Never Meant Chords & Tabs
Reformated and updated by tim.mansell@yahoo.com
The whole song can be played in the D tuning with a capo on the third, just play the
1 part a string down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpWSqICtw0
Thanks to Andrew D for tabbing it in the first place.
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American Football
"Never Meant"
S/T
Tabbed by: Andrew D (fishingthesky00@sbcglobal.net)
Guitar 1: FACGCE
Guitar 2: DAEAC#D capo 3rd
Part 1
Guitar 1
E------------0----0------0----0---------0----|
C---4p2p0---0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0-------0-0---|
G--------0-2----4----5s7----9-----10s12------|
C-0------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D ------2-----------------0------------------|
C#-------0------3-----------0----------------|
A --------0-------2----------0---------------|
E -----------------------------0-------------|
A -------------------------------------------|
D --0---------2-------4------------2---------|
Guitar 2
D --2---|
C#--3---|
A --4---|
E --5---|
A --0---|
D --0---|
Part2
Guitar 2
D ----0-------0-------0------0---------------|
C#--0--0----0--0----0--0---0--0--------------|
A ---0--0----0--0----0--0---0--0-------------|
E -2-------2-------2------2------------------|
A -------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/american_football/never_meant_tab_ver_4.html ]
D ----0-------0-------0------0---------------|
C#--0--0----0--0----0--0---0--0--------------|
A ---0--0----0--0----0--0---0--0-------------|
E -0-------0-------0------0------------------|
A -------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------|
D --------0----------------------------------|
C#------0--0---------------------------------|
A ----0------0-------------------------------|
E ---0---------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------|
D -0-----------------------------------------|
Part 3
Guitar 1
E--------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------|
G-----12---12--9h10p9h10p--------------------|
C-9/12---12---------------12/9---------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------|
4 different riffs make up this part
Its a 12 bar pattern, the order is : 1,2,3,2,3,1,2,3,2,3,4,2
Guitar 2 1 2 3 4
D ----------------------------0----------------------|
C#---------------------------0--0--------------------|
A -----4-4-2-----4-4-2------0----0---------0-4^^5^^4-|
E ---0--0------0--0-------0---------------0----------|
A -0------------------------------------0------------|
D -----------0-----------4-------------2-------------|
Part 4
Guitar 1
E-------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------|
G-12-12/9-9-9/7-7-7/4-2-2/4-0---------------|
C-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D -------------------------------------0-----|
C#------------------------------------0-0----|
A -----0-------0-------0-------0-----0----0--|
E ---5--5----2--2-----5--5----5-5---0------0-|
A -0-------2---------5------4----------------|
D ---------------------------------4---------|