The Song – Free Fallin
Tom Petty is always a crowd favorite and this is probably one of the easiest songs of his to sing and play.
The big trick with this song is playing it with the capo on the third fret, starting in the D position. You can play it straight up in F, however the chords don’t just sound right. Listen for the inflections of the song.
When I play this song, I can change the feel with just in the way I play the progression. At times i play it slow, just letting the chords ring, other times I strum the rhythm in a full and meaningful sense. Definitely listen to the song and play along a few times to really get a good feel.
Song Key – F
The Progression
| Main Verse With Capo on the third, chords relative to the capo | |||||||
| Position | I | V | IV | ||||
| Chord | D | G | A | ||||
| Alternative chords without capo | |||||||
| Position | I | V | IV | ||||
| Chord | F | C | Bb | ||||
The Song
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Free Fallin – Tom Petty
Capo on 3
[Verse]
D G
She’s a good girl
A
Loves her mama
D G A
Loves Jesus and America too
D G
She’s a good girl
A
Crazy ’bout Elvis
D G A
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
It’s a long day living in Reseda
There’s a freeway running through the yard
I’m a bad boy ’cause I don’t even miss her
I’m a bad boy for breaking her heart
[Chorus]
And I’m free Free falling Falling
And I’m free
Free falling
Falling
[Verse]
All the vampires walking through the valley
They move west on Ventura boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
[Chorus] x 2
[Verse]
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I wanna free fall out into nothing
Oh I’m gonna leave this world for a while
[Chorus] x 4
[Outro]
Chorus x 3
Chords used in this song
