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THE LAST DJ (Bassline)
As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(From the 2002 Album THE LAST DJ)
Words and Music by Tom Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tom Petty - Bass'
Intro
Q=136
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|-7--7------5---|-7--7------5---|
|----------|-------7-7---7-|-------7-7---7-|
|----------|---------------|---------------|
a Q a Q E E E E a Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-5h7--5h7------5---|-5h7--7------5-----||
|-----------7-7---7-|---------7-7---7---||
|-------------------|-------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
H Q E E H E E Q H H H E E Q
||--------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
||o-7-------7---|-------------|-7----5\----|---------------|
||o------7----7-|-7-----------|------------|-3--------3/---|
||--------------|------7-7-7--|------------|------3-3------|
H E E Q H Q Q H Q. E H H
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------||
|-7--------7--|------------|------5----5-|------------||
|------7-7----|-7-------7--|-3-----------|-3----------||
|-------------|------7-----|-------------|------3/----||
2nd, 4th & 5th Verses
$
Q Q Q Q H Q Q H H H E E Q
|-------------|------------|------------|--------------|
|-7--7-----7--|------------|-7----5\----|------5-5-----|
|-------7-----|-7-------7--|------------|-3--------3/--|
|-------------|------7-----|------------|--------------|
H E E Q H E E Q H H q q H
|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------||
|-7--------7--|-5--------5--|------5----|------------||
|------7-7----|------5-5----|-3---------|-3--3-------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------||
Chorus
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------7--|-------------|-----------7--|-------------|
|-------5-7----|-7--7-----7--|-------5-7----|-7--7-----7--|
|-5--5---------|-------7-----|-5--5---------|-------7-----|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q H H H H
|--------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------7--|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------5-7----|-7--7-----7--|-3---------|-3----3----|
|-5--5---------|-------7-----|------3----|-----------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q H H H H
|--------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------7--|-------------|-----------|------5----|
|-------5-7----|-7--7-----7--|-3----2----|-----------|
|-5--5---------|-------7-----|-----------|-5---------|
To Coda
Q H E E H Q Q W H E E Q
|-------------|------------|----------|--------------||
|-3--3----3-3-|-3-------3--|-5--------|-5----5-5-5--o||
|-------------|------3-----|----------|-------------o||
|-------------|------------|----------|--------------||
Interlude
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q.
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------5----|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5---5--|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------5----|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E H
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------||
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----||
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------||
Outro
&
W +W a Q Q E E E E a Q Q E E E E a Q Q E E E E
|----------|------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------||-5h7--7------5---|-5h7--7------5---|-5h7--7------5---|
|----------|------------||---------7-7---7-|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7---7-|
|----------|------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a Q Q E E E E a Q Q E E E E a Q Q E E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-5h7--7------5---|-5h7--7------5---|-5h7--7------5---|----------|--------*|
|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7---7-|----------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-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
Other Versions & Arrangements
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