The Backseat Lovers – Heavy (Guitar Tab)

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This includes both guitar parts as best as my ear could pick them apart. Both guitars use a healthy splash of reverb. Lyrics and time stamps are included for clarity. I tried to space the notes out as best as possible to give a general time value for each note for the lead parts. For rhythm sections, the chord shapes are tabbed out and the space between chord shapes is not always indicative of how long each chord should be played for. Just play along with the record to get a feel.

[Intro]
Rhythm Guitar
e|-----7------------------------|
B|-----7------------------------|
G|------------------------------|  repeat this until the 0:28 mark
D|-------------------3----------|
A|--5----------------2----------|
E|-------------3----------------|

(0:28) But it feels a little like...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------4--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4---------------5-----------------5----------|
A|------------------------2------2---------------4-----------------5----------|
E|----------------------------------------5------5---------3-------3----------|

Lead Guitar
(0:34) For all this change...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------5/7-----7---------------9/10---9/10--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------10--9--7-------------------9/11\9----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------7/9\7--------4---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------12h14------15-------14----------------|
B|-----7----------------9/10---9/10---------------15-------15----------------|
G|---------10--9--7-------------------------------16-------14----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*during this section the rhythm guitar just alternates on the two intro chords

[Verse 1]
Rhythm Guitar
      My lungs are screamin'
e|---------7-------------------7-------------------7-----------------------------|
B|---------7-------------------7-------------------7-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------4--------------------|
D|-----------------3-------------------3--------------------4-------5--------3---|
A|-----5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5------------2-------4--------2---|
E|-------------3-------------------3--------------------------------5--------3---|

Lead Guitar Fill (0:51)
could you give us a break
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|--------------12-14br---12-14br---12-14br---12-14br---12-14br---12-14br-----------------7-----5------3--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----6------4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------14br-12------9-----7------5--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(1:08) Rhythm Guitar
e|------------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-------7------5-------3-----------10----------------------------------|
G|---11-------7------6-------4-----------11----------------------------------|
D|---12-------9------7-------5-----------12------9-------5--------5----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9-------4--------5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------7-------5--------3----------|

(1:08) Lead Guitar
e|---12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10-----7----------(7)/12\10-----10----10/8----8--8/7----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------12--10------10---12h14-------------10----10----12-----10------------10--------|
B|---3/7----10--12----------12--------------12------12----12-------12-----12------------12--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                      (quick upstroke)

[Verse 2] (1:27)
Rhythm Guitar
       Pavement's under heavy fire
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10--------------------10------------------------------------|
G|----11---------4----------11----------4------------------1------|  section repeats again when lyrics are
D|----12---------4----------12----------4------------------2------|  "missed a couple of your calls..."
A|---------------2----------------------2------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------0------|

Lead Guitar Fill (1:38)
 Maybe now's a good time
e|-------12---10---------12---10--------12---10-------12---10--------------------|
B|----------------12--------------12-------------12------------12----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------11========--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar Fill (1:47)
Missed a couple of you calls today
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------7brbrbr----| Note: Sounds like some sort of analog delay and just one
G|-------------------------------------------|      bend/release. I am not remotely good enough to get into
D|-------------------------------------------|      ambient stuff like that to worry about the proper settings
A|-------------------------------------------|      for the delay pedal so I've tabbed it as three separate. 
E|-------------------------------------------|      bends and releases.

Lead Guitar Fill (1:51)
Wish I had a good exuse to say
e|--------------------------15---12---------------------|
B|------------------------------------15---14=======----|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar Fill (1:56)
 Guess I lost track of time
e|-------12---10---------12---10--------12---10-------12---10--------------------|
B|----------------12--------------12-------------12------------12----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------11========--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus?/not sure what to call this part]
Rhythm Guitar (2:01)
    Feels a little like it might be the day
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
G|--10---------------10---------------11-------4-----------------------------|
D|--11-------5-------11-------3-------12-------4-------5--------5------------|
A|--12-------5-------12-------5----------------2-------4--------5------------|
E|-----------3----------------5------------------------5--------3------------|

Lead Guitar (2:01)
Feels a little like it might be the day
e|---------------------------------------------------------------15----------14----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10--10--10--10h12-------------15----------15----14br---12br-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------16----------14-------------------9br---7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Cool breakdown part]
Rhythm Guitar (2:18)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------1--------------|
D|-----0-----------------0---1br---0-----2----------0----------------0---1br---0-----2----4--4--5---|
A|-----------0---1---2-------------------2---------------0---1---2-------------------2----4--4--5---|
E|---------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------0----2--2--3---|

Lead Guitar (2:18)                            
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----------7--9br--7--9pbr~---7----9---------------7-------------7---9br--7---9br---9-11-12======----|
D|------7--8--9-------------------------------9--------------7--8--9---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Part where the bass is chuggin (out of breakdown)]
Rhythm Guitar (2:35)
e|-------.----------.-----------.-----------.-----------.----------------------------|
B|------12---------12----------12----------12----------12----------X-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|

Lead Guitar (2:35)
e|----------------------------------------15--------14-----------------------12------|
B|----------------------------------------15--------15-----------------------12------|
G|----------------------------------------16--------14------------------------9------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Solo Lead In]
Rhythm Guitar (2:51)
     And the house begins to shake...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---11-------4-------11-------4----------1----------------------------------|
D|---12-------4-------12-------4----------2----------------------------------|
A|------------2----------------2----------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
                                          let strums get progressively louder

Lead Guitar (2:51)
     And the house begins to shake...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

still not 100% sure on this part. The notes match but it doesn't have the same "color" as the record. This was as close as I could get. I use a compressor to try and sustain the note and roll in a bit more volume as I go to try and have the sound build. In the record it might be really quick strumming and using the volume knob rolled way back doing something completely different. Also, it sounds like there's two more subtle notes in there that get higher right before the solo begins. If anyone figures something better out, please edit.

[Solo]
Rhythm Guitar Chords
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---------10---------10--------------------10---------10---------10--------------------|
G|---11----4----11----4----11----4---------------11---------11---------11----4---------------|
D|---12----4----12----4----12----4----5----5-----12----5----12----5----12----4----5----5-----|
A|---------2----------2----------2----4----5-----------5----------5----------2----4----5-----|
E|------------------------------------5----3-----------3----------3---------------5----3-----|

Lead Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---11---11-10--11-----11-10--11---11----| (x3)
D|------------------------------------12--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-9-----7---9br--7-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
D|----------------------9-----9--7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------------|
B|--------------10-----10---12=======--10--------7-----------------10-----7------5-----3----|
G|---7/11----11-----11--------------------11-----9b----9----7------11-----7------6-----4----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-----9-----7-----5-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
Rhythm Guitar
e|---------7-----------------------|
B|---------7-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-------|  repeat until the end
A|----5--------------------2-------|
E|-------------------3-------------|

Lead Guitar (3:49)
e|------15----------14------------17/19--------------------------------------------|
B|------15----------15--------------------19---17---15---19---17---10\7====--------|
G|------16----------14-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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