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 


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 
                                 |--------| 
                                  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 
               |-----------| 
                     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
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