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HEARTBREAK HOTEL As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1956 Album ELVIS PRESLEY) Words and Music by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden & Elvis Presley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar' 1st - 3rd Verses Q=96(8=s8) N.C. E 4/4 Gtr I |3-| |3-| W H Q E E E H Q E E E |----------||---------12-12---|--------12-12---| |----------||o--------12-12---|--------12-12---| |----------||---------13-13---|--------13-13---| |----------||-----------------|----------------| |----------||o----------------|----------------| |----------||-----------------|----------------|
W W E AQ E E E E E E Q E E E E E |----------|----------|---0------0-----|---0------0------| |----------|----------|------2-------2-|------2-------2--| |----------|----------|--------2---2---|--------2---2----| |----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
1.,2. 3.
W E E7 Q E H 3x E Q Q E E E |----------|----0----------||---0-----------|| |----------|-------3-3----o||------3--2-----|| |----------|---------------||-------------1-|| |----------|---------------||-----------2---|| |----------|--------------o||---------------|| |----------|---------------||---------------||
4th Verse E |3-| |3-| E E Q Q E E E H Q E E E W W |----------12-12---|--------12-12---|----------|------| |-0--------12-12---|--------12-12---|----------|------| |----------13-13---|--------13-13---|----------|------| |------------------|----------------|----------|------| |------------------|----------------|----------|------| |------------------|----------------|----------|------|
E AQ E E E E E E Q E E E E E W E EE E E +H |---0------0---0-|---2--------0---|----------|---0------------|| |------2---------|------2---2---2-|----------|-----0----------|| |--------2---2---|-2------2-------|----------|-------1-(1)----|| |----------------|----------------|----------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------|----------------||
Guitar Solo N.C. |--3--| |3-| E E E Q E E E Q |-/12-12-12-12-------12----| |-/12-12-12-12-12-15-------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |3-| E E E Q E Q Q E E E Q E E E Q |-/12-12-12-12------------|-/12-12-12-12-------12----| |-/12-12-12-12-12-15\-----|-/12-12-12-12-12-15-------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |------3-------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12----12-------12------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-----|| |-15b16-15pb16.5-15pb17==15-15-15-15-15-15-15r----15pb17-|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| Piano Solo A PM------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------2-2-----|---------2-2-----| |-0-0-4-4-----4-4-|-0-0-4-4-----4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------| 5th Verse B E E PM------------------------------| |3-| |3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E H Q E E E |-----------------|-----------------||----------12-12---|--------12-12----| |-----------------|-----------------||----------12-12---|--------12-12----| |-----------------|-----------------||----------13-13---|--------13-13----| |-----------------|-----------------||-2----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-0-0---------|-----4-4-2-2-4-4-||------------------|-----------------| |---------4-4-2-2-|-0-0-------------||------------------|-----------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| W E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-12-------12-------12----------------| |----------|-12-14p12-12-14p12-12-14p12-14-12----| |----------|----14p12----14p12----14p12-14-12----| |----------|----------------------------------14-| |----------|-------------------------------------| |----------|-------------------------------------| A E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q |---0--------0---|---2--------0---| |------2---2---2-|------2---2-----| |--------2-------|-2------2-------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| FmajEmaj7 |3| W W Q Q E +H +W |----------|----------|----------------|--------*| |----------|----------|----10-9-(9)----|-(9)----*| |----------|----------|-----9-8-(8)----|-(8)----*| |----------|----------|----10-9-(9)----|-(9)----*| |----------|----------|-----8-7-(7)----|-(7)----*| |----------|----------|----------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths