Band: Shadows Fall
Song: Stepping Outside The Circle
Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail: fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk
Tuning: (Both Gtrs, low to high: C G C F A D)
Gtr. 1, Jon Donais
Gtr. 2, Matt Bachand
Gtr. 1
. = palm mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
{} = repeat this part as indicated
() = play as indicated
“ = tremolo pick
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
x = deaden string
b = bend string
v = vibrate string
Gtr. 2:
. = palm mute
{} = repeat this part as instructed
() = play as indicated
“ = tremlo pick
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
x = deaden string
b = bend string
Intro: (Gtr. 1, 0:00)
D --------------------------------
A --------------------------------
F --------------------------------
C --------------------------------
G -5----------------6--5----8-8-8-
C -5----------------6--5----8-8-8-
X x “
Intro: (Gtr. 2, 0:00)
D-----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------
C -------6p55p3--------------------6p55p3-------
G --------------------6p55p3--------------8-8-8-
C -6-5-5--------6-5-5--------6-5-5--------8-8-8-
“
Then play: (Both Gtrs. (0:05.5)
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------------------
C -{------6p55p3--------------------6p55p3}---------------------------
G -{-------------------6p55p3-------------}----(8-8-8)—---(5-6-5-3-5)-
C -{6-5-5--------6-5-5--------6-5-5-------}----(8-8-8)----(5-6-5-3-5)-
Repeat 3 times “ . . . . .
first 3 times 4th time only
Intro Part 2: (Both Gtrs. (0:27) Gtr. 2 Gtr. 1
D ----------------------------------------------------- x 3
A -----------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------(5--)-
C -----------------------------------------------(--6)-
G -5—5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-3-5-5-8—---(6-5)----------
C -5—5-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-3-5-5-8—---(6-5)----------
. . . . 4th time hold fret 8,
miss the last two out
Verse 1: (Both Gtrs. 0:49.5)
D ------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------
C ------4------4-3------4--------(4-3)----(4-----)-
G -3-2—-2-3-2—-2-1-3-2--2-3-2—---(2-1)----(2--3-4)-
C -3-2—---3-2—-----3-2—---3-2—------------(---3-4)-
1st 2nd
time time
Fill 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:00)
D ------------------------(----76--)----(8767-----)-
A ------------------------(8767----)—---(----76---)-
F ------------------------(------67)—---(-------67)-
C --------------------------------------------------
G -9-9----10-9-7-9-9-9------------------------------
C -9-9----10-9-7-9-9-9------------------------------
. . . . 1st time 2nd time
Verse Part 2: (Both Gtrs. 1:05.5)
D --------------------------------------- x 2
A ---------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------
C ------4------4-3------4--------(4------
G -3-2—-2-3-2—-2-1-3-2--2-3-2—---(2-3-4)-
C -3-2—---3-2—-----3-2—---3-2—------3-4)-
2nd
time
Bridge 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:11)
D --------------------
A --------------------
F --------------------
C --------------------
G -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2-
C -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2-
Fill 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:13.5)
D -3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2--2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1-
A ----------------------------------
F ----------------------------------
C ----------------------------------
G ----------------------------------
C ----------------------------------
Fill 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:13.5)
D ----------------------------------
A -8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7--7p6h7p6h7p6h7p6-
F ----------------------------------
C ----------------------------------
G ----------------------------------
C ----------------------------------
Bridge 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:16)
D --------------------
A --------------------
F --------------------
C --------------------
G -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2-
C -3-2--6-5--2-1--3-2-
Fill 3: (Both Gtrs. 1:19)
D ------------------
A -2-2--3-3--4-4--5-
F -2-2--3-3--4-4--5-
C ------------------
G ------------------
C ------------------
Repeat the last 4 parts again.
Bridge 2: (Gtr. 1, 1:32.5)
D ------------------------
A ------------------------
F -----445-87-----445-----
C -5-5--------5-5---------
G --------------------8-8-
C --------------------8-8-
Bridge 2: (Gtr. 2, 1:32.5)
D --------------------------
A --------------------------
F --------------------------
C --------------------------
G ----------8-----------8-8-
C -3--5—-6--8—-3--5—-6--8-8-
Chorus: (Gtr. 1, 1:37.5)
D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b----------------
F ------------------6-5----------------------------------(----3)-
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5----(5-3--)-
G -6---8-10-------6---------6---8-10-------6---------------------
C -6-6—8-10-----------—-----6—6-8-10-----------------------------
“ ... “ ... 2nd time
only
Chorus: (Gtr. 2, 1:37.5)
D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ------------------554------------------------8-6b--------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555----------------------5-555---------------------
G -6---8-10-------6-----------6---8-10-------6------------(6--8)-
C -6-6—8-10-------------3--5—-6—6—8-10--------------3--5—-(6—-8)-
“ ... “ ... 2nd time
only
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Fill 1 with 2nd
time variation
Repeat Verse part 2
Repeat Bridge 1
Repeat Fill 2
Repeat Bridge 1
Repeat Fill 3
Repeat Bridge 1
Repeat Fill 2
Repeat Bridge 1
Repeat Fill 3
Repeat Bridge 2
Chorus: (Gtr. 1, 2:48.5)
D ---------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ------------------6-5-------------------------------
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -6---8-10-------6---------6---8-10-------6----------
C -6-6—8-10-----------—-----6—6-8-10------------------
“ ... “ ...
Chorus: (Gtr. 2, 2:48.5)
D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ------------------554------------------------8-6b--------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555----------------------5-555---------------------
G -6---8-10-------6-----------6---8-10-------6------------(---8)-
C -6-6—8-10-------------3--5—-6—6—8-10--------------3--5—-(6—-8)-
“ ... “ ... 2nd time
only
Fill 4: (Gtr. 1, 3:11, clean)
D ------------------------------------ x 2
A ------------------------------------
F -3--2--3--5--3--2--2--0--2--3--2--0-
C ------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
Fill 4: (Gtr. 2, 3:11)
D --------------------------------
A --------------------------------
F --------------------------------
C --------------------------------
G -5--------3--------5--------5-4-
C -5--------3--------5--------5-4-
x . .
Interlude: (Gtr. 1, 3:22.5, clean)
D -----------8----------------8----- x 2
A -4--2/3b4----8-6--4--2/3b4----8-6-
F -8----------------8---------------
C ----------------------------------
G ----------------------------------
C ----------------------------------
Interlude: (Gtr. 2, 3:21.5, clean)
D ----------------------------------------
A --3354-23b4---5---55-3354-23b4---5---55-
F -------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5---
C ------------5---5--------------5---5----
G ----------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------
Solo: (Gtr. 1, 3:32.5)
D -22v-----------21v----------------------------------------------------18p17h18—-15v-
A --------------------------------------------------21p20-----------------------15----
F -------------------------------------------1514b12------20p19h20p1919v--------------
C ------------------19h20p19-13-h14p13-/15h17-----------------------------------------
G ----21p19h21p19---------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . .
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -15p14h15p14h15p14h15p1419b18p17h1819-1514-17h18p1717h19p1717h20p17h19p17h18p17-17v-
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -17v-16h17p16h17p1615v----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------16p15h17p1614p1315---------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------------15p14h16p1514h15-
C -------------------------------------------15151715-15151715-15151615-----------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------15p1413h1416-
F -15151715-15151715-15p14h16p1514h15-------------
C ------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------13h14h16p1513h14---
G -13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12h14p13h15p1414p1313p12--------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . .
D ------------------17/21-17p16h17p16h18p17h18p1717-17/21\17---21/22v--2019v---------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -15p14h15p14h15p14-----------------------------------------19v------19-------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------15b-17b-18b-19-(20)-
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hold for 1st
chorus bar
Solo Backing Guitar: (Gtr. 2, 3:32)
D ------------------------------------------- x 2
A -------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------
G -----5-55-555-555-5-5-5-3-33-333-333-3-3-3-
C -12/-5-55-555-555-5-5-5-3-33-333-333-3-3-3-
.. ... . .. ... .
D --------------------------------------- x 2
A ---------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------
C -8-88-888—888-8-8-8--------------------
G -6-66-666-666-6-6-6-3-33-333-333-3-3-3-
C --------------------3-33-333-333-3-3-3-
.. ... . .. ... .
D ------------------------------
A ------------------------------
F ------------------------------
C ------------------------------
G -5--------3--------5--------3-
C -5--------3--------5--------3-
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------
C -8-88-888—888-8-8-8--------------------
G -6-66-666-666-6-6-6-3-33-333-333-3-3-3-
C --------------------3-33-333-333-3-3-3-
.. ... . .. ... .
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------
C -8-88-888—888-8-8-8--------------------------
G -6-66-666-666-6-6-6----------------------8-8-
C --------------------3--5--6--8--3--5--6--8-8-
.. ... .
Chorus: (Gtr. 1, 4:23)
D ---------------------------------------------------- x 1.5
A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ------------------6-5-------------------------------
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -6---8-10-------6---------6---8-10-------6----------
C -6-6—8-10-----------—-----6—6-8-10------------------
“ ... “ ...
Chorus: (Gtr. 2, 4:17.5)
D ------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ------------------554------------------------8-6b------
F -------------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555----------------------5-555-------------
G -6---8-10-------6-----------6---8-10-------6-----------
C -6-6—8-10-------------3--5—-6—6—8-10--------------3--5—
“ ... “ ...
Interlude 2: (Gtr. 1, 4:39)
D -------------------------------------------------------------------- x 3
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------------------
C --------5---------8---5----------------------------------------3----
G -{3-3-1---6-5-6-8---6—-667}----(3-3--6-5-6-8-8-9-2-22-1-11-3-2-1-2)-
C -{------------------------)----(-------------8-9-----------------2)-
.. ..
Repeat 3 times 4th time only
Interlude 2: (Gtr. 2, 4:39)
D -------------------------------------------------- x 3
A --------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------3----
G -{6----8----10----8}----(6--6-5-6-8-8-9)----{1-2}-
C -{6----8----10----8}----(6----------8-9)----{--2}-
“ “ “ “ “ Play Gtr 1
Repeat 3 times 4th time only last notes
Outro: (Both Gtrs. 5:01)
D ------------------- x 8
A -------------------
F -------------------
C ---------------3---
G -2-22-1-11-3-2-1-2-
C -----------------2-
.. ..
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)
