Song: I Don't Need No Doctor
Originally By: Ray Charles
Performed By: John Mayer
tabbed by : Radada (pasgroumpf@yahoo.fr)
None of the tabs found suited me, so I decided to take
the best of each tab and tab the rest.
Sounds pretty good to me compared to the live album
"Where the light is Live"...
"I've been too long away from my baby yeah"...
e|--7-----5-----3-----5--------------------------------|
b|--5-----3-----1-----3--------------------------------|
g|--6-----4-----2-----4--------------------------------|
d|--7-----5-----3-----5--------------------------------|
a|--x-----x-----x-----x--------------------------------|
e|--7-----5-----3-----5--------------------------------|
/ slide
~ vibrato
h hamer
p pull-off
x mutted string
t trill (fast succession of h/p)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tabbed by: Sean Tocker
Mail: thorgaard@live.dk
Hey guys
I thought you should have the right tabs for this awesome song. Here you go!
"I've been too long away from ma baby yeah, I'm coming down with a... e|--7------5------3---3------5------------------------| B|--5------3------3---3------5------------------------| G|--6------4------5---5------5------------------------| D|--x------x------x---x------4------------------------| A|--x------x------x---x------5------------------------| E|--7------5------3---3-------------------------------|
And then another guitar plays this over the top of theses last 4: e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------/11---------------------| D|-------------------------------/12-9p7h9/-4------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
And then that's pretty much the whole song, except for the solo and some general improvisation, but that's just effort so just go for the good old fashion E-Minor Pentatonic. And there you have it.
************************************
| p Pull-off | h Hammer-on | b Bend | / Slide up | x Dead note
************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
John Mayer "I Don't Need No Doctor" "Where The Light Is" Version
Nobody has a spot-on tab so I decided to make my own. This should be at least 99.9% correct. T means to use your left thumb on the intro. Also, check out who did you think I was version 4. It is also the "where the light is version." Please rate and leave comments :)
!!!UPDATE!!! I just finished tabbing the rest of the solo as of June 17, 2017. The song is finally complete!
I just posted Out of My Mind Where the light is [Intro] (With fingers) e|--------------0---------------------------------------|-----------0------------------------0--------| B|-------------------3p0-----------3-------2------------|---------------3p0----------3---0------------| G|-------0h1--------------0--------4p0-----2-------0----|------0h1------------0------4---11------11---| D|--------------------------------------0------2---0----|--------------------------------12-----------| A|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E|---0------------------------3-------------------------|---0---------------------3-------------------| T T
If you have a loop pedal and would like to loop the song, this is what the bass plays... E|----------------|-------------------|- B|----------------|-------------------| G|----------------|-------------------| D|----------------|-------------------| A|----------------|-------------------| E|---3---5---0----|---3----5---0------|
[Verse]
I don't need no doctor... cause I know what's ailing me... e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5---5-----5--5-----------5\--------------3-------3--------------------------| G|------5---5-----5--5-----------5\--------------0-------0-----------7---------9----| D|------4---4-----3--3------3--------------------4-------4-----------5---------7----| A|------5---5-----5--5--------------------1/3---------3-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3/5------5/7---------|
So long away from my baby, yeah... I'm coming down with a misery... e|---------7-----------------------------|---5-----5--------------5-----3---5-----| B|---7---------7-------------7-----------|---5-----5--------------5-----3---5-----| G|---9-------------9-------------9-------|---7---------7-------7--------5---7-----| D|---7-----------------7-------------0---|---5-------------5------------3---5-----| A|---x-------------------------------0---|---x--------------------------x---x-----| E|---7-----------------------------------|---5--------------------------3---5-----|
I don't need no doctor... For my prescription to be filled... e|--------------0---------------------------------------|-----------0------------------------0--------| B|-------------------3p0-----------3-------2------------|---------------3p0----------3---0------------| G|-------0h1--------------0--------4p0-----2-------0----|------0h1------------0------4---11------11---| D|--------------------------------------0------2---0----|--------------------------------12-----------| A|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E|---0------------------------3-------------------------|---0---------------------3-------------------|
I don't need no doctor... e|--------------0---------------------------------------|-----------0------------------------0--------| B|-------------------3p0-----------3-------2------------|---------------3p0----------3---0------------| G|-------0h1--------------0--------4p0-----2-------0----|------0h1------------0------4---11------11---| D|--------------------------------------0------2---0----|--------------------------------12-----------| A|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E|---0------------------------3-------------------------|---0---------------------3-------------------|
I don't need no doctor... For my prescription to be filled... e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5---5-----5--5-----------5\--------------3-------3--------------------------| G|------5---5-----5--5-----------5\--------------0-------0-----------7---------9----| D|------4---4-----3--3------3--------------------4-------4-----------5---------7----| A|------5---5-----5--5--------------------1/3---------3-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3/5------5/7---------|
Only my baby's arms... Could ever take away this chill... e|-----------7--------------------------------|---5-----5-------------3----5-------| B|----7-----------7-------------7\------------|---5-------------------3----5-------| G|----9---------------9------------------0----|---7------------7------5----7-------| D|----7--------------------7-------------0----|---5------------5------3----5-------| A|----x----------------------------------0----|---x-------------------x----x-------| E|----7---------------------------------------|---5-------------------3----5-------|
The x's are just muted strokes. E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--14-----| G|---------x---14---x---14---x---14---x---14---x---14--14-----| D|---------x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------------| A|---------x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------------| E|---0--------------------------------------------------------|
Not sure how many bends he does, but you get the idea. E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|---------(12)----12----(12)----12----(12)------------| G|---14b----14b-----------14b-----------14b------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
The song speeds up a little bit here. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------14-12---14-12---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------x-x---14-12---14-12----x-x-x-x-x-x---12---x-x---11---x-x---9---x-x----------| D|-------x-x--------------------x-x-x-x-x-x---x----x-x---x----x-x---x---x-x----------| A|-------x-x--------------------x-x-x-x-x-x---14---x-x---12---x-x---10--x-x----------| E|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(br means to bend, and then return to original note) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------14-12v---14-12---------15------------------------------------| G|-------x-x---14-12v---14-12---x-x--------14br-------12---14\--------------| D|-------x-x--------------------x-x------------------------14\--------------| A|-------x-x--------------------x-x-----------------------------------------| E|---0------------------------------------------------------------3p0-------|
There's a lot of open strings here. He uses some sort of pedal that sounds like a wah-wah, phasing, and a tube screamer pedal combined. E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------11\-----0--------| D|---5--5--7--7br------5-----------5\-------2---------------0--------| A|-------------------------7-5-7----------------------------0--------| E|--------------------------------------3b-------0-------------------|
This part can be very tricky. It may take a lot of practice to get it perfect. E|------------------------------12--12------12--12---x---15--15----------| B|------------------------------15--15------15--15---x---15--15----------| G|---12b------14--12-------x-x----------12-----------x---14--14----------| D|--------14----------14---x-x----------12-------------------------------| A|-------------------------x-x-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I tried to space them out so they are easy to read. There's a pattern to it. E|---x-15-x----15-15----x-15-x----15-15----x-15-x----15-15----x-15-x----15-15------| B|---x-15-x----15-15----x-15-x----15-15----x-15-x----15-15----x-15-x----15-15------| G|---x-14-x----14-14----x-14-x----14-14----x-14-x----14-14----x-14-x----14-14------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the part when the song slows down just a little. The next two measures are played 4 and 1/2 times. E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---14b--14-12----------x-----14b--14-12----------x-----------------------| G|---------------14-12b--x-----------------14-12b--x-----------12----------| D|----------------------------------------------------14v--12--12----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Instead of playing the last measure after playing repeating it 4 and 1/2 times, go straight from the first measure to here when ready to end the song. E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---14b--14-12-----------------14b--14-12----------------------| G|---------------14-12--x-------------------14-12---------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14--12b------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| (Bend it slowly)
This is the outro. This is what he plays, but you can play your own riffs or ending licks here. E|---x-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---x-----0h2p0---3v-----0h2p0--0--------0------------------------------------| G|---x-------------------------------/3-------3-0-3--2p0-----------------------| D|---14v-------------------------------------------------2p0----0h2p0----------| A|---x--------------------------------------------------------2--------2-------| E|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keep playing this until you are ready to end the song on an E chord. E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---0h1p0---0h1p0---0h1p0---0h1p0-------| E|---------------------------------------|
Thanks! I'm sorry it took so long to finish. It was a fun song to learn, but was very hard.
Please Rate!
************************************
| x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | v Vibrato
************************************
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
----------------------------------------------------------------- John Mayer - I Don't Need No Doctor Live -----------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed By : Aeonoptic e-mail: aeonoptic@gmail.com
Tuning: EADGBe
Main riff throughout the song is this, with some mixing and variation, such as slides into it.
E G E G E|-------0------------------------|-------0----------3-5-0h2| B|---------0h3-0----3p0-----------|---------3p0------5-7----| G|---0h1------------4p0-0-2---0tr1|---0h1-------0-----------| D|--------------------------2-----|-------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------| E|0--------------3----------------|0--------------3---------|
E G I don't need no doctor E G E G 'Cause I know what's ailing me A I don't need no doctor G A E G E G 'Cause I know what's ailing me B I've been too long away from my baby, yeah A G A E G E G I'm coming down with a misery
E G I don't need no doctor E G For my prescription to be filled E G (I don't need no doctor) E G (I don't need no doctor) A No, no, no, I don't need no doctor G A E G E G For my prescription to be filled, yeah B Only my baby's arms could ever A G A E G E G Could ever take away this chill
E Now the doctor say I need rest For I need is her tenderness He put me on the critical list When all I need is her sweet kiss He gave me a medicated lotion But it didn't soothe my emotion, yeah
E E|x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x------| B|x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x------| G|x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-12~~~| D|x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|
John then plays chords under the solos
Trumpet solo B A E E|12-12-15--------12|------------------------------|----------------------12|15-17-19--17-15-12------------12| B|----------15-15---|12-12----15-12--------12------|----------------12-15---|-------------------15-12--------| G|------------------|------14--------12-12----14-12|------12-14\-14---------|-------------------------14-12--| D|------------------|------------------------------|14-14-------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
A E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|12-15----12----------------| B|15-12----------------------------|------------------------------|------15----12-15----------| G|------14-12----12-13--12---------|-------------12-14-14-12------|------------------14-12----| D|------------14-----------14-12---|-------14-14-------------14-14|------------------------14~| A|-------------------------------14|12----------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---15-------------------------|---------------------------|
E E|------------------12-15-17-19-17-15|14-14------------|----------------------| B|------------12-15------------------|------15-15-12-12|----------------------| G|12----12-14------------------------|-----------------|14-14-12-12-----------| D|---14------------------------------|-----------------|-------------12----12\| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------14----| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B A E E|---14-12----12------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------12-15-17-19\| B|15-------13----15-14-13-12------|------------------------------------|-----------------12-15-------------| G|---------------------------15-14|14-12----14-12----------------------|--------12-12-14-------------------| D|--------------------------------|------14-------14-------------------|12-14\-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------|------------------14-12h14p12----12\|-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------------15----|-----------------------------------|
A E E|12~-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|12--15b18-17p15-17b-15---| B|-----15-------------------------------|------15-14-13-12----------12-13|-----------------------17| G|--------14--12-14----12-12-14-12-14h15|15-16-------------15-13-14------|-------------------------| D|------------------14------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B A E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------------15------------|-------------------------|------------------------| G|14--14----12-12--14h15--14/16----16\14p12---|14----14h16\--14-13-14/16|---------12-14-16-12h14\| D|-------14---------------------------------14|---14--------------------|12----14----------------| A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|---14-------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E E|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B|-----------|------------------------12---|--------------------------------------------| G|12-14-16-12|----------12-12h14\--14----12|------------------12-----14b-14-12-------12\| D|-----------|14-12-14---------------------|---12----14-12--------14-----------14-12----| A|-----------|-----------------------------|14----14-------14---------------------------| E|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E I don't need no doctor For my hope to live is gone (I don't need no doctor) (I don't need no doctor)
A No, no, I don't need no doctor G A E G E G For my hope to live is gone B All I need is my baby, please! A G A E G Won't you please just come on home? E G Come on home
Guitar solo E E E|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|---------------|--------------------------------|-----------------15------------| G|14b16--14-12---|---14-12~-----------------------|---14-12-14-12b-----12-14p12---| D|-------------14|----------14-12-14-12-----------|-----------------------------14| A|---------------|----------------------14-12b-10\|-------------------------------| E|---------------|0-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|12-14-14b15-14~--12-14-------------|14-12-11-11---------------------| G|-----------------------12b---------|14-12-11-11-13--13-11-----------| D|---------------------------14-12---|------------14--14-12-13-12-----| A|---------------------------------14|----------------------15-14-----| E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------0-12|
E E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G|7b--9-7---------7-9p7----------7---------|-----------------0-----------------------------| D|--------9-7h8h9-------9p8p7------8p7-----|------9------------2---0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2--0h2| A|----------------------------10-------10-7|10h12---12p10--------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|--------------12-------------------------------|
B A E E|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| G|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| D|---------------------5b----|----------------------7~-5----|----------------------5b------| A|------5-7--------5-7----7-5|-------5-7--------5-7------7-5|-------5-7--------5-7----7-5--| E|0-5/7------0-5/7-----------|0--5/7------0-5/7-------------|0--5/7------0-5/7------------0|
E E|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|---14--14--14--14--14-14|14-12----------x-14-12--14-14-12---------|----------------------------------------| G|12-14--14--14--14--14-14|14-12-14-12----x-14-12--14-14-12---------|14-12~-14-12--------14-12--14-12--------| D|------------------------|------------14-------------------14-12---|-------------14-12---------------14-12--| A|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|------------------------|---------------------------------------12|--------------------------------------12|
A E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-------------x-x-x-x-----------------|-------------15-12-----------------| G|14-12-14-12~-x-x-x-x--12-x-x-11-9-x-x|14-12-14-12~-------14-12-----------| D|-------------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------|-------------------------14~-------| A|----------------------10-x-x-9--7-x-x|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------3-0-0|
E B E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| G|14-12-14-12~--14-12---------------------|14-12-14-12--7b9-7b9-7b9--7b9|7b9-7-4--------------4---------| D|--------------------14p12---------------|-----------------------------|--------7-5--------6---7b-5----| A|--------------------------14-12-11------|-----------------------------|------------7-5--7----------7-5| E|-----------------------------------10-12|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A E E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------|12\-------------------15b17\---------16b18\| G|-------------------------|12\---------12\----------------------------| D|----5-7br9-5-------------|-------------------------------------------| A|7-7----------7-5--7-3-7--|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------0|----0-3-5-0-----3-5-0--------0-3-5-5-------|