"The Weight" The Band cover (Robbie Robertson)

This song was always my favorite Band tune. Thanks for listening. I tuned down a whole step.

This is what C F Martin says on their website about Robbie Robertson and this song:

"I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead." As written by Robbie Robertson and performed by the Band, the opening lines of "The Weight" rank among the most evocative in all of rock. The song is a spiritual journey, but the story behind the song is one of a Martin guitar providing musical inspiration of a most unusual kind.

While the Band was living in Woodstock, New York in 1967, Robertson began writing "The Weight" on his D-28, but struggled to come up with lyrics. At some point he looked into the guitar's soundhole and saw the word "Nazareth," along with the rest of the C. F. Martin hotstamp on the back center brace. It became the focus of the song's opening verse, and the rest of the lyrics quickly fell into place. He has said looking inside the guitar "gave" him the first line of the song.

The rest is rock history.

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• Stephen R. Archambault
• The Band

[roysteinar]

is the guitar tuned down in the studio version?

[archambault65]

I don't beleive so

[rwal03]

i think u did a great job!! im tryin to learn it but how is ur guitar tuned??

[archambault65]

Down one whole step

[GrooveTooth]

way to really get into it man. the self echos are are great

[govols0489]

john cena plays guitar?

[kernalmeldew]

good attempt at the harmonising man, im gonna try that myself next time. forgive me for saying that chord your putting between the d and a of the chorus dont seem to hit it.!? what chord is it if you dont mind? Thanks for this version its great.

[Jimborocknroll90]

this was me and my grandpas song =]

[Bigb671]

Nice cover

[iheartunotreally]

I love the guitar playing... dannngg :D

[wolfmankenny1]

I liked it.

[eatthinkblink]

fuck yah buddy. the intro was sick

[monthy73]

chorus chords are wrong dude..

[lbart325]

man, thanks for the info, that is real interesting. You also have a really nice sounding guitar. I little constructive critisizm, try not to knock the body of the guitar when you play, also just sing "put the load" once. You look sweet though, and its a great original sounding rendition of a great song.