E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                 This is the Time (Ballast) - Nothing More
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: Ben Brook

Tuning: Drop A (Seven String, Can also be on six string)

Done completely by ear... so bear with me.

Intro is electronic, Guitar fades in slowly without bass track.
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| 4x (listen for strum pattern)
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
E|12-12-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----|
  x  x  x   x x  x x  x x  x x 

Main Riff
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
a|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-----3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-|
A|-12-12-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--8-8-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-|
         x  x x  x x  x x  x x      x  x x  x x  x x  x x      x  x x  x x  x x  x x

Bridge (high vocal notes)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
 
Pre-Chorus
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------3------5-------------------2---2---2------5------3-----------------|
A|-7------3------5-------------------2---2---2------5------3-----------------|
E|-5------1------3-------------------0-0-0-0-0------3------1-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                       x   x
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------3------5-------------------2---2---2------5------3-----------------|
A|-7------3------5-------------------2---2---2------5------3-------1-1-1-----|
E|-5------1------3-------------------0-0-0-0-0------3------1-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                       x   x
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
E|12-12-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----|
  x  x  x   x x  x x  x x  x x 

Main Riff (Augmented)
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
a|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------0------------------------1------------------------3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-|
A|----0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-|
      x  x x  x x  x x  x x    x  x x  x x  x x  x x    x  x x  x x  x x  x x
Tapping Break
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-14-12-14-14(x5)-12-16-12-16-16(x5)-12-17-12-17-17(x5)-12-16-12-16-16(x5)|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 (Strange pattern,just listen)
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (This riff is also in the
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| background of the pre-chorus
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| with a different pattern.)

e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------|
a|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------|

Transition
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
E|-10-12-10-12-10-12-------10-12---------|