• Song:

    You Dont Know How It Feels

  • Artist:

    Tom Petty

asmith@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Smith)

YOU DONT KNOW HOW IT FEELS   -   Tom Petty

Transcribed by Kenn Chipkin

This TAB transcription was created using TAB MASTER version 1.0
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A.  Intro

  Gtr.2 (Acous.)
  E6 (04xxxx@1)   E5 (022xxx@1)    A5 (x022xx@1)             E5 (022xxx@1)     A5 (x022xx@1)  Gtr.1 (w/Leslie speaker)
e:-0---|------------------------|-----------------------|
B:-2---|------------------------|-----------------------|
G:-1---|------------------------|-----------------------|
D:-2---|------------------------|-----------------------|
A:-2---|------------------------|-----------------------|
E:-0---|-0--0---3/5--5----5--3--|-0--0---2/5--5---5--3--|


   E5 (022xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)            E5 (022xxx@1)       A5 (x022xx@1)e:---------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---------------------------|-------------------------|
G:---------------------------|-------------------------|
D:---------------------------|-------------------------|
A:---------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-0--0---0--4-5---5---5--3--|-0--0---2/4/5--5---5--3--|


B.  Verses

  1. Let me run with you tonight I'll take you on a moonlight ride
  2. People come people go Some  grow  young   some  grow cold
  3. My old man was born to rock  He's still trying to beat the clock

  E5 (022xxx@1)            A5 (x022xx@1)               E5 (022xxx@1)                 A5 (x022xx@1)
e:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E:-0--0-----0--4--5----5-----5--3--|-0--0----------0--4--5----5-------5--3--|


   E5 (022xxx@1)      A5 (x022xx@1)          E5 (022xxx@1)      A5 (x022xx@1)e:-----------------------|-----------------------|
B:-----------------------|-----------------------|
G:-----------------------|-----------------------|
D:-----------------------|-----------------------|
A:----------7------------|----------7------------|
E:-0--0---9---5--5---5--|-0--0---9---5--5---5--|


   There's someone I use to see   But she don't give a damn for me
   I  woke   up  in   between   the memory    and  the dream
   Think  of me  what  you  will  I've got a little space to fill

   E5 (022xxx@1)           A5 (x022xx@1)            E5 (022xxx@1)               A5 (x022xx@1)
e:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:-0--0------2-/-5--5-------5-|---0--0-------2--/-5---5------5--|


                                             But let me 
                                               So let's
                                               So let's

   E5 (022xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)        E5 (022xxx@1)            A5 (x022xx@1) (w/Fill 1  3rd time)
e:-------------------------|---------------------------|
B:-------------------------|---------------------------|
G:-------------------------|---------------------------|
D:-------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-----------7-------------|-----------4-7-------------|
E:-0--0----9---5--5-----5-|-0--0-----------5---5------|


C.  Pre-chorus

      (1.) get to the point     Let's roll another joint     And turn
  (2., 3.) get to the point     Let's roll another joint     And Let's

           E (022100@1)        B7 (x21202@1)            E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
D:--------------------4-------------|-2---------------2--------------|
A:---------2----------2-------------|-2---------------0--------------|
E:---------0------------------------|-0------------------------------|


                                                               
  the radio         loud    I'm too alone to be proud       And
   head on down the road    There's somewhere I gotta go    And

   E (022100@1)              B7 (x21202@1)            E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)e:--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:--------------------------------|-----------------2---------|
D:-2----------------4-------------|-2---------------2---------|
A:-2----------------2-------------|-2---------------0---------|
E:-0------------------------------|-0-------------------------|


D.  1st & 2nd Choruses

       You don't know how it feels   You don't know how it feels       to be

           E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1) Asus2 (x02200@1)         E (022100@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Asus2 (x02200@1)    (Rhy. Fig. 1)
e:-----------------------------------|-------2-------------------|---------|
B:-----------------3-----------------|-------3----2--------------|---------|
G:-----------------2---2-------------|-------2----2--------------|---------|
D:---------2-------0---2-------------|-2-----0----2--------------|---------|
A:---------2-----------0-------------|-2----------0--------------|---------|
E:---------0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|---------|
       (w/Leslie)


                                           |-------------||--------------
                                           | 1.          || 2.
     me
                             E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)                                         (end Rhy.Fig.1) 
e:---0-----0-----0-----0---|-------------|---------------|---------------|
B:-------------------------|-----3---2---|-------3---2--.|-------3---2---|
G:-------------------------|-----2---2---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|
D:-------------------------|-2---0---2---|---2---0---2--.|--2----0---2---|
A:-------------------------|-2-------0---|---2-------0---|--2--------0---|
E:-------------------------|-0-----------|---0-----------|--0------------|


E.  Interlude      (repeat twice)                       

   N.C.                    N.C.
   (E)               A/C# (042220@1)(E)               A/C# (042220@1) (Gtrs.1 & 2)
e:------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:---------------------2--|--------------------2--------|    
D:---------------------2--|--------------------2-----2--|
A:--------------2-/-5--4--|-------------2-/-5--4-----0--|
E:--0-----3--4------------|-0-----3--4------------------|


F.  1st Guitar Solo

  Gtr.2                 E (022100@1)   D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1) Gtr.1 w/Rhy.Fig.1
                                 8va.................................
  Gtr.3                            full (hold bend)............
e:--------------------------------12b----12----12---12-12-12--------|
B:--------------------------------15b----15----15---15-15-15-(15)---|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|


     E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)                                        Asus2 (x02200@1)  8va...............................................8va......................
    full...  full...  1/2 full...................    full...  1/2 full.......
e:--12b--12--12b--12-12b-------12-12--12-12-12-----|-12b--12-12b-------12-12|
B:--15b--15--15b--15-15b-------15-15--15-15-15-(15)|-15b--15-15b-------15-15|
G:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|

                                                         
                                        D.S. % al Coda *
  8va.........................
  still hold bend..........  1/2 full...............
e:--12-12-12---12-12-12------12b------12--12-12-12------|
B:--15-15-15---15-15-15-(15)-15b------15--15-15-15-(15)-|
G:------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------|


  * Coda

G.  3rd Chorus

    You don't know how it feels     You don't know how it feels      No

    E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1) (Gtr.1 w/Leslie)
e:--------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B:--------------3-----------------|-------------3----------------------||
G:--------------2-----------2-----|-------------2-----------2----------||
D:--2-----------0-----------2-----|-2-----------0-----------2----------||
A:--2-----------------------0-----|-2-----------------------0----------||
E:--0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------------||


   you don't know how it feels            to be    me

    E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)         Asus2 (x02200@1)e:-------------------------------|--------------|--0-----0-----0-----0----x-|
B:--------------3-----------2----|-(2)----------|-------------------------x-|
G:--------------2-----------2----|-(2)----------|---------------------------|
D:--2-----------0-----------2----|-(2)----------|---------------------------|
A:--2-----------------------0----|-(0)----------|---------------------------|
E:--0----------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|


   You don't know how it feels   You don't know how it feels     No

    E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)       Asus2 (x02200@1)e:-----------2-----------------|-------------2------------------------|
B:-----------3------2----------|-------------3---------2--------------|
G:--1--------2------2----------|--1----------2---------2--------------|
D:--2--------0------2----------|--2----------0---------2--------------|
A:--2---------------0----------|--2--------------------0--------------|
E:--0--------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
                                                            
  you don't know how it feels                    to    be

   E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)   Asus2 (x02200@1)e:-------------2---------------------|---------------------|
B:-------------3----------2----------|---------------------|
G:-1-----------2----------2----------|---------------------|
D:-2-----------0----------2----------|------------2-----2--|
A:-2----------------------0----------|------0--------------|
E:-0---------------------------------|---------------------|


   me
                            E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)e:-0----0-----------0-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B:-------------2----------|----------3----2-------|----------3----2-------|
G:----------------------2-|----------2----2-------|----------2----2-------|
D:------------------------|----------0----2-------|----------0----2-------|
A:---------0--------------|---------------0-----0-|---------------0-----0-|
E:------------------------|-0---0-----------------|-0---0-----------------|


H.  2nd Gitar Solo

  (Gtr.2)    E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1) (Gtr.3)                             1/4
e:-------------------0---0--0---0--0------0--0-|
B:-------------3---------0--0---------3b-------|
G:----------/4----4----------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------|
  (Gtr.1)
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------3--------2----------------|
G:-----------1-------2--------2----------------|
D:-----------2-------0--------2----------------|
A:-----------2----------------0----------------|
E:-----------0---------------------------------|


   E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)                           Asus2 (x02200@1)          1/4              1/4           1/4
e:----0----0b--0--0---0--0-------0--0-|-0------0--0--0--0-|
B:----8----8b--8--8-------------------|-------------------|
G:/9-------------------------7b-------|----7b-------------|
D:------------------------------------|-------------------|
A:------------------------------------|-------------------|
E:------------------------------------|-------------------|

e:------------------------------------|-------------------|
B:---------3--------2-----------------|-------------------|
G:---------2--------2-----------------|-----------2--2----|
D:-2-------0--------2-----------------|-----------2--2----|
A:-2----------------0-----------------|-------------------|
E:-0----------------------------------|-------------------|


e:-0--0---0----0--0---0---0--0-------||
B:-8--8---8----8--8---8--------------||
G:------------------------7--7-------||
D:-----------------------------------||
A:-----------------------------------||
E:-----------------------------------||

e:-0--------0-------0--------0-------||
B:-----------------------------------||
G:---------------2--------2-----2--1-||
D:-----------------------------------||
A:-----------------------------------||
E:-----------------------------------||


I.  Outro                                                     

   E5 (022xxx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)             E5 (022xxx@1)           A5 (x022xx@1)  (Gtr.1 Leslie off)
e:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A:---------------7--7-----------|----------------7---7--------|
E:-0--0-----2/4--5--5-----5--3--|-0--0-----3--5--5---5-----5-|
   P.M.........................................................


   E5 (022xxx@1)            A5 (x022xx@1)             E5 (022xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)e:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|------------7------------------|
E:-0--0------0--4--5---5------53-|-0--0-----9---5---5-------5--5-|
  P.M..............................................................   E5            A5             E5            A5

e:----------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|------------------------------|
G:----------------------------|------------------------------|
D:----------------------------|------------------------------|
A:-2--2-------7--7--7---------|-2--2-------7--7--7-----------|
E:-0--0-----9----5--5-----53-|-0--0-----9----5--5----5--53-|
  P.M.........................................................   E5 (022xxx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)           E5 (022xxx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)e:----------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|------------------------------|
G:----------------------------|------------------------------|
D:----------------------------|------------------------------|
A:-2--2-------7--7--7---------|-2--2-------7--7--7-----------|
E:-0--0-----9----5--5-----53-|-0--0-----9----5--5----5--53-|
  P.M.........................................................   E5 (022xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)       E5 (022xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)      E (022100@1)e:---------------------0-|---------------------|--0---------||--|
B:-----------------------|---------------------|--2---------||--|
G:-----------------------|---------------------|--1---------||--|
D:-----------------------|---------------------|--2---------||--|
A:-2--2------7--7--7-----|------------7--------|--2---------||--|
E:-0--0----9----5--5-----|-0--0-----9----5---5-|--0---------||--|
  P.M........................................:
 

--
-----
Craig Smith              |  "When Texas, coconuts, Florida, sharks, 
asmith@morgan.ucs.mun.ca | nymphomaniacs, Montana, volcanos and pirates land 
                         | in on spot, we understand that worlds do in fact
                         | collide."  -  Tom McGuane about Jimmy buffett


From: COOLEZ@aol.com

                      You Dont Know How It Feels
                           By Tom Petty


This is the way that I play the bridge part to this song.
I think that it sounds better this way.
 


  Bridge                                                   
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|---2-------2--5--4--|--2-------2--5--4--0--|---------------
|---0--24-----------|--0--24--------------|---------------
                                                            

Questions or comments, write me at

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From: tcrabaugh@sciences.sdsu.edu (Tom Crabaugh)

Here, I'll add a little to Rod Nolan's preliminary version (Ok, I
cheated, I had the SNL performance on video):
............................................................................

You Don't Know How it Feels - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
=============================================================

E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)(x2)
Let me run with     you tonight    I'll take you on       a moonlight ride
There's someone   I used to see     but she don't    give a damn for me


Chorus (1):

              E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)     
    So let's  get  to the point   let's roll another joint
              E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)   Turn the  radio       loud  I'm too alone to be  proud
    E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)   You don't know how it feels
    E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)
    You don't know how it feels...to be me


E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)(x2)
People come         people go           some grow young     some grow cold
I woke up           in between        amemory (x02210@1)             and adream (x02210@1)

Chorus (2):

              E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)     
    So let's  get       to the point let's roll  another joint
              E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)      let's  head on down the road to somewhere I gotta go
    E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)   You don't know how it feels
    E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)   You don't know how it feels
    E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)
 No you don't know how it feels...to be me


E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)                     A (x02220@1)(x2)
My old man      was born to rock   but  he's still tryin'    to beat the clock
Think of me         what you will       I've still got a little space to fill


Chorus (2) x 2
............................................................................

Thanks RodN for getting the ball rolling...

->TC


From: rgilchri@vt.edu (B-O-B)
Date: 9 Nov 1994 23:37:42 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: CRD: You Don't Know How It Feels (3rd try)You Don't Know How It Feels
by Tom Petty


E--A--E--A

E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)               
Let me run with you tonight, I'll take you on a moonlight ride

E--A--E--A

E (022100@1)               A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)There's someone I used to see, but she don't give a damn for me

E--A--E--ACHORUS:
           E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)          ABut (x02220@1)let me get to the point, let's roll another joint
             E (022100@1)   D (xx0232@1)            E (022100@1)        AAnd (x02220@1)turn the radio loud, I'm too alone to be proud
E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         AYou (x02220@1)don't know how it feels
E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)            EYou (022100@1)don't know how it feels... to be me

E-D-A    E-D-ABRIDGE:
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------0---------------------------------0--------------------------
A--------------------2--------3-----------------------2--------3----0---------------
E-----0---2---4---------------------0----2---4-------------------------------------From: COOLEZ@aol.com

                      You Dont Know How It Feels
                           By Tom Petty


This is the way that I play the bridge part to this song.
I think that it sounds better this way.
 


  Bridge                                                   
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|---2-------2--5--4--|--2-------2--5--4--0--|---------------
|---0--24-----------|--0--24--------------|---------------
                                                            

Questions or comments, write me at

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