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I Won't Back Down chords

Tom Petty

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Play these shapes in Em, and it sounds in Em.

Chords in this song

Verse
Em D G
Verse
Em D G Em/ D G Em D/ C Em D G
Verse, Solo
Em D G Em/ D G Em D/ C Em D G/ Em D G
Chorus
C G C G/ D G C G/ D G C G/ D Em D G
Chorus
C G C G/ D G C G/ D G C G/ D Em D G

Em

NUT E A D G B e 2 3
NUT E A D G B e 2 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

D

NUT E A D G B e × × 1 3 2
NUT E A D G B e × × 1 3 2

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

G

NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3
NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

C

NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1
NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

Progressions

EmD G EmD G
Verse
     Em        D     G     
    Em        D     G     
        Em         D          C              
    Em        D     G    
Verse
    Em        D   G      
         Em     D   G      
    Em            D           C                
      Em      D   G      
    Em        D     G    
Chorus
C  G  C     G  D      G  C               G         D   
D  G  C     G  D        Em      D   G       
    Em        D     G    
Verse
     Em       D       G     
          Em     D    G    
   Em             D         C                 
    Em        D   G      
    Em        D     G    
[CHORUS]
Solo
EmD G EmD G
EmD C EmD G
EmD G
[CHORUS]
Chorus
C  G  C     G  D      G  C               G         D   
D  G  C     G  D        Em      D   G      
    Em        D     G    
    Em        D     G    

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