Foo Fighters - Good Grief
From 'Foo Fighters' Debut Album
Drop-D Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
I did this tab since the others missed the 7th chords used in the main riffs. Its harder to
hear melodic differences like that, but playing the song like this sounds better.
Intro -
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G|--------------------|----------------------|-----8---------8---|----8----10p8---|<- no 10p
D|----8--6--8--6--6/8-|----8--6--8--6--6h8p6-|-8\10------8\10-10-|-8-----------8\-| on 2nd
A|-/8-----------------|-/8-------------------|-------------------|----------------| time
D|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (strum each chord as 16th notes as shown)
e|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G|--1-----------------|-1--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|--3---x16-----------|-3--x16---------------|-1---x16-----------|----------------|
A|--1-----------------|-4--------------------|-3-----------------|-6--x16---------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|-3-----------------|-6--------------|
Bb7 Db F7 Gb5
Verse 1 - Guitar 2 Intro Part is played by both guitars
Lyrics: "Since I'm putting down all the true things around but I like" it"
"I handed down the crown, given jewels and the answers of May"
"The thought of being ousted comes and goes, comes and goes"
"When I think about it, the wind blows"
Chorus- Heavy Distortion
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-6-------------1-----------|-3------------6-----------|-1------------3-----------|
A|-6-------------1-----------|-3------------6-----------|-1------------3-----------|
D|-6----------0--1-----------|-3------------6---------0-|-1------------3-----------|
"Hate it" ... etc
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/foo_fighters/good_grief_tab_ver_7.html ]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6-----------------------------|
A|-6-------------1p0-1p0-1p0-1p0-|
D|-6----------0--1p0-1p0-1p0-1p0-|
Verse 2 - Same as Verse 1
Lyrics: "Run me out of town, somewhere a move might intend a gown at"
"Pissed at all the bowels, always blues and delicate smile"
"Missed all of the sideways, gull and noun, gull and noun"
"Chills and petty band-aids, wrapped around"
Bridge:
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----1-----1------1-----1-2-2-2--|----1-----1------1-----1-2-2-2--|
D|-3-----3-----3------3----4-4-4--|-3-----3-----3------3----4-4-4--|
A|-1-----1-----1------1----2-2-2--|-1-----1-----1------1----2-2-2--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-3----------------------|-3---------------------|
A|-3--x16-----------------|-3--x16----------------|
D|-3----------------------|-3---------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----1-----1------1-----1-2-2-2--|----1-----1------1-----1-2-2-2--|
D|-3-----3-----3------3----4-4-4--|-3-----3-----3------3----4-4-4--|
A|-1-----1-----1------1----2-2-2--|-1-----1-----1------1----2-2-2--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
G|--------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
D|-3------------|-6------------1---------|-3----------|-6------------1---------|
A|-3--x16-------|-6--x8--------1--x8-----|-3--x16-----|-6--x8--------1--x8-----|
D|-3------------|-6---------0--1---------|-3----------|-6---------0--1---------|
Play Intro again
Play Verse 1 again with same Verse 1 lyrics
Play Chorus and end on:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-1~----------------|
D|-3~----------------|
A|-1~----------------|
D|-------------------|
