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Stepping Outside the Circle (backing) Guitar Tablature
Band: Shadows Fall
Song: Stepping Outside The Circle, (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)

.  = palm mute
{} = repeat this part as instructed
() = hold note/ghost note
t  = tremlo pick
h  = hammer-on
p  = pull-off


Intro:

D--------------------
A -------------------
F -------------------
C -------------------
G -655--655--655--88-
C -655--655--655--88-
     t    t    t   t


Then play:

D -------------------
A -------------------
F -------------------
C -------------------
G -655--655--655--88-
C -655--655--655--88-		x 3
     t    t    t   t  	   


4th time play this once:

D --------------------------
A --------------------------
F --------------------------
C --------------------------
G -655--655--655--5-6-5-4-5-			
C -655--655--655--5-6-5-4-5-
     t    t    t  . . . . .


Intro cont. Guitar 1

D ----------------------------------------		x 3
A ----------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------
G -5—5-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-4-5-5-8—-6-5- 
C -5—5-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5—5-4-5-5-8—-6-5-
           . . . .		      4th time hold fret 8,
                                      miss the last two out

 
Verse 1:

D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------
G -3-2—-8-3-2—-9-8-3-2—-{8-3-2—-9-8-3-2}-
C -3-2—-8-3-2—-9-8-3-2—-{8-3-2—-9-8-3-2}- 
                         Repeat x 2


4th time play:

D -------------
A -------------
F -------------
C ------------- 
G -8-3-2—9-3-4-
C -8-3-2-9-3-4-


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 -3-2—-8-3-2—-9-8-3-2—-8-3-2—-9-3-4-
C -3-2—-8-3-2—-9-8-3-2—-8-3-2—-9-3-4-

 
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 1:
			  
D –------------------------------
A -8p7h8p7h8p7h8-7p6h7p6h7p6h7p6-
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 2:

D ---------------
A ---------------
F -2-2-3-3-4-4-5-
C ---------------
G ---------------
C ---------------

Repeat the last 4 parts again.


Bridge 2:

D -------------------
A -------------------
F -------------------
C -------------------
G ---------------8-8-
C -3-5—6-8—3-5—6-8-8-


Chorus:

D ----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------554----------------------8-6b-----
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555--------------------5-555------------
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-------------3-5—6—6—9-10--------------3-5-
     t	   ...             t        ...   


D ----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------554----------------------8-6b-----
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555--------------------5-555------------
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-------------3-5—6—6—9-10--------------3-5-
     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 Chorus

D ----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------554----------------------8-6b-----
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555--------------------5-555------------
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-------------3-5—6—6—9-10--------------3-5-
     t	   ...             t        ...   


D ----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------554----------------------8-6b-----
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555--------------------5-555------------
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-------------3-5—6—6—9-10--------------3-5-
     t	   ...             t        ...   


Interlude Before Solo: (Clean)

D ------------------------
A ------------------------
F ------------------------
C ------------------------
G -(5)----3----(5)----5-4-
C -(5)----3----(5)----5-4-
                      . .

D ----------------------------------------
A --3354-23b4---5---55-3354-23b4---5---55-
F -------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5---
C ------------5---5--------------5---5----
G ----------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------


Backing Guitar For Solo:

D -----------------------------------------	x 2
A -----------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------
G -----5-55-555-55-5-5-5-3-33-333-33-3-3-3-
C -12/-5-55-555-55-5-5-5-3-33-333-33-3-3-3-
         ..     ..   .     ..     ..   .

D -------------------------------------		x 2
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -8-88-888—88-8-8-8-------------------
G -6-66-666-66-6-6-6-3-33-333-33-3-3-3-
C -------------------3-33-333-33-3-3-3-
     ..     ..   .     ..     ..   .

D --------------------------
A --------------------------
F --------------------------
C --------------------------
G –(5)----(3)----(5)----(3)-
C –(5)----(3)----(5)----(3)-


D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -8-88-888—88-8-8-8-------------------
G -6-66-666-66-6-6-6-3-33-333-33-3-3-3-
C -------------------3-33-333-33-3-3-3-
     ..     ..   .     ..     ..   .

D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -8-88-888—88-8-8-8-------------------
G -6-66-666-66-6-6-6---------------8-8-
C -------------------3-5-6-8-3-5-6-8-8-
     ..     ..   .	  


Repeat Chorus:

D ----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------554----------------------8-6b-----
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555--------------------5-555------------
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-------------3-5—6—6—9-10--------------3-5-
     t	   ...             t        ...   


D ----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------554----------------------8-6b-----
F ----------------------------------------------------
C ----------5-555--------------------5-555------------
G -6---9-10-------6---------6---9-10-------6----------
C -6-6—9-10-------------3-5—6—6—9-10--------------3-5-
     t	   ...             t        ...   


Outro:

D ----------------------------	      x 3
A ----------------------------
F ----------------------------
C ----------------------------
G -6------8------10-------8---
C -6-6----8-8----10-10----8-8-
     t      t       t       t 


4th time play:

D -----------------------------------
A -----------------------------------
F -----------------------------------
C -----------------------------------
G -6---6-5-6-8-8-9-2-22-1-11-3-2-8-2-
C -6-6---------8-9---------------8-2-
     t               ..   ..


Outro end:

D -------------------------------------		x 4
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------
G -2-22-1-11-3-2-8-2-2-22-1-11-3-2-8-2-
C ---------------8-2---------------8-2-
     ..   ..           ..   ..     


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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