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Storytelling

Funeral for a Friend
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Artist: Funeral For A Friend

Song: Storytelling

Album: Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation

Tuning: Drop D then all strings down half a step (Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

Key

. Palm Mute

h Hammer On

p Pull Off

There are no timings or clear strumming pattern but everything is easy to work out

INTRO

KRIS

|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|-5-5-55-5-55-5-55-5--55-5-55-5------55-
|-3-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--55-5-55-5--22--55-
|-3-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--55-5-55-5--00--22-
|-3-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--55-5-55-5---------

CHORUS

|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------

|-555555555555555555 5555555555-------55-

|-333333333333333333-5555555555-2222--55-

|-333333333333333333-5555555555-0000--22-

|-333333333333333333-5555555555----------

LEAD PLAYED ABOVE THAT^^^^^

|-888888888888888888-7777777777-----------

|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx-8888--66--

|-555555555555555555-4444444444-xxxx--xx--

|-------------------------------5555--33--
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------

|-888888888888888888 7777777777-8888--1010

|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxx--x-x-

|-555555555555555555-4444444444-5555--7-7-

|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------

VERSE

KRIS

|----------------------
|----------------------

|----5-4---5-4---4h777- (not sure about this)

|--------5-----5---555-
|----------------------
|-33-------------------

.. . .

DARREN

|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|-55555555-1212121212121212-10101010101010109999-1010101012121212-

|-xxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xxxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--

|-33333333-1010101010101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7777-8-8-8-8-10101010-

|-----------------------------------------------------------------

BRIDGE

KRIS & DARREN (Strumming patern not there but its not hard to figure out)

|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------

|-333333-555555-777777-999-101010-121212- (Palm muted x 2 then strummed)

|-333333-555555-777777-999-101010-121212-

|-333333-555555-777777-999-101010-121212-

..... .. .. .. .. .. . . . .

LITTLE SOLO DARREN PLAYS OVER THAT^^^^^^ AFTER PLAYING IT TWICE

|-------------------------------------15---------------12-------------

|-13-12-12h13p12h13-15-13-12h13p12h13---13-12h13p12h13----13-12-13-12-

|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------

THEN

KRIS

|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|-3---5---7---9---10---12-
|-3---5---7---9---10---12-
|-3---5---7---9---10---12-

DARREN

|---------15--12------------
|-13--12--------13-12-13-12-

|--------------------------- Every note played in time with chords except

|--------------------------- last 4 notes)

|---------------------------
|---------------------------

OUTRO

DARREN

|-10-----10---------
|---13-----13--13---
|-----12-----12--12-
|-------------------
|-------------------
|-------------------

Havent worked out Kris' ending part yet

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