This Is The Time Ballad(Tabs)

	        

Intro is electronic, Guitar fades in slowly without bass track. 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 4x (listen for strum pattern) 
a|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
A|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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-| 
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--| 
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-| 
  
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--| 
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-| 
  
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-----------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                       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-----------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                       x   x 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|  
a|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
A|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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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)| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 (Strange pattern,just listen) 
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|    (This riff is also in the  
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|    background of the Pre-Chorus 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|    with a different pattern.) 

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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

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

*Chorus