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My Poor Brain Tab by Foo Fighters

My Poor Brain tab by Foo Fighters

Guitar Tab

My Poor Brain
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Tabbed by Anthony Russell Gore.
This track is No. 4 on the album 'The Colour and the Shape'.

Check the bottom of the file for song format and lyrics.

Drop 'D' (Not necessary, but easier to play)

All spacing done to fit note lengths
R = Rest

  Gtr. 1 (staccato notes) RIFF A *Slight Dist.*
1|----------------|
2|-2---2---2---2--|
3|----------------|
4|----------------|
5|----------------|
6|----------------|
 |
 |Gtr. 2 riff a *Clean*
1|-------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
3|-1-1-1---1-1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-4-4---4-3-3-3-|
4|-3-3-3---3-3-3-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
5|-------------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------------|

RIFF B *Distortion*
1|---------------------------------
2|---------------------------------
3|-6-6-6-6---4-4---4-4-4-4---9-7-6-
4|-6-6-6-6---4-4---4-4-4-4---9-7-6-
5|-4-4-4-4-R-2-2---2-2-2-2-R-7-6-4-
6|---------------------------------

1 ---------------------------------|
2 ---------------------------------|
3 -6-6-6-6---4-4---4-4-4-4---------|
4 -6-6-6-6---4-4---4-4-4-4---5-4-2-|
5 -4-4-4-4-R-2-2---2-2-2-2-R-5-4-2-|
6 ---------------------------5-4-2-|

INTERLUDE *Distortion*
1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------|
4|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
5|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
6|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|-----4-----4---------4---------4-|
4|---------------------------4-5-2-|
5|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-2-3---|
6|---------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------|
4|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
5|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
6|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|-----4-----4---------4---------4-|
4|---------------------------4-5-2-|
5|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-2-3---|
6|---------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|-----4-----4---------4---------4-|
4|---------------------------4-5-2-|
5|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-2-3---|
6|---------------------------------|

SOLO - *Distortion and Whammy!* % Set pedal to rise 2 octaves to
desired note (the actual effect would be created by studio editing,
but I found its possible to simulate with Whammy. In fact, I know its
studio effects, as Dave does not use a Whammy pedal)
1|------------------------------------------------------
2|------------------------------------------------------
3|-------------------1-1-3-------------3----------------
4|-------8-6---------3-3-4-------------4-4-4------------
5|-8-----9-8-----------------------------6-6------------
6|-6----------------------------------------------------

1 -------|-----------------------------------------------
2 -------|-----------------------------------------------
3 -------|--------------3----------------------------3-3-
4 -4-4-5-|6---------6-6-4----------------------------4-4-
5 -6-6-7-|8---------8-8----------------------------------
6 -------|-----------------------------------------------
      Repeat 4 times  w\Whammy!%
1 ------------------|------------------------------------|
2 ------------------|-X~~~~~~~~~~~~~0-R------------------|
3 -1-1---------1-1-3|------------------------------------|
4 -3-3---------3-3-4|------------------------------------|
5 ------------------|------------------------------------|
6 ------------------|------------------------------------|

RIFF D (turn up volume) *Distortion*
1|-------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------------|
4|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
5|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
6|-------------------------------------------------|

CODA *Distortion*
1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------|
4|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
5|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
6|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|-----4-----4---------4---------4-|
4|---------------------------4-5-2-|
5|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-2-3---|
6|---------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------|
4|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
5|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
6|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

RIFF E *Distortion*
1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|-----4-----4---------4---------4-|
4|---------------------------4-5-2-|
5|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4-2-3---|
6|---------------------------------|

SONG FORMAT

Guitar 1         Guitar 2      Guitar 3
-----------------------------------------
RIFF A x 18	|riff a x 6
RIFF B x 2	|RIFF B x 2
RIFF A x 12	|riff a x 4
RIFF B x 2	|RIFF B x 2
INTERLUDE	|INTERLUDE
RIFF D x 6	|riff a x 6	SOLO
RIFF B x 2	|RIFF B x 2
CODA		|CODA
RIFF A x 16	|RIFF E x 8

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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