My Guitar Songbook
Good Evening  |  Sign In 
In The Air Tonight (Fingerstyle)  
Song Info  |  Tutorial  |  Tab  |  Rate
In The Air Tonight... AK Guitar Tabs:    Pic    mp3
  Artist: Phil Collins  
  Tutorial: AK Guitar Tabs  list
  Audio Clip: from the Tutorial
 Rated: ( 3 ) |

 

  Standard Tuning - 4/4 Time

Drums (8 bars)

   Dm
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _ _ _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------1-------------|-------1-------------|-------1-------------|
B|---3-------3-----3---|---3-------3-----3---|---3-------3-----3---|
G|-----2-------0-2---0-|-----2-------0-2---0-|-----2-------0-2---0-|
D|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

   Dm
    _   _   _   _ _ _
   | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------1-------------|
B|---3-------3-----3---|
G|-----2-------0-2---0-|
D|-0-------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Chords: Dm, C, Bb, C (2 times)


Chorus 1:
--------

   Dm (6)                C                 Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   I can feel it        coming in the air tonight,       Oh, Lord.

   Dm (6)                  C                   Bb                C
    _ _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _ _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------------|-------0-----------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-3-1-------1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-------2---------2-----|---------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0---------------------|-----2-------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-3-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  I've been waiting for this moment for all my life,      Oh, Lord.

   Dm                    C                 Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2---------2-0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Can you feel it       coming in the air tonight,      oh Lord,


Interlude:
---------

   Dm
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _ _ _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------1-------------|-------1-------------|-------1-------------|
B|---3-------3-----3---|---3-------3-----3---|---3-------3-----3---|
G|-----2-------0-2---0-|-----2-------0-2---0-|-----2-------0-2---0-|
D|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  Oh Lord.

   Dm
    _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |
e|-------1---------|
B|---3-------3---1-|
G|-----2-------2---|
D|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Verse 1:
-------

   Dm                                  C
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-3---3-----3-1-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----------|---------------0-|-0-0---0-------2-|-------------0---|
D|-0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0---|-------------3---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  if you told me you were drowning I would not lend a hand            I've 

   Bb                                  F
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-1-----1-1-|---1-------3-1---|
G|-2-0---0-----2-0-|---0-------------|-2---------2-----|-----0---------2-|
D|-----3-----3-----|-----------3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1---------|-1-----1---------|-3-----3---------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Seen your face before my friend, but I don't know if you know who I am

   Dm                                 C
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _ _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-----------|
B|-3-3---3---3-1-3-|---1-1-1---3-----|-----------------|-----------1-------|
G|-----2-----------|-----2-------0-0-|-0-2-2---0-----2-|---0---------------|
D|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-------3-----3---|-----2-------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|         
  But I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes.
 
   Bb                                  F
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
B|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|---1-1-1---1-1---|---1-------3-1---|
G|-2-0---------3-0-|-2-0---------3---|-2-------2-----0-|-----0---------0-|
D|-----3-3---------|-----3-3-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1---------|-1-----1---------|-3-----3---------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been,
                                      ... It's all been a pack of lies

Chorus 2:
--------

   Dm                    C                 Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   I can feel it        coming in the air tonight,     Oh, Lord.

   Dm                    C                   Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _ _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-------0-----------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-3-1-------1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2---------2-----|---------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----2-------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh,   Lord

   Dm                    C                     Bb            C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2---------2-0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Can you feel it     coming in the air tonight,     oh Lord,


Interlude:
---------

   Dm
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _ _ _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------1-------------|-------1-------------|-------1-------------|
B|---3-------3-----3---|---3-------3-----3---|---3-------3-----3---|
G|-----2-------0-2---0-|-----2-------0-2---0-|-----2-------0-2---0-|
D|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------
  Oh Lord.

   Dm
    _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |
e|-------1---------|
B|---3-----------1-|
G|-----2-----2-2-2-|
D|-0---------0-0---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
           Well I

Verse 2:
-------

   Dm                                  C
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-3-------------|-1-3-3-3-3-1-----|-----------------|-1---------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-|-------------2-2-|-----2-2---2---0-|
D|-0-----0---------|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|---------3-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---3-----3-------|---3---3-------3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  remember, I remember, don't worry, How could I ever forget?

   Bb                                  F
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1-0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----1-----------|-----------------|
G|---2---0---------|---2---0---------|---2---2---------|-----------------|
D|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|---1---------1---|-1---1-------1---|---3-----3-----3-|--3--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  It's the first time, and the last time,   we ever met.

   Dm                                  C
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-1-1-1-1-1---3-|---3-3-3-3-1-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------2---|-------------2---|-----------0-0---|-0-2-------------|
D|-------0---------|-0-----0-------0-|---------------3-|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---3---3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  But I know the reason why you keep this Silence up,

   Bb                                    F
    _   _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|---1---1-----3---|---1-------3-1---|
G|-2-0---2-----------|-0-----0-------0-|-2---2-----2-----|-----0---------0-|
D|-----3---------0-0-|-----3-----0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------1-1-----|---1---------1---|---3---3-----3---|-3---------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  No you can`t fool me, for the hurt doesn't show,

   Dm (6)                C                 Bb                C  [*Drum Roll*]
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  But the pain still grows, It`s no stranger to you and me.
                                                              

Chorus 3:
--------

   Dm                    C                 Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   I can feel it        coming in the air tonight,   Oh, Lord.

   Dm                    C                   Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _ _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-------0-----------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-3-1-------1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2---------2-----|---------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----2-------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  I've been waiting for this moment for all    My life, Oh,   Lord


Chorus 4:
--------

   Dm                    C                 Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-----3---|---1-1---1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2-------0-2-----|-------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   I can feel it        coming in the air tonight,   Oh, Lord.

   Dm                    C                   Bb                C
    _   _   _   _ _ _     _   _ _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|-------0-----------|-------1---------|-------3---------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-3-1-------1---3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-1---|
G|-----2---------2-----|---------2-------0-|-------------2-0-|---2-----------0-|
D|-0-------------------|-----2-------------|---3-------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-3-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  I've been waiting for this moment for all    My life, Oh,   Lord

...............

Chords with Capo on 5th Fret:
----------------------------

Dm = Am
C  = G
Bb = F
Am = Em
Previous Song  Previous | Next  Next Song