This Is The Time Ballast tab by Nothing More

Tabs

Tuning: Drop C majorC
w/ 6th string dropped to A augmentedA (A,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1  "When did we become these sinking stones..."
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-4---------2-2---------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-|
      *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *    *  *

Play Riff 1 x3  "Dropping our hearts to grip our brothers' throat..."

Riff 2 (w/ heavy delay and lightly palm-muted)  "You can't see because you don't know..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7-----7---3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---|
FF|---7-----7-----7---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-|
C majorC|-----9-----9---------4-----4---------7-----7---------5-----5-----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7-----7---3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
FF|---7-----7-----7---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-|
C majorC|-----9-----9---------4-----4---------7-----7---------4-----4-----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3  "We always start with good intentions..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------14h15p14p0-12-0-10\9-|
A augmentedA|-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-14h15-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-14h15-0-10h12-0-12h14----------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-12\10-10-|
FF|--------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
C majorC|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7//19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4  "This is the time that we let it go..."
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
C majorC|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
C majorC|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14b-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
C majorC|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11b-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
C majorC|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 1
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
FF|---------------------|
C majorC|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
A augmentedA|-12-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      *  *  * ^ whammy pedal down an octave

Play Riff 1 x2  "Anchored in anger, we exile ourselves..."
Play Riff 2 x1  "You can't see because you don't know..."
Play Riff 3 x1  "We always start with good intentions..."
Play Riff 4 x1  "This is the time that we let it go..."

Riff 5  (lower volume, lightly palm-muted)
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-12-0--12-14-0-12-14-0-12-14-0-14-0-|

D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-14-15-0-14-15-0-14-15-0-15-0--12-14-0-12-14-0-12-14-0-14-|
                      ^ ends here 2nd time through

Play Riff 5 x2

Riff 6
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0h10h12p0h10h12p0h10h12p0h12p0-12h14p0h12h14p0h12h14p0h14p0-|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-14h15p0h14h15p0h14h15p0h15p0-12h14p0h12h14p0h12h14p0h14-|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 6 x2

Riff 7
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-12-0--10h12-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-12-0-|
      *    *    *       *    *    *

D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10h12-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-12-0--10h12-0-10h12-0-10-0-0---0-0-|
     *    *    *       *    *

Play Riff 4 x2  "This is the time that we let it go..."

Ending
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-4---------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-1--1--1--1/-|
      *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  * * * * *

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|----------------------------------------------------------------------4-4---------2-----2-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-/12-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1/7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1/8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3---1-1---1-1-|
      *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  * *

Enjoy!!

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