SONG : Jack and Diane
ARTIST : John Cougar Mellencamp
ALBUM : American Fool (Track 2)
TRANSCRIBED BY : Mike Cole ([email protected])
SONG STRUCTURE
GUITAR GUITAR PART REPEAT LYRICS AT START
------ ----------- ------ ---------------
I Riff 1a 3x
II Rhythmn 1a 2x Little ditti about Jack...
III Rhythmn 2 1x
II Rhythmn 1a 2x Suckin' on a chili dog...
II Rhythmn 1b 1x Oh yeah, life goes on...
I Riff 1a 2x
II Rhythmn 1a 2x Jackie sits back; collects...
II Rhythmn 1b 1x
Tacit
III Rhythmn 2 1x
II Rhythmn 1b 1x Oh yeah, life goes on...
II Fill 1 1x Little ditti about Jack...
I Riff 1b 4x
Let all chords ring, unless noted.
GUITAR I
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Distorted electric guitar.
Riff 1a:
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|-----|
[B]-|-10-----------------------|--9----------10-----9-----|--7--|-----|
[G]-|--9-----------------------|--9-----------9-----9-----|--7--|-----|
[D]-|-11-----------------------|--9----------11-----9-----|--7--|-----|
[A]-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------0-----0-----|--0--|-----|
[E]-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|-----|
*
Riff 1b:
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------|-----|
[B]-|-10--------9--------9-----|-10--------9----10-----9--|-(9)-7--|-----|
[G]-|--9--------9--------9-----|--9--------9-----9-----9--|-(9)-7--|-----|
[D]-|-11--------9--------9-----|-11--------9----11-----9--|-(9)-7--|-----|
[A]-|--0--------0--------0-----|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-(0)-0--|-----|
[E]-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------|-----|
*
* = Deaden after 1 beatGUITAR II
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This is an acoustic guitar capoed at the 2nd fret. good clue for
figuring this out is the recognizable -- chord progression,
which happens to be a whole-tone sharp. As usual for capoed guitar
parts, I have given fret numbers relative to the capo and named chords
as if they were being played in standard tuning.
Rhythmn 1a:
f#|--3--3--3--2-----3--2-----|--0-----0-----2-----3--2--|
#|--3--3--3--3-----3--3-----|--1-----1-----3-----3--3--|
[A]-|--0--0--0--2-----2--2-----|--0-----0-----2-----2--2--|
[E]-|--0--0--0--0-----0--0-----|--2-----2-----0-----0--0--|
[B]-|--2--2--2-----------------|--3-----3-----------------|
#|--3--3--3-----------------|--------------------------|
f#|--3--3--3--2-----3--2-----|--0-----2-----3-----3--3--|
#|--3--3--3--3-----3--3-----|--1-----3-----3-----3--3--|
[A]-|--0--0--0--2-----2--2-----|--0-----2-----0-----0--0--|
[E]-|--0--0--0--0-----0--0-----|--2-----0-----0-----0--0--|
[B]-|--2--2--2-----------------|--3-----------2-----2--2--|
#|--3--3--3-----------------|--------------3-----3--3--|
Rhythmn 1b:
Same as above except that the first two bars are played 3 times
before playing bars 3 & 4 (i.e. 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4).Fill 1:
This may not be 100% accurate, but it's pretty close. I find it
easiest to play this part using my thumb and fingers on my right hand
(no pick).
f#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
#|--3---------3-----3-----|--3---------3-----3-----|
[A]-|--0-----[D-]----2--------2--|--0-----[D-]----2--------2--|
[E]-|--------------------------|--0-----[D-]----------------|
[B]-|--2-----[D-]----0-----------|--------------0-----------|
#|--------------------------|--3---------------------|
f#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
#|--3---------3-----3-----|--3---------3-----------|
[A]-|--0-----[D-]----2-----2-----|--0-----[D-]----0-----------|
[E]-|--------------------------|--2-----[D-]----0-----------|
[B]-|--2-----[D-]----0-----------|--------------------------|
#|--------------------------|--3---------3-----------|
= Deaden string with right handGUITAR III
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This acoustic guitar is playing the same chords used in the Riffs.
The open string is definitely present, which means the guitar is not
capoed. If you want to play this part on guitar II, I would suggest
playing the low chord using a standard barre shape, 5776xx (these
are actual frets, not relative to the capo). For the rest of the
chords, play what's given below without the open string.
Rhythmn 2:
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[B]-|--2--2--2--2-/9----10--9--|--7-----7-----9----10--9--|
[G]-|--2--2--2--2-/9-----9--9--|--7-----7-----9-----9--9--|
[D]-|--2--2--2--2-/9----11--9--|--7-----7-----9----11--9--|
[A]-|--0--0--0--0-(0)----0--0--|--0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
[E]-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[B]-|--2--2--2--2-/9----10--9--|--7-----7-----2--------X--|
[G]-|--2--2--2--2-/9-----9--9--|--7-----7-----2--------X--|
[D]-|--2--2--2--2-/9----11--9--|--7-----7-----2--------X--|
[A]-|--0--0--0--0-(0)----0--0--|--0-----0-----0--------X--|
[E]-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
X = Left hand muting