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Runnin' Down A Dream by Tom Petty
Runnin' Down A Dream
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) A second 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-|
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I rolled on as 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
I'm runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
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version 2
E
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
D E
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
D
Trees flew by, me and Del was singin', little Runaway
E
I was flyin'
A G E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
G A
That never would come to me
G E G A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
G E
Runnin' down a dream
E
I felt so good, like anything was possible
D E
I hit cruise control, and rubbed my eyes
The last tree days, the rain was un-stoppable
D E
It was always cold, no sunshine
A G E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
G A
That never would come to me
G E G A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
G E
Runnin' down a dream
E
I rolled on, as the sky grew dark
D E
I put the pedal down, to make some time
There's something good, waitin' down this road
D E
I'm pickin' up, whatever's mine
A G E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
G A
That never would come to me
G E E G A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
G E
Runnin' down a dream
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version 3
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
D(no 3rd) x-x-0-2-3-x
G 3-x-0-0-3-x
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
D6sus2 x-x-0-2-0-0
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RIFF
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-|3-0-------------|
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INTRO (riff)
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
VERSE
E
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
Dsus2 E
I had the radio on, I was drivin' (riff)
E
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin'
Dsus2 E
?Little Runaway? - I was flyin'
CHORUS
D(no 3rd) G E
Yeah runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D(no 3rd) G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [E]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff)
VERSE
E
I felt so good like anything was possible
Dsus2 E
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes (riff)
E
The last three days the rain was un-stoppable
Dsus2 E
It was always cold, no sunshine
CHORUS
D(no 3rd) G E
Yeah runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D(no 3rd) G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [E]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
SOLO
| Cmaj7 | % | D6sus2 | % | E | % |
(riff) (riff)
| Cmaj7 | % | D6sus2 | % | [E]
(riff) (riff)
VERSE
E
I rolled on, the sky grew dark
Dsus2 E
I put the pedal down to make some time (riff)
E
There's something good waitin' down this road
Dsus2 E
I'm pickin' up whatever is mine
CHORUS
D(no 3rd) G E
I?m runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D(no 3rd) G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [E]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff)
CHORUS
D(no 3rd) G E
Yeah runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D(no 3rd) G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [E]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
| E | % |
(riff)
OUTRO (guitar solo)
| Cmaj7 | % | D6sus2 | % | E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
| Cmaj7 | % | D6sus2 | % | E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
(repeat and fade)
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I rolled on as 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
I'm runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
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version 4
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--0-7--0-6--0-5--0-3--0--------------------
It was a [E]beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the [D]radio on. I was driv[E]in'
Trees flew by, me and Del was singin' little [D]runaway
I was [E]flyin'
{C:CHORUS}
{soc}
Yeah I'm [A]runnin' [G]down a [E]dream
That [E]never would [G]come to [A]me
[A]Workin' on a [G]myste[E]ry, [E]goin' where[G]ver it [A]leads
[A]Runnin' [G]down A [E]dream
{eoc}
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
I rolled on as 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's mine
CHORUS
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version 5
Signature Riff
E----------------------E
B----------------------B
G-----------------1-1--G
D-----------------2-2--D
A-----------------2-2--A
E-0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3------E
Part A
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------E
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------B
G----------------1-1----------------1-1---------------------1-1-------------------1-1--------3----1----------------G
D----------------2-2----------------2-2---------------------2-2-------------------2-2-------------2----------------D
A----------------2-2----------------2-2---------------------2-2-------------------2-2-------------2----------------A
E-0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3----0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-----0-7-0-6-0-5-0-4-0-3-----0-7-0-6-0-5-0-0-3-----------------0-7-0-6-0-5-0-3-E
Part B
E-2-3-----3-2-2-3-----3-2-2-3--E
B-2-3-----3-2-2-3-----3-2-2-3--B
G-2---1-1---2-2---1-1---2-2---1G
D-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0---2D
A---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2A
E---3-----3-----3-----3-----3--E
Interlude
Rhythm Guitar:E---3-----3-E
B-1-2---1-2-B
G---3-1---3-G
D-2---2-2---D
A-3---2-3---A
E-----------E
Lead Guitar: Continue Signature Riff until solo.
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I rolled on as 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
I'm runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
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