Transcribed by: Gavin
Email: freak_of_nature1579@yahoo.com
Artist: Foo Fighters
Song Title: Aurora
Released: October 1999
Album- There is Nothing Left to Lose
Tabbed: 9-12-99
This is probably my favourite song of the 'There is Nothing Left to Lose' album
I am always willing to listen to suggestions about this tab.
Intro/verse (riff 1) Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------7---9-----------------------------------------
D|--7-6--7-9-------9--11-12--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
* the verse centres around the notes played from these two chords
so if you are not happy with what I have done you can try and
work it out yourself
e|---7--------7---------------------------------------------
B|--10--------9---------------------------------------------
G|---9--------9---------------------------------------------
D|---7--------7---------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
verse 1- Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays riff 1)
e|---7-----------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10-----------------------------10--10--9-------9--
G|---9--------------------------------------------9--------
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
If you believe there's something else
e|---7-----------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10-----------------------------10-10---9-----10----
G|---9--------------------------------------------9------9-
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
To relieve your emptiness
e|---7------------------------------------------------7-----------
B|--10--10-----------------------------10-10---9---------10-----10
G|---9--------------------------------------------9----------9----
D|---7------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
And you dream about yourself and you bleed and breathe the air
e|---7-----------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10------------------------10---10---10---10--------
G|---9-------------------------------9----9----9----9------
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
And its on and on and on and on
e|---7----------------------------7------------------------
B|--10--10-----9---9------10---------10--------------------
G|---9-----------9---9--------9-----------9----------------
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
I just kinda died for you You just kinda stared at me
e|---7-----------------------------------------------------
B|--10-------------------------10----10----10----10----10--
G|---9----------------------------9-----9-----9-----9-----9
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
We will always have the chance We can do this one more time
at the same time guitar 3 downward strums this as you lead into the chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|---9------------------------------------------------------
D|---7------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Chorus (riff 2) 2X
e|--0--0--000-4--4--444-----0------|------------------------
B|--0--0--000-0--0--000-0-0-0------|------------------------
G|--9--9--999-6--6--666-4-4-2------|--4--------2------------
D|--9--9--999-6--6--666-4-4-2------|--4--------2------------
A|---------------------------------|--2--------0------------
E|---------------------------------|------------------------
Hell___yeah, I remember Aurora All this time
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|--7-77-9-99-11-1111-14141414-----------------------------
D|--7-77-9-99-11-1111-14141414-----------------------------
A|--5-55-7-77--9--9-9-12121212-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
-First part of riff 2 again-
Hell yeah I remember aurora
riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-7--77777------------------------------------------------
D|-7--77777-7--77777---------------------------------------
A|-5--55555-7--77777---------------------------------------
E|----------5--55555---------------------------------------
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
and the stars will all come out
guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|--3--3--5--55--7-----------------------------------------
A|--3--3--5--55--7-----------------------------------------
E|--1--1--3--33--5-----------------------------------------
Then we will turn and come back down
Turn and and come back down
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/foo_fighters/aurora_tab_ver_2.html ]
guitar 2 at same time
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------6---------------------------------------
D|-----3----5----7---7-------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|--1-----3-----5------------------------------------------
Verse 2 Guitar 2 plays riff 1
Guitar1
e|---7-----------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10------------------------------10---9---9---------
G|---9----------------------------------------------9------
D|---7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
You believe there's somewhere else
e|---7------------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10--------------------------------------------------
G|---9------------------------------------------------------
D|---7------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Where its easier than this
e|---7------------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10----------------------------------10---9----------
G|---9-----------------------------------------------9------
D|---7------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
And you see outside yourself and you buy the hole you'll fill
e|---7------------------------------------------------------
B|--10--10--------------------------------------------------
G|---9---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------
D|---7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
but still its on and on and on and on
Chorus riff 2 & 3
Bridge 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|----------2--22-2-22-2-222222-1--11-1-11-1---------------
D|----------4--44-4-44-4-444444-2--22-2-22-2---------------
A|--444420--4--44-4-44-4-444444-2--22-2-22-2------444420---
E|------------------------------0--00-0-00-0---------------
On and on and on aurora wait for everyone
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|-3333---5---7--------------------------------------------
A|-3333---5---7--------------------------------------------
E|-1111---3---5--------------------------------------------
Wait till the last one's done
riff 3 -Take me now We can spin the sun around
and the stars will all come out
Then we will turn and come back down
Turn and and come back down
Turn and and come back down
Turn and and come back down
Lead up to Outro Guitar 2 plays riff one
Guitar 1 plays
e|------------7--------------------------------------------
B|--------10-----10---10-----------------------------------
G|---9--------------9--------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
On and on and on and on.......
Guitar 3 lightly strums this chord at first then
gradually harder as the beat picks up
e|--7------------------------------------------------------
B|-10------------------------------------------------------
G|--9------------------------------------------------------
D|--7------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
Outro
With Distortion 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|--1414141414141414/131313/1111/99----1616161616161616/---
D|--1414141414141414/131313/1111/99----1616161616161616/---
A|--1212121212121212/111111/-9-9/77----1414141414141414/---
E|---------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-1818181818181818----------------------------------------
D|-1818181818181818----------------------------------------
A|-1616161616161616----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
Then guitar 2 plays riff 1 right through
Guitar 1 plays this chord with rhythm something like this
e|-0-0--0--0-0--0-------------------------------------------
B|-0-0--0--0-0--0-------------------------------------------
G|-2-2--2--2-2--2-------------------------------------------
D|-2-2--2--2-2--2-------------------------------------------
A|-0-0--0--0-0--0-------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Solo- Guitar 3
e|------7------------------------------------7-------------
B|-10-------9---10---7---9-------7---9--10------9---10---12
G|---------------------------9-----------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---14---12---10---12---10---7---10-----------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
Then finish with 4X
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------6-7--9----------------------------------------
D|--7-6--7-9--------9--11-12-------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
