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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: Sam Nowhere
E-Mail: s.krupke@web.de

Tuning: EADGBE

Most of the song is done by the piano, the bass guitar and Elvis himself, so it's quite 
easy for quitar...


Verse (basically E-Upstrokes)
e----------12-12----------12-12-|
B----------12-12----------12-12-|
G----------13-13----------13-13-|
D----------14-14----------14-14-|
A----------14-14----------14-14-|
E----------12-12----------12-12-|

You can actually decide on your own, how you're gonna play the E-Chords exactly...


Chorus (1st Chorus only Bass Guitar, 2nd and further: ev'ryone)

Rhythm (short chord strokes)
e----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-|
B----------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-|
G----------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---1---1---1---1-|
D----------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-|
A----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

Lead
e------------3---0---3-------3---0---3-----------------------0-------0---|
B----------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------7h9--------------|
                                                       ^    ^
                                                   !!!2nd Time only!!!


Guitar 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-|
B-----15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G-----..15bend17..------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

then piano solo

Rhythm Guitar during solo: short chord strokes in E, A and B


Ending
F7slideE7

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