The Weight Tab

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                             THE WEIGHT - Editors
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Tabbed by: hustlerboy
 
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Hey guys, this is an update on a tab I did years ago, its for the weight (the opener to
editors' fourth album). I already tabbed the demo acoustic version of the song back when
it was called "The weight of your love" but here's the album version
 
Opening riff
 
Lead Guitar
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-/8-/7-/13-------/8-/7-/12------/8-/7-/13------/8-/7-/3--------------------|
 
Verse Riff
 
Rhythm Guitar
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3---------0-----0--------0--------0----0--------------------------|
D|------0--0------0--0-----0-----0--0-----0--0----0--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------3---------3------1------3---------3----------------------------|
 
or alternatively play this
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3-----0----0--------0----0----0---------------------------------------|
D|----0-----0-------------0----0----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----3-------1----3-----3------------------------------------------|
 
Or even this variation
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5---5-----5-----5---5---------------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5---------5-----5---------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-----------------------------------------|
 
 
Verse bridge (The "strike down on me" part)
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0------0---0-------(7)---(7)--(7)-----------------------------------|
D|-------2------2---2--------8-----8----8------------------------------------|
A|-----2------2------------8-----8-------------------------------------------|
E|---0------0-----0------6-----6-----6---------------------------------------|
 
While this happens the bass kicks in and does this
 
Bass
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0----0/6----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Then the bass carries on playing this riff twice while the rhythm plays the verse riff again
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6------3------1------3--------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8------8---8-----------------------------8------8-----8--------------|
D|----8(8)---8(8)-(8)-----5------5----5--------8(8)---8(8)---(8)-------------|
A|--6------6-----6------5(5)---5(5)--(5)-----6------6------6-----------------|
E|-------------------3------3------3-----------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3------3---3----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0------0---0-------5-----5-----5--------------|
D|------8------8-----8-------4------4-----------5(5)--5(5)---(5)-------------|
A|----8(8)---8(8)---(8)----5------5-----5-----3-----3------3-----------------|
E|--6------6------6----------------------------------------------------------|
 
On the second chorus a violin does this every now and again
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----3--2--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
And heres the "ah ah" vocal melody in the second chorus
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--5--6--5--3--------3--5--6--5--1------2--3--5--6--3-------------------|
Opening Riff x1
Verse x6
Verse Bridge x1
Verse x6
Verse Bridge x1
Verse x2
Chorus x2
Opening Riff x1
Verse x4
Verse Bridge x1
Verse x2
Chorus x4
Opening Riff x2
Verse x4
Verse Bridge x1
 
 
 
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
 
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