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Hand on Heart  Steve Vai

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

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

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

[F#] rake[A] [F#]
 
 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] PH[F#]
 
 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] PH PH[F#] [C#m]
 
 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#] T w/bar[C#m] [F#]
 
 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#] PH[E]
 
 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] 
 
 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-------------------------------------------------------------]

PH[E]
 
 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] PH[F#]
 
 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-------------------------------------------------------------]

w/bar[A]
 
 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-------------------------------------------------------------]

T T [F#7]T T T T[C#m]
 
 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
=======================================================================
 
 ---------- ----------
 ----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
Any comments at daniel.budynek@hol.fr

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