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)
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-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):
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-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:
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------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
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
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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
----------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------
guitar 2:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/thrice/34679.html ]
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----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-------
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First Bridge:
both guitars:
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------------------------------
-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:
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----------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:
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-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/--
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Second Bridge:
both guitars:
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-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:
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-----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:
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-----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:
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----------------------------------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--
