Tabs
Difficulty: Beginner
Simple Version of Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
This is a simplified version for beginners. This version is less intense on fingers
and there are no power chords. This isn't for you if you want an exact version of
Heartbreak Hotel. This is good for easy playing and learning.
E MajorE Chords = Upstroke
VERSE
E MajorE E MajorE
e|--------------------------------------------------------0--0------------------|
BB|---------------------------0--0-------------------------0--0------------------|
G+G|---------------------------1--1-------------------------1--1------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------2--2-------------------------2--2------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------2--2-------------------------2--2------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------0--0-------------------------0--0-----0-2-3-4------|
End of VERSE
CHORUS
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4---4-4-6-6--4-4-6-6-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of CHORUS
SOLO (This is translated down the neck for easy playing)
e|-0-0-0-0-----0----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-----0---------------------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-3------0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-3-----------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of SOLO
Whilst Piano solo play the CHORUS
VERSE Part 2 After Solo the ending changes
E MajorE E MajorE
e|-----------0-0---------------0-0--------0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0-----------------|
BB|-----------0-0---------------0-0--------0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0-----------------|
G+G|-----------1-1---------------1-1------2b----2b----2b----2b-------------------|
D MajorD|-----------2-2---------------2-2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------2-2---------------2-2---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------0-0---------------0-0---------------------------------------------|
End of VERSE Part 2
Finish Song by playing the Chorus once more. You now would have played a simplified
version of Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
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