Uncomfortably Numb tab by American Football

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Uncomfortably Numb

RHYTHM:
TUNING : DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Verse:
    Play (1) a bunch of times.
    Then play the (2) a few times.
    Ending is (3) once then back to (1) until Chorus.
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|  (1)
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------12----------------12----|
AbAb|--------12----------------12----------|
DbDb|--11----------------11----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|  (2)
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------14----------------14----|
AbAb|--------12----------------12----------|
DbDb|--12----------------12----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|  (3)
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------14----------------16----|
AbAb|--------12----------------14----------|
DbDb|--12----------------14----------------|

Chorus 1:
  Repeat everything twice.
Eb MajorEb|--------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------10-------------------9--------------------------5-----------------4------------|
AbAb|-----9--------------------7--------------------------4-----------------2------------------|
DbDb|--9-----------------7--------------------------4-----------------2------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------2-----------------0-----|
AbAb|--------0-----------------0-----------|
DbDb|--0-----------------0-----------------|

Play Verse again.

Chorus 2: (Play once through Chorus 1, and then this.)
Eb MajorEb|--------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------10-------------9--------------------------5-----------------4------------|
AbAb|-----9-----------------7-----------------------4-----------------2------------------|
DbDb|--9-----------------7--------------------4-----------------2------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------9-----------------2--------------------------4-----------------5------------------------7--|
AbAb|--------7-----------------0--------------------------2-----------------4------------------------7--------|
DbDb|--7-----------------0--------------------------2-----------------4------------------------6--------------|

Play Verse until fade out.

LEAD:
TUNING : DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb G+G AbAb C majorC
Intro/Verse:
    All natural harmonics.
C majorC |--------------12----------------------|
AbAb|------12--------------12--------------|
G+G |--12--------------12------------------|
Eb MajorEb|----------12--------------12----------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------------|

Chorus 1:
    All tremolo picked. All held for 2 measures.
    First 16 starts before actual 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 majorC |------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|--16----12----19----16----16----12----19----16----16----12--|
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2:
    All tremolo picked. All held for 2 measures.
    First 16 starts before actual chorus. Last 12 is after chorus and fades out.
C majorC |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|--16----12----19----16----16----12----19----16----12----19----16----12--|
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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