I Should Have Known Tab by Foo Fighters

I Should Have Known tab by Foo Fighters

Guitar Tab

I Should Have Known - Foo Fighters
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Tabbed by: Jimbompaleen
Email: poo_face_63@hotmail.com

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|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--------0---------|
D|-----------0------|
A|----1-----------1-|
E|--3---3------3----|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Verse x2
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays same thing second time through)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0--------------0--------------2--------------2--------------2--------|
D|-----------0--------------0-------1------1---1---1------1---1---1------1---1-|
A|----1----------1---1----------1-3---3------3---3---3------3---0---0------2---|
E|--3---3------3---3---3------3------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--------------3--------------2p0--------|
D|---0------0---0---1------1---1------------------|
A|-1---1------1---3---3------3-----3--------3---3-|
E|-------------------------------1---1--------1---|


Pre-Chorus x3
Guitar 1 & 2
e|----------------------------------------8--------------8---------|
B|----------------------------------------8--------------8---------|
G|--------0-------0-------0-----0---------0--------------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-----8------------------------------------|
A|----1-------3-------5-----8---------7------7---7---7------7---7--|
E|--3-------5-------6---------------8---8------8---8---8------8----|


Chorus 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------3-----------------------------3-----------------------|
B|-------4---------------3--------------4--------------3--------------6--------|
G|-------0---------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
D|---5------5---5----0------0---0---5------5---5---0------0---0---8------8---8-|
A|-6---6------6-------------------6---6------6------------------8---8------8---|
E|-----------------3---3------3------------------3---3------3------------------|

e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|


Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4----------------8---------------4----------------8---------------6--------|
G|-------0----------------0---------------0----------------0---------------0--------|
D|---5------5---5----9-------9----9---5------5---5----9-------9----9---7------7---7-|
A|-6---6------6---10---10------10---6---6------6---10---10------10---8---8------8---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------|


Verse x2
Guitar 3 x2
e|-3~--------8~----------------------8~----1~----|
B|-3~--------8~---------------11~----8~----1~----|
G|-3~--------8~--------10~----12~----8~----2~----|
D|-5~--------10~-------10~----12~----10~---3~----|
A|-5~--------10~-------8~-----10~----10~---3~----|
E|-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-|
B|-----------6-------6---------1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----2----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
D|-5-----5-7-----7-8-----8-3------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-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------8~----\-3~~-|
E|-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-|
B|-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|-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|-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|-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|--------------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-|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|


Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--4-4--4-4--8---8--8---8--8---4--4-4--4-4--8---8--8---8--8--|
G|-0--0-0--0-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0-0--0-0--0---0--0---0--0--|
D|-5--5-5--5-5--9---9--9---9--9---5--5-5--5-5--9---9--9---9--9--|
A|-6--6-6--6-6--10--10-10--10-10--6--6-6--6-6--10--10-10--10-10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|-6--6-6--6-6--1--1-1--1-1-|
G|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
D|-7--7-7--7-7--2--2-2--2-2-|
A|-8--8-8--8-8--3--3-3--3-3-|
E|--------------------------|

After second time end with
e|---------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|


Guitar 3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8-8--8-8---------------8--8-8--8-8---------------10--10-10--10-10--5--5-5--5-5-|
D|-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|-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|--------------3--3-3--3-3---------------3--3-3--3-3--------------------------------|

After second time end with
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-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|


Breakdown
Guitar 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------1010101010101010---------------------------------|
D|-555555557777777788888888x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
A|-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|-333333335555555566666666----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------101010101010101012121212121212121212121212121212-|
D|-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|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E|-333333335555555566666666-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E|----------------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-333333335555555577777777101010101010101099999999999999999999999999999999-|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
A|-1111111133333333555555558-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-77777777777777777777777777777777-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-333333335555555577777777101010101010101012121212121212121212121212121212-|
D|-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|-1111111133333333555555558-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11111111111111111313131313131313151515151515151518181818181818181717171717171717-|
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010101010121212121212121215151515151515151414141414141414-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717-|
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|-141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-15151515151515151414141414141414121212121212121210101010101010101212121212121212-|
D|-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|-1313131313131313121212121212121210101010101010108-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010101010-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212-|
D|-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|-101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2 x3

After the second time through the chorus play this before going in for the last time
Guitar 2
e|----------|
B|-1--1--3--|
G|-0--0--0--|
D|-2--2--4--|
A|-3--3--5--|
E|----------|

Guitar 3
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5--5--7--|
D|-5--5--7--|
A|-3--3--5--|
E|----------|


End with
e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-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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