• Song:

    Thoughts Without Words

  • Artist:

    Shadows Fall

  • Album:

    Seeking The Way: The Gr...

you need a wah pedal, a bar, a lot of disortion, and a lot of skill to play this song.
It took me forever to learn it and twice as long to tab it out so i hope you enjoy!


tuning- drop C           

C-G-C-F-A-D            
low  - high          
                       
                       
^ means- bend
\ means- slide down
/ means- slide up
** are repeat signs
h means- hammer on
p means- pull off
v means- release
vv means- lower with bar
~ means- hold the note
# means- use wah pedal 
x means- mute

            both guitars

                           
D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3----------------4\3--------
G-------2\1-----5-5--------2\1-----5-5
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5--2-1-0-----0---5-5

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

**D------------------------------------- 
**A------------------------------------- 
**F------------------------------------- 
**C-------4\3--------------------------- 
**G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5- 
**C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------
F-----------------------------3#------ 
C-------4\3---------5-6-5\3-5-3#------
G-------2\1---------5-6-5\3-5---------
C-2-1-0-----0---0-0------------------- 

D------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------
F------------------------------------- 
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5- 
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0------- 

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F------------------------------------- 
C-----------3-----5-----------3------- 
G-----5-----5-----3-----0-----1------- 
C-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------- 


D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F------------------------------------- 
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-----------------------------3#------
C-------4\3---------5-6-5\3-5-3#------ 
G-------2\1---------5-6-5\3-5---------
C-2-1-0-----0---0-0-------------------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-----------3-----5-----------3-------
G-----5-----5-----3-----0-----1-------
C-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-5----------1------0-----------------
G-5----------1------0-----------------
C-5----------1------0-----------------

D-------------------------------------	
A-------------------------------------  
F-7-7-5-8-8-5-7-----------------------  
C-5-5-3-6-6-3-5-----------------------  
G-5-5-3-6-6-3-5-----0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0--  
C-------------------0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0--  

D-------------------------------------	
A-------------------------------------   
F--------------------7-7-5-8-8-5-7----   
C--------------------5-5-3-6-6-3-5----   
G-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0----5-5-3-6-6-3-5----   
C-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0---------------------   


D-----------------------------------------------
A--6h8p6-5h6p5-3h5p3--------3-------------------
F--7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-3-5\2--3-5\2-3-2-5\2-3-2-3-
C--------------------5------------5-3-----5-3-5- 
G----------------------------------------------- 
C----------------------------------------------- 

D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------   
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----   
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----   
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3----   


D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F--------------------------7-5---5----   
C-------5-7-8\5-7---5------8-7---7-7--   
G-------7-8-----8---7-8\5----------8--   
C-0-0-0-----------0-------0----0------   


D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3----    

D---------------------------3---------  
A---------------------------3---------  
F-3-------------------------5---------  
C-3-------------1-----------5---------  
G-1-------------1-----------3---------  
C---------------1---------------------  

D-------------------------------------  
A-------------------------------------  
F-------------------------------------  
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----  
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3---- 
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3---- 


D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F--------------------------7-5---5----    
C-------5-7-8\5-7---5------8-7---7-7--    
G-------7-8-----8---7-8\5----------8--    
C-0-0-0-----------0-------0----0------    

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3----    

D---------------------------3---------     
A---------------------------3---------     
F-3-------------------------5---------     
C-3-------------1-----------5---------     
G-1-------------1-----------3---------     
C---------------1---------------------     


Go back to the 3rd riff (where the *'s are)
                                      
             --1:47--
           both guitars

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C-------------------------------------    
G---------3--------------3-----0------    
C-1-3-3-5---5-3-5#-3-3-5---5-3-0------    

                          -0-                 
2nd guitar holds the last -0-  


D-------------------------------------     
A-------------------------------------     
F-------------------------------------     
C---------3---------------------------     
G-5-3-5---5-------3-------------------     
C-----------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3---------     

The notes with the periods under them 
are the notes that the second guitar plays.
The 2nd guitar only holds the open chord 
until these notes.

D-------------------------------------     
A-------------------------------------     
F-------------------------------------     
C-------------------------------------     
G-----5/6-----6\5-----------0---------     
C-0-0-5/6-0-0-6\5-0-0-3-5-3-0---------     
                      .......
                          -0-                 
2nd guitar holds the last -0- 

D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------   
C---------3---------------------------   
G-0-5-3-5---5-------3---------3/5-----   
C-0-----------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3/5-----   

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------     
F---------------------5/7-7-----------   
C---------------------5/7-7-----------   
G-----5/6-----6\5-----3/5-5-0---------   
C-0-0-5/6-0-0-6\5-0-0-------0---------   
          ...................          

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C---------3---------------------------    
G-0-5-3-5---5-------3---------3-------    
C-0-----------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3-------    

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C-------------------------------------    
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-3--------------    
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-3-3-5-3-0------    

D-------------------------------------     
A-------------------------------------     
F-------------------------------------   
C---------3---------------------------   
G---5-3-5---5-------3---------3-------   
C-------------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3-------   

D-------------------------------------  
A-------------------------------------  
F------------------------5/7-7--------  
C------------------------5/7-7--------  
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-----3/5-5--------  
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-0-0-------0------  

D-------------------------------------  
A-------------------------------------  
F-------------------------------------  
C---------3---------------------------  
G-0-5-3-5---5-------3---------3-------  
C-0-----------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3-------  

D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------    
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-3--------------    
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-3-3-5-3-0------    

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C---------3---------------------------    
G---5-3-5---5-------3---------3-------    
C-------------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3-------    

D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F------------------------5/7-7--------    
C------------------------5/7-7--------    
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-----3/5-5--------    
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-0-0-------0------    


SOLO:  Guitar 1  --2:23--

D-------------------------------------    
A----13-13^-13^-13^-----13-13-10----10    
F-12----12^-12^-12^-V12-12-12----12---   
C-------------------------------------    
G-------------------------------------    
C-------------------------------------   

D-----------------------13^#-15^~v-13-    
A-------10-13^-10h13p10---------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C-12-10-------------------------------   
G-------------------------------------    
C-------------------------------------   

D------16-17-20-17-20-15-17-15-15-17-15 
A-15^---------------------------------- 
F-------------------------------------- 
C-------------------------------------- 
G-------------------------------------- 
C-------------------------------------- 

D-------------------15-17-20-17-20-15-   
A-15-18-15----15-18-------------------   
F----------17-------------------------   
C-------------------------------------   
G-------------------------------------   
C-------------------------------------   

D-17-15-15-17-15-------------20^-20^#-   
A----------------15-18-15----20^-20^#-   
F-------------------------17----------   
C-------------------------------------    
G-------------------------------------    
C-------------------------------------    

D-10-------------------                   
A----13-----13---------                   
F-------12^----12^v-10-                   
C----------------------                   
G----------------------                   
C----------------------                   

D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-12-10-------------------------------   
C-------12-10-12-12-12-10-12p10----10-   
G-------------------------------12----   
C-------------------------------------   

D------------------------------------    
A------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------10---	 
C----------------------12-10-12----12    
G-12-10-8-10-8-5-0-3-5---------------    
C------------------------------------    

D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------   
C-------10----------------------------   
G-10h11----11-10-8-10-8-10-10-10-10/11   
C-------------------------------------   

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------     
C-------------------------------------     
G-11-11-11-10-10-10-8-5-8-5vv(5)-(5)--    
C-------------------------------------    

parenthisis -()- means that when you 
use the bar to lower the note -vv- you
keep bar at that same position to play
the notes in the ()

SOLO:  Guitar 2  --2:23--

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G------------------------------3------
C~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-3-5-3--------
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-3-5-3-0------


D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G------------------------------3------
C~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-3-5-3--------
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-3-5-3-0------


D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G------------------------------3------
C~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-3-5-3--------
C-/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-3-5-3-0------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C---------3---------------------------
G---5-3-5---5-------3-----------------
C-------------0-5h6---6-5-3-5-3-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G-----------------------------0-------
C-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-5-3-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
C-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------


             
Solo (part 2) Guitar 1:    --2:48--

D-13^#-13^#-13^#-13^#-13^#-13^-17p13-    
A------------------------------------    
F------------------------------------    
C------------------------------------    
G------------------------------------    
C------------------------------------    

D-17p13-17p13-17p13-17p13-18p11-18p11
A------------------------------------
F------------------------------------
C------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
C------------------------------------

D-15p10-15p10-15p11-15p11----10------
A-------------------------13-10------
F------------------------------------
C------------------------------------
G-------------------------------5----
C------------------------------------

D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
F-------------------------------10---
C-------------10-12p10----10p12----12
G-8p5-8-10h12----------12------------
C------------------------------------

D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
F-10h12p10----10h13p10----10h12p10---
C----------12----------12----------12
G------------------------------------
C------------------------------------

D------------------------------------ 
A--------------13^v--------13^v------ 
F-13p10----12^------12^v^------------
C-------12----------------------12#~-
G------------------------------------
C------------------------------------

D-20^-(20)-(20)-(20)#-17-18-18^v-17--
A------------------------------------ 
F------------------------------------
C------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
C------------------------------------ 

D-------------------------------------   
A-18--------------------------------11   
F----14-15#~~~-------9-9----9-10-12---	 
C--------------10-12-----12-----------
G-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------

D--------------------------10-12------ 
A-10--------------------13------------   
F----12-10-10-9----9-11----------12-13   
C---------------12--------------------   
G-------------------------------------   
C-------------------------------------   

D-------13-13-16p13-15-17-22-18-17-22-   
A-11-10-------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------   
C-------------------------------------   
G-------------------------------------   
C-------------------------------------   

D-18-17-22-17-15----------------------   
A----------------18-17-15-13-12-------    
F-------------------------------14-12-   
C-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------   
C-------------------------------------    

D-------------------------------------
A-15-15-13-11-10---------------10-11#~
F----------------12-10-9-10-12--------
C-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
          
               --3:10--


Solo (part 2) Guitar 2:    --2:48--

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-------4\3---------------------------
G-------2\1-----5-5-------5-----5h6p5-
C-2-1-0-----0---5-5---0-0---0-0-------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-----------3-----5-----------3-------
G-----5-----5-----3-----0-----1-------
C-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------
C-5----------1------0-----------------
G-5----------1------0-----------------
C-5----------1------0-----------------



            3:10/3:11


D-------------------------------------	
A-------------------------------------  
F-7-7-5-8-8-5-7-----------------------  
C-5-5-3-6-6-3-5-----------------------  
G-5-5-3-6-6-3-5-----0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0--  
C-------------------0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0--  

D-------------------------------------	
A-------------------------------------   
F--------------------7-7-5-8-8-5-7----   
C--------------------5-5-3-6-6-3-5----   
G-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0----5-5-3-6-6-3-5----   
C-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0---------------------   


D--------------------------------------  
A--6h8p6-5h6p5-3h5p3--------3----------  
F--7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-3-5\2--3-5\2-3-2-3  
C--------------------5------------5-3-5  
G--------------------------------------  
C--------------------------------------  


D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------   
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----   
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----   
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3----   


D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F--------------------------7-5---5----   
C-------5-7-8\5-7---5------8-7---7-7--   
G-------7-8-----8---7-8\5----------8--   
C-0-0-0-----------0-------0----0------   


D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3----    

D---------------------------3---------  
A---------------------------3---------  
F-3-------------------------5---------  
C-3-------------1-----------5---------  
G-1-------------1-----------3---------  
C---------------1---------------------  


D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F-------------------------------------   
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----   
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----   
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3----   


D-------------------------------------   
A-------------------------------------   
F--------------------------7-5---5----   
C-------5-7-8\5-7---5------8-7---7-7--   
G-------7-8-----8---7-8\5----------8--   
C-0-0-0-----------0-------0----0------   


D-------------------------------------    
A-------------------------------------    
F-------------------------------------    
C--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
G--------8\7---5---5-7---5\3---2/3----    
C--0-0-0-8\7-0-5-0-5-7-0-5\3-0-2/3---- 

D-------------------------------------     
A-------------------------------------    
F-3-----------------------------------    
C-3-------------1-----------x-x-------    
G-1-------------1-----------x-x-------    
C---------------1-----------x-x-------   


            3:40


D--------------------------------------  
A--------------------------------------  
F---------------------------------5----  
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-5-4-3 
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-3-4-3 
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0---4-3 

D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
F---------------------------------
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1

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

                                      3:47

D--------------------------------------  
A--------------------------------------  
F---------------------------------5----  
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-5-4-3 
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-3-4-3 
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0---4-3 


D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
F---------------------------------
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1

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

D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
F----------------5-----2----------
C-0----5----1----5-----2-----0----
G-0----5----1----3-----0-----0----
C-0----5----1----------------0----



				      3:56



D--------------------------------------  
A--------------------------------------  
F---------------------------------5----  
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-5-4-3 
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-3-4-3 
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0---4-3 


D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
F---------------------------------
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1

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



				       4:03



D--------------------------------------  
A--------------------------------------  
F---------------------------------5----  
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-5-4-3 
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0-3-4-3 
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0---4-3 


D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
F---------------------------------
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
G-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1
C-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----5---1

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

D---------------------------------	 
A---------------------------------	 
F----------------5-----2----------	 
C-0----5----1----5-----2-----0----	 
G-0----5----1----3-----0-----0----	 
C-0----5----1----------------0----	 

D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
F-------------------3------2---------- 
C-0-----5-----1-----3------2-----3----
G-0-----5-----1-----1------0-----3----
C-0-----5-----1------------------3----

D---------------------------------	 
A---------------------------------	 
F----------------5-----2----------	 
C-0----5----1----5-----2-----0~~~~	 
G-0----5----1----3-----0-----0~~~~	 
C-0----5----1----------------0~~~~
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