• Song:

    Jet Airliner

  • Artist:

    Steve Miller Band

  • Album:

    Box Set (disc 2)

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Intro (play twice)
This is played with two guitars.  However, here is how I do it with just one.
Strum down on the “v”s

      V                  V
e-----------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------|
G ----5--5-3-5-3---------5--5-3-5-3-------|
D ----5-----------5p3----5-----------5p3--|
A --1/3----------------1/3----------------|
E ----------------------------------------|

Verse
This is a shuffle lick that I like to play on the 8th and 10th frets  You can play these notes
without moving your hand position.  Work that pinky out!

        Leavin’ home     Out on the road          I’ve  been down…
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------10-10-12-----------10-10-12-10-10-10-12----|
A -10-10-12-10-10-10-12--8--8--8--10-10-12--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
E -8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------8--8--8---------------------------|

      before            Ridin’  along  on  this big ole jet plane
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------10-------------------------------------------------|
A -10-10-12-10-10-10h12-10--10-10-12-10-10-12-10-10-12-10-10-12---|
E -8--8--8--8-----8-----8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|

   I’ve  been thinking       home
e ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------10-12-10-12-------------10-----------------|
A -10-10-12--8--8--8--8--10-10-12-10-10--10h12-10-------|
E -8--8--8---------------8--8--8--8------8-----8--------|

    But my love light…
e ----------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------|
D -------------10--------------------10---------------|
A -10-10-12-10-10-10h12-10--10-12-10-10-10h12-10------|
E -8--8--8--8-----8-----8---8--8--8-----8-----8-------|

    And I feel..
      v ^ v ^       v  ^  v  ^  
e -6--6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
B -6--6-6-6-6---10--10-10-10-10---------------------------|
G -7--7-7-7-7---10--10-10-10-10---------------------------|
D -8--8-8-8-8---10--10-10-10-10--------------10-----------|
A -8------------8---8--8--8--8---10-10-12-10-10-10h12-10--|
E -6-----------------------------8--8--8--8-----8-----8---|

Somebody’s trying to…
e ----------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------|
D -------------10--------------------10---------------|
A -10-10-12-10-10-10h12-10--10-12-10-10-10h12-10------|
E -8--8--8--8-----8-----8---8--8--8-----8-----8-------|

You know I’ve got…
      v ^ v ^        v ^  v  ^  
e -6--6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
B -6--6-6-6-6---10--10-10-10-10---------------------------|
G -7--7-7-7-7---10--10-10-10-10---------------------------|
D -8--8-8-8-8---10--10-10-10-10--------------10-----------|
A -8------------8---8--8--8--8---10-10-12-10-10-10h12-10--|
E -6-----------------------------8--8--8--8-----8-----8---|

Chorus (repeat tab)
Oh big ole jet…
      v ^ v ^       v  ^  v  ^  
e -6--6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
B -6--6-6-6-6---10--10-10-10-10---------------------------|
G -7--7-7-7-7---10--10-10-10-10---------------------------|
D -8--8-8-8-8---10--10-10-10-10--------------10-----------|
A -8------------8---8--8--8--8---10-10-12-10-10-10h12-10--|
E -6-----------------------------8--8--8--8-----8-----8---|

Play Intro, then back to verse.  

R Taylor
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