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/ Funeral For A Friend / Seven Ways to Scream Your Name (2003) / The Art of American Football guitar tab

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.


Funeral For A Friend albums
2005 Hours
2003 Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation
2003 Seven Ways to Scream Your Name
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07Escape Artists Never Die tabbass tab

 

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