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The Art of American Football

Funeral for a Friend
Tab
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Song

Band: Funeral For A Friend

Url: www.funeralforafriend.com

Country: Wales

Style: Emo, Hardcore, Screamo

Song: The Art Of American Football

Album: Between Order and Model EP

Label: Mighty Atom Records

Tabbed By: Brady Cress (bcress@uark.edu)

I do not guarantee that this tab is correct. It is merely an attempt

to show how I play the song. If you have any corrections, especially

for the bridge (because I think it is wrong), please post them.

This song is played with both guitars tuned to drop d

and then all strings tuned down a half step.

Legend:

<> denotes natural harmonics

/ denotes slide up

h denotes hammer on

p denotes pull off

. denotes palm mute

Intro Riff

Guitar 1

. . . . . . . . . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---------------------------------------------------7-------6--------
Ab---4---------------4-------5-------7---------------------------7----
Db-------4---4-4-4-------4-------4-------4---4-4-4-------4------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---4----------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---4----------------------------------------------------------------
Db---4----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

. . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb---------------------------------------6---4h6p4-------4------------
Db-----------------------------------7---------------6-------6--------
Ab-----------4-------5---7---5-p-0------------------------------------
Db---0-0-0-------0----------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------------------------------7---------------6----------------
Ab-----------------------------------7---------------6----------------
Db-----------------------------------7---------------6----------------

Guitar 1

. . . . . . . . . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---------------------------------------------------7-------6--------
Ab---4---------------4-------5-------7---------------------------7----
Db-------4---4-4-4-------4-------4-------4---4-4-4-------4------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---4-----------------------4-------4--------------------------------
Ab---4-----------------------4-------4--------------------------------
Db---4-----------------------4-------4--------------------------------

Guitar 1

. . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb---------------------------------------6---4h6p4-------4------------
Db-----------------------------------7---------------6-------6--------
Ab-----------4-------5---7---5-p-0------------------------------------
Db---0-0-0-------0----------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---0---------------0---------------7---------------6----------------
Ab---0---------------0---------------7---------------6----------------
Db---0---------------0---------------7---------------6----------------

Verse Riff (played four times)

Guitar 1

. . . . . . . . . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---------------------------------------------------7-------6--------
Ab---4---------------4-------5-------7---------------------------7----
Db-------4---4-4-4-------4-------4-------4---4-4-4-------4------------

Guitar 2

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

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4----
Ab---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4----
Db---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4----

Guitar 1

. . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb---------------------------------------6---4h6p4-------4------------
Db-----------------------------------7---------------6-------6--------
Ab-----------4-------5---7---5-p-0------------------------------------
Db---0-0-0-------0----------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

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

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---7---7---7-7-7---6---6---6-6-6----
Ab---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---7---7---7-7-7---6---6---6-6-6----
Db---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---7---7---7-7-7---6---6---6-6-6----

**Note that the last time guitar 1 plays the end of the verse riff it

is played like this.

Guitar 1

. . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb---------------------------------------6---4h6p4-------4------------
Db-----------------------------------7---------------6-------7--------
Ab-----------4-------5---7---5-p-0------------------------------------
Db---0-0-0-------0----------------------------------------------------

Chorus Riff (played twice)

Guitar 1

. . . . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-------------------7-p-6-------6-------------------7-p-6-------6----
Ab-----------7---------------7---------------7---------------7--------
Db---4---4-------4-------------------0---0-------0--------------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb---13/14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------13/14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------

Db----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----------

Ab---11/12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------11/12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

. . . . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-------------------7-p-6-------6-------------------6h7p6-------6----
Ab-----------7---------------7---------------7---------------7--------
Db---7---7-------7-------------------9---9-------9--------------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb---13/14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------14/16-16-16--16/18-18-18---------

Db----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----------x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---------

Ab---11/12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------12/14-14-14--14/16-16-16---------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

**Note that the last time guitar 1 plays the end of the chorus riff it

is played like this.

Guitar 1

. . . . . .

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-------------------7-p-6-------6-------------------6h7p6-------7----
Ab-----------7---------------7---------------7---------------7--------
Db---7---7-------7-------------------9---9-------9--------------------

Play Verse Riff 4 times

Play Chorus Riff 2 times

Okay, here's where I got kind of stuck. I think most of the song is

pretty accurate up until guitar one's part during the bridge. A lot

of the notes are right, I believe, but i think the technique is wrong.

You might try pulling off and hammering on to and from the open Ab

string to the sixth and seventh frets.

Bridge Part 1 (play 4 times)

Guitar 1

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------6-------7-------6-h-7-------------7-------6-------6-h-7--
Ab---4---4-------4-------4-------------5---5-------5-------5----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb------<7>-----<12>--------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------6-------7-p-6-------6---------9-------7---6-------6-h-7--
Ab---7---7-------7-----------7---------7-------7-----------7----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge Part 2 (play two times)

Guitar 1

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------6-------7-------6-h-7-------------7-------6-------6-h-7--
Ab---4---4-------4-------4-------------5---5-------5-------5----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb------------------------------12------------------------------------
Bb---10-------12-------10----------------12-------10-------12---------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------6-------7-p-6-------6---------9-------7---6-------6-h-7--
Ab---7---7-------7-----------7---------7-------7-----------7----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb------------------------------12------------------------------------
Bb---10-------12-------10-----------------------12-------10-----------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge Part 3 (play two times)

Guitar 1

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------6-------7-------6-h-7-------------7-------6-------6-h-7--
Ab---4---4-------4-------4-------------5---5-------5-------5----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb------------------------------17------------------------------------
Bb------------17-------------------------17----------------17---------
Gb---14----------------14-------------------------14------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db-----------6-------7-p-6-------6---------9-------7---6-------6-h-7--
Ab---7---7-------7-----------7---------7-------7-----------7----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

eb------------------------------17------------------------------------
Bb------------17--------------------------------17--------------------
Gb---14----------------14--------------------------------14-----------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db--------------------------------------------------------------------

Play Bridge Part 2 two more times with second guitar not so loud

Play Bridge Part 3 two more times with second guitar not so loud

Ending

Both guitars end on this

eb------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------------------------------------------------------------

Db---4--------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---4--------------------------------------------------------------
Db---4--------------------------------------------------------------

Comments? Feel free to email me at bcress@uark.edu or just post them

under the corrections. Also, if anybody really know how to play the

bridge (or any other part that I might have tabbed incorrectly) please

let me know. Thanks.

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