• Song:

    Idle Hands

  • Artist:

    Shadows Fall

  • Album:

    The Art Of Balance

Idle Hands Tab by Shadows Fall


Shadows Fall
Idle Hands
Art Of Balance (2002)

Tuning (Drop D) :  Guitar 1 (Distorted) : D A D G B E  


Key:

. = Palm Mute
/ = Slide
X = Mute
h = Hammer On
v = Downstroke
^ = Upstroke
p = Pull Off
* = Pinch Harmonic
( ) = Alternate Note
sb = Slight Bend
tp = Tremolo Picking
sp = Sweep Picking

Intro:     
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-|
   ... . . ... . . ... . . ... . .  


Guitar 1                  
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----6-------------------------|
A|-5-----4-------------------------|
D|---0-0---------------------------|
     . .


Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-0------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|--000-000-000-----000-000---------|
    ... ... ...     ... ... 


Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6--9-8--4-------------|
A|---------5-4--7-6--2-------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ... 


Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-0------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|--000-000-000-----000-000---------|
    ... ... ...     ... ...


Guitar 1 
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6--9-8--4-------------|
A|---------5-4--7-6--2-------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ...



Guitar 1    
              Just A Word
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|
   ... ... ...     ... ... 


Guitar 1   
 All It Takes To Set It Off
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6--9-8--4-------------|
A|---------5-4--7-6--2-------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ...


Guitar 1
 Uncontrolled                 All
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|
   ... ... ...     ... ... 


Guitar 1                  Intro End 
Restraint Has Been Lost
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6--9-8--4-------------|
A|---------5-4--7-6--2-------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ... 


Guitar 1
Verse 1  
        Absorbing More Than
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
           I Can Stand
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--7-6--12--12--12--12--|
A|-------5/4--5-4--10--10--10--10--|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
         Of These Self Defeating  
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
    Unreal Demands                  
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6-----7---6-------------|
A|-------5/4-----5---4-------------|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .   



Guitar 1
         Giving Into               
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
  Frustrations Command
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--7-6--12--12--12--12--|
A|-------5/4--5-4--10--10--10--10--|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
        The Devil Makes Good Use
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
                    End Of Verse 1 
   Of Idle Hands 
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6-----7---6-------------|
A|-------5/4-----5---4-------------|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .   


Guitar 1
Chorus
                Overwhelming
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .        


Guitar 1
         Desire To React     
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
         I am Too Far Gone                            
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
    Forever Turning Back
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------------|
A|-5-7-8--8-7----8-7-8-------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .  . .    . . .


Guitar 1
          Searching For Something
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  . 


Guitar 1
      To Lash Out At                         
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
           Turning Inward                           
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .  


Guitar 1
                     End Of Chorus
     It Is Myself That I Attack                              
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------------|
A|-5-7-8--8-7----8-7-8-------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .  . .    . . .


Guitar 1
Verse 2
            The Anger
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|
   ... ... ...     ... ...

Guitar 1
          Grows Inside Everyday                        
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6-9-8-4---------------|
A|---------5-4-7-6-2---------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ...


Guitar 1
     Unquenchable                              
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|
   ... ... ...     ... ...


Guitar 1
                     End Of Verse 2
   I Have Become My Own Prey                        
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6-9-8-4---------------|
A|---------5-4-7-6-2---------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ...


Guitar 1
Verse 3 (Same As Verse 1)
             From Where Has This Rage
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
      Been Spawned
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--7-6--12--12--12--12--|
A|-------5/4--5-4--10--10--10--10--|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
        Been Building Deep Inside
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
        For Far Too Long
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6-----7-----6-----------|
A|-------5/4-----5-----4-----------|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
         Forgotten Memories
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
  Buried And Hidden
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--7-6--12--12--12--12--|
A|-------5/4--5-4--10--10--10--10--|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
       Creating My Own
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6--9/8--7/6--9--9--9--9-|
A|-------5/4--7/6--5/4--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . .


Guitar 1
                     End Of Verse 3 
  Emotional Prison
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------7/6-----7---6-------------|
A|-------5/4-----5---4-------------|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------|
   . . . 


Guitar 1
Chorus
             Overwhelming                         
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .    


Guitar 1
         Desire To React
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .   


Guitar 1
           I Am Too Far Gone
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
       Forever Turning Back
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------------|
A|-5-7-8--8-7----8-7-8-------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .  . .    . . .


Guitar 1
         Searching For Something 
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .  


Guitar 1
        To Lash Out At
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .  


Guitar 1
         Turning Inward
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
                      End Of Chorus
   It Is Myself That I Attack
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------------|
A|-5-7-8--8-7----8-7-8-------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .  . .    . . .


Guitar 1
Verse 4
            What Can It Be
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
A|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
D|-0-0-----0-----------------------|
   . .     . 


Guitar 1
      That I Have Lost
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------7*b-(23brb,brb)--|  This Pinch Harmonic Is Difficult
D|-----5-6---3-5-------------------|   To Play So I Have Included An
A|-----5-6---3-5-------------------|    Alternate Note To Play In The
D|-0-0-----0-----------------------|     Parenthesis Although You Will
   . .     .                              NOT Get The Same Exact Result
                                           It Will Be Close.

Guitar 1
       Control Of My Actions
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
A|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
D|-0-0-----0-----------------------|     
   . .     .                                          
                                                     
                                                    
Guitar 1                                           
              And My Thoughts
E|---------------------------------|              
B|---------------------------------|             
G|---------------------------------|    
D|--------7-9-7---------10-9-7-9sb-|
A|-7-9-10-------10-9-10------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .  . . . 


Guitar 1
           What Can It Be
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
A|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
D|-0-0-----0-----------------------|
   . .     .


Guitar 1
      That I Have Lost
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------7*b-(23brb,brb)--|   
D|-----5-6---3-5-------------------|
A|-----5-6---3-5-------------------|
D|-0-0-----0-----------------------|
   . .     .


Guitar 1
      Control Of My Actions
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
A|-----5-6---3-5--1--0h1p0---------|
D|-0-0-----0-----------------------|
   . .     .


Guitar 1
                    End Of Verse 4
              And My Thoughts
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------7-9-7---------10-9-7-9---|
A|-7-9-10-------10-9-10------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .  . . .


Guitar 1
Solo Part 1 - 2:20
E|---------------------------------|   Here Is The Solo I Have Included 
B|---------------------------------|    Time Markers And Have Split The 
G|---------------------------------|     Solo Up Into Sections To Make It
D|------8----9/8--10-12-10---------|      Easier For You
A|---------------------------------|
D|-8/10---10-----------------------|   



Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-10-14-12-15-14-12-10------------|
D|----------------------8h10h12----|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
                End Solo Part 1 - 2:24
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-9h10h12-10-12/14p12p10-15p14p12p10-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
Solo Part 2 - 2:25     
                       End Solo Part 2 - 2:27
E|-17-18-15-18-13-17-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-|  
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
Solo Part 3 - 2:28
E|---------------------------------|   
B|-13-10-13brb---------------------|
G|-------------12-10-10-10-12b-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
E|---------17-20-19brb,brb,b-------|
B|-20b-20b-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|-20-18-20-20b-20b-18h20p18/17-18-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
E|------------------17-20-19brb,brb,b-|
B|-17-------20b-20b-------------------|
G|----19-17---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
         End Of Solo Part 3 - 2:40
E|----------22b-22-17-20p17-19-20-22-|
B|-20-18-20--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|



Guitar 1
Solo Part 4 - 2:41
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-5*bp3----5*bp3----5*bp3----5*bp3---|
D|-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
           End Of Solo Part 4 - 2:42
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5*b-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
Solo Part 5 - 2:43
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------15-17-19-17-15-|
D|----------15-17-19----------------|
A|-15-17-19-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|



Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------15-17-19------|
D|-19-17-15-15-17-19---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
E|----------------------15-17-15---|
B|-16-18-20-18-16-15-18------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
E|----------15-18-15----------15-17-15-|
B|-18-15-18----------15-18-15----------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
        End Of Solo Part 5 - 2:47
E|----------15-18-15---------------|
B|-15-18-15------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
Solo Part 6 - 2:48
E|-20-22-18-20-17-18-17------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   tp tp tp tp tp tp tp


Guitar 1
E|----------17-20p17---------------|
B|-------18----------18------------|
G|----17----------------17---------|
D|-20----------------------20------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   sp sp sp sp sp    sp sp sp


Guitar 1
           End Of Solo Part 6 - 2:50
                         End Of Solo
E|-------17h20p17-17h20p17----------|
B|----18-------------------18-------|
G|-17-------------------------17----|
D|-------------------------------20-|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
   sp sp sp       sp       sp sp sp


Guitar 1
Chorus
            Overwhelming
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .        


Guitar 1
           Desire To React
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
          I Am Too Far Gone
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  . 


Guitar 1
       Forever Turning Back
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-8-8-7----8-7-8--------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . . . .    . . .


Guitar 1
           Searching For Something
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
        To Lash Out At
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . .    .  .


Guitar 1
         Turning Inward
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------------|
D|---------------8-7---------------|
A|-7-9-10---10-9--------7h8--------|
D|---------------------------------|



Guitar 1
      It Is Myself That I Attack
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-8-8-7----8-7-8--------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   . . . . .    . . .


Guitar 1
                               It
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|
   ... ... ...     ... ...


Guitar 1
  Is Myself I Attack
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6-9-8-4---------------|
A|---------5-4-7-6-2---------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ...


Guitar 1
                          It Is
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|
   ... ... ...     ... ...


Guitar 1
   Myself I Attack
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6-9-8-4---------------|
A|---------5-4-7-6-2---------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|
   ... ...


Guitar 1
                             It Is
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|



Guitar 1
  Myself I Attack
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6-9-8-4---------------|
A|---------5-4-7-6-2---------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|



Guitar 1
                                It
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-6---------5-4-----|
A|-------------5-4---------3-2-----|
D|-000-000-000-----000-000---------|



Guitar 1
  Is Myself That I Attack
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-6-9-8-4---------------|
A|---------5-4-7-6-2---------------|
D|-000-000-------------------------|


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