Generator chords by
Foo Fighters (Official Version)

1999Rock446 views

Key: A majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

G

C

G

C

G

Am

G

C

G

Am

F

Verse 1
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Late     ly I'm getting better
Amadd9 Amadd9 
 
G G 
 
Wish      I could stay sick with you
F F 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
But there's too many egos left to bruise
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Call     it sin, you can call it whatever
Amadd9 Amadd9 
 
G G 
 
Eating    deep inside of you
F F 
 
Well, if it were me, it's all I'd ever do

Interlude 1

C

G

Am

G

C

G

Am

F

Verse 2
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Steal    me now and forever
Amadd9 Amadd9 
 
G G 
 
I'll      steal something good for you
F F 
 
The criminal in me is no one new
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
'Til     you find something better
Amadd9 Amadd9 
 
G G 
 
When      there's nothing left to use
F F 
 
And everything starts going down on you

Chorus 1
C C 
 
I'm the generator
Ab Ab 
 
Firing whenever you quit
Am Am 
 
Yeah, whatever it is
Bb Bb 
 
You go out and it's on
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Yeah, can't you hear     my motored heart
Fm7 Fm7 
 
G G 
 
You're the one that started it

Interlude 2

C

G

Am

G

C

G

Am

F

Verse 3
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Send     me out on a tether
Amadd9 Amadd9 
 
G G 
 
Swing     it 'round, I'll spin your noose
F F 
 
You let it down
I'll hang around with you
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
'Til     you find someone better
Amadd9 Amadd9 
 
G G 
 
When      there's no one left to use
F F 
 
And everyone keeps going down

Chorus 2
C C 
 
I'm the generator
Ab Ab 
 
Firing whenever you quit
Am Am 
 
Yeah, whatever it is
Bb Bb 
 
You go out and it's on
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Yeah, can't you hear     my motored heart
Fm7 Fm7 
 
You're the one that started it

Bridge 1

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

Chorus 3
C C 
 
I'm the generator
Ab Ab 
 
Firing whenever you quit
Am Am 
 
Yeah, whatever it is
Bb Bb 
 
You go out and it's on
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Yeah, can't you hear     my motored heart
Fm7 Fm7 
 
G G 
 
You're the one that started it

Chorus 4
C C 
 
I'm the generator, I'm the generator
Ab Ab 
 
I'm the generator, I'm the generator
Am Am 
 
I'm the generator, I'm the generator
Bb Bb 
 
You are on
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Yeah, can't you hear     my motored heart
Fm7 Fm7 
 
G G 
 
You're the one that started it

Outro 1

C

G

C

G

C

How did you like the song?

5.0 (1)

You need to to leave a rating.

TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG C Am F Cmaj7...

Chords

G
C
Am
F
Cmaj7
Amadd9
Fm7
Ab
Bb
Fmaj7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Amadd9: x-0-7-5-0-0
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Generator by Foo Fighters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Foo Fighters.

More songs by Foo Fighters

Discover chords for more songs to play

Everlong

4.8

253.9K

Walk

4.9

6.5K

Big Me

4.9

5K

Best Of You

4.9

14.7K

Learn To Fly

4.9

19.2K

The Pretender

4.8

15.1K

Times Like These

4.9

13.1K

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Everlong

Foo Fighters

4.8

254.5K

7 Years

Lukas Graham

4.7

4.5M

Sweet Home AlabamaTabs

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4.6

4.8M

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

Let It BeTabs

The Beatles

4.9

5.6M

All Of Me

John Legend

4.8

4.6M

Big Me

Foo Fighters

4.9

5K

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

48.7M

2

CreepTabs

Radiohead

4.9

29.4M

3

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

17.9M

4

Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTabs

Green Day

4.8

12.5M

5

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.3M

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Problems

Lil Peep

41

Mourir sur scène

Dalida

8

Even In Arcadia

Sleep Token

3

Hab 'ne Tante aus Marokko

Kinderlieder-Superstar

6

Cafuné

Micro TDH

12

Past Self

Sleep Token

YUKON

Justin Bieber

41