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John Mayer Chords & Tabs

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1. Who did you think I was


Key:
h -Hammer On
p -Pull Off
/ -Slide Up
\ -Slide Down
v -Vibrato (Vibrate)
x -Mute
|v^| -Up and Down Mute Stroke
b -Bend
r -Release
pb -Pre Bend

Notes: Remember as always John uses his thumb on the low E!

Intro

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------5h6-xx------xx----x------5h6-xx-----xx-------------------------|
d----------xx-5h7--xx----x----------xx-5h7-xx----x--------------------|(Repeat as needed)
a----------xx------xx----x----------xx-----xx----x-5------------------|
E---5------------------8bx8b--5----------------8bx--------------------|
          |v^|    |v^|             |v^|   |V^|

e---------------------|
b--8/10v~-------------|
g---------------------|
d---------------------|Intro Fill
a---------------------|
E---------------------|

Verses and Chorus

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|
g------5h6-xx------xx----x------5h6-xx-----xx-----------------|
d----------xx-5h7--xx----x----------xx-5h7-xx----x------------|
a----------xx------xx----x----------xx-----xx----x-5----------|
E---5------------------8bx8b--5----------------8bx------------|
"Ive got half a smile..."
"Every mornin' when the day..."
"Am I the one who plays the...."


Pre Chorus

e-------------------------------------------------------|
b--------(3)--------------------(3)---------------------|
g-------2h4--4-2---------------2h4--4-2-----------------|
d----------------4-2--------------------4-2-------------|
a--------------------5-2--------------------5-----------|
E--2-2~--------------------3-3~-------------------------|
"Got a brand new blues.."
"I am a shifter of the shape..."
"But I keep shinin' till my light..."

Pre Chorus

e--x---x---|
b--2---3---|
g--2---4---|
d-(4)-(5)--|
a--x---x---|
E--2---3---|
"You got my number but I...."
"Here is a line that you wont...."

Solo

e----------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|
b---------------8---8------8---8---8-----------|---------5----|-------------|
g--------5-7-9--7h9-7h9----7h9-7h9-7h9-7--5br--|-----5-7---5br|-5b7-5-------|
d---7-7----------------------------------------|-7-7----------|--------7----|
a----------------------------------------------|--------------|---------7---|
E----------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|


e---------------------------------------------------------8--10br-8br---|
b--------10--pb13r12-10-10-10------10--13b15r-10-10--(10)---------------|
g----/11-----------------------/11--------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---15-12----------------------15--15b17-----15b17------------------|
b----------15-15--13b14----/17-----------17-------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|



2. Good love is on the way


Key:

h- Hammer On
p -Pull Off
/ -Slide Up
\ -Slide Down
x -Muted String
b -Bend
~ -Let Ring
^ -Pick Scrape Quickly
+ -Toe Down  (Wah)
o -Heel Down (Wah)


Intro (John)

e-(0)----------(0)--------(0)--------(0)-------------|
b--2~-----------2----------2----------2--------------|
g--2~----0--0---2---0--0---2---0--0---2---0--0-------|
d--2~----4--4---2---4--4---2---4--4---2---4--4-------|
a--0~----x--x---0---x--x---0---x--x---0---x--x-------|
E--------3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b--2-2--0^-------------------------------------------------------|
g--2-2--0^------------------------0-0----------------------------|
d--2-2--0^--------4h5p4p0-2p0-----0-0--------4h5p4p0-2p0---------|(x6)
a--0-0------0-4p0------------4p0--x-x--0-4p0------------4p0------|
E---------------------------------3-3----------------------------|

Verses

e-------------                          e-------------------------------|
b--2----------                          b--2----------------------------|
g--2---0------    ----->Fill For Verse  g--2--2-2--2----2--0h2p0-0------|
d--2---0------                          d--2---2--2--2-2---0----0-------|
a--0---x------                          a--0-----0----0----x------------|
E------3------                          E------------------3------------|
"Im a lazy lover...."                        PM..........
"Free is broken hearted..."

Chorus


e--2--2-------------5-------------------|
b--3--0--2----------5------2------------|
g--2--0--2--4--2--4/6--6\2-2------------|
d--0--0--2----------x------2------------|
a--x--x--0-----------------0------------|
E--2--3---------------------------------|
"Good love is on the..."


Bridge


e-------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------2-------|
g-------7-----7-----7---------2-------|
d-----7-----7-----7-----------2-------|(x3)
a--10-----9-----7-----5\------0-------|
E-------------------------2-3---------|
"Good to go for wherever..."

                                     +o+o
e-------------------------------0~~~~-------|
b-------------------------------0~~~~-------|
g-------7-----7-----7-----------1~~~~-------|
d-----7-----7-----7-------------2~~~~-------|
a--10-----9-----7-----5\--------2~~~~-------|
E--------------------------3-2--0~~~~-------|
"You can take all the..."
"You can have all the tricks..."


Solo (John)
    +o  + + + o o+ o+  o + o + +       o+          o+ o
e------------------------------------------12-------------------|
b------10-10-12--12gb-12b-12p10----10--12gb--12r-10-------------|
g--/11--------------------------11------------------11----------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

   + o   o +  o    + o o+   o+   o   +o+o     o     +  o
e---------------------------------------12-12--10-12----------------|
b--13gb-12b-12-10----10----10-10-----0^--------------12b-12-10------|
g-----------------11----11-------11--0^-----------------------------|
d------------------------------------0^-----------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   + o   +   o + o    +   o  +o+o  +   o          +    o+  o        +o+o+o+o
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--12gbr-12-12-13br-12br-------------------------------------------------0~-
g------------------------11b-11-9-7-9--5b-----------7-5b-----------------0~-
d-----------------------------------------7-7-5----------7-5-------------0~-
a-----------------------------------------------7-5----------7-6-5--3----0~-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------5-----


3. Wait Till Tomorrow


Tuning: Down 1/2 step

Difficulty: *****

Not transcribed note for note but this is the main theme of the song


Key:

h -Hammer On
p -Pull Off
/ -Slide Up
\ -Slide Down
x -Muted String
b -Bend
~ -Let Ring


Intro

eb----------------------------------------------------|
bb--9h10--9h10--9-------------7h8--7h8--7-------------|
gb--9-----9-----9--x-x--------7----7----7-------------|(x2)
db--9h11--9h11--9--x-x-----9--7h9--7h9--7----7--------|
ab-----------------x-x-9h11---------------7h9---------|
Eb----------------------------------------------------|


Verses

eb-------/7--10-9--7---------|
bb--/5---/7--7--7--7---------|
gb--/6---/7--7--7--7---------|
db--/7---/7--7--7--7---------|
ab--/x-----------------------|
Eb--/5-----------------------|
"Well im standing here..."
"Oh darlin may..."

Pre-Chorus

eb----------------|
bb--9h10--10------|
gb--9-----9-------|
db--9h11--11------|
ab----------------|
Eb----------------|
"But now your tellin me..."
"Then I hear your say..."


Chorus

eb--0--------|
bb--0--3-----|
gb--1--4-----|
db--2--5-----|
ab--2--x-----|
Eb--0--3-----|
"Think I'd better wait..."


eb--0----|
bb--0----|
gb--0----|
db--0----|
ab--0----|
Eb--0----|
"Gotta make sure its..."
"Wont be around..."


4. Gravity


Tuning: standard

Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------12--12--14b16--------12-----12--12-------------------------------
D|---/14------------------------12h14--12--14---12--------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------12h14-----------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------12--12--14b16--14--14--------------------------------------------
D|---/14---------------------------5---5--7/9--7-7--------------------------
A|---------------------------------5h7--------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------12--12--14b16--------12-----12--12-------------------------------
D|---/14------------------------12h14--12--14---12--------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------12h14-----------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------12--12--14b16--14--12--12----------------------------------------
D|---/14--------------------------------5---5--7--7/9--7--5h7--5-------5h7--
A|--------------------------------------5h7--------------------5h7--7------7
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Verse:  "Gravity, is working against me

e|--3---3-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--3---3---------------5---------------------------------------------------
G|--4---4h5p4-----------5--------5--5--5------------------------------------
D|--5---5---------------5--------5--7--5--7/9--7---------7------------------
A|--x---x---------------3---5/7-------------------7--10-----7---------------
E|--3---3-------------------------------------------------------------------


e|--3---3---3---3-------------------------|
B|--3---3---3---3----------5--------------|
G|--4---4---5---4----------5--------------|
D|--5---5---5---5----------5--------------|
A|--x---x---x---x----------3--------------|
E|--3---3---3---3-------------------------|


     Chorus:  "oh ill never know"

e|----5--------5-----------------------------------5------------------------
B|----8--------7----------8-------------6----------7-----------------------
G|----5--------5----------7-------------5----------5------------------------
D|----5--------7----------8-------------7----------7------------------------
A|----7--------5------------------------6----------5------------------------
E|----5-------------------6-------------------------------------------------


    Solo:    (this took me forever but i think it sounds pretty good!)

e|-------12--15--12----------------------------------------------12--15--12-
B|---15-----------------------12-----12---------------------15--------------
G|------------------------12--12h14--12h14--12--12--------------------------
D|--------------------14----------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------15-----15----------------------------------------------------
G|---12--14----14h16--14h16--12--12--14-------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------12h14------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------15--15h17--15h17--15h17--15-----------------------------------
B|----15--17-------------------------------17-------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/try_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|------------15--15h17--15h17--15h17--15------19--15-----------------------
B|----15--17-------------------------------17----------17p15---17-----------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------15--12----too fast to--------------------------------------
G|----16p14--12------------figure it out------------------------------------
D|-------------------------i think hes just-----------7--9b10b9b10b9---(x2)-
A|-------------------------going down the G---------10----------------------
E|--------------------------scale-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------5----------------
D|------7--9b10b9b10b9--7----------------------------------5h7--5----5------
A|--10---------------------10------------------------5--7-------5h7--5h7----
E|-------------------------------------3--3--3/7----------------------------

e|-------------------------------3-------3--5---/7---7----------------------
B|----------------8------8-------3-------3--5---/8-------10--8--7h8---------
G|------------------7------7-----4-----------------------------------7------
D|--------5--7/9------10---------5------------------------------------------
A|---5h7-------------------------x------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------3------------------------------------------

e|-------------------(---------------------------------------)--------------
B|---8---------------(------------------------------8-----8--)--------------
G|---7h9--7----------(------------------------------7-----7--)----x2--------
D|-----------10-9----(--7h9p7------------------7---9h10--9---)--------------
A|-------------------(-------------------7-10----------------)--------------
E|-------------------(----------10-8-10----------------------)--------------

e|---15-----------------15--------------------------------------------------
B|-------15-----------------15-------------13-12----------------------------
G|-----------12h14p12-----------12h14p12---------14-12-------12-------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------14-12----14----------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------


   Outro:  " just keep us where the light is"

e|--3---3---3---3-----------------------------|
B|--3---3---3---3----------5------------------|
G|--4---4---5---4----------5-------x4---------|
D|--5---5---5---5----------5------------------|
A|--x---x---x---x----------3------------------|
E|--3---3---3---3-----------------------------|

e|--------------------------------3-----------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------3-----------------------------------------
G|--------------------------7-----4-----------------------------------------
D|-----5----5--7------5-7-9-------5-----------------------------------------
A|-----5h7--------5-7-------------x-----------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------3-----------------------------------------


5. Vultures


Intro (Clean)
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------13b---------------------13--13-------------|
d---14--16--14b--16--14-----14--16--14--14--16--14-----|
a---14--16-------16--14-----14--16----------16--14-----|
E------------------------------------------------------|

Verses
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------13b---------------------13--13-------------|
d---14--16--14b--16--14-----14--16--14--14--16--14-----|
a---14--16-------16--14-----14--16----------16--14-----|
E------------------------------------------------------|
"Some of us, were hardly..."
"How do they find me and...."
"Wheels up, I got to...."
"Whatcha gonna do about it.."

Pre Chorus
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------13b--13--------13--13b--------------------|
d---14---14b--14----14--14--14b--------------------|
a---14--------------14-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
"Talk to the water..."


6. Out of my mind


Unavailable


7. Another kind of green


Intro

e-----------------------------------------0-------------0---|
b-----4---------2-------(4)---------------0-------------0---|
g-----4h6p4-----3h4p3----4-----4----------6----------9/11---|
d-----6----6----4----4---4-----4----------7----------7/-9---|
a------------------------2--/6------------x-----7-9--9/11---|
e---4---------2------------------0-/4-8---5--/9---------0---|
    T         T                     T     T

Part 1: Verse

e--------------------------------------0---|
b-----4-----------2-------(4)----------0---|
g-----4h6p4-------3--------4-----4----11---|
d-----6----6------4--------4-----4-----9---|
a------------------------1-2--/6------11---|
e---4-----------2------4------------0------|


Part 2: Pre-chorus

e--------------- ---------------|
b--4h5--4---2--- ---4h5---------|
g--4----4---3--- ---4-----9-----|
d--4h6--6---4--- ---4h6---9-----|
a--4----x---x--- ---4-----9h11--|
e-------4---2--- ---------0-----|


Part 3: Chorus

e----------------------------------------0-------------0---|
b-----4--------2-------(4)---------------0-------------0---|
g-----4h6p4----3h4p3----4-----4----------6----------9/11---|
d-----6----6---4----4---4-----4----------7----------7/-9---|
a-----------------------2--/6------------x-----7-9--9/11---|
e---4---------2------------------0-/4-8--5--/9---------0---|

"I'm on the right side.."

e---0-------------0---|
b---0-------------0---|
g---6----------9/11---|
d---7----------7/-9---|
a---x-----7-9--9/11---|
e---5--/9---------0---|


Part 4: Bridge

e----0----0---|
b----0----0---|
g---13---11---|
d---11----9---|
a---12---11---|
e---------0---|


8. I got a woman


Key:

h -Hammer On
p -Pull Off
/ -Slide Up
\ -Slide Down
b -Bend
x -Muted String


Intro

e---------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------|
g--11---------------------11-----------------/14\---|(x3)
d--10-10-10--12----10-----10-10-10--12----10--------|
a---------------12----7\---------------12-----------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


Verses & Chorus

e--5-4-5--5--7--------|
b--5-4-5--5--9--------|
g--6-5-6--5--7--------|
d--5-4-5--4--9--------|
a--x-x-x--5-----------|
E--5-4-5--------------|

Chords shown are not played in same order each time


9. Something's Missing


John Mayer 
Somethings Missing
p -Pull Off
^ -Strum Up
( )-Optional
h -Hammer On
This is the tuning for it:
high e=e (dont change)
b=b (dont change) 
G=F# (2nd fret on the newly tuned E string)
D=E (The 5th fret on the newly tuned B string) 
A=b (The 7th fret on low E)
low E=E (dont change)

Intro
e-----0^-------------------------------0-------------
B-----0^-------------------------------0-------------
F#----0^----0---0----0---0-------------0-------------
E-----0^---0---0----0---0---2p0--------0-------------
B-----2^--2---4-----------------4p0-2--2-------------
E-----------------2----4-----------------------------
Play intro 4 times 


Verse

e----0----------0----------0---------------------
B----0----------0----------0----------0---0------
F#---2--(0h2)---9--(0h9)---5--(0)-----0---0------
E----0--(0)-----0--(0)-----5--(5)-----0---0------
B----2--(2)-----9--(9)-----x--(x)-----4--(0h4)---
E---------------0----------5--(5)-----4--(4)-----

Chorus

e--------------------------------------------- 
B---12-----------------12---------------------
F#--12-----------------12--------------------- 
E---12-11--------------12-11------------------ 
B----9----12-9----------9----12-9------------- 
E----0------------------9--------------------- 
Play each part twice..

Thats pretty much the whole song, hope you like it, took tons of work!


10. Daughters


Key:
h -Hammer On
p -Pull Off
/ -Slide Up
\ -Slide Down
~ -Vibrato
x -Mute String
T -Thumb (John uses that alot in his songs)



Intro (Backup Guitar) Acoustic Steel String
  
e--------------------
b-7------------------
g-7---7---7---7------
d-7---5---5---4------
a-x---x---0---5------
E-7---0---x---x------
  T           ^John uses his pinky on the 7
123 <----timing
about 3 strums per note

Intro (Lead Guitar) Acoustic Steel String

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------8---8----7~-------------------------------------
g------------12~----0----------------------------------------9~--11h12p11-
d---9~-----12------11--11---11--11-------9--11h12-9~---11h12--------------
a--9-----12---------------------------------------------------------------
E-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse 1&2 (Lead Guitar) 

e----------------------
b-7--------------------
g-7---7---7---7--------
d-7---5---5---4--------
a-x---x---0---5--------
E-7---0---x---x--------
  T

Chorus

e--------------------------
b-7------------------------
g-7---7---7---7------------
d-7---6---5---4------------
a-x---x---0---5------------
E-7---0---x---x------------
  T



Solo (After first chorus)

e-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------
g--------7~--------------------9-7~-
d--9----9------9/11h12p11----7------
a-----10----------------------------
E-----------------------------------
During solo verse is played precussivley


Verse 2 is played with the same notes as verse 1 but played percussivley
Play Chorus


Bridge (Lead Guitar)

e-------------------------------
b-10---8---7h8p7-7---7--5--7----
g--9---9---7-----7---6--6--7----
d-10---8---7-----7---5--5--7----
a--x-----------------------x----
E-10-----------------------7----
  T^(Boys you can..) ^(Find out how much..)

Bridge Part II (Lead Guitar)

e-x--x---5---0-0-0-0-------
b-3--3---3---2-3-5-7-------
g-0--2---3---0-0-0-0-------
d-x--0---3---2-4-5-7-------
a-2--x---x---0-0-0-0-------
E-0--2---3-----------------
     T   T
(Boys will be strong....)



11. Try

x = palm mute
v~ = vibrato
S = Janglin a chord in that fast rythmic motion

NOTE: At the begining here he messes around with a delay pedal

Intro
e|----------------------------7-7--------------------|
B|------------------------7---7-7-----7-10-7---------|
G|-9-------xx-------------7---7-7--x---------9-7-----|
D|-9---9---xx------7-9v~-----------x-------------9v~-|
A|---------xx--9-9-----------------------------------|
E|---7---7-xx---------------7------------------------|

e|-------7---------------------7---------------------|
B|-7-----7---------------7-----7--7-10-7-------------|
G|-7---x-7---------------7---x-7---------9-7---------| X6
D|---6-x---x-----7-9v~-----6-x---------------9v~-----|
A|---------x-9-9-------------------------------------|
E|---------x-----------------------------------------|

then the drums come in, in the middle of it that lick... when
the drums do come in, just play that same thing just add your
own little fills... make it interesting...


Verse - in the verse he just does some fast jinglin with the chord changes...
he just plays these with some rythym... listen to the song for timing..
    S  S   S  S
e|--7--11--7--11--|
B|--7--11--7--11--|
G|--7--11--7--11--|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|  repeat...
E|----------------|

Chorus - he does the same "rythymic jinglin'"but just on the top chords
Verse
        S        S         S       S
e|------7--------10--------12------7-----------------|
B|------7--------10--------12------7-----------------|
G|------7--------10--------12------7-----------------| X 2
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-----10-10-----12-12-----7-7-------------------|


Bridge (slowly strum these once...)
e|--7-----7----5----4--------------------------------|
B|--7-----6----5----4--------------------------------|
G|--7-----6----4----4--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Outro
Verse
e|---------11---------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--|
B|------12----12------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--|
G|---11----------11--8------7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--|
D|-9--------------------9------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


enjoyeth