• Song:

    The Weight Last Waltz

  • Artist:

    The Band

This is the version of the Weight performed by The Band and The Staples Singers in 
The Last Waltz Personally this is the best version I have heard and also liked the 
intro much better than the original

h=hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend
/=slide

Intro:

e-----------------0------0------------------------------------|
B----------10-----12b14--12b14--12---10-----------------------|
G-9h11-----------------------------------11--9--7----7--------|
D-----------------------------------------------7h9--7--7----7|
A-0-----0------0--0------0------0-----------------------7h9--7|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------|
-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2h3--2--2--2--2--2-------------|
-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--4b6b4--2---|
-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2------------4|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|


Verses:

  A  C#m  D   Simplified version of Robbie's Picking:
e-5---4---5-|----5------- ---4------- ---5------- ---5------|
B-5---5---7-|-------5---- ------5---- ------7---- ------5---|
G-6---6---7-|----------6- ---------6- ---------7- ---------6|
D-7---6---7-|-7---------- 6---------- 7---------- 7---------|
A-7---4---5-|------------ ----------- ----------- ----------|
E-5---------|------------ ----------- ----------- ----------|

Chorus:

  A   E   D   End Chorus With:
e-5---7---5-|----------|
B-5---9---7-|----------|
G-6---9---7-|-5h7--5h7-|
D-7---9---7-|-5h7--5h7-|
A-7---7---5-|-5----5---|
E-5---------|----------|

Robbie Robertson's Best Solo from the song:

e-------------------------------------------------------------------0---------0---------0--------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------10--12b14b12--12b14b12--12b14b12-|
G-----------------------------------7-----7--/11p9--9--9--9h11-----------------------------------|
D-----7--9b11b9--7-----7------------7-----7---0-----0-----0--------------------------------------|
A-/9----------------9-----9------9-----9---------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------10------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------|
-10-----------------------------7--|
-----11p9-----------------------7--|
-----------11--9/7--9b11--9--7--7--|
--------------------------------9--|
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