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ROPE - Foo Fighters
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Song: Rope
Artist: Foo Fighters
Album: Wasting Light
Tabbed by: rd93
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
[Intro] (Guitar 1 with Delay):
e|-------------------------------------3-----------------3------------------|
B|-5-----------------12----------------6-----------------6------------------|
G|-7-----------------14----------------5-----------------5------------------|
D|-7-----------------14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------3-----------------3--------|
B|-5-----------------12----------------6-----------------6--------|
G|-7-----------------14----------------5-----------------5--------|
D|-7-----------------14-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------3-3-3-0-3---------3-3-3-|
B|----5-5-5-0-5--------12-12-12-0--12-----6-6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-|
G|----7-7-7-7-7--------14-14-14-14-14-----5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-|
D|----7-7-7-7-7--------14-14-14-14-14-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse/Pre-chorus]
e|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|---5---5-5-5-5-0--5------------12--121212120--12----------|
G|---------------|o--7---7-7-7-7-7--7------------14--1414141414-14----------|
D|---------------|o--7---7-7-7-7-7--7------------14--1414141414-14----------|
A|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------|o---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------|o---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7---5---|-------------------------------9---9-9-9-9-12-9-----------|
E|-7-5-5-------5-|---7---7-7-7-7-10-7---------------------------------------|
e|---3---3-3-3-3-0-3------------3---3-3-3-3-0-3-----------------------------|
B|---6---6-6-6-6-6-6------------6---6-6-6-6-6-6------------5---5-5-5-5-0--5-|
G|---5---5-5-5-5-5-5------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5------------7---7-7-7-7-7--7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------7---7-7-7-7-7--7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5-5-5-3-5------------5---5-5-5-5-3-5-0~--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7---7-7-7-7-10-7-|
e|---------------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-0-3------------3---3-3-|
B|-----------12--121212120--12-----------6---6-6-6-6-6-6------------6---6-6-|
G|-----------14--1414141414-14-----------5---5-5-5-5-5-5------------5---5-5-|
D|-----------14--1414141414-14----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------9---9-9-9-9-12-9------------5---5-5-5-5-3-5------------5---5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-3---------------|
B|-6-6---------------|
G|-5-5--------------o|
D|------------------o|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
| |
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|------------------o|
D|------------------o|
A|-5-5-------7---5---|
E|-----7-5-5-------5-|
Guitar 2 only plays during the pre-chorus ("Shout!") and when there are no vocals.
Chorus (chords)
Guitar 1:
G 320033
Em7 022030
Bm/E x24430
A x02220
Guitar 2:
G5 3554xx
E5 022xxx
B5 x244xx
A5 5776xx
The fill that Guitar 1 plays after the A is:
e|-------------|
B|-2b3r2p0-----|
G|---------2p0-|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Play everything four times, then:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5---5-5---6---6-6-6---6-6---7---7-7-7---7-7---8---8-8-8---8------|
A|-5---5-5-5---5-5---7---7-7-7---7-7---7---7-7-7---7-7---9---9-9-9---9------|
E|-3---3-3-3---3-3p0-4---4-4-4---4-4p0-5---5-5-5---5-5p0-6---6-6-6---6/\----|
Post-chorus (play over verse before vocals):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------13-----------------------|
G|-------------9-10~--12-14~----------------9-10~-----14~-------------------|
D|-9~--11-12~-------------------9~--11-12~---------10-----------------------|
A|-------------7-8~---10-12~----------------7-8~------12~-------------------|
E|-7~--9--10~-------------------7~--9--10~----------------------------------|
Pre-solo (play four times):
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------------7~----9-|
D|-9---7---9---7~----9-|
A|-9---7---9---5~----7-|
E|-7---5---7-----------|
This is the guitar under the solo, play it twice before the solo starts:
e|---------------------x-x-x-x----------------------|
B|---------------------x-x-x-x----------------------|
G|-------------7~----9-x-x-x-x----------------------|
D|-9---7---9---7~----9-x-x-x-x-5-----5--7---2--2----|
A|-9---7---9---5~----7-x-x-x-x-5-----5--7---2--2----|
E|-7---5---7-----------x-x-x-x-3--p0-3--5---0--0----|
Solo (the first part is all natural harmonics):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------3~---|
E|-4~--4~--3~----------4~--4~--3~--4~--4~--4~--4~--3~----------4~--4~-------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play the * harmonics in the middle of the fret, not the end.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9b10-10p7h10p7---10p7h10p7---10p7h10p7---10h12p10h12p10------------------|
G|---------------9p7---------9p7---------9p7--------------11p9h11p9---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------12p9h12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-p9\7/9h12p9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------12p9h12p9\7h9p7\5h7p5-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7~-tp------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------12----tp--------|
B|----------------------------15b17r15p12h15p12h15b17~------15b17-tp--------|
G|-12b13r12p9h12p9-7~-9~----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I did the solo by ear so it probably isn't 100% correct but it sounds good enough.
End with a chorus, re-intro and half of a verse.
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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