Foo Fighters

Tabbed from a live version of the song as the record is not yet released!

INTRO:

... put some 'wah' on and just slowly play something like this and let all ring out ...
or just make some noise^^ ...

e-0--------------------------------------------------|
b-0--------------------------------------------------|
G-x---------0--2--3--0-------0--2--3--0--------------|
D-2--------------------------------------------------|
A-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0--------------------------------------------------|

Then without 'wah' the MAIN RIFF (distorted):

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0--2--0-2-3-0----------------------------------|
D-2----0--2-------------------------------------------|
A-2----x--0-------------------------------------------|
E-0----3b---------------------------------------------|


Listen to the song for the rhythm and play it dirty, sloppy and with passion!
It's rock'n'roll, guys!


Main riff- Variations:


e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0--2-------------------------------------------|
D-2----0--2-------------------------------------------|
A-2----x--0--5h7-7-5----------------------------------|
E-0----3b---------------------------------------------|


Grohl is playing something like the melody when Shifflett is doing the background vocal thing.
Not sure about this though:

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
G-12---11----9----7--------(0-2-3-0)------------------|
D--x----x----x----x-----------------------------------|
A-10----9----7----5-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


Later in the song this is also played once within a main riff section:

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
G-------------10/12-12\----------------12/14-14\------|
D-2----8--10--10/12-12\----2----10-12--12/14-14\------|
A-2----8--10--8-/10-10\----2----10-12--10/12-12\------|
E-0----6--8----------------0----8--10-----------------|

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VERSE:


The verse is just the main riff played clean, or what I like to play:

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0--2----0-2-2-0--------------------------------|
D-2----0--2----0-2-2-0--------------------------------|
A-2----x--0----x-0-0-x--------------------------------|
E-0----3b------3-----3--------------------------------|


Sometimes a distorted guitar will play some chord or bits of the riff simultaniously.
Quite randomly though.

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PRECHORUS:


|still the verse| DISTORTION!
e----------------|-------------------------------------|
b----------------|-------------------------------------|
G------0--2------|--7-9-9-9----------------------------|
D-2----0--2------|--7-9-9-9----------------------------|
A-2----x--0------|--5-7-7-7----------------------------|
E-0----3---------|-------------------------------------|


Just downstrokes:

"Miss the misery ..."
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-12-12-12/14--|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--10-10-10/12--|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


This is also played once in a different rhythm ... listen to the song, it's not too hard
to figure out.

like this:

D U D D D D D D D D U D D D D D D D
e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5--5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-4-4-4-4--|
A-3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2--|
E------------------------------------------|
|dont let| |these downs ring out|

Hope that helps.

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CHORUS:

"Don't save(?) your mind ..."
e---------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0------------------|
b-----------------3--3-3--3--3-3--0--0-0--0--0-0------------------|
G-5--5-5--5--5-5--2--2-2--2--2-2--x--x-x--x--x-x--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
D-5--5-5--5--5-5--0--0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
A-3--3-3--3--3-3------------------2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--|
E---------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0------------------|


e--3--3-3--3--3-3------------------|
b--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3---|
G--0--0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2-2---|
D--x--x-x--x--x-x--0--0-0--0-0-0---|
A--3--3-3--3--3-3------------------|
E----------------------------------|


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LEAD GUITAR:

This is played over the last prechorus and the last chorus.


e-12----12----12-----12-----14----14----14----14------|
b----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12----12---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

e-12----12----12-----12-----11----11----11----11------|
b----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12----12---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

e-12----12----12-----12-----14----14----14----14------|
b----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12----12---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

before going back to the main riff I tend to play the last bit just like:

e-12----12----12-----12-----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
b----12----12----12-----12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|