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Jack And Diane Tab

by John Mellencamp
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Legend:
   .. - palm mute
    * - let ring
    x - dead note
    / - slide

Tabber: Guitarmaster94
Artist: John Mellencamp
Song: Jack and Diane
Album: Words and Music - John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

Intro (electric w/ distortion and acoustic guitar)


pm                   ..     ...

|5~--|-4---5-4-|-2--------|--------|
|5~--|-5---5-5-|-3--------|--------|
|6~--|-4---6-4-|-2--------|--------|
|7~--|-6---7-6-|-4---0000-|-000000-|x3
|0~--|-0---0-0-|-0--------|--------|
|----|---------|----------|--------|


Verse (Acoustic Guitar)


|5-7---4---4-4--|2--2---4---5-4--xx-|5-7---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--5--5-5-xx-|
|5-5---5---5-5--|3--3---5---5-5--xx-|5-5---5--5-5-xx-|3--5--5--5-5-xx-|
|6-6---4---4-4--|2--2---4---4-4--xx-|6-6---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--6--6-6-xx-|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|x2
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|

     Little dirty  'bout Jack and...


Interlude (Acoustic Guitar)


              *let ring(fifth string only)     *
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|2-3-2-3/5-----5-xx-|-3---3--5--5-5-|2-3-2-3/5---5-xx-|3---3--2------|
|2-2-2-2/4-----4-xx-|-2---2--4--6-4-|2-2-2-2/4---4-xx-|2---2--2------|
|2-4-2-4/6-----6-xx-|-4---4--6--6-6-|2-4-2-4/6---6-xx-|4---4--2------|
|0-0-0-0-----0-0~---|-0---0--0--0-0-|0-0-0-0---0-0----|0---0--0------|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|

Verse (Acoustic Guitar)


|5-7---4---4-4--|2--2---4---5-4--xx-|5-7---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--5--5-5-xx-|
|5-5---5---5-5--|3--3---5---5-5--xx-|5-5---5--5-5-xx-|3--5--5--5-5-xx-|
|6-6---4---4-4--|2--2---4---4-4--xx-|6-6---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--6--6-6-xx-|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|x2
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus (Acoustic Guitar)


|5-7--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-5-7--4---4-4-|2--4--5--5-5---|
|5-5--5----5-5-|3--5--5-5-xx|-5-5--5---5-5-|3--5--5--5-5---|
|6-6--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-6-6--4---4-4-|2--4--6--6-6---|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|x2
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|

     "Oh yeah,  life goes on ...


Interlude 2 (Electric w/ distortion and Acoustic Guitar)


pm                   ..     ...

|5~--|-4---5-4-|-2--------|--------|
|5~--|-5---5-5-|-3--------|--------|
|6~--|-4---6-4-|-2--------|--------|
|7~--|-6---7-6-|-4---0000-|-000000-|x2
|0~--|-0---0-0-|-0--------|--------|
|----|---------|----------|--------|


Verse (Acoustic Guitar)


|5-7---4---4-4--|2--2---4---5-4--xx-|5-7---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--5--5-5-xx-|
|5-5---5---5-5--|3--3---5---5-5--xx-|5-5---5--5-5-xx-|3--5--5--5-5-xx-|
|6-6---4---4-4--|2--2---4---4-4--xx-|6-6---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--6--6-6-xx-|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|x2
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus (Acoustic Guitar)


|5-7--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-5-7--4---4-4-|2--4--5--5-5---|
|5-5--5----5-5-|3--5--5-5-xx|-5-5--5---5-5-|3--5--5--5-5---|
|6-6--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-6-6--4---4-4-|2--4--6--6-6---|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|x2
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|

     "Oh yeah,  life goes on ...


_____________________________VOCALS AND DRUMS____________________________


Interlude (Acoustic Guitar)

              *let ring(fifth string only)     *
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|2-3-2-3/5-----5-xx-|-3---3--5--5-5-|2-3-2-3/5---5-xx-|3---3--2------|
|2-2-2-2/4-----4-xx-|-2---2--4--6-4-|2-2-2-2/4---4-xx-|2---2--2------|
|2-4-2-4/6-----6-xx-|-4---4--6--6-6-|2-4-2-4/6---6-xx-|4---4--2------|
|0-0-0-0-----0-0~---|-0---0--0--0-0-|0-0-0-0---0-0----|0---0--0------|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|

Chorus (Acoustic Guitar)


|5-7--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-5-7--4---4-4-|2--4--5--5-5---|
|5-5--5----5-5-|3--5--5-5-xx|-5-5--5---5-5-|3--5--5--5-5---|
|6-6--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-6-6--4---4-4-|2--4--6--6-6---|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|x2
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|


Outro -Part 1 (Acoustic Guitar)
  - Play this part very lightly!

       *            *
|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5---5--|-3---5---5----|-5--5-5---5----|-3-3--2~--------|
|-6--6-4-----4|-2---4-----4--|-6--6-4-----4--|-2-2--2~--------|
|-7--7-6------|-4---6--------|-7--7-6--------|-4-4--2~--------|
|-0--0-0------|-0---0-------0|-0--0-0-------0|-0-0--0~--------|
|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|


Outro -Part 2 (Electric w/ distortion and acoustic guitar)

pm                         ..        ...
|5--4--4-|-5--4--5--4-|-2--------|---------------------|
|5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-3--------|---------------------|
|6--4--4-|-6--4--6--4-|-2--------|---------------------|
|7--6--6-|-7--6--7--6-|-4--0000--|---000000------------|
|0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--------|---------------------|
|--------|------------|----------|---------------------|

Please note that you can use a AC-3 BOSS pedal with your electric guitar to make it 
acoustic!

I am 100% rite on this tab! If you have any questions, contact me at 
.Plz rate and have fun playin this!
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guitarmaster71 wrote on January 10 2008, 09:30 pm

Nice tab ... 5 stars!

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Guitarmaster94 wrote on January 28 2008, 09:09 pm

lol ... guitarmaster71 ... its so close 2 mine thnx 4 the comment

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Fatty Matty wrote on February 6 2008, 09:21 pm

Right On brotha. There were some notes that seemed like they came out of nowhere, but otherwise... this is how it's done. Good job. (even though this is a pretty basic song, at least you didn't screw up on the simple stuff)

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