Jack And Diane Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author Guitarmaster94 [a] 528.
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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                   ..     ...
 
e|5~--|-4---5-4-|-2--------|--------|
B|5~--|-5---5-5-|-3--------|--------|
G|6~--|-4---6-4-|-2--------|--------|
D|7~--|-6---7-6-|-4---0000-|-000000-| x3
A|0~--|-0---0-0-|-0--------|--------|
E|----|---------|----------|--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
e|5-7---4---4-4--|2--2---4---5-4--xx-|5-7---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--5--5-5-xx-|
B|5-5---5---5-5--|3--3---5---5-5--xx-|5-5---5--5-5-xx-|3--5--5--5-5-xx-|
G|6-6---4---4-4--|2--2---4---4-4--xx-|6-6---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--6--6-6-xx-|
D|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
 
Little ditty 'bout Jack and...
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
               *let ring(fifth string only)     *
e|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|2-3-2-3/5-----5-xx-|-3---3--5--5-5-|2-3-2-3/5---5-xx-|3---3--2------|
G|2-2-2-2/4-----4-xx-|-2---2--4--6-4-|2-2-2-2/4---4-xx-|2---2--2------|
D|2-4-2-4/6-----6-xx-|-4---4--6--6-6-|2-4-2-4/6---6-xx-|4---4--2------|
A|0-0-0-0-----0-0~---|-0---0--0--0-0-|0-0-0-0---0-0----|0---0--0------|
E|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
 
e|5-7---4---4-4--|2--2---4---5-4--xx-|5-7---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--5--5-5-xx-|
B|5-5---5---5-5--|3--3---5---5-5--xx-|5-5---5--5-5-xx-|3--5--5--5-5-xx-|
G|6-6---4---4-4--|2--2---4---4-4--xx-|6-6---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--6--6-6-xx-|
D|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
 
e|5-7--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-5-7--4---4-4-|2--4--5--5-5---|
B|5-5--5----5-5-|3--5--5-5-xx|-5-5--5---5-5-|3--5--5--5-5---|
G|6-6--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-6-6--4---4-4-|2--4--6--6-6---|
D|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------| x2
A|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
 
     "Oh yeah,  life goes on ...
 
 
[Interlude 2]
 
(Electric w/ distortion and Acoustic Guitar)
 
 pm                   ..     ...
 
e|5~--|-4---5-4-|-2--------|--------|
B|5~--|-5---5-5-|-3--------|--------|
G|6~--|-4---6-4-|-2--------|--------|
D|7~--|-6---7-6-|-4---0000-|-000000-| x2
A|0~--|-0---0-0-|-0--------|--------|
E|----|---------|----------|--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
 
e|5-7---4---4-4--|2--2---4---5-4--xx-|5-7---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--5--5-5-xx-|
B|5-5---5---5-5--|3--3---5---5-5--xx-|5-5---5--5-5-xx-|3--5--5--5-5-xx-|
G|6-6---4---4-4--|2--2---4---4-4--xx-|6-6---4--4-4-xx-|2--4--6--6-6-xx-|
D|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
 
e|5-7--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-5-7--4---4-4-|2--4--5--5-5---|
B|5-5--5----5-5-|3--5--5-5-xx|-5-5--5---5-5-|3--5--5--5-5---|
G|6-6--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-6-6--4---4-4-|2--4--6--6-6---|
D|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------| x2
A|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
 
     "Oh yeah,  life goes on ...
 
 
[Vocals and drums]
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
               *let ring(fifth string only)     *
e|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|2-3-2-3/5-----5-xx-|-3---3--5--5-5-|2-3-2-3/5---5-xx-|3---3--2------|
G|2-2-2-2/4-----4-xx-|-2---2--4--6-4-|2-2-2-2/4---4-xx-|2---2--2------|
D|2-4-2-4/6-----6-xx-|-4---4--6--6-6-|2-4-2-4/6---6-xx-|4---4--2------|
A|0-0-0-0-----0-0~---|-0---0--0--0-0-|0-0-0-0---0-0----|0---0--0------|
E|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(Acoustic Guitar)
 
e|5-7--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-5-7--4---4-4-|2--4--5--5-5---|
B|5-5--5----5-5-|3--5--5-5-xx|-5-5--5---5-5-|3--5--5--5-5---|
G|6-6--4----4-4-|2--4--4-4-xx|-6-6--4---4-4-|2--4--6--6-6---|
D|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------| x2
A|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
Part 1 (Acoustic Guitar)
Play this part very lightly!
 
        *            *
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
B|-5--5-5---5--|-3---5---5----|-5--5-5---5----|-3-3--2~--------|
G|-6--6-4-----4|-2---4-----4--|-6--6-4-----4--|-2-2--2~--------|
D|-7--7-6------|-4---6--------|-7--7-6--------|-4-4--2~--------|
A|-0--0-0------|-0---0-------0|-0--0-0-------0|-0-0--0~--------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
Part 2
(Electric w/ distortion and acoustic guitar)
 
 pm                         ..        ...
e|5--4--4-|-5--4--5--4-|-2--------|---------------------|
B|5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-3--------|---------------------|
G|6--4--4-|-6--4--6--4-|-2--------|---------------------|
D|7--6--6-|-7--6--7--6-|-4--0000--|---000000------------|
A|0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--------|---------------------|
E|--------|------------|----------|---------------------|
 
Please note that you can use a AC-3 BOSS pedal with your electric guitar to make it
acoustic!
 
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
| .. Palm mute
| *  Let ring
 
************************************
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....Minor thing: its "little ditty" not little dirty... ditty is a song.
Nice tab ... 5 stars!
Nice tab, thanks for posting. BTW it's "Little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane" not Dirty.