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Love Alive by Heart

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"Love Alive" by Heart
>From the album Little Queen
Transcribed by Jeff Vick ([email protected])
May 30, 2002


Part of the beauty of this song is that there are 2
distinct guitar parts which blend together seamlessly
with harmonized riffs and different voicings of the same
chord, including a lot of voicings using open strings.
The two parts are here noted separately assuming it will
be played as a duet.  If you play it solo, mix and match
your favorite bits.

On the album the 2 guitars are well separated left and
right.  It sounds like they used two acoustic guitars
(or 1 acoustic, 1 steel guitar), but an acoustic for
guitar one and an electric set clean for guitar 2 works
well also.  The electric really helps to make the harmonics
pop out.

I have not attempted to indicate the rhythm.
Symbols used include:

 h  = hammer on
 p  = pull off
<x> = natural harmonic above fret x
 /  = slide up to next note
 \  = slide down to next note
 x  = mute, do not play
GUITAR ONE (Right channel on album)

Introduction:
                                        Chord diagramA minorAm
E--------------12h13p12\10--------------0--
B--8h10p8\5-----------------------------2--  Play this
G---------------------------5h7p5\4-----3--  only 1X
D---------------------------------------3--
A---------------------------------------0--
E------------------------------------------


Verse:

E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7---5h7p5\4--5-5---4h5p4\2--4-4--2h4p2p0--4-2-2-----2--
A--0-0---0--------0-0---0--------0-0--0--------0-0-0-----0--
E------0--------------0------------------------------0h3----
Play the above 8 times, but on the 2nd through 8th times,
"walk up" by adding the following at the beginning:


E-----------
B-----------
G-----------
D--2--4--5--
A--0--0--0--
E-----------


First Harmonized Chorus:  (at 0:34)
                                               Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramA augmentedA
E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G----------------0-----------------------------4/6--6--6--
D-2-0--------------0------0---------------0----5/7--7--7--
A-------3-2-0----------------0-----------2-----5/7--7--7--
E---------------3------3-2-----2----2/3--------3/5--5--7--


Play above 2X
Next Repeat Verse 2X and 1st Harmonized Chorus 2X
Then play Verse 3X and 1st Harmonized Chorus 4X


Interlude:  (at 2:10)

   Chord diagramC/DC/D     Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramAsus4Asus4   A7sus9?
E-3-3--3---5--5-5-5---0-0-0---0--0-0---0-0-0--
B-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---5-5-5-/-7--7-7---7-7-7--
G-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--
D-x-x--x-/-x--x-x-x---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--
A---------------------x-x-x---x--x-x---x-x-x--
E---------------------------------------------

The interlude progression is played a total of 6 times.


Bridge: (at 2:42)

This part is played with chords, though you can pick a
nice melody from the chord shapes (which they do).  The
chords for Guitar 2 are the same as Guitar 1, but each
plays a somewhat different strum/pick pattern.
The chords are:

Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramD MajorD to Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2       Chord diagramAadd9Aadd9 to A11?       Chord diagramE MajorE       Riff

Played as follows:

Chord diagramE MajorE = EADGBE     Chord diagramD MajorD = EADGBE         Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 = EADGBE
    022100         x00232                 x00230

               Chord diagramAadd9Aadd9 = EADGBE     A11? = EADGBE
                       x02420            x02430



The riff is:
E------------------
B------------------
G--------0---------
D---------0----0---
A----------0----0--
E--0-2--3-----2----

The bridge progression is Played 5X.
On 5th time don't play riff at the end.


2nd Harmonized Chorus:  (at 3:33)
                                            Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE MajorE
E-2---------------2-------------------------------------
B---5--3-2----------3-----2--------------2--3/5--5---5--
G-----------4---2-----2-----2----------2----2/4--4---4--
D-----------------------2-----2---2h4-------4/6--6---6--
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Play 4X


Ending:  (at 3:53)

E----------------------
B----------------------
G----------0----0---2--    Play 3X
D---------0----0----3--
A--------0----0-----3--
E--0-2--3----2------0--


E---------0------+        +-----------0--------+
B-------8---8----+ Repeat +--------10---10-----+  Repeat
G-----9-------9--+ Again  +-----11---------11--+  Again
D--10------------+        +--12----------------+
A----------------+        +--------------------+
E----------------+        +--------------------+

E-----------0-------------+
B--------12---12----------+  Repeat
G-----12---------12----12-+  Again
D--14---------------14----+
A-------------------------+
E-------------------------+

                               Chord diagramE MajorE
E------------------------------0  Rake and
B-----10h12p10\8---8-7-8--10----0  Let Ring
G--11----------------------------9
D-0-------------------------------9
A----------------------------------7
E-----------------------------------7




GUITAR TWO (Left channel on album)


Introduction:
                                          Chord diagramA minorAm
E-----------------------------------------0--
B----------------------------------------10--   Play 1X
G-----------------------------------------9--
D----------------------------------------10--
A-------<12>--------<12>--------<12>-----12--
E--<12>--------<12>--------<12>--------------

E-------------------  Play left figure 8X. Variations heard:
B-------------------
G------------0------  The first time through, don't play
D--------------4----     first note (6th string harmonic).
A-------<12>-----7--  The 4th and 8th times through, play
E--<12>-------------     first note twice.


First Harmonized Chorus:  (at 0:34)

E---------------------------------------------------
B-12-11----------------<12>-------------------------
G--------14-12-11----------<12>---------11----------
D-------------------<12>-------<12>-------<12>------
A------------------------------------<12>-----<12>--
E---------------------------------------------------

                    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramA augmentedA
E------------------------------------
B-------------------8-/-10----10--10-   Play 2X.
G-------------------7-/--9-----9---9-
D-----------12h14---9-/-11----11--11-
A----12h14---------------------------
E------------------------------------


Verse:

Chords are as follows:

Chord diagramAsus2Asus2      G6/9?      Chord diagramDadd9Dadd9      Chord diagramA9A9
EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE
X02200     302005     x04230     302200
                                 0





>From which the following is picked:

E-----0------------5----------0---------------------------
B-------0-----------0----------3--------------------------
G--2------2----0-----2----2-----2---2-2-2-----2-2-2-------
D---2-----------2----------4--------2-2-2-----2-2-2-------
A-0----------------------0--------------------------------
E-------------3--------------------------3p0h3-----3p0h3--

Repeat Verse 2X, then 1st Harmonized Chorus 2X

Then play Verse 3X, then 1st Harmonized Chorus 4X

When they sing "Suddenly a sunbeam..." at 1:00 it sounds
like a harp is overdubbed, but a passing approximation can
be made with the following fingering of the Chord diagramAadd9Aadd9 chord:

Chord diagramAadd9Aadd9   =   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramE MajorE
            X  16 14 16 17 17


Interlude:  (at 2:10)

   Chord diagramC/DC/D     Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramAsus4Asus4   A7sus9?
E-3-3--3---5--5-5-5---0-0-0---0--0-0---0-0-0--
B-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---5-5-5-/-7--7-7---7-7-7--
G-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--
D-x-x--x-/-x--x-x-x---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--
A---------------------x-x-x---x--x-x---x-x-x--
E---------------------------------------------

The interlude progression is played a total of 6X.


Bridge: (at 2:42)

This part is played with chords, though you can pick a
nice melody from the chord shapes (which they do).  The
chords for Guitar 2 are the same as Guitar 1, but each
plays a somewhat different strum/pick pattern.
The chords are:

Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramD MajorD to Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2       Chord diagramAadd9Aadd9 to A11?       Chord diagramE MajorE       Riff


Played as follows:

Chord diagramE MajorE = EADGBE     Chord diagramD MajorD = EADGBE         Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 = EADGBE
    022100         x00232                 x00230

               Chord diagramAadd9Aadd9 = EADGBE     A11? = EADGBE
                      x02420             x02430

The riff is:
E------------------
B------------------
G--------0---------
D---------0----0---
A----------0----0--
E--0-2--3-----2----

The bridge progression is played 5X.
On the last time through, don't play the riff at the end.


2nd Harmonized Chorus:  (at 3:33)

E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------<7>----------------------------7/9--9--9--
G-7-6--------------<7>--------6-------------7--7/9--9--9--
D------9-7-6---7------<7>------------------7---7/9--9--9--
A--------------------------<7>-<7>---7--7h9---------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

Play 4X


Ending:  (at 3:53)

E----------------------
B----------------------
G----------0----0---2--     Play 3X
D---------0----0----3--
A--------0----0-----3--
E--0-2--3----2------0--


E-------0-------------0-------+------0-------------0--------
B-------------0------------0--+-------------0------------0--
G----------0------0-----0-----+---------0------0------0-----
D-----5------5------5-----5---+-----9------9-----9------9---
A-5/7-----7-----7------7------+-7/9----9------9------9------
E-----------------------------+-----------------------------

                                           Chord diagramE MajorE
E----------0--------------2h3p2p0--2---2---0
B--------0---0-----------------------3------0   Rake and
G------5-------5-------2---------------------9    let ring
D----7-----------7-----0----------------------9
A--0-----------------0-------------------------7
E-----------------------------------------------7

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