Maid In Heaven Chords & Tabs
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Maid In Heaven - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: Axe victim
Email: Leave a message on my Ultimate Guitar profile.
Thought I would try to do a more complete tab
of this BBD classic. With due respect and acknowledgement
to previous tabbers.
Again, this is in between the live and studio versions.
* ( guitar solo corrected and tab tidied up, sorry I took
so long to do this. )*
Tuning:EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| A/D chord/bass note or chord inversion
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| r release bend
Intro: Power chords...
___F____________________________________D_______A__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----7--------------------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-----7-------7------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-----5-------7------------------|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-------------5------------------|
Twice and then:
__F_________________________________G________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-5---5---5---5---5/-------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-5---5---5---5---5/-------------|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-3---3---3---3---3/-------------|
(Rhythm Guitar - play this twice)
___D____________________________________A/D_____G/D________________
e|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-----9-------7---7--------------|
B|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-----10------8---8--------------|
G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-|-----9-------7---7--------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-----0-------0---0--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Alternatively play the lead part below.
A typical Bill Nelson lick, it's a bit of a stretch!
(Lead Guitar)
___D_____________________________________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-p15-p12--19-p15-p12--17-p15-p12--19-p15-p12--17-p15-p12h15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
________A/D________________G/D___________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-h19---------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
G|---------10------h11-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
___D_____________________________________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-p15-p12--19-p15-p12--17-p15-p12--19-p15-p12--17-p15-p12h15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
________A/D________________G/D___________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-h19-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------10------h11-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Then:
( rhythm guitar, or play solo below.. )
___D_______________A________________G_______________Bm_____________
e|-2---2-----------0---0----------|-3---3-----------2---2----------|
B|-3---3-----------2---2----------|-3---3-----------3---3----------|
G|-2---2-----------2---2----------|-0---0-----------4---4----------|
D|-0---0-----------2---2----------|-0---0-----------4---4----------|
A|-----------------0---0----------|-x---x-----------2---2----------|
E|--------------------------------|-3---3--------------------------|
___D_______________A________________G_______________Bm_____________
( Lead guitar )
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------17b19r17~|
B|--------------------------------------------------15-------------|
G|----------------------------------14---------14h16---------------|
D|-----------------12----------14h16-------------------------------|
A|-12---------12h14------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Main riff:
___A_______D___A___D___A_______D________A___D___A___D___A__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3--p2---3--p2-------3-------p2---3--p2---3--p2----------|
G|-2-------2---2---2---2-------2--------2---2---2---2---2----------|
D|-2-------4--p2---4--p2-------4-------p2---4--p2---4--p2----------|
A|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A_______D___A___D___A_______D________A___D___A___D___A__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3--p2---3--p2-------3-------p2---3--p2---3--p2----------|
G|-2-------2---2---2---2-------2--------2---2---2---2---2----------|
D|-2-------4--p2---4--p2-------4-------p2---4--p2---4--p2----------|
A|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse section:
___D___________________A_______G__________________(___mute + wah___)
" She's a maid...in.....heaven..."
e|-2-------------------0-------3--|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
B|-3-------------------2-------0--|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
G|-2-------------------2-------0--|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
D|-0-------------------2-------0--|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|---------------------0-------2--|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|-----------------------------3--|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
___Bm__________F#m_____________Bm_______A_______G__________________
" He's a knight on the tiles a bat out of...
e|-2-----------2---2-----------2--|-----0-------3---3--------------|
B|-3-----------2---2-----------3--|-----2-------3---3--------------|
G|-4-----------2---2-----------4--|-----2-------0---0--------------|
D|-4-----------4---4-----------4--|-----2-------0---0--------------|
A|-2-----------4---4-----------2--|-----0-------x------------------|
E|-------------2---2--------------|-------------3------------------|
___D________________________________________G________________________
" hell, oh well! ...It's just a question of..."
e|---------2----------------------|---------3----------------------|
B|---------3----------------------|---------3----------------------|
G|---------2----------------------|---------0----------------------|
D|-0-------0----------------------|---------0----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------x----------------------|
E|-----------------0-------2---3--|---------3----------------------|
( riff 2 )
"..style."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2---------------2----------------0----------------------|
D|-0---4---------------2----------------0-------------------0--h2--|
A|-------------4---------------2------------------------2----------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------3------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/maid_in_heaven_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2---------------2----------------0----------------------|
D|-0---4---------------2----------------0-------------------0--h2--|
A|-------------4---------------2------------------------2----------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------3------------------|
Repeat verse section, then:
( riff, second time )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2---------------2----------------0----------------------|
D|-0---4---------------2----------------0-------------------0--h2--|
A|-------------4---------------2------------------------2----------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------3------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2---------------2----------------0----------------------|
D|-0---4---------------2----------------0-------0------------------|
A|-------------4---------------2-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------3-------2------|
__Em_______________G___________D____________________D______________
" I...........................know..."
e|-0---------------3-----------2--|-----2----------/5-------5\-----|
B|-0---------------0-----------3--|-----3----------/7-------7\-----|
G|-0---------------0-----------2--|-----2----------/7-------7\-----|
D|-2---------------0-----------0--|-----0-------0------------------|
A|-2---------------x--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0-----------2---3--------------|--------------------------------|
___Em______________G___________D________D_______A______
"..It's not easy to live this way..."
e|-0---------------3-----------2--|-----2--------------------------|
B|-0---------------0-----------3--|-----3-------2------------------|
G|-0---------------0-----------2--|-----2-------2------------------|
D|-2---------------0-----------0--|-----0-------2-------4b6-4p2----|
A|-2---------------x--------------|-------------0---------------4--|
E|-0-----------2---3--------------|--------------------------------|
___Em______________G___________D________________A__________________
" Just ...an hour and a fleet - ing kiss 'til the..."
e|-0---------------3-----------2--|-----2--------------------------|
B|-0---------------0-----------3--|-----3-------2-------2---2------|
G|-0---------------0-----------2--|-----2-------2-------2---2------|
D|-2---------------0-----------0--|-----0-------2-------2---2------|
A|-2---------------x--------------|-------------0-------0---0------|
E|-0-----------2---3--------------|--------------------------------|
___G______________________________
" mor............................."
e|-3------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|
A|-x------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|
( Main riff: )
___A_______D___A___D___A_______D________A___D___A___D___A__________
"..ning..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3--p2---3--p2-------3-------p2---3--p2---3--p2----------|
G|-2-------2---2---2---2-------2--------2---2---2---2---2----------|
D|-2-------4--p2---4--p2-------4-------p2---4--p2---4--p2----------|
A|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A_______D___A___D___A_______D________A___D___A___D___A__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3--p2---3--p2-------3-------p2---3--p2---3--p2----------|
G|-2-------2---2---2---2-------2--------2---2---2---2---2----------|
D|-2-------4--p2---4--p2-------4-------p2---4--p2---4--p2----------|
A|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat verse until:
( "Was made in heaven for...)
___D____________________________________G__________________________
"..you..............................was made in heaven for..."
e|---------2----------------------|-----3--------------------------|
B|---------3----------------------|-----3--------------------------|
G|---------2----------------------|-----0--------------------------|
D|-0-------0----------------------|-----0--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----x--------------------------|
E|-----------------0-------2---3--|-----3--------------------------|
..Repeat three times and then:
( riff )
"..You................................."
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---4-----------2-----------0----4-----------2-----------0-----------0--|
A|-------------4-----------2------------0---4-----------2-----------0------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------3-----------2----------|
___D______________________________
e|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2/-|
B|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3/-|
G|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2/-|
D|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|
___D______________________________
e|/10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
B|/10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
G|/11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-|
D|/0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
repeat this next part three times...
___D____________________________________A/D_____G/D________________
e|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-----9-------7---7--------------|
B|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-----10------8---8--------------|
G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-|-----9-------7---7--------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-----0-------0---0--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
...alternatively play guitar solo below...
e|---12b14---12b14---12b14---12b14--12--10-------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------10---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------10-h11-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------12---------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|---17b19--pb19rb17--17b19-------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Then, a BIG finish...
___D______________________________
e|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
___D_______A/C#____G/B_____A_______G________D/F#____Em__D_!!!!_____
e|-2----------------------------------------------------2----------|
B|-3-------2-------0-------2-------0--------3-----------3----------|
G|-2-------2-------0-------2-------0--------2-----------2----------|
D|-0-------2-------0-------2-------0--------0-------2---0----------|
A|---------4-------2-------0-------x--------0-------2--------------|
E|---------------------------------3--------2-------0--------------|
Lyrics:
She's a maid in heaven
He's a knight on the tiles
A bat out of hell, oh well!
It's just a question of style...
It's a time for giving
In the two-star hotel
Where breakfast in bed, per head
Is just the price of a smile...
I know
It's not easy to live this way
Just an hour and a fleeting kiss
'til the morning.
Silent night of wonders
Day breaks through the door
So broken and torn, reborn
Two shadows thrown on the floor.
Hold me now go lightly
Take the rough with the smooth
A token of love, my love
Was made in heaven for you.
| pb pre-bend
|(4) optional note/effect
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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