Runnin Down A Dream Tabs by Tom Petty

Runnin Down A Dream tab by Tom Petty

Guitar tabs

RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM

As recorded by Tom Petty
(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 B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 Intro
 Q=170
 N.C.       E
 4/4
 Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
 E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| W         W        +W         W
|-----------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-----------------|-1-------------|-(1)---------------|-1-------------|
|-----------------|-2-------------|-(2)---------------|-2-------------|
|-----------------|-2-------------|-(2)---------------|-2-------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|


  E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|--3p=0----(0)----|
|
| +W         W        +W         +W
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)-------------|
|-(1)---------------|-1-------------|-(1)---------------|-(1)-------------|
|-(2)---------------|-2-------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-(2)---------------|-2-------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)-------------|


        1st - 3rd Verses
       $
         E
 Gtr II
 +W       W     +W      +W
|-(0)--------||--0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|-(0)--------||o-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|-(1)--------||--1--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----|
|-(2)--------||--2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-(2)--------||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-(0)--------||--0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|


             D6sus2
 Gtr III (El. Gtr.)
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  H     +Q   Q   +W      +W      W
|------------------17--|-(17)--------|-(17)--------|------|
|-15b17=====(15)r------|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|
| Gtr II
| +W            W      +W      W
|-(0)------------------|---0---------|--(0)--------|------|
|-(0)------------------|---0---------|--(0)--------|------|
|-(1)------------------|---7---------|--(7)--------|------|
|-(2)------------------|---7---------|--(7)--------|------|
|-(2)------------------|---5---------|--(5)--------|------|
|-(0)------------------|-------------|-------------|------|


          E
 Gtr I               Gtr III
 E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    H    H    +W
|-----------------|---------------|--------/12----|-(12)s====|
|-----------------|---------------|--------/12----|-(12)s====|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|---------------|----------|
|
| W         W        +W        +W
|-----------------|-0-------------|-(0)-----------|--(0)-----|
|-----------------|-0-------------|-(0)-----------|--(0)-----|
|-----------------|-1-------------|-(1)-----------|--(1)-----|
|-----------------|-2-------------|-(2)-----------|--(2)-----|
|-----------------|-2-------------|-(2)-----------|--(2)-----|
|-----------------|-0-------------|-(0)-----------|--(0)-----|


        D6sus2           E
  W      +W      W      W
|-10---------|-(10)s=======|=12---------|------|
|-10---------|-(10)s=======|=12---------|------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------|
|------------|-------------|------------|------|
|
| +W       W      +W      W
|-(0)--------|---0---------|-(0)--------|-0----|
|-(0)--------|---0---------|-(0)--------|-0----|
|-(1)--------|---7---------|-(7)--------|-1----|
|-(2)--------|---7---------|-(7)--------|-2----|
|-(2)--------|---5---------|-(5)--------|-2----|
|-(0)--------|-------------|------------|-0----|


        Chorus
       $$
        A  G  E              G  A
 Gtr I   Gtr IV (Ac. Gtr.)
  W      W       E E E E E E E E  W
|------------||-------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
|------------||-------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
|------------||-------------|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------|
|------------||-------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
|------------||-------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
|------------||-------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
|
| Gtr II
| +W      H  Q.  E  +W         H  Q.  E
|-(0)--------||-0----3----0-|-(0)---------------|-0----3----0-|
|-(0)--------||-2----3----0-|-(0)---------------|-0----3----2-|
|-(1)--------||-2----0----1-|-(1)---------------|-1----0----2-|
|-(2)--------||-2----0----2-|-(2)---------------|-2----0----2-|
|-(2)--------||-0----2----2-|-(2)---------------|-2----2----0-|
|-(0)--------||------3----0-|-(0)---------------|-0----3------|


              G  E              G  A
  E E E E E E E E  W       E E E E E E E E  W
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
|
| +W         H  Q.  E  +W         H  Q.  E
|-(0)---------------|-0----3----0-|-(0)---------------|-0----3----0-|
|-(2)---------------|-2----3----0-|-(0)---------------|-0----3----2-|
|-(2)---------------|-2----0----1-|-(1)---------------|-1----0----2-|
|-(2)---------------|-2----0----2-|-(2)---------------|-2----0----2-|
|-(0)---------------|-0----2----2-|-(2)---------------|-2----2----0-|
|-------------------|------3----0-|-(0)---------------|-0----3------|


              G  E
                        Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E  W       W      E E E E E E E E
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|
|
| +W         H  Q.  E  +W      +W
|-(0)---------------|-0----3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|
|-(2)---------------|-2----3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|
|-(2)---------------|-2----0----1-|-(1)--------|-(1)---------------|
|-(2)---------------|-2----0----2-|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0----2----2-|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------|
|-------------------|------3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)---------------|


                            Interlude
          1.       2.
     To Coda
     To Coda
                            Cmaj7
 E Q.  +H     W       E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-----------------|-------------||-------------------||---------------|
|-----------------|------------o||-------------------||---------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-------------------||---------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-------------------||---------------|
|-----------------|------------o||-------------------||---------------|
|-3p0----(0)------|-------------||-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-||-3p0----(0)----|
|
| H   +Q.  E  +W       +W          W
|-0------(0)---0--|-(0)---------||-(0)---------------||-0-------------|
|-0------(0)---0--|-(0)--------o||-(0)---------------||-0-------------|
|-1------(1)---1--|-(1)---------||-(1)---------------||-5-------------|
|-2------(2)---2--|-(2)---------||-(2)---------------||-5-------------|
|-2------(2)---2--|-(2)--------o||-(2)---------------||-3-------------|
|-0------(0)---0--|-(0)---------||-(0)---------------||---------------|


           D6sus2               E5
  E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|
|
| +W         W        +W         W
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|-(7)---------------|-9-------------|
|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|-(7)---------------|-9-------------|
|-(3)---------------|-5-------------|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|


  E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|
|
| +W         W        +W         W
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(9)---------------|-5-------------|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|
|-(9)---------------|-5-------------|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|
|-(7)---------------|-3-------------|-(3)---------------|-5-------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|


              Interlude
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda   &&
        E
  W      W      E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|------------||----------||-------------------|---------------|
|------------||----------||-------------------|---------------|
|------------||----------||-------------------|---------------|
|------------||----------||-------------------|---------------|
|------------||----------||-------------------|---------------|
|------------||----------||-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|
|
| +W      W      +W         W
|-(0)--------||-0--------||-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(0)--------||-0--------||-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(7)--------||-1--------||-(1)---------------|-1-------------|
|-(7)--------||-2--------||-(2)---------------|-2-------------|
|-(5)--------||-2--------||-(2)---------------|-2-------------|
|------------||-0--------||-(0)---------------|-0-------------|


           Cmaj7                D6sus2
  E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|
|
| +W         W        +W         W
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(1)---------------|-5-------------|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|
|-(2)---------------|-5-------------|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|
|-(2)---------------|-3-------------|-(3)---------------|-5-------------|
|-(0)---------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|


           E5
  E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H    E E E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-3p0----(0)----|
|
| +W         W        +W         W
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------|-0-------------|
|-(7)---------------|-9-------------|-(9)---------------|-9-------------|
|-(7)---------------|-9-------------|-(9)---------------|-9-------------|
|-(5)---------------|-7-------------|-(7)---------------|-7-------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|


           Outro Guitar Solo
            Cmaj7
 Gtr III
  W          H     Q.   E
|-------------------||-12---------12-------------|
|-------------------||-15b17------15b17---15b17==|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E   E  Q.  +H
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-----0-7p0-6p0-5p0-||--3p===0----(0)------------|
|
| Gtr II
| +W          W
|-(0)---------------||--0------------------------|
|-(0)---------------||--0------------------------|
|-(9)---------------||--5------------------------|
|-(9)---------------||--5------------------------|
|-(7)---------------||--3------------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------------|


                D6sus2
                ~~~~~~
  +E  E E E E E E E   H      E  S S S S E
|------12----12-------12-----|-----------------12-12-12-12-12-|
|-(15)----15----15-15----15r-|-15b17=======15r----------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|  E  E E E E E E E   E   Q.  +H
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------0--7p=0--6p=0--5p=0--|--3p====0----(0)----------------|
|
| +W              W
|--(0)-----------------------|--0-----------------------------|
|--(0)-----------------------|--0-----------------------------|
|--(5)-----------------------|--7-----------------------------|
|--(5)-----------------------|--7-----------------------------|
|--(3)-----------------------|--5-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|


                   E5
  ~~~~~~
  H      E S S S E  S  Q   E   +E  Q  E   +E
|-----------------12-12-12-12---12-|-12-----------------12----------------|
|-15b17========15r-----------------|-------15b17==(15)r------15b17==(15)r-|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| E   E E E E E   E  E    E Q.       +H
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------0-7p0--6p=0-----5p===0----|--3p0---------------(0)---------------|
|
| +W                 W
|-(0)------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
|-(0)------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
|-(7)------------------------------|--9-----------------------------------|
|-(7)------------------------------|--9-----------------------------------|
|-(5)------------------------------|--7-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  Q   E   +E  Q  E   +E   E E   +E  E E   +E  E E
|-12-----------------12----------------|-12--------------12--------------12---------|
|-------15b17==(15)r------15b17==(15)r-|----15b17==(15)r----15b17==(15)r----15b17===|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E    E  E E E    E   E Q.       +H
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----0--7p======0----6p0--5p======0---|--3p=0--------------(0)---------------------|
|
| +W                   W
|-(0)----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------|
|-(0)----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------|
|-(9)----------------------------------|--9-----------------------------------------|
|-(9)----------------------------------|--9-----------------------------------------|
|-(7)----------------------------------|--7-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


                 Cmaj7
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  +E  +S  S E E Q  Q   H.     Q
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|-(15)r(15)-12-15s17-17---17---|-17--------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|
|  E  E   E E E E E E  E Q.  +H
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------0------7p=0--6p0--5p0-|--3p0----(0)-----|
|
| +W               W
|--(0)-------------------------|--0--------------|
|--(0)-------------------------|--0--------------|
|--(9)-------------------------|--5--------------|
|--(9)-------------------------|--5--------------|
|--(7)-------------------------|--3--------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|


               D6sus2
  Q    +Q   H     +Q  Q  E  Q   E
|---------------------------|---------------17b19--17b19===|
|-20b24====(20)r---17-------|-(17)-------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| E   E  E  E E E E E   E Q.  +H
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------0---7p==0--6p0-5p0-|---3p0-----(0)----------------|
|
| +W              W
|-(0)-----------------------|---0--------------------------|
|-(0)-----------------------|---0--------------------------|
|-(5)-----------------------|---7--------------------------|
|-(5)-----------------------|---7--------------------------|
|-(3)-----------------------|---5--------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|


                  E5
                             ~~
  +H.      +S  +T  T E  E   +E  H    Q
|-(17)-----------(17)r(17)p15----|-17b19==(17)r--------------|
|-----------------------------17-|--------------17-------17--|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  E E E E E E  E      E  E    Q.   +H
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------0-7p0-6p0---5p==========0-|--3p======0-------(0)------|
|
| +W                W
|--(0)---------------------------|--0------------------------|
|--(0)---------------------------|--0------------------------|
|--(7)---------------------------|--9------------------------|
|--(7)---------------------------|--9------------------------|
|--(5)---------------------------|--7------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|


  H     E E E E  E   +E  E E E   E S +S  E
|-----------------12----|--------------12--------------------------|
|-17--------17s12----12-|-15b17==(15)r----15-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------12-------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------14b16=====14r(14)p12--|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E  E    Q.    +H
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----0-7p0--6p=0--5p=0-|--3p======0---------(0)-------------------|
|
| +W            W
|-(0)-------------------|--0---------------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------|--0---------------------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------|--9---------------------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------|--9---------------------------------------|
|-(7)-------------------|--7---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|


                   Cmaj7
  E  E E E S S S S S S E  S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S
|--------------------10-------10----|----10-------10-------10-----10-------10-------10-|
|--------------12p10----10h12----10h|=12----10h12----10h12----12-----10h12----10h12----|
|-----12----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-14-----14-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------14----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| E  E E E E   E   E   E  E   Q.        +H
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------0--7p=0--6p====0-----5p====0-|--3p====0----------------(0)----------------------|
|
| +W                  W
|-(0)-------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------------------|--5-----------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------------------|--5-----------------------------------------------|
|-(7)-------------------------------|--3-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|


  |---3----| |---3---|
  E  E  E E E  E S S E E E
|----------10---------10-10s12-12----12---|
|-10h=12------10h12------10s12-12-15------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| E   E   E  E   E   E E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------0-----7p===0-----6p====0--5p=0---|
|
| +W
|-(0)-------------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------------------|
|-(3)-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


 D6sus2
  |---3----|
  E E   E S S S S S  S S S S S S S
|----12-------------12--------12-------12-------12-|
|-15-------12h15p12----15p12-----15p12----15p12----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| E  Q.        +H
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--3p===0-----------------(0)----------------------|
|
| W
|--0-----------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


  S  S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|--------12-------12-------12-------12----------|
|-15p=12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15-12----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------0-----7p====0-----6p====0-----5p====0-|
|
| +W
|-(0)-------------------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------------------------|
|-(7)-------------------------------------------|
|-(7)-------------------------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


 E5
  E   +E  E E Q  Q
|------------12-12-12---12-----|
|-15b17-(15)------------15b17--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
| E   Q.    +H
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--3p=====0--------(0)---------|
|
| W
|--0---------------------------|
|--0---------------------------|
|--9---------------------------|
|--9---------------------------|
|--7---------------------------|
|------------------------------|


                           ~~~
  E  E   Q  E   +E  E S S  E   +Q.  H
|-12--12----12--------------12-12---|-15b17==(15)---15-----|
|-----15b17------15b17-(15)---------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| E  E   E E E   E  E E   E    Q.  +H
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|------0-----7p0--6p=====0---5p=0---|--3p======0----(0)----|
|
| +W                  W
|-(0)-------------------------------|--0-------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------------|--0-------------------|
|-(9)-------------------------------|--9-------------------|
|-(9)-------------------------------|--9-------------------|
|-(7)-------------------------------|--7-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|


                   Cmaj7
  ~~~
  H     E +E  E S   +S   +H     E   +E  E S   +S
|-15--------15r(15)-12-15b17==(15)-|-(15)r------15b17==(15)r-12-15b17==(15)-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E  E  E E       E  Q.  +H
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----0-7p0--6p==0---5p=0----------|---3p==0----(0)-------------------------|
|
| +W                  W
|-(0)------------------------------|---0------------------------------------|
|-(0)------------------------------|---0------------------------------------|
|-(9)------------------------------|---5------------------------------------|
|-(9)------------------------------|---5------------------------------------|
|-(7)------------------------------|---3------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


                    D6sus2
            ~~~~~~~
  +E  S   +S  +E E +Q  E E  E E   +E  E E  +E  E E
|-(15)-15b17==(15)r(15)---------------|-12-------------15----------12---------|
|----------------------12-(12)--12-15-|----15b17==(15)----15r=(15)----15b17===|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
|  E  E      E E  E E E E  E Q.      +H
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------0------------7p=0---6p0--5p=0-|--3p=0-------------(0)-----------------|
|
| +W                  W
|--(0)--------------------------------|--0------------------------------------|
|--(0)--------------------------------|--0------------------------------------|
|--(5)--------------------------------|--7------------------------------------|
|--(5)--------------------------------|--7------------------------------------|
|--(3)--------------------------------|--5------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  +S  +S    +S  +S  E E E S   +S  E E
|-------------------------12-------------------------|
|-(15)r(15)b17==(15)r(15)----15-12-------------12----|
|----------------------------------14b16==(14)----14r|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
|  E       E    E E E E      E E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0--------7p=0--6p=0-----------5p=0-|
|
| +W
|--(0)-----------------------------------------------|
|--(0)-----------------------------------------------|
|--(7)-----------------------------------------------|
|--(7)-----------------------------------------------|
|--(5)-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


 E5
  +E E  E S S +Q  E E  E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|-(14)12-----------------12----|-12----x-12---x-12---|
|---------14-12-14-(14)-----14-|-------x------x------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|
|  E Q.      +H      E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|---3p=0------------(0)--------|-----0-7p=0-6p0--5p0-|
|
|  W              +W
|---0--------------------------|-(0)-----------------|
|---0--------------------------|-(0)-----------------|
|---9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------|
|---9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------|
|---7--------------------------|-(7)-----------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|


 E E  E S S E  E E E  E  E E E E   +E  Q
|----------------------------|-----------12--------------12---|
|----------------12----------|--------12----15b17==(15)r------|
|-x-12------------------x----|-12--14-------------------------|
|-x-----14-12h14-----14---14-|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E Q.     +H       E  E E E E    E  E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3p=0-----------(0)---------|------0--7p=0--6p======0----5p0-|
|
| W              +W
|-0--------------------------|-(0)----------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|-(0)----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------|-(9)----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------|-(9)----------------------------|
|-7--------------------------|-(7)----------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|


 Cmaj7
 E E  E E E  E E E  E  E E E E E E E
|---12--12-12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|---12--12-12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E Q.    +H       E  E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3p=0--------(0)----------|------0--7p=0--6p=0--5p=0--|
|
| W             +W
|-0------------------------|-(0)-----------------------|
|-0------------------------|-(0)-----------------------|
|-5------------------------|-(5)-----------------------|
|-5------------------------|-(5)-----------------------|
|-3------------------------|-(3)-----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


 D6sus2
  E E  E E E  E E E  E   +E  E E   +E  +E  Q
|-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-|--------------------------------------|
|-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-14pb16r(14)p12-14b16==(14)r(14)------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------14---|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| E Q.    +H       E    E  E E    E  E  E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3p=0--------(0)----------|----------0---7p=0-------6p===0---5p0-|
|
| W             +W
|--0------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------|
|--0------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------|
|--7------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|


 E5
  Q   E   +E  E  Q.   H.      S +S   +S S
|-12----------------12--12----|-12------------------------------|
|-12----15b17==(15)-----15----|-15------------15r(15)b17-(15)---|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| E Q.       +H      E E E E E E E      E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--3p0--------------(0)-------|-----0-7p0-6p0--5p==========0----|
|
| W              +W
|--0--------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------|
|--0--------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------|
|--9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------------------|
|--9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------------------|
|--7--------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


 E E   +E  E Q   E E  S  S S   S S S   S S S   S S S   S S S S
|----------------12-12-----12-12-|-15p=12-------15p12-------15-12-------15p12-------12-12-12-12-|
|---15b17==(15)r----15b17--------|--------15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E Q.       +H       E   E    E    E   E    E    E   E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3p=0--------------(0)----------|---------0--------7p=======0-----6p=======0--------5p====0----|
|
| W                +W
|-0------------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|


 Cmaj7
  |------------7-------------| |------------7-------------|
  E E   E   E E E   E E  E   E E E    E E
|-15p12----------15p12-------15p12--------15p12---------15p12-|
|----------15b17-------15b16--------15b16-------15b15.5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E  Q.           +H
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p===0-----------------------(0)---------------------------|
|
| W
|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


  |-----------7------------| |-----------7-----------|
  E  E  E E  E E  E E E  E E  E E  E
|-----15p==12------15p12------15p12------15p==12------15p|
|-15----------15-----------15---------15---------15------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E   E    E    E   E  E    E    E
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-------7p======0-----6p===0-------5p======0----|
|
| +W
|-(0)----------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)----------------------------------------------------|
|-(5)----------------------------------------------------|
|-(5)----------------------------------------------------|
|-(3)----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


 D6sus2
  |---------7----------| |--------7---------|  |-----------7------------|
  E E   E E E E E E  E E E E E E  E  E  E E  E E  E S S S S S S S S
|-12-------15p12----15p12-----15p12----15p12----|-15p=12------15p==12------15p12----15p12----15p12-------|
|----15----------15-------15--------15-------15-|----------15---------15---------15-------15-------15----|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E  Q.        +H            E   E    E    E   E   E   E   E
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p===0-----------------(0)-------------------|--------0-------7p======0-----6p====0-----5p====0-------|
|
| W                       +W
|--0--------------------------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|


 E5
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  E   Q.  +Q  Q   +H.      E +E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-15b17==15----(15)--15--|-(15)-----------15r(15)-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E   Q.  +H      E E E E E E E  E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--3p=====0-----(0)------|------0-7p0-6p0--5p==0--|
|
| W            +W
|--0---------------------|--(0)-------------------|
|--0---------------------|--(0)-------------------|
|--9---------------------|--(9)-------------------|
|--9---------------------|--(9)-------------------|
|--7---------------------|--(7)-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


                ~~~
  E E E E E  E E E  E  Q.   E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12------15-----12------|---------------------10h=|
|---------------------14-|-----12------------------|
|------------------------|-------------14----------|
|------------------------|----------------14-------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E Q.   +H       E  E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3p0-------(0)---------|------0--7p0--6p=0-5p=0--|
|
| W            +W
|--0---------------------|-(0)---------------------|
|--0---------------------|-(0)---------------------|
|--9---------------------|-(9)---------------------|
|--9---------------------|-(9)---------------------|
|--7---------------------|-(7)---------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|


 Cmaj7
  E E  E E E  E E E  E  E E E E E E E
|----10--10s12--------------|--------12-------15-------|
|-12-----10s12-15-----12h15-|-12h=15----15s17----15h17-|
|------------------14-------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E Q.    +H       E  E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--3p=0--------(0)----------|------0--7p=0--6p=0--5p=0-|
|
| W             +W
|--0------------------------|-(0)----------------------|
|--0------------------------|-(0)----------------------|
|--5------------------------|-(5)----------------------|
|--5------------------------|-(5)----------------------|
|--3------------------------|-(3)----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


 D6sus2
        |--3---| |--3--|       |---3---| |--3---|
  Q   E E E  E E E E E  S  S E E E  E E E  E S S S S
|-15S===17-17--------17-------17-|--------17---------17--------------------17-*|
|-------------17h=20----17h20----|-17h=20----17h20------17h20-----17h20p17----*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|
| E Q.    +H          E   E E  E   E  E  E   E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|
|--3p0--------(0)----------------|---------0--7p===0-----6p===0----5p====0----*|
|
| W                +W
|--0-----------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------------*|
|--0-----------------------------|-(0)----------------------------------------*|
|--7-----------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------------*|
|--7-----------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------------*|
|--5-----------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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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