Mystery Man Tab by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Mystery Man tab by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: E

Intro:


e|-----------16/17\16--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14\12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------13~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----1--------------1-----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--------2-------------------------------------| x2
A|-2-----2--2h3h4-------2-----2--2h3h4----4----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------0-----0----------------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Verse 1:

e|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----1--------------1-----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--------2-------------------------------------| x2
A|-2-----2--2h3h4-------2-----2--2h3h4----4----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------0-----0----------------------------------------------|

(Lead)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14----------14~-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----16~-----------16~ ----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Break:

e|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----1--------------1-----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--------2-------------------------------------|
A|-2-----2--2h3h4-------2-----2--2h3h4----4----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------0-----0----------------------------------------------|



Verse 2:

e|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----1--------------1-----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--------2-------------------------------------| x2
A|-2-----2--2h3h4-------2-----2--2h3h4----4----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------0-----0----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14~---14----------14------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------16~-----------16~-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 1 :

e|-/12-12-12~-12-------/7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12~-12-------/7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
G|-/13-13-13~-13-13----/8--8--8--8-8-----------------------------------------|
D|-/14-14-14~-14---14--/9--9--9--9---9---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/5~5-5--5------/7--7--7-7-------------------------------------------------|
B|-/5~5-5--5------/7--7--7-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-/6~6-6--6-6----/8--8--8-8-8-----------------------------------------------|(Repeate until verse)
D|-/7~7-7--7---7--/9--9--9-9---9---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12----12-12-12\10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-/13----13-------------11--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------14----14~-14-14\12-------14----14--16\14-16\4----------------|
B|-----12----12~--/16----16----------------/16----16---------------------12--------|
G|-/13----13---------------------------------------------------------/13----13-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------/16----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------14-------/17--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14/16----16---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------14------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3:

e|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----1--------------1-----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--------2-------------------------------------| x2
A|-2-----2--2h3h4-------2-----2--2h3h4----4----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------0-----0----------------------------------------------|

(Lead)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14------------------14----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------16----------------16------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------14h16-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

e|-/12-12-12~----/7--7--7-----/5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12~----/7--7--7-----/5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
G|-/13-13-13~----/8--8--8-----/6-6-6-----------------------------------------|
D|-/14-14-14~----/9--9--9-----/7-7-7-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

e|-16\14-----------------------16~-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------14/16----14/16-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------16\14---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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Published: June 14, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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