Say - John Mayer
(from the movie "The Bucket List")
Transcribed by: Blue Marimba
Tuning: D-B-G-D-A-E with Capo on 8th Fret
Comments:
This song has a shimmering quality to the notes and chords that is created
by dropping the upper E string by one full step to a D. The recorded version
raises the guitar one half step across all strings which you can avoid by
using a Capo.
Place the Capo on the 8th Fret in order to simplify the fingering of the notes.
With this placement the song uses variations on a D-major chord fingering,
although the actual key of the song is in B-flat. Notes on the eight fret are
open strings.
Chords are shown as actual (top row) versus what's played with the capo (bottom row).
I've added a finger positioning tab in addition to the standard tab notation.
INTRO/VERSE - Notes:
"Take all of your wasted honor..."
Bb Eb Bb
D/F# D/G D/F#
D|----12-------12-------12------/13-------13-------13-----\12-------12-------12-|
B|----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11------11-------11-------11-|
G|-------10-------10----------------10-------10---------------10-------10-------|
D|-12-------12-------12-----/13--------12-------12-----\12-------12-------12----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
D/G
D|-----10-------10-------10-|
B|-----11-------11-------11-|
G|--------10-------10-------|
D|-/13-------13-------11----|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
INTRO/VERSE - Fingering:
"Take all of your wasted honor..."
Bb Eb Bb
D/F# D/G D/F#
Pick 2/4 with middle and ring fingers Slide fingers 3 and 4 up
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/say_tab_ver_6.html ]
D|----4--------4--------4-------/4--------4--------4------\4--------4--------4--|
B|----2--------2--------2-------2---------2--------2-------2--------2--------2--|
G|-------1--------1-----------------1--------1----------------1--------1--------|
D|--3-------3--------3------/3---------3--------3------\3--------3--------3-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
D/G
Half-Barre with 1st finger
and slide finger 3 up
D|-----1--------1--------1--|
B|-----2--------2--------2--|
G|--------1--------1--------|
D|-/3--------3--------3-----|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
CHORUS - Notes:
"Say what you mean to say..."
Bb Eb Gm F
D D/G (Em7/G) D/B (Bm7) A (x2)
D|---------8------------------8------------------------8------------------8---------------|
B|------11---11------------11---11------------------11---11------------11---11------------|
G|---10---------10------10---------10----10------10---------10------10---------10----10---|
D|-8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------10---------------8------------------8-------|
E|-----------------11-----------------11--------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS - Fingering:
"Say what you mean to say..."
Bb Eb Gm F
D D/G (Em7/G) D/B (Bm7) A (x2)
D|---------0------------------0----------------------0------------------0-----------------|
B|------3----3-------------3----3------------------3----3-------------3----3--------------|
G|---1----------1-------1----------1-----1-------2---------2-------2----------2-----2-----|
D|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------1--------------0------------------0---------|
E|-----------------2------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE
Strum chords:
Cm7 Eb F
Em7 D A
Have no fear for giving in
CHORUS
Strum chords:
Bb Eb
D D/G
Say what you need to say
Gm F
Bm7 A
Say what you need to say
CHORDS USED w/ Capo on 8th Fret:
Bb: x00230
Eb: 300230
Gm: 024430
F: 002220
Cm7: 022030
DISCLAIMER: This tablature was created for private study and scholarship purposes only.
