Chickenfoot

Future In The Past

Chickenfoot


Tom: G

                  D     000232
                  Dsus4 000233
                  Cadd9 x32033
                  G     x20033

  
Intro Electric Part, with Acoustic strumming indicated chords 

   D           sus4 sus4        Cadd9
E|------------2-3-2-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-------3----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-------2----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-------0----0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|-------0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|----2-------2-2-2--2-2-2--|
A|----------------------------|-3----------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
E|-0--------------------------|--------------------------|

   G                            Cadd9
E|------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
B|------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|------0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D|-0----0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2-----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2b3r2-|
A|-2----------2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

   D           sus4 sus4        Cadd9
E|------------2-3-2-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3-----------|
B|-------3----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3-----------|
G|-------2----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-------0----0-0-0-----------|
D|-0-----0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|----2-------2-2-2-7--5/7\5--|
A|-0--------------------------|-3----------3-3-3-5--3/5\3--|
E|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|

   G                            Cadd9
E|------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3-3-3-3------|
B|------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|------------3-3-3-3-3-3------|
G|------0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-0----0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|----2-------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-2----------2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3----------3-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------x-x-|


Overdub Intro part, play with Intro Electric part -
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------5N| H-----|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|---------4N| H--|-5NH---------|-------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------5N| H-|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
   
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------5N| H-----|-------------|-------------|
D|-5N| H---------|---------4NH--|-5NH---------|-------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|




Verse 1: Light Distortion
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3-3------3-3--|-2-------2-------2-2------2-2--|
G|-4-------4-------4-4------4-4--|-2-------2-------2-2------2-2--|
D|-4---x-x-4---x-x-4-4--x-x-4-4--|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2--x-x-2-2--|
A|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2--x-x-2-2--|-0---x-x-0---x-x-0-0--x-x-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 "I say oh,           watching them fall           never heard it"

                                   ! Lead part starts here
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-5------5-5--|-5-------5-------5-5------5-5--|
A|-5---x-x-5---x-x-5-5--x-x-5-5--|-5---x-x-5---x-x-5-5--x-x-5-5--|
E|-5---x-x-5---x-x-5-5--x-x-5-5--|-5---x-x-5---x-x-5-5--x-x-5-5--|
  "all                     one by one             thought I'd find the"  

E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3-3------3-3--|-2-------2-------2-2------2-2--|
G|-4-------4-------4-4------4-4--|-2-------2-------2-2------2-2--|
D|-4---x-x-4---x-x-4-4--x-x-4-4--|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2--x-x-2-2--|
A|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2--x-x-2-2--|-0---x-x-0---x-x-0-0--x-x-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  "sun               and melting down             soon I'd hit the"

E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-5------5-5--|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|
A|-5---x-x-5---x-x-5-5--x-x-5-5--|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|
E|-5---x-x-5---x-x-5-5--x-x-5-5--|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|
 "ground             and up so fast           the future's in the past"



Lead Part (starting 4th bar of Verse, 0:35)
E|---------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
B|---------------|------------------|-------7-10-7-----|--------------|
G|------7-9-9p7--|-9-7--------------|--------------9-7-|-7b9~~--------|
D|----9----------|-----9-7-9~-------|------------------|-----------9~-|
A|---------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
E|---------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7h9-7--------------------|
A|-------9-7-5-7-5---5~~----|
E|-----------------9--------|



Play Intro again for 8 bars with similar overdub harmonics



Funky part - Heavy distortion, play 2x
E|------------------------------|---------------------5--5-5--|
B|------------------------------|---------------------5--5-5--|
G|------------------------------|---------------------5--5-5--|
D|------------------------------|-2~--0---------------5--5-5--|
A|---------5--x-x-3--x-5--------|-------2~--0-----------------|
E|-2b3r2-0----------------x-7\0-|-------------2p0--*----------|

Guitar rests and Bass plays a C note at "*"


Verse 2 - (1:25)
E|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------9-----7---7--7-7-|-------------0----0---0--0--|-------------0---0--0-|
A|-------5-----5---5--5-5-|--------10---11---11--11-11-|-------7-----8---8--8-|
E|-2~-0-------------------|-10~-8--8----8----8---8--8--|-7~-5--5-----5---5--5-|
"Well, I was thinkin' it's the real thing, wooh. Broken like a Mustang"

E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------5----5--5--|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------5----5--5--|-------------------------|
D|-------------0---0--0---|-------------7----7--7--|-------------0----0--0---|
A|--------10---11--11-11--|-------5-----5----5--5--|--------10---11---11-11--|
E|-10~-8--8----8---8--8---|-2~-0-------------------|-10~-8--8----8----8--8---|
        "We got everybody talkin'          Yeah, they talkin'"


E|------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-------------0---0--0---|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8----|
A|-------7-----8---8--8---|--------10------------------|
E|-7~-5--5-----5---5--5---|-10~-8--8----------------0--|
                      "About, 'I got mine.'  "



Play Funky Part again 2x at at 1:48




Verse 3 - "Funky Funky Feeling" (1:59)
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------5---5--5--|---------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------5---5--5--|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------7-----7---7--7--|-------------0-----0---0---|-------------0---0--0-|
A|-------5-----5---5--5--|--------10---11----11--11--|-------7-----8---8--8-|
E|-2~-0------------------|-10~-8--8----8-----8---8---|-7~-5--5-----5---5--5-|
 |
 | Lead, with wah
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------17b18r17-|-15~-----------------------|---------------b18r17-|
G|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
  "I got a funky, funky feeling      Somethwere in the past"

E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------5----5--5--|------------------------|
G|--------9----10---10-10-|-------5-----5----5--5--|--------9---10---10-10--|
D|--------8-----8----8--8-|-------7-----7----7--7--|--------8----8----8--8--|
A|------------------------|-------5-----5----5--5--|------------------------|
E|-10~-8------------------|-2~-0-------------------|-10~-8------------------|
 |
 | Lead, with wah
E|------------------------|---------------15b17r15-|-15b17~~----------------|
B|-15~--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
          "Still everyday believin'                          Oh, I'm believin'"


E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------9---10---10-----|
D|-------------0---0--0---|--------8----8----8-----|
A|-------7-----8---8--8---|------------------------|
E|-7~-5--5-----5---5--5---|-10~-8----------------0-|
 |
 | Lead, with wah
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------b18r17-|-15~--------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
                          "Saving the best for last"



Play Funky Part again 4x at 2:21

Lead joins Funky part with a couple notes at 2:32 -
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|-----15~~--------|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-----12~~--------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|



Middle Eastern Vibe (2:43) - play 3x with various background guitar noise
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-11h12p11h12--11h12p11-\7/8\5-|-11h12p11h12-11h12/14--14~-----|
A|-0----------------------------|-0---------------------0-------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11h12p11h12--11h12p11-\7/8\5/7-|-11h12p11h12--12\7-------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|



Heavy Build-Up Riff (3:18) - play 4x and sing "Ya- ya-ya-ya-ya"
   Rhythm - 
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-7--5h7--7---------7--5------|-7--5h7--7---------7--5------|
E|-7--7----7---------7--5------|-7--7----7---------7--5------|
 |
 | Lead, with wah                           **
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------7--5h7-8~-|-------------------7--8p7-5~-|
A|------------x-x-x------------|------------x-x-x------------|
E|------------x-x-x------------|------------x-x-x------------|

** on 4th time, play pick slide instead


Solo 1 (3:41) 

Rhythm (two guitars, one holds the chords shown above)
   A                    G         etc
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5-------|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5----|
E|-7--7----7----7---7---5-------|-7--7----7----7---7---5----|
 |
 |Lead, with wah
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------------5-|-10~~-----------------\8~~-|
G|------------------------5-7---|---------------------------|
D|--------------------5-7-------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|


Rhythm
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5-------|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5----|
E|-7--7----7----7---7---5-------|-7--7----7----7---7---5----|
 |
 |Lead
E|--------------b10r9b10~~------|-b10r9~~-------------------|
B|-10~~-------------------------|----------------------10~--|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|


Rhythm
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5-------|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5----|
E|-7--7----7----7---7---5-------|-7--7----7----7---7---5----|
 |
 |Lead
E|------------------------------|----------P| H-PH-PH------------17-|
B|-17b20_________r17---17b20r17-|-17b20r17-| %--%--17b20r17~~-/20---|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|

% is shorthand for repeat the same bend used before that symbol.
Be sure to add some pinch harmonics to get right pitches.


Rhythm
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5-------|-7--5h7--7----7---7---5----|
E|-7--7----7----7---7---5-------|-7--7----7----7---7---5----|
 |
 |Lead
E|------17~~---17-----17~--21b22|-r21---22---22b24----------|
B|-20b22---------20b22----------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|




Back to Intro Chords (4:04):
Rhythm
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------3----3-3-3----3---3-|-------3----3-3----3---|
G|-------2----2-2-2----2---2-|-------0----0-0----0---|
D|-0-----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-2-----2----2-2----2---|
A|-0-------------------------|-3-----3----3-3----3---|
E|-0-------------------------|-----------------------|
 |
 |Lead                         * wah
E|-22~-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------10--------------|
D|---------------------------|-10h12----12-10-12~~~\-|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|


Rhythm
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------3--------3--3--3-------3---3-|------------3-3----3---|
G|---------0--------0--0--0-------0---0-|-------0----0-0----0---|
D|-0-------0--------0--0--0-------0---0-|-2-----2----2-2----2---|
A|-2-------2--------2--2--2-------2---2-|-3----------3-3----3---|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 |
 |Lead
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------10-12-12b13r12p10-12p10---------|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~\------|
D|-10h12-----------------------12p10-12-|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|



New Vocals (4:16) - Rhythm only
E|-------2----2-3-2-3---3--3-3-|------------3-3-3--3-3-3---|
B|-------3----3-3-3-3---3--3-3-|-------3----3-3-3--3-3-3---|
G|-------2----2-2-2-2---2--2-2-|-------0----0-0-0--0-0-0---|
D|-0-----0----0-0-0-0---0--0-0-|-2-----2----2-2-2--2-2-2---|
A|-0---------------------------|-3-----3----3-3-3--3-3-3---|
E|-0---------------------------|---------------------------|
"I'm gonna listen to the future   Listen to the past"



E|------3-----3-3-3-3---3----|---------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3-3---3----|---------------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-0-0-0---0----|--------------------10-10-10-10-9-9----|
D|-0----0-----0-0-0-0---0----|-8-8-8---10-10-10----------------------|
A|-2----2-----2-2-2-2---2----|--------------------8--8--8--8--7-7----|
E|---------------------------|-8-8-8---10-10-10-------------------0--|
"Life ain't 'bout no hurry    I'm gonna save the best for last, come on"


Solo 2 (4:28) - hold last note through upcoming lyrics