Number City
Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Descension

Tabbed By : fender4string
Tuning: Standard

In my opinion one of the best that Mr. Sanchez and Co. have ever written.
If those horns don't get you I don't know what will!

Have fun with this one guys.

Intro
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Kick comes in
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
The tabbing is a bit redundant as the verse is just one riff
repeated but I figured I'd rather be complete.

"Attention we have got a medical emergency..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

"The patient's condition is critical..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


"Oh, I've got this under control..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

"Now should you question this..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Prechorus

"Oh, if you want to see, go on and tear it out of me"
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3/5-55--55--55-555502/3--33--33--33--33-2--2-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-----------------------------------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0-------2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------7\------|


Verse 2

"This case is possibly the worst..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

"I see how vulnerable..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Prechorus
"Oh, if you want to see, go on and tear it out of me"
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3/5-55--55--55-555502/3--33--33--33--33-2--2-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

"Oh, if you want to see, go on and tear it out of me"
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3/5-55--55--55-555502/3--33--33--33--33-2--2-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5------------------------------------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0-222-33-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
"Honey, release my heart. if you..."
G|---------------------------------------0-2-3-3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1--0-1--1-1--1--3--5-5--3-5--5--------------|
E|----------------------------------3--3---------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------3-2-----------2---------------5-5/7p5-|
A|---1--1-1--1------5-5--0-5----3-333333333333-3------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Bridge

"Defibrillate, Defibrillate: A radio transmission..."
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--22--0-2--2-0----------2--22--0-2--2-0-----------|
E|-----------------7\-----------------------7\--------|

G|-0--------------------------------------------------|
D|---0------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2--22--0-2--2-0---------2--22--0-2--2-0--------|
E|---------------------7\----------------------7\-----|

"Oh, this is love from a gurney..."
G|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2--22--22----2--22--22----2--22--22----2--22--22--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

"BELIEVE IN NUMBER CITY"
G|-Rest----------------------------------------|
D|-Rest----------------------------------------|
A|-Rest------------------------------2--3--5-0-|
E|-Rest----------------------------------------|


Final Chorus
"Honey, release my heart. if you..."
G|---------------------------------------0-2-3--3-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1--0-1--1-1--1--3--5-5--3-5--5---------------|
E|----------------------------------3--3----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-33------------3-2-----------2---------------5-5/7p5-|
A|----1--1-1--1------5-5--0-5----3-333333333333-3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------7-----------0-2-3--3-|
D|-------------------3-2---------------------------|
A|-1-1--0-1--1-1--1------5-5----5--5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------3--3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-33----------2-3-5/7p5--------------------------5-5/7p5-|
A|----1--1h3p1-----------5-5--3-555-3-333333333333-3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


Outro
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9"

2:42
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--2-3-2-|
A|-1-11111111111h3p0-5-55555555-55-------|
E|---------------------------------------|

2:49
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------3-3-------7-----------|
A|-1-111111111111-1--5-5555-5-3-333333-|
E|-------------------------------------|

2:55
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------0------------------7--2-3-2-|
A|-1-11111111-111-0-3-5-55555555-55------|
E|---------------------------------------|

3:02
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------3----------------------|
A|-1-1111111111-1-5-555555-3-333333-0-|
E|------------------------------------|

3:07
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------5-------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-----------------------------------|
A|-22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---3--3--22--0-2--2-0-2--2-0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------7\------|


3:18 Odd, Reverse sounding bit
I'm sure this is right even though it may not seem so at first.
It's a very weird bass line that took me a minute to understand.
G|------------------------------------9---------99-----------|
D|-----10---------10-10-------------7---7----77----7---------|
A|---8----8----88-------8----7---5--------55---------5--8--7-|
E|-6--------66------------66---------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------9----------------------|
D|-----10---------10-10-------------7---7--------------------|
A|---8----8----88-------8----7---5--------555----------------|
E|-6--------66------------66------------------8\-------------|


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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