Night Flights
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Written by: T. Watkinson/P. Dubois
Album: "A Million Vacations" (1979, Anthem Records)
Guitarist: Kim Mitchell
Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: April 23, 2008
INTRO:
A5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-------8---7-----|-----------------|
G|----------------|-4-6---7---6---4-|---6---7---7-----|-----------------|
D|7---------------|-6-7---7---7---6-|---7---9---7-----|-----------------|2x
A|7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 C#5 D5 E5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|12-10------------|
G|----------------|----------11\9---|---11\9--9-11\9--|-------9--11-9---|
D|9-9-9-9-------9-|-9-9-9-9--11\9---|---11\9----11\9--|----------11-9---|
A|9-9-9-9---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS: (follow staves as numbered)
B5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-------------4-|---4---4---4-4---|-4---4-4-4-----4-|-4-4---4---------|
D|4-------------4-|---4---4---4-4---|-4---4-4-4-----4-|-4-4---4---------|
A|2-------------2-|---2---2---2-2---|-2---2-2-2-----2-|-2-2---2---------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Night flights on a music ship, Leaving on a never ending
3. Night flights on a midnight jet stream, Riding the wind from dream to
D5 A5 B5 F#5 B5 A5 E5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|7---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|---4---2---9-\---|
D|7---------------|-7---------------|-4-------------4-|---4---2---9-\---|
A|5---------------|-7---------------|-2-------------4-|---2---0---7-\---|
E|----------------|-5---------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
. . . . . . . .
2. trip, We race the sun again, and we chase the world
D5 A5 B5 Bsus4 B
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5---4-4-------|
G|7---------------|-----------------|-4-------------4-|---4---4-4-------|
D|7---------------|-7---------------|-4-------------4-|---4---4-4-------|
A|5---------------|-7---------------|-2-------------2-|---2---2-2-------|
E|----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . .
4. dream, We race the world around, and we chase the sun
1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered)
Gt1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------11^w----|---------11^w----|---------11^w----|---------11^w----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Gt2 B5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4---4---4-------|-6-6-6---6-------|-7---7-7-7-------|-9---9-9-9---2---|
D|-4---4---4-------|-6-6-6---6-------|-7---7-7-7-------|-9---9-9-9---2---|
A|-2---2---2-------|-4-4-4---4-------|-5---5-5-5-------|-7---7-7-7---0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1. Sky divers touching down to spread sweet thunder all around
3. We see you in a fever, standing by the exit door
Gt1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------12^w=r~-|
G|---------12^w----|---------12^w----|---------12^w----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Gt2 B5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4---4---4-------|-6-6-6---6-------|-7---7-7-7-------|-9---9-9-2---2---|
D|-4---4---4-------|-6-6-6---6-------|-7---7-7-7-------|-9---9-9-2---2---|
A|-2---2---2-------|-4-4-4---4-------|-5---5-5-5-------|-7---7-7-0---0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2. Just one night to shake you loose, then on to take another town
4. We'd like to ignite you, but a big, bright
bird waits to take us for more
CHORUS:
D5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|7-------------7-|---7---7---7-7---|-7---7-7-7-----7-|-7-7---7---------|
D|7-------------7-|---7---7---7-7---|-7---7-7-7-----7-|-7-7---7---------|
A|5-------------5-|---5---5---5-5---|-5---5-5-5-----5-|-5-5---5---------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Night flights on a midnight jet stream, Riding the wind from dream to
F5 C5 D5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|10--------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|10--------------|-10--------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-8--------------|-10--------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|--8--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
dream, We race the world around, and we chase the sun
BREAK:
A D
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-------8---7-----|-----------------|
G|----------------|-4-6---7---6---4-|---6---7---7-----|-----------------|
D|----------------|-6-7---7---7---6-|---7---9---7-----|-----------------|4x
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . .
CHORUS: (follow staves as numbered)
B5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-------------4-|---4---4---4-4---|-4---4-4-4-----4-|-4-4---4---------|
D|4-------------4-|---4---4---4-4---|-4---4-4-4-----4-|-4-4---4---------|
A|2-------------2-|---2---2---2-2---|-2---2-2-2-----2-|-2-2---2---------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Riding a midnight runway, Watching the blue lights fall a-
3. Night flights on a music ship, Leaving on a never ending
D5 A5 B5 F#5 B5 A5 E5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|7---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|---4---2---9-\---|
D|7---------------|-7---------------|-4-------------4-|---4---2---9-\---|
A|5---------------|-7---------------|-2-------------4-|---2---0---7-\---|
E|----------------|-5---------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
. . . . . . . .
2. -way, We race the world around, and we chase the sun
D5 A5 B5 G5
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|7---------------|-7---------------|-9------------9-9|-9\8-8\7-7\6-6---|
A|5---------------|-7---------------|-9---------------|---------------5=|
E|----------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|---------------3=|
. . . .
4. trip, We race the sun again, and we chase the world
G5 A5 B5 G5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|3x
D|---------------5=|=------7-------9=|=-------------9-9|-9\8-8\7-7\6-6---|
A|=--5-7---5-5-7-5=|=------7-------9=|=----------------|---------------5=|
E|=--3-3---3-3-3-3=|=------5-------7=|=----------------|---------------3=|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
G5 A5 B5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------5=|=------7-------9=|=------------------------------9---|
A|=--5-7---5-5-7-5=|=------7-------9=|=------------------------------9---|
E|=--3-3---5-3-3-3=|=------5-------7=|=------------------------------7---|
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Notes:
-Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time.
-Dots (...) under a staff are for timing, and show where the downbeats
(1234) fall.
-For the second staff of the Intro, I couldn't hear the guitar part very
clearly, so it won't be totally accurate.
-For the first staff of all Choruses, the rhythm I have tabbed may not be
the exact rhythm.
^...bend (w=whole tone) \...slide down
r...release bend ~...vibrato
=...hold note or chord
How to play Night Flights
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.