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Straight Through The Heart
by Dio From the album: Holy Diver
Bass Tablature
transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@mindless.com
Completed on: 3/29/96
Any problems or maybe corrections, let me know . . . .
I'm not really 100% sure on the timing, but did my best.
There are some places where the bassist varies things a bit, adding perhaps
a slide when going from C# to E on the pre-chorus, and occasionally playing
a non-short note short, and vice-versa. Listen to the song, you'll get the
idea.
Other than that, I *tried* to be as accurate and exact as I could, but I
warn you, I don't have that good of an ear.
Lyrics at the end of the tablature
h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note
* = beneath means note is played short, typically sounds like the next
smaller note, ie a short quarter sounds kind of like an eighth
note followed by an eighth rest, etc.
R = Rest
() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous note.
Intro:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----2-----0-----4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|R-----------2-0-------------2-0-|
q s e. q q e e s s s e s s s s s s
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|0-2-----R---------2-----R-------|
q s e. q q s e. q s e. q
* *
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----2-----0-----4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|R-----------2-0-------------2-0-|
q s e. q q e e s s s e s s s s s s
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|0-0----(0)----------------------|
q s e. q q s e. h.
Verse:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-0-|
q q q q q q e s s s s s s
* * * * * *
Hanging fromthe . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------0---------------|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|0-2-----R---------2-----R-------|
q q q q s e. q s e. q
* * * * * *
Looks like a . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-0-|
q q q q q q e s s s s s s
* * * * * *
No one ever . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|0-2-----R-------0-0----(0)------|
q q q q s e. q s e. + q
* * * * *
Guess I never . . .
Play the above 8 measures twice for verse 1,
Once for verse 2
and once for verse 3 (which is the same as the first half of verse 1)
Pre Chorus:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
* * * * * * * *
Chorus: Play measures 5 through 8 of Intro
Repeat verse, pre-chorus, and chorus
Bridge:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
* * * * * * * *
Play the above 3 times . . .4th time is as follows:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
* * * * * * * *
Then:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|0-0----(0)----------------------|
q s e. q q s e. h.
Then repeat the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus.
Solo:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0---0-0-0---0-0-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-4-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s q e s s e s s e s s e s s
* * * *
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
* * * * * *
Play the above 4 times, but the last 2 measures the 4th time
should be as follows:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
* * * * * *
Then play Pre-chorus
(This time around, the timing of the Pre-Chorus is
varied slightly )
then
Final Chorus: which is as follows
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----2-----0-----4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|R-----------2-0-------------2-0-|
q s e. q q e e s s s e s s s s s s
Repeat 7 times, then play this:
|--------------------------------| This measure might be shortened
|--------------------------------| by 1/16th, and the last 1/4 note
|----------------0---------------| shortened by that same amount.
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|
q s e. q q
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|5-------4-------2---------------|
|2---------------0---------------|------------------------0---2---|
h h q q q e e
*
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
(2)------------------------------|
(w)
by Dio From the album: Holy Diver
Bass Tablature
transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@mindless.com
Completed on: 3/29/96
Any problems or maybe corrections, let me know . . . .
I'm not really 100% sure on the timing, but did my best.
There are some places where the bassist varies things a bit, adding perhaps
a slide when going from C# to E on the pre-chorus, and occasionally playing
a non-short note short, and vice-versa. Listen to the song, you'll get the
idea.
Other than that, I *tried* to be as accurate and exact as I could, but I
warn you, I don't have that good of an ear.
Lyrics at the end of the tablature
h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note
* = beneath means note is played short, typically sounds like the next
smaller note, ie a short quarter sounds kind of like an eighth
note followed by an eighth rest, etc.
R = Rest
() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous note.
Intro:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----2-----0-----4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|R-----------2-0-------------2-0-|
q s e. q q e e s s s e s s s s s s
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|0-2-----R---------2-----R-------|
q s e. q q s e. q s e. q
* *
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----2-----0-----4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|R-----------2-0-------------2-0-|
q s e. q q e e s s s e s s s s s s
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|0-0----(0)----------------------|
q s e. q q s e. h.
Verse:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-0-|
q q q q q q e s s s s s s
* * * * * *
Hanging fromthe . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------0---------------|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|0-2-----R---------2-----R-------|
q q q q s e. q s e. q
* * * * * *
Looks like a . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-0-|
q q q q q q e s s s s s s
* * * * * *
No one ever . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|0-2-----R-------0-0----(0)------|
q q q q s e. q s e. + q
* * * * *
Guess I never . . .
Play the above 8 measures twice for verse 1,
Once for verse 2
and once for verse 3 (which is the same as the first half of verse 1)
Pre Chorus:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
* * * * * * * *
Chorus: Play measures 5 through 8 of Intro
Repeat verse, pre-chorus, and chorus
Bridge:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
* * * * * * * *
Play the above 3 times . . .4th time is as follows:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
* * * * * * * *
Then:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|0-0----(0)----------------------|
q s e. q q s e. h.
Then repeat the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus.
Solo:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0---0-0-0---0-0-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-4-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s q e s s e s s e s s e s s
* * * *
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
* * * * * *
Play the above 4 times, but the last 2 measures the 4th time
should be as follows:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---2-2-2---2-2-----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---0-0-0---0-0-|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
* * * * * *
Then play Pre-chorus
(This time around, the timing of the Pre-Chorus is
varied slightly )
then
Final Chorus: which is as follows
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0---------------|----2-----0-----4---2-0-2-0-----|
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|R-----------2-0-------------2-0-|
q s e. q q e e s s s e s s s s s s
Repeat 7 times, then play this:
|--------------------------------| This measure might be shortened
|--------------------------------| by 1/16th, and the last 1/4 note
|----------------0---------------| shortened by that same amount.
|2-------0-2-------------2-------|
q s e. q q
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|5-------4-------2---------------|
|2---------------0---------------|------------------------0---2---|
h h q q q e e
*
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
(2)------------------------------|
(w)
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