Band: Towers Of London
Song: Air Guitar
Album: Blood, Sweat & Towers
Year: 2006
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by grouch593
Listen to the song for strumming patterns and how many times to play
each note, etc...
Intro:
Guitar 1
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------------------|
-5----------------|
-5----------------|
-3----------------|
------------------|
(Palm mute)
Then
Guitar 2
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---------------------------|
-12--12---10--9-9---10-----|
-x---x----x---x-x---x------|
-10--10---8---7-7---8------| x2
---------------------------|
-----------------------------8----8----8------------|
-----------------------------11b--11b--11brbrb------|
-12--12---10--9-9---10------------------------------|
-x---x----x---x-x---x-------------------------------|
-10--10---8---7-7---8-------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Pre Verse Riff:
(Play 2 Times Through)
Guitars 1 and 2
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-------------------------------|
-10----------------------------|
-10---10---10--10--10--10------| x3
-8----10---10--10--10--10------|
------8----8---8---8---8-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10--------------------------------10---10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
-10---10---10--10--10--10--10------10---10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12-------|
-8----10---10--10--10--10--10------8----8--8--8--8--8---12--12-12-12-12-------|
------8----8---8---8---8---8----------------------------10--10-10-10-10-------|
Verse 1:
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-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-10---------------10------------10-------------------------------|
-10--10--10-------10-10--10-----10-10--10-----8-----3------------|
-8---10--10-------8--10--10-----8--10--10-----8-----3------------|
-----8---8-----------8---8---------8---8------6-----1------------|
(Pm) (Pm) (Pm)
12x 12x 12x
(Both guitars play this ^ but Guitar 2 does a pickslide into Bb)
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-10---------------10------------10-------------|
-10--10--10-------10-10--10-----10-10--10------|
-8---10--10-------8--10--10-----8--10--10------|
-----8---8-----------8---8---------8---8-------|
(Pm) (Pm) (Pm)
12x 12x 12x
Chorus 1:
(Guitar 2 does a pick slide into chorus)
Guitars 1 and 2
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-------------------------------|
-10----------------------------|
-10---12----10----9---7--------| x2
-8----12----10----9---7--------|
------10----8-----7---5--------|
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------------------------------|
-10-----12--------------------|
-10-----12--------------------|
-8------10--------------------|
------------------------------|
Verse 2:
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-10---------------10------------10-------------------------------|
-10--10--10-------10-10--10-----10-10--10-----8-----3------------|
-8---10--10-------8--10--10-----8--10--10-----8-----3------------|
-----8---8-----------8---8---------8---8------6-----1------------|
(Pm) (Pm) (Pm)
12x 12x 12x
(Both guitars play this but Guitar does a pick slide into Bb)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/towers_of_london/air_guitar_tab_ver_3.html ]
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-10-------------10------------10---------------|
-10--10---------10-10---------10-10------------|
-8---10---------8--10---------8--10------------|
-----8--------------8------------8-------------|
(Let ring) ( ) ( )
Chorus 2:
(Guitar 2 plays pick slide and scratches going into chorus)
Guitars 1 and 2
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-------------------------------|
-10----------------------------|
-10---12----10----9---7--------| x2
-8----12----10----9---7--------|
------10----8-----7---5--------|
Bridge 1:
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-10--------12---9-------10---------------------------|
-10---12---12---9-------10--12---10----9---7---------|
-8----12---10---7-------8---12---10----9---7---------|
------10--------------------10---8-----7---5---------|
End 1:
< Guitar 1 only >
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-------------------------------------|
-10---12-----------------------------|
-10---12-------8/10--10-10--10-10----|
-8----10-------8/10--10-10--10-10----|
---------------6/8---8--8---8--8-----|
< 8x >
End 2:
Guitars 1 and 2
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--------------------------|
--------------------------|
-5-----5-5-5--------------|
-5-----5-5-5--------------|
-3-----3-3-3--------------|
Break:
(Pretty much same as intro except no palm muting on C5)
Guitar 1
(Play C5 Over entire break except for very last bend of Guitar 2 where you
play a G5. Listen to the song - you'll hear it)
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------------------|
-5----------------|
-5----------------|
-3----------------|
------------------|
Guitar 2
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---------------------------|
-12--12---10--9-9---10-----|
-x---x----x---x-x---x------|
-10--10---8---7-7---8------| x2
---------------------------|
-----------------------------8----8----8------------|
-----------------------------11b--11b--11brbrb------|
-12--12---10--9-9---10------------------------------|
-x---x----x---x-x---x-------------------------------|
-10--10---8---7-7---8-------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2:
Guitars 1 and 2
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-----------------------------------------------------|
-10--------12---9-------10---------------------------|
-10---12---12---9-------10--12---10----9---7---------|
-8----12---10---7-------8---12---10----9---7---------|
------10--------------------10---8-----7---5---------|
(Another cleaner sounding guitar can be heard playing this over
the first F5 of Bridge 2):
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-8---------|
-10--------|
-10--------|
-----------|
-----------|
Chorus 3:
Guitars 1 and 2
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-------------------------------|
-10----------------------------|
-10---12----10----9---7--------| x3
-8----12----10----9---7--------|
------10----8-----7---5--------|
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------------------------------|
-10-----12--------------------|
-10-----12--------------------|
-8------10--------------------|
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Outro:
Guitar 1
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-------------------------------|
-10----------------------------|
-10---10---10--10--10--10------| x2
-8----10---10--10--10--10------|
------8----8---8---8---8-------|
Guitar 2
-8------|
-11b----|
--------|
--------|
--------| x4
--------|
End 3
(Guitar 1)
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-10------------------------|
-10---10-------------------|
-8----10-------------------|
------8--------------------|
(Slide fingers on strings after last chord)
