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Heavy Is The Head by Zac Brown Band

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Intro:

D#D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| play 2x
C#C#|---------0-2---------0-2-0-2-----|-----0-2---------0-2---------0-2--|
G#G#|---0-2-0-------0-2-0---------0-2-|-4-2-------0-2-0-------0-2-0------|
D#D#|-0-----------0-------------------|---------0-----------0------------|


Slide Riff:

  Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part

  D#5D#5     A#5A#5      B5B5      G#G#
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------|
G#G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
  "Heavy    is   the  head  that wears the crown"

D#D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|

  A#5A#5     F#5F#5      G#5G#5     F5F5
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------|
G#G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
  "Heavy    is   the  head  that wears the crown"

D#D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|


Verse:

  Slide part - repeats throughout similarly on some accented beats
D#D#|---------------------------|
A#A#|--/12~~--------------------|
F#F#|--/12~~--------------------|
C#C#|--/12~~--------------------|
G#G#|---------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------|

  Rhythm Part:
D#D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#F#|-----x-x-0---------x-x-0-----|-----x-x-0-------2b3--2p0----|-----x-x-0----------x-x-0----|
C#C#|-2-------------2-------------|-2---------------------------|-2------------0h2------------|
G#G#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  "Black dog drinks from the water Trying to cool his tongue  Like the king finds no peace"

D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#F#|-----x-x-0-----------------|-------------------x-x-0-----|-------------------------------|
C#C#|-2-------------5-----4-----|-2-------------2-------------|-2---x-x--9\----2---x-x--9\----|
G#G#|---------------5-----4-----|-----------------------------|---------10\------------10\----|
D#D#|---------------3-----2-----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  "His work is never done   Night falls, smoke on the water. Darkness closes in

D#D#|---------------------------|---------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|---------------|
F#F#|---------------4--3--4-----|-3---2p0-2p0---|
C#C#|-2-------------2--2--2-----|-------------2-| 2 beats on last bar
G#G#|---------------------------|---------------|
D#D#|---------------------------|---------------|
  "Cold white hand, in the deep Will drown you for your sin"

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Prechorus Lick:
  7/4 (7 beats)
D#D#|---------------------------------------------------------10-|
A#A#|-------------------------------------7---9---10----11/12----|
F#F#|---------------------7---9---7---9-----9---9----10----------|
C#C#|-----5---7---8---8/9---9---9---9---9------------------------|
G#G#|-5h7---7---7---7--------------------------------------------|
D#D#|------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
  4/4                          6/4 (6 beats)
D#D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
F#F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------|
C#C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------|
G#G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------|
D#D#|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|----------2----------------|

  Lyrics:
  "Its a lifelong expedition
  Second guessing your decisions
  Trying to find out what's been missing
  Pages keep on filling"


Bridge Riff 1:

  Odd timing here, but its divided in bars where Bass plays marked notes

  7/8 (D#5D#5)           5/8 (C#5C#5)  (G#5G#5)
D#D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
A#A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---8-7---7-----------|
F#F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-----9---7---7-6---| play 4x
C#C#|---------------9-------9------|-------------9-----9-|
G#G#|------------------------------|---------------------|
D#D#|------------------------------|---------------------|

  7/8 (D#5D#5)           2/4
D#D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
A#A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---------------------|
F#F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-------------------| last bar overlaps
C#C#|---------------9-------9------|---------------------| Bridge Ending
G#G#|------------------------------|---------------------|
D#D#|------------------------------|---------------------|


  During the end of Bridge Riff 1, Lead Guitar adds a few notes:
D#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-------15~~~~---------15--------------------15b17~~-----------|
F#F#|-14b16----------14b16----14b16r14p12-14~~---------------------|
C#C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Slower Bridge Ending:

  pick-up beats
D#D#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#A#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#F#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
C#C#|-14---12---12--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
G#G#|-14---12---10--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
D#D#|-12---10-------|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------|
         "Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring

D#D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A#A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats
C#C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
G#G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
D#D#|--8--8--8-----------------------------------|-7--7--7------7--7--7---|
  "Stand your ground The walls are coming down. It's do or die, do or die!"


Slide Riff - 2nd Time:

  Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part

  D#5D#5     A#5A#5      B5B5      G#G#
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------|
G#G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
  "Heavy    is   the  head   that wears the crown"

D#D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|

  A#5A#5     F#5F#5      G#5G#5     F5F5
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------|
C#C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------|
G#G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---|
D#D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
  "Heavy    is   the  head   that wears the crown"

D#D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--|
G#G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|


Verse 2:

  Rhythm
D#D#|---------------------------|--------------0------------|----0-----------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------|-----------0---------------|-------0--3-----------------|
F#F#|------------/3--2p0--2p0---|------0h1------------------|-------------2--2h4-2p0-----|
C#C#|----5--2-------------------|-2-------------------------|------------------------2p0-|
G#G#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
  "Mad man, Blood on the altar The Queen will have his head His ghost will shake those rattling chains"

D#D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------0---------|
A#A#|----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------0------------|
F#F#|----2/4--2p0----------------|------------/3--2p0-2p0---|------0h1---------------|
C#C#|-2-----------2p0--5----4----|-----5--2-----------------|-2----------------------|
G#G#|------------------5----4----|--------------------------|------------------------|
D#D#|------------------3----2----|--------------------------|------------------------|
  "Long after he's dead    No soul knows his trouble  High upon his throne"

                 2 beats         7 beats (transition to Chorus)
D#D#|----------------------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\----------------------------------|
A#A#|-5--5--5--3-----------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\-------------5p3p0----------------|
F#F#|-------------2--2/4--2p0----|-2/4--2p0--2p0---------|--12~~~\--------------------4p2p0--4p2p0--|
C#C#|----------------------------|---------------2p0--2--|------------------------------------------|
G#G#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
"Loved by few and judged by many He bears that weight alone"


  Slide Guitar - brief, but starts in bar 3 of rhythm part above
D#D#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A#A#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
F#F#|-/9~~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
C#C#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G#G#|-----------------|----------5--5/7---|-(7)----------------|--rest-------------|
D#D#|-----------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|-------------------|


Chorus 2:
  4/4                          6/4 (6 beats)
D#D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
F#F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------|
C#C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------|
G#G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------|
D#D#|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|----------2----------------|

Lyrics:
"It's a lifelong expedition
Second guessing your decisions
Trying to find out what's been missing
And the pages keep on filling"


Solo Jam:
  Timing/Chords are like Bridge Riff 1

  Slide Guitar
D#D#|-10/12---/12~---------------|-----------------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------|-15---12\10------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------|-------------12--------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------|-----------------14\12----14\13/14-|
G#G#|----------------------------|-----------------------14----------|
D#D#|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  Lead Guitar (overlaps end of Slide part)
D#D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-12h14p12----------12h14p12----------12h14p12-----------|
C#C#|----------14p12h14----------14p12h14----------14p12h14--|
G#G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
    >     >   >      >   >     >


  Slide Guitar ending:

D#D#|-12/15\-------14/17\------15/19--------19~~~~~------------|
A#A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
C#C#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge Ending 2:

  pick-up beats
D#D#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#A#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#F#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
C#C#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
G#G#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------|
D#D#|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------|
 "Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring

D#D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A#A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats
C#C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
G#G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
D#D#|--8--8--8-----------------------------------|-7--7--7------7--7--7---|
  "Stand your ground The walls are coming down. It's do or die, do or die!"


Outro:

  Clean                       Distortion
D#D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#A#|-------8----------7-----|-------------------------|-(15~~~)-------------------------|
F#F#|------------------7-----|----0--------------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----|
C#C#|----9----------7-----7--|-------7-----------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----|
G#G#|-7----------5-----------|-4----------3------------|---------------------------------|
D#D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Heavy    is  the  head that wears the crown"

D#D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-------7/9---------------|------------------------|
C#C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-/9-----------9\7---5----|-7~------5--------5-----|
G#G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7------7\5-|
D#D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
                   "Heavy    is  the  head that wears the crown"

D#D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#A#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------|
F#F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------|
C#C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------|
G#G#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  ** slower **
  Rhythm
D#D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-9-------5-------7-------4-------|--2---------------------------------------|
G#G#|-9-------5-------7-------4-------|--2---------------------------------------|
D#D#|-7-------3-------5-------2-------|--0---------------------------------------|
 |
 | Slide
D#D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#F#|-12-------------/14--12------12--|------------------------------------------|
C#C#|-----14--12-/14----------14------|-14---------------------------------------|
G#G#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  "Heavy is the head that wears the crown"


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

| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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