Thin Air Umphrey's McGee Tab by Eric Sievers (eric_j_sievers@yahoo.com) These are the basic chords used throughout the song... The Cm7 is a passing chord, it's not played every time through, but is used frequently... Bm7 C#m7 (Cm7) D E E-7-----9------8----- -------------- B-7-----9------8----- ----7---9----- G-7-----9------8----- later these ----7---9----- D-7-----9------8----- come in... ----7---9----- A-9-----11-----10---- ----5---7----- E-7-----9------8----- -------------- The starting riff by BB is variations on this... E-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-- B-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-- G-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-- D---------------------------------- A---------------------------------- E-7---------------9---------9------ Of course, like the chords above, sometimes you gotta slip the Cm7 into the riff, like so... E-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----8-8-- B-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----8-8-- G-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----8-8-- D---------------------------------- A---------------------------------- E-7---------------9---------8------ The verse goes Bm7 > C#m7 (> Cm7) Fill it up let me breathe in one more time Should I look at my still asking as a sign Disregarding all my thoughts for one more tasty taste Never keeping in my mind that I might not waste In between verses there's a part that used to go like this (2x)... E------2--2------------2--2--------------------2-3--5-3--2------- B-3--5-------5-3--3--5-------5-3-------2-3--5---------------5-3-- G---------------------------------2-4---------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- | | E----------------------------------------------9-10-9------------ B----9-10-10-9-------9-10-10-9---------9-10-12--------12-10-9---- G-11-----------11-11-----------11-9-11------------------------11- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- E------2--2------------2--2--------------------2-3--5-3--2------- B-3--5-------5-3--3--5-------5-3-------2-3--5---------------5-3-- G---------------------------------2-4---------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- | | E----------------------------------------------9-10-9-10-9------- B----9-10-10-9-------9-10-10-9---------9-10-12-------------12-10- G-11-----------11-11-----------11-9-11--------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- Now it just does this tho... E------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------2-4---4---2------------------------------------- D-----------4------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------- Next verse... Brain sets in and scratches through this numbing air For a moment do I think that I could care How am I relating to them of this kind And looking in am I afraid of what I'd find OHHH NOOOO Here it switches to this, 2 times... Bm7 C#m7 D Em I don't belong not here not now Bm7 C#m7 D C#m7 For when you think you know Then comes the jam, which starts with Bm7 > C#m7, and eventually evolves into Bm7 > C#m7 > D > Em > F#m > G > A > back to Bm7 After the jam peaks, there's a riff that foreshadows the hall of the mountain king ending. Let all the notes ring, and play this 4 times... E--------------------------------------------------- B-7-----7-----10-----10-----9-----9-----8-----8----- G---7-----7------7------7-----7-----7-----7-----7--- D-----9-----9------9------9-----9-----9-----9-----9- A--------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------- Then there's a part where they hit Bm real hard twice and then have drum fills, do that a few times, then play the above arpeggio again, then more jamming in the same style as the first buildup jam, then it goes into In The Hall of The Mountain King (usually), you'll have to play it in the key of B, 2 frets up from the tab on this site... The piano plays a melody like this, which you can mix into strumming the chords, and it will sound pretty good... E----------------------- B----------------------- G---------2------------- D-------4---4----------- A-2-----------4-------2- E-----------------2-----