The Band – The Weight (v3)★
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THE WEIGHT
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 B E) - 'Robbie Robertson - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=74(16=s16)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
a E E a E E a E E S S E a E a E Q E S a S +S S E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------10-----------------|---10---10-10----10---10-(10)-10----|
|----9-9-9h11-11-9h11-9-9-----9\-|----7----7--7-----------------------|
|-9h11------9--9----9---9h11-11\-|-7h=9-7h=9--7-----7----7--(7)--7----|
|--------------------------------|------------------7-7h=9--(9)--7----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------9\-|
1st - 5th Verses
$
A AsAs4 A C#m
E E E E E E +S S S S E E E E E E E S S
|---0---0---0-(0)-0-0-0-||----0---0---4---4---|
|---2---2---2-(2)-2-3-2-||o---2---2---5---5---|
|---2---2---2-(2)-2-2-2-||----2---2---6---6-0-|
|---2---2---2-(2)-2-2-2-||----2---2---6---6-0-|
|-0---0---0-------------||o-0---0---4---4---0-|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
D A AsAs4 C#m D A AsAs4
E E E E E S S +S S S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S +S S S S
|---2---2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0---0---4---4-x-|---2---2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-3-2-|---2---2---5---5-x-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-3-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-x-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0---0---4---4-----|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A C#m D A Asus4 A C#m
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S +S S E E E E E E E E E
|---0---0---4---4-x-|---2---2---------------|---0---0---4---4-|
|---2---2---5---5-x-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-(3)-3-2-|---2---2---5---5-|
|---2---2---6---6-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-|
|---2---2---6---6-x-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-|
|-0---0---4---4-----|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0---0---4---4---|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
Chorus
D A Asus4 A A A/G# D A A/G#D
E E E E E S S +S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E S S +S S E
|---2---2---------------||-------------2---2-|---------2-2-3-(3)-3-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-(3)-3-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|
|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-||-0-0---------------|-0-0-------------------|
|-----------------------||-----4-4-4---------|-----4-4---------------|
1.,2.,3.
To Coda
A A/G# D A A/G#F#m7 Asus4/E
E E E S S E E E E e E +H. +W E E E E E E S S S S
|-------------2---2-|-2-2-(2)------|-(2)--------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-(3)------|-(3)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-(2)------|-(2)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-(0)------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0---------------|--------------|------------|-0-0-----------------|
|-----4-4-4---------|--------------|------------|-----4-4-2-2-0-0-----|
4.
D A A/G#F#m7A/E Asus4/D
E E E E +H 4x E E E E E E S S S S
|---2---2-(2)-----||---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)----o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------------o||-0-0-----------------|
|-----------------||-----4-4-2-2-0-0-----|
A A/G#F#m7A/E Asus4/E
E E e E +H E E E E E E S S S S
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------|-0-0------------------|
|----------------|-----4-4-2-2-0-0------|
Out-Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
D A A/G#F#m7A/E Asus4/D
E E e E +H E E E E E E S S S S S S E e E +H
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----||---------------------|-2-2---2-2-(2)----|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-(3)----|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)----|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-(0)----|
|----------------||-0-0-----------------|------------------|
|----------------||-----4-4-2-2-0-0-----|------------------|
A A/G# F#m7 A/E Asus4/D
E E S S E S S E S S S S S S E e E +H +W
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-(3)----|-(3)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|-0-0---------------------|------------------|--------*|
|-----4---4-2---2-0-0-----|------------------|--------*|
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 B E) - 'Robbie Robertson - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=74(16=s16)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
a E E a E E a E E S S E a E a E Q E S a S +S S E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------10-----------------|---10---10-10----10---10-(10)-10----|
|----9-9-9h11-11-9h11-9-9-----9\-|----7----7--7-----------------------|
|-9h11------9--9----9---9h11-11\-|-7h=9-7h=9--7-----7----7--(7)--7----|
|--------------------------------|------------------7-7h=9--(9)--7----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------9\-|
1st - 5th Verses
$
A AsAs4 A C#m
E E E E E E +S S S S E E E E E E E S S
|---0---0---0-(0)-0-0-0-||----0---0---4---4---|
|---2---2---2-(2)-2-3-2-||o---2---2---5---5---|
|---2---2---2-(2)-2-2-2-||----2---2---6---6-0-|
|---2---2---2-(2)-2-2-2-||----2---2---6---6-0-|
|-0---0---0-------------||o-0---0---4---4---0-|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
D A AsAs4 C#m D A AsAs4
E E E E E S S +S S S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S +S S S S
|---2---2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0---0---4---4-x-|---2---2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-3-2-|---2---2---5---5-x-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-3-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-x-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0---0---4---4-----|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A C#m D A Asus4 A C#m
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S +S S E E E E E E E E E
|---0---0---4---4-x-|---2---2---------------|---0---0---4---4-|
|---2---2---5---5-x-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-(3)-3-2-|---2---2---5---5-|
|---2---2---6---6-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-|
|---2---2---6---6-x-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|---2---2---6---6-|
|-0---0---4---4-----|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0---0---4---4---|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
Chorus
D A Asus4 A A A/G# D A A/G#D
E E E E E S S +S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E S S +S S E
|---2---2---------------||-------------2---2-|---------2-2-3-(3)-3-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-(3)-3-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|
|---------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-||-0-0---------------|-0-0-------------------|
|-----------------------||-----4-4-4---------|-----4-4---------------|
1.,2.,3.
To Coda
A A/G# D A A/G#F#m7 Asus4/E
E E E S S E E E E e E +H. +W E E E E E E S S S S
|-------------2---2-|-2-2-(2)------|-(2)--------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-(3)------|-(3)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-(2)------|-(2)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-(0)------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0---------------|--------------|------------|-0-0-----------------|
|-----4-4-4---------|--------------|------------|-----4-4-2-2-0-0-----|
4.
D A A/G#F#m7A/E Asus4/D
E E E E +H 4x E E E E E E S S S S
|---2---2-(2)-----||---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)----o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------------o||-0-0-----------------|
|-----------------||-----4-4-2-2-0-0-----|
A A/G#F#m7A/E Asus4/E
E E e E +H E E E E E E S S S S
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------|-0-0------------------|
|----------------|-----4-4-2-2-0-0------|
Out-Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
D A A/G#F#m7A/E Asus4/D
E E e E +H E E E E E E S S S S S S E e E +H
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----||---------------------|-2-2---2-2-(2)----|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-(3)----|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)----|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-(0)----|
|----------------||-0-0-----------------|------------------|
|----------------||-----4-4-2-2-0-0-----|------------------|
A A/G# F#m7 A/E Asus4/D
E E S S E S S E S S S S S S E e E +H +W
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-(3)----|-(3)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|-0-0---------------------|------------------|--------*|
|-----4---4-2---2-0-0-----|------------------|--------*|
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