Extreme - Hole Hearted

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
extreme – hole hearted
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

tabbed by : matt benecke

hole hearted is a great song with an awesome groove . unfortunately , it can be
a little daunting to play for the novice guitar player . i wanted to try to
create a simplified version that would eliminate as much of the difficult
sections as possible while still maintaining the overall chord structure .

really , the best way to approach the song ( and my version ) is to scope out one
of the highly rated tabs or guitar pro files first just to get a sense for the
rhythm and the fills , which , if you’re comfortable , you can still fit into my
version .

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
few runs thrown in for good measure . hope you like it and , if you’re having
trouble playing the song , that it makes it more approachable for you!

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
overcomplicating what’s being played . i’m going to break up the verse into four
parts to simplify the explanation; each one corresponds with a section of the
actual verse riff found in the aforementioned tablature .

part i

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 | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

part ii

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 | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

part iii

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 | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

part iv

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

( this is played during the “hole hearted” part of the choruses )

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
xc : x 3 2 0 x
xam : 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
xbm * : x 0 4 0 3
xem * : 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 )

extreme – hole hearted

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 :

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

( chorus riff 1 ) D – E/D
hole hearted

( chorus riff 1 )
hole hearted

verse riff 1

xverse 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

( 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