Straight Through the Heart (Guitar)
Other versions:
DIO - Straight through the heart
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The riffs depend heavily upon the drums. Getting the timing right is crucial.
Viv plays the BRIDGE a little differently each time, and both rhythm guitar tracks differ from each other.
I just TABbed how it sounds the first time out. Personally, I like to play a consistent "gallup" rhythm over
it.
[Intro]
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----------------------------------------------[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4------------x--x--4-----------------------------------4--2---|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4------------x--x--2-----2-p0---------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2-----------------------------h2------------------------------|
PM------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4---------------4--§------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4------------2--4--§------------------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2------------0--2--§--------------0--5--2~~~~\--pick-scrape---|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----------------------------------------------[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4------------x--x--4-----------------------------------4--2---|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4------------x--x--2-----2-p0---------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2----------------------------h2-------------------------------|
PM------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------2--------------------9---9------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4--------9---9------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4--------7---7------------------------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2--------0---0------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2----------------------------------------------[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
D|---4-----------4--§--------2-----------4-----------x--x--4-----------------------------------4--2---|
A|---4--------2--4--§--------0-----------4-----------x--x--2-----2-p0---------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2--§--------------------2----------------------------h2------------------------------|
PM------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------4--§--------2-----------4--------------4--§------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4--§--------0-----------4-----------2--4--§------------------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2--§--------------------2-----------0--2--§------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2----------------------------------------------[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
D|---4-----------4--§--------2-----------4-----------x--x--4-----------------------------------4--2---|
A|---4--------2--4--§--------0-----------4-----------x--x--2-----2-p0---------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2--§--------------------2----------------------------h2------------------------------|
PM------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------2--------------------------------------------9--9------------------------|
D|---4-----------4--§--------2-----------4--------------4--§--------------9--9------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4--§--------0-----------4-----------2--4--§--------------7--7------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2--§--------------------2-----------0--2--§--------------0--0------------------------|
[Bridge]
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-----------6-----------------------6-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------10-----------|
D|---6-----------6-----------------------6-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------10-----------|
A|---4-----------4-----------4--4--4--4--4-----------7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--8------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM--------| PM--| PM--| PM--|
[Chorus]
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2----------------------------------------------[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4-----------x--x--4-----------------------------------4--2---|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4-----------x--x--2-----2-p0---------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2---------------------------h2-------------------------------|
PM------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------2--------------------9--9------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4--------9--9------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4--------7--7------------------------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2--------0--0------------------------------------------------|
INTERLUDE/SOLO 1 BACKING (play twice for INTERLUDE, four times for SOLO 1)
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------------------------------6-----------7----------------------11------------------------|
D|---4-----------------------------------6-----------7----------------------11------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------4-----------5-----------------------9------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-----------------------2-----------------------4------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-----------------------2-----------------------4------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------0-----------------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTERLUDE ENDING
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4--------2--2------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4--------2--2------------------------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2--------0--0------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO (repeat 7 times)
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2----------------------------------------------[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4-----------x--x--4-----------------------------------4--2---|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4-----------x--x--2-----2-p0---------------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2----------------------------h2------------------------------|
PM------------|
OUTRO ENDING
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------4-----------2-----------4-----------4-----------------------2------------------------|
A|---4--------2--4-----------0-----------4-----------4-----------------------2------------------------|
E|---2--------0--2-----------------------2-----------2-----------------------0------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 (1)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----------6-----------4-----§------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-----------6-----------4-----§-----2-----4------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-----------4-----------2-----§-----2-----4------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-----2------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo 1]
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|--/9----------10----------------------------------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~x---------------------------------|
B|---------------------x--------------------------x--------------------x--------------------------x---|
G|------------------------x--------------------x--------------------------x--------------------x------|
D|---------------------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|--12--§-------10--§--------7--§--------9--§---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------x-----------x-------------------------10b(12)-----------r-------------------------------|
G|---------x-----------x-----------------------------------------------------9b(11)9-9-7--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8/9-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM--|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-10-----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------9-----9--7--6--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------9-----------5~~~~~~~~~~~~--5-5b(7)-[7b(9)]------r~~~~~~~~~---|
E|------------------------------------------7-10--7---------------------------------------------------|
PM-----------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------8-[7]-8-7h8p7------------|
G|------/-9b(11)-------r-p7--9b-9b-r-p7--9b-9b-r-p7--9b-9b-r-p7--9b-9b-r-p7----------------9--7-\-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|--/14--------------17-15-14----------------------------17b(19)-15-14--§-14-19-14--§-14-17-14--§-14--|
B|-----17b(19)-15------------15-14h15p14---------------x----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------16--------------------16~~~~~~~----x------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------intense vibrato-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---17-14-19-14-15-14----------------17-14-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15-17-14-15-17-------15-14-------14-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b(17)-r-p14--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------16-16----| slowly raise pitch |--------16~~~~~~~~---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|--------------------------/14--15--17--15--14------------------------------14--15--17--15--14-------|
B|---17b(19)~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------17--17b(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------14---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15~~~~~~~~~~~-----------15b(17)~~~~~~~~~~~---r--17b(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO 2 DURING OUTRO
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------16b(18)-----16-14----------14~~~\----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------16-14-16-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM---------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------19b(21)~~~~~~~~~~---|
B|---------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------r--x-17b(19)~~~~~~~~~~--r--x---------------------|
G|---------14-15-16-15-16-17--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM--------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------17------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------b(18)-release bend slowly---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------h13----slow bend with vibrato---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17----------17-let-ring------------------17-------17-------17-------17------17-17----|
G|---------------16b(18)-----16b(18)-----14---16b(18)------(18)(18)-(18)(18)-(18)(18)-(18)(18)--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Maintain string bend of 3rd string.
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----17-17------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(18)---(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(19)-(19)-(19)-16p14-------14~~~-\-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------16------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keep the bend pressure of that G string up!
Beat:1 2 3 4 1 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------17b(19)---17p14------------------------------------17b(19)-§--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------16-16p14--14~~~~~----------14-16-14----------------14-16-14-16b(18)----|
D|--/16--------------------------------16-----------/16---------------------/16-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beat:1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/15---------14-----------------------17b(19)-b(19)------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------16-----§------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x = muted/"dead" note
h = hammer-on legato
p = pull-off legato
b = bend
b(#) = bend (to note)
r = release bend
§ = pause/stop note/silence
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato
[#] = artificial/"pinch" harmonic at [note]
PM = palm muting
The following segment (which repeats all over the song):
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[4b(5)r]--2--4--2---------|
-------------------4--2---|
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PM------------|
Can also be played as follows. It sounds more "metal" to me,
but it also makes the bend harder to pull off:
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[2b(4)r]--0--2--0---------|
-------------------2--0---|
PM-----------|