Tom Petty - Refugee Tab

Please rate this high. I worked on it
for a really long time.

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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