Melvins - Heavyness Of The Load guitar tab
Heavyness Of The Load
Melvins, from: Gluey Porch Treatments
Drop D tuning
*=Palm mute the chord
/=slide to
^=bend up and down really fast and a lot
'=just rest your fingers on the chord (=easier)
-=let it ring
Look at the bottom about how to do the harmonics..
Guess you know it already but some might not, so.. Hell.. it probably won't hurt anybody:)
Here we go. This isn't easy I should say!
D|2 3 2 3 8 2 3 2 8 7 7 6 5 5* 5 5* 5* 5* 5
A|2 3 2 3 8 2 3 2 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D|0 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12/0
D|2 3 2 6 2 2 5 3 2
A|2 3 2 6 2 2 5 3 2
D|0 1 0 4 3^ 0 0 3 1 0
D|2* 2 2* 2* 2* 2
A|2 2 2 2 2 2
D|0 0 0 0 0 0 12/0
D|2 3 2 6 5 3' 3' 5 3 2 2*
A|2 3 2 6 5 3 3 5 3 2 2
D|0 1 0 4 3 1 1 3 1 0 0
D|2 2* 2* 2*}
A|2 2 2 2 }play this 6 or 7 times
D|0 0 0 0 }
D|2 3' 3' 3' 3
A|2 3 3 3 3
D|0 1 1 1 1
(are you still remembering what this: ' means?)
D|3'3' 4 5 3'3' 3 3'3' 6 5}
A|3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 5}play this 4 times
D|1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 3}
Then:
D|3'3' 4 5 3'3' 6 3'3' 7
A|3 3 4 5 3 3 6 3 3 7
D|1 1 2 3 1 1 4 1 1 5
G| 10
D|7*7*7*7 8 10
A|7 7 7 7 8 8 7^
D|5 5 5 5 6
(=very gently)
D|6 6* 6* 7 7 5-
A|6 6 6 7 7 7 5
D|4 4 4 5 5 2 3
Phew.. That was the "intro," now for the final part:
First you should play this: (remember: ')
D|2 3 2 6 5 3'3 4 5 3'3' 3
A|2 3 2 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3
D|0 1 0 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Then right after, this:
D|3'3' 6 5 3'3' 4 5 3'3' 3}
A|3 3 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3}play this 6 times
D|1 1 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1}
D|3'3' 6 5 3'3' 4 5 3'3' 6 3'3' 7
A|3 3 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 6 3 3 7
D|1 1 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 1 1 5
D|7 7*7*7*7*7*7* 7 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 5
A|7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 5
D|5 5 5 5 5 5 5 503 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3
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Harmonics
Then it gets outta control but I've done the best I possibly could, I think.
G|5 7 7 7 7 7
D|5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6
A|4 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5^6 6 6 6
D| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
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harmonics
G| 7 6 5 4
D|5 6 7 6 5 4 2-
A|5 6 5 4 3 2 2
D|3 4 0
