CLOSER TO MY HEART
As recorded by Ratt (From the 1985 Album INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY)
Tablature (Tab) for Guitar
Transcribed by Pedro11Henrique
Words by Stephen Pearcy
Music by Robbin Crosby & Stephen Pearcy
Arranged by Ratt
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - '6 String Acoustic'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Nashville Tuned Acoustic (12 String)'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Guitar - Robbin Crosby'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar - Warren DeMartini'
Intro - 12 String Acoustic
Asus2
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E Q E +E E E E +E Q. E E E E E Q E +E E E E +E E +H.
|--------0-(0)-------|---------------------|--------0-(0)-------|--------------|
|--------------0-----|---------------0---0-|--------------0-----|--------------|
|------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|------------------2-|-(2)----------|
|-0h2------------2---|-----2------/5---4---|-0h2------------2---|-----2-(2)----|
|--------------------|--------0------------|--------------------|--------0-----|
|-----0--------------|-(0)-----------------|-----0--------------|--0-----------|
Q H. +Q H. Q H. Q H.
Asus2
E Q E +E E E E +E Q. E E E E E Q E +E E Q W
|--------0-(0)-------|---------------------|--------0-(0)------|-^0----||
|--------------0-----|---------------0---0-|--------------0----|-^0----||
|------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|-------------------|-^2----||
|-0h2------------2---|-----2------/5---4---|-0h2------------2--|-^2----||
|--------------------|--------0------------|-------------------|-^0----||
|-----0--------------|-(0)-----------------|-----0-------------|-------||
Q H. +Q H. Q H.
Verse
Asus2
E Q E +E E E E +E Q. E E E E
||---------0-(0)-------|---------------------|
||o--------------0-----|---------------0---0-|
||-------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|
||--0h2------------2---|-----2------/5---4---|
||o--------------------|--------0------------|
||------0--------------|-(0)-----------------|
Q H. +Q H.
E Q E +E E E E +E E +H.
|--------0-(0)-------|--------------|
|--------------0-----|--------------|
|------------------2-|-(2)----------|
|-0h2------------2---|-----2-(2)----|
|--------------------|--------0-----|
|-----0--------------|--0-----------|
Q H. Q H.
Asus2
E Q E +E E E E +E Q. E E E E E Q E +E E Q W
|--------0-(0)-------|---------------------|--------0-(0)------|-^0----||
|--------------0-----|---------------0---0-|--------------0----|-^0----||
|------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|-------------------|-^2----||
|-0h2------------2---|-----2------/5---4---|-0h2------------2--|-^2----||
|--------------------|--------0------------|-------------------|-^0----||
|-----0--------------|-(0)-----------------|-----0-------------|-------||
Q H. +Q H. Q H.
Pre-Chorus
D5E5 D5E5 A5 G5 D5E5 Gm Bm
Gtrs III, IV
E Q E H E E E E E E Q E Q E H E E E E +E E Q
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------10-----8--|-------------|------------------|
|-7S9----9----|-7S9----9-----7--|-7S9----9----|-4-4-4-7-(7)-7-7--|
|-7S9----9----|-7S9----7-----5--|-7S9----9----|-5-5-5-9-(9)-9-9--|
|-5S7----7----|-5S7-------------|-5S7----7----|-5-5-5-9-(9)-9-9--|
|------0------|-----0------0----|------0------|-3-3-3-7-(7)-7-7--|
D5E5 D5E5 A5 G5 D5E5 Gm Bm
E Q E H E E E E E E Q E Q E H E E E E +E E Q
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------||
|-------------|-------10-----8--|-------------|------------------||
|-7S9----9----|-7S9----9-----7--|-7S9----9----|-4-4-4-7-(7)-7-7--||
|-7S9----9----|-7S9----7-----5--|-7S9----9----|-5-5-5-9-(9)-9-9--||
|-5S7----7----|-5S7-------------|-5S7----7----|-5-5-5-9-(9)-9-9--||
|------0------|-----0------0----|------0------|-3-3-3-7-(7)-7-7--||
Chorus
$
E5 D E5 D
H H E E Q +E E E E H H E E Q +E E E E
|-----------|------------7-----|-----------|------------7-----|
|-----------|-7---7--(7)---8-7-|-----------|-7---7--(7)---8-7-|
|------9----|-7---7--(7)-------|------9----|-7---7--(7)-------|
|------9----|-7---7--(7)-------|------9----|-7---7--(7)-------|
|------7----|-5---5--(5)-------|------7----|-5---5--(5)-------|
|-0---------|------------------|-0---------|------------------|
E5 D E5 D
H H E E Q +E E E E H H E E H.
|-----------|------------7-----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-7---7--(7)---8-7-|-----------|-7---7-----|
|------9----|-7---7--(7)-------|------9----|-7---7-----|
|------9----|-7---7--(7)-------|------9----|-7---7-----|
|------7----|-5---5--(5)-------|------7----|-5---5-----|
|-0---------|------------------|-0---------|-----------|
Cadd9 D Dsus4 D Dsus4D Dsus4 D
E E E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H
|---3---2-(2)----2-|--3-----2-(2)----2-|-3----2-(2)----2-|--3-----2-(2)----|
|-----3--------3---|------3--------3---|----3--------3---|------3----------|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-3----------------|-(3)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
W +W W +W
To Coda
D5E5 A5 G5 D5E5 A5 G5
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------------10-|-(10)----8-----|-------------10-|-(10)----8-----|
|-7S9----9-----9-|--(9)----7-----|-7S9----9-----9-|--(9)----7-----|
|-7S9----9-----7-|--(7)----5--4--|-7S9----9-----7-|--(7)----5--4--|
|-5S7----7-------|---------------|-5S7----7-------|---------------|
|------0---------|---------------|------0---------|---------------|
D5E5 A5 G5 D5E5 G5
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q E Q E Q. E +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------||
|-------------10-|-(10)----8-----|-------------10-|-(10)----o||
|-7S9----9-----9-|--(9)----7-----|-7S9----9-----9-|--(9)-----||
|-7S9----9-----7-|--(7)----5--4--|-7S9----9-----7-|--(7)-----||
|-5S7----7-------|---------------|-5S7----7-------|---------o||
|------0---------|---------------|------0---------|----------||
Guitar Solo - Warren
D5 E5
Gtr III
E Q E H
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--7S====9------9------------------|
|--7S====9------9------------------|
|--5S====7------7------------------|
|-----------0----------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H +E +E E +E
|-10b12=======(10)r(10)-10b12r(10)-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
D5 E5 A5 G5
E E E E E E Q
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------10--------------8--------|
|--7S=============9----------------9--------------7--------|
|--7S=============9----------------7--------------5--------|
|--5S=============7----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
|
| ~~~~
| S +S +S +S +Q +E E +E. S
|-10b12r(10)b12r(10)b12-(10)-(10)----(10)-10b11-(10)-10b12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
D5 E5
E Q E H
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--7S====9----------------------9----------------|
|--7S====9----------------------9----------------|
|--5S====7----------------------7----------------|
|--------------------0---------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| S S S S S S T T T T S E. +E S S
|-10----10---------------------------------------|
|----12----12-11-12-11p10---------10--(10)----10-|
|-------------------------12p9-12----------12----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Gm Bm D5 E5
E E E E +E E Q E Q E H
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|--4----4-4---7-----(7)---7-----7-----------|-7S==9-----9------|
|--5----5-5---9-----(9)---9-----9-----------|-7S==9-----9------|
|--5----5-5---9-----(9)---9-----9-----------|-5S==7-----7------|
|--3----3-3---7-----(7)---7-----7-----------|---------0--------|
|
| ~~
| Q. +S S S S E +S E +S S S Q. H
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-12b16r====(12)S10--8h10-8b10-(8)-8b10-(8)-|-----------8b9----|
|-------------------------------------------|-9p7h9------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
D5 E5 A5 G5 D5 E5 Gm Bm
E E E E E E Q E Q E H E E E E +E E Q
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------||
|---------10-----------8---|----------------------|--------------------------||
|--7S=9----9-----------7---|--7S9--------9--------|-4-4-4-7----(7)--7--7-----||
|--7S=9----7-----------5---|--7S9--------9--------|-5-5-5-9----(9)--9--9-----||
|--5S=7--------------------|--5S7--------7--------|-5-5-5-9----(9)--9--9-----||
|-------0----------0-------|---------0------------|-3-3-3-7----(7)--7--7-----||
|
| ~~~~~~~
| +Q E E +E S S E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E a E E E E
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------12-10--||
|-(8)----------------------|----------------------|---------10S12--10--------||
|-------9--7b9-(7)-7-------|----------------------|-----9-7------------------||
|--------------------9-8-7-|------7---------------|-9-7----------------------||
|--------------------------|-10-7---10-(10)--7----|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------10-|--------------------------||
&
D5E5 A5 G5 D5E5 A5 E5
Gtrs III, IV
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------------10-|-(10)----8-----|-------------10-|-(10)----8-----|
|-7S9----9-----9-|--(9)----7-----|-7S9----9-----9-|--(9)----7-----|
|-7S9----9-----7-|--(7)----5--4--|-7S9----9-----7-|--(7)----5--4--|
|-5S7----7-------|---------------|-5S7----7-------|---------------|
|------0---------|---------------|------0---------|---------------|
D5E5 A5 G5
Gtr III
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------10------|-(10)-------------8-------|
|-7S9----9----------9------|--(9)-------------7-------|
|-7S9----9----------7------|--(7)-------------5----4--|
|-5S7----7-----------------|--------------------------|
|------0-------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~
| H Q S S S S S S Q. +H
|--------------------------|------<7>-----------------|
|--------------<7>-----<7>-|--<5>-----<5>---(<5>)-----|
|------------------<7>-----|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D5E5 A5 G5
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10--|-(10)------8-----------------|
|-7S9-----9-------------9--|--(9)------7-----------------|
|-7S9-----9-------------7--|--(7)------5--------4--------|
|-5S7-----7----------------|-----------------------------|
|------0-------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| H E E E +E +H +E E a E E
|-7----------7-------------|----------------------15b17==|
|--------10----10b12==(10)-|-(10)r===(10)-8-15S17--------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D5 E5 A5 G5
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------10-|-(10)-------------------------8---------|
|---7S=====9------9-----9-|--(9)-------------------------7---------|
|---7S=====9------9-----7-|--(7)-------------------------5-----4---|
|---5S=====7------7-------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------|----------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| +H +Q. E +Q +S T T S S +Q +Q
|-(15)b17=======(15)------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------21-|-(21)--(21)-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------21----21-19b21==(19)r=(19)--|
|-------------------------|---------------21-----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D5 E5 A5 G5
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------10-|-(10)----8--------|
|---7S=9------------9-----------------------9-|--(9)----7--------|
|---7S=9------------9-----------------------7-|--(7)----5---4----|
|---5S=7------------7-------------------------|------------------|
|----------0----------------------------------|------------------|
|
| ~~~~ ~~~~
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| +Q. S S S S S S S S S S S E +H. E E
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-(19)----19h21p19----------------------------|------------21-19-|
|------------------21p20h21p20p19----------19-|-(19)-------------|
|---------------------------------22p19h22----|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
D5 E5 A5
E Q E Q. E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------10-------|
|--7S======9--------------------------9--------------------------9-------|
|--7S======9--------------------------9--------------------------7-------|
|--5S======7--------------------------7----------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
|
| |------5------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20p19------------19h20p19----------19h20p19----------19h20p19----------|
|-------21p==19h21----------21p19h21----------21p19h21----------21p19h21-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5
+H Q Q
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(10)----------------------------------8----------------------|
|--(9)----------------------------------7----------------------|
|--(7)----------------------------------5--------------4-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |------6-------| |------6-------| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--19h20p19----------19h20p19----------------------------------|
|-----------21p19h21----------21p19h21-19-------19-------------|
|-----------------------------------------22-21----22-21-21-22-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 E5 A5 G5
E Q E Q. E +H Q Q
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------10----|-(10)------------8------*|
|--7S9-----9---------9----|--(9)------------7------*|
|--7S9-----9---------7----|--(7)------------5---4--*|
|--5S7-----7--------------|------------------------*|
|-------0-----------------|------------------------*|
|
| ~~~ ~~~
| H E E E S S +S S Q. +H
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-21------22--21-19-------|------------------------*|
|-------------------22-21-|-(21)-22-21----(21)-----*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
