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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song Title: Jack Artist: Tom Petty Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (Nov. 30, 2007 to Dec. 12, 2007) Performance Notes: 1) Tom wrote Jack in Standard tuning and did not use a Capo 2) Tom uses a good deal of Palm Muting during the Verses 3) Tom doubles his Acoustic Guitar (could also be Jeff Lynn or Mike Campbell) on a separate track during the entire song 4) If you want to play the song EXACTLY as it was recorded Tom truncates his strumming in this song to emphasize the D note on the B String and eliminates the G Note on the High E String at times and in doing so creates new chords grips that should be called out. Listen fot the D note on the B String. It sounds cool 5) I tabbed this for a solo 6 String performance. Mike Campbell's tasty Guitar solo is easy enough to pull off by one's self 6) Since Tom wrote the song in the Key of D and makes a point of emphasizing the 3rd Fret of the B String I chose Chord Names that more appropriately fit the song CHORDS USED IN THIS SONG: Dsus2sus4/A X 0 2 2 3 3 Dsus4/G (3)X 0 0 3 X G5 3 X 0 0 3 3 Dsus2/A X 0 2 2 3 X D5 X X 0 2 3 X D7sus4/C X 3 0 0 3 X Bsus4 X 2 4 4 0 0 Bsus4/A X 0 4 4 0 0 A X 0 2 2 2 X G 3 2 0 0 3 3 D X X 0 2 3 2 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 A/E 0 0 2 2 2 X [Intro] Palm Mute ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G e|----------3----------X----------3-----------3----------X----------X----------3-----------X--| B|----------3----------3----------3-----------3----------3----------3----------3-----------3--| G|----------2----------0----------2-----------0----------2----------0----------2-----------0--| D|----------2----------0----------2-----------0----------2----------0----------2-----------0--| A|----0--0--0----------X----0--0--0-----------X----0--0--0----------X----0--0--0-----------X--| E|---------------3--3-(3)---------------3--3--3---------------3--3-(3)---------------3--3-(3)-| [Verse 1] Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| You say what you want to Jack I'm gunna get my ba - by back Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Tro - uble came ran a - way, now you say she's gone to stay PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D5 D7sus4/C D5 D7sus4/C e|----------------X------------------------X-----------------------X----------------------X---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----0-----0-----0------------------------0------------0----0-----0----------------------0---| A|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Got fed up, hit the street, left with-out a word to me Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------X-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3----(3)---------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Oooooh ooooooOh, you don't know, how that girl could touch my soul [Musical Interlude 1] Guitar 1 Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 A e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Optional) Bsus4 A Bsus4 A e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----2------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 E e|----0------0------0------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4------------------------------(1)---------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----2----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Optional) Bsus4 A Bsus4 E e|----0------0------0------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----2------0------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----2------4------------------------------(1)---------------------------| D|----4------4------------2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----2----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| [Chorus 1] G D F G e|---3-----------3------------2----------2-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| B|---3-----------3------------3----------3-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| G|---0-----------0------------2----------2-------2-------------2----------0-------0-----------| D|---0-----------0------------0----------0-------3-------------3----------0-------0-----------| A|---2-----------2-------------------------------3-------------3----------2-------2-----------| E|---3-----------3-------------------------------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my ba-by back Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| [Verse 2] Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Sud - den - ly you know my name, say there's only me to blame Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| It's gonna rain, its gon - na shine, got - ta stay be - tween the lines PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D5 D7sus4/C D5 D7sus4/C e|----------------X------------------------X-----------------------X----------------------X---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----0-----0-----0------------------------0------------0----0-----0----------------------0---| A|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rol - lin down a lonely road, you say I should let it go Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------X-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3----(3)---------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Wish you would come on down, if you need I'll come around [Musical Interlude 2] Guitar 1 Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 A e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Optional) Bsus4 A Bsus4 A e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----2------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 E e|----0------0------0------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4------------------------------(1)---------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----2----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Optional) Bsus4 A Bsus4 E e|----0------0------0------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----2------0------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----2------4------------------------------(1)---------------------------| D|----4------4------------2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----2----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| [Chorus 2] G D F G e|---3-----------3------------2----------2-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| B|---3-----------3------------3----------3-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| G|---0-----------0------------2----------2-------2-------------2----------0-------0-----------| D|---0-----------0------------0----------0-------3-------------3----------0-------0-----------| A|---2-----------2-------------------------------3-------------3----------2-------2-----------| E|---3-----------3-------------------------------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my ba-by back [Lead Break] Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------X-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3----(3)---------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 1 Full ~~~~~~~ e|---------------5-----------------------5----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------5----------5--/--7------5----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------b7----7---5---v-----5-------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------X-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3----(3)---------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 ~~~~~ 1 Full ~~~~~~~ e|----------------------------5---v-------5---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------5-/-8--------8---------------------------------------v-------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------b7----7-----5-----7--------7-p-5------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 D5 D7sus4/C D5 D7sus4/C e|----------------X------------------------X-----------------------X----------------------X---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----0-----0-----0------------------------0------------0----0-----0----------------------0---| A|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|----------------10-----10------\------8--------8-------8------/------10------10-----8-------| B|----------------10-----10------\------8--------8-------8------/------10------10-----8-------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------X-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3----(3)---------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 1 Full 1 Full 1/2 ~~~~~~ e|--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------b8----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------b7---------7-------b5-----------------------------v------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------5--h--7-------7---7----5-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3] Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Used to have a son named Joe, where he's gone to I don't know Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| May - be down in Mex - i -co, liv - in off her dad - dy's dough PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D5 D7sus4/C D5 D7sus4/C e|----------------X------------------------X-----------------------X----------------------X---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----0-----0-----0------------------------0------------0----0-----0----------------------0---| A|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| If you give me half a chance, I will make her sing and dance Dsus2sus4/A Dsus4/G Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------X-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3----(3)---------------------------------3-----3-----3---| I'm gonna give her all my soul, I'm gonna play her Rock 'n Roll [Musical Interlude 3] Guitar 1 Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 A e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Optional) Bsus4 A Bsus4 A e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----2------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 E e|----0------0------0------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4------------------------------(1)---------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----2----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Optional) Bsus4 A Bsus4 E e|----0------0------0------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----2------0------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----2------4------------------------------(1)---------------------------| D|----4------4------------2------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----2----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| [Chorus 3] Guitar 1 G D F G e|---3-----------3------------2----------2-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| B|---3-----------3------------3----------3-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| G|---0-----------0------------2----------2-------2-------------2----------0-------0-----------| D|---0-----------0------------0----------0-------3-------------3----------0-------0-----------| A|---2-----------2-------------------------------3-------------3----------2-------2-----------| E|---3-----------3-------------------------------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my ba-by back Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------br7----------br7---------br7--------5---------V---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus 4] Guitar 1 G D F G e|---3-----------3------------2----------2-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| B|---3-----------3------------3----------3-------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| G|---0-----------0------------2----------2-------2-------------2----------0-------0-----------| D|---0-----------0------------0----------0-------3-------------3----------0-------0-----------| A|---2-----------2-------------------------------3-------------3----------2-------2-----------| E|---3-----------3-------------------------------1-------------1----------3-------3-----------| You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my ba-by back Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 1 Full 1 Full 1 Full 1 Full HOLD 1Full----------- e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----br7------------br7----------br7------------br7-----------b7-------7-------7----5--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 1 Full Pluck w/ Fingers e|------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------5-----------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------5-----------| G|--------------b7-----------------------7-----5--------------------7-------------7---------5-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 Dsus2sus4/A G5 Dsus2sus4/A G5 e|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| B|----------------3------------------------3-----------------------3----------------------3---| G|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| D|----------------2------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------0---| A|----0-----0-----0------------------------X-----------0-----0-----0----------------------X---| E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------3-----3-----3---| Guitar 3 Hold 1 Full-------- ~~~~~~~ e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------b7-------------7----7r-----5-----------------br7-----br7-----5--------v-----| D|-------------------------------------------------7------------------------------------7-----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] Guitar 1 Bsus4 B7sus4/A Bsus4 A/E e|----0------0------0------------0-------------------------------X----------------------------| B|----0------0------0-----0------0-------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----4------4------4-----4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| D|----4------4------------4------4-------------------------------2----------------------------| A|----2------2------------0------2------0----2----0---------0----0----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3---------0----------------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute ************************************