American Football – Uncomfortably Numb (Guitar Tab)

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Versions (5)

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Chords

(Times are referencing the studio song) RHYTHM: 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