Back And Forth Chords & Tabs
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Back & Forth - Foo Fighters
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Tabbed by: Jimbompaleen
Email: poo_face_63@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Guitar 1: Dave Grohl
Guitar 2: Chris Shiflett
Another awesome Foo Fighter song. This one's sorta difficult
with a fairly big stretch in the verse but your mother and I
have faith in you.
Now some of you might disagree with Dave just playing a C in
the Chorus but in every video I've seen them play, that's what
he does. You can play an F if you want, It's up to you really
Intro
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-5-------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-3-4-2-3-5-6-7-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-1-2-----3-4-5-------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-5-------7-----------------------------|
A|-3-4-2-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------|
E|-1-2-----3-4-5-------------------------------|
Verse 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 1 and 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-------4-5--------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-2-3-5-6-7--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------1-2-----3-4-5--|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse 2
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------4-5--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-2-3-5-6-7--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------1-2-----3-4-5--|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-------4-5--------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-2-3-5-6-7--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------1-2-----3-4-5--|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pre-Chorus
Both Guitars
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x------x------x------x------x------x------x------x-----|
A|-x------x------x------x------x------x------x------x-----|
E|-x-5-5--x-4-4--x-3-3--x-4-4--x-5-5--x-4-4--x-3-3--x-4-4-|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/foo_fighters/back_and_forth_tab_ver_3.html ]
Chorus x2
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
A|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|-10101010101010101313131313131313-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-1111111111111111-|
E|-10101010101010101313131313131313-|
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|---------------------------------|
Both Guitars
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----4-5-------|
A|-3-4-2-3-5-6-7-|
E|-1-2-----3-4-5-|
Verse 3
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------4-5--------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-2-3-5-6-7--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------1-2-----3-4-5--|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-------4-5--------|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-2-3-5-6-7--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------1-2-----3-4-5--|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Both Guitars
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----4-5-------|
A|-3-4-2-3-5-6-7-|
E|-1-2-----3-4-5-|
Solo
(All bends are up a whole step)
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------9-------7----5-------8-------7-------5----7-----|
G|-12b-----11b-----9b---7b------10b-----9b------7b---9b----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------13------15---17------7-------8-------10---7---8---10---|
G|-14b-----15b-----17b--19b-----9b------10b-----12b--9b--10b-12b--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Second time through, don't play the last 3 bends)
Guitar 1 plays first part of Verse riff then comes in with
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14------12------10---10------17------15------13---15----|
G|-16b-----14b-----12b--12b-----19b-----17b-----15b--15b---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12------15---15------------------------------|
B|-15------15b-----18b--18b-----10------12------15~-----|
G|-17b--------------------------12b-----14b-----17b~----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Extended Pre-Chorus
Chorus x3
On the third time through, Guitar 2 plays this
e|-----------------131313131315131315151515151515151313131313151313-|
B|-1313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313-|
G|-1212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Vv Slowly bend up vV
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-151515151515151518b18b18b18b18b18b18b18b----------|
G|-141414141414141417b17b17b17b17b17b17b17b----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
End with
Both Guitars
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----4-5-------|
A|-3-4-2-3-5-6-7-|
E|-1-2-----3-4-5-|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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