Breakdown Tabs & Lyrics by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Breakdown
guitar tabs lyrics
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Breakdown - Tom Petty
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Tabbed by:peterdyszel
E-mail:[email protected]
*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 chord
A|-------------| |-0---|
E|-------------| |-----|
Chorus: |--let ring--|
e|--------------| |------------------|
B|--------------| |------------------|
G|--------------| Play 3 times |------------------| End with
D|------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 with
D|-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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