In The Air Tonight Chords & Tabs
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In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
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This is an instrumental version of In The Air Tonight, the famous song by
Phil Collins. The guitar tabbed out here is playing the vocals. It sounds
best on a distorted guitar. I've added the lyrics to help figure out the
slides. Sometimes you have to slide to a note quickly and only sound the
final note, sometimes you can let both sound out.
The tab is based on this fantastic cover of the song by Adam Lee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HW0VDHpQD0
I've tabbed it off that video, so if you're unsure about a part, just
watch that as a guideline.
Tuning: EADGBe
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
h - Hammer-on
p - Pull-off
~ - Let ring
CHORUS - I can feel it coming in the air tonight Oh Lord
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|--7-7-7-7--5h7~-5-5-----5~-7---------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------5/7------7\5-3----|----5/7--7\5~/7---------------------|
|---------------------------------5---|--5---------------------------------|
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I've been waiting for this moment all my life Oh Lord
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|---7-7-7-7--5/7~\5-5----5~-7---------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------5/7-----7\5-3----|----5/7--7\5~/7---------------------|
|-5--------------------------------5--|--5---------------------------------|
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Can you feel it coming in the air tonight Oh Lord Oh Lord
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|---7-7-7-7--5h7~-5-5-----5~-7--------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------5/7------7\5-3---|----5/7--7\5~/7------5/7--7\5-3-----|
|----------------------------------5--|--5----------------------------5~~~-|
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VERSE 1 - Well if you told me you were drowning I would not lend a hand
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|----5-7-7~~---7~-7p5---5~------------|------------------------------------|
|--7------------------7---------------|----5/7-7\5--7\5-3--5/7~~-----------|
|-------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
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I've seen your face before my friend But I don't know if you know who I am
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|-------------------------------------|---------5-5~-----5-5~--------------|
|----5/7\5-3-5~-5-3-5/7\5--7\5--7\5~--|--33-5/7------5/7-------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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Well I was there and I saw what you did I saw it with my own two eyes
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|-----5-5-7-7~---7-5-5----------------|------------------------------------|
|-5/7------------------7-7/10~--------|---5/7-7\5-7\5-3-5/7~~--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
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So you can wipe off that grin I know where you've been it's all been a pack
of lies
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/phil_collins/in_the_air_tonight_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|---5/7-7\5-3-5/7----5/7-7\5-3-7\5-3--|---------5-5~-----5-5~~-------------|
|-55--------------55----------------5-|--3-5/7------5/7--------------------|
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CHORUS - A 2nd guitar plays the same an octave higher across this next bit:
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|---7-7-7-7--5/7~\5-5----5--7---------|------------------------------------|
|-7------------------5/7-----7\5-3----|----5/7--7\5~/7---------------------|
|----------------------------------5--|--5---------------------------------|
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|---5-7-7-7--5/7~\5-5----5--7---------|------------------------------------|
|-7------------------5/7-----7\5-3----|----5/7--7\5~/7---------------------|
|----------------------------------5--|--5---------------------------------|
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|-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-5-5----5--7--------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------5/7-----7\5-3---|----5/7--7\5~/7----5/7-7\5-3--------|
|-----------------------------------5-|--5-------------------------5~~~----|
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VERSE 2 - Well I remember
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|-----5-7-*trem down twice*-----------|--*OR Play this->*------5-5/7-5/7---|
|-5/7---------------------------------|------------------5/7---------------|
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I remember don't worry How could I ever forget, it's the first time
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|-----5-7-7--7-5/7\5------------------|------5-----------------------------|
|-5/7---------------------------------|--7-7---7\5-3-5/7-7\5-3-5/7-7\5-3---|
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the last time, we ever met
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|--------------------5----------------|------------------------------------|
|-3-5/7~-7\5-3-3-5/7---5/7------------|------------------------------------|
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But I know the reason why you keep your silence up No you don't fool me
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|---6p5----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7-5~-5~-5---5/7\5-5---5----------|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------7---------7----7\5~/7--|--5/7\5-3-5-5/7------------------|
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But the hurt doesn't stop, the pain still grows no stranger to you or me
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|--------------------------------------|--------5---5/7-5---5/7------------|
|----5/7\5-3-5~---------5/7\5-3-7\5-3--|--3-5/7---7-------7----------------|
|-55-----------5-----55--------------5-|-----------------------------------|
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==============================The Legendary Drum Solo=======================
Just play variations of the CHORUS here with different hammer-ons
and slides. Be creative! Improvise!