LEGEND:
/ \ = slide up/down h = Hammer on p =Pull off
STRUCTURE:
Heartbeat
Intro
Verse I
Bridge I
Verse II
Bridge II
Chorus I
Xylophone Break
Verse III
Bridge III
Chorus II
Chorus II Extended/Outro
Heartbeat (0:00 - 0:11)
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Intro (0:11 - 0:18)
| G 14 12 10 9 7 9 |
| D |
| A 12 10 8 7 5 7 | This X2 |
| E 5 |
Verse I (0:19 - 0:34)
| G 14 12 10 7 9 |
| D | Once, Then |
| A 12 10 7h8 5 7 |
| E 5 |
| G 14 12 10 9 7 9 |
| D | Three times. |
| A 12 10 7h8 7 5 7 |
| E 5 |
Bridge I (0:34 - 0:42)
| G 9 8 7 11 10 |
| D |
| A 7 6 55 9 8 7 | X2 |
| E do this part ^^ quick (its two 5s, not fifty five.) |
Verse II (0:42 - 0:57)
(Exactly the same as Verse I)
Bridge II (0:57 - 1:17)
Same as Bridge I for first part, then:
| G | Play this part in | harmony with Suggs voice. |
| D 5 5 8 10 10 7 8 | X2, |
| A 1010 |
| E 3 3/5/6 |
For Final bar, just before there is a break, Play:
Chorus I (1:17 - 1:33)
Play with a sort of walking beat.
| G |
| D |
| A 3 5 3 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 2 3 5 3 |
| E 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 |
End of the chorus:
| G |
| D |
| A 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 |
| E 3 1 |
Xylophone Break (1:33 - 1:50)
| G 14 12 10 7 9 |
| D | Once, Then |
| A 12 10 7h8 5 7 |
| E 5 |
| G 14 12 10 9 7 9 |
| D | Two times. |
| A 12 10 7h8 7 5 7 |
| E 5 |
| G 14 12 10 9 7 9 | 7 |
| D | 7 |
| A 12 10 7h8 7 5 7 5 |
| E |
If you want to harmonise the end, play the part behind the bars on the end. If
not, just play the 5.
Verse III (1:50 - 2:05)
The exact same as Verses I & II
Bridge III (2:05 - 2:25)
Exactly the same as Bridge II
Chorus II (2:25 - 2:41)
Almost Exactly the same as Chorus I, except:
| G |
| D |
| A 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 |
| E 3 < | Do not play the 1 at the end, just continue on to The next segment. |
Chorus II Extended/Outro (2:41 - 2:59)
Play chorus until the music fades out.
-END OF SONG-
Xylophone Break - Tab on bass/Guitar.
I will attempt to transpose the tune from the Break onto guitar, the tab is below.
| G |
| D |
| A 6h7 7 6 7 6 7 6h7 7 6 7 7 6h7 7 6 7 6 7 6h7 7 6 7 6h7 7 6 7 6 7 6h7 7 6 7 7 |
| E 8p5 8 8p5 |
| G |
| D 7 |
| A 6h7 7 6 7 6 7 6h7 7 6 7 |
| E 8 5 |
This is the best i could transcribe with only my ears. If you wish to make any edits,
contact me and i will try them out and get back to you.