My Heart Sings Tabs & Lyrics by 311
My Heart Sings
guitar tabs lyrics
311 - "My Heart Sings"
From "Uplifter" Album
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
This song has some heavy sounding chords and cool effects in
Tim Mahoneys Lead solo riffs throughout. Please rate or comment.
Main Acoustic Riff - v v v v
e|-------0--0-----0--------0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0----|
B|-------5--5-----5--5--5--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5---5-7--5--5-5----|
G|--4/6--6--6---6-6--4--4--4------|-4------4---4-4--4--4-4----|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--5----------------------5------|-4------4-------------4----|
Notes with v above are faint, possibly a overdubbed acoustic?
The rest of the notes are the main part. Use Thumb on low E string notes
At 0:07, Lead plays this 3x:
Lead Riff 1 - with wah, envelope filter?
e|--------------9--------------|-----------7-----------|
B|-----------10---12-10-9------|---------7---9-7-------|
G|-----9--11---------------11--|----6--8---------9--8--|
D|-9h11------------------------|-6h9-------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Continue to play main Acoustic Riff during verse, but Lead plays:
Lead Guitar Verse riff (during vocals, plays on even bars of acoustic riff)
e|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
B|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
G|----------|-------4-6----------|------------|----4--6-6-------6---|
D|-rest-----|---4---4-4-----4~---|-rest-------|----4--4-4-------4---|
A|----------|------------/6------|------------|-------------4h6-----|
E|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
e|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
B|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
G|----------|---4---6-6-----4----|------------|----4--6-6-------4---|
D|-rest-----|---4---4-4-----4----|-rest-------|----4--4-4-------4---|
A|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
E|----------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
Prechorus (0:50) - the single notes are muted, but accent chords
play 3x
Rhythm
e|-----2-----2------2-----2--|------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2------2-----2--|------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--7-7-7---------7-7-7---------|
E|---------------------------|--------7-7-4---------7-7-4---|
|
|Lead, with effects
e|---------------------------|--------7---------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------7---------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------8---------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------6---------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
End of Prechorus, both Guitars:
e|--0---------------------|
B|--0-----------8--8------|
G|--4-----------8--8------|
D|--6-----------9--9------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Chorus (1:14) - Lead with delay
e|-12----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----12------12------12-----12--14-12-|----12-----12-----12-----12-------|
G|-----------------14-----14-----------|--------13-----13-----13----------|
D|-------14----------------------------|-13--------------------------13---|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm - % means to strum same chord
e|-7-----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
G|-6-----%-%-------%--%-%---%--%-------|-8-----%-%-------%--%-%---%--%----|
D|-7-----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Lead
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----12-------12-----12-----12--14-12-|----12-----12-----12-----12-------|
G|-------13----------------------------|--------13-----13-----13----------|
D|-14-------14-----14-----14-----------|-13-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm
e|-7-----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
G|-6-----%-%-------%--%-%---%--%-------|-8-----%-%-------%--%-%---%--%----|
D|-7-----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Lead
e|-12----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----12------12------12-----12--14-12-|----12-----12-----12-----12-------|
G|-----------------14-----14-----------|--------13-----13-----13----------|
D|-------14----------------------------|-13--------------------------13---|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm
e|-7-----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
G|-6-----%-%-------%--%-%---%--%-------|-8-----%-%-------%--%-%---%--%----|
D|-7-----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Lead
e|-------------------------12--11----|-------------------------11-------|
B|-----12------12------12---------12-|-----12------12------12------12---|
G|-14------14------14----------------|-13------13------13---------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm
e|-7---------------5-----------------|-7--------------------------------|
B|-10--------------5-----------------|-9--------------------------------|
G|-9---------------6-----------------|-8--------------------------------|
D|-7---------------7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-----------------|-7--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
End Chorus
Play Main Acoustic Riff again, Lead plays Lead Riff 1 twice, then:
Solo 1 (1:53)
e|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------6-8-9---|-8---6---4----------------------------|
D|----------6-7-9---------|---9---7---4h6---6h7p6p4-6-4----------|
A|----6h7-9---------------|-----------------------------6-7-6~---|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-7-4------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------7-|-----7-4-7-4----------------------|
G|------------------4------4-6-8---|-------------6-4-6-4-4-6/8--------|
D|--------4------4h6----4h6--------|----------------------------------|
A|-----4h6----4h6------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--5h7----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Play Acoustic part and Lead Verse riff during verse vocals
Play Prechorus again
Play chorus, but repeat the last two bars at the end of the chorus
Break (first chord is from previous beat)
Rhythm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-8--6-------------------6-|--4---------------------4-|
D|-9--7-------------------7-|--5---------------------5-|
A|-7--5-------------------5-|--3---------------------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|Lead Solo, w/ wah or envelope filter
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------6-7-9---7-6-7---|------7-6-------6---------|
D|------7-9-----------------|----------9-7-----9-7-5---|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-4---------------------------|-----------6-8-6--------------|
D|-4---------------------------|---6-8-9-----------6-7-7--7---|
A|-2---------------------------|-9----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|Lead
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------8-9---6-8---6-----|-------6---8-9-8---6-8--------|
A|-----6h7-9-----------9---6---|-6-7-9-----------------6--6---|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
After this, play Chorus again as you did last time, repeating the final 2 bars.
Slow down to an ending on a Dmaj7 chord:
Ending - Rhythm
e|-(11)-----------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-6--------------------|
D|-7--------------------|
A|-5--------------------|
E|----------------------|
note in () is final Lead note from Chorus part
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
