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Written for Whole Step Down Tuning (DGCFAD). If played in normal tuning it's simply one 
step higher than the
original.
to emulate the Piano Sound pluck first the high strings with your fingers and then the 
bass with your thumb
like that:  x   x
            x   x
            x   x
              x   x   ........
Sounds pretty good that way.
           Verse Chords:    Bridge:                       Chorus:
Chords:        D      A      Bm6    Gmaj7    D9     C9     Em      Asus4    Dmaj7     A  Em  
           x    x    x      2      0   x    0    x        0      0   0
           3    5    7      3      3   3    0    3        2      2   0
           2    6    7      0      2   0    0    2        2      2   0
           4    7    5      0      0   2    2    2        0      2   2
           5    x    x      x      x   3    2    0        x      0   2
           x    5    7      3      2   x    0    x        x      x   0
interlude 1:   G--6h7---6h7----------   interlude 2: E--------0-|
               D------5-------5-----4                B--0-2-3---|
               A-----------------0---                G----------|
bass part     G------------------------------|
              D-----------0-2-3-5-----3-2-0--|
              A-----0-1-3--------------------|
              E-1-3--------------------------|
          D                       A          Bm6*interlude 1
  Saw a silhouette across a fluorescent
              D                   A          Bm6*interlude 2
  Floating overhead, undoing his helmet
  Gmaj7Through the murky D9beams and blue-green C9sea lifeEm  
       Asus4I saw him spinnin' towards the moonlight
  DI pull him Ain, he wasn't Bm6breathin'
  DHis eyes were Awide and I saw two of Bm6me there
   Gmaj7There's an ugly D9buzz that hovers just C9above the Emquiet
        Asus4Found a way to make it silent
I'm comin' up for Dmaj7aaaaaaaaaaAiiiiiiiEmrrrrrrr       x2
                          D(F) *bass part
Aaaaaaaaiiiiirrrr                                x2
  DThey hold my Ahand and ask me to Bm6pull through
  DA voice I know says, "ADear, he probably can't Bm6hear you"
comin' up for Dmaj7aaaaaaaaaaAiiiiiiiEmrrrrrrr       x3
(again without singing)
                          D(F)     fade out

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Air

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm6

Gmaj7

Asus4

Dmaj7

Written for Whole Step Down Tuning (DGCFAD). If played in normal tuning it's simply one

step higher than the

original.

to emulate the Piano Sound pluck first the high strings with your fingers and then the

bass with your thumb

like that: x x

x x

x x ........

Sounds pretty good that way.

Verse Chords: Bridge: Chorus:

D A Bm6 Gmaj7 D9 C9 Em Asus4 Dmaj7 A Em

Chords:

x x x 2 0 x 0 x 0 0 0

3 5 7 3 3 3 0 3 2 2 0

2 6 7 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0

4 7 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2

5 x x x x 3 2 0 x 0 2

x 5 7 3 2 x 0 x x x 0

interlude 1: G--6h7---6h7---------- interlude 2: E--------0-|

D------5-------5-----4 B--0-2-3---|

A-----------------0--- G----------|

bass part G------------------------------|

D-----------0-2-3-5-----3-2-0--|

A-----0-1-3--------------------|

E-1-3--------------------------|

D A Bm6

*interlude 1

Saw a silhouette across a fluorescent

D A Bm6

*interlude 2

Floating overhead, undoing his helmet

Gmaj7 D9 C9 Em

Through the murky beams and blue-green sea life

Asus4

I saw him spinnin' towards the moonlight

D A Bm6

I pull him in, he wasn't breathin'

D A Bm6

His eyes were wide and I saw two of me there

Gmaj7 D9 C9 Em

There's an ugly buzz that hovers just above the quiet

Asus4

Found a way to make it silent

Dmaj7 A Em

I'm comin' up for aaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiirrrrrrr x2

(F) *bass part

Aaaaaaaaiiiiirrrr x2

D A Bm6

They hold my hand and ask me to pull through

D A Bm6

A voice I know says, "Dear, he probably can't hear you"

Dmaj7 A Em

comin' up for aaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiirrrrrrr x3

(again without singing)

D F

() fade out

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