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Wasting Time Tab by Red

Wasting Time tab by Red

Guitar Tab

As recorded by RED
(From the 2006 Album END OF SILENCE)
Transcribed by Aidan (hairguitar@hotmail.com)
Words and Music by Anthony Armstrong/Jasen Rauch/Rob Graves

DROP C TUNING (dropped D a full step down)
NOT a half step like it says in the little info thingy.
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Heavy distortion'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Muffled distortion'
   Intro
    Q=112
   4/4
    Gtr I
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||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
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||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||--2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-0--||
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
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| Gtr II
|-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
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|-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--2-2--2---2----2---2---2---2---5-|-(5)-5--5---5----5---5---5---5-0-|
||o-2-2--2---2----2---2---2---2---5-|-(5)-5--5---5----5---5---5---5-0-|
||--2-2--2---2----2---2---2---2---5-|-(5)-5--5---5----5---5---5---5-0-|
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||--7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7---7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-(0)-0--0---0----0---0---0---0---7-|-(7)-7--7---7----7---7---7---7-2-----||
|-(0)-0--0---0----0---0---0---0---7-|-(7)-7--7---7----7---7---7---7-2----o||
|-(0)-0--0---0----0---0---0---0---7-|-(7)-7--7---7----7---7---7---7-2-----||
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|--7--7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7---7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-----||
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
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|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||


   Verse
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||--2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-3-3-2--||


||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-3-3-2-o||
||--2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-3-3-2--||


   Chorus
||--------------------|---------------------|
||o-------------------|---------------------|
||--------------------|---------------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|


|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2---||
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2--o||
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2---||


 Interlude
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3--|


  <
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3---|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3---|


   Verse 2
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||--2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-3-3-2--||


||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-3-3-2-o||
||--2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-3-3-2--||


   Chorus 2
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--2-2--2---2----2---2---2---2---5-|-(5)-5--5---5----5---5---5---5-0-|
||o-2-2--2---2----2---2---2---2---5-|-(5)-5--5---5----5---5---5---5-0-|
||--2-2--2---2----2---2---2---2---5-|-(5)-5--5---5----5---5---5---5-0-|
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|   Gtr II
||--7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7---7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-(0)-0--0---0----0---0---0---0---7-|-(7)-7--7---7----7---7---7---7-2-----||
|-(0)-0--0---0----0---0---0---0---7-|-(7)-7--7---7----7---7---7---7-2----o||
|-(0)-0--0---0----0---0---0---0---7-|-(7)-7--7---7----7---7---7---7-2-----||
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|--7--7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7---7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-----||
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||


 Interlude
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3--|


  PM
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3---|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3---|


 Bridge
  Gtr II
|-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


|-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  Gtr I
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------------2-|-(2)-2---------------------------|
|
|-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7---|-(7)-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Not entirely sure what plays with the 3's and the D and A strings but it sounds pretty close

|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-----3------------|-------3------------|
|-2-2-3----2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-3----2-3-0-0-|
|-2-2------2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2------2-3-0-0-|


|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-----3------------|-------3-------------|
|-2-2-3----2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-3--0-0--3-3---|
|-2-2------2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2----0-0--3-3---|


|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-----3------------|-------3------------|
|-2-2-3----2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-3----2-3-0-0-|
|-2-2------2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2------2-3-0-0-|


|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2-3----2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-0-0-3-(3)-(3)-|
|-2-2------2-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-0-0-3-(3)-(3)-|


CHORUS : Play the chorus WITH guitar two here TWICE.


 Outro
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3--|


  PM
|---------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------*|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-0-2-3-2-----*|
|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-0-2-3-2-----*|



Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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