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BREAKDOWN - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Tabbed by: Sam Johnson
Email: elcapitan@charter.net
Tuning: Standard
Opening lick (Am7 and G in background throughout song, played on piano)
E|--8----------------------------------------------------|
B|----10p8---8-10~~~p8-----------------------------------|
G|---------9---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10/8\10----------------------------------------------|
G|----------9-9/7\9--------------------------------------|
D|------------------7-7/5\7------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tom_petty/break_down_tab_ver_4.html ]
E|--5----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-8---5---5------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
E|--5----5-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-8------5-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-----7p5---------------------------------|
D|----------------------h7-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
The verse and chorus are played on piano, but the chords are Am7 and G. Its super easy to figure out.
Middle Lick
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5-7b-5-7-----------------------------------------|
D|--5h7----------7---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (if you can call it that)
E|-3/5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5------0-------0----0---|
B|-3/5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5/8---8/10---10/13---13---13|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
That's all the parts to the song, listen to it a couple times to figure out the order
and how many times they play everything. This tab truly is perfect.
