Tom Petty Mary Jane's Last Dance

Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance

The rhythm guitar part to this can definitely be tricky to get but I break the beat down so you know exactly where the downstrokes and upstrokes are.

Plus there's a great harmonica riff.

Difficulty: Medium

Lesson Length: 15:45

Instructor: George Goodman

The rhythm of the guitar is what makes this one tricky.

Hohner Harmonica HolderHohner Harmonica Holder

The Hohner Harmonica Neck Holder fits harmonicas up to 7-1/2″ long.

With a long-lasting nickel-plated finish, this harmonica rack is adjustable and fits any neck shape.

Hohner Special 20

 

Hohner Special 20 Diatonic Harmonica in G

A G harmonica played in third position works great on this. I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in this one.

The following link supplies the chords, lyrics and the harmonica tabs for Mary Jane’s Last Dance.
Mary Jane’s Last Dance Chords, Lyrics and Tabs download pdf link – for educational purposes only.

Video Timeline

00:45 - Guitar Chords

Verse, Harmonica Break
Am G Dsus2 D
Chorus
Em7 A G 

1:23 - Guitar Rhythm

It's a bit of a complicated syncopated 16th rhythm with palm mutes going on so I go into some detail about how to get it right.

10:20 - Harmonica Solos

The key of the song is Am.
We'll use third position for this.
A would be first position, D would be second position and G is third position.
Third position puts us in G and so we'll use a G harmonica.

Here's the best place I know of to get one on the internet - Musician's Friend

And here's the neck rack - Hohner Harmonica Holder

-6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 -4
-6-5 65 -5-4 54 -5-4 54 -4 -4

13:38 - Run Through Rhythm and Harmonica

Here's a slow play through of the chords with the harmonica.

Let me know if there's a favorite song of yours that you would like to see covered.

Stay In Tune. Peace.
George

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2 responses to “Tom Petty – Mary Jane’s Last Dance – G Harp”

  1. Karel says:

    hej Georg lekce jsou skvělé moc nerozumím výkladu jsem totiž z česka ale výklad je hodně srozumitlný dá se to pochopit děkuji Karel

  2. JWR says:

    Hey George –

    Nice harmonica and guitar work!

    Thanks for the great tutorial!

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