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YOU WRECK ME

As recorded by Tom Petty
(From the 1994 Album WILDFLOWERS)

Words and Music by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Campbell - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Tom Petty - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'


   Intro
    Q=160
    D    A      E                       D    A     G5EA
   4/4
    Gtrs I, II (El. Gtrs. w/ capo 1st fret)
                                                              PM----------|
    Q.   E +Q   Q    +W                 Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
||--2--------------|-------------||-||--2---------------|--------------------||
||o-3----2-(2)--0--|-(0)--------o||-||o-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------o||
||--2----2-(2)--1--|-(1)---------||-||--2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)----------------||
||--0----2-(2)--2--|-(2)---------||-||--0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)----------------||
||o-0----0-(0)--2--|-(2)--------o||-||o-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------o||
||--------------0--|-(0)---------||-||---------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
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   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    D    A     G5EA                      D    A     G5EA
                          PM---------|                         PM--------|
    Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  E E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E Q
||--2---------------|------------------|-2---------------|------------------|
||o-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)--------------|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)--------------|
||--2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)--------------|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)--------------|
||--0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|
||o-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|
||---------------0--|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  D    A     G5EA                      D    A     G5EA
                        PM---------|                         PM--------|
  Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  E E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E Q
|-2---------------|------------------|-2---------------|-------------------||
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)--------------|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------||
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)--------------|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)---------------||
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)---------------||
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------||
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


 Pre-Chorus
  G5    D5    DsA54              DsusG5    D5    DsA54
  E E E E +E  E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E +E  E Q    E E Q  Q  Q
|-3-3-3---------0--|-0--0--0-0-0---|-3-3-3---------0--|-0-0-0--0--0---|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------|---------------|
|-0-0-0-2-(2)-0-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-2-(2)-0-2--|-2-2-2--2--2---|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-2--|-2-2-2--2--2---|
|---------------0--|-0--0--0-0-0---|---------------0--|-0-0-0--0--0---|
|-3-3-3------------|---------------|-3-3-3------------|---------------|


  D    A     G5EA                      D    A     G5EA
                        PM---------|                         PM---------|
  Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  E E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  E E E E
|-2---------------|------------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)--------------|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------|
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)--------------|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)---------------|
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)--------------|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0--|


  G                          A
  W          E E Q  E E Q    W          E E Q  Q  E E
|-3--------|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|----------|----------------||
|-3--------|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-2--------|-2-2-2--2--2-2--||
|-0--------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-2--------|-2-2-2--2--2-2--||
|-0--------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-2--------|-2-2-2--2--2-2--||
|----------|---------------|-0--------|-0-0-0--0--0-0--||
|-3--------|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|----------|----------------||


 Chorus
  D    A     G5EA                       D    A     G5EA
                        PM----------|                         PM----------|
  Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
|-2---------------|-------------------|-2---------------|--------------------|
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)----------------|
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)---------------|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)----------------|
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)----------------|
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)----------------|
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


                                                                     To Coda
  D    A     G5EA                       D    A     G5EA
                        PM----------|                         PM----------|
  Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
|-2---------------|-------------------|-2---------------|---------------------||
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)----------------o||
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)---------------|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)-----------------||
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)-----------------||
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)----------------o||
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


   Interlude
    Csus2G       Csus2    G
    Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  Q  E Q  Q
||--3----3-(3)-3-3--|-(3)-3--3-3--3---||-|
||o-3----3-(3)-3-3--|-(3)-3--3-3--3--o||-|
||--5----4-(4)-4-5--|-(5)-4--4-4--4---||-|
||--5----5-(5)-5-5--|-(5)-5--5-5--5---||-|
||o-3----5-(5)-5-3--|-(3)-5--5-5--5--o||-|
||--3----3-(3)-3-3--|-(3)-3--3-3--3---||-|


    Esus2B       Esus2    B
    Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  Q  E E
||--7----7-(7)-7-7--|-(7)-7-7--7--7-7---||
||o-7----7-(7)-7-7--|-(7)-7-7--7--7-7--o||
||--9----8-(8)-8-9--|-(9)-8-8--8--9-8---||
||--9----9-(9)-9-9--|-(9)-9-9--9--9-9---||
||o-7----9-(9)-9-7--|-(7)-9-9--9--7-9--o||
||--7----7-(7)-7-7--|-(7)-7-7--7--7-7---||


 Guitar Solo
  D             A       G5EA
  Gtr I
                                                         ~~~~~
   E     +E   Q    Q       E  E       +E   E  Q       E  Q       E
|-12----(12)-12---12------12-12----|-(12)-12-12------12---------12-|
|-15b17-(15)------15b17------15b17-|-(15)----15b17------15b17------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                                          PM-------------------|
|  Q.           E +E    E  Q          +E   E  E    E  E  E    E  E
|--2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--3------------2-(2)------0-------|--(0)--------------------------|
|--2------------2-(2)---0--1-------|--(1)--------------------------|
|--0------------2-(2)---0--2-------|--(2)--------------------------|
|--0------------0-(0)---0--2-------|--(2)--------------------------|
|--------------------------0-------|--(0)--0--0----0--0--0----0--0-|


  D           A          G5/E
   E     E  E  E     +E   E  E  E        +E   E  E  E  E  +E   E  E
|-12----12-12-12----(12)-12-12--------|------15-15-15---------12-----|
|-15b17-------15b17-(15)-------15b17==|=(15)----------15r(15)----15--|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|                                             PM-----------------|
|  Q.          E     +E   E  Q           +E   E  E  E  E   E   E  E
|--2----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--3-----------2-----(2)-----0--------|--(0)-------------------------|
|--2-----------2-----(2)--0--1--------|--(1)-------------------------|
|--0-----------2-----(2)--0--2--------|--(2)-------------------------|
|--0-----------0-----(0)--0--2--------|--(2)-------------------------|
|----------------------------0--------|--(0)--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--|


  D         A          G5/E
   Q      E  E     +E   E  Q        E   Q       E  E     +E   Q
|----------------------12--------|-12----------12-----------------|
|--------12------------12--------|-12----------12-----------------|
|-14b16-----14b16-(14)----14b16--|-----14b16------14b16r(14)-12---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|                                       PM----------------------|
|  Q.        E     +E   E  Q       +E   E    E  E  E      E   E E
|--2-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--3---------2-----(2)-----0-----|-(0)----------------------------|
|--2---------2-----(2)--0--1-----|-(1)----------------------------|
|--0---------2-----(2)--0--2-----|-(2)----------------------------|
|--0---------0-----(0)--0--2-----|-(2)----------------------------|
|--------------------------0-----|-(0)--0----0--0--0------0---0-0-|


  D      A            G5EA
  E  E E  E       +Q     S        +S   E    E  E   E E E E E   E
|----------------------------------------|--0--------------------|
|-9----9-12b12.5-(12)---12b12.5==(12)r---|--0--------0-----------|
|-9----9-12b13---(12)---12b13====(12)r---|-----2b4---------------|
|----9-----------------------------------|-------------2p0-------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------2p0-------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------3b5p0-|
|
|                                              PM--------------|
| Q.      E       +E  E  Q                 +E  E   E E E E E   E
|-2--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-------2-------(2)----0---------------|-(0)-------------------|
|-2-------2-------(2)-0--1---------------|-(1)-------------------|
|-0-------2-------(2)-0--2---------------|-(2)-------------------|
|-0-------0-------(0)-0--2---------------|-(2)-------------------|
|------------------------0---------------|-(0)-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|


  D     A     G5EA
                                  |-3-|
  +W                 +H       +E  S S S E E
|------------------|----------------------7-|
|------------------|--------------------8-8-|
|------------------|------------------9-----|
|------------------|----------------9-------|
|------------------|--------------7---------|
|-(0)--------------|-(0)------(0)-----------|
|
|                        PM---------------|
|  Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q   E  E     E E
|--2---------------|------------------------|
|--3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)--------------------|
|--2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)--------------------|
|--0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)--------------------|
|--0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)--------------------|
|---------------0--|-(0)-0-0---0--0-----0-0-|


  D    A     G5EA
                               |-3-|
  W                  H       E S S S E E
|-----------------|--------------------7---|
|-----------------|------------------8-8---|
|-----------------|----------------9-------|
|-----------------|--------------9---------|
|-----------------|------------7-----------|
|-----------------|----------x-------------|
|
|                       PM-------------|
| Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  E E     E E
|-2---------------|------------------------|
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)--------------------|
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)--------------------|
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)--------------------|
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)--------------------|
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0--0-0-----0-0---|


  D    A     G5EA
                               |-3-|
  W                  H       E S S S E E
|-----------------|--------------------7-|
|-----------------|------------------8-8-|
|-----------------|----------------9-----|
|-----------------|--------------9-------|
|-----------------|------------7---------|
|-----------------|----------x-----------|
|
|                       PM-------------|
| Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q  E E     E E
|-2---------------|----------------------|
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)------------------|
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)------------------|
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)------------------|
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)------------------|
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0--0-0-----0-0-|


                                D.S. al Coda
  D    A     G5EA
  W                  Q    E E   +Q    +Q
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------|---------0---(0)---(0)----||
|-----------------|---------2b4-(2)---(2)----||
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------------||
|
|                       PM----------------|
| Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E Q      E  E  E  E
|-2---------------|--------------------------||
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)----------------------||
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)----------------------||
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)----------------------||
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)----------------------||
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0------0--0--0--0--||


    &
    D    A     G5EA
                          PM----------|
    Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
||--2---------------|-------------------|
||o-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------|
||--2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)---------------|
||--0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|
||o-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------|
||---------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  D    A     G5EA
                        PM----------|
  Q.   E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
|-2---------------|--------------------||
|-3----2-(2)---0--|-(0)---------------o||
|-2----2-(2)-0-1--|-(1)----------------||
|-0----2-(2)-0-2--|-(2)----------------||
|-0----0-(0)-0-2--|-(2)---------------o||
|--------------0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


   Outro
    D    A     AsDs2  D A  Asus2         D    A     AsDs2
    Q  E E +E  E Q    E Q  E E E E E  3x Q.   E +E  E Q
||--2--2---------2--|-2---------------||-2------------2--|
||o-3--3-2-(2)-0-3--|-3-2--0-0-0-0-0-o||-3----2-(2)-0-3--|
||--2--2-2-(2)-2-2--|-2-2--2-1-1-1-1--||-2----2-(2)-2-2--|
||--0--0-2-(2)-2-0--|-0-2--2-2-2-2-2--||-0----2-(2)-2-0--|
||o-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0-0--0-2-2-2-2-o||-0----0-(0)-0-0--|
||------------------|--------0-0-0-0--||-----------------|


      A  AsEs2
  +E  Q  E H      +W           +W
|-(2)-----------|------------|--------*|
|-(3)-2--0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
|-(2)-2--2-1----|-(1)--------|-(1)----*|
|-(0)-2--2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|-(0)-0--0-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|----------0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|


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

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