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Everlong Acoustic Tab by Foo Fighters

Everlong Acoustic tab by Foo Fighters

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Everlong (acoustic) by Foo Fighters
Tuning: Drop D

This is exactly what Dave Grohl plays on the KROQ recording. It's
unreleased, but you can download it. It's an amazing performance.


Verse (0:00:00)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----11---11-11---11-11---11---11-11-11|
A|-----9----9--9----9--9----9----9--9--9-|
D|-0-0----0-------0-------0----0---------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----11---11-11---11-11---11---11-11-11|
A|-----9----9--9----9--9----9----9--9--9-|
D|-9-9----9-------9-------9----9---------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-----7-7------11-11----11-11-----11-11-----11-11-|
A|-----5-5-----5-5------9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9--|
D|-5-5-----5-5------9-9------9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------|


Pre-chorus (00:01:20)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10 9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
                                                      repeat
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus (00:01:35)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-9--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
                                                  repeat

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-9--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------7-7-7-7-7-7----|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Alternative chords:*

999xxx = x244xx
777xxx = x022xx

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*I tabbed it the way Dave plays it, but some people (formerly, me) think
one or both of the alternate chords are correct. They're the same chords
played at different places, so either way sounds perfectly fine. There are,
of course, alternative power chords for the rest as well, those are just
the two I've seen in use in tabs.

The only part that isn't perfect is the Pre-chorus, and it's near there.
Try playing it with the recording, work out something that stacks up, and
E-mail me if you find something that works better. I take constructive
criticism well and I really am interested in improving how I play that
part. It sounds fine on its own, but next to the recording, my timing is a
little off at the Pre-chorus. I think it's just hard to hear where he
starts over on each run up the fretboard, but I'll work on it and update it
if I figure something out.

===========================================================================

Sequence/Details:

.Intro (Verse x2)
.1st Verse (Verse x2)
.Verse (x1 No lyrics)
.2nd Verse (Verse x2)

.Pre-Chorus
.Chorus

.Verse (x1 No lyrics)
.3rd Verse (Verse x2)

.Pre-Chorus
.Chorus
.Verse (x1 No lyrics)
.Pre-chorus x2 (Don't go to the 2nd block of bridge tab; play 1st block x4)
.Chorus (Hit the last chord hard every third time and wind down for the...)
.Outro Chord 1x:

e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-11-|
A|-9--|
D|-0--|

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About this song

"Everlong" by Foo Fighters features a dynamic guitar riff played by Dave Grohl in drop D tuning. The song's structure blends soft verses with explosive choruses, showcasing Grohl's ability to shift between dynamics. Nate Mendel's driving bassline adds depth to the track, anchoring the song's energy. Recorded in 1997, "Everlong" has become one of Foo Fighters' most iconic songs, known for its raw emotion and powerful instrumentation.