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sections as possible while still maintaining the overall chord structure.
[Verse]
Anyway, the purpose here is to make the song more strummable, which is a
challenge given the riffs that comprise most of it (particularly the verses).
My way of doing that is still to include a little riffage but to translate it
into a more playable chord structure. It's not an exact, note-for-note
transcription but it's not meant to be--it's simply a chord approach with a
Standard Tuning if you're playing along with the original recording; half step
down sounds good too though!
A note about the Verse Riff
Before I list the chord changes along with the lyrics, I thought it would make
sense to give some explication of how I think the chords should be played in
the verse. In a way, you're mimicking the original riff without
actual verse riff found in the aforementioned tablature.
Hammer onto the A chord and then pull off before switching to the C and the A5.
e|-0----A0-0-0-0-0-0-0--C---A5---|
B|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--------|
G|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--0--2--|
D|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--2--2--|
A|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0--|
E|---------------------------|
Then, finger the Am chord and hammer onto the 2nd fret and strum as shown below
e|Am---A--A5---Asus4------------------|
B|-1h2----3-1h2----3-1h2----|
G|-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--|
D|-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--|
A|-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--|
E|--------------------------|
Hammer onto the A chord and then pull off before switching to the C and the D.
e|-0----A0-0-0-0-0-0-0--C---D2--|
B|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0-----3--|
G|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--0--2--|
D|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--2--0--|
A|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-----|
E|---------------------------|
For the final part, strum the chords steadily with the rhythm shown:
Dv ^ v Cadd9^ ^ v G^ ^ v v
e|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--3--3--2--|
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|
G|-2-2-2-0--0-0-0--0--0--2--|
D|-0-0-0-2--2-2-0--0--2--0--|
A|-------3--3-3-2--2--3-----|
E|--------------3--3--------|
Chorus Riff 1
v ^ v ^ v v v v ^ v ^ v v v
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3---|
G|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0---|
D|-3--3-3-3-3--2--x--3--3-3-3-3--2--x---|
A|----------------3-----------------3---|
E|--------------------------------------|
Chords used (Note: for all of the /D chords you can play them without the
open D note)
D: x x 0 2 3 2
E/D: x x 0 4 5 4
F/D: x x 0 5 6 5
A: x 0 2 2 2 0
A5: x 0 2 2 x x
C: x 3 2 0 x x
Am: x 0 2 2 1 0
Asus4: x 0 2 2 3 0
Cadd9: x 3 2 0 3 0
G: 3 x 0 0 3 3
A/D: x x 0 9 10 9
G/D: x x 0 7 8 7
A7: x 0 2 0 2 x
Bm*: x 0 4 0 3 x
Em*: x 0 5 0 5 x
"G/B/Cadd9" = Walk up the bass notes from G, to B, to the chord Cadd9
(I'm not sure of what to call the Bm* and Em* chords so that's my best guess)
Intro: D, E/D, D, E/D, D, E/D, D, E/D, F/D
Verse: (Opens with Verse Riff x2)
(Verse Riff)
A, C, A5, Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5, A, C, A5, D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-D
A C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5
Life's ambition occupies my time
A C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-D
Priorities confuse the mind
A C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5
Happiness one step behind
A C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-D
This inner peace I've yet to find
[Pre-Chorus]
DRivers A/Dflow iG/Dnto the F/DseaD
A7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
If DI'm not A/Dblind why G/Dcan't I F/DseeD
A7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7
That a circle can't fit where a square should be
[Chorus]
There's a Ghole in my heart
G/ B/ Cadd9 D- E/D D-E/D
That can only be filled by you
And this Ghole in my heart
G/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/D
Can't be filled with the things I do
(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/D
Hole hearted
(Chorus Riff 1)
Hole hearted
Verse Riff 1x
[Verse 2]
A C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5
This heart of stone is where I hide
A C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-D
These feet of clay kept warm inside
A C A5 Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5-Asus4-Am-A-A5
Day by day less satisfied
A C D D-Cadd9-G-Cadd9-D
Not fade away before I die
[Pre-Chorus]
DRivers A/Dflow iG/Dnto the F/DseaD
A7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
If DI'm not A/Dblind why G/Dcan't I F/DseeD
A7 Bm* Em* Bm* A7
That a circle can't fit where a square should be
[Chorus]
There's a Ghole in my heart
G/ B/ Cadd9 D- E/D D-E/D
That can only be filled by you
And this Ghole in my heart
G/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/D
Can't be filled with the things I do
There's a Ghole in my heart
G/ B/ Cadd9 D- E/D D-E/D
That can only be filled by you
Should have kGnown from the start
G/ B/ Cadd9 D-E/D
I'd fall short with the things I do
(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/D
Hole hearted Hole Hearted
(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/D
Hole hearted Hole Hearted
(Chorus Riff 1) D-E/D
Hole hearted Hole Hearted
(Chorus Riff 1) D
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
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Hole Hearted
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Hole Hearted
by Extreme
Chords in this song · guitar
A
C
A5
Am
Asus4
D
Cadd9
G
E/D
E
A/D
G/D
F/D
A7
Bm
Em
B
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sections as possible while still maintaining the overall chord structure.
[Verse]
Anyway, the purpose here is to make the song more strummable, which is a
challenge given the riffs that comprise most of it (particularly the verses).
My way of doing that is still to include a little riffage but to translate it
into a more playable chord structure. It's not an exact, note-for-note
transcription but it's not meant to be--it's simply a chord approach with a
Standard Tuning if you're playing along with the original recording; half step
down sounds good too though!
A note about the Verse Riff
Before I list the chord changes along with the lyrics, I thought it would make
sense to give some explication of how I think the chords should be played in
the verse. In a way, you're mimicking the original riff without
actual verse riff found in the aforementioned tablature.
Hammer onto the A chord and then pull off before switching to the C and the A5.
A C A5
e|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
B|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--------|
G|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--0--2--|
D|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--2--2--|
A|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0--|
E|---------------------------|
Then, finger the Am chord and hammer onto the 2nd fret and strum as shown below
Am A A5 Asus4
e|--------------------------|
B|-1h2----3-1h2----3-1h2----|
G|-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--|
D|-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--|
A|-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--|
E|--------------------------|
Hammer onto the A chord and then pull off before switching to the C and the D.
A C D
e|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----2--|
B|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0-----3--|
G|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--0--2--|
D|-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2p0--2--0--|
A|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-----|
E|---------------------------|
For the final part, strum the chords steadily with the rhythm shown:
D Cadd9 G
v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v v
e|-2-2-2-3--3-3-3--3--3--2--|
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|
G|-2-2-2-0--0-0-0--0--0--2--|
D|-0-0-0-2--2-2-0--0--2--0--|
A|-------3--3-3-2--2--3-----|
E|--------------3--3--------|
Chorus Riff 1
v ^ v ^ v v v v ^ v ^ v v v
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3---|
G|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0---|
D|-3--3-3-3-3--2--x--3--3-3-3-3--2--x---|
A|----------------3-----------------3---|
E|--------------------------------------|
Chords used (Note: for all of the /D chords you can play them without the
open D note)
D: x x 0 2 3 2
E/D: x x 0 4 5 4
F/D: x x 0 5 6 5
A: x 0 2 2 2 0
A5: x 0 2 2 x x
C: x 3 2 0 x x
Am: x 0 2 2 1 0
Asus4: x 0 2 2 3 0
Cadd9: x 3 2 0 3 0
G: 3 x 0 0 3 3
A/D: x x 0 9 10 9
G/D: x x 0 7 8 7
A7: x 0 2 0 2 x
Bm*: x 0 4 0 3 x
Em*: x 0 5 0 5 x
"G/B/Cadd9" = Walk up the bass notes from G, to B, to the chord Cadd9
(I'm not sure of what to call the Bm* and Em* chords so that's my best guess)
D E/D D E D D E/D D E/D D
Intro: , , , /, , , , , F/
Verse: (Opens with Verse Riff x2)
(Verse Riff)
A C A5 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5 A C A5 D Cadd9 G Cadd9 D
, , , ----------, , , , ----
A C A5 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5
----------
Life's ambition occupies my time
A C D D Cadd9 G Cadd9 D
----
Priorities confuse the mind
A C A5 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5
----------
Happiness one step behind
A C D D Cadd9 G Cadd9 D
----
This inner peace I've yet to find
[Pre-Chorus]
D A/D G/D F/D D
Rivers flow into the sea
A7 Bm Em Bm A7
* * *
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
D A/D G/D F/D D
If I'm not blind why can't I see
A7 Bm Em Bm A7
* * *
That a circle can't fit where a square should be
[Chorus]
G
There's a hole in my heart
G B Cadd9 D E/D D E/D
/ / - -
That can only be filled by you
G
And this hole in my heart
G B Cadd9 D E/D
/ / -
Can't be filled with the things I do
D E/D
(Chorus Riff 1) -
Hole hearted
(Chorus Riff 1)
Hole hearted
Verse Riff 1x
[Verse 2]
A C A5 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5
----------
This heart of stone is where I hide
A C D D Cadd9 G Cadd9 D
----
These feet of clay kept warm inside
A C A5 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5 Asus4 Am A A5
----------
Day by day less satisfied
A C D D Cadd9 G Cadd9 D
----
Not fade away before I die
[Pre-Chorus]
D A/D G/D F/D D
Rivers flow into the sea
A7 Bm Em Bm A7
* * *
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
D A/D G/D F/D D
If I'm not blind why can't I see
A7 Bm Em Bm A7
* * *
That a circle can't fit where a square should be
[Chorus]
G
There's a hole in my heart
G B Cadd9 D E/D D E/D
/ / - -
That can only be filled by you
G
And this hole in my heart
G B Cadd9 D E/D
/ / -
Can't be filled with the things I do
G
There's a hole in my heart
G B Cadd9 D E/D D E/D
/ / - -
That can only be filled by you
G
Should have known from the start
G B Cadd9 D E/D
/ / -
I'd fall short with the things I do
D E/D
(Chorus Riff 1) -
Hole hearted Hole Hearted
D E/D
(Chorus Riff 1) -
Hole hearted Hole Hearted
D E/D
(Chorus Riff 1) -
Hole hearted Hole Hearted
(Chorus Riff 1) D
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
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