Killswitch Engage - When The Balance Is Broken Tab

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p.m   = Palm mute
^/v   = Bend up/down
/ \   = Slide up/down
 h    = Hit on
 p    = Pull Off
~     = Vibrato
[A.H] = Artificial harmonic
( )   = Ghost note

[INTRO]

  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  F                                           7               
  C  7        7h8  8        7            7h8  5         \     
  G  5        5    5        5  8         5    5         \     
  C  5        5    5        5  5         5    5         \     


  D                                                                      
  A                                                                      
  F                                             7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5          
  C          7            7        8            8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  G  5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5    5 5 5 5                 8 8 8 8  
  C  5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5    5 5 5 5                          
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |

                                                             Slight A.H

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                                                        
  C          8            8        8            8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 [8]~       
  G  8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8    8 8 8 8                            
  C  8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8    8 8 8 8                            
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |

                                                             Slight A.H

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                             3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 [3]~       
  C          5            3        5                                       
  G  1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1    1 1 1 1                            
  C  1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1    1 1 1 1                            
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |


  D                                                                      
  A                                                                      
  F                                                                      
  C          7            5                5     5    5/7                
  G          5            5        5h6p5   5     5                       
  C  0 0 0 0      0 0 0 0      0 0       0     0                         
   |  pm |      | pm  |     |pm|            pm


  D                                                                      
  A                                                                      
  F                                             7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5          
  C          7            7        8            8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7          
  G  5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5    5 5 5 5                          
  C  5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5    5 5 5 5                 7 7 7 7  
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |

                                                             Slight A.H

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                                                        
  C          8            8        8            8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 [8]~       
  G  8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8    8 8 8 8                            
  C  8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8    8 8 8 8                            
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |

                                                             Slight A.H

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                             3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 [3]~       
  C          5            3        5                                       
  G  1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1    1 1 1 1                            
  C  1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1    1 1 1 1                            
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |


  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C          7            5                            0         
  G          5            5        5h6p5 0     0 0 0 0 0         
  C  0 0 0 0      0 0 0 0      0 0       0     0 0 0 0 0         
   |  pm |      | pm  |     |pm|             | pm  |
[VERSE]

  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C                                                              
  G  1                           6  5  0  4  3  0  1  3          
  C  1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6  5  0  4  3  0  1  3          
      |                      pm                     |


  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C                                                              
  G  1                           6  5  0  3  4  0  5h6p5         
  C  1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6  5  0  3  4  0                
      |                   pm                  |
[PRE CHORUS]

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                                                        
  C  3       7       8        5       7     2     3       7       8        
  G  5       8       10       7       8     3     5       8       10       
  C     0 0     0 0      0 0     0 0     0     0     0 0     0 0      0 0  
     |pm|    |pm|     |pm|    |pm|    pm     pm    |pm|   |pm|     |pm|


                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
    5       7             3       7       8        5       7     8  8    8  5 \ 1 
    7       8             5       8       10       7       8     8  8    8  5 \ 1 
       0 0     0  0 0 0 0    0 0     0 0      0 0     0 0     0  7  7h8  7  5 \ 1 
    |pm|     |   pm   |    |pm|   |pm|     |pm|    |pm|    pm
I duno what you call this part.. but its right before the chorus, only played once.

  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  F                                                    
  C                         3           5              
  G  1 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3         
  C  1 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   (0) 1 (0)    4 3         
        |      pm       |


  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  F                                                    
  C                    3           5                   
  G  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3              
  C  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   (0) 1 (0)    4 3              
   |      pm       |


  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  F                                                          
  C                    3           5                         
  G  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
  C  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   (0) 1 (0)    4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   |      pm       |              |      pm       |
[CHORUS]

  D                                          
  A                                          
  F                                          
  C  3           5                           
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
                       |      pm       |


  D                                          
  A                                          
  F                                          
  C  3           5                           
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
                       |      pm       |


  D                                          
  A                                          
  F                                          
  C  3           5                           
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
                       |      pm       |


  D                                                     
  A                                                     
  F                                                     
  C  3           5                                      
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  
                       |             pm            |

[Last riff of chorus that leads back into bridge]

  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  F                                                                   
  C  3           5                                      3  3  3  3/5  
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  3  3  3  3/5  
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  3  3  3  3/5  
                       |             pm            |
Start all over again.


  D                                                                      
  A                                                                      
  F                                             7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5          
  C          7            7        8            8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7          
  G  5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5    5 5 5 5                          
  C  5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5 5 5    5 5 5    5 5 5 5                 7 7 7 7  
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |

                                                             Slight A.H

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                                                        
  C          8            8        8            8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 [8]~       
  G  8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8    8 8 8 8                            
  C  8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8    8 8 8    8 8 8 8                            
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |

                                                             Slight A.H

  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                             3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 [3]~       
  C          5            3        5                                       
  G  1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1    1 1 1 1                            
  C  1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1    1 1 1 1                            
   |  pm |      |  pm |      |pm|     | pm  |


  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C          7            5                            0         
  G          5            5        5h6p5 0     0 0 0 0 0         
  C  0 0 0 0      0 0 0 0      0 0       0     0 0 0 0 0         
   |  pm |      | pm  |     |pm|             | pm  |
[VERSE]

  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C                                                              
  G  1                           6  5  0  4  3  0  1  3          
  C  1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6  5  0  4  3  0  1  3          
      |                      pm                     |


  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C                                                              
  G  1                           6  5  0  3  4  0  5h6p5         
  C  1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6  5  0  3  4  0                
      |                   pm                  |


  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  F                                                                        
  C  3       7       8        5       7     2     3       7       8        
  G  5       8       10       7       8     3     5       8       10       
  C     0 0     0 0      0 0     0 0     0     0     0 0     0 0      0 0  
     |pm|    |pm|     |pm|    |pm|    pm     pm    |pm|   |pm|     |pm|


                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
    5       7             3       7       8        5       7     8  8    8  5 \ 1 
    7       8             5       8       10       7       8     8  8    8  5 \ 1 
       0 0     0  0 0 0 0    0 0     0 0      0 0     0 0     0  7  7h8  7  5 \ 1 
    |pm|     |   pm   |    |pm|   |pm|     |pm|    |pm|    pm


  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  F                                                              
  C                         3           5                        
  G  1 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  C  1 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   (0) 1 (0)    4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
        |      pm       |                    |       pm      |


  D                                          
  A                                          
  F                                          
  C  3           5                           
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
                       |      pm       |


  D                                                     
  A                                                     
  F                                                     
  C  3           5                                      
  G  1 (0) 1 (0) 3  4 3  1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  
  C    (0) 1 (0)    4 3  1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  
                       |             pm            |
"All will be revealed...  The balance is broken.."

[GTR 1]


  D                                                                        
  A                                                                 10 10  
  F  7                             9  9                                    
  C                                                                 8  8   
  G  5                             7  7                                    
  C     0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0       0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0        
     |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|      |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|


                                                                       
                                                                       
                               12 12                             14 14 
                                                                       
                               10 10                             12 12 
    0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0        0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0       
 |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|       |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|


                                                                       
                                                                       
                               15 15                             12 12 
                                                                       
                               13 13                             10 10 
    0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0        0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0       
 |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|       |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|


                                                      
                                                      
                               10 10                  
                                                      
                               8  8              0 0  
    0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0        0 0 0  0 0 0 0  
 |pm|   |pm|     |pm|   |pm|       |pm|   |pm|

[GTR 2]

  D                                               
  A                                               
  F  7  7        5  5        2  2        3  3     
  C  7  7        5  5        3  3        3  3     
  G  5  5        3  3        0  0        1  1     
  C                                               
Awesome scream part: "Balance...  Is broken..."


  D                                                                                 
  A                                                                                 
  F                                                                                 
  C  10                 9                 12                 10  10  10 10  10  10  
  G  8   0   0 0  0  0  7  0   0 0  0  0  10  0   0 0  0  0  8   8   8  8   8   8   
  C  10  0   0 0  0  0  9  0   0 0  0  0  12  0   0 0  0  0  10  10  10 10  10  10  
       |    pm     |     |     pm    |      |     pm    |      |       pm      |

[GTR 2]

  D                                     
  A                                     
  F                                     
  C       10       10       12       10 
  G       8        7        10       8  
  C  15\  10       10       12       10 


  D                                
  A                                
  F                                
  C  10       10       12       10 
  G  8        7        10       8  
  C  10       10       12       10
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D
A
F	7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5
C	7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
C	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D
A
F
C	8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 [8]~
G	8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
C	8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D
A
F	3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 [3]~
C	5 3 5
G	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
D
A
F	7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5
C	7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
G	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
D
A
F
C	7 5 0
G	5 5 5h6p5 0 0 0 0 0 0
C	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D
A
F
C
G	1 6 5 0 4 3 0 1 3
C	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 4 3 0 1 3
D
A
F
C
G	1 6 5 0 3 4 0 5h6p5
C	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 3 4 0
D
A
F
C	3 7 8 5 7 2 3 7 8
G	5 8 10 7 8 3 5 8 10
C	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D
A
F
C	3 5
G	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3
C	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 3
D
A
F
C	3 5
G	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3
C	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 3
D
A
F
C	3 5
G	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
D
A
F
C	3 5
G	1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C	(0) 1 (0) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D
A
F
C	3 5
G	1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C	(0) 1 (0) 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
D
A
F
C	3 5 3 3 3 3/5
G	1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3/5
C	(0) 1 (0) 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3/5
D
A
F
C	3 5
G	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D
A	10 10
F	7 9 9
C	8 8
G	5 7 7
C	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D
A
F
C	10 9 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
G	8 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8
C	10 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10