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Breakdown - Tom Petty
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Tabbed by:peterdyszel
E-mail:peterdyszel@yahoo.com
*Pay attention to the riffs because each one is a little different*
Tuning:EADGBE
Intro:e|--------------8-5\3---3-5-------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------5-----------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------10-8-10-----------------------10-8--8p10-10-10-----------------|G|-------------------9--9-7-9---------------9-9--------9--7-----------------|D|----------------------------7--7-5-7----------------------7---------------|A|-------------------------------------7------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------10-8-10-----------------------10-8--10--10-10------------------|G|-------------------9--9-7-9---------------9-9-------9--7--7h9-------------|D|----------------------------7--7-5-7--------------------------7-----------|A|-------------------------------------7------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: (listen for a finger running up a string, the slide is played right after)
End with:e|-------------| |-----|B|---------10p8| |-----|G|----------9--| x3 |-2---| Play verse 2 times, both times ending D|----7\1------| |-2---| with the same chordA|-------------| |-0---|E|-------------| |-----|
Chorus: |--let ring--|e|--------------| |------------------|B|--------------| |------------------|G|--------------| Play 3 times |------------------| End withD|------7-5-3-5-| only play slide |-7-5-3---3--------|A|------7-5-3-5-| first time |-7-5-3---3----xx--|E|---11\5-3-1-3-| |-5-3-1---1----xx5-|
Riff 2:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------10-8-10-------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------9--9-7-9-----------------5-7b--5-7--------------------|D|--7\1----7\1-----------------7--7-5-7-----5h7----------7------------------|A|-------------------------------------7---7--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------10-8-10-------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------9--9-7-9----------------------------------------------|D|--------7/1------------------7--7-5-7-------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo: (pretty sure this is how it goes)e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8/10-10-10/13-13-13/15-15-15-17-|G|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7/-9--9--9/12-12-12/14-14-14-17-|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: (starts at end of solo) |let ring|e|---------| |-------------------|B|---------| |-------------------|G|---------| Play 3 times |-------------------| End withD|-7-5-3-5-| |-7-5-3---3---------|A|-7-5-3-5-| |-7-5-3---3------xx-|E|-5-3-1-3-| |-5-3-1---1------xx-|
Riff 3:e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--10-8-10----------------------------10-8-10------------------------------|G|----------9--9-7-9---------------------------9--9-7-9---------------------|D|-------------------7--7-5-7-------7/1-----------------7--7-5-7------------|A|----------------------------7----------------------------------7----------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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