Stop Draggin My Heart Around Bass

STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
(From the 1981 Album BELLA DONNA)
 
 
Words and Music by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 
 
 [Intro]
 Q=108
 4/4
 Gtr I
   W          E E E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q    +W
G|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|
D|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|
A|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----2----3--|-(3)----|
E|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|
 
 
     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
G||-----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
D||o-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|---------------o||
A||o----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0------o||
E||-----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3--------------||
 
 
 [Verse 1]
     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    3x
G||-----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
D||o-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|---------------o||
A||o----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0------o||
E||-----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3--------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   Q.   Q.    Q    Q.   Q.   E E   Q.   S S Q  Q    E Q.   Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------5--|
A|-3----3----/7--|-5----5----7-5-|-3----5-6-7--3--|-7-5----5-----|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.    Q    H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    +W
G|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------|
D|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------|
A|-3----3----/7--|-5----5----|-3----2----3--|-(3)----|
E|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------|
 
 
 [Interlude]
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E H
G|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------------||
D|-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|-------------||
A|----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0----||
E|----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3-----------||
 
 
 [Verses 2 & 3]
 Segno $
     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    3x
G||-----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
D||o-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|---------------o||
A||o----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0------o||
E||-----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3--------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   Q.   Q.   E E   Q.   E  Q  Q    Q.    E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|-----------2---|------------7--|-----------5---5-|------7-7-----|
A|-3----3------3-|-5----5-/9-----|-3----/7-----7---|-5---------5--|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
 
 
                                                 To Coda
   Q.   E  Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q    +W
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------||
D|------------5--|--------------|--------------|---------||
A|-3----3-/7-----|-5----5-5-----|-3----2----3--|-(3)-----||
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------||
 
 
 [Interlude]
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|--------------|--------5--5--|
A|----------2-----|------2-0-----|-5----5-5--5--|-3----3-------|
E|----------------|-3------------|--------------|--------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|------------4---|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------5-5---5-|--------------|--------5--5--|
A|-5----5-5--5--|-3----3---------|-5----5-5--5--|-3----3-------|
E|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
 
 
   W          +Q.   E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q    +W
G|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|
D|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|
A|-5--------|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-3----2----3--|-(3)----|
E|----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|
 
 
                                               Dal Segno al Coda
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E H
G|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------------||
D|-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|-------------||
A|----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0----||
E|----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3-----------||
 
 
 Coda &
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
G|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------||
D|-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------||
A|----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0-----||
E|----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3------------||
 
 
 [Outro]
     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    3x
G||-----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
D||o-2----2-0---0-2-|--------------|-2----2-0---0-2-|---------------o||
A||o----------2-----|------2-0-----|----------2-----|------2-0------o||
E||-----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3--------------||
 
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|  /     -  slide into (from "nowhere")
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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