Band:  Shadows Fall
Track: Stepping Outside The Circle (Lead Guitar, Jonathan Donais)
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

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() = 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 ------------------17/21-17p16h17p16h18p17h18p1717-17/2117---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-
                   

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


systemaregods (Ashley Jackson)