Honey Bee tab by Tom Petty

Transcribed by: Dennis Westlind
Flame repository: dennis.westlind@svet.lu.se

Well, after months of living off the labor of everyone else that has
contributed both here and at Nevada, this is my first shot at
transcribing something. I used my black on white US Strat hooked up to
a cheap Dean Markely practice amp.



Honey Bee by Tom Petty
From the Album: Wildflowers


Intro Riff (same throughout song) Bass plays something similar to
guitar 1 riff.

Guitar 1 (Heavy Buzz)
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E--0---3---5p0---8-----5--0---3---5---8---

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E--0---3---5p0----8-----5--0--3-0---5-----

Guitar 2 (Some distortion)
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D--2---5---7-----10----7-2---5---7---10---
A--2---5---7-----10----7-2---5---7---10---
E-----------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D--2---5---7-----10----7-2---5-2---7------
A--2---5---7-----10----7-2---5-2---7------
E-----------------------------------------

Repeat 2x

(A)
Come on now, give me some ....

(A)
DonÕt say a word, Ôbout what ...

Chorus

(A)           (C)
She like to call ...
              (D)
She like to buzz ...
       (F)
I call her ...
(A)      (C)
IÕm a man ...
          (D)
IÕm a boy in ...
        (F)
When I see my ...
   (F7)
and IÕve got ...


(repeat intro 4x, guitar solo)

(A)
Look here now, peace in the ...

Chorus
(A)          (C)
She give me her ...
        (D)
And a ...
        (F)
IÕm the king of ...e
(A)          (C)
Her juju beads ...
              (D)
She kissed my third ....
          (F)
IÕm the king ...
   (F7)
And IÕve got ...

repeat riff to fade


That should do it. If anyone has the gumption to transcribe the solo, I
would appreciate a copy.


Dennis Westlind