I Won't Back Down Tab by Tom Petty

I Won't Back Down tab by Tom Petty

Guitar Tab

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|-------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|

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Verse I:

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 II:

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 I:

  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 III: same as Verse II

Chorus II: same as Chorus I

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 III:

  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 IV: same as Chorus I

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!

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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