This Is The Time Ballast

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

Riff 1   "When did we become these sinking stones..." 
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A|-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-| 
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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..." 
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A|-7-----7-----7---3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---| 
F|---7-----7-----7---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-| 
C|-----9-----9---------4-----4---------7-----7---------5-----5-----| 
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

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A|-7-----7-----7---3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---| 
F|---7-----7-----7---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-| 
C|-----9-----9---------4-----4---------7-----7---------4-----4-----| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff 3   "We always start with good intentions..." 
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A|-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-14h15-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-14h15-0-10h12-0-12h14----------------------| 
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A|-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-10h12-0-12h14-0-12\10-10-| 
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D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-| 
F|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| 
C|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7//19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-| 
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Riff 4   "This is the time that we let it go..." 
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A|-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-| 
F|-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|-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-| 
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A|-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-| 
F|-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|-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--| 
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A|-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-| 
F|-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|-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-| 
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A|-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-| 
F|-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|-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--| 
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Fill 1 
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A|-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) 
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A|-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-12-0--12-14-0-12-14-0-12-14-0-14-0-| 

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A|-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 
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A|-14h15p0h14h15p0h14h15p0h15p0-12h14p0h12h14p0h12h14p0h14-| 
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Play Riff 6 x2 

Riff 7 
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A|-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-12-0--10h12-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-12-0-| 
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A|-10h12-0-10h12-0-10h12-0-12-0--10h12-0-10h12-0-10-0-0---0-0-| 
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Play Riff 4 x2   "This is the time that we let it go..." 

Ending 
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A|-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/-| 
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C|----------------------------------------------------------------------4-4---------2-----2-----| 
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A|-/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-| 
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Enjoy!!