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HOMETOWN BLUES (Bassline) As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (From the 1976 Album TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS) Words and Music by Tom Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=131(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q a Q |----------|----------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-------------|----5h7-----5h7--| |----------|----------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-5-----5-----|-5-------5-------| Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q a Q |-------------|-----------------||--------------|------------------| |-------------|----5h7-----5h7--||o-------------|----5h7-----5h7---| |-------------|-----------------||o-------------|------------------| |-5-----5-----|-5-------5-------||--5-----5-----|-5-------5--------| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q a Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-----------------||---------------|--------------| |-------------|----5h7-----5h7--||--------4------|--------------| |-------------|-----------------||------7---7-4--|----------4---| |-5-----5-----|-5-------5-------||-5-------------|-5--5--7------| Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q. E Q Q |---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |--------4------|-------------|--------4------|---------------| |------7---7-4--|----------4--|------7---7-4--|-----------4---| |-5-------------|-5--5--7-----|-5-------------|-5----5-7------| Chorus 1. Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |---------------|-------------||----------------|-----------------| |--------4------|-------------||-------------9--|-------------9---| |------7---7-4--|----------4--||-7----7-/11-----|-7----7-/11------| |-5-------------|-5--5--7-----||----------------|-----------------| 2. Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q |---------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |---------------|--------------o||-------------9--|----------------| |-9--9-9-9--9-9-|-7----7-5--4--o||-7----7-/11-----|-9------9---9---| |---------------|---------------||----------------|------9---9-----| Interlude Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q a Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-----------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|----5h7-----5h7--|--------------| |-7--5--4-----||-------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------7--||-5-----5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-----5------| Bridge Q a Q Q a Q Q. E +H Q Q Q Q Q. E +H |-----------------||---------------|-------------|---------------| |----5h7-----5h7--||-4-------------|-------------|-4-------------| |-----------------||------7-(7)----|-------4--7--|------7-(7)----| |-5-------5-------||---------------|-5--5--------|---------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E +H Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-4-------------|--------------|-------4--7---| |--------4--7--|------7-(7)----|--------4--7--|-5--5---------| |-5----5-------|---------------|-5----5-------|--------------| 3rd Verse E E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q |--------------||---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------||--------4------|--------------|--------4-------| |-7-7-5--4-----||------7---7-4--|-----------4--|------7---7-4---| |-----------7--||-5-------------|-5----5-7-----|-5--------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------|--------4------|--------------| |-----------4--|------7---7-4--|-----------4--| |-5----5-7-----|-5-------------|-5----5-7-----| Chorus Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E E E |---------------|-------------||-------------------| |--------4------|-------------||--------/11-9------| |------7---7-4--|-------4--5--||-7----7-------11-9-| |-5-------------|-5--5--------||-------------------| Outro Q. E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|---------11-------|--------------||---------------| |--------/11--9--|------11----11----|--------------||o--------------| |-7----7---------|-9-------------9--|-7-7-5--4-----||o--------------| |----------------|------------------|-----------7--||--5-----5------| Q a Q Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q a Q |-----------------|-------------|-------------------|| |----5h7-----5h7--|-------------|----5h7-----5h7---o|| |-----------------|-------------|------------------o|| |-5-------5-------|-5-----5-----|-5-------5---------|| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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 ----------- | - 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 Baby can't wait Baby gotta go Gonna do a number On the late night show Do a little song Do a little dance Gonna make the best Of her big chance Don't really matter If she don't or if she do Tryin' to make the best of The hometown blues I got a friend Got a little girl Said she's the best In the whole wide world Said it so good Said its unreal Might not last But it's no big deal Don't really matter If she don't or if she do Tryin' to make the best of The hometown blues Baby, save me, save me, save me With your sweet smile Honey, I really need your love To help me kill a little bit o' time All of the girls Run with the crowd They go wild When the lights go down They got a little money Live in a dream Want to be the queen Of their little scene Don't really matter If she don't or if she do Tryin' to make the best of The hometown blues