Tabbed By: Belavista Man
On: 06/02/08
E-mail: anthonybentley@hotmail.co.uk
Intro:
e|-12-12-12-14-12--10-10-10-12-10--12-12-12-14-12--10-10-10-12-10-|
B|-14-14-14-15-14--12-12-12-14-12--14-14-14-15-14--12-12-12-14-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A
Heartbeat,
D E A
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me?
A
Heartbeat,
D E A
Why does a love kiss stay in my memory?
E
Piddly pat
D A
I know that new love thrills me
E D A E
I know that true love will be-e
A
Heartbeat
D E A
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me?
Middle 8 (Solo):
e|---------------12-14~-14~-14-12--12-------|
B|-/14-14~-14-15-14-15~-15~-15-14--14-15-15-|
G|-/14-14~-14-14----------------------14-14-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Then play the intro riff again.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/buddy_holly/heartbeat_tab.html ]
A
Heartbeat
D E A
Why do you skip when my babies lips meet mine?
A
Heartbeat
D E A
Why do you flip and give me a skip each sign?
E
Piddly pat
D A
And sing to me love's story
E D A E
And bring to me love's glory-e
A
Heartbeat
D E A
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me?
And finish on the intro riff.
There's a little riff after second line (such as "Why do you miss when my baby kisses
Here's how it goes:
A E A E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-7-5--3-3-3-5-3--5-5-5-7-5--3-3-3-5-3-x-|
G|-6-6-6-7-6--4-4-4-6-4--6-6-6-7-6--4-4-4-6-4-x-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
And there's this little fill after the lines "I know that new love thrills me" and "And
to me love's story". This is it:
A E
e|------------------------------|
B|-14-------12----------------x-|
G|-14-------14-------14----13-x-|
D|----14-14----14-14-14-14-14-x-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Hope that's helpful to anyone! It's a great song, so don't mock it before you try it! lol
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato/whammy bar
| + harmonic
| x Palm muted string
