LEARN TO FLY (Bassline)
As recorded by Foo Fighters
(From the 1999 Album LEARN TO FLY)
Words and Music by Dave Grohl , Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=136
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|----||o-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|------------------|
|----||-------------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
1. 2.
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0--||
Verse
W W W +W
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||-----------|-2--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
W W W +W
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|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|-2--------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|-2--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
W W H. E E E E E E Q Q
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|----------|----------|-------------|---------------||
|-2--------|----------|-------------|---------------||
|----------|-2--------|-0-------0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--||
Chorus
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
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Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q
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|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Interlude
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|------------------|
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Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|------------------|------------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|------------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q
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|------------------|------------------o||
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0---||
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10S|
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Bridge
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
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Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------------|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|----------------|-----------------|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q
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|-----------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|------------------|-5-----5-----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|----5-----3--||
Chorus
Q 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 +E E E E
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|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
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|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|
Outro-Chorus
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
1. 2.
Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0--|------------------|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
Q E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10S|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--|
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Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
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+W +W Q. E +Q Q
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|------------|------------|------2-(2)--4--*|
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-2--------------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
