Band/Artist: Back Door Slam
Album: Roll Away
Song: Heavy On My Mind
{Intro & Main Riff)
|e-----0------x-----|
|b-----0------x-----|
|g-----1------x-----| Repeat x4
|d-----2------x-----|
|a-----2----5-x-5h7-|
|E-0-0-x-/7---x-----|
Ends the Intro and Main Riff
|e------------------|
|b------------------|
|g------------------|
|d------------------|
|a----5-------------|
|E-/7---7p5/3-------|
"Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me" - broken down like this:
----------------------------------------------------------------
"May-be my"
|e-------|
|b-------|
|g-5-5-5-|
|d-x-x-x-|
|a-3-3-3-|
|E-------|
"Mind is playing"
|e---------|
|b---------|
|g-4-4-4-4-|
|d-x-x-x-x-|
|a-2-2-2-2-|
|E---------|
"Tricks"
|e---|
|b---|
|g-3-|
|d-x-|
|a-1-|
|E---|
"On Me"
|e---| |e-0-|
|b---| |b-0-|
|g-5-| Ends on |g-1-|
|d-x-| |d-2-|
|a-3-| |a-2-|
|E---| |E-x-|
{Pre-Chorus}
"Every creek of the door, every footstep I hear"
|e---| |e-0-----------0-|
|b-5-| |b-0-----------0-|
|g-5-| then |g-1---------0-1-|
|d-7-| |d-2-2---0h2---2-|
|a-7-| |a-2---2-------2-|
|E---| |E-x-----------x-|
"Every howl of the wind, makes me tremble with fear"
|e---| |e---| |e-2-|
|b-5-| |b---| |b-3-|
|g-5-| then |g-4-| then |g-2-|
|d-7-| |d-x-| |d---|
|a-7-| |a-2-| |a---|
|E---| |E---| |E---|
{Chorus}
"Another sleepless night.."
"Lord I can't escape..."
|e-0-| |e---| |e---|
|b-0-| |b---| |b---|
|g-1-| then |g-3-| then |g-2-|
|d-2-| |d-x-| |d-x-|
|a-2-| |a-5-| |a-4-|
|E-x-| |E---| |E---|
"Thought I left you way behind"
|e---| |e-0-----------0-| |e---| |e---|
|b-5-| |b-0-----------0-| |b---| |b---|
|g-5-| then |g-1---------0-1-| then |g-3-| then |g-2-|
|d-7-| |d-2-2---0h2---2-| |d-x-| |d-x-|
|a-7-| |a-2---2-------2-| |a-5-| |a-4-|
|E---| |E-x-----------x-| |E---| |E---|
Here is a video of a live performance to supplement the tab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggzsbdSvCH4
I’m still shocked to see that Davy Knowles hasn’t been tabbed like crazy on this site yet.
He’s a living guitar god and I wish he would get way more recognition, because he’s incredible.
But I hope this tab serves as a rough draft for “Heavy on My Mind”, and that people will try
to refine it, and correct it. And if you’re brave/talented enough, try to tab the solo,
would be sick.
I hope you enjoy!