I Won't Back Down tab by Tom Petty

Tabs

Tablature 🏷Legend:
/   - Slide up
   - Slide down
~   - Vibrato
PM|-| - Palm Mute
p   - Pull-off

Intro:

 Gtr I(Use a slide)
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|-/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|----------------10-8~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G+G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

Verse I:

Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-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 augmentedA|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

Verse II:

Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
                                    (x2)
e|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------| |-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-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 augmentedA|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------| |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|   |-------------------------------|

Chorus I:

 Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----|
A augmentedA|--------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 MajorE|-------------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--|
 |PM  |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
BB|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G+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 MajorD|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------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 augmentedA|--------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 MajorE|-------------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------|
 |PM  |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
BB|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G+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 MajorD|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

Verse III: same as Verse II

Chorus II: same as Chorus I

Solo:

Gtr I(Use a Slide)
e|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|-10-------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|----/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------15~-------------------------|
G+G|-7-4/9~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~~~~~~~~---|-/16~-----16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-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 augmentedA|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------|
BB|----3-----------------------------|
G+G|-/4----0-2p0--4-------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3----------------|
 |
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|

Chorus III:

 Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-----|
A augmentedA|--------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 MajorE|-------------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--|
 |PM  |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
BB|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G+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 MajorD|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------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 augmentedA|--------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 MajorE|-------------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------|
 |PM  |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
BB|--------1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--0--1-1-1-1-1--0--3-3-3-3-3--|
G+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 MajorD|--------2-2-2-2-2--0-------------0--2-2-2-2-2--0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-0--3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr I & Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM|-------------------------------|

Chorus IV: same as Chorus I

Outro:

 Gtr I
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------5----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3----------------|
 |PM|-----------------------------| |---------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------3----------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2------------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--0----------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--0----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------2----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------3----------------|
PM|-------------------------------| |---------------|

Enjoy!

Other versions of I Won't Back Down

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for I wont back down (Ver. 2) by Tom Petty