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The Beltsville Crucible

Thrice
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★4.3(5)

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THE BELTSVILLE CRUCIBLE - Thrice

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By: whocares777

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:

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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#|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
A#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
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.

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