• Song:

    Mary Janes Last Dance

  • Artist:

    Tom Petty

Tom Petty - Last Dance With Mary Jane

This Tab includes:
  -How to play the harmonica 
   solos on Harmonica
  -How to play the harmonica
   on guitar
  -The Chords for the verses
  -The Chords for the Chorus
  -How to play the actual guitar
   solo on Harmonica
  -How to play the guitar solo 
   om a guitar

Enjoy!

This song is tuned to 453 Hz so 9 times
out of ten your going to sound out of tune (ecspecially for guitars)
you either 1 use this website or find out  
how to set your tune to 453 Hz. or you can 
use this website: http://www.seventhstring.com/tuner/tuner.html
for the website you will need to have a
microphone outlet on your computer.



1. Harmonica Solos
   -(on harmonica)                                 For Harmonicas
    (and guitar)                                         |
                                             ____________|______________
                                            |         Legend            |
                                            |                           |
Key of Harmonica: G                         | - means you breathe in    |
                                            |   or "draw"               |
Type of Harmonica: Diatonic                 | + means you breathe       |
                                            |   out or "attack"         |
                                            | ( means you bend the note |
In Tom Petty's "Last Dance With Mary Jane"  | ~ means you put a         |
there are three "harmonica solo's" both of  |   vibrato on the note     |
which i will explain here.                  | *The #'s are the holes    |
                                            | starting from the left    |
 Solo 1: (0:36)                             | *Two or three #'s numbers |
 "Indiana boys on an Indiana Night"         |  next to each other is a  |
                                            |  chord (you play both     |
For Harmonicas:                             | / means to slur two close |
            -6, +6, -5, +5, -4&5&6          |   notes                   |
             E   D   C   B   A C E          |---------------------------|
Chords Names:               (Am)                      
            -6, +6, -5, +5, -5, +5, -4&5&6
             E   D   C   B   C   B   A&C&E
Chord Names:                        (Am)
-----------------------------------------
For Guitars:
E|-0-------0-|-0-----------0-|
B|---3-1-0-1-|---3-1-0-1-0-1-|
G|---------2-|-------------2-|
D|-----------|---------------|
A|-----------|---------------|
E|-----------|---------------|
Chords:    Am              Am
-----------------------------------------

 Solo 2: (1:32)
 "Tired of this town again"

For Harmonica:
               -6, +6, -5, +5, -5, +5, -6~                 
                E   D   C   B   C   B   E 

                -6, +6, -5, +5, -5, +5, -4&5&6,/+4&5,/-4&5&6
                 E   D   C   B   C   B   A C E   G B   A C E
Chord Names:                           (Am)     (G)    (Am)
------------------------------------------
For Guitars:
E|-0--------------|-0-----------0----0-|
B|---3-1-0-1-0-5v-|---3-1-0-1-0-1--0-1-|
G|----------------|-------------2--0-2-|
D|----------------|--------------------|
A|----------------|--------------------|
E|----------------|--------------------|
Chords:                         Am G Am
-------------------------------------------

Solo 3: (3:38)
"Tired of this town again"

              -6, +6, -5, +5, -5, +5, -6~                 
               E   D   C   B   C   B   E 

              -6, +6, -5, +5, -5, +5, -4&5,/+4&5,/-4&5
               E   D   C   B   C   B   A C   G B   A C
Chord Names:                           (Am)  (G)   (Am)

              -10, +9,\-5, +5, -5, +5~
               E    D   C   B   C   B

              -10, +9,\-5, +5, -5, +5~
               E    D   C   B   C   B

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
For Guitars:
E|-0--------------|-0------------------|-0------------|-0-------------|
B|---3-1-0-1-0-5v-|---3-1-0-1-0-1--0-1-|---3-1-0-1----|---3-1-0-1-----|
G|----------------|-------------2--0-2-|-----------4v-|------------4v-|
D|----------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------|
A|----------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------|
E|----------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------|
Chords:                         Am G Am
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2. Chords
   (for verse)
   (and chorus)

Verse chords: Am - G - D - Am
Strumming Pattern:
Chords:Am              G                 D               Am
Timing:1       2   + a 3 e +   4 + a   | 1 e +   2   + a 3 e +   4 + a   | 
                                                                         |
E|-----0-------0---0-0-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-2-2-2---2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
B|-----0h1-----1---1-1-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-3-3-3---3---3-3-1-1-1---1-1-1---|
G|-----2-------2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
D|-----2-------2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0---0---0-0-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
A|-----0-------0---0-0-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-----------------0-0-0---0-0-0---|
E|---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------------------------|

       1       2   + a 3 e +   4 + a   | 1 e +   2   + a 3 e +   4 + a   |
       Am              G                 Dsus4           Am              |
E|-----0-------3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-3-3-3---3---3-3-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
B|-----0h1-----1---1-1-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-3-3-3---3---3-3-1-1-1---1-1-1---|
G|-----2-------2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
D|-----2-------2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0---0---0-0-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
A|-----0-------0---0-0-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-----------------0-0-0---0-0-0---|
E|---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------------------------|



Chorus chords: Em - Em - A - A
Strumming Pattern:
 ____________________________________________________
Chords:Em                    | Em                    |    
Timing:1 + 2 a   3 e +   4 + | 1 + 2 a   3 e +   4 + |
E|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
G|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
D|-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
A|-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
 |                                                   |
 |___________________________________________________|______
Chords:A                     | A                            |
Timing:1 + 2 a   3 e +   4 + | 1  +  2  a   3  e  +   4  +  |
E|-----0-0-0-0---5-5-5---5-5-|-9--9--9--9---12-12-12--12-12-|
B|-----2-2-2-2---5-5-5---5-5-|-10-10-10-10--12-12-12--12-12-|
G|-----2-2-2-2---6-6-6---6-6-|-9--9--9--9---13-13-13--13-13-|
D|-----2-2-2-2---7-7-7---7-7-|--------------14-14-14--14-14-|
A|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
 |__________________________________________________________|

Guitar Solo:

For Guitar:
1st Phrase:
E|-------------|-------------|
B|-7b--5---5-7-|-7b--5---5---|
G|-7b--5---5-7-|-7b--5---5---|
D|-------7-----|-------7---7-| X2
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

2nd Phrase:
E|------|----0----0----0----0-|---0---0---0---0-|----0----0----0----0-|
B|-5/10-|-10---10---10---10---|-8---8---8---8---|-12---12---12---12---|
G|------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
                        3rd Prase: 
E|----0----0----0------|----0----0----0----0-|---0---0---0---0-|
B|-10---10---10---5/10-|-10---10---10---10---|-8---8---8---8---|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

E|-----0-------|
A|-5-5---3-1-1-|
D|-----------2-|
G|-----------2-|
B|-----------0-|
E|-------------|

For Harmonica:
1st Phrase:
-----------------------------------------|
       -2 &3), -5&6, +4, -5&6,  -2&3,    |
        F#&D    C&E   A   C&E   F#&D     |
Chords: D       C         C     D        |
                                         | X2
       -2 &3), -5&6, +4, -5&6, +4,       |
        F#&D    C&E   A   C&E   A        |
Chords: D       C         C              |
-----------------------------------------|  
2nd Phrase:                                        
       -6,/-8, -6, -8, -6, -8, -6, -8, -6, -8
        E   A   E   A   E   A   E   A   E   A
                                                   
       +7, -6, +7, -6, +7, -6, +7, -6
        G   E   G   E   G   E   G   E

       +8, -6, +8, -6, +8, -6, +8, -6
        B   E   B   E   B   E   B   E

       +7, -6, +7, -6, +7, -6, -6,/-8
        G   E   G   E   G   E   E   A
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3rd Phrase:
       -6, -8, -6, -8, -6, -8, -6, -8, 
        E   A   E   A   E   A   E   A 

       +7, -6, +7, -6, +7, -6, +7, -6
        G   E   G   E   G   E   G   E
      
       -6, -6, -6, +6, -4&5&6
        E   E   E   D   A&C&E
Chords:                 (Am)
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