Him - Heartkiller

him
“heartkiller”
screamworks : love in theory and practice

guitars :
G1 – lead
G2 – rythym/Bass
G3 – keyboard

other symbols :
pm – palm mute
/ – slide up
– slice down
B – bend
~~ – let ring

intro :
[ guitar 1 ]
palm mute : Fm G# D#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 6 – 6 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 6 – 6 – 6 – | – 8 – 8 – 8 – 4 – – – 4 – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
Fm G# ebcm/D#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 6 – 6 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 6 – 6 – 6 – | – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 85/8 – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 85/8 – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 63/6 – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 63/6 – – |

main riff : ( Cm – D# ) – Fm – – ( G# ) – – D# ( 2x for g1; 4x for G2 )
[ or you may just play Fm – D# as main riff if you cannot slide your hand that fast ; ) ]

[ guitar 1 ]
solo : E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – 15b – – – – | – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 10 – – – – 10 – 13 – – – – – – 15 – | – 10 – – – – 10 – 13 – – 12b – – – – 10 – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :
Fm ( pm ) D# [ . . . ’ya should know where the palm mutes are . i don’t
farewell heartless world , need to put all of them here so that it will not look
Fm D# that redundant ^_^ ]
i’ll send you a postcard burnt ,
C# G# D# – – Cm
in flames you’ve tried so hard to extinguish with the fear of failing ,
Fm D#
i’ll write down everything i have learned ,
Fm D#
and edit it down to a single word ,
C# – – – G#
lo – – – ve
Cm
for you i’m waiting , anticipating

chorus :
Fm G#
sparks will fly beneath the luna alight ,
C#
lazarus at frankenstein’s , babe i’ll be A ,
G# ( break ) Cm – – D#
flatliner for A . . . heartkiller
Fm G#
a little we die above the lesser light ,
C#
for you i’m open wide , babe i’ll be A ,
G# ( break ) C# – – D#
flatliner for A . . . heartkiller

post chorus :
( play main riff chords once with solo )
heartkiller

verse 2 :
Fm D#
top hats off to the return ,
Fm D#
of the beat to lick a wound to ,
C# G# D# – – Cm
cursed for some and blessed for a few ,
Fm D#
it doesn’t have to make any sense at all ,
Fm D#
come hither and we’ll fall ,
C# – – – G# C# – – – G#
in lo – – – ve , for lo – – – ve
Cm
i’m crawling out of patience baby

( repeat chorus )

bridge :
C# D#
paint all your sorrows for me to sing
Cm – – – Fm
heartkiller
C# D# G#
draw your pain and hear me hum it out

interlude :
G3 : E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 13 – – – – 11 – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 13 – – – – 12 – – – | 2
x D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G1 and G2 : ( same solo from the intro . . . )
D# – – – – – – – – – – – – –
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – 15b – – – – | – – – – 13 – – – – – – – 15b – – – – | – 15b – – – – |
G | – 10 – – – – 10 – 13 – – – – – – 15 – | – 10 – – – – 10 – 13 – – – – – 15 – | – – – – – 15 – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – |

Cm – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
E | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 17b – – – – | – 17b – – – – – 18~~ – – |
G | – – – – – 17 – | – – – – – 17 – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus :
Fm G#
sparks will fly beneath the luna alight ,
C#
lazarus at frankenstein’s , babe i’ll be A ,
G# ( break ) Cm – – D#
flatliner for A . . . heartkiller
Fm G#
a little we die above the lesser light ,
C#
for you i’m open wide , babe i’ll be A ,
G# ( break ) Cm – – D# D# D#
flatliner for A . . . heartkiller . . . killer . . . killer

outro :
( keep playing those chorus chords . . . )
Fm G# C#
whoa . . . whoa . . . babe i’ll be A ,
G# Cm – – D#
flatliner for A . . . heartkiller
Fm G# C#
whoa . . . whoa . . . babe i’ll be A ,
G# Cm ( break )
flatliner for A . . . heartkiller

[ i just played this one by ear . i’m open for any corrections regarding
the lyrics , chords , tabs , and the timing . just post a comment
in this page and i will update ’em soon . thanks : ) ]