The Weight Of The World Acoustic by Editors
This Tab represents what Tom Smith plays live and acoustically.
Artist: Editors
Song:The Weight Of The World (Track 3)
Album: An End Has A Start (2007)
NO CAPO. STANDARD TUNING.
Note: If you rather play with chords instead of finger-picking you should move the capo
to the 2nd fret, just like Tom did in Rock Werchter 2012.
|INTRO|
Chords:
S2 S5 S7
e---------|
b---------|
g-2--6--7-|
d---------|
a---------|
e-2--5--7-|
Finger-Picking:
S2 S5 S7
e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g---2--2-2--6--6-6--7--7-7--7--7-7-|
d--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----|
a----------------------------------|
e-2--2--2-5--5--5-7--7--7-7--7--7--|
|VERSEs 1 and 2|
S2 S5 S7
Keep a light on those you love
S2 S5 S7
They will be there when you die
S2 S5 S7
Baby there's no need to fear
S2 S5 S7
Baby there's no need to cry
|CHORUS|
During the chorus, Tom plucks the G and B string, instead of plucking G alone. When
playing with chords,
there is no change.
Chords:
S5 S7 S3 S5
e------------|
b------------|
g-6--7--4--6-|
d------------|
a------------|
e-5--7--3--5-|
Finger-Picking:
S5 S7 S3 S5
e----------------------------------|
b---5--5-5--7--7-7--3--3-3--5--5-5-|
g---6--6-6--7--7-7--4--4-4--6--6-6-|
d--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----|
a----------------------------------|
e-5--5--5-7--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5--|
S5 S7
Every little piece in your life
S3 S5
Will add up to one
S7
Every little piece in your life
S3 S5
Will it mean something to someone?
NOTE: In recent live performances Tom alternates the original chorus finger-picking
structure, like this:
Both ways are correct.
e------------------------------------|
b---5--5-5--7--7-7--8--8-8--5--5-5---|
g---6--6-6--7--7-7--7--7-7--6--6-6---|
d--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0------|
a------------------------------------|
e-5--5--5-7--7--7-7--7--7-5--5--5----|
|VERSES 2 AND 3|
Same scheme as on the first two verses.
|BRIDGE|
Chords:
S10 S7 S5 S3
e-------------|
b-------------|
g-11--7--6--4-|
d-------------|
a-------------|
e-10--7--5--3-|
Finger-Picking:
S10 S7 S5 S3
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g----11---11--11--7--7-7--6--6-6--4--4-4-|
d---0----0-------0--0----0--0----0--0----|
a----------------------------------------|
e-10---10---10--7--7--7-5--5--5-3--3--3--|
S10 S7 S5
You touch my face god whispers in my ears
S3
There are tears in my eyes
S10
Love replaces fear
S10 S7 S5
You touch my face god whispers in my ears
S3
There are tears in my eyes
S5 S7 S3 S5 «-Tom restarts plucking G and B strings. Here you can also
Love replaces feeaar use the alternate finger-picking.
S5 S7 S3 S5
|CHORUS|
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