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Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
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Tabbed By : Adam
e-mail: Iampinkfloyd@hotmail.com
Tuning:Standard
Most people know the main riff, but I was surprised to see that nobody has the
verse right. Here it is in its entirety.
Intro/Main riff
G||--------------------------|---------------------------|
D||------------0----1--2-----|-------------0---1--2------|
A||--0----3------------------|--0-0-0-0-3----------------|
E||-----------------------3--|-----------------------3---|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------2----3--4-----|---------------2---3--4-----|
|--2----5---------------0--|--2-2-2-2-5--------------2--|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Verse
x3 end with Repeat once
|--9----9/-------12---| |----9--9/---12-0--12-|
|--7----7/-------10---| |----7--9/---10-0--12-|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|------7-------7---------|
|--7-------7-------7-----|
|---------------------9\-|
|------------------------|
Main riff
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||------------0----1--2-----|-------------0---1--2------|
||--0----3------------------|--0-0-0-0-3----------------|
||-----------------------3--|-----------------------3---|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------2----3--4-----|---------------2---3--4-----|
|-2----5---------------0--|--2-2-2-2-5--------------2--|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||------------0----1--2-----|-------------0---1--2------|
||--0----3------------------|--0-0-0-0-3----------------|
||-----------------------3--|-----------------------3---|
Verse 2:
|--9----9/-------12---| |----9--9/---12-x-12--|
|--7----7/-------10---| |----7--9/---10-x-12--|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|--9----9/-------12---| |-9--9/---12--x--12--x--11--|
|--7----7/-------10---| |-7--7/---10--x--10--x--9---|
|---------------------| |---------------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------------|
|--9----9/-------12---| |-9--9/---12--x--12--x--11--|
|--7----7/-------10---| |-7--7/---10--x--10--x--9---|
|---------------------| |---------------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------------|
|--9----9/-------12---| |----9--9/---12-x-12--|
|--7----7/-------10---| |----7--9/---10-x-12--|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|------7-------7-------------|
|--7-------7-------7---x--7\-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Verse 3?
||--------------------------|-----------------------------|
||------------3----4--5-----|---------------3----4--5-----|
||--3----6------------------|--3-3-3-3-6------------------|
||-----------------------6--|--------------------------6--|
||--------------------------|-----------------------------|
||------------5----6--7-----|---------------5----6--7-----|
||--5----8------------------|--5-5-5-5-8------------------|
||-----------------------8--|--------------------------8--|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------7----8--9-----|----------------7----8--9-----|
|--7----10------------------|--7-7-7-7-10------------------|
|------------------------0--|---------------------------5--|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|o--------------------------0|
|--7--7--7----2-5-4-2-------|o-------7----2-5-4-2-------0|
|---------------------5-3-2-|--0--0---------------5-4-3--|
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|--------7--7----7-----7--|------------------------||
|--0--0-------------0-----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---||
Guitar solo
Bridge (after solo)
x3 x12
G||-----------------------| |-----------------------||
D||----------5--4---5--4--| |-----------2-----------||
A||--0---5----------------| |--0--3--4-----5--3h-4--||
E||-----------------------| |-----------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------3----------|-------3-----3----------|
|--5----3--5-------5--3--|--5-------5-------5--3--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------6h7-7-7-7-|-----------------------------|
|--5--5----5--5-5-5-----------|--5--5----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------||
|----------------------------------|---------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------>--------||
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------||
x2
|--9----9/-------12---| |----9--9/---12-x-12--|
|--7----7/-------10---| |----7--9/---10-x-12--|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
--9----9/-------12---| |-9--9/---12--x--12--x--11--|
--7----7/-------10---| |-7--7/---10--x--10--x--9---|
---------------------| |---------------------------|
---------------------| |---------------------------|
|--9----9/-------12---| |----9--9/---12-x-12--|
|--7----7/-------10---| |----7--9/---10-x-12--|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|---------------------| |---------------------|
|------7-------7-------------||------7-------7---------|
|--7-------7-------7---x--7\-||--7-------7-------7-----|
|----------------------------||---------------------9\-|
|----------------------------||------------------------|
x3
|--------------------------|
|------------0----1--2-----|
|--0----3------------------|
|-----------------------3--|
Heart!
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Heartbreaker |
Artist | Led Zeppelin |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | e5O4073zCKA |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).