xHeart Skipped A Beat - The Xx Tabbed by: Chris Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard [Intro] e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4/6/8--8\6\4----4-6/8-8-8-8-6-6h8-4-4h6-46/8-46/8-4/6------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] "Please don´t say we´re done when I´m not finished..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---4/6/8--8\6\4------(repeat a few times)---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge] "Sometimes I still need you..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---888-666-44444444------(repeat that part 4 times)-----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Solo] e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------4/6-6/8-8-------------------------------------------| D|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge] "And I was strugglin' to get in, left waitin' outside your door..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------11------13-----------11---------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-----9-9----------9-9-----9-11-9-----(repeat a couple of times again)-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Solo 2] (played by keyboard actually) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----12-------12...---------12--------12...--------12-14----12-14...-------| G|-------13-------13...---------11--------11...-----------------------------| D|--13-------(13)...-----(13)------(13)...------(13)-----(13)...------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------11------11---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----12------12----12--16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(13)----(13)-------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| this part continues throughout the chorus, but lets switch back to the lead guitar now :P [Chorus] "Heart skipped a beat, and when I caught it you were out of reach.." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| this is a cut but more fluent version of the first solo. The number of notes I wrote down might not be accurate, but just listen to the music. play this 2 times, then what follows is the Solo from above again: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------*--4/6-6/8-8--(repeat 3 times, then stop there ->*)---| D|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-1/13----13\11----11\9----9/13----11----9~--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| That´s it! :) Nice catchy song, have fun playing! ************************************ | h Hammer-on | / Slide up | \ Slide down | (n) Ghost note | * Natural harmonic | ~ Vibrato ************************************
