Band: Funeral For 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 ([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. 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-------------------------------------------------------------
[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 [email protected] 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.