Capo: 1

------------------------------ HEARTBEATS – José González ------------------------------ Music and Lyrics: The Knife Arrangement: José González Album: Veneer (2005) Tabbed by Robert Saunders (with help from other tabs on UG) Tuning: D a d f# b e Capo on 1st fret Timing: 4/4 Chords(relative to capo):

e | ^D5 ^B5 ^Gmaj7 ^Dadd9/A b | 0 f# | 3 0 0 0 d | 0 4 0 0 a | 5 2 5 7 D | 0 X 5 7

Notes: There are already 11 tabs of this song on UG but I still felt there was room for another, not least because none of the other tabs seem to have the correct spacing. I have drawn heavily on the other tabs to produce this one. Version 10 in particular is excellent but I found the layout and the random spacing to be a bit confusing. I don’t claim that my version is better, just different and hopefully easier for some people to follow. Please let me know if I’ve made any definite errors and I will correct them. Only three chords (D5, B5 and Gmaj7) are used for the verse and chorus. The tab below is based on the first 2 verses and first rendition of the chorus. In the subsequent verses and choruses there are some subtle variations in the picking patterns but they are all very similar, if not identical, to those below. When playing live, González seems to mix up the picking patterns each time he plays the song (as is common with folk finger-pickers) so it seems pointless to tab every variation sequentially. If you can learn to play the tab below fluently you should find that you can play the whole song as faithfully as you choose, as well as adding your own spontaneous variations, which is how this song should be played in my opinion. Where I’m not sure if González plays a very faint note, I’ve erred on the side of leaving it out(this tends to be the second and last note of each bar). Technique: The thumb plays every half beat (apart from in the 1st bar of the intro) all the way through the song by picking all the notes on the 5th and 6th (a and D) strings. The notes on the other strings are played with the index and middle fingers and occasionally the ring finger. The exception is in the ante-penultimate (3rd from last) bar of the bridge where the thumb plays the 4th string 5th fret. Intro: D5 D5 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------0-----| f#|--------------3-----------3-----|--------------3-----------3-----| d |--0-------0-----------0---------|--0-------0-----------0-------0-| a |----4h5-----5---4h5-5---5---0---|----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |0-------X-----------------------|0-------------------------------| B5 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |----------0---------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------4-------4-------4---------|------0-------0-------0---------| a |2---2---2---2---0h2-2---0-------|----5---5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |----------------------------4---|5-------------------------------| D5 D5 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|--------------3-----------3-----|--------------3-----------3-----| d |----------0-----------0---------|--0-------0-----------0---------| a |----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---|----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------| B5 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |----------0---------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------4-------4-------4---------|------0-------0-------0---------| a |2---2---2---2---0h2-2---0-------|----5---5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |----------------------------4---|5-------------------------------| Verse: D5 D5 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----| d |------0-------0-------0---------|------0-------0-------0-------0-| a |----4---5---5---4h5-5---5---0---|----4---5---5---4h5-5---0---0---| D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------| One night to... One night to... B5 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |----------0---------------0-----|--------------------------------| f#|--------------------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------4-------4-------4---------|------0-------0-------0---------| a |2---2---2---2---0h2-2---0-------|----5---5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |----------------------------4---|5-------------------------------| We had a promise... Four hands... D5 D5 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------0-----| f#|----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------0-----| d |--------------0-------0-------0-|------0-------0-------0---------| a |----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---|----4---5---5---4h5-5---0---0---| D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------| Both under... We had... B5 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |----------0---------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------4-------4-------4---------|------0-------0-------0-------0-| a |2---2---2---2---0h2-2---0-------|----5---5---5---4h5-5---5---5---| D |----------------------------4---|5-------------------------------| To know... Mind is a... Chorus link [played when moving from verse to chorus]: Gmaj7 e |----------------| b |----------------| f#|----------0-----| d |------0---------| a |4h5-5---5---0---| D |----------------| Chorus part 1: D5 D5 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------3---------------3-----|----------3---------------3-----| d |--------------0-------0---------|--------------0-------0---0-----| a |----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---|----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------| To call for... To lean... B5 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |----------0---------------------|--------------------------------| f#|--------------------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------4-------4-------4---------|------0-------0-------0---------| a |2---2---2---2---0h2-2---0-------|----5---5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |----------------------------4---|5-------------------------------| Wouldn’t be good e nough for me, no Chorus part 2 [played when going from chorus to verse. Don’t play this part when moving from chorus to bridge]: D5 D5 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|--------------3-----------3-----|--------------3-----------3-----| d |----------0-----------0---------|----------0-----------0---------| a |----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---|----4h5-5---5---4h5-5---5---0---| D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------| Bridge: Dadd9/A Dadd9/A e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0-------0-------0---------| a |----7---7---7-------7---7---7---|----7---7---7-------7---7---7---| D |7---------------7---------------|7---------------7---------------| you, you knew... Gmaj7 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|-----------0--------------0-----| d |------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0-------0-------0---------| a |----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|----5---5---5-------5---5---5---| D |5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------| devil. And Dadd9/A Dadd9/A e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |------0-------0---7---7-------0-|------0-------0---0---0-------0-| a |----7---7---7-------7---7---7---|----7---7---7-------7---7---7---| D |7---------------7---------------|7---------------7---------------| you... kept us... Gmaj7 Gmaj7 e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| f#|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----| d |--0---0-------0---0---0-------0-|--0---0-------0---0---0-5-----0-| a |----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|----5---5---5-------5-------0---| D |5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------| wolves teeth, Sharing... heartbeats in one B5 B5 e |-------------------------^0-----|-------------------------------| b |---------^0--------------^0-----|-------------------------0-----| f#|---------^0-----------0---------|---------0-------3-------------| d |------4-------4---4-----------4-|-----4-------4-------4-------0-| a |2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2--2---2---2---2---2---2---0---| D |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| night... After the bridge go back to chorus part one. Play that twice then end with the following arpeggiated D5 chord: e |----| b |----| f#|^3--| d |^0--| a |^0--| D |^0--| ******************** h = hammer-on X = silent/missing thumb note ^ = arpeggiated ******************** Lyrics & Chords:

^D5 One night to be confused ^D5 One night to speed up truth

^B5 We had a promise made ^Gmaj7 Four hands and then away

Both under influence We had divine scent To know what to say Mind is a razor blade Chorus:

^D5 To call for hands of above ^D5 To lean on

^B5 Wouldn’t be good e^Gmaj7nough

For me, no. One night of magic rush The start a simple touch One night to push and scream And then relief Ten days of perfect tunes The colours red and blue We had a promise made We were in love To call for hands of above To lean on Wouldn’t be good enough For me, no To call for hands of above To lean on Wouldn’t be good enough Bridge:

And ^Dadd9/Ayou, ^Dadd9/A you knew the hand of the ^Gmaj7devil ^Gmaj7 And ^Dadd9/Ayou, ^Dadd9/A kept us awake with ^Gmaj7wolves teeth

Sharing different ^Gmaj7heartbeats In one ^B5night ^B5

To call for hands of above To lean on Wouldn’t be good enough For me, no To call for hands of above To lean on Wouldn't be good enough

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats