Foo Fighters - Overdrive Chords & Tabs

 

Overdrive Chords & Tabs

Foo Fighters Chords & Tabs

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Overdrive Chords

   
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                       Foo Fighters - Overdrive
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Tabbed by: Alex Murdoch

Its a bit long but its complete.
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.legend:                                                                    .
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.I dont have any effects pedals so i just guessed anyway (i just used amp   .
.distortion), anyway enjoy.                                                 .
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.Tunning Standard                                                           .
.Chords                                                                     .
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.|Verse chords  | Intro/chorus (power) chords  |                            .
.|              |                              |                            .
.|  D  Am G  C  |  D  E  F#" G   A  B  F#'  C  |                            .
.|              |                     (low)    |                            .
.E|-2--0--3--0--|------------------------------|                            .
.B|-3--1--0--1--|------------------------------|                            .
.G|-2--2--0--0--|--7--9--11--12-------------5--|                            .
.D|-0--2--0--2--|--x--x--x---x---7--9--4----x--|                            .
.A|-x--0--2--3--|--5--7--9---10--x--x--x----3--|                            .
.E|-x--0--3--0--|----------------5--7--2-------|                            .
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.     x        -mute                                                        .
.     /        -slide                                                       .
.     ~~~~~~   -hold+effects(end chord only, listen to song)                .
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Intro  (Distortion and/or phaser)

    
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11/9/7-------7---/9----------------------------------------|
D|--x--x-x-9/7/9-x-9--x----------------------------------------|
A|--9 /7/5-x-x-x-5-x-/7----------------------------------------|
E|---------7/5/7---7-------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11/9/7-------7----/5---------------------------------------|
D|--x--x-x-9/7/9-x-9---x---------------------------------------|
A|--9 /7/5-x-x-x-5-x--/3---------------------------------------|
E|---------7/5/7---7-------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11/9/7-------7---/9--------7777777/999999/111111111111/121212121212-|
D|--x--x-x-9/7/9-x-9--x--------xxxxxxx xxxxxx x x x x x x  x x x x x x -|
A|--9 /7/5-x-x-x-5-x-/7--------5555555/777777/9 9 9 9 9 9 /101010101010-|
E|---------7/5/7---7----------------------------------------------------|



Verse 1/2 (Clean)

D                             Am
coming down I'm coming round, this time I think I'm waking up
D                              Am
give me loud to drown it out, before the world starts breaking up 
G                 D     G              D
you change and then,    you change again 
G              D                 C
turning like a wheel inside your head 


[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/foo_fighters/overdrive_crd.html ]
G                                          D   
yours and mine and left and right there's still two sides to everyone
G                              D
you and I get on with life and pray we'll find a better one 
G                 D     G              D
you change and then,    you change again 
G              D                 C
turning like a wheel inside your head 





1st Chorus (power chords)(Distortion and/or phaser)


D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death

         D   /E /F# /G           F#/E/D B/A/B D B     
same as: (End of intro)   (Start of intro) 
         two strangers    on the mend

/E                                          F#/E/D B/A/B D B 
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
/C
Overdrive,        we're going life or death




Verse 3 (Clean)

D                            Am
hurry now we're getting out, this time there's nothing stopping us
D                              Am
leave behind this vacant town, tonight and let it turn to rust
G                 D     G              D
you change and then,    you change again 
G              D                 C
turning like a wheel inside your head 



2nd Chorus (power chords)(Distortion and/or phaser)

D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death

         D   /E /F# /G       D   /E /F# /G         D
same as: (End of intro)
         two strangers,  no relation,   on the mend


(solo bit)
you change and then,    you change again 
turning like a wheel inside your head 


Verse 1 repeat Clean

D                             Am
coming down I'm coming round, this time I think I'm waking up
D                              Am
give me loud to drown it out, before the world starts breaking up 
G                 D     G              D
you change and then,    you change again 
G              D                 C
turning like a wheel inside your head 




3rd Chorus (power chords)(Distortion and/or phaser)


D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
D                                     E
Overdrive,        we're going life or death

         D   /E /F# /G            F#/E/D B/A/B D B     
same as: (End of intro)   (Start of intro) 
         two strangers    on the mend
                                ((Overdrive,        we're going life or death))


/E                                          F#/E/D           B/A/B D B
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
                                         ((Overdrive,        we're going life or death))

/C                                          F#/E/D           B/A/B  D  B
Overdrive,        we're going life or death
                                         ((Overdrive,        we're going life or death)) 


/E       D   /E /F# /G       D   /E /F# /G         
         (End of intro)
         two strangers,  no relation,   

         A"/G/F#/E          A"/B"/C"/B"            D~~~~~~
same as: (End of intro)
         two strangers,  no relation,   on the mend.


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.nb: last line is outro. (chord)" are power chords above the G used.
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Thats it! Enjoy! Alex.
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