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From: [email protected] (ArglBargle)
Date: 9 Jul 1995 03:28:39 -0400

'll Stick Around - by the FOO FIGHTERS

TAB by Jeff Aldrich ([email protected])


This song is another fine example of how damned good this album is.  I
wrote
down all the parts, I think you can figure out where everything goes.  If
not, please feel free to E-Mail me, and please write me with comments
about
the tab, or any other FOO related comments.
Enjoy!




Intro/Chorus:
(The words aren't sung until the chorus.)


e:----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|
G:------------8---8-------5---|
D:-5---5------8---8---8---5---|
A:-5---5------6---6---8---3---|
E:-3---3--------------6-------|
   I   don't    owe     you...

 


Verse:


e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------5---5---5---5------------------|
D:-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A:-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5--|
E:-3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-------------------3---3---3---3--|
   I   thought I   knew what it took to bother   you




e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------5---5---5---5-----------------|
D:-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-|
E:-1---1---1---1-------------------3---3---3---3-|
   Every word I said was true    Natural "C"

  
  
  
  Pre-Chorus


e:------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------5---5---5---5---5~~-|
D:-8---8---8---8---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5~~-|
A:-8---8---8---8---5---5---5----5---3---3---3---3---3~~-|
E:-6---6---6---6---3---3---3----3-----------------------|
   I'm taking     all of that and   more...

  
  
  
  Bridge:


e:------------------------------------------------------------------------
--|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------
--|
G:8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7
-7|
D:8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7
-7|
A:6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---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---------------
--|
  I'll stick around, I'll stick around...


Hope you enjoy the TAB!


Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 00:32:49 -0600
From: [email protected] (Robert O'Neal)
Subject: TAB:  I'll Stick Around by Foo Fighters

The other version of this song is fine except for one thing.
You may notice on the video that Dave's hand isn't moving that much.
If you tune your guitar up one half-step or use a capo on the first fret,
the song is way easier to play.
Note:  The song "Butterflies" is also in this tuning.

I'll Stick Around   
Foo Fighters


Intro/Pre-Chorus
(with guitar tuned one half-step up)
  F#          D           B
E|------------------------------|----
B|-------X-X--3--3--3-----------|----   Repeat...many times
G|-------X-X--2--2--2-----4--4--|----
D|4--4---X-X--0--0--0--0--4--4--|----
A|4--4---X-X-----------0--2--2--|----
E|2--2--------------------------|----
        
  I    don't      owe     you ....

Verse
    F#             E              Eb
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|----
B|--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--|--4--4--4--4--|----    Repeat for a little while
G|--X--X--X--X--|--X--X--X--X--|--X--X--X--X--|----
D|--8--8--9--8--|--6--6--6--6--|--5--5--5--5--|----
A|--9--9--9--9--|--7--7--7--7--|--6--6--6--6--|----
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|----

   I thought i    knew all it    took to bother...

Interlude
    A              F#             B7
E|--------------|--------------|--2--2--2--2--|--
B|--------------|--------------|--0--0--0--0--|--   Repeat once
G|--2--2--2--2--|--------------|--2--2--2--2--|--
D|--2--2--2--2--|--4--4--4--4--|--1--1--1--1--|--
A|--0--0--0--0--|--4--4--4--4--|--2--2--2--2--|--
E|--------------|--2--2--2--2--|--------------|--

    I've taken     all and I've   endured ....

Pre-chorus

Chorus
    D              E              F#             C#
E|--------------|--0--0--0--0--|--------------|--------------|--
B|--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--|--------------|--------------|--   Repeat...
G|--2--2--2--2--|--1--1--1--1--|--------------|--6--6--6--6--|--
D|--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2--|--4--4--4--4--|--6--6--6--6--|--
A|--------------|--2--2--2--2--|--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--|--
E|--------------|--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2--|--------------|--

  I'll stick around...



Send comments and/or praises to: [email protected]
Special thanks to:
David Grohl & Chris Alcorta


Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 12:59:06 -0700
From: Michael M Slusarz 
Subject: TAB: I'll Stick Around by The Foo Fighters

"I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters
Music & Lyrics by Dave Grohl
From the album "Foo Fighters" on Roswell/Capitol Records

It is possible to play the Beginning/Chorus part of the song using normal
tuning.  Unfortunately, it's going to require a long stretch for the D#/Eb.
It would look something like this:

   G5   D#   Bb5 C5 N.C.
1:------3-3-----------
2:------4-4-----------
3:------3-3--3---5--0-
4:-5-5--1-1--3---5--0-
5:-5-5--1-1--1---3--0-
6:-3-3--------------0-

The last strum of open zeros can also be played as just another C5.  You can
also get rid of that long D# stretch for the 1's by just playing (xxx343).
Also, Dave plays the verse like the second tab posted here, but it sounds
pretty bad on an acoustic.  To make it easier, you can just play this
progression:

   G7  F7  C
1:-3---1-----
2:-3---1---5-
3:-4---2---5-
4:-3---1---5-
5:-5---3---3-
6:-3---1-----

It's not perfect, and it's not how I think they play the song, but it sounds
decent.  Finally, somewhere I saw it posted this way for the pre-chorus, and
it's definitely right.  The secret is that the last chord played is a C9, an
uncommon chord.  It goes something like this:

   A#5/F        G            C9
1:--------------3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
2:--------------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--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
4:-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
5:-1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
6:-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------

Hope this helps.  Comments to: [email protected]

-- Michael Slusarz ([email protected])
-- University of Colorado, Boulder



Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 09:24:50 +1000 (EST)
From: The Loan Arranger 

    I'll Stick Around

Foo Fighters
"Foo Fighters"

    
    Chords:    

G           x 10 9 0 8 10       
Fadd9/G     x 8  7 0 6 x 
Emadd4      x 7  7 0 5 x 
Gadd9       x 10 9 0 8 x           
Gm7         x 8  8 0 6 x
Bb6         x 1  3 0 3 x
G7          3 2  3 0 3 x 
C9          x 3  2 3 3 x
Eb5         x 1  1 3 4 x
F7          1 3  x 2 4 x
G(ii)       3 2  0 0 0 3
D           x 0  0 2 3 2
Dsus2       x 0  0 2 3 0

    Intro: (Doubled)
e--------------------------|                    e----------------------|
b--------------------------|                    b----------------------|
g----------8--8---------10-| Play this 3 times  g----------8--8--------|
d-5--5--X--8--8--8--10--10-|      e-3--3--X--------6--8--|

    Repeat the whole intro

    Verse 1: (All strumming)
 G                    Fadd9/G         Emadd4            Gadd9  
| I   thought I knew |   all it took | to  bother  you |    every word  |
 Gm7                Emadd4                
|  I said was true | and that you'll see | 

e-------------------------|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b-8--8--10-8--10-8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
g-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
a-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
e-------------------------|-------------------------|

 G                   Fadd9/G           Emadd4            G
| How   could it be |    I'm the only |    one who sees |   you rehearsed | 

 Gm7             Emadd4
| insanity     | yeah     |

    Play Intro riff     -Once

    Verse 2
 (SEGNA)
 G                  Fadd9/G             Emadd4          Gadd9
| I   still refuse |   all the methods |     you abuse |     It's alright | 

 Gm7                    Emadd4/G
|   if you're confused |     let me be | 

e-------------------------|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b-8--8--10-8--10-8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
g-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
a-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
e-------------------------|-------------------------|

 G                     Fadd9/G             Emadd4
| I've    been around |      all the pawns|   you've gagged and bound | 

 Gadd9                 Gm7                   Emadd4
|   they'll come back | and knock  you down |   and I'll be free |

e-------------------------|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b-8--8--10-8--10-8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
g-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
a-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
e-------------------------|-------------------------|

    Pre-Chorus                            ***
e------------------|---------------------|----------|------------------|
b-3---3---3--3-----|------3---3--3-----3-|--------3-|-------3--3--3----|
g-0---0---0--0-----|------0---0--0-----3-|----3-----|-------3--3--3--X-|
d-3---3---3--3-----|------3---3--3--X--2-|----------|-------2--2--2--X-|
a-1---1---1--1-----|---2------2--2--X--3-|----------|-------3--3--3--X-|
e----------------3-|----------3--3--X----|----------|------------------|

                                          
                                                          (2nd time to Coda)
                                          Gradually Get Louder ------------
e------------------|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
b-3---3---3--3-----|------3---3--3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g-0---0---0--0-----|------0---0--0-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
d-3---3---3--3-----|------3---3--3--X--2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
a-1---1---1--1-----|---2------2--2--X--3-|--3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e----------------3-|----------3--3--X----|----------------|-----------------|
                                          mf -----------------------------ff
                                                                        And

    Chorus      Repeat the Intro riff twice over:

| I don't owe you | anything   | I don't owe you | anything   |

| I don't owe you | anything   | I don't owe you | anything   |

    Del Segna al Coda ( Play the second verse till it says to go to the Coda)

N.B. The words for the 3rd verse are as follows:    

I had no other hand 
in you ever desperate plan 
it returns 
and when it lands 
words are due   
                    Play the 2 bar Gadd9 riff

I should have known
you were better off alone
I looked in and 
I was shown
you were too
              Play the Pre-Chorus as above, but at the *** add this:
e------------0-----0-|---0------0--------|
b-----3---3----------|--------------3----|
g--3------------3----|-------3---------3-|
d--------------------|-------------------|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--------------------|-------------------|

        When you get to the repeated C9 part P.M. it, and gradually let 
        go of it.   
    
    
    Coda
    
    Chorus - Play as before, but repeat it once.

    Bridge
 Eb5                    F7                     G
|     I'll stick around|    I'll stick around |    and learn from all 

e-2--2--2--0--0--2--2--2-|
b-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
g-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|      Repeat this Bridge 5 times
d-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|      Then .....
a-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
e------------------------|
         that came of it

 Eb5           F7
| Yeah        |           |

    Outro
Play Intro riff twice and then .....

e-------------||
b-------------||
g-------------||
d-5--5--------||
a-5--5--------||
e-3--3--------||

Written out by The Loan Arranger       [email protected]
13/11/96
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