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A Fire in Babylon (backing Guitar) Guitar Tablature
Band:  Shadows Fall
Song:  Fire In Babylon (Backing Guitar, Matthew Bachand)
Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003)
Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
e-mail: [email protected]

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

/ = slide up			h = hammer on
 = slide down		        p = pull off
. = palm mute		        b = quarter bend
/// = pick scrape	        ‘’ = tremolo pick
() = play as indicated


Intro:

D ------------------------------------	x 2
A ------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
G -7--------3----5----7--------3----5-
C -7--------3----5----7--------3----5-


Intro Cont:

D ----------------------------------------------------	x 2
A ----------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------
G -7-7--7-75877p5h73-3-3-4/53-5----------------------
C -7-7--7------------3-3-------5----------------------


Intro End:

D ------------------------
A ------------------------
F ------------------------
C -2--4--5--4--5--4—(5)---
G -0--2--3--2--3--2—(3)-2-
C ----------------------2-


Verse 1 Intro:

D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -7-7--5-5----3-3---5-5-----------///-
G ----8----78-----5-----78-87------///-
C -------------------------------------


Verse 1:

D --------------------------------------------------------	x 2
A --------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------
C -7-7--5-5----3-3---5-5-------7-7--5-5----3-3---5-5------
G ----8----78-----5-----78-87-----8----78-----5-----78-87-
C --------------------------------------------------------


Fill 1:

D ----------------------	x 2
A ----------------------
F ----------------------
C -2-4-5-7----2-4-5-7---
G -0-2-3-5-3—-0-2-3-5-3-
C ---------3----------3-


Verse part 2:

D ------------------------------------------------------------	x 2
A ------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------
G -8-7108-78-810-85-8-85-85-8--8-7108-78-810-85-8-85-8-5-
C ------------------------------------------------------------


Bridge:

D --------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------2-2-------------------
G –(577-5-7)-75-8753-757b-75-875023-75-8753-5-333352333333(3-35)-
C –(577-5-7)----------------------------------333352333333(3-35)-
   1st time                                    ..   ......
   only                                                    2nd time   
				                           only


Fill 2:

D --------
A --------
F -23--54-
C ---43---
G --------
C --------


Repeat Verse 1


Repeat Fill 1


Repeat Verse part 2


Repeat Bridge


Repeat Fill 2


Chorus:

D --------------------------------------------6p5-----	x 2
A ----------------------------------------------------
F ----75-7777-75-7777--75----75-7777-75-7777----------
C -2-------------------75-2-----------------------(2)-
G -0----------------------0-----------------------(0)-
C ----------------------------------------------------
                                                  1st time
                                                  only, hold note


Interlude (Clean):

2grts. arr for 1
D -------------------------------------------------	x 2
A -35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-356-5-35-53-
F -------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------


Interlude 2:

D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------------------------------
C -7--3--5--6--7--3-----5)--7--3--5--6--7--5--------------------
G -5--1--3--4--5--1—(3—-3)--5--1--3--4--5--3----333-333-333-333-
C ------------------(3--------------------------333-333-333-333-
                    1st time                    ... ... ... ...
		    only


D ----------------------------------------	x 2
A ----------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------
C -77777777--77777777--77777777--77777777-
G -55555555--55555555--55555555--55555555-
C ----------------------------------------
   ........  ........  ........  ........


Backing Guitar for Solo:

2 grts arr. For 1
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------
C –(5-67-73-910-109—5-67-73)-(1110)-10-10-10-9—(1111)-10-10-10-9-9-
G –(3-45-51-78--8-7-3-45-51)-(9-8—)-8--8--8--7—(9-9-)-8--8--8--7-7-
C -----------------------------------------------------------------
    Play with 1st time        1st               2nd 
    then with 2nd time        time              time


Repeat Bridge


Repeat Fill 2


Repeat Chorus


Outro:

D ---------------------
A ---------------------
F ---------------------
C -2---------2----5--7-
G -0----5----0----3--5-
C ------5--------------


D ---------------------
A ---------------------
F ---------------------
C -2’’-----2’’-5’’-7’’-
G -0---5’’-0---3---5---
C -----5---------------


Outro End:

D ---------------------
A ---------------------
F ---------------------
C -2-4-5-7-----5-4-(2)-
G -0-2-3-5-3-5-3-2-(0)-
C ---------3-5---------


Thanks to Century Media for distributing this record, its awesome, 
and Shadows Fall for making such a brilliant album. Enjoy. 
Comments are welcome and please rate.

systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)
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