Shadow Of The Day - Linkin Park
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is my first tab and Im not sure about the solo, but I think the chords are right.

(Guitar 1)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--44444444444444-----------------------------------------------------|
D--44444444444444--44444444444444--66666666666666--22222222222222-----|
A--22222222222222--44444444444444--66666666666666--22222222222222-----|
E------------------22222222222222--44444444444444--00000000000000-----|
................ ................ ................ ................
(and the shadow of the day...)

Solo

E---13--15--15--15--15—13—13—15—15—15—15--|
B-13--13--13--13--13--13—13—13—13—13—13---|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is off Linkin Park's new album. Guitar either plays really soft or not at all for
prechorus and chorus at the beginning, but this is what it would be playing.

eBGDAE Standard

Intro, with effects
e----------|
B----------|
G----11-11-|(until prechorus)
D--9-------|
A----------|
E----------|

Prechorus, entirely palm muted -

e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G---------------8-----9----|
D--9-----11-----8-(x8)-----|9(x8)
A--9-(x8)11-(x8)6-----7----|
E--7-----9-----------------|

Then Chorus is as follows, 8 accentuants/picks for each, same as pre.

e------------|
B------------|
G-11---------|
D-9--11-13-9-|
A----9--11-7-|
E------------|

And the guitar playing the notes in the background near the end is as follows, close to
intro, without effects and clear distortion. There is another layered guitar, later at a
octave.

e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------11---11---11---11---11---11---9---9---9---| Repeat and then
D--9-8-9----9----9----9----9----9----9---9---9---9-|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

There is a variation, that plays the 8th fret on the G string after you have repeated a
times the above, you will notice and throw that in there as well. Good luck this is just
get you started, it isnt that complicated a song anyways.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Verse - No Guitar

1st Chorus

Palm Mute, Light Distortion

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-4------6---------------------------|
D|-4-(x8)-6-(x8)-6------2------4------|
A|-2------4------6-(x8)-2-(x4)-4-(x4)-|
E|---------------4------0------2------|

Verse and 2nd Chorus - No Guitar

1st Solo:

e|---0---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0-------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---------|
G|-------------------------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|---0---0---0---0---------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---4---4----4---4--------|
G|------------------------4---4---4---4------|Ending of solo
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

2nd Solo:

e|----12----14----14----14----14----12----11-|
B|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Repeat 2nd solo as many times as necessary, ending on the 11.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This song may be quiet and slow,
but the solo is fun to play and sounds cool

Shadow of the Day- no guitar until solos kick in, Drop D, Solo 1
|-------|---------------------------------|
|---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---5---4---5---|
|-4---4-|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|-------|---------------------------------|
|-------|---------------------------------|
|-------|---------------------------------| x3

|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Repeat first riff 4 more times

Solo 2- one octave up of solo one, which is played behind as rhythm
|----12----|-14----14----14----14----14----12----11----12----|
|-12----12-|----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-|
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------------------------| x8

End song on
|-----------| |-11~--------|
|-----------| |------------|
|-----------| |------------|
|-9~--------| |------------|
|-9~--------| |------------|
|-9~--------| and |------------|

Woo hoo
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Shadow Of The Day
Artist: Linkin Park
Album: Minutes To Midnight
Track #5

Tabbed by: The Musicman

tunings and guitars:

Guitar One [Brad] - Drop-Db [Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb]
Guitar Two [Mike] - Drop-Db [Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb]

notes:

this song was very hard to tab. i did not tab any effects...i tabbed straight guitar.
reason why it's so hard is because mike is so quiet in the verses. i have also found three
ways to play the solo. i put up what i thought was easiest.

this is the first song ive ever tabbed by ear. im gonna try to tab the entire LP album,
post an album tab up here. but for now, this is what ive come up with.

it's a very good song. one of my favorites off the new album.

for any questions or comments, you can email me at snake-jpw@comcast.net
or AIM me at EmoGuitarM

here goes:


intro is electronic drums. verse one is electronic drums and bass.

pre-chorus [guitar two, clean]:

eb-------------------------------------------|
bb-------------------------------------------|
gb-------------------------------------------|
db-------------------------------------------| x2
ab--33333333--55555555--00000000-------------|
db--------------------------------33333-555--|
........ ........ ........ ..... ...

chorus [guitar two, clean]:

eb-------------------------------------------|
bb-------------------------------------------|
gb-------------------------------------------|
db-------------------------------------------| x2
ab--33333333--55555555--00000000-------------|
db--------------------------------33333-555--|
........ ........ ........ ..... ...

interlude [guitar two, clean]:

eb-----------------------------------------|
bb-----------------------------------------|
gb-----------------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------------|
ab--77777777--99999999--3333333333333-555--|
db--77777777--99999999--3333333333333-555--|
........ ........ ............. ...

verse [guitar two, clean]:

eb-----------------------------------------|
bb-----------------------------------------|
gb-----------------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------------| x4
ab--77777777--99999999--3333333333333-555--|
db--77777777--99999999--3333333333333-555--|
........ ........ ............. ...

play pre-chorus
play chorus

solo [guitar one, distortion]:

eb----1---3---3---3---3---3---1---1--|
bb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
gb-----------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------| x3
ab-----------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------|

eb----1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1----|
bb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
gb-----------------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------------|
ab-----------------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------------|

solo [guitar two, clean (distortion optional)]

eb-------------------------------------------|
bb-------------------------------------------|
gb-------------------------------------------|
db-------------------------------------------| x2
ab--33333333--55555555--00000000-------------|
db--------------------------------33333-555--|
........ ........ ........ ..... ...

chorus [guitar one, distortion]:

eb----1---3---3---3---3---3---1---1--|
bb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
gb-----------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------| x4
ab-----------------------------------|
db-----------------------------------|

chorus [guitar two, clean (distortion optional)]:

eb-------------------------------------------|
bb-------------------------------------------|
gb-------------------------------------------|
db-------------------------------------------| x2
ab--33333333--55555555--00000000-------------|
db--------------------------------33333-555--|
........ ........ ........ ..... ...

solo II [guitar one, distortion]:

eb-----13-----15----15----15----15----15----13----13--|
bb--13----13-----13----13----13----13----13----13-----|
gb----------------------------------------------------|
db----------------------------------------------------| x4
ab----------------------------------------------------|
db----------------------------------------------------|

solo II [guitar two, distortion]:

eb-------------------------------------------|
bb-------------------------------------------|
gb--55555555--77777777--22222222-------------|
db--55555555--77777777--22222222--33333-555--| x2
ab--33333333--55555555--00000000--33333-555--|
db--------------------------------33333-555--|

final chorus + ending [guitar one, distortion]:

eb-----13-----15----15----15----15----15----13----13--|
bb--13----13-----13----13----13----13----13----13-----|
gb----------------------------------------------------|
db----------------------------------------------------| x4
ab----------------------------------------------------|
db----------------------------------------------------|

eb-----13-----12~---|
bb--13----13--13~---|
gb------------------|
db------------------|
ab------------------|
db------------------|

final chorus + ending [guitar two, distortion]:

eb-------------------------------------------|
bb-------------------------------------------|
gb--55555555--77777777--22222222-------------|
db--55555555--77777777--22222222--33333-555--| x2
ab--33333333--55555555--00000000--33333-555--|
db--------------------------------33333-555--|

eb------|
bb------|
gb--5~--|
db--5~--|
ab--3~--|
db------|

END
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Linkin Park
Shadow of the Day

Standard Tuning for this song (although others are drop d)

Pre Chorous
Gtr 2 (Slighty palm muted on a clean distortion)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|X2
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-22222222-44444444--------------------|
E|-------------------44444444-00000222--|
........ ........ ........ ........

Chorous
Gtr 2(slightly palm muted on a clean disortion)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|X2
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-22222222-----------------------------|
E|----------22222222-44444444-00000222--|
........ ........ ........ ........

Solo 1
Gtr 1 (distorted)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------12--------------------12--------------------12----|
G|--9-11-11-11-11-11-9----9-11-11-11-11-11-9----9-11-11-11-11-11-9----9--|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-9--9--9-9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|9-9-8-8-8-8-8-9---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------12--------------------12--------------------12-----|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-9----9-11-11-11-11-11-9----9-11-11-11-11-11-9----9---|
D|---9--9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--9-9--9--9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|------------------12------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-9----9----|
D|---9--9--9--9--9-9--9--9--|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Solo 2
Gtr 2 (distorted)
e|------------------------------19-------|
B|--17--19--19--19--19--19--17------17---|
G|16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-| do one time then
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------19-------|
b|19--19--19--19--19--17------17---|
g|--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-| repeat till the end of the song
d|---------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Gtr 1 Plays this behnd the solo 2

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-44444444------------------------------|
D|-44444444-44444444-66666666-22222444---|
A|-22222222-44444444-66666666-22222444---|
E|----------22222222-44444444-00000222---|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Drop D/ Half step down

Yeah, shadow of the day kicks ass! i love the song and the guitar solo(s)

Just Palm mute at the bridge/talpiece of the guitar to get the sound.

Updated: 8/3/2007 Thanks to JL Sevenfold

You know..... some people argue that there is a "quiet" guitar played b4 the solo and
say there isn't...or theye can't hear it....so...... if you watch them live or talk to
figure it out. And, some people say its half step tuning...and other say its Drop D
me....i use both sometimes....but it says better in Drop D...lol...so play it however
you want to...or wut ever sounds better to you

;)


Quiet guitar:57 SECONDS
Eb---------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------| x2
Ab-22222222--44444444--------------------------|
Db---------------------44444444--00000--222----|

PM..........................................

Eb-------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------------------| x2
Ab-22222222----------------------------------------|
Db----------22222222-----------44444444--00000--222|


PM............................................


Guitar 1 Solo:2:49

Eb|-------|---------------------7----|
Bb|---5---|-7---7---7---7---7--------|
Gb|-4---4-|---4---4---4---4---4------|
Db|-------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------|--------------------------|
Db|-------|--------------------------| x3


then:

Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5----5---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Gb|---4---4----4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|


Repeat the first riff 4 times!

Guitar 2 Solo comes in (3:24-4:00) :Guitar 1 is played behind the one

eb|------------------------------19-------|
Bb|--17--19--19--19--19--19--17------17---|
Gb|16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-| do one time then
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------19-------|
bb|19--19--19--19--19--17------17---|
gb|--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-| repeat till the end of the song
db|---------------------------------|
ab|---------------------------------|
db|---------------------------------|


Guitar 1:

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-44444444------------------------------|
Db|-44444444-44444444-66666666-22222444---|
Ab|-22222222-44444444-66666666-22222444---|
Db|----------22222222-44444444-00000222---|

End song on:bending and then virbarte and just slide up
Eb|-11b~/--------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
Db|--------------|


Well, that's it!, that's how you play Shadow of the day, really nice solo...if you have
corrections or anything please let me know!!
Comment me please!

Have fun and enjoy!!!

;)



************************************

~ = Vibrate
PM (...) =Palm mute all
B=Bend
/=Slide up

************************************
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
I have listened to this song many times, and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! but when I came to
Guitar, i couldn't find any good tabs that actually sounded like the song. So I sat
and for an hour figured out the whole song by ear.


Standard Tuning


E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-44444444-66666666-444444444-00000-222-|

PM......................................

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------| x2
A|-22222222------------------------------|
E|----------22222222-44444444-00000--222-|


PM............................................


Guitar 1 Solo

E|---------------------------7----|
B|---5---7---7---7---7---7--------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x3


then:

E|--------------------------------------|
B|-5---5----5---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
G|---4---4----4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


Guitar 2 Repeats the first riff 4 times While Guitar 1 continues Solo

Guitar 1 then changes to

e|------------------------------19-------------------------------19-------|
B|--17--19--19--19--19--19--17------17---19--19--19--19--19--17------17---|
G|16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16---16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat until the end of song

Guitar 2 ends on chord

e|--5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|--5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|--6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|--5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Linkin Park - Shadow of The Day
Tuning: Standard (capo 4th fret)

WELL THIS TAB MAY LOOK DIFFICULT BUT ALL IT IS ARE PICKING STRINGS WHILE HOLDING DOWN CHORDS
SO JUST GET THE CHORDS BELOW DOWN AND LEARN THE PICKING AS SHOWN BELOW.


**CHORDS USED DURING SONG**

G/F D Em C Cadd9 Dsus Hold 3 Hold 2
-3----2----0----0------3-----0------0--------0----------|
-3----3----0----1------3-----0------0--------0----------|
-0----2----0----0------0-----0------0--------0----------|
-0----0----2----2------2-----2------0--------0----------|
-x---------2----3------3-----3------0--------0----------|
-3---------0-----------------x------3--------2----------|

Intro/Verses: (play 4 times for verses)
Em7 Dsus Cadd9 D
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------3--------------3--------------3--------------------3---|
----------0---0-----2----2---2-----0----0---0-----0-----2---2-|
-----2------2-----0--------0-----2--------2-----2---2-0-------|
---2---------------------------3--------------3---------------|
-0--------------2---------------------------------------------|


1st part of chorus:
(Hold 3) Am (hold 2)
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------0--------------1--------------0--------------0--------|
-----0----0---0-----2----2---2-----0----0---0-----0----0---0-|
---0--------0-----2--------2-----2--------2-----2--------2---|
----------------0-----------------------------3--------------|
-3-----------------------------0-----------------------------|
And the sun will set...

(Hold 3) Am (hold 2)
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------0--------------1--------------0--------------3--------|
-----0----0---0-----2----2---2-----0----0---0-----0----0---0-|
---0--------0-----2--------2-----2--------2-----2--------2---|
----------------0-----------------------------3--------------|
-3-----------------------------0-----------------------------|


2nd part of chorus:
G/F D Em C
-3----2----0----0----|
-3----3----0----1----|
-0----2----0----0----|
-0----0----2----2----|
-x---------2----3----|
-3---------0---------|

And the shadow of the day...
G/F Am Em Cadd9
-3----0----0---------|
-3----1----0----3----|
-0----2----0----0----|
-0----2----2----2----|
-x----0----2----3----|
-3---------0---------|

**END SONG ON G/F CHORD**


Lyrics

I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away
Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes goodbye's the only way

And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in gray
And the sun will set for you

In cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay
Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes goodbye's the only way

And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey
And the sun will set for you
Song info
Shadow Of The Day
Linkin Park
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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