Heartaches by the Number (Guy Mitchell)
by Harlan Howard · posted by GR8SCOTT
Ad: Want to make Heartaches by the Number (Guy Mitchell) sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.
How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Heartaches by the Number by Harlan Howard, as performed by Guy Mitchell in 1959
Tabs for Harmonica and GuitarThis is the most popular version of the song, it appeared on the soundtrack of Fallout: New Vegas.
The other popular version by Ray Price has also been added to this site by another user.INTRO
7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 8 9 9 -9 8 -8… 7 -8 8 9 -10 -9 -8 7 -7 -8 7
G G C C D D G GCHORUS
8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6…
Heart–aches by the num-ber… trou-bles by the score…
G G C C-8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 -7 -7 7 -7 -6 -6 6…
Ev-ery day you love me less each day I love you mo-re…
D D D G …pause6 7 -8
Yes I’ve got
8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6…
Heart–aches by the num-ber… a love that I can’t win
G G C C…-9 -9 -9 8 -9 -8 -7 6 6 6 6 -9 8 -8 -8 7…
But the day that I stop coun-ting… that’s the day my world will en-d…
… D D D GVERSE 1
8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 7 5 5 6…
Heart-ache num-ber one was when you...... left ………me…
G G C C…-9 -9 8 -9 -8 -7 6 -7 -6 -6 6…
I nev –er knew that I could hurt this wa-y…
… D D G G…8 8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 7 5 5 5 5 6…
And heart-ache num-ber two was when you.… came back ag-ain…
… G G C C…-9 8 -9 -8 -6 -9 8 7 -8 7…
You came back but nev-er meant to sta - y…
D D G G …pause6 7 -8
Yes I’ve got
CHORUS
WHISTLING SOLO
7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 8 9 9 -9 8 -8… 7 -8 8 8 9 -10 -9 -8 7 -7 -8 7
G G C C D D G GVERSE 2
8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 7 7 - 6 6…
Heart-ache num-ber three was when you called me…
G G C C…-9 -9 8 -9 -8 -7 6 -7 -6 -6 6…
And said that you were com-ing back to sta-ay…
… D D G G…8 8 -9 8 -8 -8 7 7 5 5 5 5 6…
With hope-ful heart I wait -ed for your……. knock on the door…
… G G C C….-9 -9 8 -9 -8 -6 -9 8 7 -8 7…
I wait-ed but you must have lost your wa-ay…
... D D G G …pause6 7 -8
Yes I’ve got
CHORUS
END