How to play 'Runnin' Down A Dream' by Tom Petty 

Great lesson! To quote Tom Petty, “That was fun!”

I think this is the most detailed, accurate, well explained guitar/song tutorial I've ever watched

Are you as happy as you appear on your videos? I hope so . Keep em coming. Thanks for the joy they bring.

Great lesson thanks! Would never have caught the rhythm and timing that add so much to the song without your excellent demonstration.

Love the lessons. Straight to the point, no nonsense and just enough flair in the details to enhance the music without complicating things.. Keep up the great work.

shane your lessons are always so much fun and i think you have the most laid back and inviting teaching style on the net :) there are always more pearls of wisdom to be mined below the surface as well. for instance you suggesting that we begin the main riff on an up pick rather than a down pick. it’s genius! none of the other tutorials mention that, and i never would have thought of it. sure, you can start it on the down pick and it works ok, but all the possibilities really open up when you start the riff on the upstroke. you can suddenly integrate all the chord changes and strumming seamlessly, and effortlessly return to the riff as well. i love it! thanks so much for your lessons, shane. they brighten my day for sure. cheers!

Very nice. Thank you very much and R.I.P., Tom !

Outstanding!

Wow, your teaching technique is just so easy and fun to follow. Awesome!!!!

Man you are the best. Thanks for all you do. Us campfire guys really appreciate it.

Great lesson

Great lesson! You have a great way of explaining things quickly, yet clearly. Much appreciated.

making it simple! thanks! love strumming along!

Love your lessons! Thank you

Another great lesson! Thanks a bunch

Great lesson thank you

You make me laugh in every video with some little quip I love. And I learn a new song every time and feel accomplished. You are a joy.

Tom has so many great songs this one rocks.

Your lessons are so cool,and very easy to follow.thank you Ace

Thanks for the lesson. You're a great teacher!

Just fantastic. Subscribed and grinnin. Please, keep up the great work.

As always thank you so much. I love your teaching style. You make me a better guitar player everyday.

Great job explaining the rhythm!

I learned more guitar in these last 11 minutes than this whole year! Thanks for being so concise. You just gained a new follow!

I can't Thank you enough, man.

Very informative, thank you!

I love that Taylor! I'd love to have a guit smaller than my Guild dreadnought. Thanks for the great lesson!

Awesome Lesson!!

I Play and I like this guy's teaching style.

Thank you for this. You have a nice way!

Está genial este tutorial

Great. Thx from brazil

Great lesson as always - there's nobody else who explains the rhythm and timing as well as you. One question, don't you usually include a full play through at the end of your lessons?

Learn this, then play along with the live video on youtube. Brilliant. Well done again Mr simpson

Tops

You're a fine teacher.

thanks man just trying to catch it all put together

That the 1st. I seen any of your videos. Easy song! Thanks for sharing it!!! I may be a little more a head then the others, but I have a long way to go. Can you teach us a Greatful Dead song.

Thanks so much! Love your videos!

Wish at the end of every lesson you would play the whole song to play along with once learned...

Hey Shawn, awesome instruction. I went to Guitars at Work and got the song sheets but didn't see Running Down a Dream. What am I doing wrong. TY

Great lessons Shane, just subscribed. One question: I would prefer if you would start off with a full run-down of a song, before breaking it into sections. Other than that, really dig your lessons!

between the main riff and the e chord you are still strumming (one down/up) which gives the whole thing flow. Are you palm muting that or just hitting open strings? Cheers.

great stuff are you in standard tuning here?

Hey Shane any chance you could do a lesson on just using the beat buddy??? I am thinking of purchasing one but want to understand it better.

could you play thru it once or twice at the end of the videos?

Shane - your running down a dream lesson is awesome. Do you think you could email me your chord / lyric sheet pls

How many bpm do you play this song at, when you play live? Thanks

sorry at normal speed

Tom Petty was a Fed.