Chords for Tom Petty - Walls - Guitar Tutorial (THIS ONE IS A FUN ONE!)
Tempo:
93.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
G
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] Some days are diamonds, [Dm] some days are rocks.
[Bb] Some doors are open, [A] [C] some roads are blocked.
[F] Some downs are golden [Dm] and fade away.
[Bb] But if I never do nothing, [A] [C] I'll get you back someday.
Cause you [Bb] got a heart so [F] big, [Bb] we could crush [F] this town.
And I [G] can't fall down [Dm] forever, even [C] walk to the palm [F] of your hand.
[N] This is the guitar lesson for Tom Petty's Walls from Guitar Made Easy.com.
First thing you want to do is make sure that your guitar is in standard E tuning.
[E] Now, I already know there's a ton of different versions for this song in terms of original recordings.
There's a live version, there's an album version.
This version is actually played on piano.
So [G] Tom's basically just mashing down the chords really [Ab] hard.
And all I did was transpose the same chords to guitar, and that's the song.
This song is a ton of fun to play along with.
It's a ton of fun to sing, or to [N] try to sing at least, if you're like me.
The song starts off like this.
It's an F chord, and he basically just does down strokes on the F.
[F] So this is the intro.
[Ab] Pretty easy, huh?
Just a bunch of down strokes on F.
Now when the lyrics come along, or when Tom Petty starts to sing, it goes like this.
It goes [F] F.
Some days are diamonds.
[A] D [Dm] minor.
Some days are rocks.
[N] Bb, which is your pointer finger on the first fret A string, ring finger on the third fret D string,
and pinky on the third fret [Bb] G string.
Everything else doesn't ring.
Just these three strings.
That's Bb.
Some doors are open.
[C] Now C.
Some roads are blocked.
[B] That's half the song right there.
That's the chord progression for the verse.
You [G] play it one more time, and then [Eb] it goes into the chorus.
So once again, that chord [F] progression is F, [Dm] D minor, [Bb] Bb, [C] C.
[Ab] The chorus is the part that goes,
[Gb] "'Cause you've got a heart so big."
[Eb] And that goes like this.
"'Cause you've got a [Bb] heart," Bb,
"'So [F] F, it could be [Bb] flat."
"'Crush [F] this town F, and I can't--"'
[B] To G minor.
[Gm] "'Hold out more ever," which [Dm] is D minor.
"'Even [B] walls, [C] I'm sorry, C, fall [F] down to F.'". [G] The chord progression for that, if I were to spell it out for [Bb] you really easily, is this. [G] Bb, [F] [Bb] Bb, [F] then it [Gm] goes D minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C. [F] [G] That G minor is kind of a tricky chord. You bar the entire third fret with your pointer finger, ring finger on the fifth fret A string, pinky on the fifth fret D [Gm] string, and you strum all six strings. It should sound like that. [G] "'Hold [Dm] out more ever, [G] even [C] walls fall [F] down.'" [N] That's the entire song. All it is is a verse and a chorus. Take the parts that I showed you and piece them where they go, and you'll do just fine. You'll sound just like Tom. All right, guys, subscribe to my channel. Follow me on Twitter. Like me on Facebook. Follow me on all the various social media networks out there. I'm on pretty much all of them. If you haven't already, please go to mysecretguitartips.com and download my personal, absolutely free, secret guitar tips. These tips are awesome. They'll get you off your playing plateau. They'll rock you to the next level. Check them out, guys. I'm sure you'll love them. And if you really like the way I teach you how to play guitar, I'm very non-traditional. I really, you know, I'm laid back. I don't [G] care. I just kind of show you what to do when you do it type of deal. [N] So if you like that, please go to teachmeguitar.guitarmadies.com and I'll teach you how to play guitar. All right, guys, thanks for watching. Keep rocking, and I will see you on the next guitar lesson. Thanks.
[Bb] Some doors are open, [A] [C] some roads are blocked.
[F] Some downs are golden [Dm] and fade away.
[Bb] But if I never do nothing, [A] [C] I'll get you back someday.
Cause you [Bb] got a heart so [F] big, [Bb] we could crush [F] this town.
And I [G] can't fall down [Dm] forever, even [C] walk to the palm [F] of your hand.
[N] This is the guitar lesson for Tom Petty's Walls from Guitar Made Easy.com.
First thing you want to do is make sure that your guitar is in standard E tuning.
[E] Now, I already know there's a ton of different versions for this song in terms of original recordings.
There's a live version, there's an album version.
This version is actually played on piano.
So [G] Tom's basically just mashing down the chords really [Ab] hard.
And all I did was transpose the same chords to guitar, and that's the song.
This song is a ton of fun to play along with.
It's a ton of fun to sing, or to [N] try to sing at least, if you're like me.
The song starts off like this.
It's an F chord, and he basically just does down strokes on the F.
[F] So this is the intro.
[Ab] Pretty easy, huh?
Just a bunch of down strokes on F.
Now when the lyrics come along, or when Tom Petty starts to sing, it goes like this.
It goes [F] F.
Some days are diamonds.
[A] D [Dm] minor.
Some days are rocks.
[N] Bb, which is your pointer finger on the first fret A string, ring finger on the third fret D string,
and pinky on the third fret [Bb] G string.
Everything else doesn't ring.
Just these three strings.
That's Bb.
Some doors are open.
[C] Now C.
Some roads are blocked.
[B] That's half the song right there.
That's the chord progression for the verse.
You [G] play it one more time, and then [Eb] it goes into the chorus.
So once again, that chord [F] progression is F, [Dm] D minor, [Bb] Bb, [C] C.
[Ab] The chorus is the part that goes,
[Gb] "'Cause you've got a heart so big."
[Eb] And that goes like this.
"'Cause you've got a [Bb] heart," Bb,
"'So [F] F, it could be [Bb] flat."
"'Crush [F] this town F, and I can't--"'
[B] To G minor.
[Gm] "'Hold out more ever," which [Dm] is D minor.
"'Even [B] walls, [C] I'm sorry, C, fall [F] down to F.'". [G] The chord progression for that, if I were to spell it out for [Bb] you really easily, is this. [G] Bb, [F] [Bb] Bb, [F] then it [Gm] goes D minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C. [F] [G] That G minor is kind of a tricky chord. You bar the entire third fret with your pointer finger, ring finger on the fifth fret A string, pinky on the fifth fret D [Gm] string, and you strum all six strings. It should sound like that. [G] "'Hold [Dm] out more ever, [G] even [C] walls fall [F] down.'" [N] That's the entire song. All it is is a verse and a chorus. Take the parts that I showed you and piece them where they go, and you'll do just fine. You'll sound just like Tom. All right, guys, subscribe to my channel. Follow me on Twitter. Like me on Facebook. Follow me on all the various social media networks out there. I'm on pretty much all of them. If you haven't already, please go to mysecretguitartips.com and download my personal, absolutely free, secret guitar tips. These tips are awesome. They'll get you off your playing plateau. They'll rock you to the next level. Check them out, guys. I'm sure you'll love them. And if you really like the way I teach you how to play guitar, I'm very non-traditional. I really, you know, I'm laid back. I don't [G] care. I just kind of show you what to do when you do it type of deal. [N] So if you like that, please go to teachmeguitar.guitarmadies.com and I'll teach you how to play guitar. All right, guys, thanks for watching. Keep rocking, and I will see you on the next guitar lesson. Thanks.
Key:
F
Bb
G
Dm
C
F
Bb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Some days are diamonds, _ _ [Dm] _ some days are rocks.
_ _ [Bb] _ Some doors are open, _ _ [A] _ [C] some roads are blocked.
_ _ _ [F] Some downs are golden _ [Dm] and _ fade away.
_ _ _ [Bb] But if I never do nothing, _ [A] _ [C] I'll get you back someday.
Cause you [Bb] got a heart so [F] big, _ [Bb] we could crush _ [F] this town.
And I [G] can't fall down [Dm] forever, even [C] walk to the palm [F] of your hand.
_ _ [N] This is the guitar lesson for Tom Petty's Walls from Guitar Made Easy.com.
First thing you want to do is make sure that your guitar is in standard E tuning.
[E] Now, I already know there's a ton of different versions for this song in terms of original recordings.
There's a live version, there's an album version.
This version is actually played on piano.
So [G] Tom's basically just mashing down the chords really [Ab] hard.
And all I did was transpose the same chords to guitar, and that's the song.
This song is a ton of fun to play along with.
It's a ton of fun to sing, or to [N] try to sing at least, if you're like me.
The song starts off like this.
It's an F chord, and he basically just does down strokes on the F.
[F] So this is the intro.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Pretty easy, huh?
Just a bunch of down strokes on F.
Now when the lyrics come along, or when Tom Petty starts to sing, it goes like this.
It goes [F] F.
Some days are diamonds.
_ _ [A] D [Dm] minor. _
Some days are rocks. _ _ _
[N] Bb, which is your pointer finger on the first fret A string, ring finger on the third fret D string,
and pinky on the third fret [Bb] G string.
Everything else doesn't ring.
Just these three strings.
That's Bb. _
Some doors are open.
_ [C] Now C.
Some roads are blocked. _ _ _
[B] That's half the song right there.
That's the chord progression for the verse.
You [G] play it one more time, and then [Eb] it goes into the chorus.
So once again, that chord [F] progression is F, [Dm] D minor, [Bb] Bb, [C] C. _
[Ab] The chorus is the part that goes,
[Gb] "'Cause you've got a heart so _ big."
[Eb] And that goes like this.
"'Cause you've got a [Bb] heart," Bb, _
"'So [F] F, _ _ it could be [Bb] flat."
"'Crush [F] this town F, and I can't--"'
[B] To G minor.
[Gm] _ "'Hold out more ever," which [Dm] is D minor.
_ "'Even [B] walls, [C] I'm sorry, C, _ fall [F] down to F.'". [G] The chord progression for that, if I were to spell it out for [Bb] you really easily, is this. [G] Bb, _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ Bb, [F] _ then it [Gm] goes D minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C. _ [F] _ [G] That G minor is kind of a tricky chord. You bar the entire third fret with your pointer finger, ring finger on the fifth fret A string, pinky on the fifth fret D [Gm] string, and you strum all six strings. It should sound like that. _ _ [G] "'Hold [Dm] out more ever, [G] even [C] walls fall [F] down.'" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] That's the entire song. All it is is a verse and a chorus. Take the parts that I showed you and piece them where they go, and you'll do just fine. You'll sound just like Tom. All right, guys, subscribe to my channel. Follow me on Twitter. Like me on Facebook. Follow me on all the various _ social media networks out there. I'm on pretty much all of them. If you haven't already, please go to mysecretguitartips.com and download my personal, absolutely free, secret guitar tips. These tips are awesome. They'll get you off your playing plateau. They'll rock you to the next level. Check them out, guys. I'm sure you'll love them. And if you really like the way I teach you how to play guitar, I'm very non-traditional. I really, you know, I'm laid back. I don't [G] care. I just kind of show you what to do when you do it type of deal. [N] So if you like that, please go to teachmeguitar.guitarmadies.com and I'll teach you how to play guitar. All right, guys, thanks for watching. Keep rocking, and I will see you on the next guitar lesson. Thanks. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Some days are diamonds, _ _ [Dm] _ some days are rocks.
_ _ [Bb] _ Some doors are open, _ _ [A] _ [C] some roads are blocked.
_ _ _ [F] Some downs are golden _ [Dm] and _ fade away.
_ _ _ [Bb] But if I never do nothing, _ [A] _ [C] I'll get you back someday.
Cause you [Bb] got a heart so [F] big, _ [Bb] we could crush _ [F] this town.
And I [G] can't fall down [Dm] forever, even [C] walk to the palm [F] of your hand.
_ _ [N] This is the guitar lesson for Tom Petty's Walls from Guitar Made Easy.com.
First thing you want to do is make sure that your guitar is in standard E tuning.
[E] Now, I already know there's a ton of different versions for this song in terms of original recordings.
There's a live version, there's an album version.
This version is actually played on piano.
So [G] Tom's basically just mashing down the chords really [Ab] hard.
And all I did was transpose the same chords to guitar, and that's the song.
This song is a ton of fun to play along with.
It's a ton of fun to sing, or to [N] try to sing at least, if you're like me.
The song starts off like this.
It's an F chord, and he basically just does down strokes on the F.
[F] So this is the intro.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Pretty easy, huh?
Just a bunch of down strokes on F.
Now when the lyrics come along, or when Tom Petty starts to sing, it goes like this.
It goes [F] F.
Some days are diamonds.
_ _ [A] D [Dm] minor. _
Some days are rocks. _ _ _
[N] Bb, which is your pointer finger on the first fret A string, ring finger on the third fret D string,
and pinky on the third fret [Bb] G string.
Everything else doesn't ring.
Just these three strings.
That's Bb. _
Some doors are open.
_ [C] Now C.
Some roads are blocked. _ _ _
[B] That's half the song right there.
That's the chord progression for the verse.
You [G] play it one more time, and then [Eb] it goes into the chorus.
So once again, that chord [F] progression is F, [Dm] D minor, [Bb] Bb, [C] C. _
[Ab] The chorus is the part that goes,
[Gb] "'Cause you've got a heart so _ big."
[Eb] And that goes like this.
"'Cause you've got a [Bb] heart," Bb, _
"'So [F] F, _ _ it could be [Bb] flat."
"'Crush [F] this town F, and I can't--"'
[B] To G minor.
[Gm] _ "'Hold out more ever," which [Dm] is D minor.
_ "'Even [B] walls, [C] I'm sorry, C, _ fall [F] down to F.'". [G] The chord progression for that, if I were to spell it out for [Bb] you really easily, is this. [G] Bb, _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ Bb, [F] _ then it [Gm] goes D minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C. _ [F] _ [G] That G minor is kind of a tricky chord. You bar the entire third fret with your pointer finger, ring finger on the fifth fret A string, pinky on the fifth fret D [Gm] string, and you strum all six strings. It should sound like that. _ _ [G] "'Hold [Dm] out more ever, [G] even [C] walls fall [F] down.'" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] That's the entire song. All it is is a verse and a chorus. Take the parts that I showed you and piece them where they go, and you'll do just fine. You'll sound just like Tom. All right, guys, subscribe to my channel. Follow me on Twitter. Like me on Facebook. Follow me on all the various _ social media networks out there. I'm on pretty much all of them. If you haven't already, please go to mysecretguitartips.com and download my personal, absolutely free, secret guitar tips. These tips are awesome. They'll get you off your playing plateau. They'll rock you to the next level. Check them out, guys. I'm sure you'll love them. And if you really like the way I teach you how to play guitar, I'm very non-traditional. I really, you know, I'm laid back. I don't [G] care. I just kind of show you what to do when you do it type of deal. [N] So if you like that, please go to teachmeguitar.guitarmadies.com and I'll teach you how to play guitar. All right, guys, thanks for watching. Keep rocking, and I will see you on the next guitar lesson. Thanks. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _