Stever Miller Band
Jet Airliner

Standard Tuning

This was based off the version 1 tab on ultimateguitartab.com. Played through it and it
mostly right, changed a few
things to make it more playable and fixed the bend (which is actually a pull).

[Intro]
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---10-8-10-8--------|x4
A|-------------10p8p6-|
E|-8------------------|

*I usually do something like 10p8\6, but if you want to play it verbatum it's 10p8p6.

Guitar Chords for Intro
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5-------------3-|
D|-5-------------3-|x4
A|-3-------------1-|
E|-----------------|

*Slide up, listen to the song you'll see what I mean.

[Verse]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------1010----------------1010-12-10-1010--12-10-1010-12-10-1010-12-10-|
A|-1010-12-10--1010-12--8-8--12-10-1010-12--8-8--8--8--8-8---8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--|
E|-8-8--8--8---8-8--8--------8--8--8-8--8------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------10101010----------------------------|
A|-1010-12-10-1010-12-10-1010-12-10-1010-12-10-1010-12-10-8-8-8-8-8888--1010-12-10-1010-12-10-|x3
E|-8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8----------6666--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--|

*The double-digit numbers make this a little hard to get a rythm out of, you might try
at the version 1 tab to get
a better idea if you can't get it from the song. Also, I find it helpful to barre the
fret and finger from there.

[Chorus]
E|-1111-----------------------------|
B|-11113333-------------------------|
G|-22223333-------------------------|
D|-33333333-------------------------|x3
A|-33331111--1010-12-10-1010-12--10-|
E|-1111------8-8--8--8--8-8--8---8--|

E|-1111-----|
B|-11113333-|
G|-22223333-|
D|-33333333-|
A|-33331111-|
E|-1111-----|

*The F and the other chord I left in 1st position since it sounded awkward when I tried
move them up to 5th.

Order:
[Intro]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Intro]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Intro]
[Verse]
[Chorus] (x4 starts to fade out)
[Intro] (fades out completely)

Jet Airliner by the Steve Miller Band
Book Of Dreams (1977)
(standard tuning)

h hammer on / slide up
p pull off \ slide down
b bend * natural harmonic
pb pre bend ra rake
r release bend x dead note

Intro Guitar 1
|----8--6-8----6----------|
|----------------6h8p6----|
|--5-------------------8--|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

Intro Guitar 2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|----5--3-5----3----------|
|----------------3h5p3----|
|--3-------------------5--|
|-------------------------|

Verse - C Verse - F Verse D#
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|--5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5--|--5--5--3--3--|
|--5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5--|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--3--3--1--1--|
|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|

C F C
Leavin home, out on the road

F C
Ive been down before

C C C C
Ridin along in this big ol jet plane

F C
Ive been thinkin about my home

C C C C
But my love light seems so far away

D# C
And I feel like its all been done

C C C C
Somebodys tryin to make me stay

D# C
You know Ive got to be movin on

(Chorus)

D# C
Oh, oh big ol jet airliner

D# C
Dont carry me too far away

D# C
Oh, oh big ol jet airliner

D# C
Cause its here that Ive got to stay


Goodbye to all my friends at home
Goodbye to people Ive trusted
Ive got to go out and make my way
I might get rich you know I might get busted
But my heart keeps calling me backwards
As I get on the 707
Ridin high I got tears in my eyes
You know you got to go through hell
Before you get to heaven

Chorus

Touchin down in new england town
Feel the heat comin down
Ive got to keep on keepin on
You know the big wheel keeps on spinnin around
And Im goin with some hesitation
You know that I can surely see
That I dont want to get caught up in any of that
Funky shit goin down in the city

Chorus 2 times

Capo 3rd fret

(Just strum up and down)
(I also recommend if you hammer on the A chord like this)
D U D U
e|-0-0-0-0----------------|
B|-2-2-3-2----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0----------------|
E|------------------------|

[Intro] x4
(Riff)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2-0-2-0----------------|
D|---------2p0------------|
A|------------3p0---------|
E|------------------------|

[Verse]
A D A
Leavin' home, out on the road
D A
I've been down before

Ridin' along in this big ol' jet plane
D A
I've been thinkin' about my home

But my love light seems so far away
G D A
And I feel like it's all been done

Somebody's tryin' to make me stay
G D A
You know I've got to be movin' on

[Chorus]
A G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Don't carry me too far away
G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

[Riff] x2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2-0-2-0----------------|
D|---------2p0------------|
A|------------3p0---------|
E|------------------------|

[Verse]
A D A
Goodbye to all my friends at home
D A
Goodbye to people I've trusted

I've got to go out and make my way
D A
I might get rich you know I might get busted

But my heart keeps calling me backwards
G D A
As I get on the Seven-O-Seven

Ridin' high I got tears in my eyes
G D
You know you got to go through hell
A
Before you get to heaven

[Chorus]
G D A
Big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Don't carry me too far away
G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

[Riff] x2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2-0-2-0----------------|
D|---------2p0------------|
A|------------3p0---------|
E|------------------------|

[Verse]
A D A
Touchin' down in New England town
D A
Feel the heat comin' down

I've got to keep on keepin' on
D A
You know the big wheel keeps on spinnin' around

And I'm goin' with some hesitation
G D A
You know that I can surely see

That I don't want to get caught up in any of that
G D A
Funky shit goin' down in the city

[Chorus]
G D A
Big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Don't carry me too far away
G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

[Chorus 2]
A G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Don't carry me too far away
G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

[Riff]
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2-0-2-0----------------|
D|---------2p0------------|
A|------------3p0---------|
E|------------------------|

A
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
G D A
Big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Don't carry me too far away
G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

[Chorus 2]
A G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Carry me to my home
G D A
Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
G D A
Cause it's there that I belong

[Riff] x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2-0-2-0----------------|
D|---------2p0------------|
A|------------3p0---------|
E|------------------------|

A
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah


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