. 1:03.5, clean
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------2-4--2-3-8-7-3/5-8----7--7-5-7-5----3--5-3--8-7-4/5-7-8-5-“8-7”-
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -4-5-4-5-2-5-----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd verse only
Bridge 1: Gtr. 1, 1:17.25
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------8--------------------------------8---
F ------------------------------7--------------------------------7-
C ---------9----10-9-77-10-9----------------9----10-9-77-10-9------
G -2-222-2---------------------------2-2-22------------------------
C -2-222-2---------------------------2-2-22------------------------
...
Bridge 1: Gtr. 2, 1:17.25
D --------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------5--------22-222-2-5---------------5--------22-222-2-5------
G -2-222-2-3--------00-000-0-3----5--2-222-2-3--------00-000-0-3----5-
C -2-222-2------------------------5--2-222-2------------------------5-
... ... ... ...
Verse 2 Part 1: Both Gtrs. 1:31.75
Repeat Verse 1 Part 1
Verse 2 Part 2: Both Gtrs. 1:59.5
Repeat Verse 1 Part 2 N.B. Gtr 2 misses last 2 notes out, plays below
Chorus: Gtr. 1, 2:13.75
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/5v-
F ---------------------------------------4-2h4p2p0--4-2h4p2p0--------------------------
C -5-4h5p4p0--5-4h5p4p0--7-5-4-5-4-----------------------------7-775-554-445-55-4------
G ---------------------------------5-7-----------------------0-------------------------
C ---------------------------------5-7-2----------5------------------------------------
.. .. .. ..
Chorus: Gtr. 2, 2:12.5
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------4------------4-------------------------------4/5v-
C --------------------2----------------4h5p4h5p4—---4h5p4h5p4--7-775-554-445-55-4------
G ----------2----5----0--------5-7---------------------------0-------------------------
C -“12”-----2----5-------------5-7-2------------5--------------------------------------
1st time .. .. .. ..
only
Bridge 2: Both Gtrs. 2:40.5
D -------------------------------------------<2>- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------
G ---4-0--4-2--4-0----2---4-0--4-2--4-0----45----
C -2--------------------2------------------------
Interlude: Gtr. 1, 2:54.75, clean
D -2—-3--5--2-0-2-3-2-0------------------------------------------------------------87-------------------10-8-7---
A ----------------------33-575-7108-3-5-3-57v--578-7h8p7h8p7-78--81012-8h10p8h10p8-----578-7h8p7h8p7-78--------8-
F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interlude: Gtr. 2, 2:54.25, clean
D -0----3-3--0----3-3--0----3-3--0----3-
A -0----0-0--0----0-0--0----0-0--0----0-
F -1----0-0--1----0-0--1----0-0--1----0-
C -2----2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2----2-
G -2----3-3--2----3-3--2----3-3--2----3-
C --------------------------------------
Solo Part 1: Gtr. 1, 3:08
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------17v-15h17p15h17p1512-13v-12h13p12h13p121012-22tp2022t----
F ----1617-1716------------------------------------------------------12v-
C -14--------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Solo Part 1 Cont:
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------12p10-12h13-12-10hb----------
F -----------------------------------------------------11h12h14-
C -14—17p14-17p14-1214-17-17141210------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------
Solo Part 2: Gtr. 1, 3:21.75
D -13h15p13h15p13-12h14p12h14p12-17-14h15p14h15p14-12h14p12h14p12-12/15hb-1817-1515---17--19--17-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solo Part 2 Cont:
D -24----2424-2420qb17r-17-19-20-22—22v--2019-----------------“22v”-
A ---------------------------------------------17-171920171920------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
Hold for next measure
Backing Guitar for Solo: Gtr. 2, 3:07.25
D ------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------5---------7-
C ------------5---------7----------5---------5---------7-
G -------2----3----5----5-----2----3----5-55------4-44---
C -12\--2---------5----------2---------5-55------4-44---
.. ..
Bridge 2: Gtr. 1 plays only once
Bridge 2: Gtr 2, 3:35.5
D -------------------------------------------<2>- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------
G ---4-0--4-2--4-0----2---4-0--4-2--4-0----45----
C -2--------------------2------------------------
Chorus: Gtr. 1, 3:49.5
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/5v-
F ---------------------------------------4-2h4p2p0--4-2h4p2p0--------------------------
C -5-4h5p4p0--5-4h5p4p0--7-5-4-5-4-----------------------------7-775-554-445-55-4------
G ---------------------------------5-7-----------------------0-------------------------
C ---------------------------------5-7-2----------5------------------------------------
.. .. .. ..
Chorus: Gtr. 2, 3:48.75
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------4------------4-------------------------------4/5v-
C -----------2----------------4h5p4h5p4—---4h5p4h5p4--7-775-554-445-55-4------
G -2----5----0--------5-7---------------------------0-------------------------
C -2----5-------------5-7-2------------5--------------------------------------
.. .. .. ..
Outro: Both Gtrs. 4:15.75
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --4-0-2-2-0-0-2-5-5-5--4-0-2-2-0-0-2-5-5-5--4-0-2-2-0-0-2-5-5-5---4-0-2-2-0-0-2-5-5-5-----
G ----------------3-3-3----------------3-3-3----------------3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-“2”-
C -2--------------------2--------------------2--------------------2---------------------“2”-
Hold to fade
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)
