• Song:

    Idle Hands

  • Artist:

    Shadows Fall

  • Album:

    The Art Of Balance

Transcribed By: Guitarist13


This tab isn't perfect, but it's pretty close. There are a couple of parts in the solo
that I'm sure aren't right. If you can make corrections to it, please email me and I'll
give you credit.

^ = palm mute
( ) = pinch harmonic
/ = slide
b = bend
r = release bend
h = hammer on
p = pulloff

Tuning (low to high): D G C F A D

INTRO

gtrs. 1&2
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------5---------3-|
C|------------------------------------------------5---5--4--3-|
G|------------------------------------------------3---5--4--1-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----3--2----|
   ^ ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^     ^  ^	
gtr. 2 (2x)

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------4--3--------------------------4---3-----|
G|----------------------8---7------------------5--4------------------8---7---5---4---3-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0---0---0-1-|
   ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^   ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
*leave out pm's on last time

gtr. 1 (2nd time)

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2--------------------8---7------------------4--3-------------------8--7--4--3---|
G|-2--------------------8---7------------------5--4-------------------8--7--5--4-3-|
D|-0--------------------6---5--------------------------------------=--6--5-------1-|

gtrs. 1&2 (2x)

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------4--3--------------------------4---3-----|
G|----------------------8---7------------------5--4------------------8---7---5-0-4---3-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0-------0-1-|
   ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^   ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
*leave out pm's on last time


gtrs. 1&2 (x2)

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5/4---------4-4-4-4------------------(b9)(b9)7-12-12-12-12-|
C|--------5/4---5/4---5/4---4-4-4-4--------5/4-------x-x-x--x--x--x--x-|
G|--------5/4---3/2---5/4---2-2-2-2--------5/4-------7-7-5-10-10-10-10-|
D|-0-0-0--3/2-0-----0-3/2-0---------0-0-0--3/2-0-0-0-------------------|
   ^ ^ ^      ^     ^     ^         ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^ 

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5/4---------4-4-4-4-------------------5---------3-|
C|--------5/4---5/4---5/4---4-4-4-4--------5/4--------5---5--4--3-|
G|--------5/4---3/2---5/4---2-2-2-2--------5/4--------3---5--4--1-|
D|-0-0-0--3/2-0-----0-3/2-0---------0-0-0--3/2-0-0-0------3--2----|
   ^ ^ ^      ^     ^     ^         ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^      ^  ^ 

gtr. 1 (2x)

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------(b9)--------------------------------(b9)------------------------|
C|-----------------10---(b9)---------=-----------------10---(b9)----------|
G|-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^  
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------(b9)--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------10---(b9)---------=--------7-7---------------------|
G|-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)-7-(b9)10-----10-(b9)10-0-(b9)0-7-0-(b9)|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^      ^  ^    ^   ^   ^  

gtr. 2 (2x)

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-------------------------2/3-2------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------2/3-2------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0/1-0------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------4/5-4------------------5--2--------|
C|-4/5-4---------------------------4/5-4------------------5--2--------|
G|-4/5-4---------------------------2/3-2------------------3--0--------|
D|-2/3-2--------------------------------------------------------------|

gtrs. 1&2 (2x)

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------4--3--------------------------4---3-----|
G|----------------------8---7------------------5--4------------------8---7---5-0-4---3-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0-------0-1-|
   ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^   ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^   ^   ^     
*leave out pm's on last time


gtrs. 1&2 (x2)

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5/4---------4-4-4-4------------------(b9)(b9)7-12-12-12-12-|
C|--------5/4---5/4---5/4---4-4-4-4--------5/4-------x-x-x--x--x--x--x-|
G|--------5/4---3/2---5/4---2-2-2-2--------5/4-------7-7-5-10-10-10-10-|
D|-0-0-0--3/2-0-----0-3/2-0---------0-0-0--3/2-0-0-0-------------------|
   ^ ^ ^      ^     ^     ^         ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^ 

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------5/4---------4-4-4-4-------------------5---------3-|
C|--------5/4---5/4---5/4---4-4-4-4--------5/4--------5---5--4--3-|
G|--------5/4---3/2---5/4---2-2-2-2--------5/4--------3---5--4--1-|
D|-0-0-0--3/2-0-----0-3/2-0---------0-0-0--3/2-0-0-0------3--2----|
   ^ ^ ^      ^     ^     ^         ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^      ^  ^ 

gtr. 1 (2x)

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------(b9)--------------------------------(b9)------------------------|
C|-----------------10---(b9)---------=-----------------10---(b9)----------|
G|-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^  
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------(b9)--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------10---(b9)---------=--------7-7---------------------|
G|-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)-7-(b9)10-----10-(b9)10-0-(b9)0-7-0-(b9)|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^      ^  ^    ^   ^   ^ 

gtr. 2 (2x)

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-------------------------2/3-2------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------2/3-2------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0/1-0------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------4/5-4------------------5--2--------|
C|-4/5-4---------------------------4/5-4------------------5--2--------|
G|-4/5-4---------------------------2/3-2------------------3--0--------|
D|-2/3-2--------------------------------------------------------------|


gtr. 1 (2x)								

D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----7---8-----5-7---------------7---8-----5-7-----|
G|-------------------8--7-8-7--------------------(7)-|
D|-5-5---5---5-5---------------5-5---5---5-5---------|
   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^               ^ ^   ^   ^ ^

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----7---8-----5-7-------------------(b9)10-(b9)----(b9)10-12-10-(b9)10-|
G|-------------------8--7-8-7--8-10-12---------12-----------------|
D|-5-5---5---5-5--------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^               ^ ^  ^          ^

gtr. 2 (2x)

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----(b9)--10-----7-(b9)----------------(b9)--10-----7-(b9)----|
C|-7-7---7----7-7------10-(b9)10-(b9)-7-7---7----7-7------10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^   ^    ^ ^                 ^ ^   ^    ^ ^

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----(b9)--10-----7-(b9)-----------------------------------10-(b9)7-(b9)|
C|-7-7---7----7-7------10-(b9)10-(b9)--------(b9)10-(b9)----(b9)10----------|
G|-------------------------------8-10-12---------12---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^   ^    ^ ^                ^ ^  ^          ^

Solo (gtr. 1)

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------10-14-12-15-14-12-10---------9h10h12-10-12/14p12p10-15p14p12p10-|
C|------8----8(b9)-10-12-10----------------------8h10h12------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8/10---10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-17-18-15-18-13-17-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-15------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------13-10-13br-------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------12--10-10-10-12b-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------17-20-19brbrb-------------------------------------------------17-20-19brbrb-|
A|-20b-20b---------------20-18-20-20b-20b-18h20p18/17-18-17------20b-20b---------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------1(b9)17----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------22b-22-17-20p17-1(b9)20-22------------------------------------------|
A|-20-18-20----------------------------------------------------------------=--|
F|-----------------------------------(5)bp3---(5)bp3---(5)bp3---(5)bp3---(5)b-|
C|------------------------------------------5--------5--------5--------5------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

a little faster...

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------16-18=20-18-16-|
F|--------------------15-17-1(b9)17-15-------------------15-17-1(b9)---------------|
C|-----------15-17-1(b9)---------------1(b9)17-15-15-17-1(b9)------------------------|
G|--15-17-1(b9)------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------15-17-15----------15-18-15----------15-17-15---------15-18-15-|
A|-15-18----------18-15-18----------15-18-15----------15-18-15---------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  tremelo picking..... sweep picking..............................................
D|-20-22-18-20-17-18-17----------17-20p17----------------17h20p17-17h20p17----------|
A|----------------------------18----------18----------18-------------------18-------|
F|-------------------------17----------------17----17-------------------------17----|
C|----------------------20----------------------20-------------------------------20-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo Rhythm (gtr 2):

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------3-------------------------------3-----------------|   2x
C|-2-------3-----------------------2-------3-----------------| 
G|-2-------1-----------------------2-------1---------3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
     ^ ^ ^   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   ^ ^ ^   ^ ^ ^ ^
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|-2-------5---4----------0-| 4x
C|-2-------5---4------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-3-0-2--0-0-0-----|
D|----------------------3---|
     ^ ^ ^   ^    ^ ^ ^

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------3-------------------------------3-----------------|   2x
C|-2-------3-----------------------2-------3-----------------| 
G|-2-------1-----------------------2-------1---------3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
     ^ ^ ^   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   ^ ^ ^   ^ ^ ^ ^

gtr. 1 (2x)

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------(b9)--------------------------------(b9)------------------------|
C|-----------------10---(b9)---------------------------10---(b9)----------|
G|-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^  
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------(b9)--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------10---(b9)---------=--------7-7---------------------|
G|-7-(b9)10---10-(b9)7----7---7-7-7-7h(b9)-7-(b9)10-----10-(b9)10-0-(b9)0-7-0-(b9)|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^ ^ ^    ^  ^ ^    ^   ^ ^ ^      ^ ^ ^      ^  ^    ^   ^   ^ 

gtr. 2 (2x)

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-------------------------2/3-2------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------2/3-2------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0/1-0------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------4/5-4------------------5--2--------|
C|-4/5-4---------------------------4/5-4------------------5--2--------|
G|-4/5-4---------------------------2/3-2------------------3--0--------|
D|-2/3-2--------------------------------------------------------------|


gtrs. 1&2 (4x)

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------4--3--------------------------4---3-----|
G|----------------------8---7------------------5--4------------------8---7---5-0-4---3-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-0-5-0-------0-1-|
   ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^   ^   ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
							            *leave out pm's on second
								       and last time

End on:

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-2--------------------|
G|-2--------------------|
D|-0--------------------|
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