Jefferson Jericho Blues
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Tabbed by: stepchildguitar@gmail.com
Questions/ Corrections: drop me a line!
Off their new album MOJO
Key of A (use major pentatonic for improv.)
MUSIC FYI: Mike Campbell, at the suggestion of Tom, used only a 1959 Gibson
Les Paul on MOJO, as opposed to his collection of Rickenbakers and
hollowbodies, to mix up the sound of the record. I saw the Heartbreakers
live with CSN in 2010 and all of the MOJO tracks, along with all of the
Heartbreakers set, sounded absolutely phenomenal.
Main lick:
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7b-7-5-7-5---5----7b-7-5-7-5-------| Repeat as needed
D|-------------7-----------------7-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
D7 E7 D7
E|--2---5-----0----------2--2-------|
B|--3---7-----0----------3--3-------|
G|--2---5-----1----------2--2-------| Here are chords for the verse between the main
D|--0---7-----0--/13-----0--0-------| lick. Throw some wah on if you dig that.
A|------5-----2--/14----------------|
E|------------0---------------------|
Old Tom Jefferson loved the little maid out back
Midnight creeping out to the servant shack
Kept his secret under the bed, wrapped in a burlap sack
Well I drove all day and night out to Jericho
But in my second mind I knew it was time to go
Yeah and I still get nervous every time that bugle blow
Pre-solo/bridge:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/5-5-5-5-8-10-10--/5-5-5-5-8-10-10---15b17-15p13-15-13----15b17-15p13-15-13------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14-------------------14----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13-13----------13-13-13-------------/5-5-5-5-8-10-10--------------------------|
G|----------12-14-14----------12-14-14------------------------7b-7-5-7-5-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
(I divided the solo in two measure sections to make it easier to understand.)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tom-petty/265513.html ]
E|----------------------------------------12b14-14r12-10---------|
B|-------10-12b14-14r12-10-12----10----10----------------12b14---|
G|--9-11----------------------11----11---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--10p8h10--8p5h8----5-----5-----------------------|
G|------------------7---7-7---7-5--------7p5h7------|
D|--------------------------------7-5-7-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5----5----5----5----5--8b10--8-5-------------|
B|----5----5----5----5----5-------------10--8-------|
G|--7b---7b---7b---7b---7b--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------14b15--15-12-------------------------|
B|-----5------------------------10--------------15-13-15-13b15r13-------|
G|--7b---7--9r7--5-----------12b----------------------------------14-14-|
D|-----------------7p5h7~-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0~---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15b17-15b17--15-12--15b17~--15-12----12----12----------------|
G|--------12-----------------------------------15b---15b---15--13---------|
D|--12h13---------------------------------------------------------14------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------13b------------10--10--------------------|
G|--14--12--14--14---14--14\---9---9---7-5---------------|
D|-----------------------------7---7-------7-5-7---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Well, she aint no good for me but I just cant let go
If I sit here thinking my thoughts will overflow
And I cant keep from crying cant keep time from moving slow
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------2--|
G|--7b-7-5-7-5---5----7b-7-5-7-5---5----7b-7-5-7-5---5-------------0--|
D|-------------7-----------------7-----------------7---------------2--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------7--5--3---0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
