"Love Alive" by Heart >From the album Little Queen Transcribed by Jeff Vick (Vicktory@aol.com) May 30, 2002 Part of the beauty of this song is that there are 2 distinct guitar parts which blend together seamlessly with harmonized riffs and different voicings of the same chord, including a lot of voicings using open strings. The two parts are here noted separately assuming it will be played as a duet. If you play it solo, mix and match your favorite bits. On the album the 2 guitars are well separated left and right. It sounds like they used two acoustic guitars (or 1 acoustic, 1 steel guitar), but an acoustic for guitar one and an electric set clean for guitar 2 works well also. The electric really helps to make the harmonics pop out.
I have not attempted to indicate the rhythm. Symbols used include: h = hammer on p = pull off = natural harmonic above fret x / = slide up to next note \ = slide down to next note x = mute, do not play GUITAR ONE (Right channel on album) Introduction: Am E--------------12h13p12\10--------------0-- B--8h10p8\5-----------------------------2-- Play this G---------------------------5h7p5\4-----3-- only 1X D---------------------------------------3-- A---------------------------------------0-- E------------------------------------------ Verse: E----------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- D--7-7---5h7p5\4--5-5---4h5p4\2--4-4--2h4p2p0--4-2-2-----2-- A--0-0---0--------0-0---0--------0-0--0--------0-0-0-----0-- E------0--------------0------------------------------0h3---- Play the above 8 times, but on the 2nd through 8th times, "walk up" by adding the following at the beginning: E----------- B----------- G----------- D--2--4--5-- A--0--0--0-- E----------- First Harmonized Chorus: (at 0:34) G A A A E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G----------------0-----------------------------4/6--6--6-- D-2-0--------------0------0---------------0----5/7--7--7-- A-------3-2-0----------------0-----------2-----5/7--7--7-- E---------------3------3-2-----2----2/3--------3/5--5--7-- Play above 2X Next Repeat Verse 2X and 1st Harmonized Chorus 2X Then play Verse 3X and 1st Harmonized Chorus 4X Interlude: (at 2:10) C/D D Asus4 A7sus9? E-3-3--3---5--5-5-5---0-0-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-- B-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---5-5-5-/-7--7-7---7-7-7-- G-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9-- D-x-x--x-/-x--x-x-x---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9-- A---------------------x-x-x---x--x-x---x-x-x-- E--------------------------------------------- The interlude progression is played a total of 6 times. Bridge: (at 2:42) This part is played with chords, though you can pick a nice melody from the chord shapes (which they do). The chords for Guitar 2 are the same as Guitar 1, but each plays a somewhat different strum/pick pattern. The chords are: E D to Dsus2 Aadd9 to A11? E Riff Played as follows: E = EADGBE D = EADGBE Dsus2 = EADGBE 022100 x00232 x00230 Aadd9 = EADGBE A11? = EADGBE x02420 x02430 The riff is: E------------------ B------------------ G--------0--------- D---------0----0--- A----------0----0-- E--0-2--3-----2---- The bridge progression is Played 5X. On 5th time don't play riff at the end. 2nd Harmonized Chorus: (at 3:33) D E E-2---------------2------------------------------------- B---5--3-2----------3-----2--------------2--3/5--5---5-- G-----------4---2-----2-----2----------2----2/4--4---4-- D-----------------------2-----2---2h4-------4/6--6---6-- A------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------- Play 4X Ending: (at 3:53) E---------------------- B---------------------- G----------0----0---2-- Play 3X D---------0----0----3-- A--------0----0-----3-- E--0-2--3----2------0-- E---------0------+ +-----------0--------+ B-------8---8----+ Repeat +--------10---10-----+ Repeat G-----9-------9--+ Again +-----11---------11--+ Again D--10------------+ +--12----------------+ A----------------+ +--------------------+ E----------------+ +--------------------+ E-----------0-------------+ B--------12---12----------+ Repeat G-----12---------12----12-+ Again D--14---------------14----+ A-------------------------+ E-------------------------+ E E------------------------------0 Rake and B-----10h12p10\8---8-7-8--10----0 Let Ring G--11----------------------------9 D-0-------------------------------9 A----------------------------------7 E-----------------------------------7 ========================================================== GUITAR TWO (Left channel on album) Introduction: Am E-----------------------------------------0-- B----------------------------------------10-- Play 1X G-----------------------------------------9-- D----------------------------------------10-- A----------------------------12-- E-------------------------------- E------------------- Play left figure 8X. Variations heard: B------------------- G------------0------ The first time through, don't play D--------------4---- first note (6th string harmonic). A------------7-- The 4th and 8th times through, play E--------------- first note twice. First Harmonized Chorus: (at 0:34) E--------------------------------------------------- B-12-11----------------------------------------- G--------14-12-11-------------------11---------- D--------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------- G A A A E------------------------------------ B-------------------8-/-10----10--10- Play 2X. G-------------------7-/--9-----9---9- D-----------12h14---9-/-11----11--11- A----12h14--------------------------- E------------------------------------ Verse: Chords are as follows: Asus2 G6/9? Dadd9 A9 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE X02200 302005 x04230 302200 0 >From which the following is picked: E-----0------------5----------0--------------------------- B-------0-----------0----------3-------------------------- G--2------2----0-----2----2-----2---2-2-2-----2-2-2------- D---2-----------2----------4--------2-2-2-----2-2-2------- A-0----------------------0-------------------------------- E-------------3--------------------------3p0h3-----3p0h3-- Repeat Verse 2X, then 1st Harmonized Chorus 2X Then play Verse 3X, then 1st Harmonized Chorus 4X When they sing "Suddenly a sunbeam..." at 1:00 it sounds like a harp is overdubbed, but a passing approximation can be made with the following fingering of the Aadd9 chord: Aadd9 = E A D G B E X 16 14 16 17 17 Interlude: (at 2:10) C/D D Asus4 A7sus9? E-3-3--3---5--5-5-5---0-0-0---0--0-0---0-0-0-- B-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---5-5-5-/-7--7-7---7-7-7-- G-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9-- D-x-x--x-/-x--x-x-x---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9-- A---------------------x-x-x---x--x-x---x-x-x-- E--------------------------------------------- The interlude progression is played a total of 6X. Bridge: (at 2:42) This part is played with chords, though you can pick a nice melody from the chord shapes (which they do). The chords for Guitar 2 are the same as Guitar 1, but each plays a somewhat different strum/pick pattern. The chords are: E D to Dsus2 Aadd9 to A11? E Riff Played as follows: E = EADGBE D = EADGBE Dsus2 = EADGBE 022100 x00232 x00230 Aadd9 = EADGBE A11? = EADGBE x02420 x02430 The riff is: E------------------ B------------------ G--------0--------- D---------0----0--- A----------0----0-- E--0-2--3-----2---- The bridge progression is played 5X. On the last time through, don't play the riff at the end. 2nd Harmonized Chorus: (at 3:33) E--------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------7/9--9--9-- G-7-6----------------------6-------------7--7/9--9--9-- D------9-7-6---7------------------------7---7/9--9--9-- A------------------------------7--7h9--------------- E--------------------------------------------------------- Play 4X Ending: (at 3:53) E---------------------- B---------------------- G----------0----0---2-- Play 3X D---------0----0----3-- A--------0----0-----3-- E--0-2--3----2------0-- E-------0-------------0-------+------0-------------0-------- B-------------0------------0--+-------------0------------0-- G----------0------0-----0-----+---------0------0------0----- D-----5------5------5-----5---+-----9------9-----9------9--- A-5/7-----7-----7------7------+-7/9----9------9------9------ E-----------------------------+----------------------------- E E----------0--------------2h3p2p0--2---2---0 B--------0---0-----------------------3------0 Rake and G------5-------5-------2---------------------9 let ring D----7-----------7-----0----------------------9 A--0-----------------0-------------------------7 E-----------------------------------------------7
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