Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus (From the 1992 Album SOME GAVE ALL) Words and Music by Don Von Tress Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Corky Holbrook - Bass'
  [Intro]
  Q=123
  4/4
  Gtr I
   W          Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|

                     [1st & 2nd Verses]
   E E E E E E E E     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------||o----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------||o----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-0-2-0-3-0-4-0-||--5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-5-0--|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7--------|
E|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7--|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-5--0-0-3-0-4-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-5-0--|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7--------|
E|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7--|

                    [Chorus]
   Q  E E E E E E    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-5--0-0-3-0-4-0-||-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-5-0--|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7--------|
E|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7--|

                    [Interlude]
   Q  E E E E E E    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-5--0-0-3-0-4-0-||-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-5-0--|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7--------|
E|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7--|

                     [Chorus]
   Q  E E E E E E     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|-----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------o||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------o||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-5--0-0-3-0-4-0--||-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-5-0--|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7--------|
E|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7--|

                    [Breakdown Chorus]
   Q  E E E E E E    E E Q  H      Wx6          H    Q   Q
G|----------------||-------------|------------|---------------||
D|----------------||-------------|------------|---------------||
A|----------------||-------------|------------|---------------||
E|-5--0-0-3-0-4-0-||-5-----------|------------|---------17\---||

  [Outro]
     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-7----7-7-------|
E||--5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-2-0-|-5----5-0-0-5-0-|----------7-9-7-|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|-7----7-7-------|
E|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|----------7-9-7-|

   1.                2.
   Q  E E E E E E     E E E E +H       +W
G|-----------------||----------------|--------*|
D|----------------o||----------------|--------*|
A|----------------o||----------------|--------*|
E|-5--0-0-3-0-4-0--||-5-0-2-5-(5)----|-(5)----*|
************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | \ - slide out of (to "nowhere") ************************************