Here Comes My Girl tab by Tom Petty
Guitar tabs
HERE COMES MY GIRL
As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(From the 1979 Album DAMN THE TORPEDOES)
Words and Music by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tom Petty - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Campbell - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Campbell - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=106
B/A A5
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
W H Q E E H.. E
| | |
x / o
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
W W W
|----------|-------------||--------------|
|----------|-------------||o-------------|
|----------|-------------||--------------|
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|----------|-------------||o-------------|
|----------|-------------||--------------|
B/A Aadd9 B/A
H.. E W W
| | | |
/ o / /
|--3--|
H Q Q Q W W
|-------------------|-----------|--------||
|--------16-17-19---|-17--------|-16----o||
|--------16-16-16---|-16--------|-16-----||
|-------------------|-----------|--------||
|-------------------|-----------|-------o||
|-------------------|-----------|--------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
|------3------|
W H Q Q Q
||----------------------|----------------------------|
||o---------------------|---------16---17-------19---|
||----------------------|---------16---16-------16---|
||----------------------|----------------------------|
||o---------------------|----------------------------|
||----------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
| PM------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
||----------------------|----------------------------|
||o---------------------|----------------------------|
||----------------------|----------------------------|
||----------------------|----------------------------|
||o-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-----0--0-0----(0)-0----0-|
||----------------------|----------------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
W W
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-17-------------------|-16--------------------|
|-16-------------------|-16--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
|------3------|
W H Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------16---17-------19---|
|---------------------|---------16---16-------16---|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-----0--0-0----(0)-0----0-|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
W W
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-17-------------------|-16--------------------|
|-16-------------------|-16--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
|------3------|
W H Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------16---17-------19---|
|---------------------|---------16---16-------16---|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-----0--0-0----(0)-0----0-|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
W W
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|-17-------------------|-16--------------------||
|-16-------------------|-16--------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|
|-------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0--||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
|------3------|
W H Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------16---17-------19---|
|---------------------|---------16---16-------16---|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-----0--0-0----(0)-0----0-|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
W W
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-17-------------------|-16--------------------|
|-16-------------------|-16--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|--0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus
E A
W W
| |
/ /
Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|---------------5-----------0-|---------5---0-(0)-----5-----2-|
|-------0h9p7p0-5h7p0-9p7p0---|-------0h2-2-------2p0h2-2p0---|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---2-----4-----5-----4-----2-|-------0-----0-------0-----0---|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-----2-----2-------2-----2-----|
|-------4-----4-----4-----4---|---4-----4------4------4-----4-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E A
W W
| |
/ /
Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
|---------------5-----------0-|---------5---0-(0)-----5-----2----|
|-------0h9p7p0-5h7p0-9p7p0---|-------0h2-2-------2p0h2-2p0------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---2-----4-----5-----4-----2-|-------0-----0-------0-----0------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-----2-----2-------2-----2--------|
|-------4-----4-----4-----4---|---4-----4------4------4-----4----|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
To Coda
F#m B
W W W W
| | | |
/ / / /
Q S E S +E S S +S E. W W W
|---------9-(9)-----------9--|----------|----------|--------||
|----9h10-------9h10-(10)----|----------|----------|-------o||
|----------------------------|----------|----------|--------||
|----------------------------|----------|----------|--------||
|----------------------------|----------|----------|-------o||
|----------------------------|----------|----------|--------||
Bridge
F#5
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W H S S S S +E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------0h2p0-------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------3-(3)-------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------4---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM-------------------------------------------------------
| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-----2-0-2-0-2---2---0---|-2-----2-0-2-0-2----2----0---|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
W
|-0--------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|
|-----------------------|
| Q E S S S S E E E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-2-----2-0-2-0-2---2---0----|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H S S S S +E E W
|-----------------------------|-0-------------------------|
|-----------0h2p0-------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------3-(3)-------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------4---|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------
| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-----2-0-2-0-2----2----0---|-2-----2-0-2-0-2---2---0---|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
H S S S S +E E
|------------------------------|
|-----------0h2p0--------------|
|-----------------3-(3)--------|
|-------------------------4----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------|
| Q E S S S S E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2-----2-0-2-0-2----2----0----|
D.S. al Coda
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W E S S E S S S S S S S S E
|-0-------------------------|---0-----0---0-----0-----0----||
|---------------------------|-----0-----0---2p0---2p0------||
|---------------------------|-3-----3----------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------|
| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|-2-----2-0-2-0-2---2---0---|-2-------2-0-2-0-2---2---0----||
Outro
&
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
|-----3-----|
W H Q Q Q
|---------------------|---------0---0-------0---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM---------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0---(0)-0---0-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
H +Q. E Q E E +H
|-0-------(0)---------4-|-4----2-2---(2)-----------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-----0--0--0-(0)-0-0-|-0--------0--0--0-(0)-0-0-|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
|-----3-----|
W +H Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------0---0-------0---|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-------------------|-(0)----------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|--0-----0-0-0---(0)-0---0-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
H +Q. E W
|-0-------(0)---------0-|-0--------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-0-----0--0--0-(0)-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
S S S S E E +S S S S S E. W
|-----------0-------------------0----|-2-------------------|
|-2h==4p2p0---0---(0)-2h4p2p=0-------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-0-------------0--0----0---(0)-0--0-|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
S S S S E E +S S S S S E. E. S +E E +H
|----------0-------------------0----|-2---4-(4)-2---(2)--------------|
|-2h=4p2p0---0---(0)-2h4p2p=0-------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------0--0----0---(0)-0--0-|-0-----------0--0--0-(0)-0-0----|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
S S S S E E +S S S S S E. W
|-----------0-------------------0----|-2-------------------|
|-2h==4p2p0---0---(0)-2h4p2p=0-------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-0-------------0--0----0---(0)-0--0-|-0-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
Aadd9 B/A
W W
| |
/ /
|--3--|
S S S S E E +S S S S S E. Q Q Q H
|----------0-------------------0----|-2---2-2---2-----------|
|-2h=4p2p0---0---(0)-2h4p2p=0-------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0------------0--0----0---(0)-0--0-|-0-------0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
A5 B/A
H.. E H.. E
| | | |
/ o / o
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-2p==0---4p0---2p0---4p0----2p=0---4p|=0-----5p0---4p0---2p0---4p=0----5p0-|
|-------0-----0-----0-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0-0---0---(0)-0-0---|-0---------------0-0---0---(0)-0-0---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Aadd9
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----4p0---5p0---7p0---5p0-----7p0------|
|-0-------0-----0-----0------0------0----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0-0---0---(0)-0-0------|
|----------------------------------------|
B/A A5
W H.. E
| | |
/ / o
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9p=0---7p0---9p0---11p0----9p=0---7p|=0-----9p0---11p0---9p0---7p=0----9p0-|
|------0-----0-----0------0-------0---|-----0-----0------0-----0-------0-----|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E +S S E
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-0--------------0-0----0---(0)-0-0---|-0----------------0-0---0---(0)-0-0---|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B/A
H.. E
| |
/ o
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----11p0---9p0---11p0---9p0-----11p0------|
|-0--------0-----0------0------0-------0----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------0-0---0---(0)--0-0------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Aadd9
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p=0---11p0---12p0---14p0---12p=0---11p|
|-------0------0------0------0-------0----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------
| Q.. S E E +S S E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--0----------------0-0----0---(0)-0-0----|
|-----------------------------------------|
B/A
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0-----12p0---14p0---12p0---14p=0----16p0--*|
|-----0------0------0------0--------0-------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| Q.. S E E +S S E
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-0-----------------0--0---0----(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
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