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Balance Not Symmetry Bass Tab by Biffy Clyro

Balance Not Symmetry bass tab by Biffy Clyro

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F#)
Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F#)

Key: C#m

Difficulty: Novice

Constructure of this song is bit complicated. it is from mix of 3/4 and 4/4
and 4/6 at outro (or maybe 7/4 + 4/4)like "Wolves of Winter
which is the song from their previous album called "Ellipsis".



Intro:
   1 + 2 +  3 +  1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  3 +  1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +
F#|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
C#|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
G#|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
C#|10-12-10-12--|10-12-10-12--0---|10-12-10-12--|10-12-10-12--0---|
   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +
F#|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
G#|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|--------|10-12-10-12--0---|


Verse 1:

"I don't wanna be defeated..." and "I don't wanna be conceited..."
   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 +  3 +  1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +
F#|--------|--------|-------------|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|-------------|-----------------|
G#|--------|--------|-------------|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|10-12-10-12--|10-12-10-12--0---| x2

 "I didn't hear a word you said"
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
F#|------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------|
C#|------------12-12-12-12-|------------12-12-12-12-|--------|--------|
G#|10-10-10-10-------------|10-10-10-10-------------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------|

 "Blah-blah..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
F#|----------------|----------------|--------|--------|
C#|--------5-5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-5-|--------|--------|
G#|3-3-3-3---------|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-|5---5---|
C#|----------------|----------------|--------|--0---0-|

"It doesn't matter what you do..."
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
F#|------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------|
C#|------------12-12-12-12-|------------12-12-12-12-|--------|--------|
G#|10-10-10-10-------------|10-10-10-10-------------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------|

"I never ever put my trust in you"
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
C#|--------5-5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-5-|--------|----------------|
G#|3-3-3-3---------|3-3-3-3---------|1-1-1-1-|1---1---1-1-1-1-|
C#|----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|


Chorus:

"'Cause I can be hopeless..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|

"I can be everything you need but most you hate"
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  +  4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|

"'Cause I can be glorious..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|--------3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|

"But all we need is a little balance not symmetry"
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  +  4  +
F#|----------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------|--------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|


Interlude:

   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +
F#|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
G#|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|--------|10-12-10-12--0---|


Verse 2:

"I don't wanna talk like you..." and "I don't wanna love like you..."
   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 +  3 +  1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +
F#|--------|--------|-------------|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|-------------|-----------------|
G#|--------|--------|-------------|-----------------|
C#|--------|--------|10-12-10-12--|10-12-10-12--0---| x2

 "you bending a will...""
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
F#|------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------|
C#|------------12-12-12-12-|------------12-12-12-12-|--------|--------|
G#|10-10-10-10-------------|10-10-10-10-------------|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------|

"I never ever put my trust in you"
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
C#|--------5-5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-5-|--------|----------------|
G#|3-3-3-3---------|3-3-3-3---------|1-1-1-1-|1---1---1-1-1-1-|
C#|----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|


Chorus:

"'Cause I can be hopeless..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|

"I can be everything you need but most you hate"
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  +  4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|

"'Cause I can be glorious..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
C#|--------3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|

"But all we need is a little balance not symmetry"
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  +  4  +
F#|----------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------|--------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|


Guitar Solo:

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
F#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------------|------------------------|


Bridge:

"Here's why you feel left out..." and "The worst is out..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
F#|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| x2

"You wanted to be happy..."
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

"You need a balance not symmetry..."
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

"Oh, you need balance not symmetry"
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
F#|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|
G#|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


Outro:

   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+ 1 +2 +3 +4  + 1+2+
F#|--------|----|-------------|----|
C#|12~~12~-|----|12~12~12~12~-|----|
G#|--------|----|-------------|----|
C#|-------0|-0--|------------0|-0--| x2

   1+2+3+4+ 1+2+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+
F#|--------|----|--------|----|
C#|--------|----|--------|----|
G#|--------|----|--------|----|
C#|-------0|-0--|-------0|-0--| x2


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| ~  Vibrato

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This bass tab for Balance Not Symmetry by Biffy Clyro is suitable for players who want a clear arrangement. Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F#). Helpful for practicing timing and bass-line accuracy. Audio/video is available to play along.