Bleeding Heart Chords & Tabs
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BLEEDING HEART
As recorded by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by TLSspider
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Arranged by Jimi Hendrix
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Jimi Hendrix'
Intro
Q.=57
F#7
12/8
Gtr I
~
|-3-|
Q. +E S S S E E S E. S S S E.
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-11----(11)p9-7-9---7b8---------------|
|------------------9-----9----7--------|
|--------------------------9----9p7----|
|--------------------------------------|
E7
~ ~~
E E E Q S S S S S S S S E. S S S
|-----------------7----------7---------------|
|---------------7---10h12-10---7-10--7-------|
|-------9p7--11------------------------11-9--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---/11--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
B7 E7
~~~
S S S S E. e E Q a E. S E S S S
|------------------------------------|
|---------7-----------------------10-|
|-7---7h9----7------9s11----9-7-9----|
|---9----------9---------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
B7 F#7
|-3-| |-3-|
S T T S S S S S E e S S Q. E S S S E
|----------------------------------------7-||
|----------------------------------7s8s9-7-||
|-/11-9-7---7------------------------------||
|---------9---9p7-----9-7h8--------7s8s9---||
|-----------------9---------9--------------||
|------------------------------------------||
Verse
B7 E7
~~~~~~~
E H. E S S E S S S S S S Q q H Q.
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-9-7-------7-10-(10)-----------|---------------------|
|--------------9h=11--9-7---7h9-|-7h9-7--9------------|
|-9-7-------7-------------9-----|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
B7
~~~~
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E S
|--------7-------------------------------------|
|-/12------10-7---------------7----------------|
|---------------/11-9-7---7-9---7-9s11-9-------|
|-----------------------9----------------9-7---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S E E Q. Q S S s
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---/11p9s11-7---7---------7----11--9p7---|
|--------------9---9p7------------------9-|
|----------------------9-9----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
E7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
T S +H +Q. E E E S S S S T E S e. E Q. H.
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-7s9-(9)----(9)---------/10p9p7-----|-7-------------------|
|--------------------------------9---|---9p7---------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
B7
~~~~~~~~
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--|
E Q +E S S S S S S S e. Q E S S S
|--------------7----7------------------------------|
|-10-/12--(12)---10p7------------------10-(10)-----|
|---------------------/11-9p7-7-(7)-----9s=11--9p7-|
|-----------------------------9p=7-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S T T S E S Q. S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-9-7---7-----------------------------------|
|-----9---9p7---7---------------------------|
|-------------9---9s7-5-7-9-----------7h8h9-|
|---------------------------7----7h10-------|
F#7
~~~
E. E. +E Q E. S S S S S +Q e Q Q. H.
|----------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------|
|----7--(7)-------9-/11-7-9-7-(7)h=|=9---------------|
|-7--7--(7)------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------|
B7 E7
~~~~
|3-| |--3---| |-3--|
Q. +S S S S E S S S S S S S T S T S S S e S
|-------------7----------10--------------------------------------------|
|-/12----(12)-7-7-10-/12----/11s12-(10)---10p7---------7---------------|
|---------------------------------------9------/10p(9)---/10s9-(9)p7---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B7 F#7
~~~~~
S S S S T T Q S S Q. +E S S E +S
|------------------------------------------7-(7)-||
|------------------------------------------------||
|-/10p9p7---7-/11-7b7.5---------------9s11-------||
|---------9--------------9---7----(7)------------||
|--------------------------9---------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
Verse 2
B7 E7
~~~ ~~~
|3| |-3-|
a H. E E S S S E. S S S S Q. +E E E H.
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|---10-----------9-------------------|---------------------|
|-x--------------9-9-/11-/9--7-------|-/9----(9)p7---------|
|------------------------------9p7h9-|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
~~
Q E E. S E S S +Q +E S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10----10---7-(7)--(7)---10-10-10-|
|-/11--/11--7-----9---7-(7)--(7)----9s11-10-|
|-------------------9-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|3-| |--3--| |3-| |3-| |3| |3|
S S E. S S S S T T S S. T T T T T S S +Q S S S E. S E
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(10)-10p7--------------------------------------------------------|
|--(9)h11p7--9-9-/10s9-7---7-9s10-9p7---7-9s11-(11)--9h10p9-7----7-|
|------------------------9------------9------------------------9p7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E7
~~~
Q. E E E Q. E Q
|--------------------/10--|
|-------------------------|
|-/9----9-7---------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
~
|-3-| |3-|
S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E +Q S E E S S
|-10-7---10p7-(7)-7-9-7--------------------------------|
|------7----------------10p9p7-------------------------|
|------------------------------9-/11-(11)--9s11-9-7----|
|---------------------------------------------------9--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
B7
|3-| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |--3---|
+Q. Q E S +E. S E S S E E S E. S T T
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-(9)--------/9-(9)-7------------------------|
|---------------------9-7-(7)-5--------5-7s9-|
|---------------------------------5h7--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S E Q. E E
|-----------7----------------------------------------|
|-------7---7-10p7----------------------------10-7---|
|-------7h8--------/11-7---7---7---------------------|
|-7h9-9------------------9---9---9p7-----------------|
|------------------------------------9---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
F#7 E7
|-3-| |3|
E S S S E E S E E H. Q E S S S T T +E +Q E +Q E
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-10---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----/11-9p7---7---------------|-/13--11-9---7-9s11-(11)-(11)p=9-(9)--(9)\--|
|------------9---9-------------|-----------9--------------------------------|
|------------------9-x---------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B7 E7
~~ PM
|-3-|
Q. Q S E Q S S S S S. T T T T
|------------------10--10-7-----------------|
|------/12--10-/12----------10-7------------|
|--------------------------------9s11-9p7---|
|-----------------------------------------9-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
F#7
~~~~~~~~~
Q. +E E +E E E E E E S S
|------------------------------------||
|----------/12-(12)-10-7-------------||
|-7----(7)---------------/10p9-7-9p7-||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
B7
~~~ ~~~
S E E. S S T T S S S S S +E. S E. E.
|-------10--7----------------------------------|
|-----7-------10-7------------------------/12--|
|-/11------------7-8-/11-9-7-9-7-(7)-0---------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/bleeding_heart_tab_ver_2.html ]
E7
~~~~~~~
|3-| |3-| |-3--| |3| |-3-| |--3--|
E E S E S S S E +S S S S S E S S T T S S S S S S +E
|----------------------------------7------7-------7------10-7------7----------|
|-10-/12-10-/12-10-/12-10-/12-(12)-7-7-10-7-----7---10-7------7-10-7----------|
|-------------------------------------------/11----------------------/11-(11)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B7
|3-| |--3--| |-3-| |3|
E Q E S S S S S E E E T T S E E E +S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------10----------------------------------------|
|-(9)-/11-----11p9p7---7---/11-9-9p7-7b7.5-9---------|
|--------------------9-----------------------9-9-(9)-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~
S E. S S S E E +E E E S E E S S
|--------------------------------7-----10-/14p=|
|------------------------------7---/12---------|
|-7-9--/11-7b7.5-9---7-(7)-x-------------------|
|------------------9---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
E7
|----4----| |3-| |3-| |3-| |--3--| |3-|
Q S S E s S Q S S T T S T T S T T S S S S E
|-12--10-12-10-12---/14--/13p12-10h12p10-10h12-x-13-12-10----10-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------12----12-10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |---4----|
E E S S S S S S S S S S +S E E E E E
|----------------12h14p13p12------------------------------------|
|-(10)\-------12-------------15p14p12-/15b16-(15)-19---15-17----|
|-------2-/14------------------------------------------------16-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb7
~~~~~ ~~~~
S S Q E. E. Q E +E. S S S
|---------------/12--11--12-(12)-7------|
|-/19-16-16------------------------7-10-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|-3-|
S S E. E Q. S E S S S S T T S S S S
|-------------------------7----------------7------|
|------------------10-/12---7-10-7-------7---10-7-|
|-9-/11-7--/8-8--------------------9-/11----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#7
~~~~~
|3-| |-3-| |--3---| |---------4---------| |3| |--3--|
S S T T E T T T T +S S S S S S +S S T T E E T T T T T +Q
|-----------------------/12-(12)-10--------------------------------------------------|
|-/14-10-7-10-7-------7-------------12-10-/12----------------------------------------|
|-/12-10--------9-/10-------------------------/11-(11)-10-9-7-9h10-9p7----7----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------9-(9)---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9-(9)p==|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E7
S. T S S +S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S T T E
|------------------------------------------7----------------|
|-------------------10-------------------7---10-7-----------|
|----x-9-/11-(11)-9----/11-9p7-----9-/11----------/11-9p7---|
|------------------------------9--------------------------9-|
|-7---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B7 E7
~
|------4------| |-3-|
S S E E E a E a E S Q E S E S S +S
|-------------------------------10---------------------|
|-------------------------------10---------------------|
|-7-(7)b7.5-9-/11-7-------9-/11-----/10-9p7---/10-(10)-|
|-------------------7h9-x------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
F#7
|3| |3| |3|
S S S S T T S S S T T S T T E E E E E T T S E
|----------------------------------------------------------||
|-7-------9p7---7---9p7----------------------------------7-||
|-7-------9p7---7---9p7---7-7-10b11h11p9-7b7.5-/11-9p7---7-||
|---9-9-9-----9---9-----9------------------------------9---||
|----------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------||
Verse 3
E7
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S Q +Q. +E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E Q
|-9s11-11--(11)---(11)-11----11----11-|----10---------10----10-10--10----|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9s11-11--(11)---(11)-11-11----11----|-10----10-(10)----10-10-10--------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B7
|3| |3-|
a E Q E E E a E S E E S T T S E E
|-9S11-11\--------------------(9)------------|
|-8S10-10\---/8-7---7h9p7-7---(9)-^7-9-7-----|
|-9S11-11\---/9-7---7h9p7-7-------^7-9-7-----|
|-----------/10---9---------9--9---------9-9-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
~
Q S S Q E E S E. S E S E
|------------------------------|
|-----------/9-9S10-9s10-9-7---|
|-7--9-x----/9-9S11-9s11-9-7---|
|----------------------------9-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
E7 F7F13F9
~~~ ~
|-3--|
Q. S S E S E E S S S S E E E
|-----------------------------------10-8-|
|---------------------------------8-10-8-|
|-/9--------------9s11-7----------8----8-|
|-------7-7b7.5-9--------9p7------7----7-|
|----------------------------/9-7-8------|
|----------------------------------------|
E7
E E E E Q E E E Q.
|-----------------------|
|---7-------------------|
|-7-7---7-7--7-7--------|
|-9-----6-6--6---9------|
|-7---7-----------------|
|-----------------------|
B7
~~~~
Q. Q. S E. E Q S S H. E S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|---------------7---7------7-------------|
|-/10----10-----10---10---------(10)-|-/10-------------7----------------------|
|-/11----11-----11----9-(9)s=10--10--|-/11-------/11-------9b11---7---7-9s10--|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------9---------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Q. Q. H Q
F#7 E
~~~~
Q. Q. Q. +Q E E Q Q. H.
|------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-9---------------|
|-/11p==10p==9----(9)--0-|-9---------------|
|----------------------0-|-6---------------|
|------------------------|-7---------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|
B7 E7 E#7
Q E. S S S T T S S S S S S S S T T S S S S
|----------------7-------7----7---------------------------|
|-/12--11--12-10-7-----7---10-7---------------------------|
|------------------/11----------11-9-7---7-9-11-9-(9)-7---|
|--------------------------------------9----------------9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#7 C#C9 Bb9
~ TP
E E E E E E +H. H. +Q E E Q
|-------3---2-(2)------|-/14-------(14)----14----*|
|-------3---2-(2)------|-/14-------(14)----14----*|
|-7---4-3---2-(2)------|-/14-------(14)----14----*|
|-----3-2---1-(1)------|-/13-------(13)----13----*|
|-----4-3---2-(2)------|-/14-------(14)----------*|
|----------------------|-------------------14----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
