Chords for How to Play "Numb" by Gary Clark Jr. on Guitar - Full Guitar Lesson

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[Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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[F] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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What's [N] up guys, my name is Cal and today I'm going to be teaching you how to play
Numb by Gary Clark Jr.
_ He's a really awesome artist, his riffs are really crunchy, I really like him.
He's sort of like Jack White _ _ -esque, you can kind of say, but it's definitely unique.
They're really fun to play.
So without further [E] ado, let's get into this song. _
_ Okay so before you begin you have to tune your guitar to drop D tuning.
[Gb] _ _
It's very simple, all you have to do is take your low E [D] string _ and tune it down to D instead
of E.
And then the rest of the strings stay the same.
So it's pretty simple, [C] once you've done that you go ahead and start the riff, which begins
with three hits on the open [D] E string. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then immediately followed by [Eb] a slide with your first finger on the first fret up to
the third fret.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ Now _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
I will mention that this song uses a ton of distortion as you heard in the intro.
I turned the distortion off for this lesson just because it makes it easier to hear the notes.
However, when you're playing it by yourself, definitely turn up the distortion because
it makes it sound really good and you can play along with the [C] song more easily.
[D] So again, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [N] _ you're on the third fret low E string, you use your first finger to bar down the
D [F] string _ [D] so that you can hit that immediately after completing the slide to the third fret. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
It's [B] almost [Eb] simultaneously like you use your first finger to bar down the D _ [F] _ _
and hit it
as you reach _ _ _ _ the third fret.
So it happens really fast.
It's kind [N] of tricky to get _ initially, but definitely practice it a couple times and
it shouldn't be too [D] hard. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ Then [C] once you've hit the third fret on [F] the D string, _ [N] take your third finger and place
it on the [G] fifth fret D string, _ _ _ then pull off [F] _ _ back to the [Ab] third fret on the [D] D string, and
then take your third finger and place it on the fifth fret A string. _
And that will complete the riff.
So real slowly.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ And then eventually you speed that up until it sounds like this.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [Bb] Now there's one variation of that [D] riff in which he does this.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ Which is just same start, three hits on the open E, _ _ [F] _ slide up to the third fret D, and
then instead of hitting the fifth fret D, you place your third finger on the fifth
fret D [Bm] and then slide it up to the seventh fret D string.
[A] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
And then with your first finger on the [C] third fret A string, _ then your third finger on the
fifth fret A [D] string.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ _
_ And that's [G] the only variation that he really [D] does.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[N] And he only does that I think once or twice.
The first time is when the _ drums kick in _ and the song actually starts into the verse.
And the second time I believe is after the solo. _ _
Now of course the solo, he does some weird [A] stuff.
It's kind of slow actually, so if you're not really comfortable with soloing, this might
actually be a good song for you to try.
_ Because basically all the notes that we've learned, [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ you can sort of solo over what he's
doing and he's sort of playing the same notes.
So one section though that I can teach you _ is this one where he goes.
[D] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Which is just two open hits on the E.
_ _ _ And then slide from the _ _ _ fifth up to the seventh
fret on the [B] D string.
_ _ [A] _ _
Twice.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And then first finger on the [Em] third fret D [F] string.
_ _ [Eb] Hammer on with your third finger on the fifth [G] fret D string.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ [N] And hit that twice.
So it's a hammer [F] on, [G] _ _ and then another hit on the fifth fret [D] D. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So.
And then he does, the last time he does, two open hits. _ _ _
_ _ _ Again two slides up to the seventh fret D string.
And then he goes from the fifth fret [G] D [A] string.
Hammer [G] on to the seventh. _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ To the fifth fret _ [G] G string. _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ And then that's one of the sections that he does that you can sort of pick out the notes.
The other stuff, he's sort of just playing [N] around like, _ just some bends here and there. _ _
He does it differently every time live and stuff. _ _
That's the majority of the song right there guys.
That is How To Play Numb by Gary Clark Jr.
Fantastic artist.
Probably one of my favorite bands right now.
Like newer bands at _
[Em] least.
_ _ But anyway, hope you guys enjoyed that lesson.
If you did, don't forget to leave a like and share.
It really means a lot.
And other than that, I will see you guys [N] later. _ _