As recorded by The Pretenders
(From the 2003 Album PRETENDERS)
Words and Music by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Drop D'
1st Verse
Moderate Rock Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q e e e e e e E E e e e e e e a E S S
|-------------||-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------||-----7-----------|-----7-----------2h4-|
|---------7\--||-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4-----|
|-------------||-----------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----7-----------|-----------------2-|-------------4----|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4---|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----4-----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4-5-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----------|-----7-----------2h4-|-----7-----------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2-4-----|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----7-----------2-|-----------------|-----4------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4---|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|-4-4---4-4-4-5-4--|
Pre-Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
E E E E a E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------4s7-||-7---7-7-----7-7-|-----7-7-----7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7s9-7-9-----||---0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------5\--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
To Coda
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||
2nd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----------|-----7-----------2h4-|-----7-----------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4-----|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------2-2---|-------------4---|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2s4-----0-|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4--|
D.S. al Coda &
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e a E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----7-7-----7-7--|
|-----------------|-------------------||-0-0-----0-0------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||------------------|
E E E E E E E E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-----7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----5-5-----5---|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-----0-0---0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Outro
e e e e e e E E e E e E e E e E E E E E E E a E S S
|-----------------||-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------2h4-|
|-----------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s4-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||-----------------|---------------------|
e E e E e E e E E E E E E E a E S S e E e E e E e E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------2h4-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E a E S S e E E E E E E E a E E E E +H
|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------2h4-|-----------------|-----2h4----------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2s4-----0-(0)----*|
|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
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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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
