Heartbreaker
by Grand Funk Railroad · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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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..