Waiting On The World To Change John Mayer backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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waiting on the world to change - john mayer
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Tabbed by:bablinkstud182
Email:rtb182@yahoo.com first tab: im pretty confident about it
Tuning: standard

listen to song for exact strum pattern(rather funkish...reminds me of john frusciante)

intro/verse:
e|---------------------7-------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7---3-3-x-------5-5-x-----------7---3-3-x-------------------------------|
G|---11-11-x-----------7---4-4-x---7---6-6-x-----------7---4-4-x---7---------------------------|
D|---12-12-x---9---9-9-7---5-5-x---7---7-7-x---9---9-9-7---5-5-x---7---------------------------|
A|---12-12-x---9---9-9-----5-5-x---5---7-7-x---9---9-9-----5-5-x---5---------------------------|
E|---10-10-x---7---7-7-----3-3-x---x---5-5-x---7---7-7-----3-3-x---x---------------------------|
note: john uses his thumb for the E string

chorus: note: "x" under chord means john does a type of palm mute ..he hits and u
the full chord you just donnt let it ring out at all (listen to song)
part A part B
e|-----------------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7---3-3-x------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---11-11-----------7---4-4-x---7----x2-----7-7-7---9-9-9---7-7-7---8-8-8---repeat-------------|
D|---7---12-12---9---9-9-7---5-5-x---7-----------7-7-7---9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---part---------------|
A|---5---12-12---9---9-9-----5-5-x---5-----------5-5-5---7-7-7---5-5-5---9-9-9-----A----------------|
E|---x---10-10---7---7-7-----3-3-x---x-----------x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---7-7-7---one-time-----------|
X X

he does some hammer ons that i havent figured out yet but these are the main chords

bridge/pre solo: he mutes most of it u just pick around on the two chords
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9---7---9---7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---3---5---3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

solo: part A
e|-----------------5----5-7-5h7-10--7h10-12-17----15p14h15p14h15p14--------------|
B|-----------7-5h7----7------------------------15-------------------15-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
part B
e|----------------5-10--5h7--------5-7-------------------------------------------|
B|------------5h7-----------7--5h7-----5h7---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------7--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus repeats for the rest of the song

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Most of this songs the same. What's below is actually the intro, verse and chorus.

D Bm7 G D A Bm7 G D
e|-7---7---3---7---5---7---3---7-|
B|-7---7---3---7---5---7---3---7-|
G|-7---7---4---7---6---7---4---7-|
D|-7---7---5---7---7---7---5---7-|
A|-5---x---5---5---7---x---5---5-|
E|-----7---3-------5---7---3-----|

That is the order that John play's it in, but he doesn't do just one stroke on each.
to the song, change and strum the chord when he does. It's also in the key of D.
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WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE (Solo)
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This is also a pretty easy solo.

e|------------------------------------12--14P-10--14(pull-up-and-down-3-times)|
B|-7------10-------12-------15--12/15-----------------------------------------|
G|---9/11----11/14----14/16---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10--7---7---3--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7---7---3--7-----------15--10/12-------------10---7H10-----------------|
G|-----7---7---4--7---9/11/14-----------11---7/9/11-----------7---------------|
D|-----7---7---5--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5---x---5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------7---3--------------------------------------------------------------|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Waiting On The World To Change
transcribed by Catherine Gagné

"One, two, three, four.."

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|---7----7-----|
D|---7----7-----|
A|---7h9--7h9---|
E|--------------|

[Intro / Verse]

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---10---7--(7h10)---3---7----------|---5--7--(7)-----3---7---|
G|---11---7--(7)------4---7--(7)-----|---6--7--(7h9)---4---7---|
D|---12---9--(9)------5---7--(7)-----|---7--9--(9)-----5---7---|
A|----x---x-----------x---5--(7h9)---|---x--x----------x---5---|
E|---10---7-----------3--------------|---5--7----------3-------|

[Chorus]

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---7---7---3---7---|---5---7---3---7---|
G|---7---7---4---7---|---6---7---4---7---|
D|---7---9---5---7---|---7---9---5---7---|
A|---5---x---x---5---|---x---x---x---5---|
E|-------7---3-------|---5---7---3-------|

[Variation]

e|------------------------|----0-5---------------|
B|-----7-10---7---3---7---|----2-5---7---3---7---|
G|-----7-11---7---4---7---|----2-6---7---4---7---|
D|-----7-12---9---5---7---|----2-7---9---5---7---|
A|---5--------x---x---5---|--0-------x---x---5---|
E|------------7---3-------|----------7---3-------|

"It's hard to beat the system.."
"It's not that we don't care.."
"One day our generation.."

e|-------7---7---7---|-------------------|
B|---7---8---7---8---|---5---7---3---7---|
G|---7---7---7---7---|---6---7---4---7---|
D|---7---9---7---9---|---7---9---5---7---|
A|---5---7---9---7---|---x---x---x---5---|
E|-----------7-------|---5---7---3-------|

[Interlude]

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|---3-3--5-5---------------------|
G|---3--(3)--3---|---3-3--5-5---------------------|
D|---3--(5)--3---|---3-3--5-5---(back to verse)---|
A|---7--(7)--7---|---7-7--9-9---------------------|
E|---3--(3)--3---|---3-3--5-5---------------------|

[Solo]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/7~~-5h7/10~~~~-7h10/12~~~~--10h12/15~~~~---12h15/17--17b19-15~~--18b20~b20~b20~~~~-15~~--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------18b19-16~~--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10/12-15~~~~--10h12--------------5/7-10~~~~-5h7----------|
G|---11---------------------11~~~~-----7-----------------7~~~~---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Ending]

e|-------------------|----------------------|
B|---5---7---3---7---|---3---7--------------|
G|---6---7---4---7---|---4---7--------------|
D|---7---9---5---7---|---5---7---(repeat)---|
A|---x---x---x---5---|---x---5--------------|
E|---5---7---3-------|---3------------------|

[Lyrics]

Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and
There's no way we ever could

Now we see everything that's going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

It's hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door

And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want

That's why we're waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

It's not that we don't care,
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

And we're still waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change

One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

No, we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change

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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Waiting On The World To Change
(Album Version)
Transcribed by Daniel Aramaki

(I)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10-----7---------3------------------------------------|
G|---------11-----7h9-------4--------7---------------------------|
D|---------12---------------5--------7---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5--5----------------------------|
E|----10--------7--------3---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5---------7---------3----------------------------------|
G|--------6---------7h9-------4-----7----------------------------|
D|--------7-------------------5-----7----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------5----------------------------|
E|----5------/7--7---------3-------------------------------------|

(II)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7----8----7----8--------5-----7h8r7------------3-----------|
G|----7----7----7----7--------6-----------7h9r8------4---7-------|
D|----7----9----7----9--------7-----------------9----5---7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------5-------|
E|----7----7----7----7-----5------7----------------3-------------|

(III)
this jam is tough to tab out and definitely tough
to reach but I think it is fairly accurate.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8---------8-----8----8--8------8-------------------------|
A|------7---------7-----7----7--7------7-------------------------|
E|---3-----3---3-----3--------------3----------------------------|

SOLO
Leads in with the (7) ringing out
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7~~~~~~--5h7—5h7/10---7h10/12---10h12/15------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12h15/17—--17/19--15-----b20r19b20r19b202r19---15---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------12/15-----12--------------7/10----------------------|
G|-----11h14--------14-----11------7h9------9--11----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------12------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

(I)
me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could

(I)
now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it

(I)
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

(II)
it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change

(I)
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door

(I)
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want

(I)
that's why we're waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

(II)
it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

(III)

SOLO

(I)
and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change

(II)
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note