Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Something in the air
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Tuning: E A D G
SOMETHING IN THE AIR (Bassline)
As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(From the 1993 Album GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by John "Speedy" Keene
Arranged by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Howie Epstein - Bass'
Intro
Q=93
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E Q E
|----------|----------|----------7-7---7-|----------7-7----|
|----------|----------|--------7-----7---|--------7------7-|
|----------|----------|-5--(5)-----------|-5--(5)----------|
|----------|----------|------------------|-----------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E Q E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E Q E
||-----------7-7---7-|----------7-7----|----------9-9---9-|----------9-9----|
||o--------7-----7---|--------7------7-|--------9-----9---|--------9------9-|
||o-5--(5)-----------|-5--(5)----------|-7--(7)-----------|-7--(7)----------|
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E Q E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E Q E
|----------7-7---7-|----------7-7----|----------9-9---9-|----------9-9-----||
|--------7-----7---|--------7------7-|--------9-----9---|--------9------9--||
|-5--(5)-----------|-5--(5)----------|-7--(7)-----------|-7--(7)-----------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-3----3--||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|----------2-2---2-|----------2-2---2-|----------2-2---2-|----------2-2---2--||
|--------2-----2---|--------2-----2---|--------2-----2---|--------2-----2----||
|-0--(0)-----------|-0--(0)-----------|-0--(0)-----------|-0--(0)------------||
Interlude
1.
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-2----2-3----3--o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
Bridge
2.
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
3rd Verse
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------2-2---2-|----------2-2---2-|----------2-2---2-|----------2-2---2--|
|--------2-----2---|--------2-----2---|--------2-----2---|--------2-----2----|
|-0--(0)-----------|-0--(0)-----------|-0--(0)-----------|-0--(0)------------|
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------4-4---4-|----------4-4---4-|----------2-2---2-|
|--------4-----4---|--------4-----4---|--------2-----2---|
|-2--(2)-----------|-2--(2)-----------|-0--(0)-----------|
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|----------2-2---2-|----------4-4---4-|----------4-4---4-||
|--------2-----2---|--------4-----4---|--------4-----4---||
|-0--(0)-----------|-2--(2)-----------|-2--(2)-----------||
Pre-Chorus
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-7----7-5----5-|-4----4-5----5-|-7----7-5----5-|-4----4-5----5--||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Out-Chorus
Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------4-4---4-|----------4-4---4-|----------4-4---4-|
|--------4-----4---|--------4-----4---|--------4-----4---|
|-2--(2)-----------|-2--(2)-----------|-2--(2)-----------|
Q +E. S E E E E W +W
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|----------4-4-----|----------|--------*|
|--------4-----4-2-|----------|--------*|
|-2--(2)-----------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Call out the instigator because there's something in the air.
We've got to get together sooner or later because the revolution's here.
And you know it's right.
And you know that it's right.
We have got to get it together.
We have got to get it together now.
Run through the fields and houses 'cause there's somthing in the air.
We've got to get together sooner or later because the revolution's here.
And you know it's right.
And you know that it's right.
We have got to get it together.
We have got to get it together now.
Call out the instigator because there's something in the air.
We've got to get together sooner or later because the revolution's here.
And you know it's right.
And you know that it's right.
We have got to get it together. We have got to get it together now.