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The Weight Of Lies Tab by The Avett Brothers

The Weight Of Lies tab by The Avett Brothers

Guitar Tab

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Advanced

Song: The Weight of Lies (Fingerstyle Arrangement)
Artist: The Avett Brothers
Album: Emotionalism (2007)
Time Signature: 4/4
Capo 2nd Fret
***Rhythm printed below each measure***

Riff/Verse: x6
 (Pick-up Measure)  G:              Gmaj7/F#:       G6/E:           G/D:
e|----------------|:------3---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
B|----------------|:----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3-----|
G|----------------|:------------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D|----------------|:----0-----------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2p0-----0-------|
A|----------------|:----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-|
E|------------0h2-|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
              p      p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                                     ________________   ________________
                                                    |1,2,3...          |Into Refrain
 C:              Cmaj7:          Cadd9:          C:                C:
e|----------------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------:| ------0---------|
B|------1---------|0---------------|3---------------|1---------------:| 1---------------|
G|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0-----:| ----------0-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:| ----2--------2--|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------:| 3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:| ----------------|
                   m                m                m                  m
  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p      p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Refrain: x2
  G:              Am:             C:              D:
e|:------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|------2---------|
B|:----------3-----|----------1-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|
G|:------------0---|------------2---|------------0---|----2-------2---|
D|:----0-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|0-------0-------|
A|:----------------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
E|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 G:              Am:             D:              D:
e|------3---------|------0---------|------2-------3-|------2---------:|
B|----------3-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----:|
G|------------0---|------------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:|
D|----0-----------|----2-----------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------:|
A|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------:|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:|
  p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p m  p i p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Riff/Verse:
 (Pick-up Measure)  G:              Gmaj7/F#:       G6/E:           G/D:
e|----------------|:------3---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
B|----------------|:----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3-----|
G|----------------|:------------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D|----------------|:----0-----------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2p0-----0-------|
A|----------------|:----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-|
E|------------0h2-|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
              p      p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                                     ________________   ________________
                                                    |1,2,3...          |Into Refrain
 C:              Cmaj7:          Cadd9:          C:                C:
e|----------------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------:| ------0---------|
B|------1---------|0---------------|3---------------|1---------------:| 1---------------|
G|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0-----:| ----------0-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:| ----2--------2--|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------:| 3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:| ----------------|
                   m                m                m                  m
  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p      p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Riff/Verse: x4
 (Pick-up Measure)  G:              Gmaj7/F#:       G6/E:           G/D:
e|----------------|:------3---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
B|----------------|:----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3-----|
G|----------------|:------------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D|----------------|:----0-----------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2p0-----0-------|
A|----------------|:----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-|
E|------------0h2-|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
              p      p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                                     ________________   ________________
                                                    |1,2,3...          |Into Refrain
 C:              Cmaj7:          Cadd9:          C:                C:
e|----------------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------:| ------0---------|
B|------1---------|0---------------|3---------------|1---------------:| 1---------------|
G|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0-----:| ----------0-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:| ----2--------2--|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------:| 3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:| ----------------|
                   m                m                m                  m
  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p      p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Refrain: x2
  G:              Am:             C:              D:
e|:------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|------2---------|
B|:----------3-----|----------1-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|
G|:------------0---|------------2---|------------0---|----2-------2---|
D|:----0-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|0-------0-------|
A|:----------------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
E|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 G:              Am:             D:              D:
e|------3---------|------0---------|------2-------3-|------2---------:|
B|----------3-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----:|
G|------------0---|------------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:|
D|----0-----------|----2-----------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------:|
A|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------:|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:|
  p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p m  p i p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Riff/Verse: x2
 (Pick-up Measure)  G:              Gmaj7/F#:       G6/E:           G/D:
e|----------------|:------3---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
B|----------------|:----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3---3-|----------3-----|
G|----------------|:------------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D|----------------|:----0-----------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2p0-----0-------|
A|----------------|:----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-|
E|------------0h2-|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
              p      p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                                     ________________   ________________
                                                    |1,2,3...          |Into Refrain
 C:              Cmaj7:          Cadd9:          C:                C:
e|----------------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------:| ------0---------|
B|------1---------|0---------------|3---------------|1---------------:| 1---------------|
G|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------0-----:| ----------0-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:| ----2--------2--|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------:| 3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:| ----------------|
                   m                m                m                  m
  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p i  p   p m p i p      p   p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Refrain: x4
  G:              Am:             C:              D:
e|:------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|------2---------|
B|:----------3-----|----------1-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|
G|:------------0---|------------2---|------------0---|----2-------2---|
D|:----0-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|0-------0-------|
A|:----------------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
E|:3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 G:              Am:             D:              D:
e|------3---------|------0---------|------2-------3-|------2---------:|
B|----------3-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----:|
G|------------0---|------------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----------:|
D|----0-----------|----2-----------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------:|
A|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------:|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|------------0h2-:|
  p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p    p   p m p i p m  p i p m p i p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Outro:
 G: (Strum)
e|3---------------|
B|3---------------|
G|0---------------|
D|0---------------|
A|x---------------|
E|3---------------|
  p
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

************************************

| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on
| x  Dead note

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