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