INTRO: ... put some 'wah' on and just slowly play something like this and let all ring out ... or just make some noise^^ ... e-0--------------------------------------------------| B-0--------------------------------------------------| G-x---------0--2--3--0-------0--2--3--0--------------| D-2--------------------------------------------------| A-2--------------------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------------------------------| Then without 'wah' the MAIN RIFF (distorted): e-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G------0--2--0-2-3-0----------------------------------| D-2----0--2-------------------------------------------| A-2----x--0-------------------------------------------| E-0----3B---------------------------------------------| Listen to the song for the rhythm and play it dirty, sloppy and with passion! It's rock'n'roll, guys! Main riff- Variations: e-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G------0--2-------------------------------------------| D-2----0--2-------------------------------------------| A-2----x--0--5h7-7-5----------------------------------| E-0----3B---------------------------------------------| Grohl is playing something like the melody when Shifflett is doing the Background vocal thing. Not sure aBout this though: e-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-12---11----9----7--------(0-2-3-0)------------------| D--x----x----x----x-----------------------------------| A-10----9----7----5-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| Later in the song this is also played once within a main riff section: e-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-------------10/12-12\----------------12/14-14\------| D-2----8--10--10/12-12\----2----10-12--12/14-14\------| A-2----8--10--8-/10-10\----2----10-12--10/12-12\------| E-0----6--8----------------0----8--10-----------------| _____________________________________________________________________ VERSE: The verse is just the main riff played clean, or what I like to play: e-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G------0--2----0-2-2-0--------------------------------| D-2----0--2----0-2-2-0--------------------------------| A-2----x--0----x-0-0-x--------------------------------| E-0----3B------3-----3--------------------------------| Sometimes a distorted guitar will play some chord or Bits of the riff simultaniously. Quite randomly though. _____________________________________________________________________ PRE-CHORUS: |still the verse| DISTORTION! e----------------|-------------------------------------| B----------------|-------------------------------------| G------0--2------|--7-9-9-9----------------------------| D-2----0--2------|--7-9-9-9----------------------------| A-2----x--0------|--5-7-7-7----------------------------| E-0----3---------|-------------------------------------| Just downstrokes: "Miss the misery ..." e------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E------------------------------------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-12-12-12/14--| D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x---| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--10-10-10/12--| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| This is also played once in a different rhythm ... listen to the song, it's not too hard to figure out. like this: e------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------| D-5-5-5--5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-4-4-4-4--| A-3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2--| E------------------------------------------| |dont let| |these downs ring out| Hope that helps. _____________________________________________________________________ CHORUS: "Don't save(?) your mind ..." e---------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0------------------| B-----------------3--3-3--3--3-3--0--0-0--0--0-0------------------| G-5--5-5--5--5-5--2--2-2--2--2-2--x--x-x--x--x-x--4--4-4--4--4-4--| D-5--5-5--5--5-5--0--0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--4--4-4--4--4-4--| A-3--3-3--3--3-3------------------2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--| E---------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0------------------| e--3--3-3--3--3-3------------------| B--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3---| G--0--0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2-2---| D--x--x-x--x--x-x--0--0-0--0-0-0---| A--3--3-3--3--3-3------------------| E----------------------------------| _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD GUITAR: This is played over the last prechorus and the last chorus. e-12----12----12-----12-----14----14----14----14------| B----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12----12---| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| e-12----12----12-----12-----11----11----11----11------| B----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12----12---| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| e-12----12----12-----12-----14----14----14----14------| B----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12----12---| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| Before going Back to the main riff I tend to play the last Bit just like: e-12----12----12-----12-----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---| B----12----12----12-----12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------|

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