Free Falling by:Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
 

Tab By: Aaron Meredith


Guitar 1- Standard tuning (CAPO at 3rd FRET)
Guitar 2- Standard tuning
Guitar 3- Standard tuning

~ = let ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down



Intro: Guitar 1 
e|--|---2~----3~------3--2--0~------| 
B|--c---3~----3~------3--3--3~------|  
G|--a---2~----2~------2--2--2~------|x2 
D|--p---0~----0~------0--0--2~------| 
A|--o-------------------------------| 
E|--|-------------------------------| 
 
Intro: Guitar 2 
e|----1~----1~------1--1--1~------| 
B|----1~----1~------1--1--1~------|  
G|----2~----3~------3--2--0~------|x2 
D|----3~----3~------3--3--3~------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|


Verse: Guitar 1 
e|--|---2~----3~------3--2--0~------| 
B|--c---3~----3~------3--3--3~------|  
G|--a---2~----2~------2--2--2~------|x4 
D|--p---0~----0~------0--0--2~------| 
A|--o-------------------------------| 
E|--|-------------------------------| 

Verse: Guitar 2 (first verse quietly) 
e|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---| 
B|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---| 
G|2--2-2-2--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--2--2-2--0---0-0--0--0-0---|x4 
D|3--3-3-3--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3--2---2-2--2--2-2---| 
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 
REPEAT VERSE: x1 (no vocals)


REPEAT VERSE: x4


Chorus: Guitar 1
e|--|---2--2-2-2--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--2---0--0-0--0--0-0-----| 
B|--c---3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3---3--3-3--3--3-3-----|  
G|--a---2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2--2-2--2--2-2-----|x4 
D|--p---0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0---2--2-2--2--2-2-----| 
A|--o------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--|------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus: Guitar 2
e|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---| 
B|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---| 
G|2--2-2-2--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--2--2-2--0---0-0--0--0-0---|x4 
D|3--3-3-3--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3--2---2-2--2--2-2---| 
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


REPEAT VERSE: x4


REPEAT CHORUS: x4


REPEAT CHORUS: x4 (with guitar part)

Guitar part: Guitar 3   
e|--"Free fallin I'm a.....Free fallin I'm a"---------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------2~--2-0~-----0-----------| 
D|--------------------------------------3---3~--------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 


REPEAT VERSE: x4


REPEAT CHORUS: x4


Rhythm Solo: Guitar 3 (plays into last chorus x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------|x4 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3--3--3-/8--8--8--8--8--8-\3--3-/10--10--10--10--10-| 
E|---1--1--1-/6--6--6--6--6--6-\1--1-/-8---8---8---8---8-| 
 
 
 REPEAT CHORUS & FADE: