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Heart Skipped A Beat - The Xx
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Tabbed by: Chris
Email: Wildwolf86@googlemail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---4/6/8--8\6\4----4-6/8-8-8-8-6-6h8-4-4h6-46/8-46/8-4/6------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: "Please don´t say we´re done when I´m not finished..."e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---4/6/8--8\6\4------(repeat a few times)---------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge: "Sometimes I still need you..."e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---888-666-44444444------(repeat that part 4 times)-----------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------4/6-6/8-8-------------------------------------------|D|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:"And I was strugglin' to get in, left waitin' outside your door..."e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------11------13-----------11---------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-----9-9----------9-9-----9-11-9-----(repeat a couple of times again)-|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo II: (played by keyboard actually)e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----12-------12...---------12--------12...--------12-14----12-14...-------|G|-------13-------13...---------11--------11...-----------------------------|D|--13-------(13)...-----(13)------(13)...------(13)-----(13)...------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------11------11---------------------------------------------------------|B|-----12------12----12--16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14----------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-(13)----(13)-------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| this part continues throughout the chorus, but lets switch back to the lead guitar now :P
Chorus:"Heart skipped a beat, and when I caught it you were out of reach.."e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| this is a cut but more fluent version of the first solo. The number of notes I wrote down might not be accurate, but just listen to the music. play this 2 times, then what follows is the Solo from above again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------*--4/6-6/8-8--(repeat 3 times, then stop there ->*)---|D|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outroe|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-1/13----13\11----11\9----9/13----11----9~--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That´s it! :) Nice catchy song, have fun playing!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| ( ) play slightly
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