SHADOWS FALL - "First Noble Truth" Tablature
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There was already another tab for this song, but I found it quite
lacking, so here is my rendition. The riffs should all be 100%
accurate (99% for the solos). Enjoy!
.. - palm mute Suffixes for bend
/ - slide up to ph - pinch harmonic
\ - slide down to f - full bend
~ - vibrato h - half bend
h - hammer on r - release
b - bend ~ - vibrato 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
Tune Gtrs to Drop C (C G C F A d)
The First Noble Truth
Drum Fill intro
Verse 1a (2x)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|-10-------11-------8"--6"--5"--------5---5--5---------------|
|----10"------10"--------------8"--6------------8--8--7---7--|
Verse 1b (2x)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|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 (1x)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------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 2a (2x) same as Verse 1a
Verse 2b (1x)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|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--|
Play Bridge 1x
Chorus (2x)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------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 3 (same as Verse 2a & 2b)
Play Bridge 1x
Play Chorus 4x
Fill A (1x)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|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-------------------|
..... .... ..
(Drums come in)
Interlude (2x)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|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 B (1x)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|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 (Gtr II)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10b-10^b-10r--8br---7^----7-7-10p8p7-7-5--3---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------6------------|
|--------------------------------------------------5--3------|
|--------------------------------------------------------6---|
(tremolo 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 (Gtr 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)---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
(Play over drum fill)
Play Verse 1a and 1b
Play Bridge 1x
Play Chorus 4x
Fill C (1x)
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|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--|
..... ... . ... . ... . ..... ... . ... . ... .
(drums enter)
Ending (4x slow beat, 4x midtempo, 2x fast)
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|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--|
..... ... . ... . ... . ..... ... . ... . ... .
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