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Heart
“Barracuda”
album: Little Queen (1977)
Written by: Ann & Nancy Wilson and Michael Derosier

tuning: standard
time: 4/4
Listen to track for exact timing and rests

Intro
(rest for 4 measures before coming in)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------3-2-0-2-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|

Verse
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-10-10-9-7---------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10-10-10-9-7---------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--------------10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------12--------------------|
D|-10-9-7---------------------------------12-14----14-----------------|
A|--------7---7---5-7-5-------7---7-12-12-----------------------------|
E|----------7---8-------8-7-5---7-------------------------------------|

G|-------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14----14----14--------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----12----------12--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-9-7-10-9-7---------------------------------------------------|
A|-10---------------10------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse & Chorus
Then play:

G|-------------------------------7-9-------------------------------7--|
D|-----------------------------7---------------------------------7----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-10-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-10------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------7|
D|--10-9-7------10-7--------------7--------------------------------7--|
A|---------7-10------10-7-------7---10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-10----|
E|------------------------5-7-9---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------7----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7---10-9-7---------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-10------------7-10-7--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------5-7-9--------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---------------------------7------------------------7-----------|
A|-7---10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-7----10--------------7----------------------------------------|
A|--------10----10-7-------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
E|-------------------5-7-9--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7------------------------7----------------------------------|
A|-7-9-10---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-7----10--------------7----------------------------------------|
A|--------10----10-7-------7------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------5-7-9--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7------------------------7------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus (first measure)
Then play:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 6x
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-7-5----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------7--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-5---7-7-7-7-5-----------------7-7-5-----------------7-7-5----|
E|---------7-----------0-0-0-0-5-7-0-0------7-0-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-----7---|

Repeat 2x
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7-7-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-------7--------------------------------------------|

Repeat 4x
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-5-----------------7-5-5------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-----3-3-3-5-3-0-0-0-------7-5-3------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-5---7-7-7-7-7-5------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------------7----------------------------------------|

Repeat 3x
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-5------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-5---7-7-7-7-5-7--------------------|
E|-0---------------7-0---------------0--------------------------------|

Repeat 5x
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0---2-3-5------------------------------------------------------|

End

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture max Average	#1 by max the bassist at Jun 28, 2006 at 8:18 PM EST
	I saw Ann Wilson interviewed and she said it was about this music industry guy, and idiot journalist, who she was pissed off at. Prior to her seeing him at a party, she and her sister Nancy had been talked into posing topless (only from the shoulders up), back to back to each other, for the cover of an album. I have the CD but can't think of the name just now. It has "Crazy on You" and "Dreamboat Annie" on it. Later taboid headlines screamed crap like "Lesbian sisters! blah, blah." Anyway, at this party the jerk asked her how her lover was. She replied that Mike (her boyfriend at the time and also THE "Magic Man") was doing fine, etc. And the jerk said, "No, I mean your sister, your lesbian lover." Of course Ann blew up and she immediately after wrote "Barracuda" as a response to the experience -- probably not just of the jerk's insensitive comments, but the whole way their handlers were trying to package Heart, and the subsequent insaneness of the press's response to the album cover. Unfortunately, their physical attributes were always ever after brought into play instead of just the incredble music! Their handlers tried to exploit their good looks and then when Ann gained weight, that's all people could see even though she still had the same voice and musicianship she had before. I think people can't handle women in power a lot of the time and try to ruin it by putting it all down to looks and physical traits when everyone knows they have so much more inside -- no matter what the outside looks like -- good or bad -- and by whose standards of beauty anyway? Ann and Nancy ran that band and were the driving force creatively. Who can even remember the name or face of any of the GUYS in that band? Oh, except for the one guy that Nancy dumped, the former drummer I think, and we've seen him in interviews whining about it! It's probably not fair to those guys really that they didn't get any publicity while their management was always trying to push the image of the beautiful sisters. When you first heard the band Heart come on the radio, you heard the music, and you had no idea what they looked like did you? It's the same with all music you love, it transcends the physical and takes you to someplace deep inside yourself that it touches.

No Picture Steve Average	#2 by Steve at Aug 20, 2006 at 3:57 AM EST
	Wow, I must admit, Heart has some soul lol. I just recently found a greatest hits album of their, I guess it was my moms, but anyway I've given it a few listens, it's pretty damn good. I'm not about to say they can almost keep up with Zeppelin, because thats just a gender comparison. Given a more open minded generation, and some more meaningfull lyrics, or at least more diversely applied ones, they could have reached L.Z. level status. But whatever, still fun to listen to. They have a lot of power..

No Picture Plead the 5th, Professional	#3 by Plead the 5th, Cuz You Can't Plead the 1st at Apr 13, 2007 at 12:19 AM EST
	I think it's one of those many songs about being a rock star and money and managers and deception and all that fun shit that comes with it.

No Picture Michele Rhythm Player	#4 by Michele at May 15, 2007 at 2:43 AM EST
	it also is heavilly influenced by Led Zeppelin's 'Achilles Last Stand"

No Picture Ĵǿ Wanna Be	#5 by Ĵǿħŋ Ĝęřđěŋĭţš at Jul 2, 2007 at 8:20 AM EST
	Greeaaat song.... I can't figure out who the posrpoise and barracuda are. The guy I like always listens to this song.

No Picture John Average	#6 by John at Jul 5, 2007 at 8:54 PM EST
	Sweet. This is a great song. Very catchy, but fun to sing.

No Picture sebastian Wanna Be	#7 by sebastian Shamburg at Aug 2, 2007 at 11:29 PM EST
	ooooooooooooo BARRACUDA!