Track 10 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Dead Weight
Track 10 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Intro
F5 Eb5
Verse
I carry the mountain on my backI carry the river, I carry the blackEvery step goes into the groundEvery step I'm going down(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Bb5 C5Bb5Heavy, heavyHeavy, heavy
Chorus
D5 F5 Bb5 A5Dead weight, I'm dead weightThe world won't waitDead weight, dead weightBb5 A5Too heavy, too late
Bridge
F5 Eb5 D5Ohhh, put it downEb5 D5Ohhh, I can't put it down
Written to fit the song rather than transcribed off the recording. Strings run low to high on the staves below.
Legend: h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide up, \ = slide down, x = muted chuck, ~ = let ring, PM = palm mute. Strings top to bottom: e B G D A D (low).
CHORD SHAPES (fret numbers, low D string at bottom)
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F5 Eb5 G5 F#5 D5 Bb5 C5 A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----1-----5-----4-----0-----8-----10-----7-----|
A|-3-----1-----5-----4-----0-----8-----10-----7-----|
D|-3-----1-----5-----4-----0-----8-----10-----7-----|
[INTRO]
Bass and floor toms, guitar hits with them.
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-------1-------|
A|-----------------|-3-------1-------|
D|-0---0---0---0-0-|-3-------1-------|
[MAIN RIFF]
F5 G5F#5 F5
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-------|---------5-4-3---|
A|---------3-------|---------5-4-3---|
D|-0-0-0---3-0-0---|-0-0-0---5-4-3---|
[VERSE]
e|-----------------|-----------------| x4
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-5-|
D5
D5
D5
D5
[PRE-CHORUS]
e|-----------------|---------------------| x2
B|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-8---8---8---8---|-10---10---10---10---|
A|-8---8---8---8---|-10---10---10---10---|
D|-8---8---8---8---|-10---10---10---10---|
D D D D D D D D
C5
[CHORUS]
D5 F5 G5 F5
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-5---5-5---5-5---|-3---3-3---3-3---|
A|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-5---5-5---5-5---|-3---3-3---3-3---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-5---5-5---5-5---|-3---3-3---3-3---|
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-7---7-7---7-7---|
A|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-7---7-7---7-7---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-7---7-7---7-7---|
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
D5 F5
G5 F5
D5 F5
[BRIDGE]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
D|-3---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-6-5-3-0---------|
F5
[OUTRO]
Riff x2, stop on the D5 and let the bass ring.
F5 D5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-------|-0---------------|
A|---------3-------|-0---------------|
D|-0-0-0---3-0-0---|-0---------------|
Keep Going
The Rest Of The Record
Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.