Hand on heart
by Steve Vai
Transcribed & Tabbed by A.Budynek
Intro
NC
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B---12b(14)--rb12-11-11h12~~~~----11b(12)-11b(12)rb11p9----9--]
G-------------------------------------------------------11----]
D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
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E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-9/11~~~~-----------9/115-----------------------------------]
G----------/11-11-11-----------8b(9)rb86---11/13~~-13/15-----]
D-----------------------------------------9-------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Main Theme
F#E
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B----------------|----12b(14)~~-(14)rb12--11h12-11h12---------]
G-1513--118/11-|--------------------------------------------]
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-------------------------------------------------------------]
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A C#mF#
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B-9-9/11-115-------------------------------------------------]
G---------------8b(9)rb8p6---11/13--13/15-1513--118/11------]
D--------------------------9----------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F# EF#
PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B----12b(14)--(14)rb12-11b(12)----11b(12)-(12)rb11-9-7/9-9/11-]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B A
PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-11b(12)rb11p9h11b(12)rb11p9h11------------------9-9/11-115-]
G---------------------------------9/11-11-11-11---------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
C#m F# C#m
PH rake
E-----------------------------------------|-----11b(12)-------]
B-----------------------------------------|---9---------------]
G--8b(9)rb8p6----11/13-(15)rb13--118/11--|--9----------------]
D--------------9--------------------------|-9-----------------]
A-----------------------------------------|-------------------]
E-----------------------------------------|-------------------]
F#A F#
rake
E-(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)rb11p97------7-7-]
G-6-6-----------------6-6-----------------------------6-6-----]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
C#m7 AbmEF#
PH
E---------------------------------------------|---------------]
B-9-9-11-11----12b(14)---14b(16)--16b(17)~~~~-|-11b(12)rb11---]
G-----------11--------------------------------|---------------]
D---------------------------------------------|---------------]
A---------------------------------------------|---------------]
E---------------------------------------------|---------------]
E
PHPH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--11b(12)rb11p975---5/7------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------6p4-----------------------------]
D---------------------------------6p4--6b(7)--6b(7)-6b(7)p4---]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
AbmF# C#m
PH PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------12-12-1211--7---]
G-8b(9)-----9h11p96------------------------------------------]
D--------------------9-8-9-8-9---------------9--9--9-8---4---]
A-------6----------------------9------------------------------]
E--------------------------------9-9/117/9-------------------]
F#E Abm
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------7/9---------------]
G-6-8/116--6-6/8~~4--4/6----------------4-------------------]
D--------------------------64-4------4/6-------8/118--------]
A-4-6/9-4-------------2/4------------------------------9p8---]
E--------------------------42-2------------------------------]
F#C#m F#
T w/bar
E---------------------------|---------------------------------]
B---------------------------|-16b(17)rb16-14-16-12/14---------]
G---------------------------|---------------------------------]
D--9/11--11/1311--18-------|---------------------------------]
A---------------------4-----|---------------------------------]
E---------------------------|---------------------------------]
E
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--11h12p11h12/14-11h12p11h12------------16b(17)-16/1916-14--]
G-----------------------------11/1311------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
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F#E
PH
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B-12-12/1411/12--9/11-117-7-7-----------19-19-21-21---------]
G----------------------------------/18-18---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
C#mAbm7
E----------------19-18h19p181614--------------------18-18---]
B-------19-19-21--------------------------19-19-21-21---------]
G-18-18-----------------------------18-18---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
Guitar solo
C#mAbmE 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
PH
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B--16b(17)rb16-16b(17)rb16------------------------------------]
G---------------------------16-14-16-18-14~~-1614------------]
D--------------------------------------------------14----14-16]
A-----------------------------------------------------16------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#
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B-----------------------14----------14---------14----------14-]
G-14-----------16b(18)-----16-14-16----16b(18)----16-14-16----]
D----16-14-16-------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
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E F#
PH
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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/bar
E-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#7C#m
-1/2
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B-(17)rb16--14-14-14/1914----14-16-14----14/24--------17-16--]
G--------------------------16----------16---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
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F#7A
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B-17/2117----------------------------------------------------]
G----------14-14/1814-13-13-------13h14p13-------------------]
D----------------------------16-16----------16/18~~~~---------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
T T T T TT
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-12h16tr(17)--12h14h17p14p1216h17p16h17p16p12h16h17p12h14h17-]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
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F#7C#m
TTT T TT
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B-p12h16h17p12h14h17p12h14h16h19p12h14h19p12h16h19-14h16h17h21]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
TT
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-/2221h17p16p1412h14h16/17p12p10h12h14/1514---------------]
G-----------------------------------------------10h11p108h10-]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
F#7
E--------------------16p9h16p11h16p12h16p11h16p12h16p14h16p12-]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-11p9p8------------------------------------------------------]
A--------11p9p86---------------------------------------------]
E-----------------7-------------------------------------------]
C#m
E-h16p14h16p16-14-16/17-16-17/19-21-/21~~-21-21--14h16p1412--]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
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D-------------------------------------------------------------]
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Abm7B
E-14p1211-11/1411-11/1411-11-------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------1311/13----13b(14)rb13p11----]
D----------------------------------------------------------13-]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-13b(14)rb13-11-13-13b(14)rb13p119--------------------------]
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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----58--- Slide Down ----------
---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*||
---------- ||*----*||
---------- ||------||
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--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
