##-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------## This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##-----------------------------------------------------------------------## Tabbed by Charles Benagh (CBenagh@gmail.com) Artist: J. Roddy Walston & The Business Artist website: http://jroddywalstonandthebusiness.com Title: Heavy Bells Album: Essential Tremors / slide up \ slide down h hammer-on p pull-off ~ legato (hold note through until next note) + harmonic x Mute note ^ bend up Tuning: EADGBe (Standard) Note: It looks like The Business tune their guitars down to Db, but I'm way too lazy for that (and hoping you are too). So I left it in Standard E Time signature: 4/4 There are two guitars, but they play pretty much the same thing almost the whole time. 0:00 - 0:07 Intro (finger-picked), crank the tube amp 'till it distorts e-|--------------1-------------1-------------1-------------1----| B-|------1-------------1-------------1-------------1------------| G-|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2--------| D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3------| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------------| 0:07 - 0:39 Verse ("Mama knew my mind...") e-|--------------1-------------1-------------1-------------1----| B-|*-----1-------------1-------------1-------------1------------| G-|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2--------| D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3------| A-|*------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------------| e-|-------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3----| G-|----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------| D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3------| A-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------------| E-|-------------------------------------------------------------| e-|--------------1-------------1---| B-|------1-------------1----------*| G-|----------2-------------2-------| repeat verse D-|--------3---3---------3---3-----| A-|-------------------------------*| E-|---1-------------1--------------| 0:39 - 0:47 Pre-Chorus ("I know that old Catholic tone...") e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3---| G-|----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------| D-|--------5---5---------5---5---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3-----| A-|-------------------------------1-------------1-------------1--------------| E-|---3-------------3--------------------------------------------------------| 0:47 - 1:08 Chorus ("The heavy bells...") e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-----| e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-----| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---| D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-----| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1:08 - 1:14 Post-Chorus ("For you too...") e-|--------------1-------------1-------------1--------------| B-|------1-------------1-------------1-------------1---1----| G-|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2----| D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3-3----| A-|---------------------------------------------------------| E-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1-----------| 1:14 - 1:46 Verse 2 ("Black sounds shake...") e-|---------------------------------------------------| B-|*--------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------| D-|----------3~---------3~-----------3~----------3~---| A-|*--------------------------------------------------| E-|--1-1-1-1----1---1-1------1-1-1-1----1----1-1------| e-|---------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------| G-|----------3~---------3~-----------3~---------3~----| D-|---------------------------------------------------| A-|--1-1-1-1----1---1-1------1-1-1-1----1---1-1-------| E-|---------------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------| B-|------------------------*| G-|-------------------------| repeat verse 2 D-|----------3~---------3~--| A-|------------------------*| E-|--1-1-1-1----1---1-1-----| 1:46 - 1:54 Pre-Chorus 2 e-|------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------3~---------3~---------3~--| D-|------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------1-1-1-1----1---1-1------1-1-1-----| E-|--3-3-3-3-3^3---3-3-3^3-------------------------------------| 1:54 - 2:14 Chorus 2:14 - 2:54 Bridge (repeat once) e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| A-|*--------------------------------------------------------1~----1-----1~-| E-|--1~--1----1~----------------1~--1----1~---------------------3---3------| ---------------------------------| --------------------------------*| ---------------------------------| --------------------------1--1~--| ---1-----1~----1---1---1--------*| -3---3-------3---3---3-----------| e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3-------------------------6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3-------------------------| D-|-------------------------6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3-------------------------6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3--| A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...Slowly bend the note up 'till you can't bend no more e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|--6-6-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-----| D-|-------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------| 2:54 - 3:43 Guitar 1: Repeat verse 2 (x4 times) Guitar 2: some random riffage on the chord structure 3:43 - 3:49 Back to intro one last time *This is all my own work