Life In The Air Age by Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life In The Air Age - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: Leave a comment here and I'll get back to you, or go to my 'Ultimate Guitar' profile and leave a message. Tuning:EADGBe | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note |(6) optional note |F/A chord/bass note |(x534x)chord shape | b bend | r release bend | ^ quarter tone bend | pb pre-bend By popular demand, this is my attempt at transcribing this Be Bop favourite, from the Sunburst Finish and Live!In The Air Age recordings. It's mostly the live version with some studio parts. Any corrections gratefully received. Apologies for any errors, I will update accordingly. * Correction added * There are some drums and muted wah rhythm parts before the tab begins on both recorded versions. Intro, first section: Electric guitar, heavily phased or flanged, with emphasis on the bass notes... ___G________________________________C_____D______G_____(harmonics)_ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----0-----0--------------------|---------------------------+12+-| G|---0-----0-------0-----0--------|-----5-----7-/12-----------+12+-| D|-5-----4-------0-----0----------|---5-----7---/12-----+12+-------| A|-------------3-----0-------0-2--|-3-----5-----/10----------------| E|-------------------------3------|--------------------------------| ___G________________________________Bb____C_____G______(harmonics)_ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----0-----0--------------------|---------------------------+12+-| G|---0-----0-------0-----0--------|-----3-----3-0-------------+12+-| D|-5-----4-------0-----0----------|---3-----3---0-------+12+-------| A|-------------3-----0-------0-2--|-1-----3-----x------------------| E|-------------------------3------|-------------3------------------| Repeat first intro section. The next few bars are funkier than the tab suggests - to keep it simple I have just given the basic chords and rhythm but the song 'swings' a bit more than this. If you're familiar with the track you'll know what I mean. I have tabbed the solo parts below the appropriate bars, but these parts are a little crowded with notes so I have had to stretch some of the bars - Hope this doesn't confuse! Intro, second section: ___G________________________________Cadd9___________D______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|---------3---------------3------|---------0---------------2------| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0---------------2------| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------0---0----------| A|---------x---------------x------|-3------------------------------| E|-3---------------3---3----------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|-----------------------------15b17-15-12h15p12--12---------------| B|--------------------------------|-------------15--15p12--12------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------14--15-14-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___G________________________________Cadd9___________D______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|---------3---------------3------|---------0---------------2------| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0---------------2------| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------0---0----------| A|---------x---------------x------|-3------------------------------| E|-3---------------3---3----------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|----------------------------------14^~~~~~~~~~~~14^r14-----------| G|-12h14p12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------12-14^~~~~~~~~~~~14^r14-12--12~~~~| D|-------------------------12h14-12------------------------14------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Em7_____D_______G___A7sus4_______D_______G___Cadd9______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-3-------2-------3---3----------|-2-------3---3------------------| B|-3-------3-------3---3----------|-3-------3---3------------------| G|-0-------2-------0---2----------|-2-------0---0------------------| D|-2-------0-------0---2----------|-0-------0---x------------------| A|-2---------------x---0----------|---------x---3------------------| E|-0---------------3--------------|---------3----------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|/14------12---------------------|--------------------------12h14-| A|--------------pb14r12---10~~~~~-|----10h12/14-12~~-----12h14-----| E|---------------------------------10h12------------12h14----------| ___Em7_____D_______G___A7sus4_______D_______G___Cadd9______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-3-------2-------3---3----------|-2-------3---3------------------| B|-3-------3-------3---3----------|-3-------3---3------------------| G|-0-------2-------0---2----------|-2-------0---0------------------| D|-2-------0-------0---2----------|-0-------0---x------------------| A|-2---------------x---0----------|---------x---3------------------| E|-0---------------3--------------|---------3----------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|----------12--------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------12--15p12--12-----------|--------------------------------| G|-14b16-----------14--15p14p12---14p12----------------------------| D|-----------------------------14-14p12--14p12--14p12--12----------| A|--------------------------------|------------------14---12b14r12-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| __Cadd9_(x3x033)___________________________________________________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--| B|-------3-----3-----3-----3------|-------3-----3-----3-----3------| G|---------0-----0-----0-----0----|---------0-----0-----0-----0----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\3-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse: __Cadd9_(x3x033)___________________________________________________ "..Beneath the stars there are the bars that serve the bitter drink..." e|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--| B|-------3-----3-----3-----3------|-------3-----3-----3-----3------| G|---------0-----0-----0-----0----|---------0-----0-----0-----0----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| __Cadd9_(x3x033)___________________________________________________ ".....The barman smiles at me, his wife she gives a secret..." e|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--| B|-------3-----3-----3-----3------|-------3-----3-----3-----3------| G|---------0-----0-----0-----0----|---------0-----0-----0-----0----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___A_______________D_____D_____A____________________D_____D___Cadd9_ "..wink..." e|-0---------------2-----2-----0--|-----------------2-----2-----3--| B|-2---------------3-----3-----2--|-----------------3-----3-----3--| G|-2---------------2-----2-----2--|-----------------2-----2-----0--| D|-2---------------0-----0-----2--|-----------------0-----0-----x--| A|-0-----------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------3--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ( lead guitar...) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|----------------4b5r4-----------|----------------4b5r4-----------| D|-----------------------4--------|-----------------------4--------| A|-0---------------------------0--|-----------------------------3--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| __Cadd9_(x3x033)___________________________________________________ "..........They listen patiently to me, my story I unfold..." e|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--| B|-------3-----3-----3-----3------|-------3-----3-----3-----3------| G|---------0-----0-----0-----0----|---------0-----0-----0-----0----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| __Cadd9_(x3x033)___________________________________________________ "......I see their faces change the lights grow dim I'm losing..." e|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--| B|-------3-----3-----3-----3------|-------3-----3-----3-----3------| G|---------0-----0-----0-----0----|---------0-----0-----0-----0----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___G_______________G/F#_____________Em7___________Cadd9_A7sus4__D__ "..hold..............................." e|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----2--| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----3--| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0-------0-----0-----2--| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------2-----2-----0--| A|---------x---------------x------|---------2-------3-----0--------| E|-3---------------2---2----------|-0------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------14b16r14p12h14~~~~~~~~-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ___G_______________G/F#_____________Em7___________Cadd9_A7sus4__D__ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----2--| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----3--| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0-------0-----0-----2--| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------2-----2-----0--| A|---------x---------------x------|---------2-------3-----0--------| E|-3---------------2---2----------|-0------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------------------------------------------10h12h14-| B|---------------------------------------10-12h13-10h12-13---------| G|-12-p11-h12--11h12p11--9-11-12-9h11h12---------------------------| D|---------------------12------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar continued...) e|-10h12h14/15b17--15-14h15p14p12~~~~~| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| ___F___________F___C___________C____Eb__________Eb__F___________F__ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-1-----------1---0-----------0--|-x-----------x---x-----------x--| B|-1-----------1---1-----------1--|-4-----------4---6-----------6--| G|-2-----------2---0-----------0--|-3-----------3---5-----------5--| D|-3-----------3---2-----------2--|-5-----------5---7-----------7--| A|-----------------3-----------3--|(6)---------(6)-(8)---------(8)-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|-12~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------15--12h15p12~~~~~~~~14b15---------------------------| G|---------------------------------14b15^r14p12h14---12h14p12------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------14p12-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar continued...) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-12b14r12p10----10~~~~~| E|-------------12--------| ___G_____G_____G____________________G____F/A___G/B_________________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-3-----3-----3------------------|-3-----5-----7-------7---7------| B|-3-----3-----3------------------|-3-----6-----8-------8---8------| G|-4-----4-----4-------4-5-4------|-4-----5-----7-------7---7------| D|-5-----5-----5-----5---------5--|-5-----7-----9-------9---9------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-10----10----10-----------------|-10----12---/14---12h14-12h14~~\| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___G________________________________Cadd9___________D______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|---------3---------------3------|---------0---------------2------| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0---------------2------| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------0---0----------| A|---------x---------------x------|-3------------------------------| E|-3---------------3---3----------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------/19--15\--15b17-15-12h15p12p10--10-----------------| B|---------x----------------------------------------12--12p10-12p10------| G|---------x-------------------------------------------------------14b16-| D|---------x-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-\------/x-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ___G________________________________Cadd9___________D______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|---------3---------------3------|---------0---------------2------| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0---------------2------| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------0---0----------| A|---------x---------------x------|-3------------------------------| E|-3---------------3---3----------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|---------------------------------12--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------15p12--12----------------------------| G|-14^-14p12~~14p12--12~~--12-14b16-------14--15-14-12--14^12--------------| D|-----------------14----14---------------------------14-----14-12-14p12---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------14-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___Em7_____D_______G___A7sus4_______D_______G___Cadd9______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-3-------2-------3---3----------|-2-------3---3------------------| B|-3-------3-------3---3----------|-3-------3---3------------------| G|-0-------2-------0---2----------|-2-------0---0------------------| D|-2-------0-------0---2----------|-0-------0---x------------------| A|-2---------------x---0----------|---------x---3------------------| E|-0---------------3--------------|---------3----------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|----------------------------------------------------17b19~~~~~~~-| B|-----------------------------------12-17h20-15h17----------------| G|------------------------------12h14--------------16--------------| D|-------------------------12-14-----------------------------------| A|-12^-----10------10-12-14----------------------------------------| E|---------------12------------------------------------------------| ___Em7_____D_______G___A7sus4_______D_______G___Cadd9______________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-3-------2-------3---3----------|-2-------3---3------------------| B|-3-------3-------3---3----------|-3-------3---3------------------| G|-0-------2-------0---2----------|-2-------0---0------------------| D|-2-------0-------0---2----------|-0-------0---x------------------| A|-2---------------x---0----------|---------x---3------------------| E|-0---------------3--------------|---------3----------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|-17-15-14-15-14--12----------------------------------------------| B|---------------15--15----12h15p12--------------------------------| G|---------------------------------14b16~~~14p12h14--12~~~~~~~~~~~-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| __Cadd9_(x3x033)___________________________________________________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3--| B|-------3-----3-----3-----3------|-------3-----3-----3-----3------| G|---------0-----0-----0-----0----|---------0-----0-----0-----0----| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------3------/5------/7------/9----/10-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat Verse section until: ___G_______________G/F#_____________Em7___________Cadd9_A7sus4__D__ "..alone.............................." e|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----2--| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----3--| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0-------0-----0-----2--| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------2-----2-----0--| A|---------x---------------x------|---------2-------3-----0--------| E|-3---------------2---2----------|-0------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------14b16r14p12h14~~~12p11-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ___G_______________G/F#_____________Em7___________Cadd9_A7sus4__D__ e|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----2--| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3-------3-----3-----3--| G|---------0---------------0------|---------0-------0-----0-----2--| D|---------0---------------0------|---------2-------2-----2-----0--| A|---------x---------------x------|---------2-------3-----0--------| E|-3---------------2---2----------|-0------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|---------------------------------------------10h12h14---12-14-15-14-12-| B|-------------------------10h12h13p12p10h12h13---------15---------------| G|-12p11--10-11-12-10-11-12----------------------------------------------| D|------12---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar continued...) e|---12-14-15-14-12-------------12-------------| B|-15--------------15b17r15b17~~--15p12-----12-| G|-------------------------------------14b16---| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| ___F___________F___C___________C____Eb__________Eb__F___________F__ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-1-----------1---0-----------0--|-x-----------x---x-----------x--| B|-1-----------1---1-----------1--|-4-----------4---6-----------6--| G|-2-----------2---0-----------0--|-3-----------3---5-----------5--| D|-3-----------3---2-----------2--|-5-----------5---7-----------7--| A|-----------------3-----------3--|(6)---------(6)-(8)---------(8)-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------12---------------------12---------------------| B|------12--15p12-----12-------12--15p12-----12---------| G|-14b16~~~------14b16----14b16~~~------14b16--14b15r14-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar continued...) e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-14^-12---12---------------------------------------------| D|-------14-12-14-12------------------------------------10-| A|------------------14-12\10h12p10-10h12p10--10---12/14----| E|-----------------------------------------12--------------| ___G_____G_____G____________________G____F/A___G/B_________________ ( Rhythm guitar...) e|-3-----3-----3------------------|-3-----5-----7-------7---7------| B|-3-----3-----3------------------|-3-----6-----8-------8---8------| G|-4-----4-----4-------4-5-4------|-4-----5-----7-------7---7------| D|-5-----5-----5-----5---------5--|-5-----7-----9-------9---9------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-12----12----12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-12----14-----16\---------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| " You can..." ___G_______D______Cadd9____D________G______________________________ "..leave me in the air age if you...like..." e|-3-------2-------3-------2------|--------------------------------| B|-3-------3-------3-------3------|--------------------------------| G|-0-------2-------0-------2------|----------------------------4---| D|-0-------0-------2-------0------|---------------------5p4h5------| A|-x---------------3--------------|--------2p1h2--5p4h5------------| E|-3------------------------------|-3p2h3--------------------------| " but I'd..." ___Cadd9___G______D/F#______________G______D/F#____Cadd9___________ "..dearly..love to go back.......to my......own.....time..." e|-3-------3-------2--------------|-3-------2-------3--------------| B|-3-------3-------3--------------|-3-------3-------3--------------| G|-0-------0-------2--------------|-0-------2-------0--------------| D|-2-------0-------0--------------|-0-------0-------2--------------| A|-3-------2-------0--------------|-2-------0-------3--------------| E|---------3-------2--------------|-3-------2----------------------| Chorus: ___D_______________Cadd9____________G_______________A7sus4_________ "..Life....in the air age..isn't....all the brochures say..." e|---------2---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| B|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| G|---------2---------------0------|---------0---------------0------| D|-0-----------------------2------|---------0---------------2------| A|-----------------3---3----------|-2---------------0---0----------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Studio version has these two lines simultaneously. ( Lead guitar, studio version...) e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--(etc)-|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar, studio version...) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3~~~~~~~~~~~----5~~~~~~~~~~~-----7~~~~~~~~-------8~~~~~~~~------| G|-5b7~~~~~~~~~----7b9~~~~~~~~~-----9b11~~~~~-------10b12~~~~------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat until: "...airships crashing every day into the..." ___G_____G_____C____________________G_____G_____C__________________ "..bay..." e|-3-----3-----3------------------|-3-----3-----3------------------| B|-3-----3-----3------------------|-3-----3-----3------------------| G|-0-----0-----0------------------|-0-----0-----0------------------| D|-0-----0-----2------------------|-0-----0-----2------------------| A|-2-----2-----3------------------|-2-----2-----3------------------| E|-3-----3-----x------------------|-3-----3-----x------------------| ( Lead guitar, studio version...) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-18b20-18b20-17b20r19r17p15~~~17--p15h17p15p13-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| ( Lead guitar, studio version...) e|---------------------------------------| B|-----15---12---------------13----------| G|-15b17--14^--12--12~~~14b16----14p12~~-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Repeat chorus section then: ___G_______________________________________________________________ ( let ring and fade away...) e|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-x------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___G_______________________________________________________________ ( harmonics...) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------+12+----------------------|-----+5+------------------------| G|-----------+12+-----------------|---------+5+--------------------| D|-+12+---------------------------|-+5+----------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Repeat to end. Lyrics: Beneath the stars there are the bars That serve the bitter drink... The barman smiles at me, His wife she gives a secret wink... They listen patiently to me, My story I unfold... I see their faces change, The lights grow dim I'm losing hold... I used to be a boy, My heart was young and supple then But now it's stoney cold, I'm old and I could use a friend... My world is not like yours, I come from somewhere long ago... But now there's no way back, I'm lost and I feel so alone... You can leave me in the air age if you like But I'd dearly love to go back to my own time.... Life in the air age, isn't all the brochures say... Life in the air age, it's too dangerous to stay... Life in the air age, airships crashing every day into the bay... Life in the air age, it's all highways in the sky... Life in the air age, all the oceans have run dry... 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