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When I Lay My Burden Down
MFM
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Tabbed by: Connor O.
Tuning: Open E (EBEG#Be)
YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS_27YTMxLg
Open E chord tuning. Fred tuned the guitar right into it but I find it safer
to go into Open D (DADF#Ad) and then put the capo on the 2nd fret. A whole step
isn't that big of a jump to tune a string but I don't like to take chances.
MFM didn't play a steady bassline. He'd skip some here or there to accentuate
certain slides and would sometimes focus on a one string bassline instead of a
two string. I'm not that obsessed. If you wanted to though, you could follow
the beat through the whole song while watching the video and listening to a
slowed down .mp4 of the song.
You'll notice, however, that I did go through and find most of the ornamental
stuff he does mixing up the beat with mute strokes.
Also, after the solo, everything on the B and e strings is played with a slide
or is played as an open string.
Comment or message any ideas or corrections. Please rate my tab. If you've got
problems with the tab, I'd encourage you to contact me with those problems so I
can fix the tab or provide advice for playing. Don't just give me a poor rating
and not give me any feedback. The idea is for us all to work together to create
a perfect finished product. This tab just represents the best I can do. It's
definitely up for peer review.
Key:
where # represents a fret number
#h# - hammer
#p# - pull
/ \ - slides, up and down respectively.
=== - under boxes, represents the use of a guitar slide.
x - mute
* - time keeper. if you played a steady
baseline, you'd see the notes are
displayed in the tab in the correct
chronological order.
Intro:
e |-2/3-2/3-0-----------0---|
B |-----------3p0-----------|
G#|---------------1p0-------|
E |-------------------0-----|
B |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
=== ===
e |---------------0-|
B |-----------0-----|
G#|-----------------|
E |-----0-------0---|
B |-----------------|
E |-0-------0-------|
* * * *
0:03
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------0-|
B |-------0h2-------5-------5-----5-------------------------5-----0-|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:08
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:13
Glo - ry Glo - ry Ha - le - lu - jah
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7-------7-----7-|
B |-----2-----------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:18
When I lay my bur - den down
e |-----7/9---7-----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5---------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:23
I'm goin' home live with jesus
e |-----2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------------2/3---2/3---2/3\2-----------|
B |-------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:28
when I lay my bur - den down
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:33
I'm goin home live with je - sus
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7-------7-----7-|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:37
when i lay
e |-----7/9---7-----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-----x---|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5-----------x---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------x---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---x---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:42
ev - ry rung higher and higher
e |-----2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------------2/3---2/3---2/3\2-----------|
B |-------------------------5-------------------------------5-------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:47
when I lay my bur - den down
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:51
ev - ry rung higher and high - er
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7-------7-----7-|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
0:56
When I lay my bur - den down
e |-----10/12-10----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-----x---|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5-----------x---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------x---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---x---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:00
e |-----2/3---0-x---2/3\2---------0-x---2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------0-|
B |-----------0-x-----------5-----0-x-----------------------5-----0-|
G#|-----------0-x-----------------0-x-----------------------------0-|
e |-----0-------x-------0-------0---x---0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-------------x-------------------x-------------------------------|
E |-0-------0---x---0-------0-------x-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:05
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:09
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7~~~~/9\7/9-----|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:14
e |-----10/12-10----2/3\2---------------2/3---------------0-----x---|
B |-------------------------5-----------------2p0---5-----------x---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------x---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---x---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:19
No more trouble ov - er yonder
e |-----2/3---2/3---2/3\2-------x-------2/3---2/3---2/3\2---------0-|
B |-------------------------5---x---------------------------5-----0-|
G#|-----------------------------x---------------------------------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------x-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0---x---0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:23
when I lay
e |-----2/3---2/3---0h2-----------------------------------0-------0-|
B |-------------------------5-----2p0---5-----5-----2p0---0-------0-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:28
no more trouble over
e |-----------0-------------------------2/3---7-----7~~~~/9\7/9-----|
B |---0~~h~~2-------5-------5-----5---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1:32
(soft bass-line)
e |-----10/12-10----2/3\2---------0-----2/3---------------------------------10/12|
B |-------------------------5-----0-----------2p0---5\3/5------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
