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Second To Numb by Kings of Convenience
Second To Numb
Guitar #1 - Erlend
Standard Tuning / Open
Main riff:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------0-----------------|--------------0-----------------|
|----2---------------2-----------|----0---------------0-----------|
|----------0-----------------0---|----------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0---2---|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------3-----------------|--------------0-----------------|
|----0---------------0-----------|----2---------------2-----------|
|----------2-----------------0---|----------0-----------------0---|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Instrumental Riff:
|----7---------7-----------------|--------------------------------|
|------------7-------------------|----10--------10----------------|
|----------0---------0-------0---|----------0---------0-------0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|10------10------10------10------|10------10------10------10------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------7-----------------|----8---------8-----------------|
|----------0---------0-------0---|----------0---------0-------0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|10------10------10------10------|10------10------10------10------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----7---------7-----------------|--------------------------------|
|------------7-------------------|----10--------10----------------|
|----------0---------0-------0---|----------0---------0-------0---|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------7-----------------|----8---------8-----------------|
|----------0---------0-------0---|----------0---------0-------0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------|10------10------10------10------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bridge Riff: ("What will we become...")
4 Measures of Eirik alone before entrance.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----10--------10----------------|----8---------8-----------------|
|----------0---------0-------0---|----------0---------0-------0---|
|12------12------12------12------|10------10------10------10------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----7---------7-----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------0---------0-------0---|----7---------7-----------------|
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|----------0---------0-------0---|
|--------------------------------|7-------7-------7-------7-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Final Riff: (After 2 rounds of Eirik's final riff)
|----2---------------------------|--------------0-----------------|
|--------------0-----------------|----2---------------2-----------|
|----------2---------2-------0---|----------0---------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0---2---|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------3-----------------|--------------0-----------------|
|----0---------------0-----------|----2---------------2-----------|
|----------2---------------------|----------0-----------------0---|
|3-------3-------3---------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------0---2---|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|----2---------------------------|--------------0-----------------|
|--------------0-----------------|----2---------------2-----------|
|----------2---------2-------0---|----------0---------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0---2---|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----||
|--------------3-----------------|----||
|----0---------------0-----------|----||
|----------2---------------------|----||
|3-------3-------3---------------|----||
|-------------------------0--2---|3---||
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Guitar #2 - Eirik
Standard Tuning / Capo 7
Main riff:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------0---------------0---|------------0---------------0---|
|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-----3---------3-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------1---------------1---|------------0---------------0---|
|----2-----2---------2-----2-----|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Alternate riff:
[Played twice at "What is given...", "How far away from..."]
|--------------0-----------------|--------------1-----------------|
|------------0---------------0---|------------0---------------0---|
|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------3-----------------|--------------------------------|
|------------1---------------0---|------------0h1-------------0---|
|----2-----2---------2-----2-----|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Final riff:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----|
|--------------0---------------0-|----0---------0-----0---------0-|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------3---------------3-------|
|----5---------------5-----------|3---------------3---------------|
|7---------------7---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-----|
|----2---------2-----2---------2-|--------------0---------------0-|
|--------3---------------3-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|3---------------3---------------|----5---------------5-----------|
|--------------------------------|7---------------7---------------|
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Notes:
During the verses, Erlend plays a modified version of the main riff, ranging from...
1. Playing the two bottom notes on alternating beats.
(3xxxxx, xx0xxx [x2]; x0xxxx, xx2xxx [x2]; etc.)
2. Playing the bass note pulse with block chords on alternating beats.
(3xxxxx, xx020xx [x4]; x0xxxx, xx200xx [x4]; etc.)
It's a nice alternative and helps with singing the verses.
The most important concept to keep in mind is the dropped sixteenth note in Erlend's
part (guitar #1). Some might want to play this version of the main riff:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------0-----------------|--------------0-----------------|
|----2------(2)------2-----------|----0------(0)------0-----------|
|----------0-----------------0---|----------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0---2---|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|
It's important to learn how to drop that beat and learn the syncopation, as his
entire guitar part uses this timing. They also alternate heavily with eighth note
pulsing, so keep this in mind / say it out loud:
Wrong: "1 and 2 ee-and-a 3 and 4 and"
Right: "1 and 2-ee a-3 and 4 and"
He won't touch you anymore
Staying at his side
Half indifferent, half afraid
It will only make you cry
What is given can't be returned
The cards are in our hands
All that is living can be hurt
And that's the end of innocence
Second round found you beating death
The miracle of life
Once each of you caught your breath
A question simmers inside
How far away from being in
Can there be stated of love?
How to put it is you're bound within
What matter is it made of?
What will we become?
What will we become?
What will we become?
Second to numb
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