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Refugee  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Please rate this high. I worked on it
for a really long time.
*Standard tuning E,A,D,G,B,e
*I have tabbed the lead (Guitar 2) and rhythym
(Guitar 1), as well as some of the synth parts
*All solos/leads in the key of F# minor
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release bend
~ = let ring
v = vibrate
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()= sustain
Intro/Chorus:
Guitars 1&2
[F#] [A] [E]  
 
 e|----2~~-------------------|
 B|----2~~----------2---5~~--|
 G|----2~~------2~~-2---4~~--| play 4x
 D|--4-4~~------2~~-2---2~~--|
 A|--4-4~~------0~~-0--------|
 E|--2-2~~-2-4---------------|

After 2 measures, the lead guitar plays this...
 
 |-----------------------------|-------------------2-------|
 |-----------------------------|------------------2--5b7v--|
 |---------1-2v--4b6r----------|---1-2v--2/4-2--4b---------|
 |--/4v--4-------------2--2/4v-|-4-------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Verses 1&2:
Guitar 1
 
 e|----2---------------|
 B|----2--------2---5--|
 G|----2------2-2---4--| play 4x, similar to intro,
 D|--4-4------2-2---2--| but dont let chords ring
 A|--4-4------0-0------|
 E|--2-2-2-4-----------|

Guitar 2
 
 |---------| note held |-------------|
 |--(7)~~--| from |--5/7\5/7~~--|
 |---------| previous |--4/6\4/6~~--|
 |---------| solo |-------------|
 |---------| |-------------|
 |---------| |-------------|

Synth arranged for guitar:
 
 |-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|-------------------------9-10~~--|
 |--11~~~~--9~~--11~~~~--|--11~~~~--9~~--11~~~~--11--------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------------------|

Prechorus (all)
Guitars 1&2
[D] [B]  
 
 |---------------------------|
 |--7~~--77777---4~~--44444--|
 |--7~~--77777---4~~--44444--|
 |--7~~--77777---4~~--44444--|
 |--5~~--55555---2~~--22222--|
 |---------------------------|

Chorus:
Guitar 1 (chords same as intro) (play 2x)
Guitar 2
 
 e|----2~~-------------------|-------------------------2-------|
 B|----2~~----------2---5~~--|------------------------2--5b7v--|
 G|----2~~------2~~-2---4~~--|---------1-2v--2/4-2--4b---------|
 D|--4-4~~------2~~-2---2~~--|--/4v--4-------------------------|
 A|--4-4~~------0~~-0--------|---------------------------------|
 E|--2-2~~-2-4---------------|---------------------------------|

See Verse 2 above
See prechorus above
Chorus 2:
Guitar 1 (exact same as intro, chords 4x)
Guitar 2
 
 e|----2~~-------------------|-------------------------2--|
 B|----2~~----------2---5~~--|------------------------2---|
 G|----2~~------2~~-2---4~~--|--------1-2~~--2/4-2--4b----| play
 D|--4-4~~------2~~-2---2~~--|--/4--4---------------------| 2x
 A|--4-4~~------0~~-0--------|----------------------------|
 E|--2-2~~-2-4---------------|----------------------------|

Bridge:
Guitar 1
[E] [A] [D] [E]  
 
 |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 |--9~~--99999--|--------------|--7~~--77777--|--9~~--99999--|
 |--9~~--99999--|--6~~--66666--|--7~~--77777--|--9~~--99999--|
 |--9~~--99999--|--7~~--77777--|--7~~--77777--|--9~~--99999--|
 |--7~~--77777--|--7~~--77777--|--5~~--55555--|--7~~--77777--|
 |--------------|--5~~--55555--|--------------|--------------|

Guitar 2
 
 |------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
 |--12-br--10-9-----|------5-br--3-2-----|--10-br--9-7-------------|
 |--------------9\--|--2v------------4\--|-------------7v-7/9v--\--|
 |------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|

Solo
Guitar 1 (rhythym = same as chorus, play 4x)
Synth arranged for guitar
 
 |--------------------------|--12/14----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
 |--7--5/7-7--5/7-7--5/7-7--|--12/14----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
 |--6--4/6-6--4/6-6--4/6-6--|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
 
 |-----2----2----0----0------0-----0------0-------------------------|
 |----2---5---5--5/7--7/9----9/12--12/14--14/15--15/17-14--17bv--\--|
 |--4b--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------|
 |------------------------|
 |--4brp2-----------------|
 |--------4-2--------/4v--|
 |------------4-2---------|
 |----------------2-------|

Verse 3
Guitar 1 (same as before)
Guitar 2
 
 |---------|------5------|---------------------|
 |---------|--5/7-5-7~~--|---------------------|
 |---------|--4/6---6~~--|------2--4brp2--4~~--|
 |--(4)~~--|-------------|--2h4----------------|
 |---------|-------------|---------------------|
 |---------|-------------|---------------------|

Synth arranged for guitar
 
 |-----------------------|--17~~~~--16~~--17~~--16--14~~~~--|
 |-----------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--11~~~~--9~~--11~~~~--|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------------------|

Prechorus = same
Chorus:
Guitar 1 (same as previous, play 4x)
Guitar 2
 
 e|----2~~-------------------|--0------0------0------0-----0----|
 B|----2~~----------2---5~~--|--12/14--12/14--12/10--10/9--9/7--| play
 G|----2~~------2~~-2---4~~--|----------------------------------| 2x
 D|--4-4~~------2~~-2---2~~--|----------------------------------|
 A|--4-4~~------0~~-0--------|----------------------------------|
 E|--2-2~~-2-4---------------|----------------------------------|

^not sure about this part
Outro:
Guitar 1 (play chorus many times)
Guitar 2
 
 |-----2----2----2----2----2--|--0----0----0-----0------0------|
 |----2----2----2----2----2---|--5/7--7/9--9/10--10/12--12/14--|
 |--4b---4b---4b---4b---4b----|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --0------0------0------|--14--14-14-14-14-14--14--14-14-14-14-14--|
 --14/15--15/17--17/19--|--17--14-14-14-14-14--17--14-14-14-14-14--|
 -----------------------|------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------|------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------|------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------|------------------------------------------|
 --14--14-14-14-14-14--14--14-14-14-14-14--|-----14----14----14----14--|
 --17--14-14-14-14-14--17--14-14-14-14-14--|--17b---17b---17b---17b----|
 ------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 -----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14--|
 --17b---17b---17b---17b---17b---17b---17b---17b---17b----| fade out,
 ---------------------------------------------------------| feel free
 ---------------------------------------------------------| to improv.
 ---------------------------------------------------------| from here
 ---------------------------------------------------------|

That's about it. Like I said, it took a long time.
Classic song by a great artist
-Z

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