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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

transcribed by: Ryan Corey

email: bond007103@aol.com

song: I need to Know

artist: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

words and music: Tom Petty

intro

E5

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-9----------------------------------|------------9--7--9----------------|
D-9----------------------------------|------------9--7--9----------------|
A-7----------------------------------|------------7--7--7----------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|---------------------8--7----------|
G--------9--7--9---------------------|---------------------7--7----------|
D--------9--7--9---------------------|---------------------7--7----------|
A--------7--7--9---------------------|---------------------5--5----------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G---9---9--7--9----------------------|-----------9--7--9-----------------|
D---9---9--7--9----------------------|-----------9--7--9-----------------|
A---7---7--7--7----------------------|-----------7--7--7-----------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|---------------------8--7----------|
G--------9--7--9---------------------|---------------------7--7----------|
D--------9--7--9---------------------|---------------------7--7----------|
A--------7--7--9---------------------|---------------------5--5----------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Verse

D5

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-7----------------------------------|-------------------------7---------|
D-7----------------------------------|---------------7-------------------|
A-5----------------------------------|----5------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------8---7--------------------|
B-9------9--7--9---------------------|----------7---7--------------------|
G-9------9--7--9---------------------|----------7---7--------------------|
D-7------7--7--7---------------------|----------5---5--------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Chorus

E5 D5 c5 d5 e5 d5 c5 d5 c5 d5

and then..

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|---------------------8--7----------|
G---9----9--7--9---------------------|-----------5---------7--7----------|
D---9----9--7--9---------------------|-----------5---------7--7----------|
A---7----7--7--9---------------------|-----------7---------5--5----------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

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