Heavy Is The Head tab by Zac Brown Band
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Intro: D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| play 2x C#|---------0-2---------0-2-0-2-----|-----0-2---------0-2---------0-2--| G#|---0-2-0-------0-2-0---------0-2-|-4-2-------0-2-0-------0-2-0------| D#|-0-----------0-------------------|---------0-----------0------------| Slide Riff: Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part D#5 A#5 B5 G# D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------| G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| "Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
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D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A#5 F#5 G#5 F5
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------|
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Verse:
Slide part - repeats throughout similarly on some accented beats
D#|---------------------------|
A#|--/12~~--------------------|
F#|--/12~~--------------------|
C#|--/12~~--------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
Rhythm Part:
D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|-----x-x-0---------x-x-0-----|-----x-x-0-------2b3--2p0----|-----x-x-0----------x-x-0----|
C#|-2-------------2-------------|-2---------------------------|-2------------0h2------------|
G#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Black dog drinks from the water Trying to cool his tongue Like the king finds no peace"
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|-----x-x-0-----------------|-------------------x-x-0-----|-------------------------------|
C#|-2-------------5-----4-----|-2-------------2-------------|-2---x-x--9\----2---x-x--9\----|
G#|---------------5-----4-----|-----------------------------|---------10\------------10\----|
D#|---------------3-----2-----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
"His work is never done Night falls, smoke on the water. Darkness closes in
D#|---------------------------|---------------|
A#|---------------------------|---------------|
F#|---------------4--3--4-----|-3---2p0-2p0---|
C#|-2-------------2--2--2-----|-------------2-| 2 beats on last bar
G#|---------------------------|---------------|
D#|---------------------------|---------------|
"Cold white hand, in the deep Will drown you for your sin"
Prechorus Lick:
7/4 (7 beats)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------10-|
A#|-------------------------------------7---9---10----11/12----|
F#|---------------------7---9---7---9-----9---9----10----------|
C#|-----5---7---8---8/9---9---9---9---9------------------------|
G#|-5h7---7---7---7--------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
4/4 6/4 (6 beats)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------|
C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------|
G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------|
D#|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|----------2----------------|
Lyrics:
"Its a lifelong expedition
Second guessing your decisions
Trying to find out what's been missing
Pages keep on filling"
Bridge Riff 1:
Odd timing here, but its divided in bars where Bass plays marked notes
7/8 (D#5) 5/8 (C#5) (G#5)
D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---8-7---7-----------|
F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-----9---7---7-6---| play 4x
C#|---------------9-------9------|-------------9-----9-|
G#|------------------------------|---------------------|
D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
7/8 (D#5) 2/4
D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---------------------|
F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-------------------| last bar overlaps
C#|---------------9-------9------|---------------------| Bridge Ending
G#|------------------------------|---------------------|
D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
During the end of Bridge Riff 1, Lead Guitar adds a few notes:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------15~~~~---------15--------------------15b17~~-----------|
F#|-14b16----------14b16----14b16r14p12-14~~---------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Slower Bridge Ending:
pick-up beats
D#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
C#|-14---12---12--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
G#|-14---12---10--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
D#|-12---10-------|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------|
"Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring
D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats
C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
D#|--8--8--8-----------------------------------|-7--7--7------7--7--7---|
"Stand your ground The walls are coming down. It's do or die, do or die!"
Slide Riff - 2nd Time:
Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part
D#5 A#5 B5 G#
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------|
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A#5 F#5 G#5 F5
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------|
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Verse 2:
Rhythm
D#|---------------------------|--------------0------------|----0-----------------------|
A#|---------------------------|-----------0---------------|-------0--3-----------------|
F#|------------/3--2p0--2p0---|------0h1------------------|-------------2--2h4-2p0-----|
C#|----5--2-------------------|-2-------------------------|------------------------2p0-|
G#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
"Mad man, Blood on the altar The Queen will have his head His ghost will shake those rattling chains"
D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------0---------|
A#|----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------0------------|
F#|----2/4--2p0----------------|------------/3--2p0-2p0---|------0h1---------------|
C#|-2-----------2p0--5----4----|-----5--2-----------------|-2----------------------|
G#|------------------5----4----|--------------------------|------------------------|
D#|------------------3----2----|--------------------------|------------------------|
"Long after he's dead No soul knows his trouble High upon his throne"
2 beats 7 beats (transition to Chorus)
D#|----------------------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\----------------------------------|
A#|-5--5--5--3-----------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\-------------5p3p0----------------|
F#|-------------2--2/4--2p0----|-2/4--2p0--2p0---------|--12~~~\--------------------4p2p0--4p2p0--|
C#|----------------------------|---------------2p0--2--|------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
"Loved by few and judged by many He bears that weight alone"
Slide Guitar - brief, but starts in bar 3 of rhythm part above
D#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
F#|-/9~~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G#|-----------------|----------5--5/7---|-(7)----------------|--rest-------------|
D#|-----------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|-------------------|
Chorus 2:
4/4 6/4 (6 beats)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------|
C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------|
G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------|
D#|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|----------2----------------|
Lyrics:
"It's a lifelong expedition
Second guessing your decisions
Trying to find out what's been missing
And the pages keep on filling"
Solo Jam:
Timing/Chords are like Bridge Riff 1
Slide Guitar
D#|-10/12---/12~---------------|-----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-15---12\10------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------12--------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-----------------14\12----14\13/14-|
G#|----------------------------|-----------------------14----------|
D#|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Lead Guitar (overlaps end of Slide part)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-12h14p12----------12h14p12----------12h14p12-----------|
C#|----------14p12h14----------14p12h14----------14p12h14--|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
> > > > > >
Slide Guitar ending:
D#|-12/15\-------14/17\------15/19--------19~~~~~------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Ending 2:
pick-up beats
D#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
C#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
G#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
D#|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------|
"Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring
D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats
C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
D#|--8--8--8-----------------------------------|-7--7--7------7--7--7---|
"Stand your ground The walls are coming down. It's do or die, do or die!"
Outro:
Clean Distortion
D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|-------8----------7-----|-------------------------|-(15~~~)-------------------------|
F#|------------------7-----|----0--------------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----|
C#|----9----------7-----7--|-------7-----------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----|
G#|-7----------5-----------|-4----------3------------|---------------------------------|
D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-------7/9---------------|------------------------|
C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-/9-----------9\7---5----|-7~------5--------5-----|
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7------7\5-|
D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------|
F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------|
C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------|
G#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
** slower **
Rhythm
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|-9-------5-------7-------4-------|--2---------------------------------------|
G#|-9-------5-------7-------4-------|--2---------------------------------------|
D#|-7-------3-------5-------2-------|--0---------------------------------------|
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| Slide
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|-12-------------/14--12------12--|------------------------------------------|
C#|-----14--12-/14----------14------|-14---------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
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