Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Tom Petty

Mary Jane's Last Dance (G Harp)

0:35 -6, 6 -5 5, -5, -6 -6 6 -5 5, -5 5 -4 (played loosely as chords)
1:31 -6, 6 -5 5, -5 5 -4, -6, 6 -5 5, -5 5 -4 4 -4
3:35  -5, 5 -5 5, -5 5 -4, -5 -5, 5 -5 5, -6 6 -5 5 -5, -6, 6, -6 6 -5 5 -5
Try playing the chords with a tongue block. That might make them sound better?

You Don't Know How It Feels (E Harp and A Harp)

0:05 (E) 5 -4 4 4 -3 3 3 -2 2 2 (play loosely as chords)
1:22 5 -4 4 -3 3 -2 2
1:36  5 -4 4 4 -3 3 3 -2 2 2
2:07 (A) -5 -3 3 -3 -[1 2] (blues style)
2:38 -5 improvise a bit
4:08 (E) 5 -4 4 4 -3 3 3 -2 2 2 x2

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