Airplane Tab

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This is the studio version from the album Wonders of the Younger (2010), available on the official YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/6bjP4hyDs5s.
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Gm
Capo: no capo
Author T.M.A.L. [a] 74.
3 contributors total, last edit on Mar 22, 2019
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"Airplane" by Plain White T's
Tabbed by Leonardo Cisija
 
The backwards chord in the beginning is just a slowly strummed Gm. Chords on top are just for reference.
Tab legend is at the bottom.
 
[Intro]
  Gm               D                Gm               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|3---------3-----|2---------2-----|3---------3-----|5---------5-----|
D|0-----0---0-----|------0---------|------0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
 
  Bb               D7               Bb               B dim
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|7---------7-----|5---------5-----|7---------7-----|7---------7-----|
D|0-----0---------|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|6---6---6---6---|5---5---5---5---|6---6---6---6---|7---7---7---7---|
 
  Cm               C sus2           Cm               C sus2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|
g|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
  D                Gm               A7               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3---------3-----|1---------------|2---------2-----|1---------1-----|
g|------2---2-----|------3---2-----|------0---0-----|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
E|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3-------|----------------|----------------|
 
[Verse 1]
  Gm               D                Gm               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|3---------3-----|2---------2-----|3---------3-----|5---------5-----|
D|0-----0---0-----|------0---------|------0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
  Airplane,         airpane,            put me  to   sleep again.
 
  Bb               D7               Bb               B dim
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|7---------7-----|5---------5-----|7---------7-----|7---------7-----|
D|0-----0---------|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|6---6---6---6---|5---5---5---5---|6---6---6---6---|7---7---7---7---|
  Take    me  away,                     off to  a    dream, and then I'll
 
  Cm               C sus2           Cm               C sus2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|
g|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  fly         so   high across the  sky         and  wake up in   a
 
  D                Gm               A7               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3---------3-----|1---------------|2---------2-----|1---------1-----|
g|------2---2-----|------3-----2---|------0---0-----|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
E|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3-------|----------------|----------------|
  place  where mistakes  from my    past  are   erased. 
 
[Chorus]
  Cm               G                Cm               G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|
g|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
          Don't    drop  me.                Don't    stop  me.
 
  Gm               Am               Bb dim           D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3---------3-----|1---------1-----|2--------2------|2---------2-----|
g|0-----0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------1---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
A|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|1---1---1---1---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
          Just     hold  me,                So       cozy.
 
[Verse 2]
  Gm               D                Gm               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|3---------3-----|2---------2-----|3---------3-----|5---------5-----|
D|0-----0---0-----|------0---------|------0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
  Airplane,        airplane,            don't you go down today.
 
  Bb               D7               Bb               B dim
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|7---------7-----|5---------5-----|7---------7-----|7---------7-----|
D|0-----0---------|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|6---6---6---6---|5---5---5---5---|6---6---6---6---|7---7---7---7---|
  Take    me  away,                     off to  a    better place. You
 
  Cm               C sus2           Cm               C sus2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|
g|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  know        just where I'd like to go.        Please get me there on
 
  D                Gm               A7               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3---------3-----|1---------------|2---------2-----|1---------1-----|
g|------2---2-----|------3-----2---|------0---0-----|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
E|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3-------|----------------|----------------|
  time. Don't delay      me    from losing       my  mind.
 
[Chorus]
  Cm               G                Cm               G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|
g|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
          Don't    drop  me.                Don't    stop  me.
 
  Gm               Am               Bb dim
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3---------3-----|1---------1-----|2--/--5--/--8---|----------------|
g|------0---------|------0---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|1--/--4--/--7---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
          Just     hold  me.
 
  D7                                D7 (faster)      ritardando
e|2--/--5--/--8---|----------------|--------8-------|--------8-------|
b|3-----7--/--10--|----------------|----10------10--|----10------10--|
g|2--/--7--/--11--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 ^=====strum======^
 
 
[Verse 3]
  Gm               D                Gm               D7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|3---------3-----|2---------2-----|3---------3-----|5---------5-----|
D|0-----0---0-----|------0---------|------0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---3---3---3---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
  Airplane,        airplane,            don't you go down today.
 
  Bb               D7               Bb               Bm
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|7---------7-----|5---------5-----|7---------7-----|7---------7-----|
D|0-----0---------|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---------|------0---0-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|6---6---6---6---|5---5---5---5---|6---6---6---6---|7---7---7---7---|
  take    me  away,                     off to  a    better place. You    
 
  Cm               C sus2           Cm               C sus2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|4---------4-----|3---------3-----|
g|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|0-----0---0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  know        just where I'd like to go.        Please get me there real
 
  D                Gm               A7               D7    rit.
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3---------3-----|1---------------|2---------2-----|------------1---|
g|------2---2-----|------3---2-----|------0---0-----|--------2-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0-------|----------------|
E|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3-------|----------------|----------------|
  soon. I've  important      things that  I   must   do.
 
                   Gm
e|----------------|3---------------|----------------||
b|----------------|3---------------|----------------||
g|----------------|3---------------|----------------||
D|0---------------|5---------------|----------------||
A|----------------|5---------------|----------------||
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------||
                  ^==============strum==============^
 
 
 
************************************
****
 
| /           Slide up
| ^=strum=^   Strum notes within area
 |rit.        Slow down
 
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53 comments
T.M.A.L.
I'm a new guy, so I don't know how to edit stuff wants its approved (if there is a way). So I'll just post this as a comment. A few corrections in chorus B: -During the A7 and D7 measures, you should slide between the notes. -In the last measure with notes, during that chorus, you don't need to switch fingerings from the last strum (instead of the "0,14,13" fingering I put, it should be "11,10,8").
+30
T.M.A.L.
Considering your name is Zeppelin Addict, I can definitely see your point. All you need these days is a pretty face and you can land a high spot in the music business. Sure, this isn't exactly a revolutionary song, but compared to some of the abominations roaming the music world today, this is definitely worth at least learning. It would be great to see the day when some of the best and most amazing legends rose back up onto the stage. However, finding the good among the bad is just as important as finding the best.
+9
OrlandoAceto
Is there a bug or something with the number of hits? Anyways, it makes me happy that it's not a crappy song at the top for a change. Let's just hope that Friday thing doesn't keep getting hits
+7