Heavy Is the Head Zac Brown Band
[Intro]
D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| play 2x C#|---------0-2---------0-2-0-2-----|-----0-2---------0-2---------0-2--| G#|---0-2-0-------0-2-0---------0-2-|-4-2-------0-2-0-------0-2-0------| D#|-0-----------0-------------------|---------0-----------0------------|
[Slide Riff]
Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part
[D#5] [A#5] [B5] [G#]
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------| G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--| G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|
[A#5] [F#5] [G#5] [F5]
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------| G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
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[Verse]
Slide part - repeats throughout similarly on some accented beats
D#|---------------------------| A#|--/12~~--------------------| F#|--/12~~--------------------| C#|--/12~~--------------------| G#|---------------------------| D#|---------------------------|
Rhythm Part:
D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| F#|-----x-x-0---------x-x-0-----|-----x-x-0-------2b3--2p0----|-----x-x-0----------x-x-0----| C#|-2-------------2-------------|-2---------------------------|-2------------0h2------------| G#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Black dog drinks from the water Trying to cool his tongue Like the king finds no peace"
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| F#|-----x-x-0-----------------|-------------------x-x-0-----|-------------------------------| C#|-2-------------5-----4-----|-2-------------2-------------|-2---x-x--9\----2---x-x--9\----| G#|---------------5-----4-----|-----------------------------|---------10\------------10\----| D#|---------------3-----2-----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
"His work is never done Night falls, smoke on the water. Darkness closes in
D#|---------------------------|---------------| A#|---------------------------|---------------| F#|---------------4--3--4-----|-3---2p0-2p0---| C#|-2-------------2--2--2-----|-------------2-| 2 beats on last bar G#|---------------------------|---------------| D#|---------------------------|---------------|
"Cold white hand, in the deep Will drown you for your sin"
[Precborus Lick]
7/4 (7 beats)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------10-| A#|-------------------------------------7---9---10----11/12----| F#|---------------------7---9---7---9-----9---9----10----------| C#|-----5---7---8---8/9---9---9---9---9------------------------| G#|-5h7---7---7---7--------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Cborus]
4/4 6/4 (6 beats)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------| C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------| G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------| 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#5) 5/8 (C#5) (G#5)
D#|------------------------------|---------------------| A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---8-7---7-----------| F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-----9---7---7-6---| play 4x C#|---------------9-------9------|-------------9-----9-| G#|------------------------------|---------------------| D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
7/8 (D#5) 2/4
D#|------------------------------|---------------------| A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---------------------| F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-------------------| last bar overlaps C#|---------------9-------9------|---------------------| Bridge Ending G#|------------------------------|---------------------| D#|------------------------------|---------------------|
During the end of Bridge Riff 1, Lead Guitar adds a few notes:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------15~~~~---------15--------------------15b17~~-----------| F#|-14b16----------14b16----14b16r14p12-14~~---------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Slower Bridge Ending]
pick-up beats
D#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------| A#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------| F#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------| C#|-14---12---12--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| G#|-14---12---10--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| 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#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| 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#5] [A#5] [B5] [G#]
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------| G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--| G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------|
[A#5] [F#5] [G#5] [F5]
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------| G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
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[Verse 2]
Rhythm
D#|---------------------------|--------------0------------|----0-----------------------| A#|---------------------------|-----------0---------------|-------0--3-----------------| F#|------------/3--2p0--2p0---|------0h1------------------|-------------2--2h4-2p0-----| C#|----5--2-------------------|-2-------------------------|------------------------2p0-| G#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| D#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
"Mad man, Blood on the altar The Queen will have his head His ghost will shake those rattling chains"
D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------0---------| A#|----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------0------------| F#|----2/4--2p0----------------|------------/3--2p0-2p0---|------0h1---------------| C#|-2-----------2p0--5----4----|-----5--2-----------------|-2----------------------| G#|------------------5----4----|--------------------------|------------------------| 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#|----------------------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\----------------------------------| A#|-5--5--5--3-----------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\-------------5p3p0----------------| F#|-------------2--2/4--2p0----|-2/4--2p0--2p0---------|--12~~~\--------------------4p2p0--4p2p0--| C#|----------------------------|---------------2p0--2--|------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------| 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#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| A#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| F#|-/9~~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| C#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| G#|-----------------|----------5--5/7---|-(7)----------------|--rest-------------| D#|-----------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|-------------------|
[Cborus 2]
4/4 6/4 (6 beats)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------| C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------| G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------| 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#|-10/12---/12~---------------|-----------------------------------| A#|----------------------------|-15---12\10------------------------| F#|----------------------------|-------------12--------------------| C#|----------------------------|-----------------14\12----14\13/14-| G#|----------------------------|-----------------------14----------| D#|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Lead Guitar (overlaps end of Slide part)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------| F#|-12h14p12----------12h14p12----------12h14p12-----------| C#|----------14p12h14----------14p12h14----------14p12h14--| G#|--------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
> > > > > >
Slide Guitar ending:
D#|-12/15\-------14/17\------15/19--------19~~~~~------------| A#|----------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge Ending 2]
pick-up beats
D#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| C#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| G#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| D#|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------|
"Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring
D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| 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#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|-------8----------7-----|-------------------------|-(15~~~)-------------------------| F#|------------------7-----|----0--------------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----| C#|----9----------7-----7--|-------7-----------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----| G#|-7----------5-----------|-4----------3------------|---------------------------------| D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| A#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-------7/9---------------|------------------------| C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-/9-----------9\7---5----|-7~------5--------5-----| G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7------7\5-| D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
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** slower **
Rhythm
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| Slide
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"Heavy is the head that wears the crown"
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