The Xx - Heart Skipped A Beat Chords & Tabs

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			     Heart Skipped A Beat - The Xx
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Tabbed by: Chris
Email: Wildwolf86@googlemail.com

Tuning: Standard

  Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4/6/8--8\6\4----4-6/8-8-8-8-6-6h8-4-4h6-46/8-46/8-4/6------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Verse: "Please don´t say we´re done when I´m not finished..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4/6/8--8\6\4------(repeat a few times)---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Bridge: "Sometimes I still need you..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---888-666-44444444------(repeat that part 4 times)-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4/6-6/8-8-------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Bridge:"And I was strugglin' to get in, left waitin' outside your door..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------11------13-----------11---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-----9-9----------9-9-----9-11-9-----(repeat a couple of times again)-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_xx/heart_skipped_a_beat_tab.html ]
  Solo II: (played by keyboard actually)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-------12...---------12--------12...--------12-14----12-14...-------|
G|-------13-------13...---------11--------11...-----------------------------|
D|--13-------(13)...-----(13)------(13)...------(13)-----(13)...------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------11------11---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12------12----12--16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(13)----(13)-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  this part continues throughout the chorus, but lets switch back to
  the lead guitar now :P

  Chorus:"Heart skipped a beat, and when I caught it you were out of reach.."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  this is a cut but more fluent version of the first solo. The number of 
  notes I wrote down might not be accurate, but just listen to the music.
  play this 2 times, then what follows is the Solo from above again: 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8--8--8-8-8-11-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4/8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8h9-8|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------*--4/6-6/8-8--(repeat 3 times, then stop there ->*)---|
D|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1/13----13\11----11\9----9/13----11----9~--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That´s it! :) Nice catchy song, have fun playing!

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| ( ) play slightly 
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