Tuning: E A D G

BREAKDOWN (Bassline) As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (From the 1976 Album TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS) Words and Music by Tom Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ron Blair - Bass' Intro Shuffle feel Q=114(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E |----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)------| W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| Q E E +Q. E E E E E +Q Q Q E E +Q. E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------3-|-----------------|--------------3-| |-5----3-(3)-----|-5-3-5-3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----| E E E E +Q Q Q E E +Q. E E E E E +Q Q Q E E +Q. E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------3-|-----------------|--------------3-| |-5-3-5-3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5-3-5-3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----| 1st Verse E E E E +Q Q Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5-3-5-3-(3)-----||-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----| Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----| 2nd Verse W +H H Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E |----------|---------/10\----||----------------|----------------| |-3--------|-(3)/------------||----------------|----------------| |----------|-----------------||----------------|----------------| |----------|-----------------||-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----| Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E H |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| |-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3------| Chorus Q E E +Q. E W +H. +E E Q E E +Q. E |----------------|----------|----------------||----------------| |----------------|-3--------|-(3)------(3)---||----------------| |----------------|----------|--------------3-||--------------3-| |-5----3-(3)-----|----------|----------------||-5----3-(3)-----| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q. E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-3----5-(5)-------|----------------|-3----5-(5)-------|----------------| |----3-------5-----|--------------3-|----3-------5-----|--------------3-| |--------------3-3-|-5----3-(3)-----|--------------3-3-|-5----3-(3)-----| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q. E W +H. +E E |------------------|----------------|----------|----------------| |-3----5-(5)-------|----------------|-3--------|-(3)------(3)---| |----3-------5-----|----------------|----------|--------------3-| |--------------3-3-|-5----3-(3)-----|----------|----------------| Interlude W +W Q E E +Q. E Q E E H |----------|-------------||----------------|-------------| |----------|-------------||----------------|-------------| |----------|-------------||----------------|-------------| |-1--------|-(1)/--------||-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3------| Guitar Solo Q E E +Q. E Q E E H Q E E +Q. E Q E E H |----------------|-------------||----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------||----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------||----------------|-------------| |-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3------||-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3------| Q E E +Q. E Q E E H Q E E +Q. E Q E E H |----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| |-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3------|-5----3-(3)-----|-5----3------| Chorus Q E E +H W +W Q E E +Q. E |---------------|----------|-------------||----------------| |---------------|----------|-------------||----------------| |---------------|----------|-------------||--------------3-| |-5----3-(3)----|-1--------|-(1)/--------||-5----3-(3)-----| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q. E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-3----5-(5)-------|----------------|-3----5-(5)-------|----------------| |----3-------5-----|--------------3-|----3-------5-----|--------------3-| |--------------3-3-|-5----3-(3)-----|--------------3-3-|-5----3-(3)-----| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q. E W +W |------------------|----------------|----------|---------| |-3----5-(5)-------|----------------|-3--------|-(3)\----| |----3-------5-----|--------------3-|----------|---------| |--------------3-3-|-5----3-(3)-----|----------|---------| Outro W +W Q E E +H Q E E +Q Q 4x |----------|-------------||----------------|-----------------|| |----------|-------------||o---------------|----------------o|| |----------|-------------||o---------------|----------------o|| |-1--------|-(1)/--------||--5----3-(3)----|-5----3-(3)------|| 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 Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths It's alright if you love me It's alright if you don't I'm not afraid of you running away Honey, I get the feeling you won't There is no sense in pretending Your eyes give you away Something inside you is feeling like I do We said all there is to say Baby Breakdown Go ahead and give it to me Breakdown honey take me through the night Breakdown now I'm standing here can't you see Breakdown, it's alright It's alright It's alright Breakdown Go ahead and give it to me Breakdown honey take me through the night Breakdown now I'm standing here can't you see Breakdown, it's alright It's alright It's alright

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Breakdown