Foo Fighters - 'Back & Forth'
From 'Wasting Light'
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand, thanks to epiphoneconnal as well
Intro - Heavy Guitar 1
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D------4/5-----7--|
A--4/5-2/3-6/7-5--|
E--2/3-2/3-4/5-5--|
(0:02) Verse Riff 1 - Guitar 2, W/ Palm Mutes, played 2x
A5*
E------------------|------------------| Guitar 1 plays A5
B------------------|------------------| here and as vocals start
G------------------|------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E------------------|------------------|
A5*
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2----|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|
E------------------|------------------|
"Once upon a time I was somebody else"
Verse Riff 2 (0:08) - Guitar 2 (Palm mutes)
e------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D--5-5-5-5-4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-|
E----------------0-|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
"In another life, I saw myself Way back then, back when I was you"
e------------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|
G------------------|-----------------|
D--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E------------------|-----------------|
Uptempo Verse:
e------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D--7---7-7-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-|-5---5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---|
A--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
A5 C5 C5 G5
1. "Somewhere down the line I started to slip Years gone by, biting my lip"
2. ""Now your on your own, one for the pages Over the hill and through the ages"
3. "Out beneath the cracks & coming in waves Rolling like an earthquake under the pavement
e------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
G------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
D------------------|/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-|-7- play Intro
A--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|/5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|---
G5 G5 D5 D5 D5
1. "All the while, all this time I knew"
2. "Does my heaven burn like hell on you?"
3. "Heavy now, tell me Mr.Truth You got a lot of"
Pre Chorus
play this 2x
e------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------0-------0---|-----0-------0----|
D------0-------0---|-----0-------0----|
A------------------|------------------|
E--5~----4-4~----3-|-3~----4-4~----5--|
"Nerve"
ending
e------------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|
G------------------|-----------------|
D--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"Now show a little backbone why don't you"
Chorus - pt 1
play 2x
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------|
1. "I'm lookin' for some back and forth with you"
2. "Are you feeling the same as I do"
ending
e--------------------------|-------------------------|
B--------------------------|-------------------------|
G--------------------------|-------------------------|
D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|
1. "now and now and then?"
2. "Down and out"
Repeat Chorus
End with Intro Chords
Verse 2 - Play Uptempo Verse
Lyrics:
"Holding my breath I waited & waited
How'd the simple life get so complicated?
Shoes to fill, secrets to spill down you"
"Deer in the headlights, spoke in the wheel
You want pretend I need for real
I'm taking it back, all my IOU's"
Verse Ending - let off palm mutes, get louder
e------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E------------------|------------------|
"You got a lot of nerve"
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Solo Section - With Verse Guitar part added (guitar 2)
Guitar 1 - pick each note multiple times if shown
4x 3x 3x 4x 3x 3x 3x
e--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
B--10----9-----|-7----5----|-8-----7----|-5----7----|
G--12b---11b---|-9b---7b---|-10b---9b---|-7b---9b---|
D--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
A--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
E--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
4x 4x 4x 4x 3x 3x 2x 2x
e--7-----8-----|-10----12----|---------------|---------------|
B--10b---11b---|-13b---15b---|-7-----8---10--|-7----8---9----|
G--------------|-------------|-9b----10b-12b-|-9b---10b-11b--|
D--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
A--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
E--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Solo pt 2:
Guitar 1
4x 3x 3x 4x 3x 3x 3x
e|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
B|--10----9-----|-7----5----|-8-----7----|-5----7----|
G|--12b---11b---|-9b---7b---|-10b---9b---|-7b---9b---|
D|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
A|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
E|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|
|Guitar 3 comes in (same rhythm as above part)
e|--9-----7-----|-5----5----|-12----10---|-8----10---|
B|--12b---10b---|-8b---8b---|-15b---13b--|-11b--13b--|
G|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
D|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
A|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
E|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
Guitar 1
4x 4x 4x 4x 3x
e|--7-----8-----|-10----12----|---------------|---------------|
B|--10b---11b---|-13b---15b---|-7-----8-------|-10--10--10~~--|
G|--------------|-------------|-9b----10b-----|-12b-12b-12b~--|
D|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
E|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| Guitar 3
e|--12----13----|-15----15----|---------------|-10--10--10~~--|
B|--15b---16b---|-18b---18b---|-10-----12-----|-13b-13b-13b~--|
G|--------------|-------------|-12b----14b----|---------------|
D|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
E|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus (3x through this time)
Key -
b bend
~ vibrato
/ slide
