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Heartbreaker

by Grand Funk Railroad · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

22 bent notes278 notesHoles 1–10Diatonic

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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Intro
1 /8 note Play a pattern similar to the
Play same pattern as above.
6 quarter notes. 5 beats or so.
Hold for 3 beats. 1 /8 note, quarter rest.
As above.
As above.
Hold for 3 beats or so.
Once I had a lit-tle girl
Some-times I think a- bout her
But, bud-dy
She's not real-ly there
When mem-'ries do call
I just, I just can't live with-out her
But tryin' all the time
Is so hard to bear
Chorus
Heart break-er, can't take her
Heart break-er, bring-in' me down
Heart break-er, can't take her
Heart break-er, bring-in' me down
I don't cry no more
I live while I'm fly- in'
But I'll think back
And you can hear me say
Chorus
Dotted 1/8,1/16. Dotted 1/8, 1/16. 4 beats
Same as above, except "5" is 2 beats, followed by:
1/4 1/4 1/4 3 beats
1/4 Dotted 1/8, 1/16 Dotted 1/8, 1/16 1/4 1/4
Four quarter notes and a half note.
Four quarter notes and a half note.
Heck with it. Let's jump ahead to:
1 / 4 (2 sets of dotted 1/8, 1/16) 1/2
3 quarter notes and a half note
3 quarter notes and 5 beats
-7 -6 6 -6 6 -7 8 (1/4 rest)
-7 -6 6 -6 6 -7 8 (1/4 rest)
Chorus
These are dotted half notes.
3 quarters half 3 quarters half
1 / 4 (2 sets of dotted 1/8, 1/16) Half
3 quarters 4 beats
4 1/8 notes. Hold it as long as ya wanna.
Here it is without the text:
By the way: Those "10s" are really
Show the tab as it was submitted
The correct words (tabbed) do not fit 
quite right with the attached midi.
(edit):  The midi's gone.  I attached a You Tube vid.

The time signature for this song is 3 / 4.

It isn't right, but here's a decent 
Intro:

 -3              (-3 -4)
1 /8 note   Play a pattern similar to the 
             Pattern in the midi: Ya know-
             That lively part. (twice)

3      (3 4)
Play same pattern as above.



   (-1 -2)             (1 2)
6 quarter notes.    5 beats or so.



(-3 -4)                  (4 5)
Hold for 3 beats.  1 /8 note, quarter rest.

(-3 -4)      (4 5)
     As above.  

(3 4)(-3 -4)   (3 4)(-3 -4)
     As above. 

  (-1 -2)
Hold for 3 beats or so.


Song:
  5  6 -6  6 -6  6   -7
Once I had a lit-tle girl

 -4    6   -4   6   -7    7   -7 7 -7 -6
Some-times I  think a-  bout     her

 -4  -6  -6
But, bud-dy

  6    5    6  6     6 5 6 5 -4
She's not real-ly      there

 5 -   6  -6   6  -7
When mem-'ries do call

5  -7   5  -7   -6    6    5   -7  -6
I just, I just can't live with-out her

 5   -6    -6   6   -6
But tryin' all the time

5  6   6   6   -5 6 -6 6
Is so hard to    bear


Chorus
 -6    -6   -7  -6     -6  -7
Heart break-er, can't take her

 -6     -6  -7    -7  -6  6  -7
Heart break-er, bring-in' me down

-6    -6   -7  -6     -6  -7
Heart break-er, can't take her

 -6     -6  -7    -7  -6  6  -7
Heart break-er, bring-in' me down

5   6   -6  6   -6 6 -7
I don't cry no   more

-6  -7   -6    6    -7 7 -7  -6
I  live while I'm     fly-   in'

 5  -5     5    -6     
But I'll think back 

-7  -7   8   -7  -6 -6
And you can hear me say

Chorus

Guitar (Just the easy part)
     
       5    6         -6    6        5
Dotted 1/8,1/16. Dotted 1/8, 1/16.  4 beats
 
Rest, then repeat above line, Rest


Only one more rest in this passage:


      5 6 -6 6 5
Same as above, except "5" is 2 beats, followed by:

6     -6      6       -7
1/4   1/4    1/4     3 beats

-7        -6       6          -6    6   -7     8
1/4  Dotted 1/8, 1/16  Dotted 1/8, 1/16  1/4  1/4 

Here's that rest (Quarter rest), then:

8 8' -7 8   8        
Four quarter notes and a half note. 

8 -8 -7 8   8 
Four quarter notes and a half note.  

And now, 5 bars of tough stuff.
Heck with it. Let's jump ahead to:

-7   -7 
1/4  1/2

-7         -6 6    -6 6             -7
1 / 4 (2 sets of dotted 1/8, 1/16)  1/2  

10' -10 9 9'
3 quarter notes and a half note

   -9  8  8'           -7
3 quarter notes and  5 beats

For easier reading, 
I'll write that passage again, 
but this time without the text:


5  6    -6  6    5 (repeat)

5  6    -6  6    5    6 -6  6    -7

-7    -6 6    -6 6    -7     8  (1/4 rest)

8  8' -7  8    8       8  -8  -7  8    8

-7 -7    -7  -6 6  -6 6     -7

10'  -10  9     9'
-9    8   8'   -7


Chorus
Well, we're supposed to play
another chorus and a half, now, but
how 'bout we just play a half
chorus here, then finish the song 
with some guitar that was played 
during a chorus?

Guitar
          8 8 8 9'
These are dotted half notes.

   9' 8 -8     9'     9' 8 -8    10
3 quarters   half   3 quarters  half

10      -10 9   -10 9              10
1 / 4 (2 sets of dotted 1/8, 1/16) Half

 10 -10 9        9'
3 quarters    4 beats

9 9'  9 9'       8
4 1/8 notes.  Hold it as long as ya wanna.

Here it is without the text:

8 8 8 9'    9' 8 -8    9'    9' 8 -8    10

10   -10 9   -10 9      10

10 -10 9    9'   9 9'  9 9'    8

By the way:  Those "10s" are really
Supposed to be "10's", but.., well..hmmm..