Tabs
Heart Skipped A augmentedA Beat - The Xx
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Tabbed by: Chris
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4/6/8--8\6\4----4-6/8-8-8-8-6-6h8-4-4h6-46/8-46/8-4/6------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: "Please don´t say we´re done when I´m not finished..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4/6/8--8\6\4------(repeat a few times)---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge: "Sometimes I still need you..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---888-666-44444444------(repeat that part 4 times)-----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------4/6-6/8-8-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:"And I was strugglin' to get in, left waitin' outside your door..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------11------13-----------11---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-9-----9-9----------9-9-----9-11-9-----(repeat a couple of times again)-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo II: (played by keyboard actually)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----12-------12...---------12--------12...--------12-14----12-14...-------|
G+G|-------13-------13...---------11--------11...-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--13-------(13)...-----(13)------(13)...------(13)-----(13)...------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------11------11---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----12------12----12--16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-(13)----(13)-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this part continues throughout the chorus, but lets switch back to
the lead guitar now :P
Chorus:"Heart skipped a beat, and when I caught it you were out of reach.."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this is a cut but more fluent version of the first solo. The number of
notes I wrote down might not be accurate, but just listen to the music.
play this 2 times, then what follows is the Solo from above again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------*--4/6-6/8-8--(repeat 3 times, then stop there ->*)---|
D MajorD|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-1/13----13\11----11\9----9/13----11----9~--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That´s it! :) Nice catchy song, have fun playing!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| () play slightly