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WALKING IN THE AIR
As recorded by Howard Blake
(From the 1984 Album THE SNOWMAN SOUNDTRACK)
Words and Music by Howard Blake
Arranged by For solo guitar By Brian Murtagh
Transcribed by Brian Murtagh
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Moderately Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
a H. +E E E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |---^3------(3)---|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-0h^2------(2)---|-------2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-| |---^0------(0)---|-----0------0-------0--|----------0-------0-------0--| |---^0------(0)-0-|---0------------0------|------0---------------0------| |---^0------(0)---|-0-------0-------------|--0------------0-------------|
H H H H
+E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-----2--| |----------0-------0-------0--|----------0------0------| |------0---------------0------|------0------------0----| |--0------------0-------------|--0------------0--------|
H H H H
Verse
E E E E E E E E +E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-1-(1)-------------|---------------------------|-3-3-1-(1)-------------| |-----------2-(2)-(2)-2-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-2-|-----------2-(2)-(2)-0-| |---0----0---------0----|----------0-------0--------|---0----0---------0----| |-----0--------0--------|------0---------------0----|-----0--------0--------| |-0---------0-----------|--0------------0-----------|-0---------0-----------|
H H H H H H
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |---------1-1-------|-----------1-1-------| |-0-(0)-0-----0---0-|-(0)-(0)-0-----0---0-| |----2----------2---|------2----------2---| |-3---------3-------|--3----------3-------| |-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
E +E E E E E +E E E +E E +E E +E E S S
|----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-^3-(3)-2-----0-------------|-^0-(0)-------------------0h2-| |-^0-(0)----0-----0--(0)--0--|-^3-(3)--2--(2)--0--(0)-0-----| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-^5--5--5-(5)-5-(5)--5--(5)-|-^3--3--(3)--3--(3)--3--------|
E E E +E E +E E +E E E +E E +E E Q
+E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-----2-| |----------0-------0-------0--|----------0------0-----| |------0---------------0------|------0------------0---| |--0------------0-------------|--0------------0-------|
H H H H
E E E E E E E E +E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-1-(1)-------------|-----------------------|-3-3-1-(1)-------------| |-----------2-(2)-(2)-2-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-----2-|-----------2-(2)-(2)-0-| |-0-0----0---------0----|----------0------0-----|-0-0----0---------0----| |-----0--------0--------|------0------------0---|-----0--------0--------| |-0---------0-----------|--0------------0-------|-0---------0-----------|
H H H H H H
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |---------1-1-------|-----------1-1-------| |-0-(0)-0-----0---0-|-(0)-(0)-0-----0---0-| |----2----------2---|------2----------2---| |-3---------3-------|--3----------3-------| |-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
E +E E E E E +E E E +E E +E E +E E S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^3-(3)-2-----0-------------|-^2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-0h2-| |-^0-(0)----0-----0--(0)--0--|-^3-(3)--2--(2)--0--(0)--0------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^5--5--5-(5)-5-(5)--5--(5)-|-^3--3--(3)--3--(3)--3----------|
E E E +E E +E E +E E E +E E +E E Q
+E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------| |-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)---2-2-----0-| |----------0-------0-------0--|-(0)-(0)-0-------0---| |------0---------------0------|------0--------0-----| |--0------------0-------------|--0----------0-------|
H H H H
Interlude
E E E E E E +E +E E E E E E +E E +E
|----------------------|-----------------------| |-^1---1---------------|-----------------------| |----3---3-2-0-(0)-(0)-|-2-0-2--0--------------| |-^3---3---3----3------|-0---0-----3-(3)-3-(3)-| |----------3--------3--|-0------------0-----0--| |-^3---3---3-----------|-0---0-(0)-0-----------|
Q Q Q E E Q E +E E Q E
E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------3-|-3-2-3-2-0-----0--0h=2-| |-3-2-3-2-0-(0)-0---|-0---0------0----------| |-1----------1------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-5---5---5-(5)---(5)---|
H E Q. Q Q E +Q +E
H H H Q. E
|--------------1----------|-5---------5----------| |--3----------------------|----------------------| |-(2)---------(2)---------|-------------------2--| |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|---0-----0----0-------| |---------0-----------0---|-------0--------------| |--0----0------0----0-----|-0---0-----0----0-(0)-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E +E
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-1-(1)-------------|-----------------|-3-3-1-(1)-------------| |-----------2-(2)-(2)-2-|-------2-2-----2-|-----------2-(2)-(2)-0-| |-3-3-2p=0---------0----|-----0-----0-----|-3-3-2p=0---------0----| |-----0--------0--------|---0---------0---|-----0--------0--------| |-0---------0-----------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-----------|
H H H H H H
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |---------1-1-------|-----------1-1-------| |-0-(0)-0-----0---0-|-(0)-(0)-0-----0---0-| |----2----------2---|------2----------2---| |-3---------3-------|--3----------3-------| |-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
E +E E E E E +E E E +E E +E E +E E S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^3-(3)-2-----0-------------|-^2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-0h2-| |-^0-(0)----0-----0--(0)--0--|-^3-(3)--2--(2)--0--(0)--0------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^5--5--5-(5)-5-(5)--5--(5)-|-^3--3--(3)--3--(3)--3----------|
E E E +E E +E E +E E E +E E +E E Q
+E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------0-------0-------0--|----------0-------0-------0--| |------0---------------0------|------0---------------0------| |--0------------0-------------|--0------------0-------------|
H H H H
Chorus
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0---------0-----|-----5---------5-----| |---2---2-----2---2---|---6---6-----6---6---| |-2-------2-2-------2-|-7-------7-7-------7-| |---2---2-----2---2---|---7---7-----7---7---| |-0---0-----0---0-----|-5---5-----5---5-----| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E E H Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-^0-1-3-------0--|---------0-------| |-^0-----0---0----|-0-----0---0-----| |-^0---0---0---0--|-----0-------0---| |-----------------|---2-----------2-| |-----------------|-5---------------|
Q E E E E Q W
E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----3---------3-----|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0---------| |---4---4-----4---4---|-----1-------1---|-------0---0-----|-------5---5-------| |-5-------5-5-------5-|---2---2---2---2-|-----7-------7---|-----6-------6-----| |---5---5-----5---5---|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|---6-----------6-|---7-----------7---| |-3---3-----3---3-----|-----------------|-7---------------|-0-----------------| |---------------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E W W
Verse
Moderately Q=100
E E E E E E E E +E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-1-(1)-------------|---------------------------|-3-3-1-(1)-------------| |-----------2-(2)-(2)-2-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-2-|-----------2-(2)-(2)-0-| |---0----0---------0----|----------0-------0--------|---0----0---------0----| |-----0--------0--------|------0---------------0----|-----0--------0--------| |-0---------0-----------|--0------------0-----------|-0---------0-----------|
H H H H H H
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |---------1-1-------|-----------1-1-------| |-0-(0)-0-----0---0-|-(0)-(0)-0-----0---0-| |----2----------2---|------2----------2---| |-3---------3-------|--3----------3-------| |-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
E +E E E E E +E E E +E E +E E +E E S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^3-(3)-2-----0-------------|-^2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-0h2-| |-^0-(0)----0-----0--(0)--0--|-^3-(3)--2--(2)--0--(0)--0------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^5--5--5-(5)-5-(5)--5--(5)-|-^3--3--(3)--3--(3)--3----------|
E E E +E E +E E +E E E +E E +E E Q
+E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------| |-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)---2-2-----0-| |----------0-------0-------0--|-(0)-(0)-0-------0---| |------0---------------0------|------0--------0-----| |--0------------0-------------|--0----------0-------|
H H H H
Interlude
E E E E E E +E +E E E E E E +E E +E
|----------------------|-----------------------| |-^1---1---------------|-----------------------| |----3---3-2-0-(0)-(0)-|-2-0-2--0--------------| |-^3---3---3----3------|-0---0-----3-(3)-3-(3)-| |----------3--------3--|-0------------0-----0--| |-^3---3---3-----------|-0---0-(0)-0-----------|
Q Q Q E E Q E +E E Q E
E E E E E E +E +E E E E E E +E E +E
|----------------------|-----------------------| |-^1---1---------------|-----------------------| |----3---3-2-0-(0)-(0)-|-2-0-2--0--------------| |-^3---3---3----3------|-0---0-----3-(3)-3-(3)-| |----------3--------3--|-0------------0-----0--| |-^3---3---3-----------|-0---0-(0)-0-----------|
Q Q Q E E Q E +E E Q E
E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------3-|-3-2-3-2-0-----0--0h=2-| |-3-2-3-2-0-(0)-0---|-0---0------0----------| |-1----------1------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-5---5---5-(5)---(5)---|
H E Q. Q Q E +Q +E
+E E E e E E E E +E E E e E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------0-------0-------0--|----------0-------0-------0--| |------0---------------0------|------0---------------0------| |--0------------0-------------|--0------------0-------------|
H H H H
Chorus
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0---------0-----|-----5---------5-----| |---2---2-----2---2---|---6---6-----6---6---| |-2-------2-2-------2-|-7-------7-7-------7-| |---2---2-----2---2---|---7---7-----7---7---| |-0---0-----0---0-----|-5---5-----5---5-----| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E E H Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-^0-1-3-------0--|---------0-------| |-^0-----0---0----|-0-----0---0-----| |-^0---0---0---0--|-----0-------0---| |-----------------|---2-----------2-| |-----------------|-5---------------|
Q E E E E Q W
E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----3---------3-----|-----------------|---------0--------| |---4---4-----4---4---|-----1-------1---|-------0---0------| |-5-------5-5-------5-|---2---2---2---2-|-----7-------7----| |---5---5-----5---5---|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|---6-----------6--| |-3---3-----3---3-----|-----------------|-7----------------| |---------------------|-3---3---3---3---|------------------|
E E E E E E E E W
H.=H
E E E E E E E E E E S S S S H
|---------0-------|-------------5----------| |-------5---5-----|-----------5------------| |-----6-------6---|---6-----6-----------2--| |---7-----------7-|-------7----------------| |-0---------------|-0---0----------(0)-(0)-| |-----------------|------------------------|
W Q H +E E
Verse
Moderately Q=100
E E E E E E E E +E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-1-(1)-------------|---------------------------|-3-3-1-(1)-------------| |-2-2-------2-(2)-(2)-2-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2-(2)-(2)-2-|-2-2-------2-(2)-(2)-0-| |-3-3-2p=0---------0----|----------0-------0--------|-3-3-2p=0---------0----| |-----0--------0--------|------0---------------0----|-----0--------0--------| |-0---------0-----------|--0------------0-----------|-0---------0-----------|
H H H H H H
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |---------1-1-------|-----------1-1-------| |-0-(0)-0-----0---0-|-(0)-(0)-0-----0---0-| |----2----------2---|------2----------2---| |-3---------3-------|--3----------3-------| |-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
E +E E E E E +E E E +E E +E E +E E S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^3-(3)-2-----0-------------|-^2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-0h2-| |-^0-(0)----0-----0--(0)--0--|-^3-(3)--2--(2)--0--(0)--0------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-^5--5--5-(5)-5-(5)--5--(5)-|-^3--3--(3)--3--(3)--3----------|
E E E +E E +E E +E E E +E E +E E Q
Outro
H.=H
+E E E e E E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E W
|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------*| |-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------*| |-(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2---0-2-|-^3---2---0-------|-^0---0----------0-|-^0----*| |----------0------0-----|-^0---------0---0-|-^1---3---1----1---|-^0----*| |------0----------------|-^1-1---1-1---1---|-^3-3-3-3---3------|-^2----*| |--0------------0-------|------------------|-------------------|-------*|
H Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E Q Q.
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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