Tom Petty's cover of Thunderclap Newman's "something in the air". I learned this
song a couple months ago and by listening to the album I know it is about 100% correct.
Great song and easy. Enjoy
Standard tuning EADGBeThe song uses basic chords D Em F#m E G A B---2----0------2------0------3----0-----2-------3----0------2------0------3----2-----4-------2----x------2------1------0----2-----4-------0----2------4------2------0----2-----4------------2------4------2------2----0-----2------------0------2------0------3---------------
D
D
Call out the instigator
Em
Because there's something in the air
D
We've got to get together sooner or later
Em
Because the revolution's here
And you know it's rightFill A- play this twice. this little piece can be a little bit tricky but it sounds good------------------------------------------------------3----------3-----------3-----------3---------2----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----0---------------------------------------------------------3-----------2------------3-----------------------------------------------------------
Fill 1
And you know that it's right
Em
We have got to get it together
Em
We have got to get it together now
fill 1 2x
D
Run through the fields and houses
Em
Because there's something in the air
D
We've got to get together sooner or later
Em
Because the revolution's here
And you know it's right
Fill A 2x
And you know that it's right
Em
We have got to get it together
D
We have got to get it together now
interlude/solo - it's the same thing again and again just in a different tonefigure 1--------------------------------------------7----7--7---------5h7---7----7--7----5h7------------(5)(5)------------------------------------------
Figure 2--------------------------------------------5----5--5---------3h5---5----5--5----3h5------------(3)(3)------------------------------------------
Figure 3---------------------------------------------3-----3--3---------1h3---3-----3--3----1h3-------------(1)(1)--------------------------------------------
Figure 4---------------------------------------------2-----2--2---------0h2---2-----2--2----0h2-------------(0)(0)--------------------------------------------
it looks long and confusing but its really simple. Here's the layout out the interlude/solo
Figure 1 2x
Figure 2 2x
Figure 1 2x
Figure 2 2x
Figure 3 2x
Figure 4 2x
Ends with G A B
From there the whole rest of the song changes key
E
E
Call out the instigator
F#m
Because there's something in the air
E
We've got to get together sooner or later
F#m
Because the revolution's here
E fill B
And you know it's right
Again it changes key so it changes the fill but its easy now
Fill B play twice-----0------------0--------0----------0--------0---0-------0----0----0----0----0----0-----------------------------------------------2----------0--------------------0---------------------------------4----------------------------------------------------------------And you know that it's rightF#mWe have got to get it together EWe have got to get it together now
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