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Thin Air

Anathema

MetalAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E
C#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
A×
G#mDiagram coming soon
D#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 3rd fret
              Tone: D (chord shape in B tone) 
 
 
 
 
{Intro}  E  C#m 
 
verse 1 8x 
 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|---------4-0--------------4-0---------------| 
G|-------6----------------6-------------------| 
D|-----6----------------6---------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|---0----------------0-----------------------| 
 
verse 2 8x 
 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------0------------------0------------| 
G|--------6-----------------6------------------| 
D|------6---6-------------6---6----------------| 
A|----4-----------------4----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
 
verse 3 8x 
 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----0---------0--------0----------0-----------| 
G|-------3---------3--------3----------3--------| 
D|----------6------------------6----------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
verse 4 2x 
 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|----4---------4---------4--------4-----------| 
G|-------6---------6---------6--------6--------| 
D|----------6------------------6---------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
 
VERSE 5 2x 
 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------0-----0-----------0------0--------| 
G|--------6-----6-----------6------6-----------| 
D|------6-----------------6--------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
 
 
verse 1 
E 
Love is free 
 
verse 2 
    C#m 
In time, in peace 
 
verse 1 
    E 
And now is here 
 
verse 2 
     C#m 
This life, this dream 
You know how it feels, but.. 
 
verse 3 
E 
..is it all in your mind? 
You know how it feels to be.. 
 
verse 4 
C#m 
...pushed and pulled through your life -  
 
 
VERSE 5 
verse 4 
VERSE 5 - 
and sometimes it seems like... 
 
verse 4 
E 
..there is life in your eyes - VERSO 3, VERSO 4, VERSO 3 - And all that I know is I love  
you -  
 
verse 4 
VERSE 5 
 
verse 4 
     C#m                                                    E 
Yes, I love you! - VERSO 5 - And it feels like we´re already flying 
 
verse 1 
                                  C#m 
But the air is too thin and we´re dying -  
 
verse 2.  
                           E 
- couds all around take us higher -  
 
verse 1 
                          C#m                                         E 
The world far below is on fire - VERSO 2 - I hold out my hand just to touch you -  
 
verse 1 
                     C#m 
And all that I know I love you -  
 
verse 2 
                      E 
a vision a promise of heaven -  
 
verse 1 
                    C#m 
a reason for being forever -  
 
verse 2 
forever... 
 
                       G#m  D#m E B 
you're just a whisper away 
 
 
G#m  D#m E B 
 
 
          G#m      D#m    E       B 
we've come too far     to turn back 
 
             G#m       D#m      E    B 
this is where we stand     and face it 
 
           G#m      D#m          E    B 
this is who we are,    one step closer 
 
     G#m      D#m          E     B 
into thin air     we will go there 
 
          G#m      D#m     E     B 
we've come too far     to turn back 
 
              G#m      D#m     E     B 
this is where we stand     and face it 
 
       G#m         D#m  E               B       G#m 
i feel you breathe      you're just a whisper away 
 
           D#m     E   B    G#m 
we've come too far       to turn back 
 
             D#m       E   B      G#m 
this is where we stand       and face it 
 
            D#m     E   B           G#m 
this is who we are        one step close 
 
     D#m      E   B        G#m 
into thin air      we will go there 
 
          D#m       E   B   G#m 
we've come too far... 
 
               D#m       E  B  G#m 
this is where we stand... 
          
 

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Chord set

E · C#m · B · G · D · A · G#m · D#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.