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From: ericbe@microsoft.com (Eric Berman)
Click here for the lyrics page for this song.
Foam is a fairly straighforward solo to play, but it's a lot of fun
nevertheless. The solo works very directly from the chords: if you look at
the notes of the solo, it's really just arpeggiations that outline the chord
changes. The beauty of the solo (IMHO) is how each chord leads into the
next, and how the solo anticipates the chord change in such a natural way.
Solo to "Foam" by Trey Anastasio and Phish
Chrds:C A/C# G/D
/S /S /S
E|---|-----8-10-12-----12-10-|-9--------------|-----7---10---7---|
B|---|---8-------------------|---10-----------|---8---8----8---8-|
G|-8-|-9---------------------|------9-----9-8-|-7----------------|
D|---|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|---|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
E|---|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
Eb+ C/E F
E|-11------------|-12----10----------12---|-13----12----10----13----|
B|----8----10-10-|----10----10-13-10----10|----10----10----10----10-|
G|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
D/F# G
E|-14----12----10----14----|-15----14----12----15----|
B|----10----10----10----10-|----12----12----12----12-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E/G# Am BbMaj7
/S
E|-16----14----12----16-|-17-17------------|----------------15-16-|
B|----12----12----12----|---------18-17----|----------15-18-------|
G|----------------------|------17-------15-|-15-14-15-------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Am Ab C/G
E|-17-17-17--------|-16-15-------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------17-----|-------16----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------14--|------------13-12--------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------13-----|----14-17-16-15-14-------|
A|-----------------|----------------------15-|-15----------------15-16-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
\-----/
D/F# F
/S
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------15----------|-------------------------|
G|-------14-16----16-14----|----14-17-16-15-14-------|
D|----16----------------14-|-15----------------15-16-|
A|-17----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G C
E|----------15-------------|-------------------------|
B|-------15----17-16-15----|----20-19-18-17----------|
G|----16----------------18-|-17-------------17-16-15-|
D|-17----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A/C# G Eb+
/S
E|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
B|----17-16-15-14----------|----------14-15-|-16------------12----12-|
G|-14----------------14-15-|-16-16-16-------|----16---11-12----13----|
D|----------------14-------|----------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
-----------+
C/E F D/F#
/S
E|--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
B|-------12-----|----13----13-|----12----12----12----12-|
G|-14-------14--|-14----14----|-14----13----12----11----|
D|----14--------|-------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
-------+
G E/G# Am BbMaj7
/S \S
E|---------------|-----------|-----19-17-17-|-18-------20-17-----|
B|------15-17-15-|-17-----17-|-17-----------|-------18-----------|
G|-12---12-14-12-|-13--16----|-14-----------|----19-----------16-|
D|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------------------|
A|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------------------|
E|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/phish/foam_solo_tab.html ]
Am Ab C/G
/S P
E|-------19-18--16----|----16-15----------|-------15----15---|
B|----17-----------17-|-16-------16-------|------------------|
G|-17-----------------|-------------17----|------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------18-|-17-17----17------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D/F# F G
E|-------14----14-|-------13----13-|----12----11----12----11-|
B|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
D|-16-16----16----|-15-15----15----|-14----13----12----11----|
A|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
(Notice: the rest of the solo is simply octaves on the bass note of the
chord. Kind of makes it simple. My notes are only approximate; the
fingerings/frets should be right, but listen to the song to get the exact
feel)
C A/C# G Eb+#
E|--------8----8--|-------9-----9--|-------10----10-|------11-----11-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-10-10----10----|-11-11----11----|-12-12----12----|-13-13----13----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C/E F D/F# G
E|-------12----12-|-------13----13-|-------14----14-|------15-----15-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-14-14----14----|-15-15----15----|-16-16----16----|-17-17----17----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E/G# Am BbMaj7 Am
E|-------16----16-|-------17----17-|-------18----18-|------17-----17-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-18-18----18----|-19-19----19----|-20-20----20----|-19-19----19----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab C/G D/F# F
E|-------16----16-|-------15----15-|-------14----14-|------13-----13-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-18-18----18----|-17-17----17----|-16-16----16----|-15-15----15----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G
E|-15-|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-17-|
A|----|
E|----|
And of course, the outtro riff:
(8th notes throughout)
/S
E|12-------------------|-----------12--12-|-15-12-----12--17-15-|
B|-------12-15-12------|-13--13--13--15---|------13-15--13------|
G|--12-14--------12-14-|---14--14---------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|-13-12-------12--------|
B|-------13-15---13------|
G|-----------------14-12-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Then up two frets:
/S
E|14-------------------|-----------14--14-|-17-14-----14--19-17-|
B|-------14-17-14------|-15--15--15--17---|------15-17--15------|
G|--14-16--------14-16-|---16--16---------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|-15-14-------14--------|
B|-------15-17---15------|
G|-----------------16-14-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
And up another two frets:
/S
E|16-------------------|-----------16--16-|-19-16-----16--21-19-|
B|-------16-19-16------|-17--17--17--19---|------17-19--17------|
G|--16-18--------16-18-|---18--18---------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
And the "Entertainer" theme...
E|-17-16-------|-16------16-16---------|-16------16-16---------|
B|-------17-19-|---17-19------17-19-17-|---17-19------17-19-17-|
G|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
\---/ \---/
E|-16------16-16---------|-----12-|
B|---17-19------16-19-19-|-17-----|
G|-----------------------|--------|
D|-----------------------|--------|
A|-----------------------|--------|
E|-----------------------|--------|
\---/ \--/
