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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 *********************************** | x Dead note | / Slide-up | ~ Vibrato | . Staccato | PM Palm muting ***********************************