Jets At Dawn Chords & Tabs
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Jets At Dawn - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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From the bands incredible debut album, Axe Victim. It seems this is a
very popular song these days, it just gets better with age. I will
complete the rest of the guitar solo and other details when I have time,
meanwhile here's the basics.
Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x mute note
| b bend
| r relax bend
| ^ quarter note bend
| C/G chord/bass note
|(133010) chord shape
Intro: Birdsong and jet aircraft flying overhead, then...
Acoustic and electric guitars...
___Fmaj7add9_(133010)_______________________________________________
e|-----0-------------------0---------------0----------0-----0-----0-|
B|-------1-------------------1---------------1----------1-----1-----|
G|---------0-------------0-----0----------0-----0---------0-----0---|
D|---------------------3---------3------3---------3-----------------|
A|-------------------3---------------3------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1---------------1----------------1---------------|
Verse, acoustic guitar - use thumb for notes on bottom E string,
first finger should stay on B string, slide the chord up and down.
___G6_(355030)_____Am7_(577050)_____Fmaj7add9___C_______Csus4_C____
" Woke this morning the war was over... "
e|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0------|-0-----0-0---0------------------|
B|-3-----3-3-------5-----5-5------|-1-----1-1---1------------------|
G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0------|-0-----0-0---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0|
D|-5-----5-5-------7-----7-7------|-3-----3-3---2-------3-2-3-2-3-2|
A|-5-----5-5-------7-----7-7------|-3-----3-3---3-------3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-3-----3-3-------5-----5-5------|-1-----1-1---x-------x-x-x-x-x-x|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Repeat until:
___Am_(x02210)_____C/G_(3x2010)_____Fmaj7add9_(133010)_____________
" coming home across the fields... "
e|---------0---------------0------|---------0----------------------|
B|-------1---1-----------1---1------------1---1--------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------0-------0--------0-------0------------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2----3-----------3----------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|-1------------------------------|
Repeat verse section then:
___D________________________________D______________________________
" the saving of the human race...................jets at... "
e|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
___G_______G/F#____Em7_____D________Cadd9__________________________
" dawn...........trails across the sky silver... "
e|-3-------3-------3-------2------|-3-----3-3---3------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-----3-3---3------------------|
G|-0-------0-------0-------2------|-0-----0-0---0------------------|
D|-0-------0-------x-------0------|-x-----x-x---x------------------|
A|-x-------x-------2--------------|-3-----3-3---3------------------|
E|-3-------2-------0--------------|--------------------------------|
___G_______G/F#____Em7_____D________Cadd9__________________________
" birds writing words for airmens wives who down be - "
e|-3-------3-------3-------2------|-3-----3-3---3------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-----3-3---3------------------|
G|-0-------0-------0-------2------|-0-----0-0---0------------------|
D|-0-------0-------x-------0------|-x-----x-x---x------------------|
A|-x-------x-------2--------------|-3-----3-3---3------------------|
E|-3-------2-------0--------------|--------------------------------|
___Em______________D________________G______________________________
" - low, hang the washing out to dry frilly... "
e|-0---0-----------2---2----------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
B|-0---0-----------3---3----------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|-0---0-----------2---2----------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-2---2-----------0---0----------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-2---2--------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
E|-0---0--------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
___C_______________D________________Fmaj7__________________________
" briefs and flying helmets in a line............................ "
e|-0---0---0-------2---2---2------|-0-----------------------0------|
B|-1---1---1-------3---3---3------|-1-------0---------------1------|
G|-0---0---0-------2---2---2------|-2-----------2---0-------2------|
D|-2---2---2-------0---0---0------|-3-----------------------3------|
A|-3---3---3----------------------|-3-----------------------3------|
E|--------------------------------|-1-----------------------1------|
Repeat chorus part.
Repeat from verse inc. chorus.
Guitar solo section...
Part 1:
( Rhythym guitar chords in brackets )
___Fm_(133111)______________________Cmaj7_(x32000)_________________
e|--------------------------------|---------7----------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------8-------------------|
G|-------------10-12b13r12-10~~~~\|---------------9----------------|
D|--------10h12-------------------|------------------9-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------10-7~~~~\---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Fm_(133111)____________________
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------10-12^r12-10--10-12~~\-|
D|----10h12------------12---------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( I have had to stretch these bars to fit all of the notes in... )
__Em_(022000)___________________________________________________
e|-----15p12p10h12----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15p12p10h12----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14b15r14p12-14p12----14--12------|
D|----------------------------------------------14---------14---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
___Dm_(xx0231)_______________________________
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/jets_at_dawn_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16r14-12h14-12~~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
___C_(x32010)_______________________________________
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b15r14p12-14p12--14-12-------------------------|
D|------------------14-----14-12--------------------|
A|------------------------------12^10-12p10----10\--|
E|------------------------------------------12------|
Part 2:
___A_______________A/G#_____________F#m_____________________E______
( rhythm guitar )
e|--------------------------------|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2-----0------|
B|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2-x-2-2---x-x--2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2-----0------|
G|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2-x-2-2---x-x--2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2-----1------|
D|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2-x-2-2---x-x--4---x-x-4---x-x-4-4-----2------|
A|-0-------0------------------------4---x-x-4---x-x-4-4-----2------|
E|-----------------4-------4------|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-2---0-0------|
( lead guitar )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------11p9-|-11~~~~~~~~~~~--9/11-9----------|
D|---------------------7~~~-------|----------------------7/9-7-9---|
A|-----------------7/9------------|------------------------------9-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A_______________A/G#_____________F#m_____________________E______
( feedback..... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7~~~-------9b11r9p7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------7/9--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A_______________A/G#___________
( feedback... )
e|--------------------------------|
B|---------------10-12b13-12-10---|
G|-----------9h11--------------11-|
D|-7~~~--9h11---------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( I have had to stretch these bars to fit all of the notes in... )
F#m__________________________________E________
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9h11-9------9/11-9-11p9-9--------------9-|
D|----------9^-7---------------11-9^-7-9/11---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
___A___________________A/G#___________________
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-11~~~~~~~9-11-9h11p9p7-9p7p6-7--6----------|
D|------------------------------------7-----7-|
A|--------------------------------------7h9---|
E|--------------------------------------------|
___F#m__________________________________________E________
e|------------------------9h12-10p9---9------------------|
B|-----------10p9--9h10h12---------12--12p10p9--10p9--9^-|
G|-9/11-9-11-----11---------------------------11----11---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Part 3: ( I haven't tabbed the rest of the guitar solo yet... )
___D_______________D/C#_____________Bm______________________A______
( rhythm guitar... )
e|-2-------2-------2-2---2-2------|-2-------2-------2-2-----0------|
B|-3-------3-------3-3---3-3--------3-------3-------3-3-----2------|
G|-2-------2-------2-2---2-2--------4-------4-------4-4-----2------|
D|-0-------0------------------------4-------4-------4-4-----2------|
A|-----------------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-2---0-0------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Play four times, fourth time as below...
___D_______________D/C#_____________Bm_____________________________
e|-2-------2-------2-2---2-2------|-2-------2-------2-2---2-2------|
B|-3-------3-------3-3---3-3--------3-------3-------3-3---3-3------|
G|-2-------2-------2-2---2-2--------4-------4-------4-4---4-4------|
D|-0-------0------------------------4-------4-------4-4---4-4------|
A|-----------------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-2---2-2------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Part 4: acoustic and electric guitars, strum or arpeggiate...
___A_______________Asus4___________A_______________Asus4___________
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
G|-6---6-6-6---6-6-7---7-7-7---7-7-6---6-6-6---6-6-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
A|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Then, electric guitar...
___A_______________Asus4___________A_______________Asus4___________
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
G|-6---6-6-6---6-6-7---7-7-7---7-7-6---6-6-6---6-6-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
A|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar solo fade to end...
Lyrics:
Woke this morning the war was over
The radio was singing love songs
I saw the smiles upon the soldiers
Coming home across the fields...
The calender said 1st of August
Romance and promises of summer days
I strolled unclothed into your garden
To feel the warm sun on my face...
The saving of the human race...
Jets at dawn, trails across the sky
Silver birds writing words for airmens wives
Who down below, hang the washing out to dry
Frilly briefs and flying helmets in a line...
Jets at dawn, writing in the sky
Silver planes ( vapour trails... )
Drawing Coca Cola signs
To advertise above the cities and the towns
Flying high across the sea beyond the clouds...
Said goodbye to the others
The old musicians of the past
Said hello to the young things
Oh, your songs are here to sing at last
Drank the wine of the new vine
Growing wild inside my heart
I saw the future age had risen
It's time to make a brand new start
Time to see beyond the dark...
Jets at dawn, trails across the sky
Silver birds writing words for airmens wives
Who down below, hang the washing out to dry
Frilly briefs and flying helmets in a line...
Jets at dawn, writing in the sky
Silver planes ( vapour trails... )
Drawing Coca Cola signs
To advertise above the cities and the towns
Flying high across the sea beyond the clouds...
Words and music by Bill Nelson.
