Madness - Cardiac Arrest Tab

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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 inharmony 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:

G
D 5 5
A
E 3 3 3

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.

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