Band:  Shadows Fall
Song:  The Idiot Box (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
 = pick scrape
{} = repeat only this part
() = play as instructed

Note: This is an updated version, please rate again, thanks.


Intro:

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


D -----------------------		x 1
A -----------------------
F -----------------------
C -----------------------
G -2----3----8----2--- 
C -2----3----8----2---

                     
D --------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------
F --------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------
G -2----3----8----2----2-------22-------
C -2----3----8----2----2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-


Verse 1:

D -------------------------------		x 4
A -------------------------------
F -------------------------------
C -------------------------------
G -2-222222-21-22222-22-22-22-22-
C -2-222222----22222-22-22-22-22-
     ......    ..... .. .. .. ..


Bridge:

D -----------------------------------		x 2
A -----------------------------------
F -----------------------------------
C -----------------------------------
G -22-22-22-22-22-2-22-2-2-222-2-222-
C -22-22-22-22-22-2-22-2-2-222-2-222-
                    .. . . ... . ...
                                 (2nd time miss the 
                                 last three out)


Chorus

D -------------------------------				x 2
A -------------------------------
F -------------------------------
C -------------------------------
G –{2-22323-232-243}-------------
C –{2-22323-----243}-22-22-22-22-
    . .....          .. .. .. ..
    Repeat x 3       (4th time only)
                     miss out 2nd time)


 
Play instead:


Fill 1:

D -------------------------------------
A -----------------33423332101---------
F -------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------
G -22-22-2-2-2-2-2------------3-3-3-42-
C -22-22-2-2-2-2-2------------3-3-3-42-
   .. .. . . . . .


Repeat Verse 1


Repeat Bridge


Repeat Chorus


D -------------------------------				x 2
A -------------------------------
F -------------------------------
C -------------------------------
G –{2-22323-232-243}-------------
C –{2-22323-----243}-22-22-22-22-
    . .....          .. .. .. ..
    Repeat x 3       (4th time only,
                     2nd time play below)



Fill 2:

D ----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------3-------
G -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4--43343--
C -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4-------3-
   .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .


D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------
C --------------------------------------------------34-34--
G -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4---4--4-
C -44-44-4-4-4-4-4-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-44-44-4-4-4-4-4--------
   .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .


D -----------------------------------------------------		x 2
A -----------------------------------------------------
F -----------------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------------
G -34344343-444434344343-444434344343-4444-343-44442-4-
C -34344343-444434344343-444434344343-4444-343-44442-4-
      ..    ....   ..    ....   ..    ....     ....


Guitar for Solo:

D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
F -------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------
G -2----3----8----(2—22-22)---(2-2222)-
C -2----3----8----(2—22-22)---(2-2222)-
                     .. ..       ....
                    (1st time) (2nd time)


D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2-2387-3-333333-2-23873-3-455-2-2387-3-2444444111111111111111111111112-
C -2-2387-3-333333-2-23873-3-455-2-2387-3-2444444111111111111111111111112-
             .....         .               ...... . . . . . . . . . . .


Outro:

D ------------------------------------	x 2
A ------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------
G -2----3----8----22-22-22-22---------
C -2----3----8----22-22-22-22---------


D ---------------------------			x 2
A ---------------------------
F ---------------------------
C ---------------------------
G -43-43-443434-43-43-443434-
C -43-43-443434-43-43-443434-
   .. .. ...... .. .. ......


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)