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|-----------------------|--------|
---/ ---/
