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WEIGHT OF LOVE - The Black Keys
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Tuning: Standard
[Intro] (Bass at 0:40) This is also the first guitar solo, but then the first part only repeats 2x.
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|4X
A|7---------------------------0------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-9--9-9h11p9------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------9-------------------------------------------|4X
A|7---------------------------0------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7-10-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
G|--------9-7-9-------9-7----------------------------7/9\7---------|
D|------9------------9------9------9---7-9-------9-------------9---|
A|7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7-7-7------------7-7-7\5-----5-5-5-------------------|
D|7----------------------------------------------------------------|2X
A|---------5--------5-------5------------3-------3---------3--5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5---------5-5-5----|
A|-------7--------------------------5------------------------|
E|5-----------------5--------5-3----------------3----------3-|
G|---------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7----------5-5-5------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------5--------------5---------|
A|5-----------------5--------5-3-----------------------3-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5---------5-5-5----|
A|-------7--------------------------5------------------------|
E|5-----------------5--------5-3----------------3----------3-|
G|---------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7----------5-5-5------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------5------------------------|
A|5-----------------5--------5-3------------5----0---3----5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus and 2nd Guitar Solo
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7--7--7---7-7----7-7---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|5--5--5--5-5-----5-5----5-5-5--3--3--3--3-3-----3--3--3-3-3-|
[Outro]
G|----99997--------------8-8-8-------77775--------------6------7-8|
D|----------9-7-5-7---------8--------------7-5-3-5----------------|
A|7-----------------6-------------5----------------4--4----4/5--6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----99997----------------8-8--------7-7-7-------6666--6-6-------|
D|----------9-7-5-7---------8------------7------------------------|
A|7-----------------6------------6-5---------5-4--------------3---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------9--------------|
D|---------6------------------6-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------7------------------------|
E|4-----------------4---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9-----------------------------------|
D|---------6------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------7---------------------------------------------|
E|4--------------------------------------4------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Weight Of Love |
| Artist |
The Black Keys |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
ygdVEIrVnIk |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
| Symbol | Function |
|---|
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
