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Betrayal Is A Symptom(By THRICE)
 
Thrice
"Betrayal Is a Symptom"

Transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (enevolaprime@yahoo.com)

*NOTE* For this song's intro, I have borrowed excerpts from transcriptions that other tabbers have done and added a few things to make it as accurate as possible. I didn't want to release this tab without giving due credit to those who deserve it. Also, a certain amount of credit must go to Ed Breckenridge (Thrice's bass player) for confirming that this song uses only half-step (and not half-step/dropped C#) tuning. My sincerest thanks goes out to all of you.


1/2 step down (low-to-high: D#-G#-c#-F#-A#-d#)


Intro/First Verse (part 2; 0:13):

guitar 1 (with distortion and phase)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-------0h3-x-2-x-x-x-x----8p0---------2--x-x-x-x-x-x-------0h3-x-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--
-2-x-x-x-x-x-x----0h1------2-x-x-x-x-------8p0------2--x-x-x-x-x-x----0h1------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--
-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-0h1---------0-x-x-x-x-1/-------6p0-0-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-0h1---------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--

	then (full band in):

guitars 1 & 2 (with distortion only):

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-------0h3-x-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-8p0---------2--x-x-x-x-x-x-------0h3-x-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--
-2-x-x-x-x-x-x----0h1------2-x-x-x-x-x-x----8p0------2--x-x-x-x-x-x----0h1------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--
-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-0h1---------0-x-x-x-x-x-x-------6p0-0-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-0h1---------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--

	then:

guitars 1 & 2:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5----------
-2-------------------0h3-x-2-------------8p0---------2--------------------0h3-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-2----------------0h1------2----------------8p0------2-----------------0h1------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
-0-*-*-*-*-*-*-0h1---------0-*-*-*-*-*-*-------6p0-0-0--*-*-*-*-*-*-0h1-----------------3-3-3-3--

*random natural harmonics


First Chorus:

guitar 1 (left channel):

------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------10--10--12-10------------------
-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-9--12--12--11--11----------------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--
---------------------12--12--12--12--12--12-----------------------
-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--

guitar 2 (right channel):

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------5-5-5-5--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--2--------2--------5--------5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--2--------2--------5--------5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
-0-0-0-0-----------0--------0--------3--------3-------------------

	then:

guitar 1:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------10--10--12-10------------------
-12-12-12-9-11-11-11-11--12--12--11--11----------------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--
---------------------------12--12--12--12--12--12------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-10-10-10-7--9--9--9--9--------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--

guitar 2:

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------7-7-7-4--5--------5--------5-------------------------8--
-2-2-2-5--7-7-7-4--5--------5--------5--------7--9-9-9-9----------
-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-2--3--------3--------3--------7--9-9-9-9-------6--
-0-0-0-3--------------------------------------5--7-7-7-7----------


Second Verse:

guitar 1:

----7-----------------------------------------------
---------8----10----7----7h8p7-----7h8p7------------
-9-9-9--9-9--7--7--7-7--7-----0-7p0------0-7p0-7h9-- play 2 times
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-9-----------------------------------------7--/9--
--------------------------------------------------
-7-----------------------------------------5--/7--
--------------------------------------------------

	then:

guitar 1:

----7-----------------------------------------------
---------8----10----7----7h8p7-----7h8p7------------
-9-9-9--9-9--7--7--7-7--7-----0-7p0------0-7p0-7h9-- play 2 times
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----5----5------4-----4------4-4h5-4-0---4-4h5----5----5------4-----4------4-4h5-4-0---4-4h5p4p0-
-7-7-7--7-7--5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3-------5-5-5----7-7-7--7-7--5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3-------6-6-6--------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


First Bridge:

both guitars:

------------------------------
------------------------------
------------------------------
-7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7---5/7-- play 4 times
-7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7---5/7--
-5/6-5-0-5-0-5/6-5-0-5-0-3/5--


Second Chorus:

guitar 1:

------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------10--10--12-10------------------
-------12-9-9-9-9--12--12--11--11----------------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--
-2-2-2---------------12--12--12--12--12--12------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-2-2-2-10-7-7-7-7--------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-0-0-0-------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--

guitar 2:

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------5-5-5-5--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--2--------2--------5--------5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--2--------2--------5--------5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
-0-0-0-0-----------0--------0--------3--------3-------------------

	then:

guitar 1:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------10--10--12-10------------------
-12-12-12-9-11-11-11-11--12--12--11--11-----------------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--
----------------------------12--12--12--12--12--12------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-10-10-10-7--9--9--9--9---------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--

guitar 2:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------7--7--7--4--5--------5-------5-------------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--
-2--2--2--5--7--7--7--4--5--------5-------5--------7---------------------
-2--2--2--5--5--5--5--2--3--------3-------3--------7----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--
-0--0--0--3----------------------------------------5---------------------

	then:

guitar 1:

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
-9-9-9-9--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--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--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--
-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--

guitar 2:

-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19/--
-----------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17/--
-----------------------------------------------------------


Second Bridge:

both guitars:

--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
-2-2-2-2-----------5-5-5-------------- play 4 times
-2-2-2-2-----------5-5-5--------------
-0-0-0-0-0-5p0-3p0-3-3-3p0-3p0-3h5p0--


Outro:

guitar 1:

-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-----2---5-----------2---5-----------------
-2---2-------3-------2-------3-------------
-2---2---3---2---2---2---3---2---x/-pick---
-0---0---0---1---0---0---0---1---x/scrape--

guitar 2:

--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
-----let ring out---------------------
-2----------------with----------------
-2---------------------phase effects--
-0------------------------------------

	then:

guitar 1:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------8*----------------------------------- play twice
--7p0-----7p0-----7p0-----7p0--------7p0-----7p0-----7p0-----7p0-------
------7p0-----7p0-----7p0-----7p0--------7p0-----7p0-----7p0-----7-7---
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5--

*pinch harmonic

guitar 2:

---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------8---------------------------- play twice
-7-------7-------7-------7----------7-------7-------7-------7--
-7-------7-------7-------7----------7-------7-------7-------7--
-5-------5-------5-------5----------5-------5-------5-------5--

	then:

both guitars:

--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- play 4 times
-7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7----
-7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7---7/8-7---7----
-5/6-5-0-5-0-5/6-5-0-5-0-5/6-5-0-5-0-5/6-5-0-5-0--

	then:

both guitars:

----
----
----
-2--
-2--
-0--

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