Nonpoint: In The Air Tonight

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 (disturbedfreak0520@yahoo.com)

YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: February 25, 2011

Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1 (clean)
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12------------15------------------------------12-----|
F|-----------12----------------12--11----------------12-|
C|-------------------12----------------12---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
   h         h       h         h       h         h   h

Riff 2 (w/ modulation effect or wah)   "I can feel it coming..."
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-2--------0--------2--------0--------|
G|-2--------0--------2--------0--------|
C|-2--------0--------2--------0--------|

Note: Let those chords ring out.

w/ wah
D|------------------------------|
A|------5-------5-------5-------|
F|------4-------4-------4-------|
C|-2-------2-------2-------2----|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2----|
C|-2-------2-------2-------2----|

Riff 3 (clean)   "You told me you were drowning..."
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-12---------------------------------------12--------|
F|-----------11-----------12--11----------------------|
C|--------------12----------------12------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
   h            h         h       h         h

Play Riff 3 twice
(insert famous drum fill, sounds good if you play the strings muted along with each tom 
hit, although Nonpoint does not play anything during this part, I do in my cover :)

Riff 4   "I can feel it coming in the air tonight..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3--------------------------------------------|
F|------------------2--------------------------------------------|
C|-0-2--------5-5-0-0--------2-5-5----5--5-5-5-4-7----7-7--4-7-9-|
G|-0-2--------5-5-0-0--------2-5-3----3--3-3-3-2-5----5-5--2-5-7-|
C|-0-2--------5-5-0-0--------2-5---------------------------------|

Play Riff 4 twice

Riff 5
D|------5---------5------5-----------|
A|------5-------5--------5-----------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-2-------2--------2-------2--------|
G|-2-------2--------2-------2--------|
C|-2-------2--------2-------2--------|
        h       h h      h

Riff 6 (clean)   "I remember, I remember no worry..."
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-12---------------------------------------12--------|
F|-----------11-----------12--11----------------12----|
C|--------------12----------------12------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
   h            h         h       h         h   h

Riff 7   "But I know the reason why..."
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-|
G|-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-|
C|-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-x-x-|
C|-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5-x-x-|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-0--x-x-0--x-x-0-x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0-x-x-|
G|-0--x-x-0--x-x-0-x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0-x-x-|
C|-0--x-x-0--x-x-0-x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0-x-x-|

D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-|
G|-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-|
C|-2--x-x-2--x-x-2-x-x-|

(insert epic drum fill, again and again fun to play along with it on guitar)

Riff 4   "I can feel it coming in the air tonight..." x4

Riff 8   "I can feel it coming in the air tonight..."
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-2--------0--------5--------7--------|
G|-2--------0--------5--------7--------|
C|-2--------0--------5--------7--------|

Play Riff 8 twice

Riff 9
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--------------------------------------------12--------|
F|-----------12--11------------12--11----------------------|
C|-------------------12----------------12------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|

   h         h       h         h       h         h

Play Riff 9 twice

That's it for the guitar. Drums and bass close out the final few seconds of the song.

Enjoy! And don't forget to check out my cover on YouTube!
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