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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