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THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Bush
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Tabbed by: enitrebua
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBe
Intro
Rhythm Guitar
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| x2
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Lead (Slide Guitar)
e|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
B|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
G|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
D|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
A|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
E|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
Lead (Slide Guitar)
e|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
B|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
G|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
D|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
A|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
E|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-|
Verse
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-|
G|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------x-x-x-|
D|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------x-x-x-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
There's talk of
G Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
war all the time so I think of you. My
D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
beautiful one. It's all for you. I never
G Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
wish it alone with all that you bring. I
D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--12////////3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
do my best to keep us in.
Chorus
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather.
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Strip away... away. Strip... Strip away... away. Strip.
Repeat chorus. Second time with lead slide guitar.
Verse
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
It's so
G Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
easy to go and mis- understand the
D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
distance we run with this violent heart. It's a
G Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dangerous world and each accident brings us
D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--12////////3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
closer to those who mean the most. Who mean the most.
Chorus
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather.
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Strip away... away. Strip... Strip it back to you and me.
Repeat chorus. Second time with lead slide guitar.
Interlude
C D C D C D C D C D C D
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------|
D|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------|
A|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-----------|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F G Bb
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-|
A|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-|
E|-1-----------------------------1\|-3--------------3\6---------------6/-|
So lost when you need something. Language is not an enemy.
F G Bb
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-|
A|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-|
E|-1-----------------------------1\|-3--------------3\6---------------6/-|
So lost when you need something. Language is not an enemy.
Lead guitar plays slide.
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----|
D|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----|
A|-5---5---5---5---1---1---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---1---1----8----8-----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Heeeeeey. It's you and meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. It's you and
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----|
D|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----|
A|-5---5---5---5---1---1---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---1---1----8----8-----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. lol
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather.
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Strip away... away. Strip... Strip away... away. Heart of the...
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather.
D Bb C D Bb F
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Strip away... away. Strip... Strip away... away. Strip.
Continue playing chorus until end.
Outro
C D C D C D C D C D C D
e|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-|-------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------|
D|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------|
A|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5---------------|
E|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-|-------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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