Exhausted bass tab by Foo Fighters

Bass tabs

Tuning: Drop D (DADG)


NOTE: This song is an oddity in that there are no lyrics in the chorus.

🏷Legend:
()= sustained note
/ = slide up


INTRO:
   (Rest x12)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
D |-r---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
D |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
D |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
D |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 2 (Repeat 1st staff x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
D |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:
         (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-3-5/7-3-0-3-0-3-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D |-0---------------|(0)--------------|(0)--------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3 (Repeat 1st staff x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:
         (x8)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-3-5/7-3-0-3-0-3-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BREAKDOWN:
  Let ring/feedback    4:14
    to 4:14      (Rest x3)
G |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------||-----------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D |-0---------------||-r---------------||-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO (Repeat 1st staff x3; on third play-through, volume begins to fade):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
D |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next staff to fade-out):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-3-|---------------3-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
D |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &