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Climb That Hill Guitar Tablature
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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 15:45:27 -0500
From: Bob Best 
Subject: TAB:  Climb That Hill  by  Tom Petty

Climb That Hill
===============
Transcribed By: Bob Best [[email protected]]


NOTE:  There is an alternative way of playing the main opening measure
(see bottom).

Use dropped D tuning

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7---5-------------7---5-------------7---5-------------7---5--------|
D-|-5h7-----5---------5h7-----5---------5h7-----5---------5h7-----5----------|
A-|-----5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5--------------|
D-|-----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0--------------|


e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7---------5-------------7------5-----------------------------------|
D-|-5h7-------5-------------5h7------5---------------------------------------|
A-|-----5-----------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Somethin' threw me      in the dirt

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7-----5-----------------7--------5---------------------------------|
D-|-5h7------5--------------5h7------5---------------------------------------|
A-|-----5-----------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Kinda got my            feelings hurt

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7--------5-------7---------5----------------7---5---------7---5---------|
D-|--5--------3-------5---------3----------5h7-----5------5h7----5-----------|
A-|--5--------3-------5---------3--------------5--------------5--------------|
D-|--5--------3-------5---------3--------------0--------------0--------------|
     Weed was burnin' somewhere down the wind

e-|---------(0)--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------2------------5----------7----------------7---5---------7---5----|
D-|----------3------------3----------5----------5h7-----5-----5h7-----5------|
A-|----------0------------3----------5------5-------5-------------5----------|
D-|-----------------------3----------5------0-------0-------------0----------|
    I had to get up and climb that hill again

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7-------5-------------7-------5------------------------------------|
D-|-5h7-------5-----------5h7--------5---------------------------------------|
A-|-----5---------------------5----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Little  Lucy's        such a  doll


e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7--------5------------------7------5-------------------------------|
D-|-5h7--------5----------------5h7------5-----------------------------------|
A-|-----5---------------------------5----------------------------------------|
D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Like to  climb her          garden wall


e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7-------5------7-----5------------7---5---------7---5-------------------|
D-|--5-------3------5-----3-------5h7----5------5h7----5---------------------|
A-|--5-------3------5-----3-----------5-------------5------------------------|
D-|--5-------3------5-----3-----------0-------------0------------------------|
     But she only sees me as a friend

e-|---------(0)--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------1-----------------------------3---------------------------------|
G-|----------2------------5----------7-----2-----0---------------------------|
D-|----------2------------3----------5-----0-----0----------3--5-------------|
A-|----------0------------3----------5--------3--2----------3--5-------------|
D-|-----------------------3----------5--------------3~~--0--3--5-------------|
    I got to get up and climb that hill again

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3--|
G-|-2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5--|
D-|-0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3--|
A-|----3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3--|
D-|----------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3--|


e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------7-------------10------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------|
     I gotta bury my pride, drag this line

e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----2--------------2------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----3--------------0------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----0--------------0------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
       Over that hill one more time

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------7---------------------10----------------------------------------|
D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------|
A-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------|
D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------|
       Gotta get up in the morning, make my way

e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----1--------------3------3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3--|
G-|----2--------------2------2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5--|
D-|----2--------------0------0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3--|
A-|----0--------------0---------3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3--|
D-|-------------------0---------------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3--|
       Over that hill again


e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5---------------------------|
G-|-2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7---------------------------|
D-|-0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5---------------------------|
A-|----3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5---------------------------|
D-|----------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5---------------------------|

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------7-------------10------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------|
     I gotta bury my pride, drag this line

e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----2--------------2------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----2--------------0------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----0--------------0------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
       Over that hill one more time

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------7---------------------10----------------------------------------|
D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------|
A-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------|
D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------|
       Gotta get up in the morning, make my way

e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----2--------------2-----------7---5-------------7---5-------------7---5--|
D-|----2--------------0-----5h7-----5---------5h7-----5---------5h7-----5----|
A-|----0--------------0--5------5-----------------5-----------------5--------|
D-|-------------------0--0------0-----------------------------------0--------|
       Over that hill again

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----7---5---------------7-------5-------------7---------5----------------|
D-|-----5h7-----5-----5h7------5-----------5h7----------5--------------------|
A-|---------5-------------5---------------------5----------------------------|
D-|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
                            Tempers flare and the words are spoken

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------7---------5---------7------5-------------------------------------|
D-|-5h7-----------5--------5h7----5------------------------------------------|
A-|-----5----------------------5---------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        You close one door and another opens

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------7--------5-----7----------5-----------7---5---------7---5-----------|
D-|------5--------3-----5----------3-----5h7-----5------5h7----5-------------|
A-|------5--------3-----5----------3---------5--------------5----------------|
D-|------5--------3-----5----------3---------0--------------0----------------|
     You hear the music and you're wondering


e-|-----------(0)---------------------------(0)------------------------------|
B-|------------1-----------------------------1-------------------------------|
G-|------------2------------5----------7-----2------------5----------7-------|
D-|------------2------------3----------5-----2------------3----------5-------|
A-|------------0------------3----------5-----0------------3----------5-------|
D-|-------------------------3----------5------------------3----------5-------|
    You got to get up and climb that hill    Get up and climb that hill

e-|-----------(0)------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------1-----------------------------3-------------------------------|
G-|------------2------------5----------7-----2-----0-------------------------|
D-|------------2------------3----------5-----0-----0----------3--5-----------|
A-|------------0------------3----------5--------3--2----------3--5-----------|
D-|-------------------------3----------5--------------3~~--0--3--5-----------|
    You got to get up and climb that hill again

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3--|
G-|-2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5--|
D-|-0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3--|
A-|----3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3--|
D-|----------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3--|


e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5--|
G-|-2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7--|
D-|-0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5--|
A-|----3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5--|
D-|----------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5--|


e-|-------------------------------|
B-|-3----------------5--3--3------|
G-|-2-----0----------7--5--2------|
D-|-0-----0----------5--3--0------|
A-|----3--2----------5--3--0------|
D-|----------3~~--0--5--3--0------|

==SOLO AT
END=================================================================

e-|-----------------------------13-------------------------------------------|
B-|--1415~~~----------1415~~~----1514-15-13-------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------14-12-------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------15~~~------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-|--1617~~~------161716--------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------18p15----------15~~~--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

== ALTERNATIVE PLAYING METHOD (Main
Measure)==================================

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------3-----1------------3-----1------------3-----1------------3-----1-|
G-|-0h2--------2-------0h2--------2-------0h2--------2-------0h2--------2----|
D-|------0------------------0------------------0------------------0----------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------0-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|

etc...
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