Impossible Weight tab by Deep Sea Diver

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
  C minorCm        G#G#
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------| x3
A augmentedA|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--|
E MajorE|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--|


  A#A#        G#G#
e|--------------6----------------4--|
BB|--------------6----------------4--|
G+G|--------------7----------------5--|
D MajorD|--------------8----------------6--| x2
A augmentedA|--------------8----------------6--|
E MajorE|---6----6-6---6-----4----4-4---4--|

Verse 1: (on album recording, guitar is silent until “Wondering how I got here”)
   C minorCm        G#G#     C minorCm       G#G#
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------4--4--|
BB|-------------------------------|---------------------------4--4--|
G+G|-------------------------------|---------------------------5--5--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|---------------------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|---------------------------6--6--|
E MajorE|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4---4-|-8---8-8---8---4---4-4-----4--4--|
This is what it feels like walking in a straight line, stray talk clicking in my ear

   C minorCm       G#G#      A#A#      G#G#
e|-----------------------------4-|-----------6---------------4--4--|
BB|-----------------------------4-|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G+G|-----------------------------5-|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--|
E MajorE|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4---4-|-6---6-6---6---4---4-4-----4--4--|
This is what it feels like, cliff dive broken mind, wondering how I got here.

Verse 2:
   C minorCm         G#G#     C minorCm       G#G#
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8-10-10-8-10-10-------------6-|-8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6---|
E MajorE|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8---|
A augmentedA million times tongue tied, spit it out, never mind, I think I’m addicted to the fear

   C minorCm        G#G#      A#A#        G#G#
e|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
BB|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G+G|--------------------------------|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|-----------8---------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|--8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--|
E MajorE|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--|
Stutter in my heart, from the hurry up, stop dragging my heels around,

  A#A#        G#G#
e|-----------6---------------4--4--|
BB|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G+G|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D MajorD|-----------8---------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|-----------8---------------6--6--|
E MajorE|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--|
 Dragging my heels around.

Chorus: (can play full barre chords. Album has reverse guitar textures)
   C minorCm     A#A#        D#D#      G#G#
e|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
BB|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
G+G|------------------------------|--------------------5--5--|
D MajorD|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
E MajorE|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4-4--4--|
  But that, was then     and this, is  now,

   C minorCm     A#A#        D#D#      G#G#
e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--|
BB|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--|
G+G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--|
D MajorD|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--|
E MajorE|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--|
  I tried  so hard   not to let you all down,  It’s an impossible weight,

   G+G          C minorCm
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------1---------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------|
            So I’ll just let you down now.

Interlude: (same as intro)
   C minorCm       G#G#
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--|
E MajorE|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--|

Verse 3: (on album recording, guitar is silent until “Stutter in my heart”)
   C minorCm      G#G#        C minorCm      G#G#
e|---------------------------4--4-|--------------------------4--4--|
BB|---------------------------4--4-|--------------------------4--4--|
G+G|---------------------------5--5-|--------------------------5--5--|
D MajorD|---------------------------6--6-|--------------------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------6--6-|--------------------------6--6--|
E MajorE|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4-4--4-|-8---8-8---11--4---4-4----4--4--|
Steady as the wheel turns, on my way it’s ok, picking up the pieces, put ‘em down

   C minorCm         G#G#     A#A#         G#G#
e|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
BB|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G+G|--------------------------------|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|-----------8---------------6--6--| (A#A# / G#G# part x3)
A augmentedA|--8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--| gets heavier each time through
E MajorE|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--|
Stutter in my heart, from the hurry up, Stop dragging my heels around,
                       Dragging my heels around,
                       Dragging my heels around.

Chorus: (can play full barre chords. Album has reverse guitar textures)
   C minorCm     A#A#        D#D#      G#G#
e|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
BB|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
G+G|------------------------------|--------------------5--5--|
D MajorD|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
E MajorE|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4-4--4--|
  But that, was then     and this is  now,

   C minorCm      A#A#       D#D#      G#G#
e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--|
BB|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--|
G+G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--|
D MajorD|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--|  x2
A augmentedA|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--|
E MajorE|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--|
  I tried  so hard   not to let you all down

After second time through:
   G#G#                G+G          C minorCm
e|----4----------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----4----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----5----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----6-----(strum)----------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----6----------------------------|-----------1---------------------|
E MajorE|----4----------------------------|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------|
         It’s an impossible weight    So I’ll just let you down

G#G# F minorFm D#D#  G#G#
no- o- o-o- ow. (played as full barre chords with root on 6th string)

Bridge:
G#G# F minorFm D#D#
G#G#           G#G# F minorFm  D#D#
It’s an impossible we- ight,
G#G#           G#G#  F minorFm  D#D# G#G#
It’s an impossible we- ight,

[Solo over bridge heard in album recording - whammy pedal is used here)
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------| x2
D MajorD|--10-8--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------11-10---8-6-------|
E MajorE|--------------------8-----|

Chorus:(can play full barre chords)
   C minorCm     A#A#        D#D#      G#G#
e|------------------------------|---------------------|
BB|------------------------------|---------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4--|
  But that, was then     and this, is  now,

   C minorCm     A#A#        D#D#      G#G#
e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--|
BB|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--|
G+G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--|
D MajorD|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--|
E MajorE|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--|
  I tried  so hard   not to let you all down,  It’s an impossible weight,

   G+G          C minorCm
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------1---------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------|
            So I’ll just let you down now.

Outro: (same as intro)
   C minorCm       G#G#
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--|
E MajorE|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--|


🏷Legend:
h = hammer on
x - dead note