SHADOWS FALL — Crushing Belial
                        From the Album Of One Blood
                     Copyright 2000, Century Media
                       Version 2.0 — February — 2002

Transcribed by: Joey Crawford

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
Joey: [email protected] 

Note: Some of this may not be the bass playing,
but too make things interesting I play what the rythm
guitar plays. Also I am doing this from memory.

..  — palm mute            Suffixes for bend
 /  — slide up to   ph — pinch harmonic
   — slide down to         f — full bend   
 ~  — vibrato    h — half bend
 h  — hammer on             r — release      
 b  — bend    ~ — vibrato bend
 p  — pull off            
 t  — tap

Tune bass down one whole step to D (D G C F)

Crushing Belial

Intro (1x)

(Follow the Guitar on bass, fun part)
F|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
C|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|—5h7——————————————————————5——5h7—————————————10"—9"—12"—10"—|
D|—————0—0—0—0—0—0—8——8——7—————————0—0—0—0—0—0————————————————|
      or
F|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
C|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|——0—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————0————————————8——8——7———————0————————————————————————————|

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|———————————————————————————————————|
|——0———————————————————————————0————|
|————0————————————8———8——7———————0——|                                                      

Pre—Verse (2x)
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|—————————————————————9——7——————————————————————9"—7"—10"—————|
|—5/7—————————————10————————9——9h10———————————————————————10"—|
|—————0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————|

|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————9——7———————————————————————————10p9——————9p7—————|
|—5/7—————————————10————————9——9h10———————————————————————10———————9———|
|—————0—0—0—0—0—0——————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————————|

Fill 1 (1x)
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|—————10——7—————9——5——————7——4——————5—2—|
|———————————————————————————————————————|
|—0—0———————0—0———————0—0——————0—0——————|

Fill 2 (1x)
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|—————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—0—0—0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0—0—0——8/—10——|

|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————————————9——7—————————|
|—————————————————————————————10—————————9—10——|
|——0—0—0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0———————————————————|

Verse (4x)
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|—0—0—0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0—0—0——8/—10——|

|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————————————9——7—————————|
|—————————————————————————————10—————————9/10——|
|——0—0—0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0———————————————————|

Bridge (4x)
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|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
|———————10h12——————9h10——————10—x——7——x——9—x——|
|———0—0———————0—0————————0—0——————————————————|

Fill 3 (1x)                                             
|————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————10p9———————9p7———————10p9———————9p7————|
|——————————10————————9——————————10————————9——|
|——0——————————0—————————0——————————0—————————|

Repeat Verse 4x

Repeat Bridge 4x

Fill 4 (1x)
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|——————————————|
|——————————————|
|——0——0——0——0——|

Pre—Chorus (2x)
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|——————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————5——5——3——|—————————————————5—————————————————|
|——0——3——3—5———————————|——5——5—5—5—5—5—5————8——7——8———7—5——|

|———————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————5——5——3——|—————————————————5—————————————————|
|——0——3——3/—5———————————|——5——5—5—5—5—5—5————8——7——8———7—5——|

Chorus: Play verse riff 4x

Acoustic Part (Not sure, but I followed root note)

 2x
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|———————————————————————————|———————————————————————————|
|———0———————————————————————|——3————————————————————————|

 4x (with vocals)
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|———————————————————————————|———————————————————————————|
|———0———————————————————————|——0————————————————————————|

 4x
|———————————————————————————|——————————————————————————*|
|*——————————————————————————|——————————————————————————*|
|*——————————————————————————|———————————————————————————|
|———0———————————————————————|———————————————————————————|

Solo: (Not Sure)

Interlude 1 (4x)
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|———————————————————————————|—————————————3—————5—————|
|———0———————————————————————|——0——————————————————————|

Break (1x)
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|———————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————|—————————————3—————5—————|
|——0————————————————————————|——0——————————————————————|

Play Interlude 1 (3x)

2nd Break (1x)
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|——————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————|
|——0———————————————————————————|——6———————8———————6———————8——————|

Hardcore Part (7x)
|——————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————|
|—————————3——————————————2—————————|
|———0—0—0————4—3—4—0—0—0————4—3—4——|
                                                    
3rd Break (1x)                                                         
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
|————————3————————3—3——5————————|
|——0—0—0————4—3—4———————————————|

Repeat Prechorus 4x:

Repeat Chorus 4x

Ending (1x)
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|—0—0—0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0—0—0——8/—10——|

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|—————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————3————3———————————7———|
|—0—0—0——0—0—0——0——0—0—0——0———————————————————————|

About Shadows Fall

Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy. Although the band has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career Shadows Fall has been composed of Brian Fair (vocals), Jonathan Donais (lead guitar), Matt Bachand (guitar), Paul Romanko (bass), and Jason Bittner (drums).

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

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

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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