The Art Of American Football Chords
The Art Of American Football by Funeral For Afind is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ab. It uses the chords Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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 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--------------------------------------------------------------
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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