Received: from athmail1 (athmail1.causeway.qub.ac.uk [143.117.254.4]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with SMTP id OAA12866 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 1994 14:22:10 -0800 Received: by athmail1 id AA06384; Tue, 22 Feb 94 22:17:51 GMT Received: by lis16 (5.57/4.7) id AA06177; Tue, 22 Feb 94 22:17:48 GMT Message-Id: To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Subject: /p/Tom.Petty/AmericanGirl.tab Date: Tue, 22 Feb 94 22:17:48 GMT From: Tom Petty There are only 2 guitar parts here. The first (Gtr1) - Mike Campbell - is a slightly distorted electric, and plays way up the neck generally. Don't be scared by the outro solo - its pretty easy. The second (Gtr2) - I assume this Mr Petty himself - is a clean electric, and consists mostly of open chords. The transcription is taken from the March 94 edition of Guitar School Have fun! Paul Hutchinson American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers --------------------------------------------- = = Hold notes for duration shown ~ = Vibrato h = Hammer-on p = Pull off ^ = Bend up a full note / = Slide up to x = Left hand muted percussive note Intro: Gtr1 + + + + + + + + +-10----10----10==================+=================+ |---------------------------------|-----------------| |-7-----7-----7===================|=================| |-0-----0-----0===================|=================| |---------------------------------|-----------------| +---------------------------------+-----------------+ |Gtr2 + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+-2--2------------+ |---------------------------------|-3--3--------3---| 0h2-----2-----2-----------2-------0h2--2--2-----2---| |-0-----0-----0-----------0-------|-0--0--0-----0---| |-0-----0-----0-------------------|-----------------| +---------------------------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + +-10----10----10------10--10101010+-10101010--1010101010----10101010+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-----7-----7-------7---7-7-----|-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-| |-0-----0-----0-------0-----------|-0-----0---0---------0-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+-------------2-------------------+ |-------------3---------------3---|-------3-----3-------------------| 0h2-----------2-----------2-------0h2-----2-----2-----------2---2---| |-------0-----0-------------------|-0-----0-----0-------0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Play the next 2 bars 6 times: + + + + + + + + +-1010101010101010101010--10101010+-10101010--101010101010--10101010+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-0-------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---| |/5----------/5----------/5-------|/5-----5-----5-------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 1st & 2nd Verses: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +-5===============+-7===============+-10==============+-12==============+ |-3===============|-5===============|-8===============|-10==============| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +-----------------+-----------------+-------3---------+--------5--------+ |-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|--------5------0-| |-------2---------|-----------------|----0------------|-------------220-| |-0--0--0---------|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------| |-0--0------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0--0--0---------| +-----------------+-0--0--0-------2-+-3---------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +-5===============+-7===============+-10==============+-12==============+ |-3===============|-5===============|-8===============|-10==============| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +-------3---------+-----------------+-------3---------+----0---5--------+ |----3--3---------|-----------------|-------3-----0---|----2---2--------| |-2--2--2---------|-----------------|----0--------0---|----2------------| |-0--0------------|-----------------|----0------------|-2---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| +-----------------+-0--0--0-------2-+-3---------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +-12-12===============+-------2---------+-------3---------+ |-10-10===============|-----------3-----|-----------------| |---------------------|----2------------|----0------------| |---------------------|-0---------------|-------------4---| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| +---------------------+-------------0-2-+-3---------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------+-------2---------+-------3---------+ |-2--2--2-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2--2--2-------------|---------------0-|-0--0------------| |-2--2--2-------------|-0--0------0-----|-----------------| |-0--0--0---------0h2-|----0------------|-----------------| +---------------------+-------------0-2-+-3---------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +-------0---------+-------5--------5+-------5---------+ |----0------------|-------5--------5|-------5---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------------0-|-----------------|-2--2------------| |-----------------|-0--0------------|-0--0------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +-0---------------+-------5---------+-----------------+ |----0--------0---|----2--5---------|-----------------| |-------------0---|----2--2---------|-----------------| |-------2---------|-2--2--2---------|----2------------| |-----------------|-0--0--0---------|-0--0--0-----0---| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + +-----------------+-----------------+ |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-------2---------| |-0--0--0---------|-0--0-00---0-2---| +-----------------+-----------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +-----------------+-----------------+ |-------5---------|-2--2--2---------| |-------2---------|-2--2--2---------| |-2--2--2---------|-2--2--2---------| |-0--0--0---------|-0--0-00---------| +-----------------+-------------0-2-+ Chorus: Gtrs 1+2 + + + + + + + + + + + + +-------3-------------+-------5-------------+-------2-------7-+ |-------3-------------|-------5-------------|----3----------7-| |----0----------------|---------------------|----2------------| |---------------------|-2-------------------|-0--0------------| |---------------0h2---|-0--0------------0h2-|-----------------| +-3-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +-----7-----7---------+-------3---------+-------5---------+ |-------------7-------|-------------0---|-------5---------| |-9-^---9^------9p7---|-0--0------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-0--0------------|-2--2------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-0--0------------| +---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+ Play F# notes in brackets 1st time only + + + + + + + + +-10101010----10----10----10101010+-1010--10----10101010----10------+ |(7-7-7-7-----7-----7-7)--7-7-7-7-|-7-7---7-----7-7-7-7-7---7---0---| |-7-------------------7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7---7-----7-7-7-7-7---7---0---| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------0---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0---0-0-------0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---0---| |/5----------/5----------/5-------|/5----------/5-------5---5---5---| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Go back and repeat verse and chorus sections Interlude: (Gtr1 - Slight Palm Muting) Play the next 2 bars 3 times before moving on + + + + + + + + +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| |-5-----5-----5---------------5-6-|-7-----7-------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------x-x-5-6-7~~-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------x---5-------------------| +-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-x-x-x---3-4-+-5---x-5-------------------------+ + + + + + + + + +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----5-----5---------------5-6-|-7-----7-----7-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------x-x-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-x-x-x---3-4-+-5---x-5---x-5-------------------+ Play the next 2 bars 6 times altogether + + + + + + + + +-10----10----10----1010--101010--+-10101010----1010101010--10101010+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-0-------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| |/5----------/5-------------------|/5----------/5-------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Outro Gtr Solo: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +----14-----14----+----14-----14----+----14-----14----+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +----14-----14----+----14-----14--14+----14-----14----+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ Repeat the last 4 bars to fade Gtr1 +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-10p7---8-p7---10p7---8-p7----10p7---8-p7---10p7---8-p7---| |------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-12p9---10p9---12p9---10p9---12p9---10p9---12p9---10p9---| |------9------9------9------9------9------9------9--------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-15p12--14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--14p12--| |------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-17p14--15p14--17p14--15p14--17p14--15p14--17p14--15p14--| |------14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ Enjoy! (BTW, if you're interested, I'm putting the bass line in the bass archive)