The Band – The Weight (v2)★
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THE WEIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by The Band
(From the 1968 Album MUSIC FROM BIG PINK)
Words and Music by Robbie Robertson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rick Danko - Bass'
Intro
Q=74(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
$
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-------0---0-0-------0---|
|---------0---0---------0---0-|
1st - 5th Verses
E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E
||------------------------|---------2---2-2-------|
||o-------------------2---|-------4---4-----------|
||o-0-0---0-2-4-4---4---4-|-5-5-------------4-5-7-|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------|---------2---2-2-------|------------------------|
|-------------------2---|-------4---4-----------|-------------------2----|
|-----------4-4---4---4-|-5-5-------------4-5-7-|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4---4--|
|-5-5---5-7-------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------2---2-2-------|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-------4---4-----4-2---|-------------------2---|-----------4----------------||
|-5-5-----------------4-|---------2-4-4---4---4-|-5-5---5-7---0---0---4-5-7--||
|-----------------------|-5-5---5---------------|----------------------------||
Chorus
E S S E S S Q S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E E S S E S S Q S S E
|-6--------------------|-6-----------------------|-6--------------------|
|---7---6----------4-7-|---7---6-------------4-7-|---7---6----------4-7-|
|---------7---5--5-----|---------7---5-5---5-----|---------7---5--5-----|
|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
1.,2.,3.
To Coda
E E +H. +W E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H 4x
|--------------|------------|-2-2-1-1---------|------------------||
|--------------|------------|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)----o||
|-5-5-(5)------|-(5)--------|-----------------|----0------------o||
|--------------|------------|-----------------|------------------||
4.
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H
|-2-2-1-1---------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1---------|------------------||
|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)----|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)-----||
|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|----0-------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Out-Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-1-1---------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1---------|
|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)----|---------4-4-2-2-|
|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E. S E E +H +W
|-----------------|--------*|
|-0----0-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|----0------------|--------*|
|-----------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
As recorded by The Band
(From the 1968 Album MUSIC FROM BIG PINK)
Words and Music by Robbie Robertson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rick Danko - Bass'
Intro
Q=74(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
$
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-------0---0-0-------0---|
|---------0---0---------0---0-|
1st - 5th Verses
E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E
||------------------------|---------2---2-2-------|
||o-------------------2---|-------4---4-----------|
||o-0-0---0-2-4-4---4---4-|-5-5-------------4-5-7-|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------|---------2---2-2-------|------------------------|
|-------------------2---|-------4---4-----------|-------------------2----|
|-----------4-4---4---4-|-5-5-------------4-5-7-|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4---4--|
|-5-5---5-7-------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------2---2-2-------|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-------4---4-----4-2---|-------------------2---|-----------4----------------||
|-5-5-----------------4-|---------2-4-4---4---4-|-5-5---5-7---0---0---4-5-7--||
|-----------------------|-5-5---5---------------|----------------------------||
Chorus
E S S E S S Q S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E E S S E S S Q S S E
|-6--------------------|-6-----------------------|-6--------------------|
|---7---6----------4-7-|---7---6-------------4-7-|---7---6----------4-7-|
|---------7---5--5-----|---------7---5-5---5-----|---------7---5--5-----|
|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
1.,2.,3.
To Coda
E E +H. +W E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H 4x
|--------------|------------|-2-2-1-1---------|------------------||
|--------------|------------|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)----o||
|-5-5-(5)------|-(5)--------|-----------------|----0------------o||
|--------------|------------|-----------------|------------------||
4.
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H
|-2-2-1-1---------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1---------|------------------||
|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)----|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)-----||
|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|----0-------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Out-Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E E. S E E +H E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-1-1---------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1---------|
|---------4-4-2-2-|-0----0-0-(0)----|---------4-4-2-2-|
|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E. S E E +H +W
|-----------------|--------*|
|-0----0-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|----0------------|--------*|
|-----------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths