The Band – The Weight (v2)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
Transpose
This is the version of The Weight performed by The Band and The Staples Singers in
The Last Waltz. Personally this is the best version I have heard and also liked the
intro much better than the original.
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
/ = slide
Intro:
e|-----------------0------0------------------------------------|
B|----------10-----12b14--12b14--12---10-----------------------|
G|-9h11-----------------------------------11--9--7----7--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7h9--7--7----7|
A|-0-----0------0--0------0------0-----------------------7h9--7|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2h3--2--2--2--2--2-------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--4b6b4--2---|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2------------4|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verses:
A C#m D Simplified version of Robbie's Picking:
e|-5---4---5-|----5------- ---4------- ---5------- ---5------|
B|-5---5---7-|-------5---- ------5---- ------7---- ------5---|
G|-6---6---7-|----------6- ---------6- ---------7- ---------6|
D|-7---6---7-|-7---------- 6---------- 7---------- 7---------|
A|-7---4---5-|------------ ----------- ----------- ----------|
E|-5---------|------------ ----------- ----------- ----------|
Chorus:
A E D End Chorus With:
e|-5---7---5-|----------|
B|-5---9---7-|----------|
G|-6---9---7-|-5h7--5h7-|
D|-7---9---7-|-5h7--5h7-|
A|-7---7---5-|-5----5---|
E|-5---------|----------|
Robbie Robertson's Best Solo from the song:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0---------0---------0--------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------10--12b14b12--12b14b12--12b14b12-|
G|-----------------------------------7-----7--/11p9--9--9--9h11-----------------------------------|
D|-----7--9b11b9--7-----7------------7-----7---0-----0-----0--------------------------------------|
A|-/9----------------9-----9------9-----9---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-10-----------------------------7--|
G|-----11p9-----------------------7--|
D|-----------11--9/7--9b11--9--7--7--|
A|--------------------------------9--|
E|-----------------------------------|
The Last Waltz. Personally this is the best version I have heard and also liked the
intro much better than the original.
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
/ = slide
Intro:
e|-----------------0------0------------------------------------|
B|----------10-----12b14--12b14--12---10-----------------------|
G|-9h11-----------------------------------11--9--7----7--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7h9--7--7----7|
A|-0-----0------0--0------0------0-----------------------7h9--7|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2h3--2--2--2--2--2-------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--4b6b4--2---|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2------------4|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verses:
A C#m D Simplified version of Robbie's Picking:
e|-5---4---5-|----5------- ---4------- ---5------- ---5------|
B|-5---5---7-|-------5---- ------5---- ------7---- ------5---|
G|-6---6---7-|----------6- ---------6- ---------7- ---------6|
D|-7---6---7-|-7---------- 6---------- 7---------- 7---------|
A|-7---4---5-|------------ ----------- ----------- ----------|
E|-5---------|------------ ----------- ----------- ----------|
Chorus:
A E D End Chorus With:
e|-5---7---5-|----------|
B|-5---9---7-|----------|
G|-6---9---7-|-5h7--5h7-|
D|-7---9---7-|-5h7--5h7-|
A|-7---7---5-|-5----5---|
E|-5---------|----------|
Robbie Robertson's Best Solo from the song:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0---------0---------0--------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------10--12b14b12--12b14b12--12b14b12-|
G|-----------------------------------7-----7--/11p9--9--9--9h11-----------------------------------|
D|-----7--9b11b9--7-----7------------7-----7---0-----0-----0--------------------------------------|
A|-/9----------------9-----9------9-----9---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-10-----------------------------7--|
G|-----11p9-----------------------7--|
D|-----------11--9/7--9b11--9--7--7--|
A|--------------------------------9--|
E|-----------------------------------|