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Jet Airliner

Steve Miller Band
Bass Tab
★4.6(17)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(x3)

G|---|-----------------|------/3h5p3-|
D|---|*---------------*|-------------|
A|-1-|*-3-r---------1-*|-3-----------|
E|---|----------0-1----|-------------|

& 1 2 3 & a 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &

Verse 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r-3-|---------3-3-r-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1-1-r-1---------|-1-1-r-1-r-1-r-1-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|
E|-----------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-r-1-3-3-1-----1-|-3-3-r-3-3-3-3---1-|
E|-1-1-r-1-r-1-r-1-|---------------3-3---|---------------3---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 e & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-1-1-r-1---------|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|
E|-----------------|---------1-1-r-1-|-----------------3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-1-|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-1-1-r-1---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-1-r-1-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|---------1/3h5p3---|
D|-----------------5-|
A|-3-3-r-1-----------|
E|-------------------|

1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 &

Chorus 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------1-3-3-----|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|-------1-3-3-----|
A|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-1-0-0-.-.-|-1-1-3---------1-|
E|-------------3---|-------------3-3-|-------------3---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|---------3h5p3h--|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-------1-3-3-----|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|
A|-3-3-3-3---------|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-1-0-0-.-.-|
E|-----------------|-------------3---|-------------3-3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-------1-3-3-----|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-4-5-|
A|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-------------3---|-----------------|---------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 &

Verse 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|---------3-3-r-3-|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-1-1-r-1---------|-1-1-r-1-r-1-1-r-1-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 &

G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3---1-|-3-3-r-3-r-3-1---|-3-3-r-3-3-3-3-5-6-|
E|---------------3---|---------------3-|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-3-3-r-3-r-------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------1-|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|
E|-----------1-3---|-----------------1-|-----------------3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-r-.-3-3-1-----|-1-1-r-1---------|-3-3-r-1-3-3-1---1-|
E|-------3-------3-1-|---------1-1-r-1-|---------------1---|

1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-1-|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-1-1-r-1---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-1-r-1-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-------------3-5-|
D|---------3h5-----|
A|-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------1-3-3-----|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|-------1-3-3-----|
A|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-1-0-0-.-.-|-1-1-3---------1-|
E|-------------3---|-------------3-3-|-------------3---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|---5---5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------1-|-------1-3-3-----|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|
A|-3---3---3-3-5---|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-1-0-0-.-.-|
E|-----------------|-------------3---|-------------3-3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-------1-3-3-----|-----------------|-------------3-|
A|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-r-----------1-|-3-r-3-5-5-6---|
E|-------------3---|-----------1-3---|---------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 3 & 4 &

Verse 3

G|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r-3-|-------3-3-3-3-|-------------|-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|
E|-----------------|-1-r-1---------|-1-r-1-x-r-1-|---------------3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-1-|-3-3-r-3-r-3-5-6-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---1-r-1-r-1-r-1-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|
E|-----------------3-|-----------------3-|---------------|

1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-1-1-r-1---------|-3-3-r-1-3-3-1---1-|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|
E|---------1-1-r-1-|---------------1---|-----------------3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 7 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----3-5-3/5-3-----|(???)
D|-------------------|-----------------|---------------5-3-|
A|-3-3-r-1-3-3-3-1---|-1-1-r-1---------|-3-r---------------|
E|-----------------3-|---------1-1-r-1-|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 &

Chorus 3

G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------1-3-3-----|---.-.-.-.-----|-------1-3-3-----|
A|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-1-1-0-0-.-.-|-1-1-3---------1-|
E|-------------3---|-----------3-3-|-------------3---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|---3-------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|-------1-3-3-----|-.-.---.-.-----|
A|-1---3-3-5-5-6-6-|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-0-0-.-.-|
E|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------3-3-|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 3 & 4 &

G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----1-3-3-----|-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|-------1-3-3-----|
A|-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-1-0-0-.-.-|-1-1-3---------1-|
E|-----------3---|-------------3-3-|-------------3---|

1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

G|---------1/3h5-3---|-----------------|---------------|
D|-------3---------5-|-------1-3-3-----|-.-.---.-.-----|
A|-1-1-3-------------|-1-1-3---------1-|-3-3-1-0-0-.-.-|
E|-------------------|-------------3---|-----------3-3-|

1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|-------3-1/3-5-3---|---------------|
D|-------1-3-3-----|-----3-----------5-|-----1-3-3-----|
A|-1-1-3---------1-|-1-1---------------|-1-3---------1-|
E|-------------3---|-------------------|-----------3---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------3-| Basically repeat the
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-----0-3-5-6---| chorus till fade out
E|-----------------|-----1-r-----------| adding your own

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & variations!!!

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| r Rest

| x Dead note

| . Staccato

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