Tom: C
Versão 1
========
I think this is one of the best songs from the album.
Tabbed by Dan Aldridge
(check out my band's website at www.geocities.com/rockband_2000)
Dave uses a Heil Talk Box for the guitar effect, but using a wah pedal
gets you
halfway there
Standard Tuning
RIFF A RIFF B
RIF
F C RIF
F D
RIF
F E RIF
F F
RIF
F G RIF
F H
Intro: RIF
F A
RIF
F B
RIF
F B
RIF
F C
RIF
F B
RIF
F C
(let chords ring out on every verse)
A E
Lately I'm getting better
Gb
Wish I could stay sick with you
D
But there's too many egos left to bruise
RIF
F D
A E
Call it a sin you call it what ever
Gb
Eating deep inside of you
D
Well if were me it's all I'd ever do
RIF
F E
RIF
F E
RIF
F B
RIF
F C
RIF
F B
RIF
F C
A E
Stealing now and forever
Gb
I'll steal something good for you
D
But the criminal in me is no-one new
RIF
F E (x2)
A E
Til you find something better
Gb
When there's nothing left to use
D
And everything starts going down on you
RIF
F E (x2)
chorus
E
I'm the generator,
F
Firing whenever you quit,
Gb
Yeah whatever it is,
RIF
F F
You go out and it's on,
A
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
D
You're the one that started it.
RIF
F B
RIF
F C
RIF
F B
RIF
F C
A E
Standing out on a tether
Gb
Swing me around I'll spin your news
D
You let it down I'll hang around with you
RIF
F E (x2)
A E
Til you find something better
Gb
And there's no-one left to use
D
And everyone keeps going down on you
RIF
F E (x2)
CHORUS
Play an
E chord for 16 beats then....
RIF
F G (x4)
CHORUS
I'm the generator,
I'm the generator,
I'm the generator,
I'm the generator you're on,
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
You're the one that started it.
RIF
F B
RIF
F H
There, that's it. Once you've learned the riffs, it's quite easy. Listen to
the C
D if you want to get the exact timing.
-- [ acordes ] --
A = 577xx5
C = x32010
B = 224442
D = 5577x5
E = 022100
E = 02xxx0
Gb = x03221
F = 133xx1
Versão 2
========
Music by Foo Fighters
Transcribed by Jon Symons
E A Gb D
0 2 2 x x x x 0 2 2 x x 2 4 4 x x x x 5 7 7 x x
G D7M Dm7 EVII
3 2 0 0 3 3 x 5 7 6 7 x x 5 7 5 6 x 0 7 9 9 0 0
D
x 5 6 x x x
Gtr I (
E A D G B E ) - 'Gtr1'
Gtr II (
E A D G B E ) - 'Gtr2'
Gtr III (
E A D G B E ) - 'Gtr3'
Gtr IV (
E A D G B E ) - 'Gtr4'
Intro: Q=145
N.C.
E A E
4/4
Gtr II
W H Q Q W H Q Q
/ / / / / /
Gtr I
Q
E Q Q
E E E E Q Q. Q
E Q Q
E E E E E E E Q
1.
$
A E Gb E
Q
E Q Q
E E Q. Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q. Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q
E Q Q
E E E E E E E Q Q
E Q Q
E E a Q Q.
E E
Verse
2.
To Coda
Gb D A E
Q
E Q
E E E E Q. Q
E E W H Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
>
Q
E Q Q
E E a Q Q.
E E W W
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|--------------4-|--4h6-------------||---------------|------------------|
|-h6--6-6--7-----|-----------6-----7-7-||-6-------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------||----1----1---1-|----1-----1----|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------||-0----0----0---|-----0------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|----------0-------|
Gb E D D
W H Q Q H..
E W
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q
E Q
Verse
&
A E
Gtr II
W W W H Q Q
/ / / /
Gtrs II, IV
\0.5_____/
E E E E Q Q W W W
|-----------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-------5---------|---------------||---------------|-----------------|
|---3-------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-----------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
|
E Q
E E E Q
E Q
E E E E E Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q
|-----------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|----------0h2-0h2-||----1----1---1-|----1------1--|
|---3------3------------|-----3------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5--------5--5---|--5-----5---------||-0----0----0---|-----0-----------|
|-----------------------|------------------||---------------|-----------0-----|
Gb E D D
W H Q Q H..
E W
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q
E E E
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
D
W W
Q Q
E Q
E E E Q
E E E E
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|-0---0-------0-0--0-|--0-0-------0-0--0-0-||
|-5---5-------5-5--5-|--5-5-------5-5--5-5-||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|
| Gtrs I, II
| ~
|
E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q.
Verse
$$
A E
Gtr II
W H Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr III
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|----1----1---1-|----1-----1--|
|---------------|----------------|
|-0----0----0---|-----0----------|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|
| W W
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
Gb E D D
W H Q Q W Q Q
E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q
E E E
D
Gtr IV
Q Q
E Q
E E E Q
E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
~
E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q.
Chorus
A
Gtr II
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
G
Q Q
E E Q Q Q
E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
Q.
E Q.
E Q.
E H
D7M Dm7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
Interlude
1.
A E Gb E
Q
E Q Q
E E Q. Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q. Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~
E E E Q Q
E E E E E E E Q Q
E Q Q
E E a Q Q.
E E
Verse
2.
Gb D A E
Q
E Q
E E E E Q. Q
E E W H Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
>
Q
E Q Q
E E a Q Q.
E E W W
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|--------------4-|--4h6-------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-h6--6-6--7-----|-----------6-----7-7-||-6-------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------------||----1----1---1-|----1-----1---|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------------||-0----0----0---|-----0-----------|
|----------------|---------------------||---------------|----------0------|
Gb E D D
W H Q Q H..
E W
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q
E E E
W W
Q Q
E Q
E E E Q
E E E E
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|-0---0-------0-0--0-|--0-0-------0-0--0-0-||
|-5---5-------5-5--5-|--5-5-------5-5--5-5-||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| ~
|
E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q.
Verse
A E
W H Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----1-----1---1-|----1------1--|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-----0---|-----0-----------|
|----------------|-----------0-----|
|
| W W
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
Gb E D D
W H Q Q W Q Q
E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
Q
E Q
E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q
E E E
D
Gtr IV
Q Q
E Q
E E E Q
E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
~
E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q.
Chorus
A
Gtr II
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
G
Q Q
E E Q Q Q
E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
Q.
E Q.
E Q.
E H
D7M Dm7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E E E E E Q
E E
Bridge
1.
EVII
Gtr IV
E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
E e H
E E E e H
E E E e H
E E E e H
E E
E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q Q Q
E E E E E E E Q
E Q Q Q
E E E E E E E Q
E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q Q Q
E E E E E E E Q
E
E Q
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q Q Q
E E E E E E E Q
Out-Chorus
2.
A
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q
E Q
E E E E E E E E E
G
Q Q
E E Q Q Q
E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
Q.
E Q.
E Q.
E H
D7M Dm7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
H.=H
A E A E A
Q
E Q Q
E E Q. Q Q Q
E Q
E E E E Q. Q Q W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~
Q
E Q Q
E E E E E E E Q Q
E Q Q
E E E E E H W
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter;
E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
- note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
POr André Arruda Rangel