Heartbreak Hotel Chords & Tabs
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HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY
Written by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden
Recorded January 10 1956/Released January 27 1956
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Tabbed by:BackintheUssr (Mat Paget)
Email: mat_paget@hotmail.com
Tuning: EADGBE
This is a very easy classic rock and roll song. When I tabbed it out I did it in one
So Enjoy!!!! (Lyrics at bottom, Listen to the song to match the tab with the lyrics)
{E chords are upstrokes)
Verse
e|--0--0--------0--0---------------------------|
B|--0--0--------0--0---------------------------|
G|--1--1--------1--1---------------------------|
D|--2--2--------2--2---------------------------|
A|--2--2--------2--2---------------------------|
E|----------------------0-2-3-4----------------|
End of Verse
Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--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|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|
End of Chorus
Play the Verse and Chorus parts 4 times and then we go into the solo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elvis_presley/heartbreak_hotel_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|--12-12-12-12-------12----12-12-12-12----------12-12-12-12-------12--------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-15-------12-12-12-12-12-15----12-12-12-12-12-15-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
That's the end of the solo THEN PLAY THE CHORUS PART OVER THE PIANO SOLO
After you're done that the verse happens again but it's different so here it is
Verse (Part 2)
e|--0-0-------0-0----------12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12-12----------|
B|--0-0-------0-0----------12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12-12----------|
G|--1-1-------1-1------14b-------14b-------14b-------14b----------------|
D|--2-2-------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Verse (Part 2)
Now to finish off the song play the CHORUS PART once more and you've completed one of Presley's Finest
| b bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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