Tom Petty - Running Down a Dream A great song from Tom & my favourite of his. Wanna contact me about it or anything else my email is: rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com Tablature Legend: "~" - Vibrato (mostly) or also to let the note ring "/" - slide up "\" - slide down "hb" - half bend "fb" - full bend "?(?)" - bend the note to whatever is in the bracket "?(?)r?" - bend to whatever is in the bracket & release it to whatever is after the "r" "x" - Muted note "p" - pull off "h" - hammer on INTRO: Gtr I (x4) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| VERSE I: Gtr II e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|--1------------------------------------| D|--2------------------------------------| A|--2------------------------------------| E|--0------------------------------------| "It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down" Gtr I e|---------------------------------------| B|--------15~~~/21hb~~~~~~~~~~~----------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| | |Gtr II e|-2-------------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------------| G|-2------------------------------1------| D|-0------------------------------2------| A|--------------------------------2------| E|--------------------------------0------| "I had the radio on, I was a-drivin'" Gtr I e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| Gtr II e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|--1------------------------------------| D|--2------------------------------------| A|--2------------------------------------| E|--0------------------------------------| "Trees went by, me and Del was singin'," Gtr I e|---------------------------------------| B|-15fb~~~~~~~~~~~~15~~~~~~~~~~~---------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| | |Gtr II e|-2-------------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------------| G|-2------------------------------1------| D|-0------------------------------2------| A|--------------------------------2------| E|--------------------------------0------| End Verse "Little runaway, I was flyin'" CHORUS I: Gtr I e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--5--2----------------| A|-7--5--2----------------| E|-5--3--0----------------| | |Gtr II e|----3-------------------| B|-2--3-------------------| G|-2--0--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| D|-2--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-0--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|----3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| "Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream," Gtr I e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--5-7-----------------| A|-2--5-7-----------------| E|-0--3-5-----------------| | |Gtr II e|----3-------------------| B|----3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-1--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|-2--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2--2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-0--3-------------------| "That never would come to me" Gtr I e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--5--2----------------| A|-7--5--2----------------| E|-5--3--0----------------| | |Gtr II e|----3-------------------| B|-2--3-------------------| G|-2--0--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| D|-2--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-0--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|----3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| "Workin' on a mystery," Gtr I e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--5-7-----------------| A|-2--5-7-----------------| E|-0--3-5-----------------| | |Gtr II e|----3-------------------| B|----3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-1--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|-2--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2--2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-0--3-------------------| "Goin' wherever it leads" Gtr I e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--5--2----------------| A|-7--5--2----------------| E|-5--3--0----------------| | |Gtr II e|----3-------------------| B|-2--3-------------------| G|-2--0--1----------------| D|-2--0--2----------------| A|-0--2?-2----------------| E|----3--0----------------| "Runnin' down a dream!" Gtr I e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| End Chorus VERSE II: (Play all of what Gtr II plays in Verse I. Do not play any of the vibrato parts that are by Gtr I in Verse I. Only play the riff in between the lyrics as follows (denoted by a *)) * Gtr I e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| These are the lyrics used in Verse II: "I felt so good like anything was possible I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes The last tree days the rain was un-stoppable It was always cold, no sunshine." CHORUS II: (same as chorus I) BRIDGE I: Gtr I e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| | |Gtr II e|-------------------------| B|---------------------1---| G|---------------------0---| D|---------------------2---| A|---------------------3---| E|-------------------------| "Woo-Woo" Gtr I e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| | |Gtr II e|---------------------2---| B|---------------------3---| G|---------------------2---| D|---------------------0---| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| "Woo-Woo" Gtr I e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| | |Gtr II e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---------------------1---| D|---------------------2---| A|---------------------2---| E|---------------------0---| "Woo-Woo" Repeat the Bridge once more (The last note "E" from Gtr II is the first note of Verse III) VERSE III:(Do it the same way as I've said in the notes for Verse II) These are the lyrics used in Verse III: "I rolled on, the sky grew dark I put the pedal down, to make some time There's something good, waitin' down this road I'm pickin' up whatever is mine." CHORUS III: (same as chorus I) CHORUS IV: (same as chorus I) BRIDGE II: Gtr I (x2) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| Then the same as Bridge I (x1) Gtr I (x2) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------2~--| A|---------------------2~--| E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-0?-0~--| SOLO: (keep playing the bridge behind the solo) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15(17)-15(17)~~~(17)~(17)~(17)~(17)~(17)~(17)~(17)~(17)~(17)~-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| (pretty much a load of bends & a lot of vibrato) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15(17)-x-15(17)-x-15(17)-x-15(17)-x-15(17)-x-15(17)-x-15(17)-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------|-17(19)r17------17(19)-17(19)~~-| B|-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)~-|-----------17~~-----------------| G|------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|-17----17(18)---------|-------------------------------------------| B|----17--------17~-17~-|-15(16)----15-15(17)~-15-12----12----------| G|----------------------|--------16------------------14----14-12----| D|----------------------|----------------------------------------14-| A|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| (x12) (x12) e|----|----------|--------|----|----------| B|-12-|-15----12-|-15(17)-|-12-|-17----12-| G|----|----14----|--------|----|----14----| D|----|----------|--------|----|----------| A|----|----------|--------|----|----------| E|----|----------|--------|----|----------| e|-------------------------------|-15(17)~~~-15(17)~~~-| B|-15(17)-15(17)~~~(17)(17)(17)~-|---------------------| G|-------------------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------------------|---------------------| A|-------------------------------|---------------------| E|-------------------------------|---------------------| e|-15----15-15(17)~--15(17)r15----15(17)-15(17)----| B|----17-----------------------17---------------15-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-15-15(16)r15-15(17)-12~-12-15-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-12~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------|-------------------------12-| B|------------------------------|-12----12----12----12----12-| G|-14(15)-14(15)-14p12----------|-12----12----12----12-------| D|---------------------14-12-14-|----14----14----14----14----| A|------------------------------|----------------------------| E|------------------------------|----------------------------| (x2) e|------------------------------||-------------------------------| B|----------12-15-15(17)-15(17)-||-------------------------------| G|----12-14---------------------||-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-| D|-14---------------------------||-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-| A|------------------------------||-------------------------------| E|------------------------------||-------------------------------| e|------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-12---------------------|-15(17)~~~~~\-15(17)-15-15(17)-(17)-| G|----14-12-12(14)r12-----|------------------------------------| D|--------------------14~-|------------------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (x6) Asecond (x02220@1)guitar randomly adds this: e|-----------------------------------------| |-15p12-15p12-15p12-| B|-15(16)p12-15(16)p12-15(16)p12-15(16)p12-| |-------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|-15(17)~~-(17)~~--15-12-----15--12--------------| G|------------------------14----------14--12------| D|--------------------------------------------14--| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------15-17----15-17-| B|----12-15----12-15----12--15----12-15/17-------17-------| G|-14-------14-------14--------14-------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Fade away! (x2) e|---1517--1517--1517--1517--1517-| |-15(17)~-15----15----------| B|-17----17----17----17----17-----| |------------17----17-17----| G|--------------------------------| |---------------------------| D|--------------------------------| |---------------------------| A|--------------------------------| |---------------------------| E|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0-| I noticed that there was really bad tabs for this song & I really wanted to learn it so created it myself & decided to share with you guys! Enjoy!