The troubled heart

by
Sad Fantasy

exercises and tune

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 Am C Dm Em G6
X 1 X 1 XX 1 X
2 3 2 2 1 2

3 3 3

Exercise 1 - Finger picking pattern P I M A M I M I

Am G6
P I M A M I M I
1 1 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
3 3

Em Am
0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0
0 0

G6 Em Am
0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0
3 0

Exercise 2
Pinching with the Primary and Anular fingers. Pinching is where you play 2 notes at the same
time and the bar over the top of the finger names shows us which fingers to pinch with.
C Am Em Am
PA I M A M I M I
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 0 0
0

C Am G6 Am
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
3 0 0
3

G6 Em Am
0 0 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0
3 0

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Exercise 3
Finger picking pattern P I M A A A A A

Am Am
P I M A A A A A P I M A A A A
0 0
0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

Em Em
P I M A A A A A P I M A A A A
0 0
0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3
0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

Exercise 4
Slides to the 5th fret with the third finger and then the first finger. Note that because there is a
slure line above the slides you only play the first note of the slide.

sl sl sl sl

1 3 5 1 1 5 1 3 5 1 1 5

Exercise 5
Fingerpick repicking the 5th fret.
Am
P I M A sl
P I M A sl
P I M A sl
P I M A sl

1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

Exercise 6
Pull off. When you remove the first finger from the first fret pluck the string with the first finger of
the fingering hand.

P P P P P P P P

1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1

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 The troubled heart
Sad Fantasy
Theme 1

P I M A A A A PA I M A M I M I

Am G6 Am

Am Dm Am

Theme 2

Am G6 Am G6
P sl P sl

101 3 5 1 101 3 5 1
2 2
2 2
0 0
 bar 24
Dm P sl Am Dm P sl G6
101 3 5 1 0 101 3 5 1 0
3 1 1 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 2 2 0 0 0 0
0
3

Am G6 Am G6
P sl P sl

101 3 5 1 0 0 0 101 3 5 1 0 0 0
2 0 0 2 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 0
3 3

bar 32
Dm P sl Am Dm P sl G6
101 3 5 1 0 101 3 5 1 0
3 1 1 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 0 0
0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
0
3

Am

1 1 1
2 2 2 2
2 2 2
0 0 0

New chords

bars 24 and 32
Am Dm G6 G6
X X XX X
2

3 3 4

1 1

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