Betrayal Is A Symptom Tab 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--
