Air Said to Me
"Air Said to Me" from Trey's new album, Shine
Transcribed by L. Ballard -11/06/05
This is one of my favorites off of this disc. Just a good straight ahead rock song that is fun to play.
Intro riff - of the two phrases, the second one is repeated throughout the rest of the song. Let these chords ring out, especially the D.
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2-2------2-2------3--3-3----------2-2-----2-2-----3--3-3-|
B------2-2------2-2-----2---2-2----------2-2-----2-2----2---2-2-| etc.
D------2-2------2-2---/5----4-0----------2-2-----2-2--/5----4-0-|
A-4-h5-----4-h5------------------0-h4-h5-----4-h5---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
In the verse, play this a couple of times when you resolve to the A.
E------------|
G---------2--|
B---------2--|
D---------2--|
A-0-h4-h5----|
E------------|
VERSE 1
A G D A
Currents on an endless sea, what I want to carry me
A G D A
Up above this silent scene, what's unseen I will rise and see
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C-/D w/ palm muting
E-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
B-5-/7--5-/7--5-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-5-/7--5-/7--5-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-3-/5--3-/5--3-/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------|
C-/D-/E
Third time like this (no muting)
E-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
B-5-/7--5-/7--7-/9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D-5-/7--5-/7--7-/9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A-3-/5--3-/5--5-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-----------------------------------|
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PRE-CHORUS
C-/D C-/D
Severed and free, believe what you want to believe,
C-/D-/E
step into the
CHORUS
E-0-|
G-0-|
B-1-|
D-2-|
A-2-|
E-0-|
E D
Air . . . said to me
A E
Turn out to be what you'd never be
"E Lick"
E-0-------------|
G-0-------------|
B-1-1-h2-2p-1---|
D-2-----------2-|
A-2-------------|
E-0-------------|
E D A
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd
C
never be
"C Lick"
E------------|
G----1-------|
B----0-------|
D--2---------|
A-3-----2----|
E-x--------3-|
VERSE 2
A G D A
Lights out on the final scene, turning in the summer breeze
A G
While crooked fingers point at me,
D A
In lifts and dives I will rise and see
C-/D C-/D
Severed and free, leave what you want to leave,
C-/D-/E
Escape into the
E D A E (E lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be
E D A C (C lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be
E D A E (E lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be
E D A C (C lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be
Bridge
C-G D-A [C lick 2 frets higher], F-C [3 more frets higher]
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2nd guitar part during this bridge
"3-5-8 lick" - index finger climbs from frets 3-5-8
Ex. the one on 3
E-3----3-------|
G-3-h5--5p-3---|
B------------4-|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
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INTERLUDE
G C#dim
E-------------|
G-------------|
B-12-12-12-12-|
D-12-11-12-11-|
A-10-10-10-10-|
E-------------|
Sweet sparks, open and surrounding
Blue waves, open and surrounding
D A
E-------------|
G-------------|
B-14-14-14-14-|
D-12-11-12-11-|
A-12-12-12-12-|
E-------------|
Blue waves, open and surrounding
Sweet sparks, open and surrounding
Blue waves
Then to lead back into the chorus, do the 3-5-8 lick, but 5-8-11, so
the chords are D-A, F-C, Ab-Eb, E
Then back the CHORUS
Turn and taste the air . . . said to me (etc.)
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Little outro melody over the G-C#dim vamp at the end; it seems very
Dave Gilmouresque to me. The rest of the jam is in G Lydian, so you
can just think in either B minor or D major (same notes in all).
E------12------------------19~-|
G--15~----14-14--12-12~--------|
B------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|