The Art Of American Football

Label: Mighty Atom Records Tabbed By: Craig Nelson ([email protected]) 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 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-------------------------------------------------------------- I think most of this is right, a few parts maybe different, i tabbed what i thought was right, any comments or questions plz email me! 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