Song: Monkey Wrench 
Band: Foo Fighters
Album: The Colour And The Shape (1997)
Tabbed by: Phil Herring (paherr@worldnet.att.net)


Dropped D tuning
(low to high) D A D G B E

Intro:
Guitars 1 & 2                                               (play twice)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2--0-2-0-
---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2--0-2-0-
------------------------------4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2--0-2-0-
Guitar 3                                                    (play twice)
Riff A_____________________________
--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-
--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-
-11-11-9-9-8-8-6-6--9-9-8-8-6-6-4-4--6-6-4-4-1-1--4-4--6-6-4-4-6b-6-6-4-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

1st & 2nd Verses:
Guitars 1 & 2                                         (play three times)
     P.M.__________________________________________
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11---------------------------------------------------------------------
--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2---------------------
--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-(0)-(2)-(0)-(2)-(0)-
--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--0---2---0---2---0--
* Notes in parantheses played by Guitar 2 only
P.M. = palm mute
     P.M._________________________________
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11---------------------------------------------------------------------
--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------
--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2--0--2--0-------
--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2--0--2--0-------

1st & 2nd Pre-Choruses:                         (play twice)
*_______________________
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--2---2-----------------------------------------------------------------
-(0)-(0)-2----2--2--0--2------2--2--0--2--0--2--0-----------------------
---------2----2--2--0--2------2--2--0--2--0--2--0-----------------------
---------2----2--2--0--2------2--2--0--2--0--2--0-----------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------0---------------------------------------------------
--------------------0---------------------------------------------------
--(2)--2------------0--0------------------------------------------------
--(2)--2---------------0------------------------------------------------
--(2)--2----2/15--------------------------------------------------------
* Guitars 1 & 2 play Fill 1 second time, Guitars 1 & 2 play Fill 2 third 
time

Fill 1:                      Fill 2:
----------------------------|-------------------------------------------
----------------------------|-----3-------------------------------------
----2-----------------------|-----2-------------------------------------
----4----2----2--2--0--2----|----------2----2--2--0--2------------------
---------2----2--2--0--2----|----------2----2--2--0--2------------------
---------2----2--2--0--2----|----------2----2--2--0--2------------------

Chorus:
Guitars 1 & 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4---4---4--4-0-------------------------------------------------0--5---
--4---4---4--4-0-6------6--6-6--0--4----2-2---2-2--4-----2-2--4--0--5---
--2---2---2--2-0-6------6--6-6--0--4----2-2---2-2--4-----2-2--4--0--3---
-----------------6------6--6-6-----4----2-2---2-2--4-----2-2--4--0------
Guitar 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12)-------------9----9-9--9-9----11------9-9-9-9--11-11-9-9-11--0-(13)-
(11)-11--11-11-0-8----8-8--8-8----11----9-9-9-9-9--11-11-9-9-11--0-(12)-
--9---9---9--9-0-6------6--6-6----11----9-9-9-9-9--11-11-9-9-11--0--10--
--9---9---9--9---6------6--6-6--0--9----7-7-7-7-7---9--9-7-7--9-----10--
--9---9---9--9--(6)-------------0-----------------0-----------------10--

Guitars 1 & 2                                            *(play 3 times)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------------------------0-----
-0----4--4--4--0---------------0----------------------------------0--5--
-0-0--4--4--4--0-6---6-6---6-6-0-4-----2-2---2-2-2--4----2-2--4------5--
---0--2--2--2----6---6-6---6-6-0-4-----2-2---2-2-2--4----2-2--4------3--
---0-------------6---6-6---6-6---4-----2-2---2-2-2--4----2-2--4---------
Guitar 4                                                  (play 3 times)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------12-12----9---9-9-9-9-9---------------9-9----11---9-9-11---------
-X---11-11-11----8---8-8-8-8-8---11----9-9---9-9----11---9-9-11---0--12-
-X---11--9--9--0-6---6-6-6-6-6---11----9-9---9-9----11---9-9-11---0--10-
------9--9--9--0-6---6-6-6-6-6-0--9----7-7---7-7--0--9---7-7--9------10-
---0--9--9---------------------0------------------0------------------10-
* 1st Chorus: Guitar 3 plays Fill 2 third time, 2nd Chorus: Guitar 4 
plays Fill 4 third time, Guitar 4 plays Fill 5 third time

Fill 3:   Fill 4:N.H.        Fill 5:
---------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------
---------|-------X-X-------|--------------------------------------------
---------|-------X-X-------|-------(X)----------------------------------
---------|-------X-X-------|-------(X)-(0)--0-0-------------------------
---------|-------X---------|-----------(0)--0-0-------------------------
---/16\--|------------12\--|--2/13-----(0)--0-0-------------------------

Guitar 3 (Guitars 1 & 2 play Rythem Figure 1)                   (repeat)
---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--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---
--11-11-9-9-8-8-6-6--9-9-8-8-6-6-4-4--6-6-4-4-1-1-4-4--6-6-4-4-6b-6-4---
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat Verse & Chorus

Guitars 1 & 2                                             (play 3 times)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------0------------------------------0------------
-------9-0------------------0---------------------0--------0------------
--6----9---9---5---5-5--5-5-0-4----2-2--2-2-0-4---0-2--2-2-0------------
--6--0-7---9-0-5---5-5--5-5-0-4----2-2--2-2-0-4-----2--2-2---0----------
--6--0-----9-0-5---5-5--5-5-0-4----2-2--2-2-0-4-----2--2-2---0----------
Guitar 4                                                  (play 3 times)
---------------------------------------0-----0-0------------------------
-------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-3--X-X---------
-------9---------------------------2-----2---------2-2---2--X-X---------
--6----9---9-0-5---5-5--5-5---------------------------------------------
--6--0-7-0-9-0-5---5-5--5-5---------------------------------------------
--6--0---0-9---5---5-5--5-5---------------------------------------------

Guitars 1, 2, & 4                     Guitars 1 & 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------0--------------------------------------------------
--------9------------0-------------------------------------0------------
--6---0-9-0--9---5------5----5--5----4----2--2-------------0--4---------
--6---0-7-0--9-0-5------5----5--5-0--4----2--2-------------0--4---------
--6---0------9-0-5------5----5--5-0--4----2--2-----/13\----0--4---------
                                      Guitar 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------4--2---2-------------------------
---------------------------------------4--2--2-------7-----X--7---------
---------------------------------------4--2--2--------------------------
Guitars 1 & 2            Guitars 1, 2, & 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------0------------
-----------------------------------------------------------0--5---------
-(4)--2--2--------0--4----2-----4----2--1--4---2--0--4-----0--5---------
-(4)--2--2--------0--4----2--0--4----2--0--4---2--0--4--------3---------
-(4)--2--2/14\----0--4----2--0--4----2--0--4---2--0--4------------------
Guitar 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4---2--2--------------------------------------------------------------
--4---2--2-/7\----X--7--------------------------------------------------
--4---2--2--------------------------------------------------------------

3rd Verse:                                                (play 4 times)
Guitars 1 & 2 (Rythem Figure 2)                    (end Rythem Figure 2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-0------
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-0------
----------------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-2-0-2-0------

3rd Pre-Chorus:
Guitars 1 & 2 play Fill 1 second time        (repeat)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--2---------------------------------------------------------------------
--0--2----2--2--0--2----2--2--0--2--0--2--0-----------------------------
-----2----2--2--0--2----2--2--0--2--0--2--0-----------------------------
-----2----2--2--0--2----2--2--0--2--0--2--0-----------------------------

Guitars 1 & 2        Guitar 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4-------------------------------------0--0----------------------------
--2-------------------------------------0--0----------------------------
--3--2-----2-----0--2----2--2--0--------0--0----------------------------
-----2-----2-----0--2----2--2--0----------------------------------------
-----2-----2-----0--2----2--2--0--/15\----------------------------------
                     Guitar 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------(2)-2--2--0--0--0--5--5----------------------------
---------------------(2)-2--2--0--0--0--5--5----------------------------
---------------------(2)-2--2--0--0--0--5--5----------------------------

Repeat Chorus

Guitar 3 (Guitars 1 & 2 play Rythem Figure 2)             (play 3 times)
---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-
---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-
--11-11-9-9-8-8-6-6--9-9-8-8-6-6-4-4--6-6-4-4-1-1-4-4--6-6-4-4-6-6b-6-4-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitars 1 & 2 (Guitar 3 plays Riff A)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------0-----------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-----------------0----------------0------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4----2-2--------0-4----2-2-------0-4----
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4----2-2----------4----2-2-------0-4----
--------------------------------4----2-2--/14\----4----2-2-/14\--0-4----

------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------(0)-------------------------------------------------------------
--------(0)-----------------------(0)-------(0)--5-----4----------------
-(4)--2--0---4------2--0--4-----2--0---4-----0---5-----4----------------
-(4)--2--0---4------2--0--4-----2--0---4-----0---3-----2----------------
-(4)--2--0---4------2--0--4-----2--0---4-----0--------------------------
KEY
b = bend
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
X = mute
~ = vibrate
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

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