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The Colour and the Shape

Foo Fighters
Bass Tab
★4.6(8)

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

Song

Finally a whole album bass tab for the colour and the shape.

Foo Fighters - Doll (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--5---4------------------|--7----------7--7-----7--|
A|----------5--------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------3--3----3h4-|------5---8--------5-----|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--8----------8------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------8-7--|
E|--7---10---7--10--10--7--10--|------6---9-----6-9-------|
G|------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7---5-----------------|----------------------------|
A|----------7----------7--|--5-------------------------|
E|-------------5---8------|--------7--7-5-7-5-3--0--0--|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------7-------|
E|--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|--0---0-3-0-5-6-7-7-10-7---10-7--|
G|----------------------------|-----|
D|----------------7---7-5-----|-----|
A|--------5h7-------------7-6-|--5--|
E|--5---5-----5---------------|-----|

Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench (Bass)

(Drop D Tuning)

Intro/Verse

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-2---2-2-0-2-0-2-0----------------------------------------|

Chorus

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4h6--6--6--4----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2---4h6--------------------------------------------3---------|
D|-----------------------------4--2--2-2-2---4-2-2--4-2------------|

Bridge

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6------7--5--5-5-5-5----4-2-2-2-2---4-2-2-2-2-----------------|

Foo Fighters - Hey, Johnny Park! (Bass)

(Drop D Tuning)

Intro

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------5----------|
A|--2-2-2--0-0-0------------------------5-5---5h7-7-5h7---7--7-5---|
D|----------------2---2-2-2---2--4-5-5-----------------------------|

Verse

G|----------------------------------------------7-6-7--------------|
D|--------4--4---4-----7-7---7------5-5---5-----------7------------|
A|------2------2---2/5-----5---5--2-----2---2--5--------5----------|
D|--2p0------------------------------------------------------------|

Wish that i had another stab at the under cover

G|------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4---4------2--2--------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----2---2--0------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2--2--0h2p0h2--0h2p0h2-----2----2-4-----|

Was it a change in mind for you ?

Bridge

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2-2--4---------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-5---------5-------------------------|
D|--5-5--4-4--2-2--5-5--0-0----------------------------------------|

(2x)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7----5-4-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5------5--3--------------------------|
D|--5-5--4-4--2-2--5-5--0-0----------------------------------------|

Chorus

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3h5---------4--------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3------2-2-2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3h5---------4--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3------2-2-2---------------5-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Foo Fighters - My Poor Brain (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

Distortion Intro

Play these two notes until the verse kicks in (Around 30 times)

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----2----4------|
E|-----------------|

Sec 1

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| (x5)
A|--4-4-4-2-4-2-----2-----2--2-2-2-2---2-3--|
E|--------------0-4---0-4------------4------|

Sec 2

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------2-1----------------------------| (x2)
A|--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2-------4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-2-0--|

Sec 1

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| (x4)
A|--4-4-4-2-4-2-----2-----2--2-2-2-2---2-3--|
E|--------------0-4---0-4------------4------|

[A]

Sec 2

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------2-1----------------------------| (x2)
A|--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2-------4-4-4--2-2--2-2-2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-2-0--|

Sec 3

G|---------------------------------4-----4-----4--------4------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|------------------2-2-2-2-0-h2-2---4-4---4-4---4--4-4---4-4-2-3-4--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------|
G|------4-----4--------4------------|
D|----------------------------------| (2nd time x6 then Stop)
A|--4-4---4-4---4--4-4---4-4-2-3-4--|
E|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| (x6)
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-0-2-3-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Go Back to [A]

Foo Fighters - See You (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

First Chorus

g||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d||---------------------------------------------------5-6-7---------|
a||------------5-5-4-5-4-----------5-4-2-0------5h6h7---------------|
e||--5-5-3-5-5-----------5-5-3-5-5----------4-4-------------5-3-5-5-|
g||----------------------------------------------------||
d||-------3-2-------------2-4---------------------2-4--||
a||-------------------0-4-------3-2-------------4------||
e||-1-1-1-----0-3-3-4---------1-----1-0-3-3-4-5--------||

Verse

g||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
d||--3---------2-0---------2---|-----------------------2---|----------------------||
a||----3-0---------0---0-4-----|---3-2-------------0-4-----|---3-2-0--------------||
e||--------1-0-------3-------3-|-1-----1-0-3-x-3-4-------3-|-1-------1-0-3-x-3-4--||

Second Chorus

g||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d||-----------------------------------------------------------------------5-6-7---------|
a||------------5-5-4-5-4-----------5-5-4-5-4-----------5-4-2-0------5h6h7---------------|
e||--5-5-3-5-5-----------5-5-3-5-5-----------5-5-3-5-5----------4-4-------------5-3-5-5-|
g|-----------------------------------------------------||
d|-------3-2-2-----------2-4---------------------2-4---||
a|-------------------0-4-------3-2-------------4-------||
e|-1-1-1-------3-3-4---------1-----1-0-3-3-4-5---------||

Bridge

g||--------------------------------------------------------|
d||--------------------------------------------------------|
a||--------------------------------------------------------|
e||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
g|-----------------------------------------||
d|-----------------------------------------||
a|--------------------------------------0--||
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-------||

And for the rest of the song.....

You got all the riffs there!

Foo Fighters - Up In Arms (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

Verse 1 (Slow)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-----------------|

Chorus 1

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3---3-3---3-3-3-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|

Solo

Verse 2 (Fast)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-----------------|

Chorus 2

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3---3-3---3-3-3-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|

Verse (x2)

Chorus 2 (x2)

Then

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------3----3----3---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Foo Fighters - My Hero (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

G|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-------4-2-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------------------|--2--2------4-5--------------------|

play several times.... then right before lyrics start...

Chorus

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------4-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-|

"there goes my hero watch him as he goes... "

(above notes played an unspecified number of times..)

Bridge

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------4-----------4-----------------------------------------|
E|-0----0-------0----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

gradually louder.....

Foo Fighters - Enough Space (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

Main riff

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3h4p0----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----------3h5--5---5-0-(return to previous 3)----------------|

theres also a fill after the first time the distorted guitar comes

in and just before the lyrics start

G|-------2--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2h4-----4-2---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2-0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-----------------------------------------|

I was waiting for something...

Bridge

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-0-2-2---2/14\2--------------------------------------------|

after the bridge, the bass plays a different riff in the verse

which is harder and im not totally sure i have it tabbed right

its played quickly. listen to the song carefully

and you will hear it

G|--------------2-6-2---------------------------------------------|
D|---------2h4--------4-2-----------------------------------------|
A|-----2h4--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------------------------------------|

Foo Fighters - February Stars (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

bass rest for a while

(1)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2--0--2--2----2-0-2-4-5--------------|
A|--2--2-2--5--0---0---2--5---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

one day I'll have enough to give more

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--2----------2------2-2-----------------------------------|
A|-----------5-5-2-5------5---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

ill wait to hear your final call

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5---5----5---5----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

and bet it all

(2)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5--5--------------------4--4-4-2-4-5----------------------|
A|----5------5-----5----5-4-2-0--------------------------2--5-----|
E|--------------3-------------------------------------------------|

hangin on here until i'm gone

G|----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-0---5---------------2-5-4-2-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

right where i belong just hangin on

"even though" though "heals the soul" is theme (2)

Small riff

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-4-2--5-4-2-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

"you ask for walls" through "and fall" is theme (1)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---5------------------------------------------|
A|-------5------5--------5-- 5-5-4-2------------------------------|
E|-3-2-0----3-3------------3----------5------2--2--2-0-2-3--------|

february stars floating in the dark

G|----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|------------2-2-2-2-----5-5---5-4-2-----------------------------|
A|--------2-5---------5-------5-------5-5--5-5--------------------|
E|--3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|

temporary scars february stars

Foo Fighters - Everlong (Bass)

(Drop D Tuning)

Verse

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------5-5-5-5-5--------------|

hello ive waited here for you everlong

Chorus

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7----0-0-0--0-0-0-|

and i wonder

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|

when i sing a long with you

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2--2--2----2---2---2------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|

if everything could ever be this real forever

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------2---2-2----2-2--2----------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|

if everything could ever be this good again

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------2--2--2----2---2---2-------------------5--5--5---5--5--5-|
D|-0-0-0---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|

the only thing ill ever ask of you youve got to promise

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-----------------------|

not to stop when i say when

_____________________________

Foo Fighters - Everlong (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

Verse

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--5-------2------------------------2--|
E|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

In the A chord you play about 14 times each note.

Bridge

G|-------------------|
D|-----------4-------|
A|--4-5-7-------7-5--|
E|-------------------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|

Repeat this 2x and at the third time you play this.

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
E|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------3--|

You play the last 3 about 14 times

Foo Fighters - Walking after you (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

1st part

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---2-----6---6-----7---7-----8----8-----7-----7------|
A|--------------------------------------7-------6------2---2--|
E|--0-0---0----4---5-5---5---6-6-----6---5-5---5---0-0---0----|

2nd part

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

Foo Fighters - New Way Home (Bass)

(Normal Tuning)

Riff A (twice)

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000--|
E|---------------------------------------|

Riff B (once)

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--00000000-00000000----------------------|
E|----------------------22222222-22222222--|

Riff C (once)

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------55555555-33333333--|
E|--33333333-33333333----------------------|

Riff B (once)

Riff C (once)

Riff A (twice)

Riff B (once)

Riff C (once)

Riff B (once)

Riff C (once)

Riff D (once)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--00000000---------------55555555------------0-------------|
E|-------------11111111--------------33333333------1111-1/3--|

Riff E (once)

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--00000000---------------55555555------------0-------|
E|-------------11111111--------------33333333------11--|

Riff F (once)

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--0000---------------------|
E|-----------00000000--0000--|

Riff G (once)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000----------------------------------------------55--|
E|-----------00000000--0000--0000-00-22-22222222-2222-----|

Riff F (once)

Riff H (once)

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--0000------------------------------------------|
E|----------00000000--0000--22222222--33333333-3--|

Riff D (26 times)

Thats the whole album, e-mail me at suicidal_bambi_666@yahoo.com with correctons and such.

Have Fun, Bambi

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