• Song:

    Composure

  • Artist:

    August Burns Red

  • Album:

    Home

Composure

Drop C Tuning

Intro:
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(here's what Dustin plays on the CD):

"Shake it off, pick yourself up, they say..."
|-----------------7----|--------------------7-------|
|---7h8----------------|--7h8-----------------------|
|--------5--7----------|-------5----7---------------|
|-------------0-0---0--|---------------0-0----0-----| x2

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|--------8-8-8------8-----------8-8-8------8---------| x2

|------------------7---|--------------------7-------|
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|--------5--7----------|-------5----7---------------|
|-------------0-0---0--|---------------0-0----0-----| x2

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|-7h8p0-----------10-----7h8p0----------10-------------|
|----------8-8-8------8-----------8-8-8-----8----------| x2

(here's what Dustin plays live):

"Shake it off, pick yourself up, they say..."
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*back to CD

Interlude:
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|----------7h8p7---5-5-5-5------|---------7h8p7-------------------------|
|--0-0-0----------0-----------7-|-0-0-0----------0-8-8-8-8-7------------|

|-------------10-10-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7--|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-7h8p7p0-8h10p8p0-10h12p10p0-12h14p12p0--------|
|-7h8p7------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------0-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
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|----------7h8p7----5-5-5-5----------|
|--0-0-0----------0------------7-----|


"Pull it Together..."
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|-----------7h8p7-----5-5-5-5-------------7h8p7-------------------------|
|--0-0-0-----------0------------7--0-0-0----------0-8-8-8-8-7-----------|

|---------------10-10-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-----|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-7h8p7p0-8h10p8p0-10h12p10p0-12h14p12p0------|
|-7h8p7-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------0-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|x3

"It's not the First Time..."
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"More and More your demeanor looks like Quicksand..."
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|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----||--0---0---0-0-0-0---------| x2

Interlude 2:
|-------------6h8p6------------|
|----------------------8-10----|
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|-000-0-00---------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8p7---------|
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|--8---8---8--8--8-5-|-(5)-5-5-------------------| x5

|--------------6h8p6------------|
|-----------------------8-10----|
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|-000-0-00----------------------|

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|--8-8-8-8-8--5--(5)-5--5--5--5--5--5---5-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|

PAUSE

"It's Pulling You Under..."
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|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----|---0-0---0------0-0-0-0---0-0------------|x2

"It Seems Like You're Giving Up On Everything..."
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||----------------------------|---------10-7--------------------|
||----------------------------|-7-8-8--------8-7h8p7p0----------|
||-----------------7-8-8p0----|---------------------------------|
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||----------------------------|---------10-7--------------------|
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||------------------7-8-8p0---|---------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|---------------------------------|

|----------------------------|-----------7------------------|
|----------------------------|----7-8-8---------------------|
|-----------------7-8-8p0----|--------------8h10------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|---------------------8h10-----|

"It's Pulling You Under..."
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Interlude III
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||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0------|----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------7-----------------|
|-----------------------------|--7--8--8--------------------|
|-------------------7h-8------|--------------8h10-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0---|--------------------8h10-----| x2

"But don't turn your Back on..."

*Driving*
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|-0-3-8---0-3-8-5---0-3-8---0-3-8-10------------|

"They Have Always Been There..."
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|----------7h8p7---------------------|
|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0--------| x3

pause

SLIDE!
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"Brace Your Fall..."
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|--0---0---0----------0-0--0---------------------------------------| x2

"Wave Goodbye to the Past..."
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|-------0-0--0----------3-3--3--3--3--3---8-8--8----------8-8--8------------|

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|-----8-8--8----------8-8--8-8--8-8--------------------------------|

"It's Time to Gain Some Ground."
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|-000~---000~---00-00-0g-0g-0~---*|

a lot of fun to play, if you get the breakdowns. little confusing, just listen to it. 
100% i'm positive. i've watched him play it and i've memorized the guitar, drums, and bass 
to that song. have fun.


-enjoi
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