The Weight

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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------

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|/8-/7-/13------/8-/7-/3-----------

Verse Riff

Rhythm Guitar

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------3---------0-----0-----
D|------0--0------0--0-----0-----
A|-------------------------------
E|--3---------3---------3------1-

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|---0--------0----0--------------------------| 
D|0--0-----0--0----0--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|-----3---------3----------------------------| 

or alternatively play this

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|------3-----0----0--------0----
D|----0-----0-------------0----0-
A|-------------------------------
E|--3-----3-----3-------1----3---

E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|0----0---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|--3------------------------------------------| 

Or even this variation

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------3---------------------
D|---------------5---5-----5-----
A|-------5-----5---------5-----5-
E|-----3-----3-----3---3-----3---

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|5---5---------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--3-----------------------------------------| 


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Verse bridge (The "strike down on 
me" part)


E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------0------0---0-------(7)--
D|-------2------2---2--------8---
A|-----2------2------------8-----
E|---0------0-----0------6-----6-

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|-(7)--(7)-----------------------------------| 
D|--8----8------------------------------------| 
A|8-------------------------------------------| 
E|----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-----------
D|----8(8)---8(8)-(8)-----5----
A|--6------6-----6------5(5)---
E|-------------------3------3--

E|--
B|--
G|--
D|--
A|5(
E|--

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------8------8-----8--------------| 
D|5----5--------8(8)---8(8)---(8)-------------| 
A|5)--(5)-----6------6------6-----------------| 
E|--3-----------------------------------------| 


E|--------------------------------
B|-----------------------------3--
G|-----------------------------0--
D|------8------8-----8-------4----
A|----8(8)---8(8)---(8)----5------
E|--6------6------6---------------

E|----------------------------------
B|----3---3-------------------------
G|----0---0-------5-----5-----5-----
D|--4-----------5(5)--5(5)---(5)----
A|5-----5-----3-----3------3--------
E|----------------------------------

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-

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B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|-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