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Phish - Foam guitar tab

Foam

By Phish

guitar solo transcribed by Eric Berman

transcribed by Billy

Foam has been called by the band one of the hardest songs

they play. The four different parts that each member plays

are completely independent from each other. There are tons of

dissonant notes, chromatic lines and chords, and rhythmic

oddities. Have fun and really work on the solo section. It

can do wonders for your arpeggio solo work.

INTRO

(Page) G Dm G

E--------7-----------5------7--------------------------------

B-----------8-----6------------8-----6--8--------------------

G--------------7------------------7-----6--------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

(Trey) (Em) A Em

E------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------s----------------------------

G---------------4--6-----------4/16--------------------------

D------------5--------7-----5--------------------------------

A---------7--------------7-----------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

(Page) Aaug7

E--------17--------------15---17--------------15--16---------

B------------18------16-----------18------16----------17-----

G----------------18-------------------18------------------18-15-

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

(Page) G Dm G

E---------7-----------5----7---------------------------------

B------------8-----6----------8-----6---8--------------------

G---------------7----------------7------6--------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

(Trey) Em A Em

E------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------s----------------------------

G---------------4--6-----------4/----------------------------

D------------5--------7-----5--------------------------------

A---------7--------------7-----------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

THEME 1

E------------------------------------------------------------

B--7-------7--------7--------6--------6---------6------------

G------------------------------------------------------------

D-----s-s-----s-s------s-s------s-s------s-s-------s-s-------

A----98/9---98/9----9/89----87/8----87/8-----87/8------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B--5-------5--------5--------4--------4---------4------------

G------------------------------------------------------------

D-----s-s-----s-s------s-s------s-s------s-s-------s-s-------

A----76/7---76/7----76/7----65/6----65/6-----65/6------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B--3-------3--------3--------2--------2---------2------------

G------------------------------------------------------------

D-----s-s-----s-s------s-s------s-s------s-s-------s-s-------

A----54/5---54/5----54/5----43/4----43/4-----43/4------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------8-------8-------8-------------

B--1-------1--------1-------------s-s-----s-s----------------

G--------------------------------5/65---5/65---------------

D-----s-s-----s-s------s-s-----------------------------------

A----32/3---32/3----32/3----------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---7-----------5----7-----------5-----6-----------4----5----

G------7-----5----------7-----5-----------6-----4----------5-

D---------7----------------7-----------------6---------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

END RIFF 1

E-----------------9--11-----p--s-----------------------------

B-----10--11--------------13119----9--11--12---9--11--12---

G-12----------9----------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

1ST ENDING

E------------------------------------------------------------

B-13--12--11--10----------------------------12--15-----------

G-----------------13--12--11--10--------12-------------------

D---------------------------------14-------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

RIFF 2

E-12--------------------------------------------------12-----

B-------------12--15--12----------13------13------13------15-

G-----12--14--------------12--14------14------14-------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E-12--15--12----------12------/17--15--13--12----------12----

B-------------13--15------13-------------------13--15------13

G------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B------12--15------------------------------------------------

G--14--------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE

G Dm G Dm Repeat as needed

E------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------

G--4-----------2-----4-----------2---------------------------

D-----5-----3-----------5-----3------------------------------

A--------5-----------------5---------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E Bm E Bm Repeat as needed

E------------------------------------------------------------

B--9-----------7----9-----------7----------------------------

G-----9-----7----------9-----7-------------------------------

D--------9----------------9----------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

"Fallllllllliiiiinnngggggg intooo a deep well"

Ab+ G+ Gb+ F+ E+ Eb+ D+ Db+ (+=augmented)

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---9----8----7----6-----5-----4-----3------2----------------

G---9----8----7----6-----5-----4-----3------2----------------

D--10----9----8----7-----6-----5-----4------3---------------

A--11---10----9----8-----7-----6-----5------4---------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

THEN PLAY THEME 1 AGAIN

2nd Ending

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---13--12--11--10-------------------------------------------

G--------------------13--12--11--10--------------------------

D-------------------------------------14--13--12-------s---10

A------------------------------------------------13--11/12---

E------------------------------------------------------------

E-12----------12--13--15--17------12----------12--15--12-----

B-----15--13------------------13------15--13--------------15-

G------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E-12---------------------------------------------------------

B-----13------13------13----------12--15--12-----------------

G---------14------14------14--12--------------14--12---------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

"Falllllllliiiiiiinnngggg into a deep well"

Faug7 Eaug7 Ebaug7 Daug7 Dbaug7

E---------13----------12----------11----------10----------9--

B-----14----------13----------12----------11----------10-----

G-14----------13----------12----------11----------10---------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

Caug7 Baug7 Bbaug7

E--------8---------7----------6------------------------------

B-----9---------8----------7---------------------------------

G--9---------8----------7------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

ATONAL SECTION---This is the hardest part of the song to

play. The rhythm and phrasing is very strange, so I strongly

suggest really listening to the album for exact timings.

E------------------------------------------------------------

B-12--------------10----12--------------10---------------10--

G-----12------10------------12------10--------10-------------

D---------11--------------------11----------------9----------

A----------------------------------------------------10------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B--------8-----------6---8-----------6-----------------------

G-----8-----8-----6---------8-----6---------------8--10------

D--9-----------7---------------7---------------9---------11--

A------------------------------------------10----------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---------10-------11-------------9---11-------------9-------

G-10--12---------------11------9----------11------9----------

D--------------------------10-----------------10-------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B--11-------------9---11-------------13-----------11--13-----

G------11------9----------11------9-----------11----------13-

D----------10-----------------10-----------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---------15----------13-------15--12--------------12--14----

G----s--------15--14-----------------------12--14------------

D--14/16-------------------------------13--------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

E------19--17------------------------------------------------

B--16----------16--------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

THEN YOU PLAY THEME 2 AT 1/2 SPEED (or each note value is doubled)

Out of Theme 2--

E--------------13--14------13--16--17--14--16--19-----------

B--16------15----------16------------------------------------

G------17----------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

"Fallllllllliiiiinngggg into a deep well"

Gb+ F+ E+ Eb+ D+ Db+ C+ B+

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---7-----6-----5------4------3-----2----1------0------------

G---7-----6-----5------4------3-----2----1------0------------

D---8-----7-----6------5------4-----3----2------1------------

A---9-----8-----7------6------5-----4----3------2------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

Then the big C chord and page does a solo over trey

who plays these chords. It doesn't really matter what

octave you play them in or which fingering you use as

long as it is the chord. or something.

C A/C# G Eb+ C/E F D/F# G E/G# Am Bmaj7 Am Ab C

You basically do that chord phrase three times through for the

piano solo. Then the guitar solo is over those same chords(page

plays them this time of course).

Solo to "Foam" by Trey Anastasio and Phish

From: ericbe@microsoft.com (Eric Berman)

Foam is a fairly straighforward solo to play, but it's a lot of fun

nevertheless. The solo works very directly from the chords: if you look

at the notes of the solo, it's really just arpeggiations

that outline the chord changes. The beauty of the solo (IMHO) is how

each chord leads into the next, and how the solo anticipates the chord

change in such a natural way.

Chrds:C A/C# G/D

/S /S /S

E|---|-----8-10-12-----12-10-|-9--------------|-----7---10---7---|

B|---|---8-------------------|---10-----------|---8---8----8---8-|

G|-8-|-9---------------------|------9-----9-8-|-7----------------|

D|---|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|

A|---|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|

E|---|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|

Eb+ C/E F

E|-11------------|-12----10----------12---|-13----12----10----13----|

B|----8----10-10-|----10----10-13-10----10|----10----10----10----10-|

G|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

D|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

A|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

E|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

D/F# G

E|-14----12----10----14----|-15----14----12----15----|

B|----10----10----10----10-|----12----12----12----12-|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E/G# Am BbMaj7

/S

E|-16----14----12----16-|-17-17------------|----------------15-16-|

B|----12----12----12----|---------18-17----|----------15-18-------|

G|----------------------|------17-------15-|-15-14-15-------------|

D|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|

A|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|

E|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|

Am Ab C/G

E|-17-17-17--------|-16-15-------------------|-------------------------|

B|----------17-----|-------16----------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------14--|------------13-12--------|-------------------------|

D|-----------------|------------------13-----|----14-17-16-15-14-------|

A|-----------------|----------------------15-|-15----------------15-16-|

E|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

-----/

D/F# F

/S

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

B|-------------15----------|-------------------------|

G|-------14-16----16-14----|----14-17-16-15-14-------|

D|----16----------------14-|-15----------------15-16-|

A|-17----------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G C

E|----------15-------------|-------------------------|

B|-------15----17-16-15----|----20-19-18-17----------|

G|----16----------------18-|-17-------------17-16-15-|

D|-17----------------------|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A/C# G Eb+

/S

E|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|

B|----17-16-15-14----------|----------14-15-|-16------------12----12-|

G|-14----------------14-15-|-16-16-16-------|----16---11-12----13----|

D|----------------14-------|----------------|------------------------|

A|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|

E|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|

-----------+

C/E F D/F#

/S

E|--------------|-------------|-------------------------|

B|-------12-----|----13----13-|----12----12----12----12-|

G|-14-------14--|-14----14----|-14----13----12----11----|

D|----14--------|-------------|-------------------------|

A|--------------|-------------|-------------------------|

E|--------------|-------------|-------------------------|

-------+

G E/G# Am BbMaj7

/S S

E|---------------|-----------|-----19-17-17-|-18-------20-17-----|

B|------15-17-15-|-17-----17-|-17-----------|-------18-----------|

G|-12---12-14-12-|-13--16----|-14-----------|----19-----------16-|

D|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------------------|

A|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------------------|

E|---------------|-----------|--------------|--------------------|

Am Ab C/G

/S P

E|-------19-18--16----|----16-15----------|-------15----15---|

B|----17-----------17-|-16-------16-------|------------------|

G|-17-----------------|-------------17----|------------------|

D|--------------------|----------------18-|-17-17----17------|

A|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|

E|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|

D/F# F G

E|-------14----14-|-------13----13-|----12----11----12----11-|

B|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

G|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

D|-16-16----16----|-15-15----15----|-14----13----12----11----|

A|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

E|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

(Notice: the rest of the solo is simply octaves on the bass note of

the chord. Kind of makes it simple. My notes are only approximate;

the fingerings/frets should be right, but listen to the song to get

the exact feel)

C A/C# G Eb+#

E|--------8----8--|-------9-----9--|-------10----10-|------11-----11-|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|-10-10----10----|-11-11----11----|-12-12----12----|-13-13----13----|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

C/E F D/F# G

E|-------12----12-|-------13----13-|-------14----14-|------15-----15-|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|-14-14----14----|-15-15----15----|-16-16----16----|-17-17----17----|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E/G# Am BbMaj7 Am

E|-------16----16-|-------17----17-|-------18----18-|------17-----17-|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|-18-18----18----|-19-19----19----|-20-20----20----|-19-19----19----|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Ab C/G D/F# F

E|-------16----16-|-------15----15-|-------14----14-|------13-----13-|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|-18-18----18----|-17-17----17----|-16-16----16----|-15-15----15----|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G

E|-15-|

B|----|

G|----|

D|-17-|

A|----|

E|----|

After the solo the lyrics come in again.

So you do this over again....

E|-7---5--| You do that 18 times or if this helps, it ends at

B|--8-6---| the word "foam" in the line:"if it wasn't for the

G|---7----| foam".

D|--------|

A|--------|

E|--------|

E|-4---2--| Then you do that 10 times.

B|--5-3---|

G|---4----|

D|--------|

A|--------|

E|--------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-----------------------|

G|------------------------------4-3-2-1-0--------------|

D|---------------------------------------4-3-2-1-0-----|

A|------------------------------------------------4-3--|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-12-----------------12-15-12-15-12-17-15-13-12------|

B|---13--13--13--13-15--------------------------13----|

G|-----14--14--14---------------------------------14--|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|-14-----------------14-17-14-17-14-19-17-15-14------|

B|---15--15--15--15-17--------------------------15----|

G|-----16--16--16---------------------------------16--|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|-16-----------------16-19-16-19-16-21-19-17-16------|

B|---17--17--17--17-19--------------------------------|

G|-----18--18--18-------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

Thanks again to Eric Berman for this part also.

And the "Entertainer" theme...

E|-17-16-------|-16------16-16---------|-16------16-16---------|

B|-------17-19-|---17-19------17-19-17-|---17-19------17-19-17-|

G|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

D|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

A|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

---/ ---/

E|-16------16-16---------|-----12-|

B|---17-19------16-19-19-|-17-----|

G|-----------------------|--------|

D|-----------------------|--------|

A|-----------------------|--------|

E|-----------------------|--------|

---/ ---/

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