Heartbreaker Chords & Guitar Lesson

Wow. Love this song. This is my Heartbreaker chord chart by Pat Benatar. One of my favorite singers and her husband who plays guitar is an amazing player. Seen them live and was completely blown away. But enough about that, let's get on the the guitar chord chart.

I would consider this song a little bit more intermediate because of the changes on the and's and the speed at which it is played. It's a very fast song, but super fun to play. All the chords are played as power chords.

The strumming is all down eighth notes. I like to palm mute (PM) the strumming a lot since that's what it sound like that song is doing.

Heartbreaker Guitar Chords:

Heartbreaker Strumming Patterns:

Intro Strum: 
PM                       *
1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 1+ 2+ 3+--
Fm                       Ab

*
Release the palm muting on the Ab5

Chorus Strum:
*       *       *       *     *         *     *      *      *           *
1       2    3 +  4   1      2  3 4  1     2   3 +  1 +  2 + 3 + 4
Fm   Fm    G       Ab  Ab       Bb   Bb   C   C#        C

Heartbreaker Guitar Lesson:

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Heartbreaker Chord Chart:

Intro: (drums start)

Ab
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+
Fm                    Ab : | x3

Verse:
Fm                                Eb                  C#                           |Bb- C# Eb|
    Your love is like a tidal wave, spinning over my head,
   Fm                                        Eb        C#                    |Bb- C# Eb|
drowning me in your promises, that are left unsaid.
 |Fm             Eb|                   C#               Bb                         C
You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy.
| Fm     Eb |          C#                       Bb                                  C            C - -
The invincible winner and you know that you were born to be.

Chorus:
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
                    | C          C#              C|
don't you mess around with me.
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
                 | C       C#              C|
don't you mess around with me. No! No! No!

Instrumental
Fm |Fm Ab|  :|x2

Verse:
Fm                                    Eb                  C#                      |Bb- C# Eb|
Your love has set my soul on fire, burning out of control.
Fm                               Eb                        C#                          |Bb- C# Eb|
You taught me the way of desire, now it's taken its toll.
 |Fm             Eb|                   C#               Bb                         C
You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy.
| Fm     Eb |          C#                       Bb                                  C
The invincible winner and you know that you were born to be..

Chorus:
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
                    | C          C#              C|
don't you mess around with me.
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
                 | C       C#              C|
don't you mess around with me. No! No! No!

Instrumental
Fm |Fm Ab|  :|x2

Break:
e|---—————-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------—————--|
G|------------------------------1-0-----——---------0---—--5—---5—---5-------|
D|1-3------------1-0-1-3-----------—-3-1----——---------3-----------------———-|
A|----3-1----------------3--1-----——---4-3-1-3-4---------33—-33—-33—--3--12--|
E|--------4-3--1-------------------------------------------------------—————-|

 Fm                         C#        Bb                  C# C Bb A
You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy.
 Fm              C#               Bb                        C
The invincible winner and you know that you were born to be..

Chorus

N.C.
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
don't you mess around with me.
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
                 | C       C#              C|
don't you mess around with me
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
                 | C       C#              C|
don't you mess around with me
                 Fm                       Ab                    Bb
You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker,
          | C       C#              C|
heartbreaker!

Outro
|Fm    Ab    Bb      |C#   C|
(repeat)

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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