I Wont Back Down Tab

by Tom Petty
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Key: G
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Author x95_D-Roc_95x [a] 91. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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Song: Wont Back Down
Artist: Tom Petty (and The Heartbreakers)
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)
Tabbed By: xSnBx D ROC(my xbox live gamer tag)
 
Slight Destortion in the whole song
 
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = bend string
 
  100% CORRECT
 
    once\/               palm mute this part\/
e|----------------|----------------------------------|play
B|-12\14~~~10p8-8-|----------------------------------|this
G|----------------|----------------------------------|ten
D|----------------|--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-----------------|times
A|----------------|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|--0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
e|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|play
B|-1--1--1--3-----------------1--1-------|this
G|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|twice
D|-2--2--2--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2--2-7-7-7-|
A|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
 palm mute all this part
e|-----------------------------------------|play
B|-----------------------------------------|this
G|-----------------------------------------|seven
D|-----------------------------------------|times
A|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
e|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|play
B|-1--1--1--3-----------------1--1-------|this
G|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|twice
D|-2--2--2--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2--2-7-7-7-|
A|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
  palm mut all this part
e|-----------------------------------|play
B|-----------------------------------|this
G|-----------------------------------|twice
D|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
e|-10\12~~~---------------------10------------------|
B|----------10-8-------------12~---12~~\0h3p0-------|
G|---------------7/4\9~~~\12------------------2p0---|
D|------------------------------------------------0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-|
 
 
e|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|play
B|-1--1--1--3-----------------1--1-------|this
G|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|twice
D|-2--2--2--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2--2-7-7-7-|
A|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
 
palm mute all this part
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
e|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|play
B|-1--1--1--3-----------------1--1-------|this
G|-0--0--0--2-----------------0--0-------|twice
D|-2--2--2--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2--2-7-7-7-|
A|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
 
palm mute all this part
e|-----------------------------------------|play
B|-----------------------------------------|this
G|-----------------------------------------|part
D|-----------------------------------------|twice
A|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-5~~~~~~-|
E|12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-3~~~~~~-|
 
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3 comments
Geeeeezer
Also, very first note should be a slide from 10/12 not 12/14. Otherwise, brilliant thanks :)
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alltimelow64
you have all the verses as just E, D, G repeated, while each verse should be E, D, G E, D, G E, D, C E, D, G or E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-----------------| A|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-----------------| A|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--0-0-0-0-------------------------| E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-----------------| A|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
+3