Can't Stop the Sun Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Song: Can't Stop the Sun
My guitar teacher helped me figure this out. I think its all right but there is probably
some mistakes. Listen to the song to figure out the rythym to everything.
Riff 1:
Guitar 1 (finger picking)
E|----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------| D|----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2--| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------| x4, x2 2nd time, 3rd time
Guitar 2
e|----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----| b|-3-------------2-------------1-------------0-------------| g|---------------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| x4, x2 2nd time, 3rd time
Guitar 1 (finger picking)
E|----------0--------------0------------------| B|------3--------------1-----------------1----| G|----2--------2-----2-------2-------0--------| D|---------------------------------1-------1--| A|-2------2-------0------0------0------0------| E|--------------------------------------------| x1
Guitar 2 (ad lib)
e|-0--------------0---------------------------| b|-3--------------1-------------1-------------| g|-2--------------2-------------0-------------| d|-3--------------2-------------1-------------| a|-2--------------0-------------0-------------| e|--------------------------------------------| x1
Riff 2:
(ad lib)
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am] [Bm7]
E|-3----0----3----0----0----2----| B|-3----1----3----1----1----3----| G|-0----0----0----0----2----2----| D|-0----2----0----2----2----4----| A|-2----3----2----3----0----2----| E|-3---------3-------------------|
Repeat Riff 1, Riff 2
Riff 3:
(ad lib)
E|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------------------| B|-----0-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------------------| G|-----0-------0-------2-------2---2-2-----2-2---------0-------2---| D|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-------0---0---1---1-| A|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------3-------2-------|
| x2 | only 1st time |
E|-----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------| B|-----0-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3---| G|-----0-------0-------2-------2-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| D|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----0-------------------------------| A|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-------------3-------2-------0-------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 1, Riff 2
Riff 4:
(slide between the chords)
E|-0---000-0---000-0---000-0---000- -0---000-0---000-| B|-0---000-0---000-0---000-0---000- -0---000-0---000-| G|-1---111-4---444-6---666-4---444- -3---333-2---222-| D|-2---222-5---555-7---777-5---555- -4---444-3---333-| A|-2---222-5---555-7---777-5---555- -4---444-3---333-| E|-0---000-0---000-0---000-0---000- x3 -0---000-0---000-|
This riff plays until the end with soloing using the Em pentonic scale.
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