Runnin Down A Dream Bass Tab by Tom Petty

Runnin Down A Dream bass tab by Tom Petty

Bass Tab

RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM (Bassline)

As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(From the 1989 Album FULL MOON FEVER)

Words and Music by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell & Jeff Lynne

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jeff Lynne - Bass'


 Intro
 Q=170
 4/4
 Gtr I
 W      E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E 4x
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|----------||o-----------------|-----------------o||
|----------||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


  1st - 3rd Verses
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  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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          Chorus
         $$
 E E E E E E E E  Q Q Q Q  E E E E E E E E  Q Q Q Q
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|-----------------||-7--7--5--5--|-----------------|-------5--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--------|
|-----------------||-------------|-----------------|-------------|


 E E E E E E E E  Q Q Q Q  E E E E E E E E  Q Q Q Q
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--5--5--|-----------------|-------5--5--|
|-----------------|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|


 E E E E E E E E  Q Q Q Q  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7--5--5--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                              Interlude
          1.         2.
      To Coda
      To Coda
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|------------------|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                     Interlude
   D.S. al Coda D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
 E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------||------------------||-----------------|-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


           Outro Guitar Solo
 E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E 6x E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------o||-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------||-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
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 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~  - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T  - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o  - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda

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