Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Here Comes My Girl (Bass Tab)

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HERE COMES MY GIRL (Bassline) As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (From the 1979 Album DAMN THE TORPEDOES) Words and Music by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Campbell - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=106
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx9          Q  E E E E Q
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   1st - 3rd Verses
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    H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q
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  H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q
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  H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q    E E E E E Q.
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|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-7s5-5s7-5-5-----|

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|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-7s5-5s7-5-5-----||

 Chorus
  W          W          W          W
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|-7--------|----------|-7--------|------|
|----------|-5--------|----------|-5----|

                                                   To Coda
   H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E E E
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|--------------|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2-2----o||
|-\2----2-2----|-------------|-------------|----------------||

 Bridge
  h    E E Q    h    E E Q    h    E E Q    h    E E Q
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|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2-----|

                                           D.S. al Coda
  h    E E Q    h    E E Q    h    E E Q    h    E E Q
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|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2-----||

 Outro
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  H    E Q  E   H    E Q  E   H    E Q  E   H    E Q  E
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|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5-----|

  H    E Q.     H    E Q.     H    E Q.     H    E Q.
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|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5-----|

    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q   4x
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||--5--5--5-5-5--|-5--5--5-5-5--|-5--5--5-5-5--|-5--5--5-5-5---||
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths