August Burns Red - The Balance Tab

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Standard guitar tuning: E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


[The Balance]
[Messengers]
[August Burns Red]

Watch the times, some things overlap.
See how many times each riff is played (No indication means 1)Watch if each part has one guitar or two matching.
Symbols at bottum.

tell me if you see mistakes! theyre prolly typoes.. ive fixed so many!


  [Riff 1]   [00 00]   [00 23]                                                4x
                                                                             
         10      10                                                          
       10  10  10  10                           7   10\9          7   10/14  
     12      12       8 7       10 8 7   7   10   8        7   10   8        
                          7 8 5            8                 8               
                                       8                 8                   

[Riff 2] - [00:00] - [00:11]

                                            
                                            
                                            
     7~      3       7~     5~ 3~   ///     
     5~      1       5~     3~ 1~   ///     
     0~              0~             ///     

[Riff 3, Gtr 1 & 2] - [00:11] - [00:23]

                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
     7~                  3~          7~                   3~        5~        
     5~                  1~          5~                   1~        3~        
                                                                              
-

                                                                              
                                                                              
     14~           14\   10~         14~            14\   10~       12~       
     x             x     x           x              x     x         x         
     12~           12\   8~          12~            12\   8~        10~       
                                                                              


[Riff 4, Gtr 1 & 2] - [00:23] - [00:45]

                                              1
                                             
                                             
     7     7 8           7     7 8     3     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 5  00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                             
                                             
     14    9/10          14    9/10    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 12 00 7/8  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...


                                             
                                             
                         10    9/12    5     
     7     7 8           x     x x     x     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10 00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                             
                                             
     14    9/10          10    9/12    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10 00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...


                                              2
                                             
                                             
     7     7 8           7     7 8     3     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 5  00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                             
                                             
     14    9/10          14    9/10    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 12 00 7/8  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...


                                             
                                             
                         10    9/12    5     
     7     7 8           x     x x     x     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10 00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                             
                                             
     14    9/10          10    9/12    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10 00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...


                                              3
                                             
     14    9/10          14    9/10    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 12 00 7/8  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                             
                                             
                                             
     7     7 8           7     7 8     3     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 5  00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...


                                              
                                              
     14    9/10          14    12/15    9     
     x     x x           x     x  x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 12 00 10/13 00 7 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00       00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..       ..   ...
-

                                              
                                              
                         10    9/12     5     
     7     7 8           x     x x      x     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10  00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00       00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..       ..   ...


                                             4
                                            
     10    5/7          10    5/7    14     
     x     x x          x     x x    x      
     8  00 3/5 0 0 0000 8  00 3/5 00 12 0 0 
        00     0 0 0000    00     00    0 0 
PM    ..     ........    ..     ..    ...
-

                                            
                                            
                                            
     7     7 8          7     7 8    3      
     5  00 7 8 0 0 0000 5  00 7 8 00 3  0 0 
        00 7 8 0 0 0000    00 7 8 00 3  0 0 
PM    ..     ........    ..     ..    ...


                                             
                                             
     10    5/7          14    12/15    9     
     x     x x          x     x  x     x     
     8  00 3/5 0 0 0000 12 00 10/13 00 7     
        00     0 0 0000    00       00       
PM    ..     ........    ..       ..
-

                                             
                                             
                        10    9/12     5     
     7     7 8          x     x x      x     
     5  00 7 8 0 0 0000 8  00 7/10  00 3     
        00 7 8 0 0 0000    00       00       
PM    ..     ........    ..       ..


[Riff 5, Gtr 1 & 2] - [00:45] - [00:52]

                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
     0     000 0     000 0     00000 0   0   
     0     000 0     000 0     00000 0   0   
PM .....................................
-

                                             
                                             
                                             
           7p0 3p0   7p0 8p0   7p0 8p7p0     
     0 000         0         0           8p0 
     0 000         0         0               
PM .....         .         .


                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
           000 0     000 0     00000 0   0   
           000 0     000 0     00000 0   0   
PM .....................................
-

                                             
                                             
                                             
           7p0 3p0   7p0 8p0   7p0 8p7p0     
     0 000         0         0           8p0 
     0 000         0         0               
PM .....         .         .


[Riff 6, Gtr 1 & 2] - [00:52] - [00:57]

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
     0 000     00000   000 00            0 000     00000   000 00            
     0 000     00000   000 00            0 000     00000   000 00            
PM ............................................................
-

                                                                             
                                                                             
     2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5               3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7               
     3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7p0 8p7p0     5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 7p0 8p7p0     
     5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8           8p0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8           8b  
                                                                             



  [Riff 7]   [00 57]   [01 11]                                         2x
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
     0 000     0   000   00    00000000  00  00    00000   0000000    
     0 000     0   000   00    00000000  00  00    00000   0000000    


[Riff 8] - [01:11] - [01:13]

                         
     6~                  
     7~      6~          
     7~      7~          
     5~      4~     /15\ 
     0~                  


[Riff 9] - [01:13] - [01:23] - 2x

                                                                          
                              11 10                                       
                 10 9               9                      9   10         
               7        8 7           12                     7            
                                             8 5                    0h5h7 
     0 000 000        0     0            000     7 000 000        0       
PM .........        .     .            ...       .......        .

[Riff 10, Gtr 1 & 2] - [01:23] - [01:33]

                                                                           
                                                                           
               5 7  5   7 5            10                   5 7 7          
                              8  7  10        7                      3 5   
- --------------------------------------------8-8----------------------5
- -0-000-000--------0-----0-------------000-------000-000--------0-------
PM .........        .     .             ...       .......        .
-

                                                                           
                              11 10                                        
                 10 9               9                       9   10         
               7        8 7            12                     7            
                                              8 5                    0h5h7 
     0 000 000        0     0             000     7 000 000        0       
PM .........        .     .             ...       .......        .


                                                                          
                                                                          
               5 7  5   7 5            10                   5   7         
                              8  7  10        7                    10     
                                                8 8           5    10     
     0 000 000        0     0             000       000 000        10     
PM .........        .     .             ...       .......
-

                                                                          
                              11 10                                       
                 10 9               9                       9   10        
               7        8 7            12                     7    10     
                                              8 5                  10     
     0 000 000        0     0             000     7 000 000        10     
PM .........        .     .             ...       .......


[Riff 11] - [01:33] - [01:43]

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                              9   9   10\7   
     8     10   8                        8     10   8                        
     8               12   8   8   10p8   8               12                  
     8   8    8    8    8   8   8        8   8    8    8    8   8   8        
PM     .    .    .    .   .   .            .    .    .    .   .   .


                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   
     0                              0                              
     0     5p0 7p0   3p0   7p0 8    0     5p0 7p0   3p0   7p0 8    
     0   0         0     0          0   0         0     0          
PM     .         .     .              .         .     .

[Riff 12, Gtr 1 & 2] - [01:43] - [01:52]

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                              9   9   10\14  
     8     10   8                        8     10   8                        
     8               12   8   8   10p8   8               12                  
     8   8    8    8    8   8   8        8   8    8    8    8   8   8        
PM     .    .    .    .   .   .            .    .    .    .   .   .
-

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                              9   9   10\14  
     8     10   8                        8     10   8                        
     8               12   8   8   10p8   8               12                  
     8   8    8    8    8   8   8        8   8    8    8    8   8   8        
PM     .    .    .    .   .   .            .    .    .    .   .   .


                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
     0                               0                               
     0     8p0 10p0   7p0   10p0 12  0     8p0 10p0   7p0   10p0 12  
     0   0          0     0          0   0          0     0          
PM     .          .     .              .          .     .
-

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
     0                               0                               
     0     5p0 7p0    3p0   7p0 8    0     5p0 7p0    3p0   7p0  8   
     0   0          0     0          0   0          0     0          
PM     .          .     .              .          .     .



  [Riff 13, Gtr 1 & 2]   [01 52]   [02 11]                                      2x
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
     8                 3            5                    7                     
     8                 3            5                    7                     
     8(16x)            3(16x)       5(16x)               7(16x)                
-

                                                                              
                                                                              
     7     9     10    14     10    12     14     15     18     19     21     
     x     x     x     x      x     x      x      x      x      x      x      
     5(4x) 7(4x) 8(8x) 12(8x) 8(8x) 10(4x) 12(4x) 13(8x) 16(4x) 17(4x) 19(8x) 
                                                                              


[Riff 14, Gtr 1 & 2] - [02:11] - [02:23]

                                              1
                                             
     14    9/10          14    9/10    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 12 00 7/8  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                             
                                             
                                             
     7     7 8           7     7 8     3     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 5  00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00 7 8  00 3 0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...


                                              
                                              
     14    9/10          10    9/12     5     
     x     x x           x     x x      x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00       00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..       ..   ...
-

                                              
                                              
                         14    12/15    9     
     7     7 8           x     x  x     x     
     5  00 7 8  0 0 0000 12 00 10/13 00 7 0 0 
        00 7 8  0 0 0000    00       00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..       ..   ...


                                              2
                                             
     14    9/10          14    9/10    5     
     x     x x           x     x x     x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 12 00 7/8  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00      00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..      ..   ...
-

                                            
                                            
     10    5/7          10    5/7    14     
     x     x x          x     x x    x      
     8  00 3/5 0 0 0000 8  00 3/5 00 12 0 0 
        00     0 0 0000    00     00    0 0 
PM    ..     ........    ..     ..    ...


                                              
                                              
     14    9/10          10    9/12     5     
     x     x x           x     x x      x     
     12 00 7/8  0 0 0000 8  00 7/10  00 3 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00       00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..       ..   ...
-

                                              
                                              
     10    5/7           14    12/15    9     
     x     x x           x     x  x     x     
     8  00 3/5  0 0 0000 12 00 10/13 00 7 0 0 
        00      0 0 0000    00       00   0 0 
PM    ..      ........    ..       ..   ...


[Riff 1] - [02:23] - [02:34] - 2x
[Riff 15, Gtr 1 & 2] - [02:23] - [02:34]

                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
     7~                  3~          7~                   3~        5~        
     5~                  1~          5~                   1~        3~        
                                                                              
-

                                                                              
                                                                              
     7~            14\   10~         14~            14\   10~       12~       
     x             x     x           x              x     x         x         
     5~            12\   8~          12~            12\   8~        10~       
                                                                              


[Riff 16] - [02:34] - [02:45]

                                                                        
                                                                        
                             14 14 14\                                  
     7   7 7 7 7 7 7         x  x  x    8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 
     5   5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 12 12 12\  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 
                     0 0 0 0            8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 
PM                 .......


                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                     2 2 2 2         
     8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 
     8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5         3 3 3 3 
     8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8                                                 
PM                                   .............................

[Riff 17] - [02:34] - [02:45]

                         13/17   17 17/20 20 20\                       
     15   17 15 18p17p15                           11   13 11 15p13p11 
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       


                                                                 18 17    
                               8              11        15 18 15       18 
     12 10   9          10  9         12  10      14 17                   
                10   8            10                                      
                                                                          
                                                                          
AP                 ...........................


           15 17              
     17 18       15 13 15     
                              
                              
                              
                              


[Riff 18, Gtr 1 & 2] - [02:45] - [02:52]

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
     0     000 0   000 0   00000 0 0       000 0   000 0   00000 0 0 
     0     000 0   000 0   00000 0 0       000 0   000 0   00000 0 0 
PM ...............................................................
-

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
     0 000       0       0       0   0 000       0       0       0   
     0 000       0       0       0   0 000       0       0       0   
PM .............................................................

[Riff 19, Gtr 1 & 2] - [02:52] - [02:59]

                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
     0     000 0     000 0     00000 0   0    
     0     000 0     000 0     00000 0   0    
PM .....................................
-

                                              
                                              
                                              
           7p0 3p0   7p0 8p0   7p0 8p7p0 [7~] 
     0 000         0         0                
     0 000         0         0                
PM .....         .         .


                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
           000 0     000 0     00000 0   0   
           000 0     000 0     00000 0   0   
PM .....................................
-

                                             
                                             
                                             
           7p0 3p0   7p0 8p0   7p0 8p7p0     
     0 000         0         0           8p0 
     0 000         0         0               
PM .....         .         .

[Riff 20, Gtr 1 & 2] - [02:59] - [03:05]

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                         12\ 
     0 000     00000   000 00            0 000     00000   000 00        12\ 
     0 000     00000   000 00            0 000     00000   000 00        12\ 
PM ............................................................
-

                                                                             
                                                                             
     2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5               3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7               
     3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7p0 8p7p0     5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 7p0 8p7p0 12\ 
     5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8           8p0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8           12\ 
                                                                         12\ 

[Riff 21] - [03:05] - [03:12]

                                                                      
                           (Let Ring All Notes)                       
                                                                      
                                                                      
     0 000     0   000   00    00000000  00  00    00000   00000 [5b] 
     0 000     0   000   00    00000000  00  00    00000   00000      

[Riff 7] - [03:12] - [03:18]
[Riff 22] - [03:18] - [03:21]

                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
     0 000     0   000   00          
     0 000     0   000   00          
PM ......................


[Symbols]

/     Slide Up
\     Slide Down
~     Let Ring
///   Pick Scrape
x     Dead Note
PM... Palm Mute notes with (...) under them
p     Pull Off
b     Bend
[ ]   Pinch Harmonic
-/    Slide In from below
\-    Slide Out downwards
AP... Alternate Pick notes with (...) under them
h     Hammer On

:D
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[Riff 1] [00	00] [00	23]	4x

10 10
10 10 10 10 7 10\9 7 10/14
12 12 8 7 10 8 7 7 10 8 7 10 8
7 8 5 8 8
8 8
	1


7 7 8 7 7 8 3
5 00 7 8 0 0 0000 5 00 7 8 00 3 0 0
00 7 8 0 0 0000 00 7 8 00 3 0 0
	3

14 9/10 14 9/10 5
x x x x x x x
12 00 7/8 0 0 0000 12 00 7/8 00 3 0 0
00 0 0 0000 00 00 0 0
	4

10 5/7 10 5/7 14
x x x x x x x
8 00 3/5 0 0 0000 8 00 3/5 00 12 0 0
00 0 0 0000 00 00 0 0
[Riff 7] [00	57] [01	11]	2x




0 000 0 000 00 00000000 00 00 00000 0000000
0 000 0 000 00 00000000 00 00 00000 0000000
[Riff 13, Gtr 1 & 2] [01	52] [02	11]	2x



8 3 5 7
8 3 5 7
8(16x) 3(16x) 5(16x) 7(16x)