MONKEY WRENCH (Bassline) As recorded by Foo Fighters (From the 1997 Album COLOUR & THE SHAPE) Words and Music by David Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Drop D' Intro Fast Rock Q=174 4/4 Gtr I Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----||o-----------------|-----------4-4-4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------| |----||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| Verse 3/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E W Q Q E E E E |------------------||--------||----------------| |-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-o||--------||o---------------| |-----------------o||--------||o----2--2-2-2-2-| |------------------||--------||----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------4-4-4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-| |-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------4-4-4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-|---------------|-----------4-4-4-| |-----------------|----2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2---|---------------| |-----------------|---------------0-|----2--2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------4-4-4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-|| |-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Pre-Chorus Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|------------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------| |----2--2-2-0-2-|-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-|----2--2-2-0-2-| +E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|| |-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-|----2--2-2-0-2-|-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-|| Chorus $ Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------4-6-|-(6)-6-6-4-6-4-----|-------------------| |-2--2-2-4-6-----|---------------6---|-------------------| |----------------|-----------------4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-| +E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------------|------------4---|-------------------| |-----------------3--|---2-2--4-6-----|-------------------| |-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2----|--------------6-|-(6)-6-6-4-6-4S1-4-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------4---| |-------------------|-----------------3--|---2-2--4-6-----| |-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2----|--------------6-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E Q |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------3--| |-(6)-6-6-4-6-4S1-4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2----| E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------4---|-------------------|-------------------| |---2-2--4-6-----|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------6-|-(6)-6-6-4-6-4S1-4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-| Interlude 1. To Coda +E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------||-----------------|-----------4-4-4-| |-----------------3--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------| |-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2----||-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------4-4-4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Bridge 2. Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o------7---------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--6--------9---5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5---4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2-2---4-| +E E E E E E E E 3x Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------||----------------|-------------------| |-------------------o||----------------|-------------------| |-------------------o||------7---------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--||-6--------9---5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5---4-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2-2-4-| Verse +E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------||------------------|-----------------| |--------------------||o-----------------|-----------4-4-4-| |-----------------3--||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------| |-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2----||------------------|-----------------| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q E E E E |-----------------|------------------||---------------| |-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-o||---------------| |-----------------|-----------------o||---------------| |-----------------|------------------||----2--2-2-0-2-| +E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E |------------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------| |-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-|----2--2-2-0-2-|-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------||------------------| |----------------|-------------------||o-----------------| |----------------|-------------------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----2---2---0-2-|-(2)-2-2-0-2-0-2h4-||------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------4-4-4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------4-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q E E Q H |-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------*| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------*| |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------3--|-2-----------*| |-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2-2-4-|-(4)-2-2-4-(4)-2----|-------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths