• Song:

    The Beltsville Crucible

  • Artist:

    Thrice

  • Album:

    The Illusion Of Safety

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               THE BELTSVILLE CRUCIBLE - Thrice
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By:  Gary(garyhale@spu.edu)
     Greg(thewrath13@hotmail.com)

DROP C# TUNING!

... - palm mute
/  - slide
h   - hammer on
p   - pull off
*   - harmonic
~   - let ring out
4x
4x  - mute after strumming
4x

GUITAR 1'S PARTS:
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Intro:  (Extremely fast picking)
D#|4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4|
A#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     .......   .......   .......   ...   ...   ...     .......   .......   ...

Intro Cont'd:
D#|4-4-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5--|
A#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ...   ...   ...   ...     .......   .......   .......   ...   ...   ...

Intro Cont'd:
D#|4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-------------------------|
A#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     .......   .......   .......   ...   ...   ...

Intro Cont'd:  (2x)
D#|5-5-7-5-7-5-7-4/5-5--4-4-5-4-7-5-7-4/5-5--4-4-5-4-7-5-7-4/5-5--4-4-5-4-7-5|
A#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd:
D#|7-4/5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:  "True friends stab you..."
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A#|--------------------7~--5~-----------------------7~--9~-------------0-----|
F#|--------------------6~---------------------------6~-----------------------|
C#|0~------2~------4~----------0~------2~------4~-----------0~---2~----------|
G#|0~------2~------4~----------0~------2~------4~-----------0~---2~----------|
C#|0~------2~------4~----------0~------2~------4~-----------0~---2~----------|

Chorus:  "No more and no less..."  (2x)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
C#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|

Chorus Cont'd:  (2x)
D#|----5---4-----7-----5-----4h5p4---4-----5---4-----7-----5-----4h5p4---4---|
A#|3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5-------5-----|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ...   .   ...   ...   ...       .   ...   .   ...   ...   ...       .

Chorus Cont'd:
D#|------5---4------7-----5-----4h5p4---4-----5---4-----7-----5-----4h5p4---4|
A#|--7-7---7---7-7----7-7---7-7-------5---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7-------5--|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     ...   .   ...    ...   ...       .   ...   .   ...   ...   ...       .

Repeat Verse

Repeat Chorus

Bridge/Outro:  (Comes in at 2:34)
D#|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-*----------------*----|
G#|12~--------------12~---|
C#|-----------------------|

Bridge Cont'd/Outro:  (Repeat a couple times)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
C#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Cont'd/Outro:  (Repeat this until end)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
F#|7~--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
C#|7~--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
G#|5~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End on:
D#|--------|
A#|--------|
F#|--------|
C#|---0~---|
G#|---0~---|
C#|---0~---|

GUITAR 2'S PARTS:
-----------------
Intro:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|4x----2~----0~-----2~-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|4x----2~----0~-----2~-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|4x----2~----0~-----2~-----------------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd:  (2x)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|

Intro Cont'd:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
G#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|

Verse:  "True friends stab you..."
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|0~----2~----4~----0~----2~----4~----0~----2~------------------------------|
G#|0~----2~----4~----0~----2~----4~----0~----2~------------------------------|
C#|0~----2~----4~----0~----2~----4~----0~----2~------------------------------|

Chorus:  "No more and less than..."  (2x)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
C#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|

Chorus Cont'd:  (2x)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
G#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|

Chorus Cont'd:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
G#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse

Repeat Chorus

Bridge/Outro:  (Repeat whole thing until end)
D#|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
F#|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Cont'd/Outro:
D#|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
A#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-53-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
F#|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End on:
D#|--------|
A#|--------|
F#|--------|
C#|---0~---|
G#|---0~---|
C#|---0~---|

I'm sure that this isn't 100% correct...especially the Bridge/Outro but it's
close.  E-mail me any comments you might have(garyhale@spu.edu).
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