Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down" | Full Rhythm & Slide Guitar Lesson
Added 2017-09-15 18:04:06 +0000 UTCHello friends,
And welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down the rhythm and lead guitar parts for Tom Petty's 1989 classic "I Won't Back Down." This tune was one of Petty's first singles as a solo artist, however it still featured some amazing slide guitar lines performed by Heartbreaker's guitarist Mike Campbell. I'll take you through the chord changes and strumming options for the verse and chorus sections, and break down the slide parts for the intro and guitar solo. Let's get started!
Suggested Lessons:
- George Harrison "My Sweet Lord" Rhythm & Slide Lesson
- Mazzy Star "Fade Into You" Rhythm & Slide Lesson
- How to Play "Wildflowers" By Tom Petty
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Comments
Rob, you have such a talent for instruction! Thank you. How about a new Tom Petty lesson? Mary Jane? Stop draggin' my heart around? You wreck me?
Jim O
2022-06-18 19:06:41 +0000 UTCHey Ken, it helps that my fender supersonic, and Gibson have so much natural warmth. Additionally, I'm using a very cool vintage electrovoice microphone, and am also running it through some nice CLA plugins in post production. Those are the technical components to getting that sound, the rest is in your hands; how you pick, how you vibrato and how you control the slide. I tend to favor warmer sounds, as opposed to bright, so I really boost the tone on my amp, and almost always use the neck pickup on my Gibson.
2017-11-06 00:53:25 +0000 UTCThanks Rob. How do you get that tone out of your electric guitar for the lead?
2017-11-05 02:54:36 +0000 UTCThanks so much Rob! Tom Petty will be sorely missed. Any suggestions on increasing the range of my voice? It's not bad, but I'd like to sing quite a bit higher. Does your voice get better with a lot of practice, like with a guitar?
2017-10-04 23:35:58 +0000 UTCCool !! I like it ! Thanks for your work ! Good voice !
2017-09-16 16:18:06 +0000 UTCRob, Love Tom Petty, this is a song I can get into, thanks
Johnnie Wood
2017-09-15 22:23:47 +0000 UTC
