Jose Gonzalez - "Heartbeats" - Finger picking

TAB: http://www.elliotfriedman.com/tabs/heartbeattab.txt

Well, I've had a couple of requests for a video where Jose Gonzalez's "Heartbeats" is played slowly, and so here it is.

Please note: Jose Gonzales tends to change the way he plays the song everytime he does a recording of it. It's never exactly the same, to the note, as he plays it very organically. This video shows the basic structure that (I think) he uses. Sometimes there are notes added or taken away in the song, but this is basically it.

I have the capo on fret 2 for this recording.

The strings are tuned to (without the capo): D-A-D-F#-B-E

If you look at my other video and/or tabs online, you should be able to figure the rest out. I may create a tab of my version later on.

When he starts singing, theres a variation in the finger picking, which is shown in this video (the 3rd and 4th bars at the beginning of the vid).

Anyway, I hope this helps.

Peace.

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[tommyballe]

if a tab says 4th fret, and you have a capo on the second, do you play the 4th or the 6th fret?

[d3fin3d]

@tommyballe It's always relative to the capo. So if the capo is on the 2nd, and the tab says 4th fret, you hold down the 6th physical fret (4th from the capo).

[fredrik753]

I broke my G string fingering A minor

[RobTrain09]

hes hitting all the notes, its just slowed down so it sounds like less. Listen to joses version carefully then take your opinion and shove it up your bum.

[MilitantBlackGuy1]

Heartbeats and Crosses are both amazing to play. If only I could sing them and play them at the same time D: gash heaven would be entered.

[kraai1324]

haha, this isn't right man. .

[danimation96]

@BluestormDeath yeah the tunings D A D F# B E and capo first fret

[danimation96]

thnx for the tutorial n tabs :) help me a lot

[BluestormDeath]

Can someone answer me @bluestormdeath if you have to tune the guitar in a SPECIAL way or if it works with the standard tuning. Cause the 3'rd string sounds very ODD!

[FlyingVneckSweater]

What a mad tune this is, i tried to play this all week but couldn't get it at all. Then i woke up this morning and "BOOM" there it was all in my brain! My fingers are dead now from playing it now but they will heal. On a more serious note - if your learning this and relatively new to guitar try just getting the thumb (bass) parts down first then add the two other fingers. Top Top video, a really big help. Kudos to d3fin3d!

[BajaBeans]

thanks for this, ive watched a few other tutorials-- for some reason i couldnt get the rhythm until i watched yours. Great job.