[bass line : Key: E minor
Tempo: ~100 BPM
Time signature: 4/4
Bass line (main groove)]
[The bass starts on E (7th fret, A string) and alternates with D (5th fret) and C (3rd fret).
• Play in a tight, slightly syncopated funk style—short notes, slight ghosting, some slides between frets.
• Accent the “and” of beats 2 and 4 for that hip-hop/funk groove.]
[Drums (simple groove to mimic the feel)
Hi-hat: x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- (8th notes)
Snare: o o (on 2 & 4)
Kick: o o o o (syncopated, funk-style)]
[vocal improvisation recommended]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah (I’m)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Something’s in the air
Gonna reach my mind, gonna reach my mind
Gonna reach my mind connected
Won’t be fooled by sparks (yeah) that shine and lie reflected
I feel it clear, I feel it clear
I feel it clear, I feel it clear
Your twisted ways, they make me tear (oh, yeah)
I feel it clear, I feel it clear
Gonna spin it round, gonna spin it round (oh!)
Gonna spin it round, gonna spin it round
I need the truth (gonna spin it round)
‘Cause something’s in the air (gonna spin it round)
I need the truth
Come on (oh, yeah)
If your pulse stays aligned
The signals speak loud
But if your focus drifts
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
(Stereo MC’s vibe)
Won’t be fooled by sparks (oh, oh, yeah)
I feel it clear, I feel it clear
I feel it clear, I feel it clear (oh, yeah)
Gonna reach my mind, gonna reach my mind
Gonna reach my mind connected
Won’t be fooled by sparks that shine and lie reflected
Hear me now
Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? (Ah, ah, ah)
Spin it again, spin it again
Spin it again, spin it again
I wanna spin it again
I wanna spin it again, I wanna spin it again
You’re restless (I wanna spin it again)
Won’t be fooled, won’t be fooled (I wanna spin it again)
Here we go
If your pulse stays aligned
The signals speak loud
But if your focus drifts
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
Hear me now
You’ll stumble through the crowd (yeah)
City lights, keep me alive (aw!)
Won’t you open up? Don’t close your eyes (aw!)
Can’t be blind if you don’t see (oh, yeah)
Reality bends, it’s breaking free (aw!) (Oh, yeah)
Gonna spin it again (wow!)
I’m gonna, gonna spin it again
I wanna spin it again, come on
Gonna spin it again
Hear me now, restless
Something’s in the air
Here we go
If your pulse stays aligned
The signals speak loud
But if your focus drifts
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
If your pulse stays aligned
The signals speak loud
But if your focus drifts
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
You’ll stumble through the crowd
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah