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/ Shadows Fall / The Art of Balance (2002) / The Idiot Box guitar tab

Band:  Shadows Fall
Song:  The Idiot Box (Backing Guitar, Matthew Bachand)
Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk

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


. = palm mute
\\\\\\ = pick scrape
{} = repeat only this part
() = play as instructed

Note: This is an updated version, please rate again, thanks.


Intro:

D -------------------------		x 2
A -------------------------
F -------------------------
C -------------------------
G -2----3----8----2--22-22-
C -2----3----8----2--22-22-
                     .. ..


D -----------------------		x 1
A -----------------------
F -----------------------
C -----------------------
G -2----3----8----2--\\\\\\-
C -2----3----8----2--\\\\\\-


D --------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------
G -2----3----8----2----2-------22-------
C -2----3----8----2----2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-


Verse 1:

D -------------------------------		x 4
A -------------------------------
F -------------------------------
C -------------------------------
G -2-222222-21-22222-22-22-22-22-
C -2-222222----22222-22-22-22-22-
     ......    ..... .. .. .. ..


Bridge:

D -----------------------------------		x 2
A -----------------------------------
F -----------------------------------
C -----------------------------------
G -22-22-22-22-22-2-22-2-2-222-2-222-
C -22-22-22-22-22-2-22-2-2-222-2-222-
                    .. . . ... . ...
                                 (2nd time miss the
                                 last three out)


Chorus

D -------------------------------				x 2
A -------------------------------
F -------------------------------
C -------------------------------
G –{2-22323-232-243}-------------
C –{2-22323-----243}-22-22-22-22-
    . .....          .. .. .. ..
    Repeat x 3       (4th time only)
                     miss out 2nd time)



Play instead:


Fill 1:

D -------------------------------------
A -----------------33423332101---------
F -------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------
G -22-22-2-2-2-2-2------------3-3-3-42-
C -22-22-2-2-2-2-2------------3-3-3-42-
   .. .. . . . . .


Repeat Verse 1


Repeat Bridge


Repeat Chorus


D -------------------------------				x 2
A -------------------------------
F -------------------------------
C -------------------------------
G –{2-22323-232-243}-------------
C –{2-22323-----243}-22-22-22-22-
    . .....          .. .. .. ..
    Repeat x 3       (4th time only,
                     2nd time play below)



Fill 2:

D ----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------3-------
G -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4--43343--
C -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4-------3-
   .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .


D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------34-34--
G -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4---4--4-
C -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4--------
   .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .


D -----------------------------------------------------		x 2
A -----------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------
G -34344343-444434344343-444434344343-4444-343-44442-4-
C -34344343-444434344343-444434344343-4444-343-44442-4-
      ..    ....   ..    ....   ..    ....     ....


Guitar for Solo:

D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------
G -2----3----8----(2—22-22)---(2-2222)-
C -2----3----8----(2—22-22)---(2-2222)-
                     .. ..       ....
                    (1st time) (2nd time)


D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2-2387-3-333333-2-23873-3-455-2-2387-3-2444444111111111111111111111112-
C -2-2387-3-333333-2-23873-3-455-2-2387-3-2444444111111111111111111111112-
             .....         .               ...... . . . . . . . . . . .


Outro:

D ------------------------------------	x 2
A ------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
G -2----3----8----22-22-22-22---------
C -2----3----8----22-22-22-22---------


D ---------------------------			x 2
A ---------------------------
F ---------------------------
C ---------------------------
G -43-43-443434-43-43-443434-
C -43-43-443434-43-43-443434-
   .. .. ...... .. .. ......


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)


Shadows Fall albums
2004 War Within
2002 The Art of Balance
2000 Of One Blood
1998 Somber Eyes to the Sky
The Art of Balance tabs
01Idle Hands tabbass tab
02Thoughts Without Words tabbass tab
03Destroyer of Senses tabbass tab
04Casting Shade tabbass tab
05Stepping Outside the Circle tabbass tab
06The Art of Balance tabbass tab
08The Idiot Box tabbass tab
09Prelude to Disaster tabbass tab
10A Fire in Babylon tabbass tab
11Welcome to the Machine tabbass tab

 

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