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First Noble Truth

Shadows Fall
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Song

Band - Shadows Fall

Song - First Noble Truth

Key:

.. - palm mute

/ - slide up to

\ - slide down to

~ - vibrato

h - hammer on

b - bend

p - pull off

t - tap

" - shred (tremolo until next note)

* - see comment

X - percussion mute

@ - slight palm mute

() - ghost note, sustained note

^ - artifical harmonic

ph - pinch harmonic

f - full bend

h - half bend

r - release

~ - vibrato bend

Tuning: Drop C (C G C F A d)

Verse: (x2)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

      |------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

(x2)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------------------------------------| I
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

| |

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------10"-12"-10"-12"---------------------------|II
      |-10-------11-------------------------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"------------------6------------8--8--7---7--|

Bridge:

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11br|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11r-|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-7-----7--9-11--9-7-6---6--9-7--9--11---9--7-6-6--7--9--7~-|Gtr
      |----9------------------------------------------------------|III
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: (x2)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

      |------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

(x1)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------------------------------------| I
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

| |

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------13"-12"-10"-12"---------------------------|II
      |-10-------11-------------------------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"------------------6------------8--8--7---7--|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------------------------------------| I
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

| |

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------10"-12"-10"-12"---------------------------|II
      |-10-------11-------------------------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"------------------6------------8--8--7---7--|

Bridge:

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11br|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11r-|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-7-----7--9-11--9-7-6---6--9-7--9--11---9--7-6-6--7--9--7~-|Gtr
      |----9------------------------------------------------------|III
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (x2)

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtrs
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------|I&II
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

Verse: (x2)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

      |------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

(x1)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------------------------------------| I
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

| |

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------13"-12"-10"-12"---------------------------|II
      |-10-------11-------------------------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"------------------6------------8--8--7---7--|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------------------------------------| I
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

| |

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------10"-12"-10"-12"---------------------------|II
      |-10-------11-------------------------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"------------------6------------8--8--7---7--|

Bridge:

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11br|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11r-|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-7-----7--9-11--9-7-6---6--9-7--9--11---9--7-6-6--7--9--7~-|Gtr
      |----9------------------------------------------------------|III
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (x4)

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtrs
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------|I&II
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

Fill:

      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------8/10--10-----6/5---8--6/5--| I
      |--------8--6--5---6--6p5------8/10--10---------6---------|
      |--0-0-0------------------8----8/10--10-------------------|

| ..... .... .. |

      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------10--8--7---8--8p7------------------8h7--10-------|Gtr
      |--------------------------8---8/10--10-----8-----8-------|II
      |------------------------------8/10--10-------------------|
      |--0-0-0-----------------------8/10--10-------------------|

..... .... ..

Interlude: (x2)

      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------8/10--10-----6/5---8--6/5--| I
      |--------8--6--5---6--6p5------8/10--10---------6---------|
      |--0-0-0------------------8----8/10--10-------------------|

| ..... .... .. |

      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------8h7--10-------|Gtr
      |------------------------------8/10--10-----8-----8-------|II
      |--------8--6--5----6--6p5-----8/10--10-------------------|
      |--0-0-0-------------------8---8/10--10-------------------|

..... .... ..

Fill:

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| I
      |-------8--6--5---6--6p5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
      |-0-0-0------------------8----------------------------------|

| ..... ............................... |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------*pickup into solo*------------|Gtr

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|II
      |--------8--6--5---6--6p5-----------------------------------|
      |-0-0-0------------------8----------------------------------|

.....

* Pickup into solo:

      |----------------------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------8-8h10h12p10p8-|Gtr
      |----------------------------------8-8h10h12p10p8----------------|II
      |-------------------8-8h10h11p10p8-------------------------------|
      |-10-10h12h13p12p10----------------------------------------------|

Solo: (Guitar II)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |--10b-10^b-10r--8br---7^----7-7-10p8p7-7-5--3---------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------6------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------5--3------|
      |--------------------------------------------------------6---|

(trem. bar)

      |--------------------------------------|
      |--------------15h16h18-18b--16-18b----|
      |--17br-15-12--------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------13h15h16-16-15-13--|
      |--------------10h12p10--------------------12-12h13h15--------------------|
      |--10-10h12h13----------13-13-12-13p12p110--------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony:

      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--20-18-16-21-20-16-18-15-18-16-15-20-18-15-18-15-|
      |--------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |--------------------------------------------------|II
      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--16-15-13-18-16-13-15-11-15-13-11-16-15-11-15-11-|
      |--------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |--------------------------------------------------|III
      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------15--16--15--|
      |-18p16p15-18p16p15-18p16p15-18p16p15--------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |--------------------------------------------------|II
      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------|

| |

      |--------------------------------------11--13--11--|
      |-15p13p11-15p13p11-15p13p11-15p13p11--------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |--------------------------------------------------|III
      |--------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm for Solo and Harmony: (Guitar I)

      |--------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------------------------------------|
      |--10-----8--6-----------------8-----6---3---------------|
      |--10-----8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6----8-----6---3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
      |--10-----8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6----8-----6---3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|

........... ...........

End of Solo.

      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |--10---------8----6-----------------8----5---| I
      |--10---------8----6---6--6--6--6----8----5---|
      |--10---------8----6---6--6--6--6----8----5---|

| .......... |

|--20b-20b--20-18-16--20--18-20--20p18p16p15~-|

      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |---------------------------------------------|II
      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |---------------------------------------------| I
      |--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
      |--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

| ........... |

      |------------------------15----20h15----------|
      |---------------------15----15-------15-------|
      |------------------15-------------------12~---|Gtr
      |---------------17----------------------------|II

|------------------(sweep pick)---------------|

      |---------------------------------------------|

Verse: (x2)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

      |------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

(x2)

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------------------------------------------------| I
      |-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|

| |

      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|
      |------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
      |------------------10"-12"-10"-12"---------------------------|II
      |-10-------11-------------------------5---5--5---------------|
      |----10"------10"------------------6------------8--8--7---7--|

Bridge:

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11br|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtr
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------| I
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------------------12-11-12-14--12-11-9-9-11-12-11r-|Gtr
      |-9-----9-10-12-10-9-7---7----------------------------------|II
      |---10------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-7-----7--9-11--9-7-6---6--9-7--9--11---9--7-6-6--7--9--7~-|Gtr
      |----9------------------------------------------------------|III
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (x4)

      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------|
      |--------------7----------------------------7---------------|Gtrs
      |-9---5--------7---7-----------9---5--------7---7-----------|I&II
      |-9---5--------5---7-----------9---5--------5---7-----------|
      |-9---5------------7-----------9---5------------7-----------|

Fill:

      |---------------------------|---------------------------|
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|Gtr
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|I
      |--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--1--3--|--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--2--5--|
      |--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--1--3--|--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--2--5--|

| ..... ... . ... . ... . | ..... ... . ... . ... . |

      |---------------------------|---------------------------|
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|Gtr
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|II
      |---------------------------|--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--2--5--|
      |---------------------------|--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--2--5--|

..... ... . ... . ... . ..... ... . ... . ... .

Ending: (x8)

      |---------------------------|---------------------------|
      |---------------------------|---------------------------|

|---------------------------|---------------------------|Gtrs

      |---------------------------|---------------------------|I&II
      |--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--1--3--|--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--2--5--|
      |--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--1--3--|--0-0-1--0--2--1--0--2--5--|

..... ... . ... . ... . ..... ... . ... . ... .

End.

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