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Heaviness of the Load
2011-08-18T16:30:33Z
<p>Earrapist: </p>
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<div>"Heaviness of the Load" (Osborne) – 3:06 <br />
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Originally from '''''[[Gluey Porch Treatments (album)|Gluey Porch Treatments]]''''' (1987, vinyl and CD, 1989). <br />
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Also appears on the [[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]] re-release of '''''[[Gluey Porch Treatments (Ipecac)|Gluey Porch Treatments]]'''''.<br />
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== Lyrics ==<br />
You're little heavy<br />
<br />
Of your droppin down load<br />
<br />
You're thinkin' of your influence<br />
<br />
With a right to unload.<br />
<br />
Cuz you're ready for your tenure<br />
<br />
And the droppin' down disease<br />
<br />
There's somethin' in your influence<br />
<br />
Take the right to unleash.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Your whistle rolly<br />
<br />
Sneakin' up behind me.<br />
<br />
I'm goin' lots o' lonely<br />
<br />
But never gonna know it.<br />
<br />
You're the one that takes it to the.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Guitar TAB ==<br />
Tune 1 step down.<br />
<br />
*=Palm mute the chord <br />
/=slide to <br />
^=bend up and down really fast and a lot <br />
'=just rest your fingers on the chord (=easier) <br />
-=let it ring <br />
<br />
Look at the bottom about how to do the harmonics.. <br />
Guess you know it already but some might not, so.. Hell.. it probably won't hurt anybody:) <br />
<br />
Here we go. This isn't easy I should say! <br />
<br />
D|2 3 2 3 8 2 3 2 8 7 7 6 5 5* 5 5* 5* 5* 5 <br />
A|2 3 2 3 8 2 3 2 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 <br />
D|0 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12/0 <br />
<br />
D|2 3 2 6 2 2 5 3 2 <br />
A|2 3 2 6 2 2 5 3 2 <br />
D|0 1 0 4 3^ 0 0 3 1 0 <br />
<br />
D|2* 2 2* 2* 2* 2 <br />
A|2 2 2 2 2 2 <br />
D|0 0 0 0 0 0 12/0 <br />
<br />
D|2 3 2 6 5 3' 3' 5 3 2 2* <br />
A|2 3 2 6 5 3 3 5 3 2 2 <br />
D|0 1 0 4 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 <br />
<br />
D|2 2* 2* 2*} <br />
A|2 2 2 2 }play this 6 or 7 times <br />
D|0 0 0 0 } <br />
<br />
D|2 3' 3' 3' 3 <br />
A|2 3 3 3 3 <br />
D|0 1 1 1 1 <br />
<br />
(are you still remembering what this: ' means?) <br />
<br />
D|3'3' 4 5 3'3' 3 3'3' 6 5} <br />
A|3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 5}play this 4 times <br />
D|1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 3} <br />
<br />
Then: <br />
<br />
D|3'3' 4 5 3'3' 6 3'3' 7 <br />
A|3 3 4 5 3 3 6 3 3 7 <br />
D|1 1 2 3 1 1 4 1 1 5 <br />
<br />
G| 10 <br />
D|7*7*7*7 8 10 <br />
A|7 7 7 7 8 8 7^ <br />
D|5 5 5 5 6 <br />
(=very gently) <br />
<br />
D|6 6* 6* 7 7 5- <br />
A|6 6 6 7 7 7 5 <br />
D|4 4 4 5 5 2 3 <br />
<br />
Phew.. That was the "intro," now for the final part: <br />
<br />
First you should play this: (remember: ') <br />
<br />
D|2 3 2 6 5 3'3 4 5 3'3' 3 <br />
A|2 3 2 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 <br />
D|0 1 0 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 <br />
<br />
Then right after, this: <br />
<br />
D|3'3' 6 5 3'3' 4 5 3'3' 3} <br />
A|3 3 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3}play this 6 times <br />
D|1 1 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1} <br />
<br />
D|3'3' 6 5 3'3' 4 5 3'3' 6 3'3' 7 <br />
A|3 3 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 6 3 3 7 <br />
D|1 1 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 1 1 5 <br />
<br />
D|7 7*7*7*7*7*7* 7 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 <br />
A|7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 <br />
D|5 5 5 5 5 5 5 503 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 <br />
|--------| <br />
Harmonics <br />
<br />
Then it gets outta control but I've done the best I possibly could, I think. <br />
<br />
G|5 7 7 7 7 7 <br />
D|5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 <br />
A|4 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5^6 6 6 6 <br />
D| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 <br />
|-----------| <br />
harmonics <br />
<br />
G| 7 6 5 4 <br />
D|5 6 7 6 5 4 2- <br />
A|5 6 5 4 3 2 2 <br />
D|3 4 0 <br />
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Earrapist