Runnin Down A Dream Chords

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Complete chords for the whole song including instrumental parts (intro, solo and outro) / thoroughly ear-transcribed, featuring all chords in the Chorus / tab for the riff / intermediate version / suggestions for playable voicings / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1D3a5eDJIs.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	E
Capo:	no capo

Author maguri [tm] 59,873.

3 contributors total, last edit on Dec 16, 2020

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Chords

Dsus2

Cmaj7

Asus2/D

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                Runnin' Down a Dream – Tom Petty
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Written by: Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne/Mike Campbell
From: “Full Moon Fever” (1989)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
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RIFF
  E                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +             1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|   or   e |----------------|---0
B|----------------|----------------|        B |----------------|---0
G|----------------|----------------|        G |----------------|---1
D|----------------|----------------|        D |----------------|---2
A|----------------|----------------|        A |----2---1---0---|---2
E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0-------------|        E |--0---0---0---0-b3--0
 
  Cmaj7                             Asus2/D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb3-0-------------|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0-------------|----------------|
 
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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2    x-x-0-2-3-0
D5       x-x-0-2-3-x
G        3-x-0-0-3-x
Cmaj7    x-3-2-0-0-0
Asus2/D  x-x-0-2-0-0 = Dsus2(add13) 
 
The chords in the [Interlude] might conveniently be played :
Cmaj7    x-3-5-5-0-0
Asus2/D  x-5-7-7-0-0
E(5)    (0)7-9-9-0-0
Thank you, NSpen1, for the suggestion!
 
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[Intro]
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse]
         E                  E
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
          Dsus2          | E | % |
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
E                     E
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' 
        Dsus2            E
“Little Runaway” - I was flyin'
 
 
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream
     E           G       A
That never would come to me
D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery
E         G       A
Goin' wherever it leads
A       G      E
Runnin' down a dream
 
 
[Interlude]
| E | % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse]
  E                 E
I felt so good like anything was possible
      Dsus2                       | E | % |
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
    E                   E
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
       Dsus2             | E | % |
It was always cold, no sunshine
 
 
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream
     E           G       A
That never would come to me
D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery
E         G       A
Goin' wherever it leads
A       G      E
Runnin' down a dream
 
 
[Interlude]
| E | % | % | % |
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
| E | % |
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
 
 
[Verse]
E                  E
I rolled on as the sky grew dark
          Dsus2                  | E | % |
I put the pedal down to make some time
        E                      E
There's something good waitin' down this road
    Dsus2                | E | % |
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine
 
 
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream
     E           G       A
That never would come to me
D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery
E         G       A
Goin' wherever it leads
A       G     | E | % | % | % |
Runnin' down a dream
 
 
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream
     E           G       A
That never would come to me
D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery
E         G       A
Goin' wherever it leads
A       G     | E | % | % | % |
Runnin' down a dream
 
 
[Outro] (solo)
| E | % |
 
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
| E | % | % | % |
 
(repeat and fade)
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Runnin Down A Dream – Tom Petty

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Excellent tab. 5 stars. Nice to have the interludes & outro. Thanks. RIP Tom.

Nice tab man! I think the intro also sounds good like this E |------------0------| B |------------0------| G |------------1------| D |------------2------| A |--2-1-0-----2------| E |-0-0-0-0-3--0------|

I like the way you set up the Cmaj7 interlude. Fun for jammin.