Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – The Waiting (Bass Tab)

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The Waiting (Standard Tuning: EADG) ::Okay so here's how I believe the song goes:: \:Slide up /:Slide down {H}:hammer on {P}: pull off P.S., the sliding in the song isn't exactly needed, but the bass player does slide in song, it's up to you.
Intro: In the very beginning of the song do some sliding on the A string.
G|---11--12--11----------------12---11------------------------|
D|-----------------7---0---------------------7-----7----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----11----10----------------12---11-----13-/14--14-13-12------------|
D|-------------------7--000--------------------------------0000-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

The Verses:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--------------------------------------------------9---------9---|
A|---------0---------5-5/12-0-------5-5/12-0----5-----------9---------9-|
E|---------------3---------------3------------3-----3/7-------3/7-------|

G|------------------------------------------------------7---------|
D|------------5----------------5---------------7777---------------|
A|--------------5----------------5----000000---------0-----10-9-7-|
E|-----7\3-------------7\3----------------------------------------|

The Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---------------------------5-4--4-5--7-7-----|
A|---10\-9\-7\-5-------0-0----10\-9\-7\-5-------0-00-----------------5-5-|
E|----------------3-2-----------------------3-2--------------------------|

The Bridge
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------/9\------------/9-----------9--------9-9-9-------|
E|---/7---------2----/7------\2--/7-7---2--7-7-------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------77---------0--000--24--5-5---44444444444----------|
A|---0------0---24-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
The Ecstatic Bass Fill
G|--14-----14{H}16{P}14--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------17-16-14-13-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------17----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------17\1-------------------------------|
So that's it, the order of the song is as follows: INTRO VERSE CHORUS VERSE CHORUS BRIDGE VERSE CHORUS OUTRO (Which is the intro playing and then moving to the chorus)