Shadows Fall

“Crushing Belial”

>From the album: “Of One Blood”



Transcribed by: David Blanchard

November 25, 2001



Tune 1 step down ( D G C F A d ) *low to high



GTR 1 = Matt Bachand

GTR 2 = Jon Donais



“  = tremelo picking  p = pull off

tr = trill            / = slide down to note

h  = hammer on        \ = slide up to note



Riff A1

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------|

|-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9--------5”-4”-7”-5p4-| GTR 1

|-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7---------------------|

|-----000000-3-0-----|-------000000--------------|

|     ......   .             ......

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------|

|-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------|GTR 2

|-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7---------------------|

|------------3-0-----|---------------------------|

               .

Riff A2

|--------------------|-------------------------------|

|--------------------|-------------------------------|

|-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9-------------------------|

|-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9------------7-5----5-4---| GTR 1

|-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7----------------7------5-|

|-----000000-3-0-----|-------000-000-000-------------|

|     ......   .             ... ... ...

|--------------------|-------------------------------|

|--------------------|-------------------------------|

|-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9-------------------------|

|-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9-------------------------|GTR 2

|-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7-------------------------|

|------------3-0-----|-------------------------------|

               .

Riff A3

“First strike…”

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9---------------------|

|-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9--------5”-4”-7”-5p4-| GTR 1

|-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7---------------------|

|-----000000-3-0-----|-------000000--------------|

|     ......   .             ......

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|-7/9----------------|---------------------------|

|-7/9------------9-7-|--------------9”-7”-10”4h5-|GTR 2

|-5/7--------7-------|---9h10--------------------|

|-----000000---0-----|-0-----000000--------------|

      ......   .       .     ......



Riff A4

“Shakes the Earth…”

|--------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------------------|

|-7/9------------5-4-|-7-7/9--------------------------|

|-7/9--------5---5-4-|-7-7/9-------------7-5----5-4---| GTR 1

|-5/7--------5---3-2-|-5-5/7-----------------7------5-|

|-----000000-3-0-----|-------000-000-000--------------|

|     ......   .             ... ... ...

|--------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------------------|

|-7/9----------------|--------------------------------|

|-7/9------------9-7-|-------------------10-9---9-7---|GTR 2

|-5/7--------7-------|---9h10----------------10-----9-|

|-----000000---0-----|-0-----000-000-000--------------|

      ......   .       .     ... ... ...



Fill 1

|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

|----10-7----9-5----7-4----5-2-|

|------------------------------| GTR 1

|-00------00-----00-----00-----|

|------------------------------|

| ..      ..     ..     ..

|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

|----10-7----9-5----7-4----5-2-| GTR 2

|------------------------------|

|-00------00-----00-----00-----|

  ..      ..     ..     ..



Riff B1

GTR 1

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5”-4”-----|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3”------5h7-|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...

GTR 2

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------pick scrape-|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------///////////-|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------///////////-|



Riff B2

GTR 1

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5-4-----|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-7-----5-7-|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...

GTR 2

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|---------------------------4-2-----|

|-------------------------2-4-|-------------------------5-----4-5-|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-----------|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...



Riff B3

“Eternal conflict…”

GTR 1

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5”-4”-----|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3”------5h7-|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...

GTR 2

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|---------------------------4”--------|

|-------------------------2-4-|-------------------------2”---5”-4h5-|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-----|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-------------|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...





Riff B4

“As the battle lines are drawn…”

GTR 1

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------2-4-|---------------------------5”-4”-----|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3-5-|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-3”------5h7-|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-----|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...

GTR 2

|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|------------------------5-5h7-|-------------------------------------|

|------------------------4-4h4-|---------------------------4”--------|

|------------------------------|-------------------------2”---5”-4h5-|

|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222------|-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-------------|

|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000------|-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-------------|

| ... ... . ... . ... ...       ... ... . ... . ... ...



Riff C

“Been fooled so long…”

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|----5h7----4h5-7-5-4-5-4h5p4-----| GTR 1

|-00-----00-------------------5/7-|

|---------------------------------|

| ..     ..

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|----5h7---4h5-----5-------4------| GTR 2

|-00-----0------00---0-7-0--------|

|---------------------------------|

  ..     .      ..   .   .



Fill 2

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|--7-5-----5-4-----7-5-----5-4---| GTR 1

|------7-------5-------7-------5-|

|--------------------------------|

|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|-10-9-----9-7----10-9-----9-7---| GTR 2

|------10------9-------10------9-|

|--------------------------------|



After next verse is Fill 3

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

|----------------------7--9-10-9-7h9--|

|--7-5-----5-4----5--7----------------| GTR 1

|------7-------5----------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------7-|

|---------------------------10-8-7---|

|----------------------9-11----------|

|-10-9-----9-7----9-10---------------| GTR 2

|------10------9---------------------|

|------------------------------------|



Intro to Riff D

|---------|

|---------|

|---------|

|-2-2-2-2-| GTRS 1&2

|-2-2-2-2-|

|-0-0-0-0-|



Riff D

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|-9--------7-7--5-5-5--------------------------------|

|-9---5-7--7-7--5-5-5-7------------------------------| GTR 1

|-7---5-7--5-5--3-3-3-7------------------------------|

|-0-0-3-5-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-5h7p5--5-3-2-|

|   .                   . . . . . .

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|-9--------7-7--5-5-5--------------------------------|

|-9---5-7--7-7--5-5-5-7------------------------------| GTR 1

|-7---5-7--5-5--3-3-3-7------------------------------|

|-0-0-3-5-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-8h10p8-8-7-5-|

    .                   . . . . . .



Acoustic section:

Riff E1

|-----------------------------3-----|

|-------------3-----------------2---|

|-----------0---0------0----2-----2-|

|-----0---2---------------0---------| GTR 1

|---2---3------------2--------------|

|-0----------------3----------------|



GTR 2 rests



Riff E2

“Alone I am…”



I think GTR 1 plays Riff E1



|---3-2---0----------3-2---5-2---|

|-------3-----3----------3-----3-|

|-----------0---0----------------|

|--------------------------------| GTR 2

|--------------------------------|

|-0----------------0-------------|



Riff E3 (guitar 1 is hard to hear)

|-------0----------------0-----|

|-------0------------------0---|

|----------------------------0-|

|-----0------------------------| GTR 1

|---2--------------------------|

|-0----------------------------|

|

|-------7-8-5--------5-----7---|

|-----8-------7----7-----8---8-|

|---9------------7-----5-------|

|------------------------------| GTR 2

|------------------------------|

|-0----------------------------|



I can’t hear the chords under the solo.



Riff F

“Never knowing what’s become…”

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|---------------------------5-7-|

|-2---------5--2------------5-7-| GTR 1

|-2---------5--2------------3-5-|

|-0---------3--0----------------|

|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-5-4---5-4------5-4---7-5-4tr5-| GTR 2

|-----5-----5-7------5----------|

|-------------------------------|



Riff G1

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

|-5-4h5p4---5-4-------5-4h5p4----7-5-4-|

|---------5-----5-7-----------5--------|

|--------------------------------------|

|

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

|-9-7h9p7---9-7-------9-7h9p7---10-9-7-| GTR 2

|---------7-----9-10----------7--------|

|--------------------------------------|



Repeat Riff G1 with this ending:

|------|

|------|

|-5--7-|

|-5--7-| GTRS 1&2

|-3--5-|

|------|



Riff G2

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-5”-4”----5”-4”---------5”-4”-----7”-5”-4”-| GTR 1

|-------5”-------5”-7”---------5”-----------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|-9”-7”----9”-7”---------9”-7”-----10”-9”-7”-| GTR 2

|-------9”-------9”-10”--------9”------------|

|--------------------------------------------|



I haven’t figured out the sweep lick or solos yet.



Riff H

|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|

|-----4------------3-------|

|-----4-5\4/5------3-5\4/5-| GTRS 1&2

|-----2-5\4/5------1-5\4/5-|

|-000---3\2/3--000---3\2/3-|

  ...          ...

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