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This file is the author's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song. You may only use
this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Tabbed by Charles Benagh (CBenagh@gmail.com)
Artist: J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Artist website: http://jroddywalstonandthebusiness.com
Title: Heavy Bells
Album: Essential Tremors
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ legato (hold note through until next note)
+ harmonic
x Mute note
^ bend up
Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
Note: It looks like The Business tune their guitars down to Db, but I'm way too lazy for
that (and hoping you are too).
So I left it in Standard E
Time signature: 4/4
There are two guitars, but they play pretty much the same thing almost the whole time.
0:00 - 0:07Intro (finger-picked), crank the tube amp 'till it distortse-|--------------1-------------1-------------1-------------1----|B-|------1-------------1-------------1-------------1------------|G-|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2--------|D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3------|A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------------|
0:07 - 0:39Verse ("Mama knew my mind...")e-|--------------1-------------1-------------1-------------1----|B-|*-----1-------------1-------------1-------------1------------|G-|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2--------|D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3------|A-|*------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------------|
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3----|G-|----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------|D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3------|A-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---------------|E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------1-------------1---|B-|------1-------------1----------*|G-|----------2-------------2-------| repeat verseD-|--------3---3---------3---3-----|A-|-------------------------------*|E-|---1-------------1--------------|
0:39 - 0:47Pre-Chorus ("I know that old Catholic tone...")e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3---|G-|----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|D-|--------5---5---------5---5---------3---3---------3---3---------3---3-----|A-|-------------------------------1-------------1-------------1--------------|E-|---3-------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
0:47 - 1:08Chorus ("The heavy bells...")e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---|A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|--1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-----|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---|D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-----|E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---|D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-----|E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:08 - 1:14Post-Chorus ("For you too...")e-|--------------1-------------1-------------1--------------|B-|------1-------------1-------------1-------------1---1----|G-|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2----|D-|--------3---3---------3---3---------3---3---------3-3----|A-|---------------------------------------------------------|E-|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1-----------|
1:14 - 1:46Verse 2 ("Black sounds shake...")e-|---------------------------------------------------|B-|*--------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------|D-|----------3~---------3~-----------3~----------3~---|A-|*--------------------------------------------------|E-|--1-1-1-1----1---1-1------1-1-1-1----1----1-1------|
e-|---------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------|G-|----------3~---------3~-----------3~---------3~----|D-|---------------------------------------------------|A-|--1-1-1-1----1---1-1------1-1-1-1----1---1-1-------|E-|---------------------------------------------------|
e-|-------------------------|B-|------------------------*|G-|-------------------------| repeat verse 2D-|----------3~---------3~--|A-|------------------------*|E-|--1-1-1-1----1---1-1-----|
1:46 - 1:54Pre-Chorus 2e-|------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------------------------------3~---------3~---------3~--|D-|------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--------------------------1-1-1-1----1---1-1------1-1-1-----|E-|--3-3-3-3-3^3---3-3-3^3-------------------------------------|
1:54 - 2:14
Chorus
2:14 - 2:54Bridge (repeat once)e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|--------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|A-|*--------------------------------------------------------1~----1-----1~-|E-|--1~--1----1~----------------1~--1----1~---------------------3---3------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|---------------------------------|--------------------------1--1~--|---1-----1~----1---1---1--------*|-3---3-------3---3---3-----------|
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|--6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3-------------------------6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3-------------------------|D-|-------------------------6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3-------------------------6-5-3---6-5-3---6-5-3--|A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...Slowly bend the note up 'till you can't bend no moree-|-------------------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------------------|G-|--6-6-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-6^-----|D-|-------------------------------------------|A-|-------------------------------------------|E-|-------------------------------------------|
2:54 - 3:43
Guitar 1: Repeat verse 2 (x4 times)
Guitar 2: some random riffage on the chord structure
3:43 - 3:49
Back to intro one last time
*This is all my own work
