Wait for guitar to play riff once, then:
G|-------------------|
D|-4~----4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4--5------5------5----------4--5------5------5------| x2
E|--2------5-5----5-5-----5-5---2-------5-5----5-5----5-5-|
(Don’t cry, let it pass you by...)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------4-------------------------------|
A|----4--5------5------5----------4--5------5--------3333-2222--|
E|---------5-5----5-5-----5-5-----------5-5----5-5-5------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-3-3--3-3-2-2-2--2-2-------| x2
E|-2-2-2--2-2-0-0-0--0-0-----------------------------|
(cos I’m wasted...)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------4-------------------------|
A|----4--5------5------5----------4--5------5------5------| x2
E|---------5-5----5-5-----5-5-----------5-5----5-5----5-5-|
Guitar only again
(Losing, I'm losing all my fame)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/air_traffic/charlotte_btab_ver_2.html ]
G|------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------|
A|----4--5------5------5--------|
E|---------5-5----5-5-----5-5---|
(Rhythm changes here, it’s played more evenly than the guitar part)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--4------9------9---------------|
A|----4--5------5-----2-3333-2222-|
E|-----------5------5-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-3-3--3-3-2-2-2--2-2-------| x2
E|-2-2-2--2-2-0-0-0--0-0-----------------------------|
(cos I’m wasted...)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------4-------------------------|
A|----4--5------5------5----------4--5------5------5------| x2
E|---------5-5----5-5-----5-5-----------5-5----5-5----5-5-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-3---1---3---1---| x3
E|---3---1---3---1-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3---1---3---1-----------|
E|---3---1---3---1--3--5---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------4-------------------------|
A|----4--5------5------5----------4--5------5------5------|
E|---------5-5----5-5-----5-5-----------5-5----5-5----5-5-|
For the most part, just follow the rhythm of the main guitar riff. Sometimes where I’ve
just one note, its better to play triplets or something, but it’s really up to whatever
think sounds best.
