• Song:

    American Girl

  • Artist:

    Tom Petty

  • Album:

    Pack Up The Plantation ...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Tom Petty - American Girl
Greatest Hits
Tabbed by Tim Berg (guitari265)

INTRO:   (1st part with delay)
E --------
B -3-3-3--
G -2-2-2--
D -0-0-0--  rest a measure (delayed chords play)
A --------
E --------

E -----------------
B -333--3-233-233-
G -222--2-222-222-
D -000--0-000-000- x8 (lead comes in 5th time)
A -----------------
E -----------------

(lead)
E --------------------------------------
B -3-5-7--------5-------3-------5-------
G --------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------- x2
A --------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------

Now here's the tricky part: there is some pretty weird phrasing on the verse.  I've covered this song with my band, and this seems to be the easiest way to look at it:

E -2-2-2--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0-
B -3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-3--2-2-2-
G -2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--2-2-2-
D -0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0--2-2-2-
A --------2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0-
E --------0-0-0--3-3-3--------

E -2-2-2--0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0--0-0-0-
B -3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-
G -2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-
D -0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-
A --------2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0-
E --------0-0-0--3-3-3---------------

E -2-2-2--3-3-3--0-0-0-
B -3-3-3--3-3-3--0-0-0-
G -2-2-2--0-0-0--1-1-1-
D -0-0-0---------2-2-2-
A ---------------2-2-2-
E ---------------0-0-0-

E -0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
B -2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-
G -2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-
D -2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-
A -0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
E ----------------------------

Chorus:

E -3-3-3--0-0-0--2-2-2--------
B -3-3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3--3-3-3-
G -0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-
D -0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0--4-4-4-
A -2-2-2--0-0-0---------2-2-2-
E -3-3-3----------------------

E -3-3-3--0-0-0---------------------------------
B -3-3-3--2-2-2--333--3-333-333--333--3-333-333-
G -0-0-0--2-2-2--222--2-222-222--222--2-222-222-
D -0-0-0--2-2-2--000--0-000-000--000--0-000-000-
A -2-2-2--0-0-0---------------------------------
E -3-3-3----------------------------------------

Bridge: (you can play bar chords or power chords)

E -------------------------
B -------------------------
G ----------------7--5h6h7-
D -5-5-5------7-7-7-------- x4
A -5-5-5------7-7-5--------
E -3-3-3--3-4-5-5----------

Outro Solo:
(rhythym guitar plays top chords behind)

   D         E         G         A
E ---14---14---14---14---14---14---14----14------
B -15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--14-17-
G -----------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------

final part played on the high E
   D
E -5p2-3p2-5p2-3p2-5p2-3p2-5p2-3p2-

   E
E -7p4-5p4-7p4-5p4-7p4-5p4-7p4-5p4-

   G
E -10p7-9p7-10p7-9p7-10p7-9p7-10p7-9p7-

   A
E -12p9-10p9-12p9-10p9-12p9-10p9-12p9-10p9-

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