Love Alive
Words & Music:
Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart)
[basic riff for song:]
A5 A7(no3)
A6 A5 [2x]
G5 D/F# G G/A A [2x]
A5
A7sus2(no3)
The sky was dark this morning
when I raised my head.
A6
A5
I stood at the window,
darkness was my bane.
A5
A7sus2(no3)
Suddenly a sunbeam, thrilled
me to my weary heart.
A6
Asus2
It was the prettiest thing I'd
ever seen.
CHORUS:
G5
D/F# G G/A A
I knew I had to keep my love,
keep my love alive.
Keep my love, keep my love
alive
A5 A7(no3)
A6 A5
Oh, baby, I want you to roll
me, hold me in your love.
No more habits, promises and
jive.
Ever since I was a baby girl
wanted one thing most in this world.
It was to keep my love, keep
my love alive.
CHORUS: [repeat last line 2x]
C/A Dadd9/A
Asus4 A6sus2 [4x]
E5 Em9 A A7 Dadd9/A
E5 G5 G/F# [3x]
BRIDGE:
E5
Em9
You're up there under the
spotlight, your silver trophy shines.
A
A7
Dadd9/A E5 G5 G/F#
With all you got, my Lord, you
must get high.
You need a whole lot more than
money, you need more than it to survive.
You need to keep your love,
keep your love alive.
D
A
D E
Ooo, you better keep your
love, now, keep your love alive.
D
A
D
E
Keep your love, keep your love,
keep your love alive. [2x]
D
A D E G
G/F#
Keep your love, now, keep it
alive.
E G
G/F# [2x]
Am7add9 GM13/A Am7add9
D Dsus4/2 D Esus2
Love Alive Tab by Jeff
Vick:
Part of the beauty of this
song is that there are 2 distinct guitar parts which blend together seamlessly
with harmonized riffs and different voicings of the same chord, including a lot
of voicings using open strings.
The two parts are here noted separately assuming it will be played as a
duet. If you play it solo, mix and
match your favorite bits. On the
album the 2 guitars are well separated left and right. It sounds like they used two acoustic
guitars (or 1 acoustic, 1 steel guitar), but an acoustic for guitar one and an
electric set clean for guitar 2 works well also. The electric really helps to make the harmonics pop out.
GUITAR ONE (Right channel
on album)
Introduction:
Am
E--------------12h13p12\10--------------0--
B--8h10p8\5-----------------------------2-- Play this
G---------------------------5h7p5\4-----3-- only 1X
D---------------------------------------3--
A---------------------------------------0--
E------------------------------------------
Verse:
Walkup
for 2x-8x
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|play
G-----------|
D--7-7---5h7p5\4--5-5---4h5p4\2--4-4--2h4p2p0--4-2-2-----2--|8x D--2--4--5--|
A--0-0---0--------0-0---0--------0-0--0--------0-0-0-----0--|
A--0--0--0--|
E------0--------------0------------------------------0h3----|
E-----------|
First Harmonized
Chorus: (at 0:34)
G A A
A
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------0-----------------------------4/6--6--6--|
play
D-2-0--------------0------0---------------0----5/7--7--7--|
2x
A-------3-2-0----------------0-----------2-----5/7--7--7--|
E---------------3------3-2-----2----2/3--------3/5--5--7--|
Next Repeat Verse 2x and 1st
Harmonized Chorus 2x
Then Verse 3x and 1st
Harmonized Chorus 4x
Interlude: (at 2:10)
C/D D Asus4 A7sus9?
E-3-3--3---5--5-5-5---0-0-0---0--0-0---0-0-0--|
B-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---5-5-5-/-7--7-7---7-7-7--|
G-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--| play
D-x-x--x-/-x--x-x-x---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--| 6x
A---------------------x-x-x---x--x-x---x-x-x--|
E---------------------------------------------|
Bridge: (at 2:42)
This part is played with
chords, though you can pick a nice melody from the chord shapes (which they
do). The chords for Guitar 2 are
the same as Guitar 1, but each plays a somewhat different strum/pick
pattern. The chords are:
E D to Dsus2 Aadd9 to
A11?
E
Riff
Played as follows:
E = EADGBE D = EADGBE
Dsus2 = EADGBE
022100 x00232
x00230
Aadd9 = EADGBE
A11? = EADGBE
x02420
x02430
The bridge riff is:
E------------------|
B------------------|
G--------0---------| The
bridge progression is Played 5X.
D---------0----0---| On 5th
time don't play riff at the end.
A----------0----0--|
E--0-2--3-----2----|
2nd Harmonized Chorus: (at 3:33)
D E
E-2---------------2-------------------------------------|
B---5--3-2----------3-----2--------------2--3/5--5---5--|
G-----------4---2-----2-----2----------2----2/4--4---4--| play
D-----------------------2-----2---2h4-------4/6--6---6--| 4x
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Ending: (at 3:53)
E----------------------|
E---------0------+ +-----------0--------+
B----------------------|
B-------8---8----+ +--------10---10-----+
G----------0----0---2--| play
G-----9-------9--+ play +-----11---------11--+ play
D---------0----0----3--| 3x D--10------------+ 2x +--12----------------+ 2x
A--------0----0-----3--|
A----------------+ +--------------------+
E--0-2--3----2------0--|
E----------------+ +--------------------+
E
E-----------0-------------+
E------------------------------0-------| Rake and
B--------12---12----------+
B-----10h12p10\8---8-7-8--10----0------| Let Ring
G-----12---------12----12-+ play
G--11----------------------------9-----|
D--14---------------14----+ 2x
D-0-------------------------------9----|
A-------------------------+ A----------------------------------7---|
E-------------------------+
E-----------------------------------7--|
GUITAR TWO (Left channel on
album)
Introduction:
Am
E-----------------------------------------0--
B----------------------------------------10-- Play 1X
G-----------------------------------------9--
D----------------------------------------10--
A-------<12>--------<12>--------<12>-----12--
E--<12>--------<12>--------<12>--------------
E-------------------| Play left figure 8X. Variations heard:
B-------------------|
G------------0------| The first time through, don't play
D--------------4----| first note (6th
string harmonic).
A-------<12>-----7--| The 4th and 8th times through, play
E--<12>-------------| first note twice.
First Harmonized
Chorus: (at 0:34)
E---------------------------------------------------
B-12-11----------------<12>-------------------------
G--------14-12-11----------<12>---------11----------
D-------------------<12>-------<12>-------<12>------
A------------------------------------<12>-----<12>--
E---------------------------------------------------
G A A A
E------------------------------------
B-------------------8-/-10----10--10- Play 2X.
G-------------------7-/--9-----9---9-
D-----------12h14---9-/-11----11--11-
A----12h14---------------------------
E------------------------------------
Verse:
Chords are as follows:
Asus2 G6/9? Dadd9 A9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X02200 302005 x04230 302200
0
From which the following is
picked:
E-----0------------5----------0---------------------------
B-------0-----------0----------3--------------------------
G--2------2----0-----2----2-----2---2-2-2-----2-2-2-------
D---2-----------2----------4--------2-2-2-----2-2-2-------
A-0----------------------0--------------------------------
E-------------3--------------------------3p0h3-----3p0h3--
Repeat Verse 2X, then 1st Harmonized
Chorus 2X
Then play Verse 3X, then 1st
Harmonized Chorus 4X
When they sing "Suddenly
a sunbeam..." at 1:00 it sounds like a harp is overdubbed, but a passing
approximation can be made with the following fingering of the Aadd9 chord:
Aadd9 = E A D
G B E
X 16 14 16 17 17
Interlude: (at 2:10)
C/D D Asus4 A7sus9?
E-3-3--3---5--5-5-5---0-0-0---0--0-0---0-0-0--|
B-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---5-5-5-/-7--7-7---7-7-7--|
G-5-5--5-/-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--| play
D-x-x--x-/-x--x-x-x---7-7-7-/-9--9-9---9-9-9--| 6x
A---------------------x-x-x---x--x-x---x-x-x--|
E---------------------------------------------|
Bridge: (at 2:42)
This part is played with
chords, though you can pick a nice melody from the chord shapes (which they
do). The chords for Guitar 2 are
the same as Guitar 1, but each plays a somewhat different strum/pick
pattern. The chords are:
E D to Dsus2 Aadd9 to
A11?
E
Riff
Played as follows:
E = EADGBE D = EADGBE
Dsus2 = EADGBE
022100 x00232
x00230
Aadd9 = EADGBE
A11? = EADGBE
x02420
x02430
The bridge riff is:
E------------------|
B------------------|
G--------0---------| The
bridge progression is Played 5X.
D---------0----0---| On 5th
time don't play riff at the end.
A----------0----0--|
E--0-2--3-----2----|
2nd Harmonized Chorus: (at 3:33)
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------<7>----------------------------7/9--9--9--|
G-7-6--------------<7>--------6-------------7--7/9--9--9--| play
D------9-7-6---7------<7>------------------7---7/9--9--9--| 4x
A--------------------------<7>-<7>---7--7h9---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
Ending: (at 3:53)
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------0----0---2--| play
D---------0----0----3--| 3x
A--------0----0-----3--|
E--0-2--3----2------0--|
E-------0-------------0-------+------0-------------0--------
B-------------0------------0--+-------------0------------0--
G----------0------0-----0-----+---------0------0------0-----
D-----5------5------5-----5---+-----9------9-----9------9---
A-5/7-----7-----7------7------+-7/9----9------9------9------
E-----------------------------+-----------------------------
E
E----------0--------------2h3p2p0--2---2---0-------|
B--------0---0-----------------------3------0------| Rake and
G------5-------5-------2---------------------9-----| let ring
D----7-----------7-----0----------------------9----|
A--0-----------------0-------------------------7---|
E-----------------------------------------------7--|