When the Time Comes Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Hello, I'm NickStratoStyle and I'm going to show you how to play the song "When the Time
Comes" by Tom Petty.
I hope you find this tab accurate,( this song is a little bit strange) but I think is
correct, so... let's rock!!
(Sorry for my english, i know it isn't very fluent, i hope you'll understand anyway.)
When the Time Comes
Key song: E
Some chords are suspended (Gadd6, F#m7, Dadd2) but you can play them normally; besides,
i play the E chord without the G#:
E( I play it like this in the verse of this song, I think it sounds better)
e-0|
b-0|
g-x|
d-2|
a-2|
E-0|
Gadd6: F#m7: Dadd2
e-0| e-0| e-0|
b-3| b-2| b-3|
g-0| g-2| g-2|
d-0| d-4| d-0|
a-2| a-x| a-0|
E-3| E-x| E-x|
INTRO:
Guitar 1:
E | Gadd6 | F#m7 | E | E | Gadd6 | F#m7 | E |
e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g---------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6------------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--------| d---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2| a---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2| E-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0|
Guitar 2:
e---------------------------------------0------0-------0-------0--| b----------------------------------0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----| g-------------------------------------------0-------2-------------| d-----------------------------------2--------0-------4------2-----| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
(Palm mute )
Verse: During the verse, the guitar plays like this:
E | Gadd6 | F#m7 | E |
e-----------------------------------| b-----------------------------------| g----------7---7---6---6---4--------| d-2---2----5---5---4---4---2--------| a-2---2----5---5---4---4---2--------| E-0---0-----------------------------|
This[E] might sound strange, [Gadd6]it might seem dumb
Dep[F#m7]ends on the side that you t[E]ake it in from
Depe[E]nds on the time, de[Gadd6]pends on the day
D[F#m7]epends on a lot of things, [E]who can say
In this verse, you can play the chords as power chords:
I[A] just w[E]ant t[A]o let you k[E]now t[A]hat I will [E]stand [B]by y[E]ou
Thro[A]ugh whatever might c[E]ome, wh[A]erever you ru[E]n
Will you [A]stand by m[E]e when the[B] time co[E]mes
| E | Gadd6| F#m7 | E
e------0------0-------0-------0--| b-0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----| g----------0-------2-------------| d--2--------0-------4------2-----| a--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|
Baby[E] do you understand, am[Gadd6] I making this clear
Are you[F#m7] tuning me out 'cause I'm c[E]oming off weird
W[E]ell I don't care, th[Gadd6]at's all right
I[F#m7]t's okay, I don't [E]mind
I[A] just w[E]ant t[A]o let you k[E]now t[A]hat I will [E]stand [B]by y[E]ou
Thro[A]ugh whatever might c[E]ome, wh[A]erever you ru[E]n
Will you [A]stand by m[E]e when the[B] time co[E]mes
| E | Gadd6| F#m7 | E
e------0------0-------0-------0--| b-0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----| g----------0-------2-------------| d--2--------0-------4------2-----| a--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|
During this part of the song , one guitar goes like this:
(I know it sounds strange, but if you listen to the song on the headphones, i'm sure
you'll be able to hear it.
e--------------| b--------------| g---6----------| d-6---6-4---4--| x 14 times( until the final B) a---------4---4| E--------------|
In this part of the song, I play the E chord like a power chord, in this way:
E:
e-x|
b-x|
g-4|
d-2|
a-2|
E-x|
T[A]his a[E]in't the [Dadd2]right ti[A]me to say w[E]hat's on[Dadd2] my m[A]ind
I[C#m] know, but[A] I lo[E]ok in [Dadd2]your e[A]yes
And there [E]is no [Dadd2]real li[A]fe at [C#m]all
Baby h[B]old on
An[E]d someday soon y[Gadd6]ou'll come around
Y[F#m7]ou know where I[E] can be found
W[E]hen your heart feels right,[Gadd6] seek me out
W[F#m7]e can talk more then babe, b[E]ut right now
I[A] just w[E]ant t[A]o let you k[E]now t[A]hat I will [E]stand [B]by y[E]ou
Thro[A]ugh whatever might c[E]ome, wh[A]erever you ru[E]n
Will you [A]stand by m[E]e when the[B] time co[E]mes
End:
| E | Gadd6| F#m7 | E
e------0------0-------0-------0--| b-0-0---0-3-----3-2-----2-0-0----| g----------0-------2-------------| d--2--------0-------4------2-----| a--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|
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