How to play Numb

Linkin Park

This tab has 28 notes, on the A# and high d# strings, frets 15 to 18, at 110 BPM. The record is in Drop C#, so tune every string down a half step, then the low string down another whole step to C# to play along. Read it below, then play it with Lark and every note gets scored.

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110BPM at full speed
28notes
15 to 18fret range
Beginnerlevel

The tab

Drop C#

Each line is a string: high d# on top, low C# at the bottom. The number is the fret to press, and 0 means play the string open. Read left to right, one note at a time. The small numbers count the notes. Tune every string down a half step, then the low string down another whole step to C# first, so the frets sound like the record.

Numb tab, 28 notes, drop C#. The same tab is written out note by note in the list after it.
Read it note by note
  1. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  2. E5 A# string, fret 18
  3. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  4. F#5 high d# string, fret 15
  5. A5 high d# string, fret 18
  6. G#5 high d# string, fret 17
  7. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  8. E5 A# string, fret 18
  9. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  10. A5 high d# string, fret 18
  11. G#5 high d# string, fret 17
  12. E5 A# string, fret 18
  13. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  14. E5 A# string, fret 18
  15. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  16. F#5 high d# string, fret 15
  17. A5 high d# string, fret 18
  18. G#5 high d# string, fret 17
  19. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  20. E5 A# string, fret 18
  21. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  22. A5 high d# string, fret 18
  23. G#5 high d# string, fret 17
  24. E5 A# string, fret 18
  25. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  26. E5 A# string, fret 18
  27. C#5 A# string, fret 15
  28. F#5 high d# string, fret 15
Plain text tab
Drop C#

d#|-------------15--18--17--------------18--17--------------|
A#|-15--18--15--------------15--18--15----------18--15--18--|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|

d#|-----15--18--17--------------18--17------------------15--|
A#|-15--------------15--18--15----------18--15--18--15------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|

Where it sits on the neck

Green rings are every place this tab uses. The solid one is played most: C#5, A# string, fret 15, 10 times.

Tuning
Drop C#Tune every string down a half step, then the low string down another whole step to C#: C# G# C# F# A# d#
Strings
A# and high d#two strings
Frets
15 to 18
Lowest note
C#5A# string, fret 15
Highest note
A5high d# string, fret 18
Open strings
Noneevery note is fretted
Tempo
110 BPM55 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every note.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (55 BPM), 0.75x (83 BPM) or 1x (110 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of notes and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: notes 7 to 10, the busiest stretch in this tab (frets 15, 18, 15, 18 across the A# and high d# strings).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic. Every note turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

Play it with LarkTune down to Drop C#

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