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About All My Life

Few rock songs from the early 2000s hit as hard as "All My Life" in the opening seconds. The main riff is a relentless, palm-muted low-string drive in D minor that locks tightly with the kick drum, and keeping that muting consistent at full tempo is the first real challenge you will face. Foo Fighters push the energy even further in the chorus, where the riff opens up and the rhythm playing needs to stay tight and aggressive without losing the groove. The bridge section introduces a stop-start feel that can trip you up if your sense of timing is not solid, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop that passage slowed down until the phrasing feels natural. Getting the tone right matters too: a mid-forward, slightly scooped distortion with a firm pick attack will get you close to the character of the track. Work on the muted verses at a comfortable tempo before gradually pushing the speed up.

  • The main riff centers on aggressive palm-muted power chords on the lower strings, demanding consistent right-hand muting pressure throughout.
  • The song is in D minor, so a working knowledge of the D minor pentatonic scale will help you navigate any lead fill moments.
  • The stop-start rhythmic figure in the bridge is the trickiest section to nail cleanly and rewards slow, looped practice before you bring it up to speed.

How to Play All My Life

Key: D minor · Tempo: 166 BPM

Loop the hardest passage and creep the speed up from around 70 percent until it holds at 166 BPM.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

Chris Shiflett's Telecaster Deluxe with dual humbuckers provides a brighter, more cutting lead tone than Dave Grohl's darker semi-hollows, creating essential tonal separation in Foo Fighters' layered recordings.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Chris Shiflett uses Les Paul Standards live for their thick humbucker output and sustain, matching the band's preference for guitars that push tube amps into natural saturation without pedal-based distortion.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

The Les Paul Custom's thick body and potent humbuckers deliver the compressed midrange and sustain essential to Foo Fighters' heavy, saturated crunch when paired with cranked Mesa/Boogie and Marshall amps.

Gibson ES-335
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Gibson ES-335

Dave Grohl's signature DG-335 semi-hollow body produces warm, chimey overdrive on cleaner parts and thick midrange on heavy sections, becoming the sonic foundation of Foo Fighters' studio and live sound.

Gibson Explorer
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Gibson Explorer

Grohl's white 1980s Explorer delivers aggressive humbucker tones and extended upper range, providing the raw power and cutting presence needed for the band's louder, more distorted passages.

Marshall JCM800
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Marshall JCM800

The JCM800's legendary crunch and natural tube saturation perfectly complements Foo Fighters' philosophy of tone-first guitar-and-amp combinations, delivering the heavy, responsive drive heard throughout their discography.

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