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Solo performance on Germany's Rockpalast (1978):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owKFZujb4Mw
A# - F -C# - D# - G# -C
generally using the same chord shapes, but they will
The chords are pretty much all one finger straight
barres across all strings. The open tuning is the
OPEN TUNING:
Cm11 Tuning: C - G - D# -F - A# - D
Top E string - Down to D
B string - Down to A#
G string - Down to F
D string - Up to D#
A string - Down to G
Bottom E string - Down to C
Playing with a low C on the 6th string requires a
real lightness of fretting technique. You will need
to re-check the tuning much more often than usual
quicker than in standard tuning
[Intro Riff]
D |---------------|--Fm11---5-----5-5--|
A# |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
F |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
D# |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
G |---------------|--------5-------|
C |--0--0--12\-0--|--5-------------|
D |--Cm11-------------|-Fm11--5---5--F9sus45------Fm115--|
A# |---------------|---5---5--5------5--|
F |---------------|---5---5--5------5--|
D# |---------------|---5---5-h7------5--|
G |----0-h3-h5-0--|-----5--------------|
C |--0------------|--5-----------------|
Riff for 1st & 2nd lines of the verses.
[Cm11 riff]
You've been (tak -ing your...)
D |-------------------------------|
A# |-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
D# |-------------------------------|
G |-------0----0-----h3---h5---0--|
C |--0----------------------------|
h = hammer-on notes
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
generic database which doesn't have this tuning as
Cm11 = 0-0-0-0-0-0 or 0-5-0-0-0-0
Fm11 = 5-5-5-5-5-5 [Occasionally 5-5-5-5-5-8]
F9sus4 = 5-5-7-5-5-5
Gm11 = 7-7-7-7-7-7
Fm7 = 5-5-5-7-5-6
Cm11 * = 0-0-0-0-12-12 [12th fret Harmonics on
1st and 2nd strings]
[Intro]
| Cm11/ / / / | Fm11/ / / / | Cm11/ / / / Fm11| / F9sus4/ / Fm11/ |
[Verse 1]
Cm11You've been taking your Fm11time,
And you've been F9sus4living on Cm11...solid air,
Cm11You've been walking the Fm11line,
You've been F9sus4living on Cm11...solid air,
Don't Fm11know what's going wrong inside,
And I can Gm11tell you that's it's hard to hide,
When you're living on-Cm11-----
...Solid Fm11air----Fm7-----Fm11-------Cm11------!
[Verse 2]
Cm11You've been painting it Fm11blue,
And you've been F9sus4looking through Cm11...solid air,
Cm11You've been seeing it Fm11through,
But you've been F9sus4looking through Cm11...solid air,
Don't Fm11know what's going wrong in your mind,
And I can Gm11tell you don't like what you find,
When you're Gm11moving through...
Cm11...Solid Fm11air---Fm7----Fm11---, Cm11...solid air
[Verse 3]
Gm11I know you, I love you and I can be your friend,
I could follow you Fm11...anywhere------,
Even Cm11through--- ...so - Fm11lid air--F9sus4-------Fm11----!Cm11
[Verse 4]
Cm11You've been stoning 'em Fm11cold,
You've been F9sus4living on Cm11...solid air,
Cm11You've been finding them Fm11cold,
You've been liv - F9sus4ing Fm11on Cm11...solid air,
I don't Fm11know what's going wrong inside,
I can Gm11tell you that's it's hard to hide,
When you're living on Cm11...solid Fm11air, Cm11...solid air
[Verse 5]
Cm11You've been getting too Fm11deep,
You've been Fm7living Fm11on Cm11...solid air,
Cm11You've been missing your Fm11sleep,
F9sus4 Cm11 Cm11*
And you've been moving through ...solid air,
I don't Fm11know what's going wrong in your mind,
But I Gm11know you don't like what you find,
When you're moving through Cm11solid air,Fm11 Fm7 Fm11
Cm11...Solid air
[Verse 6]
Gm11I know you, I love you and I can be your friend,
I could follow you Fm11...anywhere------,
Even Cm11through ...so - Fm11lid air--F9sus4-------Fm11----!Cm11
[Verse 7]
Cm11You've been walking your Fm11line,
You've been F9sus4walking on Cm11...solid air,
Cm11You've been taking your Fm11time,
Fm7 Fm11 Cm11 Cm11*
But you've been walking on ...solid air,
Don't Fm11know what's going wrong inside,
But I can Gm11tell you that's it's hard to hide,
When you're living on Cm11...solid Fm11air--F9sus4-------Fm11---!Cm11
[Verse 8]
Cm11Been painting it Fm11blue,
You've been F9sus4living Fm11on Cm11...solid air,
Cm11And you've been seeing it Fm11through,
And you've been F9sus4moving through Cm11...solid air,
I don't Fm11know what's going on in your mind,
But I can Gm11tell you don't like what you find,
When you're living on Cm11...solid Fm11air--Fm7----Fm11----,
Cm11...Solid air
[Verse 9]
Gm11I know you, I love you and I will be your friend,
I could follow you Fm11...anywhere---Fm7----Fm11-----,
F9sus4Even---- Fm11through-Cm11---- ...solid Fm11air---F9sus4-------Fm11---!Cm11
[Coda]
Cm11Ice Fm7cool-Fm11----- Cm11...solid air,Fm7 Fm11
Cm11Nice--Fm11---- Cm11cool Fm11...Cm11so---Fm11-----lid Cm11airFm7 Fm11
| Cm11/ / / / | Fm11/ / / / |
Cm11 Cm11*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ||
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Solid Air
by John Martyn
Chords in this song · guitar
Cm11
Fm11
F9sus4
Gm11
Fm7
Solo performance on Germany's Rockpalast (1978):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owKFZujb4Mw
A# - F -C# - D# - G# -C
generally using the same chord shapes, but they will
The chords are pretty much all one finger straight
barres across all strings. The open tuning is the
OPEN TUNING:
Cm11 Tuning: C - G - D# -F - A# - D
Top E string - Down to D
B string - Down to A#
G string - Down to F
D string - Up to D#
A string - Down to G
Bottom E string - Down to C
Playing with a low C on the 6th string requires a
real lightness of fretting technique. You will need
to re-check the tuning much more often than usual
quicker than in standard tuning
[Intro Riff]
Fm11
D |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
A# |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
F |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
D# |---------------|-----5-----5-5--|
G |---------------|--------5-------|
C |--0--0--12\-0--|--5-------------|
Cm11 Fm11 F9sus4 Fm11
D |---------------|---5---5--5------5--|
A# |---------------|---5---5--5------5--|
F |---------------|---5---5--5------5--|
D# |---------------|---5---5-h7------5--|
G |----0-h3-h5-0--|-----5--------------|
C |--0------------|--5-----------------|
Riff for 1st & 2nd lines of the verses.
[Cm11 riff]
You've been (tak -ing your...)
D |-------------------------------|
A# |-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
D# |-------------------------------|
G |-------0----0-----h3---h5---0--|
C |--0----------------------------|
h = hammer-on notes
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
generic database which doesn't have this tuning as
Cm11 = 0-0-0-0-0-0 or 0-5-0-0-0-0
Fm11 = 5-5-5-5-5-5 [Occasionally 5-5-5-5-5-8]
F9sus4 = 5-5-7-5-5-5
Gm11 = 7-7-7-7-7-7
Fm7 = 5-5-5-7-5-6
Cm11 * = 0-0-0-0-12-12 [12th fret Harmonics on
1st and 2nd strings]
[Intro]
Cm11 Fm11 Cm11 Fm11 F9sus4 Fm11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Cm11 Fm11
You've been taking your time,
F9sus4 Cm11
And you've been living on ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11
You've been walking the line,
F9sus4 Cm11
You've been living on ...solid air,
Fm11
Don't know what's going wrong inside,
Gm11
And I can tell you that's it's hard to hide,
Cm11
When you're living on------
Fm11 Fm7 Fm11 Cm11
...Solid air----------------------!
[Verse 2]
Cm11 Fm11
You've been painting it blue,
F9sus4 Cm11
And you've been looking through ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11
You've been seeing it through,
F9sus4 Cm11
But you've been looking through ...solid air,
Fm11
Don't know what's going wrong in your mind,
Gm11
And I can tell you don't like what you find,
Gm11
When you're moving through...
Cm11 Fm11 Fm7 Fm11 Cm11
...Solid air----------, ...solid air
[Verse 3]
Gm11
I know you, I love you and I can be your friend,
Fm11
I could follow you ...anywhere------,
Cm11 Fm11 F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11
Even through--- ...so - lid air-------------!
[Verse 4]
Cm11 Fm11
You've been stoning 'em cold,
F9sus4 Cm11
You've been living on ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11
You've been finding them cold,
F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11
You've been liv - ing on ...solid air,
Fm11
I don't know what's going wrong inside,
Gm11
I can tell you that's it's hard to hide,
Cm11 Fm11 Cm11
When you're living on ...solid air, ...solid air
[Verse 5]
Cm11 Fm11
You've been getting too deep,
Fm7 Fm11 Cm11
You've been living on ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11
You've been missing your sleep,
F9sus4 Cm11 Cm11
*
And you've been moving through ...solid air,
Fm11
I don't know what's going wrong in your mind,
Gm11
But I know you don't like what you find,
Cm11 Fm11 Fm7 Fm11
When you're moving through solid air,
Cm11
...Solid air
[Verse 6]
Gm11
I know you, I love you and I can be your friend,
Fm11
I could follow you ...anywhere------,
Cm11 Fm11 F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11
Even through ...so - lid air-------------!
[Verse 7]
Cm11 Fm11
You've been walking your line,
F9sus4 Cm11
You've been walking on ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11
You've been taking your time,
Fm7 Fm11 Cm11 Cm11
*
But you've been walking on ...solid air,
Fm11
Don't know what's going wrong inside,
Gm11
But I can tell you that's it's hard to hide,
Cm11 Fm11 F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11
When you're living on ...solid air------------!
[Verse 8]
Cm11 Fm11
Been painting it blue,
F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11
You've been living on ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11
And you've been seeing it through,
F9sus4 Cm11
And you've been moving through ...solid air,
Fm11
I don't know what's going on in your mind,
Gm11
But I can tell you don't like what you find,
Cm11 Fm11 Fm7 Fm11
When you're living on ...solid air----------,
Cm11
...Solid air
[Verse 9]
Gm11
I know you, I love you and I will be your friend,
Fm11 Fm7 Fm11
I could follow you ...anywhere------------,
F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11 Fm11 F9sus4 Fm11 Cm11
Even---- through----- ...solid air-------------!
[Coda]
Cm11 Fm7 Fm11 Cm11 Fm7 Fm11
Ice cool------ ...solid air,
Cm11 Fm11 Cm11 Fm11 Cm11 Fm11 Cm11 Fm7 Fm11
Nice------ cool ...so--------lid air
Cm11 Fm11
| / / / / | / / / / |
Cm11 Cm11
*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ||
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