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Song
Shadows Fall
“Crushing Belial”
>From the album: “Of One Blood”
Transcribed by: David Blanchard
November 25, 2001
Tune 1 step down ( D G C F A d ) *low to high
GTR 1 = Matt Bachand
GTR 2 = Jon Donais
“ = tremelo picking p = pull off
tr = trill / = slide down to note
h = hammer on \ = slide up to note
Riff A1
|--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------| |-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9--------5”-4”-7”-5p4-| GTR 1 |-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7---------------------| |-----000000-3-0-----|-------000000--------------|
| ...... . ......
|--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------| |-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------|GTR 2 |-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7---------------------| |------------3-0-----|---------------------------|
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Riff A2
|--------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------| |-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9-------------------------| |-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9------------7-5----5-4---| GTR 1 |-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7----------------7------5-| |-----000000-3-0-----|-------000-000-000-------------|
| ...... . ... ... ...
|--------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------| |-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9-------------------------| |-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9-------------------------|GTR 2 |-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7-------------------------| |------------3-0-----|-------------------------------|
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Riff A3
“First strike…”
|--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------| |-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9--------5”-4”-7”-5p4-| GTR 1 |-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7---------------------| |-----000000-3-0-----|-------000000--------------|
| ...... . ......
|--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |-7/9----------------|---------------------------| |-7/9------------9-7-|--------------9”-7”-10”4h5-|GTR 2 |-5/7--------7-------|---9h10--------------------| |-----000000---0-----|-0-----000000--------------|
...... . . ......
Riff A4
“Shakes the Earth…”
|--------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------------| |-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9--------------------------| |-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9-------------7-5----5-4---| GTR 1 |-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7-----------------7------5-| |-----000000-3-0-----|-------000-000-000--------------|
| ...... . ... ... ...
|--------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------------| |-7/9----------------|--------------------------------| |-7/9------------9-7-|-------------------10-9---9-7---|GTR 2 |-5/7--------7-------|---9h10----------------10-----9-| |-----000000---0-----|-0-----000-000-000--------------|
...... . . ... ... ...
Fill 1
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----10-7----9-5----7-4----5-2-| |------------------------------| GTR 1 |-00------00-----00-----00-----| |------------------------------|
| .. .. .. ..
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----10-7----9-5----7-4----5-2-| GTR 2 |------------------------------| |-00------00-----00-----00-----|
.. .. .. ..
Riff B1
GTR 1
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5”-4”-----| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3”------5h7-| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
GTR 2
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------pick scrape-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------///////////-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------///////////-|
Riff B2
GTR 1
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5-4-----| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-7-----5-7-| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
GTR 2
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------4-2-----| |-------------------------2-4-|-------------------------5-----4-5-| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-----------| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
Riff B3
“Eternal conflict…”
GTR 1
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5”-4”-----| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3”------5h7-| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
GTR 2
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------4”--------| |-------------------------2-4-|-------------------------2”---5”-4h5-| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-----|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-------------| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
Riff B4
“As the battle lines are drawn…”
GTR 1
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5”-4”-----| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3”------5h7-| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
GTR 2
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------5-5h7-|-------------------------------------| |------------------------4-4h4-|---------------------------4”--------| |------------------------------|-------------------------2”---5”-4h5-| |-222-222-2-222-2-222-222------|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-------------| |-000-000-0-000-0-000-000------|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|
| ... ... . ... . ... ... ... ... . ... . ... ...
Riff C
“Been fooled so long…”
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----5h7----4h5-7-5-4-5-4h5p4-----| GTR 1 |-00-----00-------------------5/7-| |---------------------------------|
| .. ..
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----5h7---4h5-----5-------4------| GTR 2 |-00-----0------00---0-7-0--------| |---------------------------------|
.. . .. . .
Fill 2
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--7-5-----5-4-----7-5-----5-4---| GTR 1 |------7-------5-------7-------5-| |--------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-10-9-----9-7----10-9-----9-7---| GTR 2 |------10------9-------10------9-| |--------------------------------|
After next verse is Fill 3
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------------7--9-10-9-7h9--| |--7-5-----5-4----5--7----------------| GTR 1 |------7-------5----------------------| |-------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------7-| |---------------------------10-8-7---| |----------------------9-11----------| |-10-9-----9-7----9-10---------------| GTR 2 |------10------9---------------------| |------------------------------------|
Intro to Riff D
|---------| |---------| |---------|
|-2-2-2-2-| GTRS 1&2
|-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-|
Riff D
|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-9--------7-7--5-5-5--------------------------------| |-9---5-7--7-7--5-5-5-7------------------------------| GTR 1 |-7---5-7--5-5--3-3-3-7------------------------------| |-0-0-3-5-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-5h7p5--5-3-2-|
| . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-9--------7-7--5-5-5--------------------------------| |-9---5-7--7-7--5-5-5-7------------------------------| GTR 1 |-7---5-7--5-5--3-3-3-7------------------------------| |-0-0-3-5-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-8h10p8-8-7-5-|
. . . . . . .
Acoustic section:
Riff E1
|-----------------------------3-----| |-------------3-----------------2---| |-----------0---0------0----2-----2-| |-----0---2---------------0---------| GTR 1 |---2---3------------2--------------| |-0----------------3----------------|
GTR 2 rests
Riff E2
“Alone I am…”
I think GTR 1 plays Riff E1
|---3-2---0----------3-2---5-2---| |-------3-----3----------3-----3-| |-----------0---0----------------| |--------------------------------| GTR 2 |--------------------------------| |-0----------------0-------------|
Riff E3 (guitar 1 is hard to hear)
|-------0----------------0-----| |-------0------------------0---| |----------------------------0-| |-----0------------------------| GTR 1 |---2--------------------------| |-0----------------------------|
|
|-------7-8-5--------5-----7---| |-----8-------7----7-----8---8-| |---9------------7-----5-------| |------------------------------| GTR 2 |------------------------------| |-0----------------------------|
I can’t hear the chords under the solo.
Riff F
“Never knowing what’s become…”
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |---------------------------5-7-| |-2---------5--2------------5-7-| GTR 1 |-2---------5--2------------3-5-| |-0---------3--0----------------|
|
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-5-4---5-4------5-4---7-5-4tr5-| GTR 2 |-----5-----5-7------5----------| |-------------------------------|
Riff G1
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-5-4h5p4---5-4-------5-4h5p4----7-5-4-| |---------5-----5-7-----------5--------| |--------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-9-7h9p7---9-7-------9-7h9p7---10-9-7-| GTR 2 |---------7-----9-10----------7--------| |--------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff G1 with this ending:
|------| |------| |-5--7-|
|-5--7-| GTRS 1&2
|-3--5-| |------|
Riff G2
|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-5”-4”----5”-4”---------5”-4”-----7”-5”-4”-| GTR 1 |-------5”-------5”-7”---------5”-----------| |-------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-9”-7”----9”-7”---------9”-7”-----10”-9”-7”-| GTR 2 |-------9”-------9”-10”--------9”------------| |--------------------------------------------|
I haven’t figured out the sweep lick or solos yet.
Riff H
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-----4------------3-------| |-----4-5\4/5------3-5\4/5-| GTRS 1&2 |-----2-5\4/5------1-5\4/5-| |-000---3\2/3--000---3\2/3-|
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