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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Heart - Magazine

Transcribed By: Justin Basque, April 19, 1998

Intro

A D/A

e-------------------- |
B--2----2----3----3-- |
G--2----2----2----2-- |
D--2----2----4----4-- |
A----0----0----0----0 |

E-------------------- |(Repeat As Necessary)

Variation (Riff) Used In Intro

A D/A

e------------------------- |
B--2----2----3------3----- |
G--2----2----2--------2--- |
D--2----2----4----4-----4- |
A----0----0-----0--------- |
E------------------------- |(Use as you see fit)

Verse 1

(Use Intro For First part of verse)

(A) (D/A) (A) (D/A)

Up in the little room - looking down - everybody's passing time

(A) (D/A) (A) (G)

Princess dress in wool - dreaming eyes - whispering her rhymes

(C) (G)

"Rain play my song today - no one wants to know me anyway

(F)

Perfect lover where are you?

(G) (F)-->(G)

I can't wait much more for you to come true

(Am) (F) (G)

Shining prince inside my head - live inside a palace underneath my bed.

Chorus

(F) (G#) (C)

And everybody knows who they are in a velvet garden of rhinestone

stars

(F) (G#) (C)

Shine down on me satin queen - overlords of insane scenes

(Bb) (G#) (F) (C)-->(F)-- >(Am)

They go dancing cross the pages of the magazine.

Riff1 (Played by acoustic and electric over the Am)

Am

e-------------- |
B---1---------- |
G---2------0--- |       (s = Slide)
D---2--2s4---4- |
A-0------------ |

E-------------- | Play Riff 2X (lead into the intro riff

for Verse 2 on second play through)

Verse 2 (Use Same Chords As Verse 1)

Typewriter steel and gray - work away - everybody's going home

Over across town - caught in a crowd - still living alone

Little room for her out of the rain

A little something for the pain

Lady-in-waiting patiently for the lord of the rock n' roll aristocracy

Dreaming in photographs at night - love's like sand held in your hand

so tight.

(Chorus)

Syth solo over Am Riff played by acoustic and electric guitars very

little variation

Bridge (Verse 3)

(C)

Everyday's like the day before

(G)

Come in tired and lock the door

(F)

paint your space with magic hands

(F)

Shining slick and dandy

(G) (F)-->(G)

Smile at your fans

(Am)

"C'mon pretty boy sing for us take me

(F)

Take me over the edge

(G)

I know you're good enough.

(Chorus)

Various instruments solo until the end (which fades out) For the

most part the acoustic guitar uses Riff 1 and variations of that riff,

the solo's such as the electric guitar are done in the key of Am and all

other Instruments are playing Am or some variation of the chord or a riff

in the key of Am.

Lyrics & Song Structure

Verse 1

Up in the little room - looking down - everybody's

passing time

Princess dress in wool - dreaming eyes - whispering

her rhymes

"Rain play my song today - no one wants to know me

anyway

Perfect lover where are you?

I'm can't wait much more for you to come true"

Shining prince inside my head - live inside a palace

underneaath my bed.

Chorus

And everybody knows who they are in a velvet garden of

rhinestone stars

Shine down on me satin queen - overlords of insane

scenes

They go dancing cross the pages of the magazine

Riff 1

Verse 2

Typewriter sttel and grey - work away - everbody's

going home

Over across town - caught in a crowd - still living

alone

Little room for her out of the rain

A litte something for the pain

Lady-in-Waiting patiently for the lord of the rock n'

roll aristocracy

Dreaming in photographs at night - love's like sand

held in your harnd so tight.

Chorus

And everybody know who they are in a velvet garden of

rhinestone stars

Shine down on me satin queen - overlords of insane

scenes

They go dancing cross the pages of the magazine

Riff 1

Bridge (Verse 3)

Everyday's like the day before

Come in tired and lock the door

Paint your space with magic hands

Shining slick and dandy

Smile at your fans

"C'mon pretty boy sing for us take me

Take me over the edge

I know your good enough.

Chorus

And everybody know who they are in a velvet garden of

rhinestone stars

Shine down on me satin queen - overlords of insane

scenes

They go dancing cross the pages of the magazine.

Chords Alternate Fingerings

A D/A G C F Am G#(Ab) A G C F Am

 -0- -0- -3- -0- -1- -0- -4-	          -5- -3- -X- -1- -5-
 -2- -3- -3- -1- -1- -1- -4-		  -5- -3- -5- -1- -5-
 -2- -2- -0- -0- -2- -2- -5-		  -6- -4- -5- -2- -5-
 -2- -4- -0- -2- -3- -2- -6-		  -7- -5- -5- -3- -7-
 -0- -0- -2- -3- -3- -0- -6-		  -7- -5- -3- -X- -7-
 -X- -X- -3- -X- -1- -X- -4-		  -5- -3- -X- -X- -5-

Notes:

For a song like this I would use the Open Chords (First Set) for the

acoustic playing and perhaps Experiment with the Alternate fingers with

the electric to get a "fuller" distortion. If you have any questions,

comments or corrections you can contact me at my Primary e-mail address

"Couliope@net1plus.com"

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