Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Intermediate Uncomfortably Numb RHYTHM: TUNING : Db Ab Eb Ab Bb Eb 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|--------------------------------------| (1) Bb|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------12----------------12----| Ab|--------12----------------12----------| Db|--11----------------11----------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------| (2) Bb|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------14----------------14----| Ab|--------12----------------12----------| Db|--12----------------12----------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| (3) Bb|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------14----------------16----| Ab|--------12----------------14----------| Db|--12----------------14----------------| Chorus 1: Repeat everything twice. 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-----------------| Play Verse again. Chorus 2: (Play once through Chorus 1, and then this.) 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--------------| Play Verse until fade out. LEAD: TUNING : Db Ab Eb G Ab C Intro/Verse: All natural harmonics. C |--------------12----------------------| Ab|------12--------------12--------------| G |--12--------------12------------------| Eb|----------12--------------12----------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| 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 |------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--16----12----19----16----16----12----19----16----16----12--| G |------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--16----12----19----16----16----12----19----16----12----19----16----12--| G |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------| *********************************** | x Dead note | / Slide-up | ~ Vibrato | . Staccato | PM Palm muting ***********************************
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