Hearts In Retrograde
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This song is from the JPEG RAW album from Gary Clark Jr. Some extra info: Bends with number after mean bending to that note, whereas no number after a bend is just a small 1/4 bend.
Afinação: D A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro] This is just synths and other effects
[Verse 1][0:13]
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| Repeat 4x, then fill 1
A|-----------0-3-5-------|
D|-0---0-3-5-------------|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-3-----------------|Repeat 2 lines, fill 2
A|----5--3-----------|
D|---------5-3-0-----|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-3------------------|Goes to chorus
A|----5--3------------|
D|---------5-3-3------|
(Solo licks during Verse 1)
E|-------------|------------|----------|----------------|
B|-------------|----15~~~~--|----------|----------------|
G|-------------|------------|-9pb--7---|---12b14--------|
D|-12~~\-------|------------|----------|----------------|
A|-------------|------------|----------|----------------|
D|-------------|------------|----------|----------------|
[Chorus]
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|8x then fill 1
A|---------------------|
D|-3-5-5-5-5-5---------|
(Solo licks during Chorus 1)
E|----10----13-10--|----------------|------|--------|
B|-10----10--------|--13-10----10---|------|--13b15-|
G|-----------------|--------12------|------|--------|
D|-----------------|----------------|--12--|--------|
A|-----------------|----------------|------|--------|
D|-----------------|----------------|------|--------|
[Verse 2]
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| Repeat 4x, then fill 1
A|-----------0-3-5-------|
D|-0---0-3-5-------------|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-3-----------------|Repeat 2 lines, fill 2
A|----5--3-----------|
D|---------5-3-0-----|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-3------------------|Goes to chorus
A|----5--3------------|
D|---------5-3-3------|
(Solo licks during Verse 2)
E|---------|----------|
B|---------|----------|
G|--9pb--7-|-12b14----|
D|---------|----------|
A|---------|----------|
D|---------|----------|
[Chorus]
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|8x then fill 1
A|---------------------|
D|-3-5-5-5-5-5---------|
(Solo licks during Chorus 2)
E|----10----13-10---|-----10----13b15-13-10~-|------------|
B|-10----10---------|--10----10--------------|------------|
G|------------------|------------------------|--12b14-----|
D|------------------|------------------------|------------|
A|------------------|------------------------|------------|
D|------------------|------------------------|------------|
[Bridge 1]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------13b15-------------------15-15-15-15--------|
G|-12b14--9pb--7-------------------------------------10-12-9pb--------14-14-14-14--------|
D|-----------------(10)-(7)---------------(7)--------------------12----------------------|
A|--------------------------(10)-(8)-(10)------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| Repeat 4x, then fill 1
A|-----------0-3-5-------|
D|-0---0-3-5-------------|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-3-----------------|Repeat 2 lines, fill 2
A|----5--3-----------|
D|---------5-3-0-----|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-3------------------|Goes to chorus
A|----5--3------------|
D|---------5-3-3------|
[Chorus]
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|8x then fill 1
A|---------------------|
D|-3-5-5-5-5-5---------|
(Solo licks in Verse 3/Chorus 3)
E|-------|---13b15-13---10---|-------------------------|--------|
B|-------|-------------------|--13-10------------------|--------|
G|-12b14-|-------------------|--------12-10------------|--12b14-|
D|-------|-------------------|--------------12-10-12~--|--------|
A|-------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------|
D|-------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------|
[Bridge]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------10-13-10-13b------|
B|--------13-10-----------------------------------------------13-------------------|
G|-12b14--------12b14-12-10-12~~------------10-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------12-10-------12p10-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------12----------12p10-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----13-15-15b-13b-15----13-15----------------------------------------------|
B|-15------------------15-------15---------15------------------15------------|
G|-----------------------------------14-14----14-12-----12--------14-12/14---|
D|--------------------------------------------------15b----15b---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15----------------15b-----------------15-----------------------------------------------|
G|----14\12----12/14-----14\12----12/14-----14/12----12-----12----------------------------|
D|----------15-----------------15-----------------15----15b-------12----12-12-12-12-12~---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------15-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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How to play Hearts In Retrograde
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.