John Mayer - Bold as love Tabbed by: Simon Damoah Email: simon.damoah@comhem.se Tuning: Tune your guitar down half a step.
I've been hearing alot of ppl wanting this tab so i figured I'd give it a shot. Now I this is far from a spot on tab but at least it will give u guys something to work with (if didn't already). Note! this is VERY basic and is really just the different chords used how to hold them. I've put up a video on youtube with me playing, have a look if the tab is unclear (the name is "simmeyao"). I'm not great with tab naming either....
( I've used steevo114's videos on Youtube as well as the tabs for jimi hendrix's version this.)
A E F#m D C# D/F#(?) Bm G G# e|---5----------0--------2------x-------x--------x-------7------3--------4----| B|---5----------0--------2------x-------x--------7-------7------3--------4----| G|---6----------1--------2------7-------6--------7-------7------4--------5----| D|---7----------2--------4------7-------6--------7-------9------5--------6----| A|---x----------2--------x------5-------4--------9-------x------x--------x----| E|---5-------------------2------x-------x--------x-------7------3--------4----|
During the chorus the D/F# and the E are played like this:
D/F# E e|--x-----------x----------| B|--10----------x----------| G|---7----------9----------| D|---7----------9----------| A|---9----------7----------| E|--------------x----------|
[Verse] A E F#m D Anger he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armour A E Queen jealousy, envy waits behind him F#m D C# Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground
[Pre-chorus] D/F# A Bm Blue are the life-giving waters taken for granted, G They quietly understand D/F# A Once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready, Bm G G# But wonder why the fight is on
[Chorus] A E F#m G A E D/F# But theyre all bold as love, yeah they're all bold as love A E F#m they're all, they're bold as love D/F# A Bm D G G# Just ask the axis
//I've also found that these chords work during the chorus as well:
A E F#m G e|------5-------7--------9-------10---| B|------5-------6--------7-------8----| G|------6-------7--------9-------10---| D|------7-------x--------x-------x----| A|------x-------7--------9-------10---| E|------5-------x--------x-------x----| But they're all bold as love yeah....
[Verse] My red is so confident that he flashes trophies of war and Ribbons of euphoria Orange is young, full of daring, But very unsteady for the first go round
[Pre-chorus] My yellow in this case is not so mellow In fact Im trying to say its frigthened like me And all these emotions of mine keep holding me from, eh, Giving my life to a rainbow like you
[Chorus] But, Im eh , yeah, Im bold as love Yeah, yeah Well Im bold, bold as love (hear me talking, girl) Im bold as love Just ask the axis (he knows everything)
//Ok, so here's the solo part...i haven't even tried to tab that part. After the solo the song goes up, I haven't tried to tab this part either.// =========================================================================== And that's it! Feel free to e-mail me critique and thoughts.
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| x Dead note
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Bold As Love LIVE (But you can play it with the recorded version)
Artist: John Mayer
Tune Down Half A Step
Here’s the URL for the live song (It’s John doing a solo performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBzbv4hJxY
I noticed that all the other tabs for John Mayer’s version are shite! Please rate I’m
that it’s at least 95% right. Also, when you watch john play this he uses so much
in his playing so be sure when you play it to do so as well.
==== Verse ====
A E F#m D A E F#m D
e--5/---x-------0--|--2-----------------------|-----5---5--0---------|----------------|
B--5/---x-------0--|--2-----------------------|-----5h7-5--0---------|----------------|
G--6/---x-------1--|--2--2h4p2----------7---7-|------------1--1h2p1--|----2----7------|
D--7/---x-------2--|--4--------2h4------7h9-7-|------------2---------|----2h4--7---7--|
A--x/---x-------2--|--4-------------x-5-------|------------2---------|---------5-4-4--|
E--5/---x--14\--0--|--2-----------------------|--/5--------0---------|-/2-------------|
==== Pre-Chorus ====
D A Bm G D A Bm G
e---------------|--------------------------|---------------|---------5-------|
B--7----2h3-2---|--7-----------------------|----------5----|--7--------3--4--|
G--7-7--2---2---|--7---7----2h4p2--2-2-----|--7-------6h7--|--7---7----4--5--|
D--7-7----------|--7h9-7---------4-2-4-2---|--7------------|--7h9-7-------6--|
A--5------------|--------------------------|--5------------|-----------------|
E---------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
‘Blue…’
==== Chorus ====
A E F#m G A E D/F#
e--x--x-------0--|-----2------------5--5--5--|---x--x-------0--|---------x--x--x------|
B--5--5-------0--|-----2---3--3--3--3--3--3--|--/5--5-------0--|--------10-10-10\-----|
G--6--6-------1--|-----2---4--4--4--4--4--4--|--/6--6-------1--|---x-----7--7--7\-----|
D--7--7----2--2--|--4--4---5--5--5--5--5--5--|--/7--7----2--2--|---7-----7--7--7\-----|
A--0--0----2--2--|--4--4---------------------|---0--0----2--2--|---9-----9--9--9\-----|
E----------0--0--|--2--2---------------------|-----------0--0--|----------------------|
‘But they’re…’
A E F#m D/F#
e---x--x----------|--2-------|-----------------------|
B--/5--5----9-9---|--2-------|------x-10-------------|
G--/6--6----9-9---|--2-------|------x--7-------------|
D--/7--7----9-9---|--4-------|------x--7-------------|
A---0--0----7-7---|--4-------|--/9--x--9-------------|
E-----------------|--2-------|-----------------------|
‘The axis…’
==== Post Chorus ====
A Bm D G
e----------------------------------|---------------------3-5p3-5p3-5p3--|
B-----5--5---7h10p7--7-7-----------|---------------------3--------------|
G-----7--6-----------9-7-----------|-------------7-7-----4--------------|
D-----7--7-----------9-9--9-7------|-------------7-7-----5--------------|
A-----0--0--------------------9-7--|----------7--9-9-9\-----------------|
E--/5------------------------------|--/5--7/9---------------------------|
==== Verse ====
A E F#m D A E F#m D
e--------------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
B--5---5-5-----------|-----------x-x-x-x--|--5-5-5--------|-----------------|
G--6---7-6-----------|--2h4-2----7-5-7-5--|--6-6-6--------|--2h4------7-----|
D--7---7-7---/14-14--|--2---2h4--7-5-7-5--|--7-7-7---14\--|------4----7--7--|
A------------/14-14--|-----------5-5-5-5--|----------14\--|-----------5--4--|
E------------/12-12--|--------------------|----------12\--|-----------------|
==== Pre-Chorus ====
D A Bm G D A Bm G
e--------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
B-------5------|----------2--------|--------5------|------------3-3-3/4-4-4--|
G-------6h7p6--|--7h9-7---2h4p2----|--------6h7p6--|--7h9p7-7---4-4-4/5-5-5--|
D--12\--7------|--7---7---------5--|--/12---7------|--7-----7---5-5-5/6-6-6--|
A--12\---------|-------------------|--/12----------|-------------------------|
E--10\---------|-------------------|--/10----------|-------------------------|
==== Chorus ====
A E F#m G A E D/F#
e--x--x----------|-----2---3-5p3-5p3-5p3--|---x--x-----------|-----------x--x--x------|
B--5--5-------9--|-----2---3-3---3---3----|--/5--5-------9---|----------10-10-10\-----|
G--6--6-------9--|-----2---4-4---4---4----|--/6--6-------9---|---x-x-----7--7--7\-----|
D--7--7-----9-9--|--4--4---5-5---5---5----|--/7--7----9--9---|---7-7-----7--7--7\-----|
A--0--0-----7-7--|--4--4------------------|---0--0----7--7/--|--\9-9-----9--9--9\-----|
E----------------|--2--2------------------|------------------|------------------------|
‘But they’re…’
A E F#m D/F#
e---x--x----------|--2-------|-----------------------|
B--/5--5----9-9---|--2-------|------x-10-------------|
G--/6--6----9-9---|--2-------|------x--7-------------|
D--/7--7----9-9---|--4-------|------x--7-------------|
A---0--0----7-7---|--4-------|--/9--x--9-------------|
E-----------------|--2-------|----------/\-----------|
‘The axis…’
==== Solo ====
A
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-7p6-7p6-7p6-7p6-7p6-7p6-7p6-7p6----------------------------------------------------|
D--7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I might get around to tabbing the solo out later but i like to just improvise with my
over the top of him playing. The rest of the song is all written up there so have a play
and make some up yourself.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Verse]
A E F#m D A E F#m D D#|--5/---x-------0--0----|--2-------------------------|-----5---5--0---------|----------------| A#|--5/---x-------0--0----|--2-------------------------|-----5h7-5--0---------|----------------| F#|--6/---x-------1--1h2p1|--2--2h4p2------------7---7-|------------1--1h2p1--|----2----7------| C#|--7/---x-------2--2----|--4--------2h4-----/7-7h9-7-|------------2---------|----2h4--7---7--| G#|--7/---x-------2--2----|--4-------------/5----------|------------2---------|---------5-4-4--| D#|-------x--14\--0--0----|--2-------------------------|--/5--------0---------|-/2-------------|
Anger he criess towering in shiny metallic purple armor Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground
[Pre-Chorus]
D A Bm G D A Bm G D#|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|------------5-----4--| A#|-------------------|--7-----------------------|----------5---5-|--7-----------3---5--| F#|------------6h7-6--|--7---7----2h4p2--2-2-----|--7-------6h7-6-|--7---7---------4-6--| C#|--7---7-----7---7--|--7h9-7---------4-2-4-2---|--7----/7-7---7-|--7h9-7---5----------| G#|--7h9-7------------|--------------------------|--5-------------|---------------------| D#|---------/5--------|--------------------------|----------------|---------------------|
Blue are the life-going waters taken for granted They quietly understand The once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready But wonder why the fight is on
[Chorus]
A E F#m G A E D/F# D#|--x--x-----------|-----2---3--3--3--5--5--5--|---x--x--------12--|---------x--x--x------| A#|--5--5-----9-9---|-----2---3--3--3--3--3--3--|--/5--5--------12--|--------10-10-10\-----| F#|--6--6-----9-9---|-----2---4--4--4--4--4--4--|--/6--6--------12--|---x-----7--7--7\-----| C#|--7--7-----9-9---|--4--4---5--5--5--5--5--5--|--/7--7----14--14--|---7-----7--7--7\-----| G#|--7--7-----7-7---|--4--4---------------------|--/7--0----14--14--|---9-----9--9--9\-----| D#|-----------------|--2--2---------------------|-----------12--12--|----------------------|
But they're all bold as love Yeah, they're all bold as love
A E F#m D/F# D#|---x--x----------|--2-------|-----------------------| A#|--/5--5----9-9---|--2-------|------x-10-------------| F#|--/6--6----9-9---|--2-------|------x--7-------------| C#|--/7--7----9-9---|--4-------|------x--7-------------| G#|--/7--7----7-7---|--4-------|--/9--x--9-------------| D#|-----------------|--2-------|-----------------------|
They're all bold as love Just ask the axis
[Post-Chorus]
A Bm D G D#|-----------------------------------|---------------------3-3-5p3-3-5p3-3-5p3-3--| A#|-----5---5---7h10p7--7-7-----------|---------------------3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3--| F#|-----7p6-6-----------9-7-----------|-------------7-7-----4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4--| C#|-----7---7-----------9-9--9-7------|-------------7-7-----5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5--| G#|-----0---0--------------------9-7--|----------7--9-9-9\-------------------------| D#|--/5-------------------------------|--/5--7/9-----------------------------------|
[Verse]
A E F#m D A E F#m D D#|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|--------------------| A#|--5---5-5-----------|--------------x-x-x-x--|--5-5-5--------|--------------------| F#|--6---7-6-----------|-----2h4-2----7-5-7-5--|--6-6-6--------|-----2h4------7-----| C#|--7---7-7---/14-14--|-----2---2h4--7-5-7-5--|--7-7-7---14\--|---------4----7--7--| G#|------------/14-14--|--------------5-5-5-5--|----------14\--|--------------5--4--| D#|------------/12-12--|--/2-------------------|----------12\--|--/2----------------|
My red is so confident that he flashes Trophies of war and ribbons of euphoria Orange is young, full of daring But very unsteady for the first go around
[Pre-Chorus]
D A Bm G D A Bm G D#|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| A#|-----------------5------|--------------2--------|----------5------|------------3-3-3/4-4-4--| F#|-----------------6h7p6--|-----7h9-7----2h4p2----|----------6h7p6--|--7h9p7-7---4-4-4/5-5-5--| C#|--7---7-12\------7------|-----7---7----------5--|--/12-----7------|--7-----7---5-5-5/6-6-6--| G#|--7h9-7-12\-------------|-----------------------|--/12------------|-------------------------| D#|--------10\---/5--------|--/7-------/2----------|--/10--/7--------|-------------------------|
My yellow in this case is not so mellow In fact I'm trying to say it's frightened like me And all these emotions of mine keep holding me from Giving my life to a rainbow like you
[Chorus]
A E F#m G A E D/F# D#|--x--x----------|-----2---3-5p3-3-5p3-3-5p3--|---x--x-----------|-----------x--x--x------| A#|--5--5-------9--|-----2---3-3---3-3---3-3----|--/5--5-------9---|----------10-10-10\-----| F#|--6--6-------9--|-----2---4-4---4-4---4-4----|--/6--6-------9---|---x-x-----7--7--7\-----| C#|--7--7-----9-9--|--4--4---5-5---5-5---5-5----|--/7--7----9--9---|---7-7-----7--7--7\-----| G#|--7--7-----7-7--|--4--4----------------------|---7--7----7--7/--|--\9-9-----9--9--9\-----| D#|----------------|--2--2----------------------|------------------|------------------------|
I'm bold, bold as love Yeah I'm bold, bold as love
A E F#m D/F# D#|---x--x----------|--2-------|--------------------| A#|--/5--5----9-9---|--2-------|------x-10/---------| F#|--/6--6----9-9---|--2-------|------x--7/---------| C#|--/7--7----9-9---|--4-------|------x--7/---------| G#|---0--0----7-7---|--4-------|--/9--x--9/---------| D#|-----------------|--2-------|------------14\-----|
I'm bold, bold as love Just ask the axis
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| x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
- NOTE -
This isn't an actual acoustic version this is just how I play it from two different tabs
with one guitar (all credit goes to the guys who made this i'm putting this up so I can
access it anytime and for anyone who may want it)
Chords used:
A E F#m D A* Bm A** D/F# E* D* E** D**
e|--5---0---2---5---0---7----0----7----7---7---12---10---|
B|--5---0---2---7---2---7----5----10---9---7---12---10---|
G|--6---1---2---7---2---7----6----7----9---7---13---11---|
D|--7---2---4---7---2---9----7----7----9---7---14---12---|
A|--7---2---4---5---0---9----x----9----7---9---14---12---|
E|--5---0---2---x---x---7----5----7----x---7---12---10---|
Tuning: Half-step down
A E F#m D
Anger he smiles towering in shiny metallic purple armor
A E
Green Jealousy, envy waits behind him
F#m D
Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground
D A* Bm
Blue are the life-giving waters taken for granted
G
They quietly understand
D A Bm
The once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready
G
But wonder why the fight is on
A** E F#m G
But they're all bold as love
A** E D/F#
Yeah, they're all bold as love
A** E* F#m
They're all bold as love
D/F# A** Bm D* G
Just ask the axis
A E**
My red is so confident that he flashes
F#m D
Trophies of war and ribbons of euphoria
A E
Orange is young, full of daring
F#m D
But very unsteady for the first go around
D** A
My yellow in this case is not so mellow
Bm G
In fact I'm trying to say it's frightened like me
D** A
And all these emotions of mine keep holding me from
Bm G
Giving my life to a rainbow like you
A** E* F#m G
But I'm bold, bold as love
A** E* D/F
Yeah I'm bold, I’m bold as love
A** E* F#m
I'm bold, I’m bold as love
D/F# A**
Just ask the axis
Bm D** G
Yeah he knows, he knows everything