Tom Petty – A Face In The Crowd (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Tom Petty
(From the 1989 Album FULL MOON FEVER)
Words and Music by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jeff Lynne - Bass'
Intro
Q=103
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||o-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-||----------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
Chorus
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------||-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-9----9-9----9-|-9----9-9----9-|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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1.
To Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5--|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-8----8-8----8-|
Guitar Solo
2.
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------o||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------o||---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
|-8----8-8----8--||-8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------||----------------|---------------|
|----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5--||o---------------|---------------|
|----------------||--8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8----8-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-o||
|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|----------------||Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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