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Lockdown Lick 77

Lockdown Lick

Lockdown Licks no. 77- Unplugged.

Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty. Signature chord riff and singing of ending of verse 1 & chorus. Played on a Fender AG25 in standard tuning with capo at 1st fret, using a 0.6 mm Jim Dunlop plectrum.

“Free Fallin’ ” is the opening track from Tom Petty’s debut solo album, Full Moon Fever (1989). The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne of ELO fame, and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. The duo wrote and recorded the single in two days, making it the first song completed for Full Moon Fever.