Free Fallin Tab
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Very Cool DADGAD arrangement w/ Capo at III. This allows provides a Solo Performance w/ a much easier and interesting sounding chord progression. Please rate and comment.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | D A D G A D |
Key: | F |
Capo: | no capo |
Author bmchrestoff1 1,049. 1 contributor total, last edit on Feb 17, 2025
Song Title: Free Fallin'
Artist: Tom Petty
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (January 30, 2017 to February 5, 2017)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) I saw a guy use Open D Tuning at an Open Mic Night singing this Tom Petty
song and I thought to myself "This sounds pretty cool" and went home and
found that DADGAD Tuning (Celtic Tuning )worked much better. To take
advantage of all the Open D Strings I transposed the song down a Full
Step and clipped a Capo to the 3rd Fret to bring it back to the Original
Intended key of F
2) This song just screams to be played with a 12 string acoustic. There are
actually two 12 strings guitars on the Original recording
3) Chord names are NOT relative to Capo (III) position
4) This tab is designed f/ a Solo Performance and the DADGAD Tuning makes
the Chord progression much easier to play and Infinately more more
interesting to the ears
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CHORDS USED IN THIS SONG:
F 0 0 4 0 0 4
Fsus4 5 0 5 0 0 5
Csus4 X 0 2 2 0 2
F5 0 0 X X X X
G5 2 2 X X X X
A5 5 5 X X X X
C5 7 7 X X X X
[Intro] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------| 2X
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
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[Verse 1] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Je - sus and Ame - rica too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout El - vis
Loves hor - ses and her boyfriend too
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[Link 1] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
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[Verse 2] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
There's a free way, runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
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[Chorus 1] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
And I'm fr - ee,
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin'
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Yeah I'm fr - ee,
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin'
======================================================================================
[Verse 3] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
All the vam - pires, walkin' thru the val-ley
Move west down Ventura Boul - evard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home w/ broken hearts
======================================================================================
[Chorus 2] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Now I'm fr - ee,
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin'
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Yeah I'm fr - ee,
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fal - lin'
=====================================================================================
[Interlude 1] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Optional Fill
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4---4---2------0---2---0-------------|
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Optional Fill
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4---4---2------0---2---0-------------|
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
=====================================================================================
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[Verse 4] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
I wanna glide down over Mul - holland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while
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[Chorus 4] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
And I'm fr - ee,
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin'
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Yeah I'm fr - ee,
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin'
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
======================================================================================
[Interlude 2] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F5 G5 A5 F5 G5 C5
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0-h-2-/-5--5--5--5--5--5-\-p-0-h-2--2-/-7--7--7--7--7-\-------------------|
D|--0--0--0-h-2-/-5--5--5--5--5--5-\-p-0-h-2--2-/-7--7--7--7--7-\-------------------|
F5 G5 A5 F5 G5 C5
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0-h-2-/-5--5--5--5--5--5-\-p-0-h-2--2-/-7--7--7--7--7-\-------------------|
D|--0--0--0-h-2-/-5--5--5--5--5--5-\-p-0-h-2--2-/-7--7--7--7--7-\-------------------|
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin)
===============================================================================
[Outro Chorus] 12 String Acoustic Guitar (Capo III DADGAD)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
And I'm fr - ee,
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin'
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
Oh............!!! (Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin' (Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
And I'm fr - ee,
(Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
F Fsus4 Fsus4 F Csus4
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------0--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------2--------------------------------|
D|---------4--------5----------------5----4--------2--------------------------------|
A|---------0--------0----------------0----0--------0--------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0----------------0----0-----------------------------------------|
free fallin' (Free fallin' I'm a Free Fallin, I'm a....)
Fade Out
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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