Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how to play Runnin' Down a Dream, as performed by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell released on his huge 1988 Full Moon Fever Album. Like so much Tom Petty and Mike Campbell material, this does not disappoint. The guitar arrangements here are to die for.

The lesson covers the electric rhythm and lead guitar parts.

00:00 Demo
01:30 Introduction / What to expect
03:30 Getting your tone
04:54 Lesson - Rhythm guitar intro & verse
07:34 Lesson - Rhythm guitar chorus
08:59 Lesson - Rhythm guitar bridge & outro
10:30 Lead guitar approach
09:00 Lesson - Lead guitar section 1 of 7
16:00 Lesson - Lead guitar section 2 of 7
17:22 Lesson - Lead guitar section 3 of 7
19:10 Lesson - Lead guitar section 4 of 7
19:53 Lesson - Lead guitar section 5 of 7
20:21 Lesson - Lead guitar section 6 of 7
22:00 Lesson - Lead guitar section 7 of 7
22:48 Demo of all parts
24:01 Final thoughts

Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):

1968 Gibson SG Special (bridge pickup v/t maxed)
during the lesson I went straight into my
1981 Fender Super Champ (channel 1 for rhythm tone, channel 2 for lead tone) into marshall 4x12 cabinet

for the recorded demo with the drum track
Xotic EP Boost: sweetwater.sjv.io/R5Py09 (knob at 9 o'clock)
into Vox AC15 C1 sweetwater.sjv.io/NkMQg7 (Top Boost channel)

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