Heartbreaker

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Lyrics & Chords

	

	Heartbreaker - by Geoff Gill and Clint Wade
	
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	Though this song is riddled with power chords, 
	it is in Ab's relative minor = Fm
	
	F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F       =  Ab's relative minor scale
		Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab  =  Ab Major Scale
	
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	(8) INTRO
	drums start, hit Ab,  then Fm, Ab (3x)


	(8) VERSE 1
	F5                          Eb5            Db5          Bb5  C5  Eb5
	1.  Your love is like a tidal wave, spinning over my head
	 F5                    Eb5            Db5            Bb5 C5 Eb5
	drowning me in your promises, that are left unsaid


	(8) PRE CHORUS
	    F5       Eb5      Db5          Bb5           C5
	You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy
	      F5     Eb5    Db5          Bb5                 C5
	The invincible winner and you know that you were born to be


	(8) CHORUS 1
	       F5           G5 Ab5            Bb5
	You're a heartbreaker,     dream maker, love taker
	 C5        D5              C5
	don't you mess around with me
	         F5            G5 Ab5            Bb5
	You're a   heartbreaker,     dream maker, love taker
	 C5        Db5             C5              F5
	don't you mess around with me. No! No! No!

	(4) INTRO W/ GUITAR BENDS

	(8) VERSE 2
	Your love has set my soul on fire, burning out of control
	You taught me the way of desire, now it's taken its toll
	
	(8) PRE CHORUS
	(8) CHORUS 2

	(4) INTRO

	(12) BRIDGE W/ HITS

	(9) PRE CHORUS
	/F                           /Db           
	   You're the right kind of sinner 
	         /Bb              /C /Bb /Ab /G
	   to release my inner fantasy
	/F                  /Db           
	   The invincible winner and I 
	       Bb                 C
	   know that you were born to be


	(8) CHORUS 3
		(first two lines a cappella)
	You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, 
	love taker don't you mess around with me
	        F5          /G  Ab5           Bb
	You're a heartbreaker,     dream maker, love taker
	C                   C#             C
	don't you    mess around with me    (3x)

	(8) CHORUS 4
	
	(8) GUITAR SOLO
	(16) GUITAR SOLO
	
	(1) OUTRO

Song Form

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  	(8) INTRO
  
  	(8) VERSE 1
	(9) PRE CHORUS
	(8) CHORUS 1
	
	(4) INTRO (W/ GUIT BEND)
	(8) VERSE 2
	(8) PRE CHORUS
	(8) CHORUS 2
	
	(4) INTRO
	(12) BRIDGE (8 WEIRD HITS + 4 NORMAL HITS)
	
	(9) PRE CHORUS (BROKEN DOWN DOUBLE HITS)
	(8) CHORUS 3 (1/2 VOC ONLY)
	(8) CHORUS 4
	
	(8) GUIT SQUEAL SOLO
	(16) GUIT SOLO
	
	(1) OUTRO HITS
	

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TAB


	The 1/8 note feel is palm muted


	(8) INTRO
	  N.C.                       Ab5    F5               F5        Ab5
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	D|----------------|----------6~~~~~|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-6~~~~~|
	A|----------------|----------6~~~~~|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-6~~~~~|
	E|----------------|----------4~~~~~|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-4~~~~~|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

	  F5               F5        Ab5    F5               F5        
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-6~~~~~|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
	A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-6~~~~~|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
	E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-4~~~~~|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 	
	  
	GUITAR INTRO MELODY
	(measures 7&8 lead in to verse)
                                        F5               F5        
	                                   |----------------|----------------|
	                                   |----------------|----------------|
	                                   |----------3^(5~~)1-3-------------|
	                                   |----------------|----1-3---------|
	                                   |----------------|--------1-3-----|
	                                   |----------------|------------4-3-|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 


 (8) VERSE
  (repeat these 4 measures)
   F5                       Eb5              Db5              B5      C5  Eb5
 e|------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B|------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G|------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------8~~~|
 A|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|8-8-8-8-10~~6~~~|
 E|------------------------|----------------|----------------|6-6-6-6-8~~~----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 


 (9) PRE CHORUS	
  (repeat, measure 9 stops on beat 3)
   Fm      Eb       Db  Db5          B5                 C5
 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
 B|9~~~~~~~8~~~~~~~|6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------|-----------------------|
 G|10~~~~~~8~~~~~~~|6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------|-----------------------|
 D|10~~~~~~8~~~~~~~|6~~~6-6-6-6-6-6-|8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 A|8~~~~~~~6~~~~~~~|4~~~4-4-4-4-4-4-|8~~~8-8-8-8-8-8-|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 E|----------------|----------------|6~~~6-6-6-6-6-6-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 +  2  +  3  +  4  + 


	(8) CHORUS
	 (repeat)
	  Eb5       F5     C5        Bb5    Ab5   G5    F5     Eb5     D5
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|----------------|----------------|3~~~3~~~--5~~~~~|--6~~~~~--5~~~~~|
	D|3~~~3~~~--5~~~~~|6~~~6~~~--------|3~~~3~~~--5~~~~~|--6~~~~~--5~~~~~|
	A|3~~~3~~~--5~~~~~|6~~~6~~~--------|1~~~1~~~--3~~~~~|--4~~~~~--3~~~~~|
	E|1~~~1~~~--3~~~~~|4~~~4~~~--------|----------------|----------------|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 


	(12) BRIDGE
	  Eb5       F5     C5        Bb5    Ab5   G5    F5     Eb5     D5
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|3~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~|----------------|----------------|----3~~~~~2~~~~~|
	D|1~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~|5~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~|----------------|----1~~~~~0~~~~~|
	A|----------------|3~~~~~~~~~1~~~~~|6~~~~~5~~~~~~~3~|~~--------------|
	E|----------------|----------------|4~~~~~3~~~~~~~1~|~~--------------|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

	  Eb5       F5     C5        Bb5    n.c.
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|3~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	D|1~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~|5~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~|6-5-3-----------|------5-----3---|
	A|----------------|3~~~~~~~~~1~~~~~|------6---4-3---|--3-4-----------|
	E|----------------|----------------|--------------6-|~~--------------|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

	  C                C                C                C
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----------------|--------5-5-5-5-|
	D|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
	A|3-3-----3-3-----|3-3-----3-3-----|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
	E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

	
	(9) PRE CHORUS 3 HITS
	  F             C  Db            Ab Bb                 C   Bb  Ab  G 	
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	A|--------------3-|4---------------|1---------------|--3---1---------|
	E|1---------------|--------------4-|----------------|----------4---3-|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
	  
	  F             C  Db            Ab Bb               C  	
	e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	D|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
	A|--------------3-|4---------------|1---------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
	E|1---------------|--------------4-|----------------|----------------|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
	  
	  C            
	e|----------------|
	B|----------------|
	G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~|
	D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~|mute on 1
	A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3~~~|
	E|1---------------|
	  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 



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