Song: “In the Clear”
Artist: Foo Fighters
Album: Sonic Highways (2014)
Tabbed by: Chris on 11/11/14
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
*This is my first tab but I think it’s pretty spot on. Feel free to comment*
[Intro]
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B|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|
G|-------------7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-4---|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G
“There are days I might not make it…”
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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G
“There are days I might start break-in’…”
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Em D/F# G Em D/F# G
“When the rain starts comin’ down as heavy as the air…”
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-101010101010101010|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-101010101010101010|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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Em D/F# G Am B C
“You can find me dancin’ with the spirits in the square, godd*mn, I-
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G
-swear…”
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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G
“There are times I feel like givin’ in…”
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G
“There are times I begin to begin again…”
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Em D/F# G Em D/F# G
“Look outside the world keeps spinnin’ like a paddlewheel…”
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-101010101010101010|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-101010101010101010|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Em D/F# G Am B C
“Rollin for the broken-hearted waitin’ on a meal…”
[Chorus]
e|-------------0--------3-33-3333-|-----0-------3-33-3333-|
B|-------------3--------3-33-3333-|-----3-------3-33-3333-|
G|-------------0--------0-00-0000-|-----0-------0-00-0000-|
D|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-0-00-0000-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-0-00-0000-|
A|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-2-22-2222-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-2-22-2222-|
E|---------x-x-0--x-2-x-3-33-3333-|-x-x-0—x-2-x-3-33-3333-|
Em F# G Em D/F# G
“You know I’m not in the clear, you are not in the clear. Don’t you go…
e|--0-0-0-0-0-00-0000---|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-11-1111---|
G|--2-2-2-0-0-00-0000---|
D|--2-2-2-0-2-22-2222---|
A|--0-0-0-2-3-33-3333---|
E|----------------------|
Am C/B C
…count me out now, dear…”
e|-------------0--------3-33-3333-|-----0-------3-33-3333-|
B|-------------3--------3-33-3333-|-----3-------3-33-3333-|
G|-------------0--------0-00-0000-|-----0-------0-00-0000-|
D|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-0-00-0000-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-0-00-0000-|
A|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-2-22-2222-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-2-22-2222-|
E|---------x-x-0--x-2-x-3-33-3333-|-x-x-0—x-2-x-3-33-3333-|
Em F# G Em D/F# G
“You know I’m not in the clear, you are not in the clear. Don’t you go…
e|--0-0-0-0-0-00-0000---|---------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-11-1111---|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|
G|--2-2-2-0-0-00-0000---|-------------7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-4---|
D|--2-2-2-0-2-22-2222---|-------------------------------7-|
A|--0-0-0-2-3-33-3333---|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------|
Am C/B C
…count me out now, dear…In the clear…”
[Verse 2]
In this verse there’s a little lead in bars 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8:
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B|-----------------x8x8/-----------|
G|-----------------x7x7/-----------|
D|---------------------------------|
____________________________________________________________________
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G
“There are places I don’t remember…”
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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G
“There are faces I don’t remember…”
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Em D/F# G Em D/F# G
“How could I forget you painted stars into the sky…”
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-101010101010101010|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-101010101010101010|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Em D/F# G Am B C
“Comin’ like a Rebirth marchin’ in a second line…”
[Chorus 2]
e|-------------0--------3-33-3333-|-----0-------3-33-3333-|
B|-------------3--------3-33-3333-|-----3-------3-33-3333-|
G|-------------0--------0-00-0000-|-----0-------0-00-0000-|
D|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-0-00-0000-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-0-00-0000-|
A|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-2-22-2222-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-2-22-2222-|
E|---------x-x-0--x-2-x-3-33-3333-|-x-x-0—x-2-x-3-33-3333-|
Em F# G Em D/F# G
“You know I’m not in the clear, you are not in the clear. Don’t you go…
e|--0-0-0-0-0-00-0000---|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-11-1111---|
G|--2-2-2-0-0-00-0000---|
D|--2-2-2-0-2-22-2222---|
A|--0-0-0-2-3-33-3333---|
E|----------------------|
Am C/B C
…count me out now, dear…”
e|-------------0--------3-33-3333-|-----0-------3-33-3333-|
B|-------------3--------3-33-3333-|-----3-------3-33-3333-|
G|-------------0--------0-00-0000-|-----0-------0-00-0000-|
D|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-0-00-0000-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-0-00-0000-|
A|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-2-22-2222-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-2-22-2222-|
E|---------x-x-0--x-2-x-3-33-3333-|-x-x-0—x-2-x-3-33-3333-|
Em F# G Em D/F# G
“You know I’m not in the clear, you are not in the clear. Don’t you go…
e|--0-0-0-------00-0000--|
B|--1-1-1-------11-1111--|
G|--2-2-2-------00-0000--|
D|--2-2-2-------22-2222--|
A|--0-0-0-1-2-3-33-3333--|
E|-----------------------|
Am C/B C
…count me out now, dear…In the clear…”
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|
G|-------------7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-4---|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|
G|-------------7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-4---|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
“And if I should drown…”
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-7-7-7---------------------|------------10-------------------|
G|-------------7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-4---|----6---9------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------12\\\--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------///12-------|
“May this be the sound… …to wash me out…”
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--8--7--8/10--10/12--12-12-12----|--8--7---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------7--7-7--7-7-7------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--8--7--8/10--10/12--12-12-12----|--8--7---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------7--7-7--7-7-7------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------12\\\-|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------///12------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------17-17-17-17-17|
B|--8--7--8/10--10/12--12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-17-17-17---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
e|-------------0--------3-33-3333-|-----0-------3-33-3333-|
B|-------------3--------3-33-3333-|-----3-------3-33-3333-|
G|-------------0--------0-00-0000-|-----0-------0-00-0000-|
D|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-0-00-0000-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-0-00-0000-|
A|---------x-x-2--x-0-x-2-22-2222-|-x-x-2-x-0-x-2-22-2222-|
E|---------x-x-0--x-2-x-3-33-3333-|-x-x-0—x-2-x-3-33-3333-|
Em F# G Em D/F# G
“You know I’m not in the clear, you are not in the clear. Don’t you go…
e|--0-0-0-0-0--0-0------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1--1-1------|
G|--2-2-2-0-0--0-0------|
D|--2-2-2-0-2--2-2------|
A|--0-0-0-2-3--3-3------|
E|----------------------|
Am C/B C
…count me out now, dear…”
e|------------0--------3-33-3333-|--------0-------3-33-3333-|
B|------------3--------3-33-3333-|--------3-------3-33-3333-|
G|------------0--------0-00-0000-|--------0-------0-00-0000-|
D|------------2--x-0-x-0-00-0000-|--------2-x-0-x-0-00-0000-|
A|---2-5-5-5--2--x-0-x-2-22-2222-|-7-5-7--2-x-0-x-2-22-2222-|
E|------------0--x-2-x-3-33-3333-|--------0—x-2-x-3-33-3333-|
Em F# G Em D/F# G
“You know I’m not in the clear, you are not in the clear. Don’t you go…
e|--0-0-0-0-0-00-0000---|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-11-1111---|
G|--2-2-2-0-0-00-0000---|
D|--2-2-2-0-2-22-2222---|
A|--0-0-0-2-3-33-3333---|
E|----------------------|
Am C/B C
…count me out now, dear…In the clear…”
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--8--7--8/10--10/12--12-12-12----|--8--7---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------7--7-7--7-7-7------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------12\\\-|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------///12------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--8--7--8/10--10/12--12-12-12----|--8--7---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------7--7-7--7-7-7------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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