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From: capper@waikato.ac.nz
I've only just started learning the guitar and I'm having trouble working
out the intro to "Heart of gold" by Neil Young.
I play it picking the bottom four strings using the chords
Em x5 D x1 Em7 x1 Em x1
It then has a few notes picked and then played again. With my useless
ear I can't pick out those notes. Any help or corrections would be appreciated
Also would anyone know a riff to play instead of the harmonica parts.
Thanks
Mike.
From: spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright (???))
Subject: Re: REQ: Heart of gold / Old Man -N Young
HEART OF GOLD : NEIL YOUNG
Intro:
Em7 / / / / / D / Em7 (Play twice)
Verse:
Em / C / D / G / (Play three times)
Em7 / / / / / G / C / / C G/B Am7 G (play twice)
For the harmonica bit, play the first line of the verse (3 times) then goto
the opening line once
Then verse two is as verse one
The only 'extra' is at the end where the vocals repeat the line:
"Keep me searching for a heart of gold, keep me searching and I'm growing old"
This is sung over the intro line again, so for this we have:
Em7 / / / / / D / Em7 (three times)
Em7 / / / / / G / / / C / / / G/B Am7 G
If you listen to the record it should be clear how the lyrics change with the
chords. The only thing to suss out is the rhythm of the strumming.
For the intro you have 6 strong strums on the Em7 , two on D then back to Em7
listen to the record- it's pretty straight forward.
Here are the chord shapes:
Em7 D Em C G G/B Am7
022030 xx0232 022000 032010 320003 x2000x x02010
Howard
From: VETTERS@VAX1.ELON.EDU (Steve Vetter )
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Subject: TAB: Heart of Gold - Neil Young
I don't know who originally wrote this, I just added the riff after "old."
I got this from the book "Neil Youn for Guitar" or something like that.
The intro is an Em strum with a brief D: (each / represents a beat)
(This may actually be a Em7)
Repeat twice:
Em Em Em Em Em Em D D Em
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
e --------0---0---0---0---0---0-|-2-------2---0-----------------|
B --------0---0---0---0---0---0-|-3-------3---0-----------------|
G --------0---0---0---0---0---0-|-2-------2---0-----------------|
D --------2---2---2---2---2---2-|-0-------0---2-----------0-----|
A --------2---2---2---2---2---2-|-------------2-------0-2----2--|
E 0-------0---0---0---0---0---0-|-------------0-----------------|
[Harmonica intro]
Em C D G
I want to live, I want to give
Em C D G
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
Em C D G
It's these expressions I never give
Em G D
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
C G
And I'm getting old
Em G D
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
C (riff) G
And I'm getting old
Riff
-----------3------------------
-----------0------------------
-----------0------------------
-----------0------------------
--3--2--0--2------------------
-----------3------------------
[Harmonica solo]
[Repeat intro Em-D pattern]
Em C D G
I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
Em C D G
I've crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
Em C D G
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
Em G D
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold
C riff G
And I'm getting old
[Harmonica solo]
Em D Em
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
Em D Em
You keep me searching and I'm getting old
Em D Em
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
Em G D
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
C G
[end]
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From: spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright (???))
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OK this is what I have for Heart of Gold
Strum an Em7 chord 6 times, then 2 on D, then one again on Em7
Here's the Em7 shape
EADGBE
022030
And D (in case you don't know)
EADGBE
xx0232
after the D and one on Em7 I think he plays an Em once (022000) then he picks
these notes:
D------2------
A--0h2--------
E--------0----
where you hammer on from the open A to the second fret
Then you go back to the beginning (6 on Em7, 2 on D, 1 on Em7, 1 on Em)
Hope this helps
Howard
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Wed Nov 24 15:12:39 1993
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From: dnv8g@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Douglas Neil Viner)
Subject: Re: REQ:Intro to Heart of Gold -N Young
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In article ,
wrote:
[...]
I play it picking the bottom four strings using the chords
Em x5 D x1 Em7 x1 Em x1
It then has a few notes picked and then played again. With my useless
ear I can't pick out those notes. Any help or corrections would be appreciated
[...]
Hiya... I play
Em D Em[ ] D Em
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
where the stuff in the brackets [ ] is, in order:
an open A and hammer-on to B (5th string, 2nd fret)
the E (4th string of the Em chord, 2nd fret)
the B again
low E (open 6th string)
...Oboy, let me try to tab this out. It may rot, though!
|---------------
|---------------
|---------------
|---------------
|-------2-------
|--0-h2---2-----
|-----------0---
(Hey, not too bad! heh,heh) Now you're ready for the 6 Em strums,
two D ones, and back to Em again.
...or just screw around!!! Cheers,
- doug
viner@virginia
