American Football - Uncomfortably numb
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Uncomfortably Numb
(Used NPR Tiny Desk as reference for fingerings: https://youtu.be/XjCGI4Sgb7k?t=473)
(Times are referencing the studio song)
RHYTHM:
TUNING : Db Ab Eb Ab Bb Eb
Verse 1 (0:23 - 1:50):
Rhythm is syncopated, playing only on the off beats.
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------12----------------12----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--11----------------11----------------| x8
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------14----------------14----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--12----------------12----------------| x3
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------14----------------16----|
Ab|--------12----------------14----------|
Db|--12----------------14----------------| x1
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------12----------------12----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--11----------------11----------------| x12
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------14----------------14----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--12----------------12----------------| x3
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------14----------------16----|
Ab|--------12----------------14----------|
Db|--12----------------14----------------| x1
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------12----------------12----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--11----------------11----------------| x4
Chorus 1 (1:51 - 2:14):
Eb|--------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------10-------------------9--------------------------5-----------------4------------|
Ab|-----9--------------------7--------------------------4-----------------2------------------|
Db|--9-----------------7--------------------------4-----------------2------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------2-----------------0-----|
Ab|--------0-----------------0-----------|
Db|--0-----------------0-----------------| Repeat from beginning of chorus.
Verse 2 (2:15 - 3:08):
Same rhythm as Verse 1.
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------12----------------12----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--11----------------11----------------| x12
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------14----------------14----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--12----------------12----------------| x3
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------14----------------16----|
Ab|--------12----------------14----------|
Db|--12----------------14----------------| x1
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------12----------------12----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--11----------------11----------------| x4
Chorus 2 (3:09 - 3:37):
Eb|--------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------10-------------------9--------------------------5-----------------4------------|
Ab|-----9--------------------7--------------------------4-----------------2------------------|
Db|--9-----------------7--------------------------4-----------------2------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------2-----------------0-----|
Ab|--------0-----------------0-----------|
Db|--0-----------------0-----------------| (Instead of repeating, like in Chorus 1, you play what's below.)
Eb|--------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------10-------------9--------------------------5-----------------4------------|
Ab|-----9-----------------7-----------------------4-----------------2------------------|
Db|--9-----------------7--------------------4-----------------2------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------9-----------------2--------------------------4-----------------5------------------------7--|
Ab|--------7-----------------0--------------------------2-----------------4------------------------7--------|
Db|--7-----------------0--------------------------2-----------------4------------------------6--------------|
Outro (3:38 - 4:10):
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------12----------------12----|
Ab|--------12----------------12----------|
Db|--11----------------11----------------| x8
LEAD:
TUNING : Db Ab Eb G Ab C
Intro/Verse (0:00 - 1:50):
All natural harmonics.
C |--------------12----------------------|
Ab|------12--------------12--------------|
G |--12--------------12------------------|
Eb|----------12--------------12----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------| x40
Chorus 1 (1:51 - 2:14):
(This is just emulating the strings.)
All tremolo picked. All held for 2 measures.
First 16 starts before chorus. Last 12 is after chorus and fades out.
(Watch the NPR Tiny Desk performance to see an example: https://youtu.be/XjCGI4Sgb7k?t=472)
C |------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--16----12----19----16----16----12----19----16----16----12--|
G |------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (2:15 - 3:08):
All natural harmonics.
C |--------------12----------------------|
Ab|------12--------------12--------------|
G |--12--------------12------------------|
Eb|----------12--------------12----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------| x20
Chorus 2 (3:09 - 3:37):
(This is just emulating the strings.)
All tremolo picked. All held for 2 measures.
First 16 starts before chorus. Last 12 is after chorus and fades out.
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--16----12----19----16----16----12----19----16----12----19----16----12--|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (3:38 - 4:10):
All natural harmonics.
C |--------------12----------------------|
Ab|------12--------------12--------------|
G |--12--------------12------------------|
Eb|----------12--------------12----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------| x8
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| x Dead note
| / Slide-up
| ~ Vibrato
| . Staccato
| PM Palm muting
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