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 |
"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
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
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
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
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