Heartbeats Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Fm
Capo:	1st fret
Author The_Don [a] 91.
4 contributors total, last edit on Apr 10, 2018
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                             Heartbeats - José González
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Tabbed by: The_Don
Email: TBig.Don@googlemail.com
 
Tuning: DADF#BE
Capo: 1st Fret
 
A great song with loads of feeling in it. Sorry the tab is so long but he does little changes
throughout the song. I think this is accurate but still listen to the song very carefully
you want to play it completely accurate.
 
Remember to use the capo on 1st Fret, everything is relative to it.
 
 
[Intro]
 
E |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------||
B |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------||
F#|------------------------3--|------------------3-----|------------------------3--||
D |-----0-------0-----(0)-----|-------0-----(0)--------|-----0-------0-----(0)-----||
A |--------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5----------0--|--------4h5-----5----------||
D |--0------------------------|------------------------|--0------------------------||
 
 
E |---------------------------|
B |------------------0--------|
F#|------------------3--------|
D |-------0-----(0)--------0--|
A |--4h5-----5----------0-----|
D |---------------------------|
 
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
 
E |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|----------------------3--|------------------3-----|----------------------3--|------------------3-----|
D |-----------0-----(0)-----|-------0-----(0)--------|-----------0-----(0)-----|-------0-----(0)--------|
A |------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5----------0--|------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5----------0--|
D |--0----------------------|------------------------|--0----------------------|------------------------|
 
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
E |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3-----|-------------3--------|-----------------3-----|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|----------0--------0--|-------0---------------|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5---0-----0--|
D |--0-------------------|------------------------|--0-------------------|-----------------------|
 
     One night to be confused                        One night to speed up truth
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
     We had a promise made                            Four hands and then away
 
E |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------0-----|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3-----|-------------3--------|-----------------3-----|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|----------0--------0--|-------0---------------|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5---0-----0--|
D |--0-------------------|------------------------|--0-------------------|-----------------------|
 
     Both under influence                            We had divine scent
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------||
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------||
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0--------||
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------0--||
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------5-----||
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5-----------------------------------------||
 
     To know what to say                              Mind is a razor blade
 
 *With feeling*|
E |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
F#|----------------0-----|
D |-------0-----0--------|
A |--4h5-----5--------0--|
D |----------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E |----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------0-----|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3-----|----------------------3--|-----------------3-----|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|-----------0-----(0)-----|-------0---------------|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5---0-----0--|
D |--0-------------------|------------------------|--0----------------------|-----------------------|
 
     To call for hands of above                      To lean on
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
     Wouldn't be good enough                          For me, no
 
 
[Break]
                                                                                    *With feeling*
E |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|----------------------3--|------------------3-----|----------------------3--|------------------3-----|
D |-----------0-----(0)-----|-------0-----(0)--------|-----------0-----(0)-----|-------0-----(0)--------|
A |------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5----------0--|------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5----------0--|
D |--0----------------------|------------------------|--0----------------------|------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
E |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
B |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------3--------|----------------3-----|-------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0--------------|----------0--------0--|-------0---------------0--|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5--0-----0--|-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5---0-----0-----|
D |--0-------------------|----------------------|--0-------------------|--------------------------|
 
     One night of magic rush                       The start a simple touch
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
     One night to push and scream                                     And then relief
 
E |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
B |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3--------|-------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------0--|----------0--------0--|-------0---------------0--|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0-----|-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5---0-----0-----|
D |--0-------------------|---------------------------|--0-------------------|--------------------------|
 
     Ten days of perfect tunes                          The colors red and blue
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------||
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------||
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----||
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------||
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------5--||
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------||
 
     We had a promise made                                            We were in love
 
*With feeling*
E |----------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------0----------------------0-----|
D |--0-----0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |-----5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |----------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3-----|--------------3--------|-----------------3-----|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|-----------0--------0--|-------0---------------|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|------4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5---0-----0--|
D |--0-------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------|-----------------------|
 
     To call for hands of above                      To lean on
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
     Wouldn't be good enough                          For me, no
 
E |----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3-----|----------------------3--|-----------------3-----|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|-----------0-----(0)-----|-------0---------------|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5---0-----0--|
D |--0-------------------|------------------------|--0----------------------|-----------------------|
 
     To call for hands of above                      To lean on
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0--------|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------0--|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------5-----|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5-----------------------------------------|
 
     Wouldn't be good enough
 
 
[Bridge]
 
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------0----------------0------|----------0----------------0------|
D |--------0-----0----------0-----0--|--------0-----0----------0-----0--|
A |------7-----7----------7-----7----|------7-----7----------7-----7----|
D |--7----------------7--------------|--7----------------7--------------|
 
     And you,                               you knew the hands of the devil
 
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------0----------------0------|----------0----------------0------|
D |--------0-----0----------0-----0--|--------0-----0----------0-----0--|
A |------5-----5----------5-----5----|------5-----5----------5-----5----|
D |--5----------------5--------------|--5----------------5--------------|
 
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------0----------------0------|----------0----------------0------|
D |--------0-----0----------7-----0--|--------0-----0----------0-----0--|
A |------7-----7----------7-----7----|------7-----7----------7-----7----|
D |--7----------------7--------------|--7----------------7--------------|
 
     And you,                               kept us awake with
 
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------0----------------0------|----------0----------------0------|
D |--------0-----0----------0-----0--|--------0-----0----------0-----0--|
A |------5-----5----------5-----5----|------5-----5----------5-----0----|
D |--5----------------5--------------|--5----------------5--------------|
 
     wolves teeth     Sharing different heartbeats       In one
 
E |-------------------------0------|---------------------------|
B |----------0--------------0------|----------0-----------0----|
F#|--------0-----0--------0-----0--|--------0-----0---3-0------|
D |------4-----4--------4-----4----|------4-----4--------------|
A |--2--------------2--------------|--2--------------2-2-2--0--|
D |--------------------------------|---------------------------|
 
     night
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E |-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|----------------3--------|------------------3-----|-----------------3--------|-----------------3--------|
D |-----0-------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|-----0--------0--------0--|-------0---------------0--|
A |--------4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|---------4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5---0-----0-----|
D |--0----------------------|------------------------|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
 
     To call for hands of above                         To lean on
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|
 
     Wouldn't be good enough                          For me, no
 
E |----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B |----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------0--------|
F#|-------------3--------|------------------3-----|------------------------3--|-----------------3--------|
D |----------0--------0--|-------0-----(0)--------|-----0-------0-----(0)-----|-------0---------------0--|
A |-----4h5--------5-----|--4h5-----5----------0--|--------4h5-----5----------|--4h5-----5---0-----0-----|
D |--0-------------------|------------------------|--0------------------------|--------------------------|
 
     To call for hands of above                      To lean on
 
E |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----|
B |----------------0--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----|
F#|----------------0--------|----------------------|------------0----------------------0-----|--3--|
D |----------4-----------4--|----------4-----4-----|---------0--------0-------0-----0--------|--0--|
A |--2----2-----2-----2-----|--0h2--2-----0--------|------5--------5-----4h5-----5--------0--|--0--|
D |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--5--------------------------------------|-----|
 
     Wouldn't be good enough
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come on guys.. you have to give this a 5.. maybe josé just improvised. It's not that important to get it 100% correct
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It's a good tab. The main problem with it and getting the timing right is that when you watch him live his thumb is keeping with the beat so you should see 4 thumb notes in every measure (not including hammer-ons which aren't plucked, on the two low strings in some combination). Some of those may be ghost notes that don't always sound (and aren't shown in this tab). That's fine to not show them but then the spacing should give you some indication of that and it doesn't in this tab, so the (0) 3 should have double the spacing shown. The first measure timing is: E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| F#|------------------------------3--| D |------0-------0------(0)---------| A |----------4h5-----5-------.------| D |--0------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + You could write that with half the spacing but I left it wide to show the hammer-on properly. (the hammered 5 comes as a 16th without interrupting the eighths.)
Very very good tab, its not at all how José actually plays it if you watch him live, but it sounds the same and its easier to play this way and thats what matters