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A Fire in Babylon (lead Guitar) Guitar Tablature
Band:  Shadows Fall
Song:  A Fire In Babylon (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

/ = slide up				h = hammer on
 = slide down				p = pull off
. = palm mute				^ = quarter step bend
()= play as indicated/optional	        ^^ = half step bend
<> = pinched harmonic			/// = pick scrape


Note: My guitar has 22 frets, I think one of the notes is higher, set your page
To landscape, file page setup for best viewing.


Intro:

D ----<4>-------<4>-------<5-4>----<5-4>-
A --5---------5---------3—(0)----3—(0)---
F -5-4----5755-4----5755-2------5-2------
C ---------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------


Intro Cont

D -3-(<4>)--—-3-(<4>)-------(<5-4>)---(<5-4>)-		x 3
A –-4-5---5651-4-5---565—6--4-5----6--4-5—----
F -------------------------5---------5--------
C --------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------


Intro End:

D -------------------------15/211922v-(24v)-
A -------------------------------------------
F -----------------15/2115------------------
C -14h15p1415/2115--------------------------
G -------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------
                                        hold


Verse 1 (at end of backing gtr. 2nd bar)

D ----------------------------------------------	x 3	
A ----------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------
C -----14-14---12-12-----10-10---12-12----------
G -///------15------1415------12------1415-1514-
C -///------------------------------------------


Fill 1:

D -------------------------		x 2
A -----------5-----------5-
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 -8-7108-78-8107-85-8-85-85-8--8-7108-78-8107-85-8-85-8-5-
C --------------------------------------------------------------


Bridge:

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


Fill 2:

D ---------
A -----53v-
F -4-54----
C ---------
G ---------
C ---------

Repeat Verse 1

Repeat Fill 1

Repeat Bridge

Repeat Fill 2


Chorus:

D -------------------------------------7p5-		x 2
A -----------------------------------------
F -----------------87----------------5-----
C -----------------87----------------5-----
G -10-10h12p109--------10-10h12p109--------
C ---------------7-------------------------
                                          

Interlude: (Clean)

D ---------------------------------------------------5-6-5-3-		x 2
A -5-6-8-6-5-6-5-3--35-35--5-6-5-3--5-6-8-6-5-6--356---------
F -----------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------


Buildup to Solo:

D -------6-5^-----------------------6-5^-----------------		x 2
A -5-6^--------3h-5p3--3—5p3--5-6^--------5h6--533-(<3>)-
F -------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------
                                                   1st time
                                                   only


Buildup to Solo Cont:

D -------------------------------------------------------------		x 2
A -------------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------------------------------
C -67--7-7-3--3-3-5--5-5-6--6-6-67--7-7-3--3-3--------5--5-(5)-
G -45--5-5-1--1-1-3--3-3-4--4-4-45--5-5-1--1-1-3--3-3-3—-3-(3)-
C ---------------------------------------------3—-3-3----------
                                                           1st time
                                                           only


Solo:

D ----------------------------------------22v----------------------------------15/17h18p17-------------------
A -15--17-15---1515h17p151718v-------------------------------------------------------------18-18-18-18-17-17-
F -----------15-------------------------------------18v------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------17p15h17p15----18^^-----17h18p17h19hp17h18p1715-------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


D ---------------------------------------20-18p17h18p17—-18p17h18p17---------------------------------
A -15h17p15h17p15-15h18p15h18p15-17171818--------------18-----------18-1717161617--------------------
F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------17v-1415b^^---------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15^1415v-
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


D -------------------------------------------------------------------1010h1112-1211p109h1011^10------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -14h15p14-1514-15v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12p1013h1510v-
C -------------------15p14h1615v-14h15-15^^14h1515h16-10h11p10h11-10v--------------------------8h9---------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


D -20b19r20h22^p2019-1720v----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19v-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------1715-1917-17h18p1719p17h19p17-(1719171917191719)----
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------151414-171614-10v--15-17-19h21^19v----------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Repeat Chorus


Outro:

D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------10101213-1210-15-1312-13-1210---------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -910-91012-109-10-9-79-7910-979--------------------------------9101012-109-141210-12-10v-(10v)-
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           2nd time
                                                                                           only)


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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