The Art Of American Football Chords & Tabs
The Art Of American Football 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--------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/funeral_for_a_friend/the_art_of_american_football_tab.html ]
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.
