Tabs
I Should Have Known - Foo Fighters
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Tabbed by: Jimbompaleen
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Probably my favourite song off their new album Wasting Light
Guitar 1 Dave Grohl
Guitar 2 Chris Shiflett
Guitar 3 Pat Smear
Intro x4
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|--------0---------|
D MajorD|-----------0------|
A augmentedA|----1-----------1-|
E MajorE|--3---3------3----|
Verse x2
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays same thing second time through)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0--------------0--------------2--------------2--------------2--------|
D MajorD|-----------0--------------0-------1------1---1---1------1---1---1------1---1-|
A augmentedA|----1----------1---1----------1-3---3------3---3---3------3---0---0------2---|
E MajorE|--3---3------3---3---3------3------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------3--------------3--------------2p0--------|
D MajorD|---0------0---0---1------1---1------------------|
A augmentedA|-1---1------1---3---3------3-----3--------3---3-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------1---1--------1---|
Pre-Chorus x3
Guitar 1 & 2
e|----------------------------------------8--------------8---------|
BB|----------------------------------------8--------------8---------|
G+G|--------0-------0-------0-----0---------0--------------0---------|
D MajorD|------0-------0-------0-----8------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----1-------3-------5-----8---------7------7---7---7------7---7--|
E MajorE|--3-------5-------6---------------8---8------8---8---8------8----|
Chorus 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------3-----------------------------3-----------------------|
BB|-------4---------------3--------------4--------------3--------------6--------|
G+G|-------0---------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
D MajorD|---5------5---5----0------0---0---5------5---5---0------0---0---8------8---8-|
A augmentedA|-6---6------6-------------------6---6------6------------------8---8------8---|
E MajorE|-----------------3---3------3------------------3---3------3------------------|
e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
BB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E MajorE|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------4----------------8---------------4----------------8---------------6--------|
G+G|-------0----------------0---------------0----------------0---------------0--------|
D MajorD|---5------5---5----9-------9----9---5------5---5----9-------9----9---7------7---7-|
A augmentedA|-6---6------6---10---10------10---6---6------6---10---10------10---8---8------8---|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
BB|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
Verse x2
Guitar 3 x2
e|-3~--------8~----------------------8~----1~----|
BB|-3~--------8~---------------11~----8~----1~----|
G+G|-3~--------8~--------10~----12~----8~----2~----|
D MajorD|-5~--------10~-------10~----12~----10~---3~----|
A augmentedA|-5~--------10~-------8~-----10~----10~---3~----|
E MajorE|-3~--------8~----------------------8~----1~----|
Pre-Chorus x3
Guitar 1 plays first pre-chorus riff
Guitar 2 (Not too sure, I think it's something like this)
e|---3-------------------------3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
BB|-----------6-------6---------1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-|
G+G|-----0-------0-------0-----2----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-5-----5-7-----7-8-----8-3------2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------8~----\-3~~-|
E MajorE|-3~------5~-----6~-------------------|
Chorus 2 x2
Guitar 1
e|--------------3--3-3--3-3---------------3--3-3--3-3---------------8--8-8--8-8-8-|
BB|-4--4-4--4-4--3--3-3--3-3--4--4-4--4-4--3--3-3--3-3--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8-|
G+G|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--x--x-x--x-x--0--0-0--0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5--0--0-0--0-0--5--5-5--5-5--0--0-0--0-0--8--8-8--8-8--0--0-0--0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-6--6-6--6-6--x--x-x--x-x--6--6-6--6-6--x--x-x--x-x--8--8-8--8-8--7--7-7--7-7-7-|
E MajorE|--------------3--3-3--3-3---------------3--3-3--3-3---------------8--8-8--8-8-8-|
After second time end with
e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
BB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-4--4-4--4-4--8---8--8---8--8---4--4-4--4-4--8---8--8---8--8--|
G+G|-0--0-0--0-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0-0--0-0--0---0--0---0--0--|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5--9---9--9---9--9---5--5-5--5-5--9---9--9---9--9--|
A augmentedA|-6--6-6--6-6--10--10-10--10-10--6--6-6--6-6--10--10-10--10-10-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
BB|-6--6-6--6-6--1--1-1--1-1-|
G+G|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
D MajorD|-7--7-7--7-7--2--2-2--2-2-|
A augmentedA|-8--8-8--8-8--3--3-3--3-3-|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
After second time end with
e|---------------------------------|
BB|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-8--8-8--8-8---------------8--8-8--8-8---------------10--10-10--10-10--5--5-5--5-5-|
D MajorD|-8--8-8--8-8--5--5-5--5-5--8--8-8--8-8--5--5-5--5-5--10--10-10--10-10--5--5-5--5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6--6-6--6-6--5--5-5--5-5--6--6-6--6-6--5--5-5--5-5--8---8--8---8--8---3--3-3--3-3-|
E MajorE|--------------3--3-3--3-3---------------3--3-3--3-3--------------------------------|
After second time end with
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Breakdown
Guitar 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------1010101010101010---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-555555557777777788888888x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
A augmentedA|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E MajorE|-333333335555555566666666----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
A augmentedA|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E MajorE|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------101010101010101012121212121212121212121212121212-|
D MajorD|-555555557777777788888888x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E MajorE|-333333335555555566666666-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-333333335555555577777777101010101010101099999999999999999999999999999999-|
D MajorD|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
A augmentedA|-1111111133333333555555558-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-77777777777777777777777777777777-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-333333335555555577777777101010101010101012121212121212121212121212121212-|
D MajorD|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|-1111111133333333555555558-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-11111111111111111313131313131313151515151515151518181818181818181717171717171717-|
G+G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
D MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010101010121212121212121215151515151515151414141414141414-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717-|
G+G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
D MajorD|-141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-15151515151515151414141414141414121212121212121210101010101010101212121212121212-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|-1313131313131313121212121212121210101010101010108-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010101010-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A augmentedA|-101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 x3
After the second time through the chorus play this before going in for the last time
Guitar 2
e|----------|
BB|-1--1--3--|
G+G|-0--0--0--|
D MajorD|-2--2--4--|
A augmentedA|-3--3--5--|
E MajorE|----------|
Guitar 3
e|----------|
BB|----------|
G+G|-5--5--7--|
D MajorD|-5--5--7--|
A augmentedA|-3--3--5--|
E MajorE|----------|
End with
e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
BB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E MajorE|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
And that's it!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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