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Song
Hand on heart
by Steve Vai
Transcribed & Tabbed by A.Budynek
Intro
NC
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B---12b(14)--rb12-11-11h12~~~~----11b(12)-11b(12)rb11p9----9--]
G-------------------------------------------------------11----] D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-9/11~~~~-----------9/11\5-----------------------------------]
G----------/11-11-11-----------8b(9)rb8\6---11/13~~-13/15-----] D-----------------------------------------9-------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Main Theme
F# E
E----------------|--------------------------------------------] B----------------|----12b(14)~~-(14)rb12--11h12-11h12---------] G-15\13--11\8/11-|--------------------------------------------] D----------------|-11----------------------------------9------] A----------------|--------------------------------------------] E----------------|--------------------------------------------]
F# B
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-11b(12)-11b(12)rb11p9--7-9-9/11-11b(12)rb11-----------------] G-----------------------------------------------9/11-11-11----]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
A C#m F#
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-9-9/11-11\5-------------------------------------------------]
G---------------8b(9)rb8p6---11/13--13/15-15\13--11\8/11------]
D--------------------------9----------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F# E F#
PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B----12b(14)--(14)rb12-11b(12)----11b(12)-(12)rb11-9-7/9-9/11-]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B A
PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-11b(12)rb11p9h11b(12)rb11p9h11------------------9-9/11-11\5-] G---------------------------------9/11-11-11-11---------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
C#m F# C#m
PH rake
E-----------------------------------------|-----11b(12)-------] B-----------------------------------------|---9---------------] G--8b(9)rb8p6----11/13-(15)rb13--11\8/11--|--9----------------] D--------------9--------------------------|-9-----------------] A-----------------------------------------|-------------------] E-----------------------------------------|-------------------]
F# A F#
rake
E-(12)rb11p9-11----------------11b(12)-(12)rb11p9-11----------] B---------------12-12/14~~---9-----------------------12/14----] G---------------------------9---------------------------------] D--------------------------9----------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
E C#m Abm7
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----7-7-9-9-11-11-------7-7-9-9/12-11b(12)rb11p9\7------7-7-] G-6-6-----------------6-6-----------------------------6-6-----]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
C#m7 Abm E F#
PH
E---------------------------------------------|---------------]
B-9-9-11-11----12b(14)---14b(16)--16b(17)~~~~-|-11b(12)rb11---]
G-----------11--------------------------------|---------------] D---------------------------------------------|---------------] A---------------------------------------------|---------------] E---------------------------------------------|---------------]
E
PH PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--11b(12)rb11p9\7\5---5/7------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------6p4-----------------------------]
D---------------------------------6p4--6b(7)--6b(7)-6b(7)p4---]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Abm F# C#m
PH PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------12-12-12\11--7---]
G-8b(9)-----9h11p9\6------------------------------------------]
D--------------------9-8-9-8-9---------------9--9--9-\8---4---] A-------6----------------------9------------------------------] E--------------------------------9-9/11\7/9-------------------]
F# E Abm
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------7/9---------------]
G-6-8/11\6--6-6/8~~\4--4/6----------------4-------------------] D--------------------------6\4-4------4/6-------8/11\8--------] A-4-6/9-\4-------------2/4------------------------------9p8---] E--------------------------4\2-2------------------------------]
F# C#m F#
T w/bar
E---------------------------|---------------------------------] B---------------------------|-16b(17)rb16-14-16-12/14---------] G---------------------------|---------------------------------] D--9/11--11/13\11--18-------|---------------------------------] A---------------------4-----|---------------------------------] E---------------------------|---------------------------------]
E
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--11h12p11h12/14-11h12p11h12------------16b(17)-16/19\16-14--]
G-----------------------------11/13\11------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F# E
PH
E-----------------------------------------------------18-18---] B-12-12/14\11/12--9/11-11\7-7-7-----------19-19-21-21---------] G----------------------------------/18-18---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
C#m Abm7
E----------------19-18h19p18\16\14--------------------18-18---] B-------19-19-21--------------------------19-19-21-21---------] G-18-18-----------------------------18-18---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Guitar solo
C#m Abm E F#
E----19b(21)~~-21b(23)~~-23b(24)-|-----------------14---------] B-21-----------------------------|-17b(19)-17b(19)----17b(19)-] G--------------------------------|----------------------------] D--------------------------------|----------------------------] A--------------------------------|----------------------------] E--------------------------------|----------------------------]
E F#
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-rb17-14----------------------------16b(17)rb16-16b(17)rb16--] G---------16-14~~--------------14~~---------------------------] D------------------16-14-16-14--------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
E
PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--16b(17)rb16-16b(17)rb16------------------------------------]
G---------------------------16-14-16-18-14~~-16\14------------] D--------------------------------------------------14----14-16] A-----------------------------------------------------16------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------14----------14---------14----------14-] G-14-----------16b(18)-----16-14-16----16b(18)----16-14-16----] D----16-14-16-------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
E F#
PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-16b(18)rb16----16-14-14----16-14/16-14---------------4b(6)--] D-------------16----------16-----------16-14-16-14/16---------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
A
w/bar
E-2-----------------------------------------|---------16------] B---2-------4p2-----------------------------|-16b(17)---------] G-----4b(6)-----4b(6)rb4p2---2------2-------|-----------------] D--------------------------4----4-2---4-2/4-|-----------------] A-------------------------------------------|-----------------] E-------------------------------------------|-----------------]
F#7 C#m
-1/2
E--------------------------------------------------16---------] B-(17)rb16--14-14-14/19\14----14-16-14----14/24--------17-16--] G--------------------------16----------16---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#7 A
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-17/21\17----------------------------------------------------]
G----------14-14/18\14-13-13-------13h14p13-------------------] D----------------------------16-16----------16/18~~~~---------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
T T T T T T
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-12h16tr(17)--12h14h17p14p1216h17p16h17p16p12h16h17p12h14h17-]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#7 C#m
T T T T T T
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-p12h16h17p12h14h17p12h14h16h19p12h14h19p12h16h19-14h16h17h21]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
T T
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-/22\21h17p16p14\12h14h16/17p12p10h12h14/15\14---------------]
G-----------------------------------------------10h11p10\8h10-]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#7
E--------------------16p9h16p11h16p12h16p11h16p12h16p14h16p12-]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-11p9p8------------------------------------------------------]
A--------11p9p8\6---------------------------------------------]
E-----------------7-------------------------------------------]
C#m
E-h16p14h16p16-14-16/17-16-17/19-21-/21~~-21-21--14h16p14\12--]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Abm7 B
E-14p12\11-11/14\11-11/14\11-11-------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------13\11/13----13b(14)rb13p11----]
D----------------------------------------------------------13-]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-13b(14)rb13-11-13-13b(14)rb13p11\9--------------------------] A----------------------------------11b(12)rb11-9-11-----------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Then, repeat main theme and play it one step higher than normal.
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TABLATURE EXPLANATION
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----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost Note
---------- ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff ----------
---------- ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead Note
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----5\8--- Slide Down ----------
---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*||
---------- ||*----*||
---------- ||------||
---------- ----------
--12b(14)- bend 1 step --12b(13)- bend 1/2 step
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---------- ----------
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-12b(14)r12--- bend 1 step
-------------- and release
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"Remember, life is good"
Steve Vai
Any comments at daniel.budynek@hol.fr
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