A Face In The Crowd Bass

A FACE IN THE CROWD (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Tom Petty
(From the 1989 Album FULL MOON FEVER)
 
Words and Music by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jeff Lynne - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=103
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
                   1st - 3rd Verses
                $
  Q.   E Q.   E     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||o-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-||----------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
                  Chorus
  Q.   E Q.   E    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------||-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|-8----8-8----8-||---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-9----9-9----9-|-9----9-9----9-|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
                                                  1.
                                         To Coda
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E    Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----5--|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
                   Guitar Solo
                   2.
  Q.   E Q.   E     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------o||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------o||---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
|-8----8-8----8--||-8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|
 
 
                    Outro
    D.S. al Coda &
  Q.   E Q.   E      Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|----------------||----------------|---------------|
|----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5--||o---------------|---------------|
|----------------||--8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|
 
 
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-o||
|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|----------------||
 
 
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
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X