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Have a Cigar

Foo Fighters
Tab
★4.1(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Foo Fighters - Have A Cigar (Pink Floyd Cover)

(Normal Tuning)

Tabber-jcb

e:------------|----------------------------------------------|
B:------------|----------------------------------------------|
G:--X-X-X-X-\-|----------------------------------------------|
D:--X-X-X-X-\-|---2--------2-2---2-------2--------2-2---2----|
A:--X-X-X-X-\-|---2--------2-2---2-------2--------2-2---2----|
E:--X-X-X-7-\-|-0---0-3--0-----3---3~--0---0-3--0-----3---3~-|

First guitar plays this riff throughout the intro

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---2---------2---2-----2---------2---------2--2-----2----|
A:---2---------2---2-----2---------2---------2--2-----2----|
E:-0---0-3--0---------3----3~---0-----0--3-0-------3----3~-|

| |

| Second guitar enters |

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------2--0-------------------------7b(9)-~~----------|
A:----------------2--1--0----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------3-------------------------------|

Keyboard plays along with this

Em F# G C C G F# Em

e:---------------------------------------------12-12--12-\-|
B:---------------------------------------------12-12--12---|
G:--0----2----3----5------5----3----2----0-----------------|
D:--2----4----5----5------5----5----4----2-----------------|
A:--2----4----5----3------3----5----4----2-----------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

Em F# G C D

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0----2----3---5-------7--------------------------------|
D:--2----4----5---5-------7-----5---4--2--0----------0-1-2-|
A:--2----4----5---3-------5------------------3---2-3-------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|
e:--12b(14)~~----------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:---------------------------|
E:---------------------------|

- Verse:

The rythm guitar for the verse uses the same riff from

the intro with double barre chords strummings in the middle:

(main riff)

Come in here dear boy have a cigar you're gonna go far

You're gonna fly high

C D

You're never gonna die, you're gonna make it if you try

(main riff)

They're gonna love you.

- Chorus:

And did we tell you the name of the game, boy,

C D E C

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------5-----------7------------9-----5-------------|
D:------------5-----------7------------9-----5-------------|
A:------------3-----------5------------7-----3-------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

We call it riding the gravy train. Yeah...

D G C G

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------7------------------------5-------------------|
D:------------7-----------5------------5------5------------|
A:------------5-----------5------------3------5------------|
E:------------------------3-------------------3------------|

G F# F Em

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------0---------------------------------------|
D:--5--4----4--3---2---------------------------------------|
A:--5--4----4--3---2---------------------------------------|
E:--3--2----2--1---0---------------------------------------|

- Lead Fills:

The following are fills played on the second guitar

with the words shown as markers for where they come in:

after "...you're gonna go far"

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------7b(9)====(9)b(8)b(9)------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...they're gonna love you"

e:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
B:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|

D:------------------------------------------grad.----------|

A:------------------------------------------release--------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...I mean that most sincerely"

e:--------------------------------------10-/-12---10~------|
B:--------------------------------------10-/-12---10~------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...which one's Pink?"

e:---------------------------------10b(12)==12~~-----------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

before "We're just..."

e:--12h10------10b(12)-------------------------------------|
B:---------12----------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "We're just knocked out"

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------(9)b7--\-5-------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...hot about the sound"

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------7b(9)=(9)b7-\-5---7------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...we can hardly count"

e:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
B:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|

D:------------------------------------------grad.----------|

A:------------------------------------------release--------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...else is just green"

e:---------------------------------10-/-12---10------------|
B:---------------------------------10-/-12---10------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "..together as a team"

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------(9)b7-\--5---------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

e:-10b(12)--10---------------------------------------------|
B:-------------10b(12)b10---8b(10)=(10)b8------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------12h15h12--15b(17)--17b(19)=(19)==(19)--15b(16)-|

B:-15b(17)-------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|
e:--15-15h12-----------------------------------------------|
B:------------15--15--15b(17)------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------14b(15)==(15)b14-\--7--9----|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

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