Shadows Fall - "Act Of Contrition" Guitar Tab
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ACT OF CONTRITION
As recorded by Shadows Fall
(From the 2004 Album THE WAR WITHIN)
Words by Brian Fair
Music by Shadows Fall
Arranged by Zeuss, Shadows Fall
Transcribed by MetalFreekz(MetalFreekz@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Drop C(CGCFAd)
This was a BITCH to tab, so be greatful. It took me 2 hours to tab this, and
it's one of my fav Shadows Fall songs. And suprisingly, it wasn't tabbed
yet, so I tabbed it.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-----9---9------7-----9----|
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x---x------x-----x----|
|-5-----5-----7-----7-----7---7------5-----7----| Intro
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-----9---9------7-----9----|
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x---x------x-----x----|
|-5-----5-----7-----7-----7---7------5-----7----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-----------------3-----------5--|
|-3-3---3-3---3-3-----2-2---3-3---3-----3-3---3----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7--------------------3-------------|
|-3-3----3-3----3-3------2-2----3-3----3------3-3----3-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0------0--------0------0------0------0------0----|
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-10-9-8-9-11-10-9-8-|-12-11-10-11-13-12-11-10-|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|-5-----2-----2-5-----|
|--------------------|-------------------------|-3-----0-----0-3-----|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---0-0---0-0---------|
|
| Gtr II
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--7-6-5-6--8--7-6-5-|--9--8--7--8-10--9--8--7-|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
PM| PM| PM------------| PM| PM
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----2-----2-5-----------------5-----2--3----2--5--|
|-3-----0-----0-3-----------------3-----0--1----0--3--|
|---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0-------| Verse 1
PM| PM| PM------------| PM| PM
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----2-----2-5-----------------5-----2--3----2---------|
|-3-----0-----0-3-----------------3-----0--1----0----2----|
|---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0------2----|
Gtr I
PM PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9-8-9-8-9-10-8-------------9-8-7-8-7-8-9-7-|
|-------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x---------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-6-5-6-5-6--7-5-------------6-5-4-5-4-5-6-4-|
|-------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x---------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0------------------|
PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9-8-9-8-9-10-8----------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x--------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5--------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
|
| PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-6-5-6-5-6--7-5----------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x--------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5--------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------| PM----| PM----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-5-----------------------------5---2---5----7--5-2------------------|
|-5-3-----------------------------3---0---3----5--3-0------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| Chorus
PM----| PM| PM PM PM
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------9---7-|
|--------------5-2---3-2---5-x---x-|
|--------------3-0---1-0---3-7---5-|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0-----0-----0-----0---|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-----9----9------7-----9----|
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x----x------x-----x----|
|-5-----5-----7-----7-----7----7------5-----7----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-----9----9------7-----9----|
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x----x------x-----x----|
|-5-----5-----7-----7-----7----7------5-----7----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------------------------|
PM| PM| PM------------| PM| PM
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----2-----2-5-----------------5-----2--3----2----5----|
|-3-----0-----0-3-----------------3-----0--1----0----3----|
|---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0-----------|Verse 2
PM| PM| PM------------| PM| PM
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----2-----2-5-----------------5-----2--3----2---------|
|-3-----0-----0-3-----------------3-----0--1----0----2----|
|---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0------2----|
Gtr I
PM PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9-8-9-8-9-10-8-------------9-8-7-8-7-8-9-7-|
|-------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x---------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-6-5-6-5-6--7-5-------------6-5-4-5-4-5-6-4-|
|-------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x---------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0------------------|
PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9-8-9-8-9-10-8----------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x--------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5--------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
|
| PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-6-5-6-5-6--7-5----------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x--------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5--------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------| PM PM PM PM----| PM----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-5-----------------------------5---2---5----7--5-2-------------------|
|-5-3-----------------------------3---0---3----5--3-0-------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--| Chorus
PM----| PM| PM PM PM PM----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------9---7--|--------------------------------|
|--------------5-2---3-2---5-x---x--|-7-5----------------------------|
|--------------3-0---1-0---3-7---5--|-5-3----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0-----0-----0-----0----|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM PM PM PM--------------------| PM PM PM
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-2---5---2---7--|-7-5-------------------------2---5---2---|
|-0---3---0---5--|-5-3-------------------------0---3---0---|
|---0---0---0----|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0-|
Interlude
Gtr I
PM PM PM-| PM PM PM| PM PM
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|---6---6---6---6-------6-----|---6---6---6---6-----6-----|---6---6---6---|
|-----4-------4-----------4-2-|-----4-------4---------4-2-|-----4-------4-|
|-0-------0--------0--0-------|-0-------0-------0-0-------|-0-------0-----|
|
| Gtr II
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------|---------------------------|---------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------|---------------------------|---------------|
PM| PM ~~~~~ PM ~~~~~ PM PM PM PM|
|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------|-------[6]b8--------[6]b8----------|---------------------------|
|-6-----6-----|-----------------------------6-----|---6---6---6---6-----6-----|
|---------4-2-|---4-2----------4-2------------4-2-|-----4-------4---------4-2-|
|---0-0-------|-0------------0------------0-------|-0-------0-------0-0-------|
PM PM PM| PM PM PM|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---6---6---6---6-----6-----|---6---6---6---6-----6-----|
|-----4-------4---------4-2-|-----4-------4---------4-2-|
|-0-------0-------0-0-------|-0-------0-------0-0-------|
PM ~~~~~PM ~~~~~PM
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------[6]b--------[6]b-----------|
|---------------------------6------|
|---4-2---------4-2-----------4-2--|
|-0-----------0-----------0--------|
Gtrs I, II Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM--|
|---------------------|-----7-9-----7-9-----7-9-10-9-8-7-|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-7-9-----7-9-----7-9--------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|----------------------------------| Solo
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-5--------------------------------|
|---------------------|-3--------------------------------|
|---------------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-----5-7-----5-7-----5-7-8-7-6-5-|-----5-7-6-5-6-7-14-13-18-17-15-14---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-5-7-----5-7-----5-7-------------|-5-7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM------------------| PM PM PM----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5-----------------------|-2---2---2---------------------------|
|-3---3---3-----------------------|-0---0---0---------------------------|
|---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-|
|-------------------------------|-15-17-18-17-15-17-15-|
|----------15-17-18-17-15-17-15-|----------------------|
|-15-17-18----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| PM PM PM-------------------
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|--5-----------5-----------5----|----------------------|
|--3-----------3-----------3----|----------------------|
|--------0-----------0----------|--0-----0-----0-----0-|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-15-17-18-17-15-17-15-|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-15-17-18-17-15-17-15-----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------15-17-18--------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------| PM PM
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------2-----------2------2----|
|----------------------|--------------0-----------0------0----|
|--0-----0-----0-------|--0-----0-----------0----------0------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------14----------|-12----------------------|
|-14---16-14-15---14-15----17-15-14-|----14-13----------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------14-------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------14-15-14-15-|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------| PM--| PM| PM-------
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--5---------------------------5----|-----2--------2----------|
|--3---------------------------3----|-----0--------0----------|
|----0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-----0-|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-15-14-----------------|-14----13----12----11------|
|-----------------14-15-|----16----15----14----13---|
|-----------14-15-------|---------------------------|
|-------0-0-------------|---------------------------|
|
|---------| PM| PM| PM------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------5--------2-|--------2------------------|
|------------3--------0-|--------0------------------|
|--0--0-0-0-----0--0----|--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-0-|
~~ ~~
|---------------------------------|
|-18-------18-------(18)----------|
|------/18------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM|- PM-| PM-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--7--------7-----9--------9------|
|--x--------x-----x--------x------|
|--5--------5-----7--------7------|
|----0---0----0-0-----0--0---0-0--|
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
~~
|------20------18-----20----16--------------|-------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------|
|-9-----------------------------------------|-------|
|-x-----------------------------------------|-5-----|
|-7-----------------------------------------|-3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|-------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~
|------17------15-----17----13--------------|-------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------|
|-9-----------------------------------------|-------|
|-x-----------------------------------------|-------|
|-7-----------------------------------------|-------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------|
PM| PM| PM------------| PM| PM
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2-5-----2-----2-5-----------------5-----2--3----2----5----|
|-2-0-3-----0-----0-3-----------------3-----0--1----0----3----|
|-2-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0-----------| Verse 3
PM| PM| PM------------| PM| PM
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----2-----2-5-----------------5-----2--3----2---------|
|-3-----0-----0-3-----------------3-----0--1----0----2----|
|---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0------2----|
PM PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9-8-9-8-9-10-8-------------9-8-7-8-7-8-9-7-|
|-------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x---------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0------------------|
|
| PM PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-6-5-6-5-6--7-5-------------6-5-4-5-4-5-6-4-|
|-------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x---------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0------------------|
PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9-8-9-8-9-10-8----------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x--------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5--------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
|
| PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-6-5-6-5-6--7-5----------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------x-----------------------------x--------------------|
|-------5-----------------------------5--------------------|
|-0-0-0----0--------------------0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
PM------------------------| PM PM----| PM----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-5-----------------------------5---2-5-7-5-2----------------------|
|-5-3-----------------------------3---0-3-5-3-0----------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----| Chorus
PM----| PM| PM PM PM PM----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------9---7-|-------------------------------|
|--------------5-2---3-2---5-x---x-|-7-5---------------------------|
|--------------3-0---1-0---3-7---5-|-5-3---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0-----0-----0-----0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM----| PM----| PM| PM PM
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---7----|
|-5---2-5-7-5-2-----------------------5-2---3-2---x-2-x----|
|-3---0-3-5-3-0-----------------------3-0---1-0---5-0-5----|
|---0-----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----0-----0----------|
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