Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – When The Time Comes (Guitar Tab)

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Hello, I'm NickStratoStyle and I'm going to show you how to play the song "When the Time Comes" by Tom Petty. I hope you find this tab accurate, (this song is a little bit strange) but I think is correct, so... let's rock!! (Sorry for my English, I know it isn't very fluent, I hope you'll understand anyway.) Some chords are extended or suspended (G6, F#m7, Dsus2) but you can play them normally; besides, I play the E chord without the G#: (I play it like this in the verse of this song, I think it sounds better) E 022x00 (E5) G6 320030 F#m7 xx4220 Dsus2 x00230 Intro:

Guitar 1:
      E   |  G6   |  F#m7  |   E   |   E   |  G6   |  F#m7 |   E   |
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6------------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|
D|---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-|

Guitar 2:

e|---------------------------------------0------0-------0-------0--|
B|----------------------------------0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----|
G|-------------------------------------------0-------2-------------|
D|-----------------------------------2--------0-------4------2-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
  (Palm mute                     )

Verse: During the verse, the guitar plays like this:

     E   |  G6   |  F#m7  |    E    |
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----------7---7---6---6---4--------|
D|-2---2----5---5---4---4---2--------|
A|-2---2----5---5---4---4---2--------|
E|-0---0-----------------------------|

E G6 This might sound strange, it might seem dumb F#m7 E Depends on the side that you take it in from E G6 Depends on the time, depends on the day F#m7 E Depends on a lot of things, who can say In this verse, you can play the chords as power chords: A E A E A E B E I just want to let you know that I will stand by you A E A E Through whatever might come, wherever you run A E B E Will you stand by me when the time comes

 |   E    |  G6   | F#m7  |   E
e|------0------0-------0-------0--|
B|-0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----|
G|----------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------4------2-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

E G6 Baby do you understand, am I making this clear F#m7 E Are you tuning me out 'cause I'm coming off weird E G6 Well I don't care, that's all right F#m7 E It's okay, I don't mind A E A E A E B E I just want to let you know that I will stand by you A E A E Through whatever might come, wherever you run A E B E Will you stand by me when the time comes

 |   E    |  G6   | F#m7  |   E
e|------0------0-------0-------0--|
B|-0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----|
G|----------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------4------2-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

During this part of the song, one guitar goes like this: (I know it sounds strange, but if you listen to the song on the headphones, I'm sure you'll be able to hear it.

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|---6----------|
D|-6---6-4---4--|  x 14 times (until the final B)
A|---------4---4|
E|--------------|

In this part of the song, I play the E chord like a power chord, in this way: E x224xx A E Dsus2 A E Dsus2 A This ain't the right time to say what's on my mind C#m A E Dsus2 A I know, but I look in your eyes E Dsus2 A C#m And there is no real life at all B Baby hold on E G6 And someday soon you'll come around F#m7 E You know where I can be found E G6 When your heart feels right, seek me out F#m7 E We can talk more then babe, but right now A E A E A E B E I just want to let you know that I will stand by you A E A E Through whatever might come, wherever you run A E B E Will you stand by me when the time comes

End:
 |  E     |  G6   | F#m7  |   E
e|------0------0-------0-------0--|
B|-0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----|
G|----------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------4------2-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|