Elvis Presley

Heartbreak Hotel

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Tabbed By: hdn9

Added: Jan 30, 2008

Type: Guitar

Skill Level: Beginner

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HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY
Written by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden
Recorded January 10 1956/Released January 27 1956
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Tabbed by:BackintheUssr (Mat Paget)
Email: mat_paget@hotmail.com

Tuning: EADGBE

This is a very easy classic rock and roll song. When I tabbed it out I did it in one
So Enjoy!!!! (Lyrics at bottom, Listen to the song to match the tab with the lyrics)

Notes:

{E chords are upstrokes)

Verse

e|--0--0--------0--0---------------------------|
B|--0--0--------0--0---------------------------|
G|--1--1--------1--1---------------------------|
D|--2--2--------2--2---------------------------|
A|--2--2--------2--2---------------------------|
E|----------------------0-2-3-4----------------|

End of Verse

Chorus

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4---4-4-6-6--4-4-6-6-----------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-4-4--2-2-4-4--2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|

End of Chorus

Play the Verse and Chorus parts 4 times and then we go into the solo

e|--12-12-12-12-------12----12-12-12-12----------12-12-12-12-------12--------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-15-------12-12-12-12-12-15----12-12-12-12-12-15-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

That's the end of the solo THEN PLAY THE CHORUS PART OVER THE PIANO SOLO

After you're done that the verse happens again but it's different so here it is

Verse (Part 2)

e|--0-0-------0-0----------12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12-12----------|
B|--0-0-------0-0----------12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12-12----------|
G|--1-1-------1-1------14b-------14b-------14b-------14b----------------|
D|--2-2-------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

End of Verse (Part 2)

Now to finish off the song play the CHORUS PART once more and you've completed one of
Presley's Finest

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79silverburst | February 02, 2008 at 12:04 Report Abuse

The end of the solo does not stay on the 12TH fret on both "B" and "E" strings. The "E" string stays on the the 12TH fret while the "B" string is on the 16TH fret with a bend being played at the same time as the "E" on the 12TH fret.

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