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THE LAST DJ As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (From the 2002 Album THE LAST DJ) Words and Music by Tom Petty Transcribed by Slowhand A minorAm E minorEm G+G C majorC x 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 x 3 2 0 1 0 Gsus4/B FF G7G7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 x 2 0 0 1 x 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 x 3 3 2 1 0 G6G6 3 2 0 0 0 0
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Tom Petty - Acoustic 12-string Guitar' Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Mike Campbell - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Mike Campbell - Electric 12-string Guitar' Intro Q=136 A minorAm 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. 12-string Gtr.) W Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I Gtr II (El. Gtr.) E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q H +W |-0-0-------------|----0-----------|------------------| |-1-0-1-----------|-1------1-------|-(1)--------------| |-----2-0---------|-2------2-------|-(2)--------------| |---------2-0-----|-2------2-------|-(2)--------------| |-------------3-2-|-0------0-------|-(0)--------------| |-----------------|----------------|------------------| Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q H +W |----0-----------|--------------------|| |-1------1-------|-(1)----------------|| |-2------2-------|-(2)----------------|| |-2------2-------|-(2)----------------|| |-0------0-------|-(0)----------------|| |----------------|--------------------||
1st & 3rd Verses A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm G+G C majorC Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--0--0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0--0---3---3---|-0--0---0---0----| ||o-1--1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-1--1---0---0---|-1--1---1---1----| ||--2--2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-2--2---0---0---|-0--0---0---0----| ||--2--2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2--2---0---0---|-2--2---2---2----| ||o-0--0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-0--0---2---2---|-3--3---3---3----| ||-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|--------3---3---|-----------------| | | Gtr III (El. 12-string Gtr.) | Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E W ||--5--5---7---5---|-3---3---0-------|-5------3---3---|-----------------| ||o-5--------------|---5---------0---|-5--5---3-----3-|-5---------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|------5---------|-5---------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A minorAm E minorEm C majorC Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|| |-1--1---1---1---|-0--0---0---0---|-1--1---1---1---|-1--1---1---1---|| |-2--2---2---2---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|| |-2--2---2---2---|-2--2---2---2---|-2--2---2---2---|-2--2---2---2---|| |-0--0---0---0---|-2--2---2---2---|-3--3---3---3---|-3--3---3---3---|| |----------------|-0--0---0---0---|----------------|----------------|| | | Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E |-5------7---5-0-|-3--3---3---0---|-3--3---3-3-3---|-3--3---3-3-3---|| |-5--5-----------|-5--5---5-------|-5--5---5-5-5---|-5--5---5-5-5---|| |------5---------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 2nd, 4th & 5th Verses $ A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm G+G C majorC Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---3---3---|-0--0---0---0---| |-1--1---1---1---|-0--0---0---0---|-1--1---0---0---|-1--1---1---1---| |-2--2---2---2---|-0--0---0---0---|-2--2---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---| |-2--2---2---2---|-2--2---2---2---|-2--2---0---0---|-2--2---2---2---| |-0--0---0---0---|-2--2---2---2---|-0--0---2---2---|-3--3---3---3---| |----------------|-0--0---0---0---|--------3---3---|----------------| | | Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E H E MajorE E E MajorE E |-5------7---5-0-|-3--0-------0---|-5------3---3---|----------------| |-5--5-----------|-5------0-------|-5--5---3-----3-|-5--------5---5-| |------5---------|----------------|------5---------|-5------5---5---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A minorAm G+G C majorC Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E q q H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E q q H |-0--0---0---0---|-3--3---3---3---|-0--0-----------|-0--0-------|| |-1--1---1---1---|-0--0---0---0---|-1--1-----------|-1--1-------|| |-2--2---2---2---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0-------|| |-2--2---2---2---|-0--0---0---0---|-2--2---2-3-2-0-|-2--2-------|| |-0--0---0---0---|-2--2---2---2---|-3--3-----------|-3--3-------|| |----------------|-3--3---3---3---|----------------|------------|| | | Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E q q H |-5------7-------|-3--3-----3-----|-0--0-----------|------------|| |-5--5-------5---|-3--3---3---3---|-1--1-----------|-1--1-------|| |------5-------5-|----------------|--------0---0---|-0--0-------|| |----------------|----------------|--------2-3-2-0-|-2--2-------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|| Chorus A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q |-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---| |-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A minorAm E minorEm C majorC E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / q q q q q q q q Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q H Q |-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|------------------|-----------------| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-1----------------|-----------------| |-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-0--------0---0---|-0---0-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2------0-2-3-2-0-|-2---2-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| A minorAm E minorEm C majorC Gsus4/B A minorAm G+G E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / q q q q q q q q H H H H |-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-1-------1-------|-1-------3-------| |-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-0-------0-------|-2-------4-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-------0-------|-2-------5-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------5-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| To Coda FF G7G7 A minorAm E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / H H H H H E MajorE E E MajorE E W |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|| |-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-0-0-0--|----------------o|| |-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-0-0-0--|-----------------|| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|| Interlude Fmaj7Fmaj7 G6G6 Gtr I E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III H H +H E MajorE E Q W +W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------0---|-----------------|-------------------| |-0-------0-------|-(0)-------2-3-----|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| Fmaj7Fmaj7 G6G6 E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. E MajorE H +H E MajorE Q. W +W |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-0---------------|-(0)---------------| |-0------0-0-------|-(0)-------2-3------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda Fmaj7Fmaj7 G6G6 E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. E MajorE H +H E MajorE Q. W W |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-0---------------|-0-----------------|| |-0------0-0-------|-(0)-------2-3------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Outro & A minorAm Gtr I E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II W +W |-----------------|-------------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------| |-----------------|-------------------| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W +W W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-1---------------| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-2---------------| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-2---------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-0---------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| A minorAm E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E W W W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / +W W +W W +W |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-(1)---------------|-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-(2)---------------|-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-(2)---------------|-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-(0)---------------|-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|--------*| | | Gtr I | W W E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE W +W |-------------------|-----------------|--0--0-------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-------------------|-----------------|--1--0-1-----------|-1--------|-(1)----*| |-------------------|-----------------|-------2-0---------|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------2-0-----|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-------------------|-----------------|---------------3-2-|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|--------*| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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 Well, you can't turn him into a company man You can't turn him into a whore And the boys upstairs Just don't understand anymore Well, the top brass don't like him Talking so much And he won't play what they say to play And he don't want to change What don't need to change There goes the last DJ Who plays what he wants to play And says what he wants to say Hey, hey, hey And there goes your freedom of choice There goes the last human voice There goes the last DJ Well, some folks say they're gonna hang him so high 'Cause you just can't do what he did There's some things you just can't Put in the mind of those kids As we celebrate mediocrity All the boys upstairs want to see How much you'll pay for What you used to get for free There goes the last DJ Who plays what he wants to play And says what he wants to say Hey, hey, hey And there goes your freedom of choice There goes the last human voice And there goes the last DJ Well, he got him a station down in Mexico And sometimes it'll kinda come in And I'll bust a move And remember how it was back then There goes the last DJ Who plays what he wants to play And says what he wants to say Hey, hey, hey And there goes your freedom of choice There goes the last human voice There goes the last DJ
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