Band: Shadows Fall
Song: Crushing Belial
Album: Of One Blood (2000, re-released 2002 (Fear Will Drag You Down)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk
Tuning: (Gtr. 1, Matt Bachand, low to high) C G C F A D
Tuning: (Gtr. 2, Jon Donais, low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 1
\ = slide down b = bend
() = play as indicated br = bend then release
{} = repeat as indicated v = vibrate string
t = tremolo pick h = hammer on
p = pull off
Gtr. 2
Chords
\ = slide down
() = play as indicated Am x02210
{} = repeat as indicated
t = tremolo pick
h = hammer on Em 022000
p = pull off
\\ = pick slide
note: set page to landscape, file page setup, best viewed in Microsoft Word.
Intro: (Gtr. 1, 0:00)
D -------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------
G -5h7-222222-9--10-9-5h7-(222222-10t-9t-12t-10t)--(12p10----10p9---)-
C -----222222-9-----------(222222—--------------)--(------14------12)-
...... ...... 1st time 2nd time
Intro: (Gtr. 2, 0:00)
D ------------------------
A ------------------------
F ------------------------
C ------------------------
G -0h2--------9--10-9-0h2-
C -0h2--------9--10-9-0h2-
Verse 1: (Gtr. 1, 0:09)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -5h7 222222-10--9--5--5h7-(222222-10t-9t-12t-10t)--(12p10----10p9---)-
C -----222222---------------(222222---------------)--(------14------12)-
...... ...... 1st time 2nd time
Verse 1: (Gtr. 2, 0:09)
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------ x 2
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -7/9------------9--7-------(-------9t-7t-10t----)-(------10p9----9p7--)-
G -5/7-222222-10--------9h10-(222222-----------10t)-(2-2-2------10-----9)-
C -----222222----------------(222222--------------)-(2-2-2--------------)-
...... ...... 1st time 2nd time
Fill 1: (Gtr. 1, 0:28)
D --------------------------
A --------------------------
F --------------------------
C -15-12--14-10--12-9--10-7-
G --------------------------
C --------------------------
Fill 1: (Gtr. 2, 0:28)
D ---------------------
A ---------------------
F ---------------------
C -10-7--9-5--7-4--5-2-
G ---------------------
C ---------------------
Bridge 1: (Gtr. 1, 0:30)
D ------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C --------------5-7--------------------
G -2-2-22-2-2-2-3-5-2-2-22----10-9-5h7-
C -2-2-22-2-2-2-----2-2-22-10----------
Bridge 1: (Gtr. 2, 0:34)
D ------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------
C -------------------5-7-----------9-7------
G -\\-2-2-22-2-2-2-3-5-2-2-22-10-----9h10-
C -\\-2-2-22-2-2-2-----2-2-22-------------
Verse 2: (Gtr. 1, 0:40)
D ------------------------------------- x 4
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C --------------5-7--------------------
G -2-2-22-2-2-2-3-5-2-2-22----10-9-5h7-
C -2-2-22-2-2-2-----2-2-22-10----------
Verse 2: (Gtr. 2, 0:40)
D ------------------------------------- x 4
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C --------------5-7-----------9-7------
G -2-2-22-2-2-2-3-5-2-2-22-10-----9h10-
C -2-2-22-2-2-2-----2-2-22-------------
Bridge 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:00)
D ---------------------------- x 4
A ----------------------------
F ----------------------------
C ----------------------------
G -10h12-99-12p10p9-7h9p7-5h7-
C ----------------------------
Bridge 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:00)
D -------------------- x 4
A --------------------
F --------------------
C --------------------
G -10h12—-9h10—10-7-9-
C --------------------
Fill 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:10)
D --------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------
G -12p10-----10p9-----12p10-----10p9----
C -------14-------12--------14-------12-
Fill 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:10)
D --------------------------------
A --------------------------------
F --------------------------------
C -10p9-----9p7----10p9-----9p7---
G ------10------9-------10------9-
C --------------------------------
Verse 3:
Repeat Verse 2 x4
Repeat Bridge 2 x4
Fill 3: (Gtr. 1, 1:43)
D ------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
G -12p10----10p9----15p1417p1518p1717-
C -------14------12-------------------
Fill 3: (Gtr. 2, 1:43)
D -----------------------------------------
A ---------------------------10h12---------
F ----------------9p710p811p9--------------
C -10p9-----9p7----------------------------
G ------10------9------------------2-2-2-2-
C ---------------------------------2-2-2-2-
Bridge 3: (Both gtrs. 1:47)
D ---------------------------------------------------------- x 4
A ---------wah pedal----------------------------------------
F -(9-11-12-14-12-12-11-9-7)--------------------------------
C -9-----7-7-5----2-----------------------------------------
G -7-5-7-5-5-3----0-222222----------------------------------
C ---5-7------------222222-(10-9-7-9-7-5)--(12-10-9-10-9-7)-
...... Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2
Gtr. 1, 2nd and 4th time,
rejoin after palm mutes
Chorus: (Both gtrs. 2:07)
Repeat Verse 2 x4
Accoustic Interlude: (Gtr. 1, clean 2:29)
D ----------------2--------------------------2-----
A -----3------------3-----------3--------------3---
F -------0—-0h2-2-----2----0------0----0h2-2-----2-
C ---2---------------------------------------------
G -3-----------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------
Accoustic Interlude: (Gtr. 2, clean 2:27)
D -----------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------
G ----3-5-3-------3-5-----3-5-3--------3-5-
C -5---------5-7-------5---------5-7-------
Part 2: (Gtr. 1, clean 2:38)
D -3-2----0-------3-2----5-2--- x 4
A -----3-----3--------3------3-
F -----------------------------
C -----------------------------
G -----------------------------
C -----------------------------
Part 2: (Gtr. 2, clean 2:38)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------------
C -{5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5-7}—-{5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-4-5}-
G ----------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat x 2 Repeat x 2
Part 3: (Gtr. 1, clean 2:58)
D -7--8--------5-------7------- x 4
A -8-----10-7----7---7---8---8-
F -9---------------7-------9---
C -----------------------------
G -----------------------------
C -----------------------------
Part 3: (Gtr. 2, clean 2:58)
D -{0----0-0-0-0-0}-—(0----0-0-0-0-0-0)-
A -{5----5-4-5-4-5}--(5----5-4-5-4-6-5)-
F --------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------
Repeat x 3 4th time only
Solo: Gtr. 1, 3:17)
D --------------------------------------------------------10----8-7-----------------
A --12bv----15--12~------7h8—10v----8-7-5~---------7-------------------8----7br—7br-
F ---------------------7-----------------------4-5---5------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------12v--------12--15----19v---------------------------15h19p15---15h19p15---------------
A --7r----------------------------------------17h19p17-15h17p15-13v----------17---------17—-22b----24v-
F -----11h12p11p9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hold note
for 1 bar
Solo: (Gtr. 2, clean 3:17)
D -0----0-0—-0---0----0----0-0----0----0-0-----------0----0-0- x 2
A -1----1-1—-3p1-1p0--0----0-0----1----1-1—-3p1-1p0--0----0-0-
F -2----2-2--2---2----0----0-0----2----2-2--2---2----0----0-0-
C -2----2-2--2---2----2----2-2----2----2-2--2---2-—--2----2-2-
G -0----0-0--0---0----2----2-2----0----0-0--0---0--—-2----2-2-
C --------------------0----0-0-----------------------0----0-0-
Interlude 1: (Gtr. 1, 3:36)
D ----------------------------------- x 4
A -----------------------------------
F -----------------------------------
C -5-4---5-4------5-4---7-5-4v-(4h5)-
G -----5-----5-7------5--------------
C -----------------------------------
x 3 if holding note from solo 4th time only
Interlude 1: (Gtr. 2, 3:35)
D ----------------------------- x 4
A -----------------------------
F -----------------------------
C ------------------------5--7-
G ---------2----5----2----3--5-
C -(10\)--2----5----2---------
1st time
only
Part 2: (Gtr. 1, 3:55)
D ----------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------
C -5-4h5p4---5-4------5-4h5p4---(7-5-4v)--------(5-7)-
G ---------5-----5-7----------5-----------------(3-5)-
C ----------------------------------------------------
1st time 2nd time
Part 2: (Gtr. 2, 3:55)
D -----------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------
C -9-7h9p7---9-7-------9-7h9p7---(10-9-7v)-------(5-7)-
G ---------9-----9-10----------9-----------------(3-5)-
C -----------------------------------------------------
1st time 2nd time
Interlude 2: (Gtr. 1, 4:04)
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------
C -(5t-4t----5t-4t--------5t-4t----7t-5t-4t)-----------------
G -(------5t-------5t-7t—-------5t---------)----(8--8--8—-8)-
C ----------------------------------------------(8--8--8—-8)-
first 3 times 4th time
Interlude 2: (Gtr. 2, 4:04)
D ------------------------------------------------(13p10---15p12---13p10---15p12--)-
A ------------------------------------------------(----11------13------11------13-)-
F ------------------------------------------------(-----12------14------12------14)-
C -(9t-7t----9t-7t---------9t-7t----10t-9t-7t)--------------------------------------
G -(------9t-------9t-10t—-------9t----------)--------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
play 3.5 times 4th time
Breakdown: (Both Gtrs. 4:23)
D -------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------(-------8-7)-
F ------------------------------(----------)-
C -(----4-----------3------)----(-5-5------)-
G -(222-2-6-5-6-222-1-6-5-6)----(-3-3-5----)-
C -(222---6-5-6-222---6-5-6)----(-----5----)-
... ...
play 7.5 times 8th time
Repeat Bridge 3 x 1.5, (Gtr. 1, 4:42)
Now play:
D ------------19b—17v—-22b----------------22v-
A -15--19--15--------------21h22-19h20p19-----
F --------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------
3rd time
D ----------------------------------------------------------------19p1719p1719p1719p17-22p2022p2022p2022p20—24b-
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------19h2119h2119h2119h21-----------------------------------------------
C -14h1614h1614h1614h16-16h1716h1716h1716h17--------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4th time, hold last note into next bar
Repeat Bridge 3 x 4 (Gtr. 2, 4:42)
Repeat Verse 2/Chorus x 2.5 (Gtr. 1, 5:08)
Repeat Verse 2/chorus x 3.5 (Gtr. 2, 5:03)
End with:
D -------------------------
A --------------8-7--------
F -------------------------
C --------5-5-------(9\3)-
G -2-2-22-3-3-5-----(7\1)-
C -2-2-22-----5------------
slow slide,
don't play last note
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)
