Feel A Whole Lot Better by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Name: Feel A Whole Lot Better
Description: Learn to play the bass tablature for 'Feel A Whole Lot Better' by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers with accurate tab notation, lyrics, and easy-to-follow bass

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Intro:
Guitar-only four measure intro. Bass comes in with the first verse "the reason WHY" WHY on the one

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                                                              "The reason      


Verse 1:
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A|---------7-9-------------7-----7-| x2
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
  why

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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A|---------7-9-------------7-----7-5-----5-5-----5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

between verses:
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                                                       baby for a long  

Verse 2:
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
  time

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Guitar solo:
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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E|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
                       now i gotta    


Verse 3:
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
  say

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
                                                   yea i'll probably 

Outro:
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Song History

Published: November 9, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025