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# PHE-------------------------------------------------------------]B----12b(14)--(14)rb12-11b(12)----11b(12)-(12)rb11-9-7/9-9/11-]G-------------------------------------------------------------]D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]A-------------------------------------------------------------]E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B A PHE-------------------------------------------------------------]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 rakeE-----------------------------------------|-----11b(12)-------]B-----------------------------------------|---9---------------]G--8b(9)rb8p6----11/13-(15)rb13--11\8/11--|--9----------------]D--------------9--------------------------|-9-----------------]A-----------------------------------------|-------------------]E-----------------------------------------|-------------------]
F# A F# rakeE-(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# PHE---------------------------------------------|---------------]B-9-9-11-11----12b(14)---14b(16)--16b(17)~~~~-|-11b(12)rb11---]G-----------11--------------------------------|---------------]D---------------------------------------------|---------------]A---------------------------------------------|---------------]E---------------------------------------------|---------------]
E PH PHE-------------------------------------------------------------]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 PHE-------------------------------------------------------------]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/barE---------------------------|---------------------------------]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 PHE-----------------------------------------------------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 PHE-------------------------------------------------------------]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# PHE-------------------------------------------------------------]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/barE-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 -1/2E--------------------------------------------------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 TE-------------------------------------------------------------]B-12h16tr(17)--12h14h17p14p1216h17p16h17p16p12h16h17p12h14h17-]G-------------------------------------------------------------]D-------------------------------------------------------------]A-------------------------------------------------------------]E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#7 C#m T T T T T TE-------------------------------------------------------------]B-p12h16h17p12h14h17p12h14h16h19p12h14h19p12h16h19-14h16h17h21]G-------------------------------------------------------------]D-------------------------------------------------------------]A-------------------------------------------------------------]E-------------------------------------------------------------]
T TE-------------------------------------------------------------]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
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----5p8--- Pulloff ----------
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----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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-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