I Wont Back Down Tab

by Tom Petty
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Difficulty: beginner
Key: G
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Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
 
A very easy song to play! Getting a slide is the hardest part(If you call it
hard). Contact me at: rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com
 
Tablature Legend:
/     - Slide up
\     - Slide down
~     - Vibrato
PM|-| - Palm Mute
p     - Pull-off
 
[Intro]
  Gtr I(Use a slide)
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|----------------10-8~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
                                                                       (x2)
e|----------------------------------|  |----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|  |----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|  |-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|  |-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|  |-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|  |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|     |-------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
  Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--|
 |PM    |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------|
 |PM    |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
[Verse 3]
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
                                                                       (x2)
e|----------------------------------|  |----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|  |----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|  |-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|  |-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|  |-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|  |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|     |-------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 3]
  Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--|
 |PM    |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------|
 |PM    |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
[Solo]
Gtr I(Use a Slide)
e|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-10-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------15~-------------------------|
G|-7-\4/9~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~~~~~~~~---|-/16~-----16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------------|
G|-/4----0-2p0--4-------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3----------------|
 |
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 3]
  Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--|
 |PM    |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------|
 |PM    |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 4]
  Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--|
 |PM    |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------|
 |PM    |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
B|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
  Gtr I
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------5----------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3----------------|
 |PM|-----------------------------|  |---------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------3----------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--0----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--0----------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------2----------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3----------------|
PM|-------------------------------|  |---------------|
 
Enjoy!
 
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| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
| \  Slide down
| p  Pull-off
| PM Palm Mute
 
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