Dio - Straight Thru The Heart Bass Tab

h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note

Intro:

  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                0               
    2     0     4   2 0 2 0     
  
 
2       0 2             2       
R           2 0             2 0 
  q       s e.    q       q        e   e     s s s e   s s s s s s


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                0               
                0               
  
 
2       0 2             2       
0 2     R         2     R       
  q       s e.    q       q        s e.    q       s e.    q
                                     *               *


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                0               
    2     0     4   2 0 2 0     
  
 
2       0 2             2       
R           2 0             2 0 
  q       s e.    q       q        e   e     s s s e   s s s s s s


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                0               
                                
  
 
2       0 2             2       
0 0    (0)                      
  q       s e.    q       q        s e.    h.

Verse:

  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                4   2 0 2 0     
  
 
2       2       2       2       
2       2                   2 0 
  q       q       q       q        q       q       e   s s s s s s
  *       *       *       *        *       *
  Hanging fromthe . . .


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                0               
  
 
2       2       2       2       
0 2     R         2     R       
  q       q       q       q        s e.    q       s e.    q
  *       *       *       *          *               *
  Looks like a . . .


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                4   2 0 2 0     
  
 
2       2       2       2       
2       2                   2 0 
  q       q       q       q        q       q       e   s s s s s s
  *       *       *       *        *       *
  No one  ever . . .


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
2       2       2       2       
0 2     R       0 0    (0)      
  q       q       q       q        s e.    q       s e. +  q
  *       *       *       *          *
  Guess I never . . .

Play the above 8 measures twice for verse 1,
Once for verse 2
And once for verse 3 (which is the same as the first half of verse 1)
Pre Chorus:

  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
4   4 4 4   4 4 4   4 4 4   4 4 
7   7 7 7   7 7 7   7 7 7   7   
  
 
                                
                                
  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   e
  *       *       *       *        *       *       *       *

Chorus:  Play measures 5 through 8 of Intro
Repeat verse, pre-chorus, and chorus
Bridge:

  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 
  
 
                                
                                
  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s
  *       *       *       *        *       *       *       *

Play this 3 times . . .4th time is as follows:


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2   
  
 
                                
                                
  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   e
  *       *       *       *        *       *       *       *

Then:


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                0               
                                
  
 
2       0 2             2       
0 0    (0)                      
  q       s e.    q       q        s e.    h.

Then repeat the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus.
Solo:

  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
0   0 0 0   0 0 4   4 4 4   4 4 
  
 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 4       
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  e   s s e   s s e   s s q        e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s
          *       *                        *               *


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
2   2 2 2   2 2                 
                                
  
 
                0   0 0 0   0 0 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 
  
 
                                
                                
  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s
          *               *        *       *       *       *

Play the above 4 times, but the last 2 measures the 4th time
should be as follows:


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
2   2 2 2   2 2                 
                                
  
 
                0   0 0 0   0 0 
2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2 2 2   2   
  
 
                                
                                
  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   s s  e   s s e   s s e   s s e   e
          *               *        *       *       *       *

Then play Pre-chorus
(This time around, the timing of the Pre-Chorus is
 varied slightly )
then
Final Chorus: which is as follows

  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                0               
    2     0     4   2 0 2 0     
  
 
2       0 2             2       
R           2 0             2 0 
  q       s e.    q       q        e   e     s s s e   s s s s s s

   Repeat 7 times, then play this:


  
 
                                
   This measure might be shortened
  
 
                                
   by 1/16th, and the last 1/4 note
  
 
                0               
   shortened by that same amount.
  
 
2       0 2             2       
  q       s e.    q       q


  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
                                
  
 
                                
5       4       2               
  
 
2               0               
                        0   2   
  h               h                q       q       q       e   e
                                                   *


  
 
                                
  
 
                                
  
 
                                
  
 (2)                              
 (w)

Ez song, tabed it  cause i love it

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