Steve Vai - Hand On Heart Chords & Tabs

 			Hand on heart
			by Steve Vai

		Transcribed & Tabbed by A.Budynek

Intro
 NC

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B---12b(14)--rb12-11-11h12~~~~----11b(12)-11b(12)rb11p9----9--]
G-------------------------------------------------------11----]
D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


 


E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-9/11~~~~-----------9/11\5-----------------------------------]
G----------/11-11-11-----------8b(9)rb8\6---11/13~~-13/15-----]
D-----------------------------------------9-------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

		Main Theme
			   F#					E

E----------------|--------------------------------------------]
B----------------|----12b(14)~~-(14)rb12--11h12-11h12---------]
G-15\13--11\8/11-|--------------------------------------------]
D----------------|-11----------------------------------9------]
A----------------|--------------------------------------------]
E----------------|--------------------------------------------]


 					 F#		     B
 				
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-11b(12)-11b(12)rb11p9--7-9-9/11-11b(12)rb11-----------------]
G-----------------------------------------------9/11-11-11----]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


		A		     C#m				F#
	
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-9-9/11-11\5-------------------------------------------------]
G---------------8b(9)rb8p6---11/13--13/15-15\13--11\8/11------]
D--------------------------9----------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

 	F#			   E						F#
				   PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B----12b(14)--(14)rb12-11b(12)----11b(12)-(12)rb11-9-7/9-9/11-]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-11----------------------------9-----------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

 
					   B				    A
							   PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-11b(12)rb11p9h11b(12)rb11p9h11------------------9-9/11-11\5-]
G---------------------------------9/11-11-11-11---------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


			C#m 			  F#		   C#m
				PH			  rake
E-----------------------------------------|-----11b(12)-------]
B-----------------------------------------|---9---------------]
G--8b(9)rb8p6----11/13-(15)rb13--11\8/11--|--9----------------]
D--------------9--------------------------|-9-----------------]
A-----------------------------------------|-------------------]
E-----------------------------------------|-------------------]

			   F#			A			  F#
				  rake
E-(12)rb11p9-11----------------11b(12)-(12)rb11p9-11----------]
B---------------12-12/14~~---9-----------------------12/14----]
G---------------------------9---------------------------------]
D--------------------------9----------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


  E			    C#m					 Abm7

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----7-7-9-9-11-11-------7-7-9-9/12-11b(12)rb11p9\7------7-7-]
G-6-6-----------------6-6-----------------------------6-6-----]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


			C#m7	    Abm	E		F#
						  PH
E---------------------------------------------|---------------]
B-9-9-11-11----12b(14)---14b(16)--16b(17)~~~~-|-11b(12)rb11---]
G-----------11--------------------------------|---------------]
D---------------------------------------------|---------------]
A---------------------------------------------|---------------]
E---------------------------------------------|---------------]


				      E
						   		PH	PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--11b(12)rb11p9\7\5---5/7------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------6p4-----------------------------]
D---------------------------------6p4--6b(7)--6b(7)-6b(7)p4---]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

 Abm					F#		  C#m
   PH				    PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------12-12-12\11--7---]
G-8b(9)-----9h11p9\6------------------------------------------]
D--------------------9-8-9-8-9---------------9--9--9-\8---4---]
A-------6----------------------9------------------------------]
E--------------------------------9-9/11\7/9-------------------]


		    F#			E		 Abm

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------7/9---------------]
G-6-8/11\6--6-6/8~~\4--4/6----------------4-------------------]
D--------------------------6\4-4------4/6-------8/11\8--------]
A-4-6/9-\4-------------2/4------------------------------9p8---]
E--------------------------4\2-2------------------------------]


   F#					C#m			   F#
			 T  w/bar
E---------------------------|---------------------------------]
B---------------------------|-16b(17)rb16-14-16-12/14---------]
G---------------------------|---------------------------------]
D--9/11--11/13\11--18-------|---------------------------------]
A---------------------4-----|---------------------------------]
E---------------------------|---------------------------------]

						    E

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--11h12p11h12/14-11h12p11h12------------16b(17)-16/19\16-14--]
G-----------------------------11/13\11------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


 
	  F#					E
			  PH
E-----------------------------------------------------18-18---]
B-12-12/14\11/12--9/11-11\7-7-7-----------19-19-21-21---------]
G----------------------------------/18-18---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


  C#m						Abm7
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/steve_vai/hand_on_heart_tab.html ]
E----------------19-18h19p18\16\14--------------------18-18---]
B-------19-19-21--------------------------19-19-21-21---------]
G-18-18-----------------------------18-18---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

					     Guitar solo
 	C#m		Abm		E    F#
 				
E----19b(21)~~-21b(23)~~-23b(24)-|-----------------14---------]
B-21-----------------------------|-17b(19)-17b(19)----17b(19)-]
G--------------------------------|----------------------------]
D--------------------------------|----------------------------]
A--------------------------------|----------------------------]
E--------------------------------|----------------------------]


   		 E 				F#
	
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-rb17-14----------------------------16b(17)rb16-16b(17)rb16--]
G---------16-14~~--------------14~~---------------------------]
D------------------16-14-16-14--------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

 							E
			PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B--16b(17)rb16-16b(17)rb16------------------------------------]
G---------------------------16-14-16-18-14~~-16\14------------]
D--------------------------------------------------14----14-16]
A-----------------------------------------------------16------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

 
				F#

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------14----------14---------14----------14-]
G-14-----------16b(18)-----16-14-16----16b(18)----16-14-16----]
D----16-14-16-------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


		E		   					F#
					   PH
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-16b(18)rb16----16-14-14----16-14/16-14---------------4b(6)--]
D-------------16----------16-----------16-14-16-14/16---------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

								A
							   w/bar
E-2-----------------------------------------|---------16------]
B---2-------4p2-----------------------------|-16b(17)---------]
G-----4b(6)-----4b(6)rb4p2---2------2-------|-----------------]
D--------------------------4----4-2---4-2/4-|-----------------]
A-------------------------------------------|-----------------]
E-------------------------------------------|-----------------]


			  F#7					C#m
								   -1/2
E--------------------------------------------------16---------]
B-(17)rb16--14-14-14/19\14----14-16-14----14/24--------17-16--]
G--------------------------16----------16---------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


			F#7						A

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-17/21\17----------------------------------------------------]
G----------14-14/18\14-13-13-------13h14p13-------------------]
D----------------------------16-16----------16/18~~~~---------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


  
	    T		    T		  T	  T	  T		T
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-12h16tr(17)--12h14h17p14p1216h17p16h17p16p12h16h17p12h14h17-]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

					F#7					C#m
	    T		T		T	   T	    T		T
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-p12h16h17p12h14h17p12h14h16h19p12h14h19p12h16h19-14h16h17h21]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]



				 T			T
E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-/22\21h17p16p14\12h14h16/17p12p10h12h14/15\14---------------]
G-----------------------------------------------10h11p10\8h10-]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


			 F#7

E--------------------16p9h16p11h16p12h16p11h16p12h16p14h16p12-]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-11p9p8------------------------------------------------------]
A--------11p9p8\6---------------------------------------------]
E-----------------7-------------------------------------------]


						C#m

E-h16p14h16p16-14-16/17-16-17/19-21-/21~~-21-21--14h16p14\12--]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


		Abm7					B

E-14p12\11-11/14\11-11/14\11-11-------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------13\11/13----13b(14)rb13p11----]
D----------------------------------------------------------13-]
A-------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------------------]
D-13b(14)rb13-11-13-13b(14)rb13p11\9--------------------------]
A----------------------------------11b(12)rb11-9-11-----------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------]


Then, repeat main theme and play it one step higher than normal.

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                          TABLATURE EXPLANATION                            
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----------                            ----------
----5h8--- Hammeron                   ----(8)--- Ghost Note
----------                            ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff                    ----------

----------                            ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up                   -----x---- Dead Note
----------                            ----------
----5\8--- Slide Down                 ----------

----------                            ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato                    ||*----*||
----------                            ||*----*||
----------                            ||------||


----------					  ----------
--12b(14)- bend 1 step			  --12b(13)- bend 1/2 step
----------					  ----------
----------					  ----------



--------------
-12b(14)r12--- bend 1 step 
-------------- and release
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 "Remember, life is good"
		Steve Vai

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