I Won't Back Down

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Readable tablature for I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 120 BPM
Rhythm |r1/2-r1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----------0---3--|
B3  |-----------------|
G3  |-----------------|
D3  |-----------------|
A2  |-----------------|
E2  |-----------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---3---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |--------------------2--|
G3  |----------------0---0--|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0---0---2---2---2---2--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---0---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |--------0---0---0---2--|
G3  |----0------------------|
D3  |--------------------0--|
A2  |3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----0---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |2---2---2---0---0---0--|
G3  |----------------0---0--|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0---0---2---2---2---2--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----------------0---3--|
B3  |0---0---0---0---0---0--|
G3  |----0---0---0---0---0--|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |----------------2--|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |0---0---2---2---2--|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------------|
B3  |2---0---0---0---0--|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |3---3---3---3---3--|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----0---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |------------0---0---0--|
G3  |----------------0------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0---0---2---2---2---2--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4.-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8|
E4  |-----0---1---0---1--|
B3  |0----0---0---0---0--|
G3  |-----------------2--|
D3  |-----------------3--|
A2  |3----3---3---3---3--|
E2  |--------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |1---1---1---1---1---0---0---3--|
B3  |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2--|
G3  |2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
D3  |3------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8|
E4  |3---3---0---0---0---1--|
B3  |2---2---2---2---0---0--|
G3  |0---0---0---0---0---2--|
D3  |--------------------3--|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |1---1---1---1---1---3---3---3--|
B3  |0-------------------0---0---2--|
G3  |2---------------------------0--|
D3  |3-------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8|
E4  |3---3---0---0---0---1--|
B3  |2---2---2---2---0---0--|
G3  |0---0---0---0---0---2--|
D3  |--------------------3--|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |1---1---1---1---1---0---0---3--|
B3  |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2--|
G3  |2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
D3  |3------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4|
E4  |3---3---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |2---2---2---2---2------|
G3  |0---0---0---0---0---0--|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/2|
E4  |0---3--|
B3  |0---2--|
G3  |2---0--|
D3  |2------|
A2  |0------|
E2  |-------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B3  |0---0---0---0---0---2--|
G3  |0---0---0---0---0---0--|
D3  |2----------------------|
A2  |3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----0---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |------------2---2---0--|
G3  |----------------0---0--|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0---0---2---2---2---2--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |---|
B3  |0--|
G3  |---|
D3  |---|
A2  |3--|
E2  |---|

AlphaTex source notation

\title "Track 1"
\tempo 120
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 25
.
\ts 4 4 :2 r :4 r :8 0.1 3.1 |
:4 (0.5 3.1) (0.1 0.5 3.1) :8 (3.1 2.5 0.1) (3.1 0.1 2.5) (0.3 0.1 2.5) (0.1 2.2 0.3 2.5) |
:4 (0.1 3.5) :8 (0.3 3.5 0.1) (0.2 3.5 0.1) :4 (0.2 3.5 0.1) :8 (0.2 0.1 3.5) (0.1 2.2 0.4 3.5) |
:4 (0.5 2.2) (0.1 0.5 2.2) :8 (2.2 2.5 0.1) (0.2 0.1 2.5) (0.2 0.3 0.1 2.5) (0.1 0.2 0.3 2.5) |
:4 (0.2 3.5) :8 (0.2 0.3 3.5) (0.2 3.5 0.3) :4 (3.5 0.2 0.3) :8 (0.1 0.2 0.3 3.5) (3.1 0.2 0.3 3.5) |
:4 (0.1 0.5) (3.1 0.5 0.1) (3.1 2.5 0.1) :8 (0.1 0.1 2.5) (0.1 0.1 2.2 2.5) |
:4 (2.2 3.4) (0.2 3.4) (0.2 3.4) :8 (0.2 3.4) (0.2 3.4) |
:4 0.5 (0.1 0.5) :8 (2.5 0.1) (0.2 0.1 2.5) (0.2 0.3 0.1 2.5) (0.1 0.2 2.5) |
:4 (0.2 3.5) {d} :8 (0.1 0.2 3.5) (1.1 0.2 3.5) :4 (0.1 0.2 3.5) :8 (0.1 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4 3.5) |
(0.1 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (0.1 0.2 0.3) (0.1 0.2 0.3) (2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) |
(2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) :4 (0.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) :8 (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) :4 (0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3) :8 (0.1 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) |
(0.1 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) (0.1 1.1) (0.1 1.1 3.4) (0.1 1.1 3.4) (0.1 1.1 3.4) (3.1 0.2 3.4) (3.1 0.2 3.4) (2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3 3.4) |
(2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) :4 (0.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) :8 (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) :4 (0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3) :8 (0.1 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) |
(0.1 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (1.1 0.2 2.3) (0.1 0.2 0.3) (0.1 0.2 0.3) (2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) |
(2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) :4 (0.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) :8 (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) (3.1 2.2 0.3 0.1) :4 (0.1 0.3) |
:2 (0.1 0.1 0.2 2.3 2.4 0.5) (2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) |
:4 (3.1 3.1 0.2 0.3 2.4 3.5) :8 (0.2 0.3 3.5 3.1 3.1) (0.2 3.5 3.1 3.1 0.3) :4 (0.2 3.5 3.1 3.1 0.3) :8 (0.2 3.1 3.1 0.3 3.5) (3.1 3.1 2.2 0.3 3.5) |
:4 0.5 (0.1 0.5) :8 (2.5 0.1) (2.2 0.1 2.5) (2.2 0.3 0.1 2.5) (0.1 0.2 0.3 2.5) |
:1 (0.2 3.5)

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