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Buddy Holly - Heartbeat Chords

Chord reference A, E7, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A] [E7] [A] [E7] [A]Heartbeat, why do you [D]miss when my [E7]baby kisses [A]me?

[E7] [A] [E7] [A]Heartbeat, why does a [D]love kiss stay [E7]in my memo[A]ry?

[E7] [A] [D] [A] [E7]Riddle-dee-pat, I [D]know that new love [A]thrills me, [E7]I [D]know that true love [A]will be .. [E7] [A]Heartbeat, why do you [D]miss When my [E7]baby kisses [A]me?

[E7] [A] [E7]

[A] [D] [E7] [A] [E7] [A] [E7]

[A]Heartbeat, why do you [D]skip When my [E7]baby’s lips meet [A]mine?

[E7] [A] [E7]

[A]Heartbeat, why do you [D]flip, Then give [E7]me a skip-beat [A]sign?

[E7] [A] [D] [A]

[E7]Riddle-dee-apt, and [D]sing to me love’s [A]story [E7]And [D]bring to me love’s [A]glory [E7]

[A]Heartbeat, why do you [D]miss When my [E7]baby kisses [A]me?

[E7] [A] [E7]

[A] [E7] [A]

Artist Buddy Holly
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 1959
Key A

How to Play Heartbeat on Guitar?

Buddy Holly - Heartbeat can be played in the key of A using the A, E7, D chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Heartbeat with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.