Hole Hearted - Extreme
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
HOLE HEARTED - Extreme
(From "Pornograffiti", 1990)

Hole Hearted is not really that hard to play. The only tricky
part is the following that I've given below. The rest, I'm sure
you've figured or can figure out easily enough.

This is a positively funky sound. Play it on the twelve string
like Nuno and you get that full sound.


e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2---5^6----7--5^6----7--5-----|
D|--5^7--7-7-7-5^0--------------2---5---7--7--5---7--7--5--5--|
A|--0------0-0-----3(+bend1/4)--0-------0---------0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Life's ambitions occupy my time
Happiness one step be - hind

e|------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3--------------------------------x-0--|
G|------------------------------2---------0----------------------x-0--|
D|--5^7--7-7-7-5^0-------------------0^2---------0---------------x-0--|
A|--0------0-0-----3(+bend1/4)---------------3^5----2^3-2^0---0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3---------|
Priorities come to the mind
This inner piece I've yet to find


The words are something like this:

Life's ambitions occupy my time
Priorities come to the mind
Happiness one step behind
This inner peace I've yet to find

Rivers flow into the sea
But even the sea's not so full of me
If I'm not blind why can't I see
That circle can't fit where a square should be
There's a hole in my heart that can only be filled by you
And this hole in my heart can't be filled with the things I do
Hole hearted Hole hearted

This heart of stone is where I hide
These feet of clay kept warm inside
Day by day less satisfied
Not fade away before I die

Rivers flow....

There's a hole in my heart that can only be filled by you
Should have known from the start I'd fall short with the things I do
Hole hearted




HOLE HEARTED - Extreme
(From "Pornograffiti", 1990)
Written by Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone. Performed by Extreme.
Tab by Edwin (eliu@mechanical.watstar.uwaterloo.ca)
and Anand "Indy" Kumar (st001904@hrz1.hrz.th-darmstadt.de)


Here's the complete song (without the overdubs).

The hard part was done by Edwin (eliu@mechanical.watstar.uwaterloo.ca),
to whom I send my special thanks. Wouldn't have tried this one without his
encouraging words: "Hole Hearted is not really that hard to play."

Didn't include the lyrics with all this copyright stuff going on.


[Verse]

A A
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2---5^6----7--5^6----7--5-----|
D|--5^7--7-7-7-7^5^0--------------2---5---7--7--5---7--7--5--5--|
A|--0------0-0-------3(+bend1/4)--0-------0---------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

A D
e|--------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3----------------------------------x-0--|
G|--------------------------------2---------0------------------------x-0--|
D|--5^7--7-7-7-7^5^0-------------------0^2---------0-----------------x-0--|
A|--0------0-0-------3(+bend1/4)---------------3^5----2^3-0^2^0---0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------3---------|

Quote: "The rest, I'm sure you've figured or can figure out easily enough."
-Edwin

Personally, I didn't find the rest that easy to figure, so I'll post it.
If you're having a hard time too, I hope it serves you.


[Intro]

D E7(+sus4) F(+b3)
e|--2--2--4------I--2--2--4--4------I--2--2--4----4--4-4--I--2--4--5--5--5-5---|I
B|--3--3--5------I--3--3--5----5----I--3--3--5----5--5-5--I--3--5--6--6--6-6---|I
G|--2--2--4------I--2--2--4------4--I--2--2--4----4--4-4--I--2--4--5--5--5-5---|I
D|--0--0--0------I--0--0--0---------I--0--0--0----0--0-0--I--0--0--0--0--0-0---|I
A|--0--0--0------I--0--0--0---------I--0--0--0----0--0-0--I--0--0--0--0--0-0---|I
E|---------------I------------------I------------(4times)-I--------------------|(4times)-I


[Chorus 1 part] (play 2 times)

D A Gsus2 Dmin7 D
+sus2
e|--2--2-xxx--9--9--xxx--I--7---0---2----2----2-------|I
B|--3--3-xxx-10-10--xxx--I--8---5---3----3----3---00--|I
G|--2--2-xxx--9--9--xxx--I--7---6---2----2-2--2---00--|I
D|--0--0------0--0-------I--0---0---0------0--0---00--|I
A|--0--0------0--0-------I--0---0---0------0--0-------|I
E|-----------------------I----------------------------|I
* incredibly hard to figure!

A Dsus2 A
e|--0--0------0--0-------I--0---0---0----0-0--0------|I
B|--2--2--xxx-7--7--xxx--I--5---7---5----5-5--5--xx--|I
G|--2--2--xxx-7--7--xxx--I--6---7---6----6-6--6--xx--|I
D|--2--2--xxx-7--7--xxx--I--7---7---7----7-7--7--xx--|I
A|--0--0------0--0-------I--0---0---0----0-0--0------|I
E|-----------------------I---------------------------|I


[Chorus 2 part]

G Csus2 G
e|--3---3--3-3--3--3-------I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3---|I
B|--3---3--3-3--3--3-------I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3---|I
G|--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--I--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0---|I
D|--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--I--2---2--2-2--2--2-2--0---|I
A|--2---2--2-2--2--2-0--2--I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--0---|I
E|--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3--I--------------------------|I

e|--2--2-xxx--4--4--xxx--I--2--2---2->-4--4--4-4---|I
B|--3--3-xxx--5--5--xxx--I--3--3---3->-5--5--5-5---|I
G|--2--2-xxx--4--4--xxx--I--2--2---2->-4--4--4-4---|I
D|--0--0------0--0-------I--0--0---0---0-----------|I
A|--0--0------0--0-------I--0--0---0---0-----------|I
E|-----------------------I-------------------------|I

e|--3---3--3-3--3--3-------I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3---|I
B|--3---3--3-3--3--3-------I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3---|I
G|--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--I--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0---|I
D|--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--I--2---2--2-2--2--2-2--0---|I
A|--2---2--2-2--2--2-0--2--I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--0---|I
E|--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3--I--------------------------|I

D/F D/E
e|--2--2-xxx--4--4--xxx--I------------2----------------2-------|I
B|--3--3-xxx--5--5--xxx--I--------------3----------------3-----|I
G|--2--2-xxx--4--4--xxx--I----------------2----------------2---|I
D|--0--0------0--0-------I---------0----------------0----------|I
A|--0--0------0--0-------I------0----------------0-------------|I
E|-----------------------I--1----------------0-----------------|I

e|--2--2--4----I------------2----------------2-------|I
B|--3--3--5----I--------------3----------------3-----|I
G|--2--2--4----I----------------2----------------2---|I
D|--0--0--0----I---------0----------------0----------|I
A|--0--0--0----I------0----------------0-------------|I
E|-------------I--1----------------0-----------------|I


[Outro Variation of 2.part

e|--3---3--3-3--3--3-------I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3---|I
B|--3---3--3-3--3--3-------I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3---|I
G|--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--I--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0---|I
D|--0---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--I--2---2--2-2--2--2-2--0---|I
A|--2---2--2-2--2--2-0--2--I--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--0---|I
E|--3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3--I--------------------------|I

e|--2--2-xxx---9--7--2------|I
B|--3--3-xxx--10--8--3--00--|I
G|--2--2-xxx---9--7--2--00--|I
D|--0--0-------0--0--0--00--|I
A|--0--0--------------------|I
E|--------------------------|I

Intro
Verse (8x)
Chorus 1. part (2x)
Chorus 2. part
Verse (8x)
Chorus 1. part (2x)
Chorus 2. part (with variation)
Chorus 2. part

That's all. Not 100% sure of the voicings, but Nuno plays 12 string and I can
only afford 6, so everything he plays sounds so rich to me, that I tried to play
the maximum amount of strings possible. (How do you call chords like "E7(+sus4)"
properly ???)

Says Edwin: "Knock yourselves out"



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| x Dead note
| / Slide up

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOLE HEARTED - Extreme
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Tabbed by: $corpia_99
Email: killer_donkey900@beer.com

Tuning: half step down (not important though)
Timing: standard 4/4 count

This tab is 100% correct, trust me on this one. If you don't think it is, email me and
tell me why please, this is my first tab and I want to know what you guys think of it.
Hole hearted isnt that difficult to play, its quite hard to understand though so keep
at it and you will soon find it very easy indeed.

Intro

e|--2-2--4----2-2--4--4------2-2--4----2--4--5----|
B|--3-3--5----3-3--5----5----3-3--5----3--5--6----|
G|--2-2--4----2-2--4------4--2-2--5----2--4--5----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-2--2-2-(2)-0--------2-2----------|
D|-------------------2------2-2----------|
A|---------------------3-0---------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|--5------7---5------7---5--------------|
G|--5h6----7---5h6----7---5h6------------|
D|------7----------7----------7p5--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------3-3-----|
G|--0h2-2-2--2-2-(2)-0-----------2-2-----|
D|---------------------2----0------------|
A|-----------------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------------------------2-2-----|
D|-0h2-------0-------------------2-2-----|
A|-------3h5----2h3-2h3p2p0---0----------|
E|--------------------------3------------|

(repeat main riff x4)

Bridge (chords)

D A/D G/D A/D D A7(ii) D/A A7(v) A7(ii)
Rivers flow into the sea, yet even the sea is not so full of me

D A7(9)/D G/D A/D D A7(v) D/A A7(v)
If im not blind why can't I see, that a circle can't fit where a square

A/7(ii)
should be

Chorus (chords/tab)

G G A B C2
D E/D D E/D
There's a hole in my heart that can only be filled by you

G G A B C2 D E/D
And this hole in my heart can't be filled with the things I do


e|----------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3-------------|
G|-----0----0---0---0---------------|
D|--3---------3---2------2p0--------|
A|---------------------------3------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-2-2--2/4---4-4-------------------|
B|-3-3--3/5---5-5-------------------|
G|-2-2--2/4---4-4-------------------|
D|-0-0--0-----0-0-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3-------------|
G|-----0----0---0---0---------------|
D|--3---------3---2------2p0--------|
A|---------------------------3------|
E|----------------------------------|

Solo

e|-------17----17----------10--7/8--7/8--7/8----------|
B|-13/17----17----------10--------------------10--8---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------17--15----------|
B|--8/10-----------------17--15----------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-7/8--7/8--7/8--8-8--8/10---------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
============================================================================
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|--2--2--4--------2--2--4-----4-----------2--2--4--|
B|--3--3--5--------3--3--5--------5--------3--3--5--|
G|--2--2--4--------2--2--4-----------4-----2--2--4--|
D|--0--0--0--------0--0--0-----------------0--0--0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2-----2--4--5----------------------------|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3-----3--5--6---(repeat the 5650 w/ the--|
G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2-----2--4--5----same rhythym, but play--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0---------it 13 times)-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2--2--0------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0------2--2--0------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3----0--0--0------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--5h6----7---5h6-----5--7---5h6----0------|
D|--5----7-7---5----0--5--7---5----7-0------|
A|--0----0-0---0----7-----0---0----0--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
B|----------------------------3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0-----0--0--0-------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------0------------------2--2--0----------|
D|------------0------------2--2--0----------|
A|--5h7---3h5---2h3-3p2----0--0--0----------|
E|----------------------3-------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2--2--0------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0------2--2--0------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3----0--0--0------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--5h6----7---5h6-----5--7---5h6----0------|
D|--5----7-7---5----0--5--7---5----7-0------|
A|--0----0-0---0----7-----0---0----0--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
B|----------------------------3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0-----0--0--0-------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------0------------------2--2--0----------|
D|------------0------------2--2--0----------|
A|--5h7---3h5---2h3-3p2----0--0--0----------|
E|----------------------3-------------------|


[Verse]

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2--2--0------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0------2--2--0------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3----0--0--0------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--5h6----7---5h6-----5--7---5h6----0------|
D|--5----7-7---5----0--5--7---5----7-0------|
A|--0----0-0---0----7-----0---0----0--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
B|----------------------------3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0-----0--0--0-------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------0------------------2--2--0----------|
D|------------0------------2--2--0----------|
A|--5h7---3h5---2h3-3p2----0--0--0----------|
E|----------------------3-------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2--2--0------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0------2--2--0------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3----0--0--0------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--5h6----7---5h6-----5--7---5h6----0------|
D|--5----7-7---5----0--5--7---5----7-0------|
A|--0----0-0---0----7-----0---0----0--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
B|----------------------------3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0-----0--0--0-------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------0------------------2--2--0----------|
D|------------0------------2--2--0----------|
A|--5h7---3h5---2h3-3p2----0--0--0----------|
E|----------------------3-------------------|


[Pre-Chorus]

(the open D's in this part are optional)
e|--2--2-----9---9---9---9---------7--7--7-----5-----2----2--2--2--2--|
B|--3--3-----10--10--10--10--------8--8--8-----5-----3----3--3--3--3--|
G|--2--2-----9---9---9---9---------7--7--7-----6-----2----2--2--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2----/3--3--3--3----/5--5--5-----3-----2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--2----/4--4--4--4----/5--5--5-----4-----2--2--2--2--2--|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--2--2-----9---9---9---9---------7--7--7-----5-----2----2--2--2--2--|
B|--3--3-----10--10--10--10--------8--8--8-----6-----3----3--3--3--3--|
G|--2--2-----9---9---9---9---------7--7--7-----5-----2----2--2--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2----/3--3--3--3----/5--5--5-----3-----2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--2----/4--4--4--4----/5--5--5-----4-----2--2--2--2--2--|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

(again, those open D's are optional)
e|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------|
B|--3--3--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--0--0---------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--0--2--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------------|

e|--2--2--------4--4--4--4--------2--2--2-----2-----2s4------4-----4-------|
B|--3--3--------5--5--5--5--------3--3--3-----3-----3s5------5-----5-------|
G|--2--2--------4--4--4--4--------2--2--2-----2-----2s4------4-----4-------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------|
B|--3--3--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--0--0---------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--0--2--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------------|

e|--2--2-----4-----4----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-----5-----5-----------------3-----------------3----------|
G|--2--2-----4-----4--------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3-----------3-----2--------2p0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Interlude]

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2--2--0------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0------2--2--0------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3----0--0--0------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--5h6----7---5h6-----5--7---5h6----0------|
D|--5----7-7---5----0--5--7---5----7-0------|
A|--0----0-0---0----7-----0---0----0--------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
B|----------------------------3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------2--2--2-------|
D|--5h7---7----7-7--7p5p0-----0--0--0-------|
A|--0---0-0----0-0--------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------0------------------2--2--0----------|
D|------------0------------2--2--0----------|
A|--5h7---3h5---2h3-3p2----0--0--0----------|
E|----------------------3-------------------|


[Outro]

e|--2--2-----4-----4----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-----5-----5-----------------3-----------------3----------|
G|--2--2-----4-----4--------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3-----------3-----2--------2p0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

The order is:
[Intro]
[Verse]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Verse]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro] x3



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Song info
Hole Hearted
Extreme
2001
  • Rock
  • Acoustic
  • Arena Rock
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