Band:  Shadows Fall
Song:  Idle Hands (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
  =  slide down
() =  ghost note
<> =  harmonic
bv =  bend then vibrate
v  =  vibrate string
h  =  hammer-on
p  =  pull off

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Intro:

D ---------------------------
A ---------------------------
F ---------------------------
C ---------------------------
G ---------------------10--8-
C -127-7/12-127-7/12-10--8-
   fast slides


Intro cont.

D ----------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------
C ------4-------4----------4-------4------
G -8-7-—-4--8-7--432--8-7---4--8-7—-43(2)-
C -8-7------8-7---32--8-7------8-7---3(2)-


Verse:

D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------
C ------4-------4------------4-------4---
G -8-7---4--8-7—-43(2)--8-7---4--8-7--43-
C -8-7------8-7---3(2)--8-7------8-7---3-


Bridge:

D -----------------------------------------------------------	        x 2
A ----------------------77668888-----------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------
G -------------2222--------------------------22222-----10--8-
C -43-98-54------32----------43-98-54-------32-10--8-


Chorus:

D ----------------------------------------------	x 2
A ----------------------------------------------
F -9-43-54----9-43-54----9-43-54----------------
C ---------45---------45---------45-0002-10-3-4-
G ----------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------


Repeat Verse

Repeat Bridge

Repeat Chorus


Fill 1:

D --------------------------------------------------		x 2
A -5-6-4-5-0-----5-6-4-5----5-6-4-5-0----------5655-
F -----------454--------<6>-----------454--5434-----
C --------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------


Solo:

D -------------------------------18p17h18p1716h17p16h1712h13p12----------------
A ------------1110p9h10p9h11p10--------------------------------1314b-----------
F ---67-98109------------------8------------------------------------10p9h1110v-
C -88--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------


D -17v20p19h20p19h20--17v----------------17v20p19h20p19h20--22-21p20h21p2022v-
A ------------------18---18p17h181514---------------------18------------------
F -----------------------------------17v--------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


D -16v17v16v17v17v------------------------------------17161816131415141513)-17/20191817-1817-18b1917-
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F -------------------------16-151618191920201919181615-------------------------------------------------
C ----------------(15161516----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  (hammer-ons, pull offs)


Repeat Chorus


Outro:

D ------------------------------------------	x 2
A ------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------
C ------4-------4------------4-------4------
G -8-7---4--8-7—-43(2)--8-7---4--8-7--43(2)-
C -8-7------8-7---3(2)--8-7------8-7---3(2)-
                                         (no ghost note 
                                         second time)


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)