• Song:

    Balance

  • Artist:

    Smile Empty Soul

Smile Empty Soul: Balance

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: February 2, 2014

Tuning: Drop C# (C#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)

Riff 1
D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4/6--------------|
C#|-4--4-4-4/6-4--4-4-4/6-0-|
G#|-2--2-2-2/4-4--4-4-4/6-0-|
C#|------------4--4-4-4/6-0-|

Riff 2 (clean)   "All the hate it brings me down..."
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2---------------2-------------------------------6-------|
F#|-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2---------------------6-----6-----|
C#|---4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-------4---7\6---6---6---6-----6---|
G#|-2---------------0-----------------4---4-----4---4-------------0-|
C#|---------------------------------4-------------------------------|

Play Riff 2 x2   "Get so lost I get so drown..."

Riff 3 (light distortion) "I'm bleeding and running out..."
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------2-----2---------2---2-2-------------------------6---6\4-|
C#|---------4-----4---------4---4-4-------------------------6---6\4-|
G#|-2-2-2-2---2-2---0-0-0-0---0-------------4-----4-4-4-4-4---4-----|
C#|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
    * * * *   * *   * * * *   *     * * * *   * *   * * * *   *

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------2-----2---------2---2-2-------------------------6-6-6-6-|
C#|---------4-----4---------4---4-4-------------------------6-6-6-6-|
G#|-2-2-2-2---2-2---0-0-0-0---0-------------4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
    * * * *   * *   * * * *   *     * * * *   * *   * * * *

Riff 4   "Pick me up when I fall down..."
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-2-2--2-2-2------------------6-6--6-6-6---|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-2-2--2-2-2---4--4-4-7\6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6---| x2
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-0--0-0-0---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4---|
C#|----------------------------0-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------0-|

D#|-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
A#|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5---|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4---|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-4-4--4-4-4---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
C#|-----------------4-4--4-4-4-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|

Play Riff 1 x1
Play Riff 2 x2   "The tears are good, the smile faint..."
Play Riff 3 x2   "I'm bleeding and running out..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Pick me up when I fall down..."

Riff 5   "Someone like you to make me right..."
D#|------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
A#|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5---|
F#|-4--4-4-4/6-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4---|
C#|-4--4-4-4/6-4--4-4-4/6-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
G#|-2--2-2-2/4-4--4-4-4/6-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
C#|------------4--4-4-4/6-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
                          ^ end here final time

Play Riff 5 x4   "I always knew that I would find..."
Play Riff 2 x2   "...to make me right..."
Play Riff 3 x2   "I'm bleeding and running out..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Pick me up when I fall down..."
                  (ending part gets repeated an additional time,
                   listen to song for it)
Play Riff 1 x1   "...to balance me out..."

Enjoy!!
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