Heartbreaker Chords & Tabs
Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
From the CD set 'Remasters'
Written by Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham
Atlantic Records 82371-2
Tery - tery06@eircom.net
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| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
* = bend string behind nut
A5 : [x022xx]
D : [x5777x]
A : [x7765x]
E : [x7999x]
[Riff 1]
e:-------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:-------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G:-------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D:-------|-----------0--1-2------|---------------0--1-2--------------|
A:-------|---0--3~---------------|---0-0-0-0-3~----------------------|
E:--3b---|------------------3b---|-----------------------3b----------|
[Riff 2]
e:--------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D:--------2--3-4------|-------------2--3-4---------------------------|
A:--2--5--------------|--2-2-2-2-5-----------------------------------|
E:----------------5b--|---------------------5b-----------------------|
[Riff 3]
e:------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D:------------3--4-5------|---------------3--4-5---------------------|
A:--3~---6~---------------|---3-3-3-3-6~-----------------------------|
E:--------------------6b--|-----------------------6b-----------------|
[Riff 4]
e:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:-----------5--6-7------|---------------5--6-7----------------------|
A:--5~---8~--------------|---5-5-5-5-8~------------------------------|
E:------------------8b---|----------------------8b-------------------|
[Riff 5]
e:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D:------------7--8-9---------|-------------------7--8-9--------------|
A:--7~--10~------------------|----7-7-7-7--10~-----------------------|
E:--------------------10b----|---------------------------10b---------|
[Fill 1]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------7---7---7---7-7-7--9-9-9-------------------------------------|
D:--7s9---9---9---9--------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Progression:
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 1] x1
A5 D A
Hey fellas have you heard the ...
D A
It won't take long until someone can ...
D A
Her style is new but the face's ....
D A
But from her eyes a different smile like that of one who knows.....
D A D A D A
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 1] x1
A5 D A
Well it's been ten years and maybe ....
D A
The best years of my life gone....
D A
Some people cry and some people ...
D A
But I'll just keep on rollin'....
D A D A D A
With [Riff 3] x2:
People talkin' all around 'bout ...
, I know where ...
With [Riff 4] x1:
One thing I do have on my mind, ...
With [Riff 5] x1:
It's the way you call me another ...
[Fill 1] x2
Wallop an E chord, then break into the solo:
e:--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B:--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G:--2~~~h5p2p0--------|--2~~~h5p2p0--------|-------------------------|
D:--------------2p0---|-------------2p0----|-------------------------|
A:------------------3-|-----------------3--|-------------------------|
E:--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-2~~h5p2p0h5p2p0h5p2p0h5p2p0h5p2p0h5p2p0-h5b8r7p2p0-h5b8r7p2p0-----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
* *
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-h5b8r7p2p0-h5b8r7p2p0-h5b8r7p2p0-h5b8r7p2p0---5b9r5b9r5b9r5b9r5---|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e:----------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B:----------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G:----5-7b9-7b9---|-----5--7b9-7b9r7-5----|----5-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9~----|
D:--7-------------|--7-----------------7--|--7-----------------------|
A:----------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E:----------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------5-5--8p5-5---5-5--8p5----|
G:-7b9r7-5-----7b9r7-5-----7b9r7-5----5-7b-------------7----------7b9|
D:---------7-----------7-----------7---------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------8p5-7---------8p5-7-----5h8p5-|
B:--5-8p5--5-5-5-5-8p5-------5--8p5-5--------5h7--5--------5h7-------|
G:---------------------7--7b-----------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------8p5-7p5--5------5---8--11--11p8---10p8-8---------------------|
B:-7-5-------------/10----------------------------8h10---------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------8-9-8-8-9--6-7|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--7---4-5-4--------------4-5p4-------------------------------------|
D:------------6-5------4-5--------7----7-7--4h5p4---4h5p4------------|
A:----------------0-7---------------0-------------7-------7-0-0-4-3--|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/heartbreaker_tab_ver_7.html ]
e:-----------|------------------------5------------------------------|
B:-----------|---------------------5-----8p5-------------------------|
G:-----------|-------------2--4s6--------------7b9--8p7-5--7p5-------|
D:-----------|---------2-4-------------------------------------7p5---|
A:--5-3-4----|-0--2-4----------------------------------------------7-|
E:--------3~-|-------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------5--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------5---8p5-8p5------------------------|
G:---------5--7--5h7p5---5-7--7b9-------------7-8-8b---5-5h7--5----5-|
D:--5h6h7--------------7----------------------------------------7----|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------5--5-------------------------------------------------|
B:------------5-------8~~-----------9-------7-------5-----4-----3~~\-|
G:--5--5h6--6--------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------0---9------7-------6------5-----4~~~~~\-|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat this 8 times:
A7 A13sus4 A7 A6
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---2------3------5-------7-----5------3----------------------------|
G:---0------0------0-------0-----0------0----------------------------|
D:---2------4------5-------7-----5------4----------------------------|
A:---0------0---------------------------0----------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
After the above riff repeats 4 times, these riffs enter in tandem:
e:--3~~--------------------5~~------------------|
B:--1~~--------------------3~~------------------|
-- G:--0~~--------------------0~~------------------| --
| D:--2~~--------------------4~~------------------| |
| A:--0~~--------------------0~~------------------| |
| E:----------------------------------------------| |
| |
| e:----------------------|-----------------------| |
| B:----------------------|-----------------------| |
| G:----------------------|-----------------------| |
-- D:------------5-5--4--2-|------------5-5--4--2--| --
A:--0~---3-4------------|--0~---3-4-------------|
E:----------------------|-----------------------|
Next solo break:
(the two-bar lower riff shown above repeats 4 times under solo)
e:------------------------------------5----------8-9--10p9-10p8-10b12|
B:------------------------------5--7-----/10~~-----------------------|
G:------------2-------2-2--5-6---------------------------------------|
D:------------2---4--------------------------------------------------|
A:-------3s4---------------------------------------------------------|
E:--4s5--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-10b12-10b12r10---8-9-10-8-9---------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------10--10b12-10b11-10b11-10b11-10b11-10-|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------12--12b14~---12b14--12b13--12b14-12b13--12b15~----|
B:----8---------10---------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------11------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--12b14--12b13r12p10-----10----------------------------------------|
B:---------------------13-----13---10h13p10----10-13-10h13p10-----10-|
G:------------------------------------------12----------------12-----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-13-10h13p10-----10-13-10h13p10-----10-13--10-12-10-10h12p10----10-|
G:-------------12-----------------12---------------------------11----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13p10-12p10-----10h13p10--10h12p10-----10h13p10-12-10-10-13b15---|
G:--------------11---------------------11----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13b17~----10----13p10-----10--13b17~~~--13b17~~--13b17--10-----13|
G:---------------13-------13-----------------------------------12----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------|
B:--10------------5--5------|
G:----------7b9-------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|
At this point another guitar enters banging out these chords:
A G A C A G
e:---------------------------|
B:---5---3---5~--8---5--3----|
G:---6---4---6~--9---6--4----|
D:---7---5---7~--10--7--5----|
A:---7---5---7~--10--7--5----|
E:---------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------------------5---------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------5---/10~~-10b13---|
G:--------------------------------------2---4--5s6-------------------|
D:----7-------------------------------2---4--------------------------|
A:-------3--0-0----------------3s4-----------------------------------|
E:----------------3--3--5--5-----------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10b11-10b13-10b11-10b14-10b14~~~~~---10b13r10--------8--8--8--8--|
G:---------------------------------------------------/7--9--9--9--9--|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(second guitar plays a high A chord)
e:---------------------------------------14p12-----14p12-----14p12---|
B:--8---8---8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8----------13--------13--------13|
G:--9---9---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--14p12------14--12---12--12---------15----15----15~---15~---15~---|
B:--------13------------12--13-----/17----17----17----17----17----17\|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A
Work so hard I can't ...
D A
Abuse my love a thousand ...
D A
Heartbreaker your time has ....
D A
Go away ...
D A D A D A
D A D A D A
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Heartbreaker! Heartbreaker! Heart --
