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A Matter Of Time Tab by Foo Fighters

A Matter Of Time tab by Foo Fighters

Guitar Tab

Foo Fighters
Wasting Light

Tabbed by ear, should be fairly accurate.

***Note: The end of sections are shown with a |
         Sections to be repeated end with a :
Intro
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G----9------9--9-9---------------9------9--9-9------------|
D----9------9--9-9---------------9------9--9-9------------|
A----7------7--7-7-2--4/6\5------7------7--7-7-2--4/6\5---|
E--0----0-0--------0--2/3\2p0--0----0-0--------0--2/3\2p0-|

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G----9------9--9-9---------------9------9--9-9-----------|
D----9------9--9-9---------------9------9--9-9-----------|
A----7------7--7-7-2--4/6\5------7------7--7-7-----------|
E--0----0-0--------0--2/3\2p0--0----0-0--------0---------|

Verse
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
   PM.............................................................
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5\4---|
E----------------------------------------------------------2/3\2p0-|
   PM.....................................................
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
   PM.............................................................
                                                                  x2
e------------------0-------0-----------------------0---------------:
B----------5---0-------0-------0-----------7---0-------0---7---0---:
G------6-------------------------------9---------------------------:
D--7-------------------------------10------------------------------:
A------------------------------------------------------------------:
E------------------------------------------------------------------:

e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--9--9--9-9-9-9---9-9--9-9-----|
A--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-----|
E--0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-12\-|

(Guitar 2/Verse 2 only)
e---------------12----------11----------11----------10----------10---------|
B--------12-----------------------12-------------------10-12-10----10---10-|
G-----13----13-----13----13----13----13----13----13-------------------9----|
D--14-----------------14----------------------14---------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--9--------9---------------8--------8---0----7-------7---0-----|
B------10-----------------------10---------------9----------9---|
G----9----9---9-11/12\11p9----9----9---9---9---9---9---9--------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

                                     x2
e----------0---0------------0--------:-------------------------------|
B------5-0---0---0------7-0---0-7-0--:-------------------------------|
G----6----------------9--------------:-------------------------------|
D--7---------------10----------------:--9--9--9-9-9-9---9-9--9-9-----|
A------------------------------------:--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-----|
E------------------------------------:--0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-12\-|

Pre-Chorus
(Guitar 1)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2--4--5--7--9---2--4--5--7--9----------------------------------|
A--0--2--3--5--7---0--2--3--5--7---2--4--6--7--9---2--4--6--7--9--|
E----------------------------------0--2--4--5--7---0--2--4--5--7--|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D--2--4--5--7--9---2--4--5--7--9---------------4--6--|
A--0--2--3--5--7---0--2--3--5--7---2--4--6--7--2--4--|
E----------------------------------0--2--4--5--------|

(Guitar 2)
e--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p--|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p-|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p--|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-----4--6--7--9--11-|
A--2-----------------|
E--0--2--4--5--7--9--|

(Guitar 3)
e------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7------7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7---|
G-----9-7--9-7--9-9-7--9-7------9-7--9-7--9-9-7--9-7---|
D-----7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7------7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7---|
A--0-------------------------0-------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

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

e------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7------7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7---|
G-----9-7--9-7--9-9-7--9-7------9-7--9-7--9-9-7--9-7---|
D-----7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7------7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7---|
A--0-------------------------0-------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

D-----4--6--7--9--11-|
A--2-----------------|
E--0--2--4--5--7--9--|

Chorus
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------4---6----|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4----|
E----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

**1st Chorus ending
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---9------9--9-9------------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---9------9--9-9------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---7------7--7-7-2--4/6\5---------|
E----------------------------------0----0-0--------0--2/3\2p0-------|

**2nd Chorus ending
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4/5\4----|
E----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/3\2p0--|

Bridge
(Guitar 1)
e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--2--4--5--7--4/5\4----2--4--5--7--4/5\4----|
A--0--2--3--5--2/3\2p0--0--2--3--5--2/3\2p0--|
E--------------------------------------------|

                                            x2
e--------------------------------------------:
B--------------------------------------------:
G--------------------------------------------:
D--------------------------------------------:
A--2--4--6--7--4/5\4----2--4--6--7--4/5\4----:
E--0--2--4--5--2/3\2p0--0--2--4--5--2/3\2p0--:

e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--2--4--5--7--4/5\4----2--4--5--7--4/5\4----|
A--0--2--3--5--2/3\2p0--0--2--3--5--2/3\2p0--|
E--------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)
e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
B--13-13-13-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-13-13-12-12-10-10--play again--|

                                                               x2
e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------:
B--12-12-12-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--12-12-10-10-9--9---play again--:

e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
B--13-13-13-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-13-13-12-12-10-10--play again--|

**Both guitars bridge ending
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G----9------9--9-9---------------9------9--9-9----4--6---|
D----9------9--9-9---------------9------9--9-9-----------|
A----7------7--7-7-2--4/6\5------7------7--7-7----2--4---|

Last updated: January 21, 2026

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