Paul Weller - The Weaver guitar tab
Tab by Mike
The Weaver - Paul Weller
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Verses
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The chord part is easy. It's like this for every verse
(play this 3 times) (then this once)
D A G5
E |---2---------x---------|---3------------------|
B |---3---------2---------|---3------------------|
G |---2---------2---------|---0------------------|
D |---0---------2---------|---0------------------|
A |---x---------0---------|---x------------------|
E |---x---------x---------|---3------------------|
Also Paul plays this sometimes during verse
(B=bend down from note before to note after, b=bend slightly)
D A
E |-12B10-8---------------------|
B |--------10-------------------|
G |------------------0----------|
D |--------------0h2------------|
A |---------------------3bp0----|
E |-----------------------------|
Example - Verse 1
D A D A
Can you put a smile back on all these different faces
D A G5
Of all the people from such different places.
D A D A
And if you can succeed, what then will you achieve
D F#m G5
With a different tune to play, you've been saving for a rainy day.
Bridge
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The bridge is pretty simple. Just play these chords:
F#m B
And if you wanna shoot the moon,
D A
make sure that you know why.
F#m B D E
Careful fly too soon, better let someone else try.
Chorus
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D A
I'm the weaver of your dreams,
D A
I get rid of the bogeyman.
D F#m
I'm here to smash the shell you're under
B
And get you in to another thing.
D A
I'm the weaver of your dreams,
D A
I put paid to the rocket men.
D F#m
I'm here to break the spell you're under
G5
And get you started with another plan.
Solo
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This is quite a simple solo in Am pentatonic.
Firstly there is a chord sequence in an instrumental section.
(play this twice)
E A G5 C E
E |-------0----3----0-----|----------------------|
B |--0----2----3----1-----|--0--0--0--0----0--0--|
G |--1----2----0----0-----|--1--1--1--1----1--1--|
D |--2----2----0----2-----|--2--2--2--2----2--2--|
A |--2----0----x----3-----|--2--2--2--2----2--2--|
E |--0---------3----0-----|--0--0--0--0----0--0--|
On second time of playing change E to a B in second bar.
Play verse chords along with solo.
E |-10B-8-10-8------------|-10/0--------------------|
B |-----------10----------|------3-1-3-1------------|
G |------------------0----|-------------------------|
D |---------------0h2-----|-------------------------|
A |--------------------3--|-------------------------|
E |-----------------------|-------------------------|
E |----------8-10-8-------|------17h20p17-20B22-17--17-17-|
B |-10p8--10-------10-----|-17h20-----------------20------|
G |-----9-----------------|-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------|-------------------------------|
E |-----------------------|-------------------------------|
Then play different notes until the end in these positions.
