Extreme – Hole Hearted chords
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme - Hole Hearted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Matt Benecke Hole Hearted is a great song with an awesome groove. Unfortunately, it can be a little daunting to play for the novice guitar player. I wanted to try to create a simplified version that would eliminate as much of the difficult sections as possible while still maintaining the overall chord structure. Really, the best way to approach the song (and my version) is to scope out one of the highly rated tabs or guitar pro files first just to get a sense for the rhythm and the fills, which, if you're comfortable, you can still fit into my version. Anyway, the purpose here is to make the song more strummable, which is a challenge given the riffs that comprise most of it (particularly the verses). My way of doing that is still to include a little riffage but to translate it into a more playable chord structure. It's not an exact, note-for-note transcription but it's not meant to be--it's simply a chord approach with a few runs thrown in for good measure. Hope you like it and, if you're having trouble playing the song, that it makes it more approachable for you! Standard Tuning if you're playing along with the original recording; half step down sounds good too though! A note about the Verse Riff Before I list the chord changes along with the lyrics, I thought it would make sense to give some explication of how I think the chords should be played in the verse. In a way, you're mimicking the original riff without overcomplicating what's being played. I'm going to break up the verse into four parts to simplify the explanation; each one corresponds with a section of the actual verse riff found in the aforementioned tablature. Part IHammer onto the A chord and then pull off before switching to the C and the A5. A C A5 e|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|B|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--------|G|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--0--2--|D|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--2--2--|A|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0--|E|---------------------------|Part IIThen, finger the Am chord and hammer onto the 2nd fret and strum as shown below Am A A5 Asus4e|--------------------------|B|-1h2----3-1h2----3-1h2----|G|-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--|D|-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--|A|-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--|E|--------------------------|Part IIIHammer onto the A chord and then pull off before switching to the C and the D. A C D e|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----2--|B|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0-----3--|G|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--0--2--|D|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--2--0--|A|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-----|E|---------------------------|Part IV For the final part, strum the chords steadily with the rhythm shown:D Cadd9 G v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ve|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--3--3--2--|B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|G|-2-2-2-0--0-0-0--0--0--2--|D|-0-0-0-2--2-2-0--0--2--0--|A|-------3--3-3-2--2--3-----|E|--------------3--3--------|Chorus Riff 1 (This is played during the "hole hearted" part of the choruses)v ^ v ^ v v v v ^ v ^ v v ve|--------------------------------------|B|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3---|G|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0---|D|-3--3-3-3-3--2--x--3--3-3-3-3--2--x---|A|----------------3-----------------3---|E|--------------------------------------|Chords used (Note: for all of the /D chords you can play them without the open D note) D: x x 0 2 3 2 E/D: x x 0 4 5 4 F/D: x x 0 5 6 5 A: x 0 2 2 2 0 A5: x 0 2 2 x x C: x 3 2 0 x x Am: x 0 2 2 1 0 Asus4: x 0 2 2 3 0 Cadd9: x 3 2 0 3 0 G: 3 x 0 0 3 3 A/D: x x 0 9 10 9 G/D: x x 0 7 8 7 A7: x 0 2 0 2 x Bm*: x 0 4 0 3 x Em*: x 0 5 0 5 x "G/B/Cadd9" = Walk up the bass notes from G, to B, to the chord Cadd9 (I'm not sure of what to call the Bm* and Em* chords so that's my best guess) Extreme - Hole Hearted Intro: D, E/D, D, E/D, D, E/D, D, E/D, F/D Verse: (Opens with Verse Riff x2) (Verse Riff) A, C, A5, Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5, A, C, A5, D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-DA C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5Life's ambition occupies my timeA C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-DPriorities confuse the mindA C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5Happiness one step behindA C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-DThis inner peace I've yet to findPre-Chorus:D A/D G/D F/D DRivers flow into the seaA7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7Yet even the sea is not so full of meD A/D G/D F/D D If I'm not blind why can't I seeA7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7That a circle can't fit where a square should beChorus:GThere's a hole in my heartG/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/D D-E/DThat can only be filled by youGAnd this hole in my heartG/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/DCan't be filled with the things I do(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/DHole hearted(Chorus Riff 1) Hole hearted Verse Riff 1x Verse 2:A C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5This heart of stone is where I hideA C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-DThese feet of clay kept warm insideA C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5Day by day less satisfiedA C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-DNot fade away before I diePre-Chorus:D A/D G/D F/D DRivers flow into the seaA7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7Yet even the sea is not so full of meD A/D G/D F/D D If I'm not blind why can't I seeA7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7That a circle can't fit where a square should beChorusGThere's a hole in my heartG/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/D D-E/DThat can only be filled by youGAnd this hole in my heartG/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/DCan't be filled with the things I doGThere's a hole in my heartG/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/D D-E/DThat can only be filled by youGShould have known from the startG/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/DI'd fall short with the things I do(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/DHole hearted Hole Hearted(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/DHole hearted Hole Hearted(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/DHole hearted Hole Hearted(Chorus Riff 1) D Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah