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BREAKDOWN - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Tabbed by: Sam Johnson
Email: elcapitan@charter.net
Tuning: Standard
Opening lick (Am7 and G in background throughout song, played on piano)E|--8----------------------------------------------------|B|----10p8---8-10~~~p8-----------------------------------| G|---------9---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Main RiffE|-------------------------------------------------------|B|--10/8\10----------------------------------------------| G|----------9-9/7\9--------------------------------------| D|------------------7-7/5\7------------------------------| A|--------------------------7----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5----------------------------------------------------|B|--5-8---5---5------------------------------------------| G|--------------7----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
E|--5----5-----------------------------------------------|B|--5-8------5-------------------------------------------| G|-------------7-----7p5---------------------------------| D|----------------------h7-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
The verse and chorus are played on piano, but the chords are Am7 and G. Its super easy to figure out.
Middle LickE|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|------5-7b-5-7-----------------------------------------| D|--5h7----------7---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (if you can call it that)E|-3/5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5------0-------0----0---|B|-3/5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5/8---8/10---10/13---13---13|G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
That's all the parts to the song, listen to it a couple times to figure out the order
and how many times they play everything. This tab truly is perfect.
