Tom Petty – Runnin Down A Dream (Guitar Solo)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne/Mike Campbell From: “Full Moon Fever” (1989) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIFF
  E                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +             1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|   or   e |----------------|---0
B|----------------|----------------|        B |----------------|---0
G|----------------|----------------|        G |----------------|---1
D|----------------|----------------|        D |----------------|---2
A|----------------|----------------|        A |----2---1---0---|---2
E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0-------------|        E |--0---0---0---0-b3--0

  Cmaj7                             Asus2/D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb3-0-------------|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0-------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2    x-x-0-2-3-0
D5       x-x-0-2-3-x
G        3-x-0-0-3-x
Cmaj7    x-3-2-0-0-0
Asus2/D  x-x-0-2-0-0 = Dsus2(add13) 

The chords in the [Interlude] might conveniently be played :
Cmaj7    x-3-5-5-0-0 
Asus2/D  x-5-7-7-0-0 
E(5)    (0)7-9-9-0-0
Thank you, NSpen1, for the suggestion!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | E | % | % | % | | E | % | % | % | [Verse]
         E                  E
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down

          Dsus2          | E | % |
I had the radio on, I was drivin'

E                     E       
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' 

        Dsus2            E
“Little Runaway” - I was flyin'
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream

     E           G       A
That never would come to me

D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery

E         G       A 
Goin' wherever it leads

A       G      E
Runnin' down a dream
[Interlude] | E | % | % | % | [Verse]
  E                 E
I felt so good like anything was possible

      Dsus2                       | E | % |
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes

    E                   E
The last three days the rain was unstoppable

       Dsus2             | E | % |
It was always cold, no sunshine
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream

     E           G       A
That never would come to me

D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery

E         G       A 
Goin' wherever it leads

A       G      E
Runnin' down a dream
[Interlude] | E | % | % | % | | Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | | E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | [Verse]
E                  E
I rolled on as the sky grew dark

          Dsus2                  | E | % |
I put the pedal down to make some time

        E                      E
There's something good waitin' down this road

    Dsus2                | E | % |
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream

     E           G       A
That never would come to me

D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery

E         G       A 
Goin' wherever it leads

A       G     | E | % | % | % |
Runnin' down a dream
[Chorus]
      D5      G      E
Yeah, runnin' down a dream

     E           G       A
That never would come to me

D5           G    E
Workin' on a mystery

E         G       A 
Goin' wherever it leads

A       G     | E | % | % | % |
Runnin' down a dream
[Outro] (solo) | E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | | E | % | % | % | | Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | | E | % | % | % | (repeat and fade)