Saint Cecilia Tab

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Saint Cecilia
Foo Fighters
Tabbed by: GrohlDFW.com
E-mail: generatorlive@gmail.com
 
*Any edits or suggestions are welcome*
 
Guitar 1 (Dave):  E A D G B E
Guitar 2 (Chris): E A D G B E
Guitar 3 (Pat):   E A D G B E
 
 
[Intro]
 
Guitar 1
   C#m                              E                                        B
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|    |-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|    |-------------------|
G|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|    |o-----------------o|
D|o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------o| x2 |o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o| x4 (build)
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---2-4-2-2-2-4-0--|    |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|    |-------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Guitar 1 & 3
    Asus2                     E            Bsus4                    A
e|--0~------------------------0~-----------0~---------------|    |-------------------|
B|--0~------------------------0~-----------0~---------------|    |-------------------|
G|o-4~------------------------1~-----------4~--------------o|    |o-----------------o|
D|o-2~------------------------2~-----------4~--------------o| x2 |o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o| x4 (building)
A|--0~------------------------2~-----------2~-------=-------|    |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------0~----------------------------|    |-------------------|
 
Guitar 2                                                          First 2 times same as guitar 1
    Asus2                     E            Bsus4                   1.       2.       3.       4.
e|--0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-----0---0--0---0---0-----0-0-0--|    |---|    |---|    |---|    |---|
B|--0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-----0---0--0---0---0-----0-0-0--|    |---|    |---|    |---|    |---|
G|o-4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-----1---1--1---4---4-----4-4-4-o|    |---|    |---|    |-1-|    |-2-|
D|o-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2---2-----2--2---4---4-----4-4-4-o| x2 |-2-| x8 |-2-| x8 |-2-| x8 |-2-| x8
A|--0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0---2-----2--2---2---2-----2-2-2--|    |-0-|    |-0-|    |-0-|    |-0-|
E|----------------------------0-----0--0--------------------|    |---|    |---|    |---|    |---|
 
 
[Verse]
 
Guitar 1 & 3
     C#m sus2                           E                                       B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|    |-------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|    |-------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------------o|    |o-----------------o|
D|o-(6)-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---2----2----2-2---2-2---2-2----6-o| x4 |o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o| x4 (build)
A|--(4)-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2----2----2-2---2-2---2-2----4--|    |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--------------------------------4-0----0----0-0---0-0---0-0-------|    |-------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------0-----0-----0--------------|
B|--(4)-4---4-4-4---4-4-4----------------0-----0-----0--------------|
G|o-(4)-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-------4--------1-----1-----1-----------4-o|
D|o-(6)-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---4h6---4----------2-----2-----------2-6-o| x4 then same as Guitar 1
A|--(4)-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4----------------2-----2---------2---4--|
E|----------------------------------0~-------0-----0-----2/4--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Guitar 1 & 3
    Asus2                     E            Bsus4                    A
e|--0~------------------------0~-----------0~---------------|    |-------------------|
B|--0~------------------------0~-----------0~---------------|    |-------------------|
G|o-4~------------------------1~-----------4~--------------o|    |o-----------------o|
D|o-2~------------------------2~-----------4~--------------o| x2 |o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o| x4 (building)
A|--0~------------------------2~-----------2~-------=-------|    |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------0~----------------------------|    |-------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Guitar 1 & (Guitar 3)
    E                             C#m7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------(4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4)---|
G|o(1-----1-1-----1-1-1---1---1)--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4----|
D|o-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---6-----6-6-----6-6-6---6---6----|
A|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4----|
E|--0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0----------------------------------|
 
    Bsus4                         Asus4
e|-(0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)--|
B|-(0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)--|
G|--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o|
D|--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o|
A|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
(over Verse Chords)
 
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4/6\4--4/6\4--4/6\4/6/8/9--9/11\9--9/11\9--9/11\9-9/11/13-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13/14\13--13/14\13--13/14\13-13/14/16--16/18\16--/18-16--14-13-13--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---7-------9------10------12---------|
G|---9b~----11b~----12b~----14b~-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Guitar 1 & 3
    Asus2                     E            Bsus4                    A
e|--0~------------------------0~-----------0~---------------|    |-------------------|
B|--0~------------------------0~-----------0~---------------|    |-------------------|
G|o-4~------------------------1~-----------4~--------------o|    |o-----------------o|
D|o-2~------------------------2~-----------4~--------------o| x2 |o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o| x4 (building)
A|--0~------------------------2~-----------2~-------=-------|    |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------0~----------------------------|    |-------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Guitar 1 & (Guitar 3)
    E                             C#m7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------(4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4)---|
G|o(1-----1-1-----1-1-1---1---1)--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4----|
D|o-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---6-----6-6-----6-6-6---6---6----|
A|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4----|
E|--0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0----------------------------------|
 
    Bsus4                         Asus4
e|-(0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)--|
B|-(0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)--|
G|--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o|
D|--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o|
A|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Last Interludes]
 
Guitar 1
    E                             D/A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o(1-----1-1-----1-1-1---1---1)--7-----7-7-----7-7-7---7---7----|
D|o-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---7-----7-7-----7-7-7---7---7----|
A|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---5-----5-5-----5-5-5---5---5----|
E|--0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0---5-----5-5-----5-5-5---5---5----|
 
    C#m7                          Asus4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|   |---------------------------------|
B|-(4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|   |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|o-4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|   |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|o-6-----6-6-----6-6-6---6---6---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|x2 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|   |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|   |---------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2                     1.          2.
e|--------------------------|----------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------|----------------------------------|
G|o-16-------18------18-----|--21-----o|---5------7-------9------10-------|
D|o----x16------x16-----x16-|-----x16-o|---7b~----9b~----11b~----12b~-----|
A|--14-------16------16-----|--19------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------|----------------------------------|
 
 
Guitar 3
    E                             D/A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3-----3-3-----3-3-3---3---3----|
G|o(1-----1-1-----1-1-1---1---1)--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2----|
D|o-2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0----|
A|--2-----2-2-----2-2-2---2---2---0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0----|
E|--0-----0-0-----0-0-0---0---0----------------------------------|
 
    C#m7                          Asus4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|   |---------------------------------|
B|-(4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|   |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|o-4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|   |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|o-6-----6-6-----6-6-6---6---6---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|x2 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--4-----4-4-----4-4-4---4---4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|   |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|   |---------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
Guitar 1, 2 & 3
e|------------------------------------|---|
B|------------------------------------|---|
G|o-----1-------1-------1-------1----o|---|
D|o-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o|-2-|
A|--2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-|
E|--0-----0-0-----0---0---0-0-0---0---|-0-|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
 
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Saint Cecilia – Foo Fighters
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Awesome job. Was just about to write up a tab, but its not needed. However, I think in the Verse (actually in most places), Guitar 2 should be playing C#min, instead of C#sus2 C#sus2 C#m e|-----|-----| B|--4--|--5--| G|--4--|--6--| D|--6--|--6--| A|--4--|--4--| E|-----|-----| Thank you! 5 / 5
I prefer to play the solo like this, if anyone wants to try: e|------------------------------------------------4-4h5-4-4h5-4-4h5-4| B|------------------------4-5-5/7\5--5/7\5--5/7\5h-------------------| G|-4-4/6\4--4/6\4--4/6\4h6-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Sorry if I got a bunch of stuff wrong, I've never written guitar down like this. I was just mimicking what everyone else was doing!
Great tab! Stellar work!