Insomnia Tab by James Kennedy

Insomnia tab by James Kennedy

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

Capo on Fret 2 - All fretting relative to Capo

Acoustic Guitar

Intro:

    C       C/B      Em                 C        C/B      Em
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----0--------0--------0--------0-0-------0--------0--------0-0------0------|
Db|--2----2---2----2---2----2---2---------2----2---2----2---2----2---2--2-----|
Ab|3-----3--2-----2--------2----------2-3-----3--2-----2----------2------0-2--|
Eb|------------------0--------0---------------------------0--------0----------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1: - "Here we go again"

    C       C/B      Em                 C        C/B      Em
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----0--------0--------0--------0---------0--------0--------0--------0------|
Db|--2----2---2----2---2----2---2---------2----2---2----2---2----2---2--2-----|
Ab|3-----3--2-----2--------2----------2-3-----3--2-----2----------2-------0-2-|
Eb|------------------0--------0---------------------------0--------0----------|

    C       C/B      Em                 C        C/B      Em
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
Gb|----0--------0--------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-------0-0-0-0-|
Db|--2----2---2----2---2----2---2---------2----2---2----2---2----2----2-2-2-2-|
Ab|3-----3--2-----2--------2----------2-3-----3--2-----2--------2---2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|------------------0--------0---------------------------0--------0--0-0-0-0-|

Pre-Chorus 1: - "I wish I felt so alive"

    Am     C      F      C   C/B     Am      C     F        G
Eb|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1--1-1-1---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----1-1--1--1-1---1----------3-----------------|
Gb|-2--2---0---0--2--2-2-0-0-0-----0-2--2--2-0---0-2--2-2-2-0-----0-0-0-------|
Db|-2--2---2-2-2--3--3-3-2---0---0---2--2----2-2-2-3--3-3-3-0-----0-0-0-------|
Ab|-0--0---3-3-3--3--3-3-3---2-2-----0--0-0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-------|
Eb|---------------1--1-1---------------------------1--1-1-1-3-----3-3-3-------|

Chorus 1: - "Insomnia"

    C       C/B     Am            Bb       F     C
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1-1---1---------1-1-1-----1-1-3--3-3-3-------1--1-1---1----1-1-1----------|
Gb|-0-0---0-----0---2-2-2-----2-2-3--3-3-3-2--2--0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0----------|
Db|-2-2-2-2---0---0-2-2---2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3--3--2--2---2---2--2-2-2----------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-------0-0---0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-3--3--3--3---3---3--3-3-3----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------1--1-------------------------------|

    C       C/B     Am            Bb       F     C       G
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1-1---1---------1-1-1-----1-1-3--3-3-3-------1--------3-------------------|
Gb|-0-0---0-----0---2-2-2-----2-2-3--3-3-3-2--2--0--------0--------------0----|
Db|-2-2-2-2---0---0-2-2---2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3--3--2--------0--------------0----|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-------0-0---0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-3--3--3--------2-------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------1--1-----------3------------3----3-|

Verse 1: - "Have I forgotten how to sleep"

    C       C/B      Em                 C        C/B      Em
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----0--------0--------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-------2p0-----|
Db|--2----2---2----2---2----2---2---------2----2---2----2---2----2---2--------|
Ab|3-----3--2-----2--------2----------2-3-----3--2-----2----------2-------0-2-|
Eb|------------------0--------0---------------------------0--------0----------|

    C       C/B      Em                 C        C/B      Em
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
Gb|----0--------0--------0--------0-0-0-----0--------0--------0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
Db|--2----2---2----2---2----2---2-2-2-2---2----2---2----2-----2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
Ab|3-----3--2-----2--------2------2-2-2-3-----3--2-----2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
Eb|------------------0--------0---0-0-0-------------------0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|

Pre-Chorus 2: - "I'm so tired of being tired"

    Am     C      F      C   C/B     Am      C     F        G
Eb|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1--1-1-1---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----1-1--1--1-1---1----------3-----------------|
Gb|-2--2---0---0--2--2-2-0-0-0-----0-2--2--2-0---0-2--2-2-2-0-----0-0-0-------|
Db|-2--2---2-2-2--3--3-3-2---0---0---2--2----2-2-2-3--3-3-3-0-----0-0-0-------|
Ab|-0--0---3-3-3--3--3-3-3---2-2-----0--0-0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-------|
Eb|---------------1--1-1---------------------------1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-------|

Chorus 2: - "Insomnia"

    C       C/B     Am            Bb       F     C              G
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1-1---1---------1-1-1-----1-1-3--3-3-3-------1--1-1---1---1---------------|
Gb|-0-0---0-----0---2-2-2-----2-2-3--3-3-3-2--2--0--0-0---0-0-0---0-----------|
Db|-2-2-2-2---0---0-2-2---2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3--3--2--2---2---2-2-0-0-0---------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-------0-0---0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-3--3--3--3---3---3-3-2-2-2---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------1--1-----------------3-3-3---------|

    C       C/B     Am            Bb       F     G
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-3---|
Bb|-1-1---1---------1-1-1-----1-1-3--3-3-3-------3---3--3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---|
Gb|-0-0---0-----0---2-2-2-----2-2-3--3-3-3-2--2--0---0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---|
Db|-2-2-2-2---0---0-2-2---2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3--3--0---0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-------0-0---0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-3--3--2-2-2--2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---|
Eb|----------------------------------------1--1--3-3-3--3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3---|

Bridge: - "I claw at my eyes"

   Am       G        F       D           Am       G       F        D
Eb|0-------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
Bb|1--1-1-1-3--3-3-3---------1h3-3-3p1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3-3----------3-3-3-1-1-1|
Gb|2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Db|2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-----0---0-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Ab|0--0-0-0-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-------------0--0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3------------|
Eb|---------3--3-3-3-1-1-1-1----------------------3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1------------|

    C           C/B      C/Bb      C/A     G       Fm
Eb|------------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
Bb|-1----------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
Gb|-0-----0----------0---------0-------0-------0---1--------------------------|
Db|-2-------2------------------------2---2---0---0-3--------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-----3-2-2-2--2-1-1-1---1-0---------------3--------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3-------1--------------------------|

Chorus 3: - "Insomnia"

    C       C/B     Am            Bb       F     C
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0-0---------|
Bb|-1-----1---------1-1-1-----1-1-3--3-3-3-------1--1-1---1---1-1-1-1---------|
Gb|-0-----0-----0---2-2-2-----2-2-3--3-3-3-2--2--0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Db|-2---------0---0-2-2---2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3--3--2--2---2---2-2-2-2-2---------|
Ab|-3-------2-------0-0---0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-3--3--3--3---3---3-3-3-3-3---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------1--1-------------------------------|

    C       C/B     Am            Bb       F     G
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-3---|
Bb|-1-1---1---------1-1-1-----1-1-3--3-3-3-------3---3--3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---|
Gb|-0-0---0-----0---2-2-2-----2-2-3--3-3-3-2--2--0---0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---|
Db|-2-2-2-2---0---0-2-2---2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3--3--0---0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-------0-0---0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-3--3--2-2-2--2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---|
Eb|----------------------------------------1--1--3-3-3--3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3---|

    C                 E          Am     Am/G  F          Fm        C
Eb|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-------1---1--1-1-1----1----0----------|
Bb|-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-0----0-0-0-1----1-1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1----1----1----------|
Gb|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-1----1-1-1-2----2-2-2-2-2---2--2-2-1----1----0----------|
Db|-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2--2---2-2-2-3---3--3-3-3----3----2----------|
Ab|-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-2--2---2-2-0--0---------3---3--3---3----3----3----------|
Eb|-------------------0--0---0-0--------3-3-3-1---1--1---1----1---------------|


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| p   Pull-off

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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