A Tribute to Tom Petty - 'Running Down a Dream' Solo

A short video tribute to the great man - always been a favourite solo of mine. Enjoy!

[neilkorsgaard]

That is so great that I half expect Tom to cut in saying, "Hello CD Listeners..."

[aaronruesch]

Oh my god, that's incredible. I always love this solo, Tom petty said that when Mike Campbell laid down this solo he was on the other side of the glass losing his mind jumping up and down with his hands on his head because it was so good. I believe it! Well done.

[thunderbolt]

1:41 is my favorite part.I remember hearing this song for the first time when it came out cruising at night in my '69 Chevelle Malibu. Those were great days

[ianhiatt]

"Written by Tom and Mike in 1988, I have always regarded this as the best rock song of all time. We were all exhausted, but working late under the gun to finish. At last, there was only one thing left to do: Mike needed to play the guitar solo at the end of the song. He walked into the studio, sat cross-legged in front of the console, picked up an SG, and played one of my favorite guitar solos of all time in one take. When the song ended, he turned off the tape machine, put the guitar down, stood up, and said, 'I guess we're done.'" - Alan "Bugs" Weidel (Tom Petty's equipment manager and long-time friend)

[bman]

Finally found a good solo cover, well done sir!

[mrc]

That RHCP lick just ahead of the solo is absolute perfection and works like a dream...

[jonaspeterson]

This also demonstrates good volume break up control, no boost pedal, just knowing how to drive the front end of a decent amp. I'll be using this to learn how to really play this song. Thanks dude

[rickharrison]

Nailed it! And kept on rockin'. Hell Yeah🤘

[brettzimmerman]

Love this tune, love the jam out, great job on the solo, just pure rock n' roll, too bad this kind of music isn't made anymore, it's the only music that really moves me. RIP Tom Petty!!!! Give us more Jack!!! Great job!

[JoeBlowUK]

Beautiful job mate! Nailed it. (PS. In 2006, my nephew in Florida mailed me a 30th Anniversary Tour guitar, signed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, to the UK. It hangs on my wall, my favourite guitar.)

[stevethornton]

That was excellent - my ears are happy

[bigfootedhunteruk]

You end that solo like marty mc fly playing at the enchanted ball under the sea or whatever its called !!! Your kid are gonna fking love it

[stephenmahlstedt]

I'm a little late to the show here, but I must say, killer playing man! Very, very nice!

[johnfrickinsmith]

Well done, sir! I came hunting that descending bend and pull-off thing at 1:33, and since by habit I bend the b string with the pinky it would have taken me a *long* time to untangle it without your vid. Very much appreciated.

[marcodz]

i come here to watch this video every once in a while, whenever i need some passion injected right to my veins lol great cover

[SgtByrd]

This is epic, I could just watch this on repeat

[johnklansek]

pure magic Jack I'm sure Tom would have a big smile well done

[actionjacksondan]

I know this is old but that is fantastic, thank you for sharing

[mikepearson]

you totally nailed it! thank you for sharing this :-)

[desertmulehunter]

I always come back to this badass clean playing!