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Band On The Run Tab by Foo Fighters

Band On The Run tab by Foo Fighters

Guitar Tab

Great cover to a great song.  Trying to tab it as best as I
can for this one.

Intro
Lead (notes in parenthesis represent fill in that either another
guitar can play or you can mash it in with the lead)
e-10h12-10-7-5-2-(5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5)-15-14-10-10/12-(3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3)--|
b-10h12-10-7-5-3-(5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5)-15-14-10-10/12-(3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3)--|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-15-14-12/10--10-10/12-15-|
b-15-14-12/10--10-10/12-15-|
g--------------------------| 2x
d--------------------------|
a--------------------------|
e--------------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Rhythm
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
b-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
a-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse 1
Rhythm plays intro chords throughout.  Listen for timing

Lead (listen to when to play it)
e--5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5--3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3--|
b--5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5--3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3--|
g----------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------|

Bridge 1
Lead
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------- t ------------|
g-5555-4444-2222-2-2-2--77777777-4-4-4- 2x - h -5555-44-22-|
d------------------------------------------- e ------------|
a------------------------------------------- n ------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm
e---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
b---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
g---x-x---x-x---x-x-----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7---| 2x
d-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-|
a-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-|
e-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-3---x-x---x-x---x-x---3-|

Both Guitars
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-999999999999/1212/444444444444/7/9/12/141414141414141414141414/11/4-
d-xxxxxxxxxxxx/-x-x/xxxxxxxxxxxx/x/x/-x/-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/-x/x-|
a-777777777777/1010/222222222222/5/7/10/121212121212121212121212/-9/2-|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|
g-44444444444/7/9/12/141414141414141414141414-
d-xxxxxxxxxxx/x/x/-x/-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
a-22222222222/5/7/10/121212121212121212121212-
e---------------------------------------------

Verse 2
Both Guitars
e---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
b---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
g---x-x---x-x---x-x-----7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7---| 2x
d-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-|
a-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-|
e-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-3---x-x---x-x---x-x---3-|

e---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
b---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
g---x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x---x-x---x-x-----|
d-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-|
a-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-5-|
e-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-3-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-3-|

Bridge 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------7--7--5---------------7--7--5-----------------|
d---------2-5-7--7--5-----------2-5-7--7--5-----------------|
a-----3-5-----5--5--3-------3-5-----5--5--3-------3------3~-|
e-3-5-------------------3-5-------------------3-5----3-5----|

e----------------------|
b-555555555-6666666666-|
g-555555555-5555555555-|
d----------------------|
a----------------------|
e----------------------|

Verse 3
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|


e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Pre-Chorus
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------5-5-5-5-----------------|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-|
a-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-|
e-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g-------5--5-------------------|
d-7--7--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
a-7--7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
e-5--5--------1--1--1--1--1--1-|

Chorus (there's a 2nd lead guitar that plays a different riff
after the first chorus is done.  It'll be dubbed Lead 2)
Lead 1
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-55555555555-66666666666-55555555555-66666666666-|
g-55555555555-55555555555-55555555555-55555555555-|
d-------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm
e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-55555555555555555555555-
d-55555555555555555555555-
a-33333333333333333333333-
e-------------------------

Lead 2
e-888-----------|
b-----8br-6-8~--|
g---------------| 3x
d---------------|
a---------------|
e---------------|

Pre-Solo
e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g-------5~-----5~-2~--|
d-2~-5~-5~--2~-5~-2~--|
a-2~-5~-3~--2~-3~-0~--|
e-0~-3~-----0~--------|

Solo
Lead
e-8-88----------------------------------|
b------8br~------8-8---8br~--8br-----8~-|
g------------7/9-----9-----------9-9----|
d---------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------|

Rhythm
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
d-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
e-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|

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