Back And Forth Chords & Tabs
Back & Forth
Foo Fighters
Wasting Light
Tabbed by ear, so it should be fairly accurate. Not 100% on the palm-muted verse,
but it sounds great when you play along with the song.
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A--3-4-4-5-5-6-6/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E--1-2-2-3-3-4-4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
PM...........
Verse
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-0-0---|
A--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
PM...........................................................
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
PM.............................................................
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-0-0---|
A--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
PM......................... ...............................
x2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------:
B-------------------------------------------------------------------:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------:
D----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------:
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-4-4-5-5-6-6/7-:
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1-2-2-3-3-4-4/5-:
PM............................. ............
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-0-0---|
A--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
PM......................... ...............................
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
PM..............................crescendo
Pre Chorus
"You got alot of nerve"
A-----------------------------------------|
E--5-5--4-4--3-3--4-4--5-5--4-4--3-3--4-4-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/foo_fighters/back_and_forth_tab.html ]
"Now show a little backbone"
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--|
Chorus
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E------------------------------------------|
(Right after the chorus)
A--3-4-4-5-5-6-7-|
E--1-2-2-3-3-4-5-|
Verse 2
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-0-0---|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
PM..................... .........................
e-------------------------------------------------------------------:
B-------------------------------------------------------------------:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------:
D----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------:
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-4-4-5-5-6-6/7-:
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1-2-2-3-3-4-4/5-:
PM......................... ...........
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-0-0---|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
PM..................... .........................
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
PM........................crescendo
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Solo Section
Guitar 1
e-------------------------------------------|
B--10----9----7----5----8----7----5----7----|
G--12b---11b--9b---7b---10b--9b---7b---9b---|
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12----13---15---17---7----9----10----6--7--7--8---8---9----|
G--14b---15b--17b--19b--9b---11b--12b---8b-9b-9b-10b-10b-11b--|
e-------------------------------------------|
B--10----9----7----5----8----7----5----7----|
G--12b---11b--9b---7b---10b--9b---7b---9b---|
e-------------------------------------------|
B--12----13---15---17---7----9----10----12--|
G--14b---15b--17b--19b--9b---11b--12b---14b-|
Guitar 2 (comes in after 16 measures)
e--9-----7----5----4----12----10---9----7----|
B--12b---10b--8b---7b---15b---13b--12b--10b--|
G--------------------------------------------|
e--12----14---15---15----5----7----9----10------|
B--15b---17b--18b--18b---8b---10b--12b--13b-----|
G-----------------------------------------------|
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus
A--3-4-4-5-5-6-7-|
E--1-2-2-3-3-4-5-|