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Stepping Outside the Circle

Shadows Fall
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Shadows fall

stepping outside the circle

By:black.sabbath@sbcglobal.net

this is the tab for the lead part of stepping outside the circle. This includes the solo.

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

() = hold note or play as indicated

{} = repeat only this part

b = bend

h = hammer on

p = pull off

v = vibrate string

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

. = palm mute

Set page to landscape (file, page setup) so the solo reads correctly.

Intro:

D ------------------------ x 1

A ------------------------

F ------------------------

C -6p55p4----------6p55p4-

G ---------6p55p4---------

C ------------------------

D ------------------------ x 4

A ------------------------

F ------------------------

C -6p55p4----------6p55p4-

G ---------6p55p4---------

C ------------------------

Intro continued:

D ----------------------------------------- x 3

A --------------------------------------1--
F ---------------------------------------1-

C -----------------------------------------

G -5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-5-4-5-5-8—----
C -5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-5-4-5-5-8—----

. . . . 4th time hold fret 8,

miss the last two out

Verse 1:

D --------------------------------------------

A --------------------------------------------

F --------------------------------------------

C --------------------------------------------

G -10-9--9-10-9--9-8-10-9—-{9-10-9--9-8-10-9}-
C -10-9--9-10-9--9-8-10-9—-(9-10-9--9-8-10-9}-

Repeat x 2

D --------------

A --------------

F --------------

C --------------

G -8-10-9-9-7-8-
C -8-10-9-9-7-8-

Fill 1:

D -----------------------76----(8767------
A -------------------8767-----------76----
F -------------------------67---------67)-

C ----------------------------------------

G -99----10-9-8-9-9-----------------------
C -99----10-9-8-9-9-----------------------

. . . . (2nd time)

Verse Part 2:

D --------------------------------------

A --------------------------------------

F --------------------------------------

C --------------------------------------

G -10-9--9-10-9--9-8-10-9—-8-10-9-9-7-8-
C -10-9--9-10-9--9-8-10-9—-8-10-9-9-7-8-

Bridge 1:

D -----------------

A -----------------

F -----------------

C -----------------

G -4-3-6-5-2-1-3-2-
C -4-3-6-5-2-1-3-2-

Fill 2:

D -3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2-2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1-

A ---------------------------------

F ---------------------------------

C ---------------------------------

G ---------------------------------

C ---------------------------------

D -----------------

A -----------------

F -----------------

C -----------------

G -4-3-6-5-2-1-3-2-
C -4-3-6-5-2-1-3-2-

Fill 3:

D ---------------

A ---------------

F -2-2-3-3-4-4-5-

C ---------------

G ---------------

C ---------------

Repeat last 4 bars again

Bridge 2:

D ------------------------

A ------------------------

F -----445-87-----445-----
C -5-5--------5-5---------
G --------------------8-8-
C --------------------8-8-

Chorus:

D ----------------------------------------------------

A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ------------------6-5-------------------------------
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-----------—-----6—6-9-10------------------

t ... t ...

D ---------------------------------------------------------

A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b----------
F ------------------6-5----------------------------------3-
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5--53--
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6---------------
C -6-6-9-10-----------------6—6-9-10-----------------------

t ... t ...

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:

D ----------------------------------------------------

A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ------------------6-5-------------------------------
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-----------------6—6-9-10------------------

t ... t ...

D ----------------------------------------------------

A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ------------------6-5-------------------------------
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-----------------6—6-9-10------------------

t ... t ...

Interlude (Clean):

D ------------------------- x 2

A -------------------------

F -3-2-3-5-3-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-

C -------------------------

G -------------------------

C -------------------------

D ----------8---------------8-----		x 2
A -4-2/3b4----8-6--4-2/3b4----8-6-
F -8---------------8--------------

C --------------------------------

G --------------------------------

C --------------------------------

Solo:

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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus:

D -------------------------------------------

A ---------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ---------6-5-------------------------------
C -5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C --------------—--6—6—9-10------------------

... t ...

D ----------------------------------------------------

A ------------------6-5----------------------8-6b-----
F ------------------6-5-------------------------------
C ----------5-555-------5-5----------5-555--------5-5-
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10--------------—--6—6-9-10------------------

t ... t ...

Bridge 3:

D -------------------------- x 3

A --------------------------

F --------------------------

C -------5---------8---5----
G -3-3-1---6-5-6-8---6--667-

C --------------------------

4th time play:

D -----------------------------

A -----------------------------

F -----------------------------

C -----------------------------

G -3-3-6-5-6-8-8-9-2-1-3-2-8-2-
C -------------8-9---------8-2-

Outro:

D ------------------------- x 4

A -------------------------

F -------------------------

C -------------------------

G -2-1-3-2-8-2-2-1-3-2-8-2-
C ---------8-2---------8-2-

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