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Uncomfortably Numb Tabs

(ver. 1)
American Football
  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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|            
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