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HIM
"Heartkiller"
Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
Updated 03/28/10
- Simplified Main riff chords
Updated 05/24/10
- Fixed chord timing
- Added solos on the outro
Guitars:
G1 - Lead
G2 - Rythym/Bass
G3 - Keyboard
Other symbols:
PM - Palm mute
/ - slide up
\ - slice down
b - bend
h - hammer on
* - pinch harmonic
~~ - let ring
Intro:
[Guitar 1]
Palm mute: Fm G# Eb
e|------------------|-------------|
B|--6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-4---4-|
G|------------------|---------5---|
D|------------------|-------------|
A|------------------|-------------|
E|------------------|-------------|
Fm G# Eb\Cm/Eb
e|------------------|---------|
B|--6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-|---------|
G|------------------|--8\5/8--|
D|------------------|--8\5/8--|
A|------------------|--6\3/6--|
E|------------------|--6\3/6--|
Main riff: Fm--G#--Eb (2x for G1; 4x for G2)
[Guitar 1]
Solo: e|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|----13--------15b----|----13--------------------|
G|-10----10-13------15-|-10----10-13--12b----10---|
D|---------------------|------------------13------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------|
Verse 1:
Fm(PM) Eb
Farewell heartless world,
Fm I'll send you a Ebpostcard burnt,
C# G# Eb--Cm
In flames You've tried so hard to extinguish with the fear of failing,
Fm I'll write down everyEbthing I have learned,
Fm And edit it down to a Ebsingle word,
C#---G#
Lo---ve
For Cmyou I'm waiting, anticipating
Chorus:
FmSparks will fly beneath the G#luna alight,
Lazarus at C#Frankenstein's, babe I'll be a,
G#(break) Cm--Eb
Flatliner for a... Heartkiller
A Fmlittle we die above the G#lesser light,
For you I'm C#open wide, babe I'll be a,
G#(break) C#--Eb
Flatliner for a... Heartkiller
Post chorus:
(Play main riff chords once with solo)
Heartkiller
Verse 2:
Fm Top hats Eboff to the return,
Fm Of the beat to Eblick a wound to,
C# G# Eb--Cm
Cursed for some and blessed for a few,
Fm It doesn't have to Ebmake any sense at all,
Fm Come hither and we'll Ebfall,
C#---G# C#---G#
In lo---ve, for lo---ve
I'm Cmcrawling out of patience baby
(Repeat chorus)
Bridge:
C#Paint all your Ebsorrows for me to sing
Cm---Fm
Heartkiller
C#Draw your pain and Ebhear me hum it G#out
Interlude:
G3: e|----------------|
B|--13----11------|
G|-----13----12---|2x
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
G1 and G2: (same solo from the intro...)
Eb-------------
e|---------------------|--------------------|--------|
B|----13--------15b----|----13-------15b----|-15b----|
G|-10----10-13------15-|-10----10-13-----15-|-----15-|
D|---------------------|--------------------|--------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|--------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|--------|
Cm------------------
e|--------|---------------|
B|-17b----|-17b-----18~~--|
G|-----17-|-----17--------|
D|--------|---------------|
A|--------|---------------|
E|--------|---------------|
Chorus:
FmSparks will fly beneath the G#luna alight,
Lazarus at C#Frankenstein's, babe I'll be a,
G#(break) Cm--Eb
Flatliner for a... Heartkiller
A Fmlittle we die above the G#lesser light,
For you I'm C#open wide, babe I'll be a,
G#(break) Cm--Eb Eb Eb
Flatliner for a... Heartkiller...killer...killer
Outro:
Ad lib: Fm-G#-C#-G#-Cm-Eb
e|-*13~~--13-11----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------13-11------11-------13b14~~-13-11----11-13--|
G|---------------------13~~----13-11---------------13--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
whoa... whoa... babe I'll be a,
e|--------------------------|
B|--11h13h11----------------|
G|-----------h13h12--8------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Flatliner for a... Heartkiller
e|--13~~--13-11----b16~~-16-15----------20-18-16-18-b20~~-|
B|--------------13-------------16-13/14-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
whoa... whoa... babe I'll be a,
Flatliner for a... Heartkiller.