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Thoughts Without Words

Shadows Fall
Tab
★3.8(14)

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

Song

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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