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...."
[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..."
[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...."
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
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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John Mayer Trio - Who Did You Think I Was
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Album: Try! John Mayer Trio Live In Concert
Tabbed By: Trevor Nierendorf
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h6-xx-----xx------------5h6-xx-----xx----------| 3 Times
D|--------xx-5h7-xx----------------xx-5h7-xx----------|
A|--------xx-----xx----5-----------xx-----xx----------|
E|--5-----xx-----xx-8b---8b--5-----xx-----xx-8b--5----|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------13-15b-15p13----13----15-15-15-etc.-----------------------------|
G|------12-14--------------14----14---------------14-12-----------------------|
D|--/14-------------------------------------------------14-12-14-12-14-12-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------15--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
e|--3/\/\--2--3/\/\--2--3/\/\----|
B|--3/\/\--x--3/\/\--x--3/\/\----|
G|--4/\/\--2--4/\/\--2--4/\/\----|
D|--5/\/\--4--5/\/\--4--5/\/\----|
A|--5/\/\--x--5/\/\--x--5/\/\----|
E|--3/\/\--2--3/\/\--2--3/\/\----|
Mayer uses the tremolo on his strat for this part, and it’s hard without it
Outro
e|---------------------------------------------------------8-5----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------8p5h8p5--------|
G|----------5-----------5-7b-7p5---5--------5-----------5--------------7-5----|
D|--5-7-5-7---5-7---5-7----------7------5-7---5-7---5-7--------------------7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------8-------------------5------------8--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------- Who Did You Think I Was? - John Mayer -----------------------------------------------------------------
Ok... whew.... so much to say about this song. This is the Live in LA version, I have never even listened to the CD veriosn before :). This tab is of now for sure 90% correct, and I will continue to update it, but I wanted to get it up as fast as I could without spending a month on it. I hope that EVERYONE will see this tab purely as a template, nothing more. DO NOT read it nore for note, because you will not be playing how you probably want to play it, and the rythm is not perfect, I know, but you don’t need it hopefull because you are reading this and listening to the song at the same time. This is definately ADVANCED, and is not for the moderate player, especially since this tab is a template and requires some improvization.
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
Played until 1st chorus e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----5h6-xx-----xx------------5h6-xx-----xx----------| D|----6h7-xx-5h7-xx------------6h7-xx-5h7-xx----------| A|--------xx-----xx----5-----------xx-----xx-----5----| E|--5-----xx-----xx-8b---8b--5-----xx-----xx-8--------|
[Chorus 1]
Notes played on E string played with thumb e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------3-----3-3---------------| G|------2---4-2------------------2h4---4-4p2-------------| D|--0---2h4----4-2-----------0-0-------------4-2---------| A|--x--------------4-2-------x-x-----------------4-2-----| E|--2------------------5-2---3-3-------------------------|
This will played many times, so I will refer to this as “The Riff” e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----5h6-xx-----xx------------5h6-xx-----xx----------| D|----6h7-xx-5h7-xx------------6h7-xx-5h7-xx----------| A|--------xx-----xx----5-----------xx-----xx----5-----| E|--5-----xx-----xx-8b---8b--5-----xx-----xx-8b---8b--|
*The Riff a whole bunch of times (too lazy to count), then a delicious lick:
Delicious Lick e|-----------------------------| B|--------8--------------------| Go straight into chorus 1, then G|----5h6-7p5------------------| 2 times of The Riff, then: D|----6h7-----7-5--------------| A|----------------7-6-5--------| E|--5-------------------8-5----|
Chorus pt. 2 e|--2-------------3------------| B|--2-------------3------------| G|--2-------------4------------| D|--4-------------5------------| A|--4-------------5------------| E|--2-------------0------------|
Lady Lick- Mayer claims it turns the ladies on e|---------------------------------------| B|--8/h10\p8/h10-8-----------------------| G|--7/h9-\p7/h9--7p5---------------------| D|-------------------7-5-----------------| A|-----------------------7-6-5-----------| E|-----------------------------8---------|
*Chorus 1. then The Riff, then Chorus pt. 2, then 2 times on The Riff again, then:
SOLO!!!!! The stars represent the slides up and down the neck starting from the 3rd fret, traveling to about the 12th e|-----------------------------------*--------------*---| B|-------------------8---8---8---9-----8---8------------| G|----5h6-xx---------7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9---7h9-7h9-7-5~-----| D|----6h7-xx-5h7-5-7-----------------*--------------*---| A|--------xx--------------------------------------------| E|--5-----xx-------------------------*--------------*---|
e|------10-10-----10-10-------------------------2--| B|--13b-------13b-------5-----------------------2--| G|------------------------7-5-------------------2--| D|----------------------------7-5---------------4--| A|--------------------------------7-6-5---------4--| E|--------------------------------------8-5-2-0-2--| “Here is a line that you won’t understand!!!”
Cool slidy part- Play 2 times e|--3-3--------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-3-3/h5\p3/h5\p3/h5\p3/h5---------------------------------| G|--0-0-2/h4\p2/h4\p2/h4\p2/h4--------2---2-2h4p2--------------| D|--0-0------------------------12/----2h4-4-------4-2----------| A|--x-x------------------------12/-------------------4-3-2-----| E|--3-3------------------------12/--2----------------------5---|
Then on the 3rd: e|--3/h5\p3/h5\p3/h5\p3/h5-------------| B|--3/h5\p3/h5\p3/h5\p3/h5-------------| Then play The Riff G|-------------------------------------| 2 times. D|--------------------------12/--------| A|--------------------------12/--------| E|--------------------------12/--------|
e|-------------| B|--7p5--------| G|--7p5--------| D|------7~-----| A|-------------| E|-------------| But on 2nd time, end with the G on the D string (5th fret) instead of the A (7th Fret)
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| x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | br Bend release | / Slide up | ~ Vibrato | + harmonic
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
----------------------------------------------------------------- Who Did You Think I Was? - John Mayer Trio -----------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed By : Aeonoptic e-mail: aeonoptic@gmail.com
Tuning: EADGBe
Intro/riff A E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--5/6-x-x-------x-x----------|--5/6--x-x-------x-x--------| D|------x-x--5h7--x-x----------|-------x-x--5h7--x-x--------| A|------x-x-------x-x----5-----|-------x-x-------x-x-----5~~| x4 E|5-----x-x-------x-x-8b---8b~-|5------x-x-------x-x--8b----|
W/ riff A I got half a smile and zero shame I got a reflection with a different name
F#min G Got a brand new blues I can't explain who did you think I was E|----2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2----------------------------------------| B|----2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2------------3------3---3-3----3--3------| G|----2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2------------2h4-4--2---4-2----2--4------| D|--4-4-4-----4---4-----4-4-----4----------5-----5-----------5--------5--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------5| E|2---2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2--------3-------------------------------|
w/riff Every mornin when the day begins I make up my mind but change it back again
[w/ embellishment] F#min I'm a shifter of the shape I'm in G Who did you think I was A E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x-| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x-| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x-| x2 E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x-|
[w/ embell.] F#min You got my number but I always knew the score G Who did you think I was
A E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x-| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x-| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x-| x2 E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x-|
w/riff A Am I the one who plays the quiet songs Is He the one who turns the ladies on
[w/ embell.] F#min Will I keep shinin til my light is gone G Who did you think I was
A E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x-| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x-| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x-| x2 E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x-|
[w/ embell.] F#min You got my number but I always knew the score G Who did you think I was
Solo A E|---------------------------|--------------------------------------7/12-------| B|---------------------------|-----------------------------5-------------12----| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x|--5---5h6-x-x---------5-5--7---7/9-9-------------| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x|----7-----x-x-5-5-7-7----------------------------| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x|----------x-x------------------------------------| E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x|5---------x-x--- --------------------------------|
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
John Mayer Where The Light Is (Live In LA) Tuning Standard
This is my favorite version John Mayer does of his song "Who Did You Think I Was" This tab should be 100% correct. After you practice it enough, you can play right along with the record. I hope you enjoy it.
My other tabs from "where the light is" are I don't need no doctor version 6 Out of my mind whole song Vultures version 5? Please comment :)
I got half a smile... e|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------5/6---x----------------x--x------------------|-------5/6----x--------------x--x--------------| D|---------4/5---x--------5---7---x--x---------5--------|-------4/5----x-------5--7---x--x--------------| A|---------------x----7-----------x--x------------------|--------------x----7---------x--x---------5----| E|----5-----------------------------------8b--------8b--|---5--------------------------------8----------|
[Lick #1]
Make up my mind and change it back again... e|---------------------------5------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------8---------8-------------------------------------------| G|--------5/6---x--x--------------------7--5----------------------------------| D|--------4/5---x--x----------------------------7--5---------5----------------| A|--------------x--x------------------------------------7--------7------------| E|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Got a brand new blues... e|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------3---3-------------------------------------| G|---------2----2h4----2---------------------------|--------2---2h4----2------------------------------| D|---------4---------------4-2---------------------|------------------------5-2-----------------------| A|---------4---------------------4-3-3-------------|------------------------------5-3-3--0------------| E|----2----2------------------------------0-3-0----|----3------------------------------------3b-------|
Is he the one who turns the ladies on... e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----8-/-10-/-8-----------------------------------------------| G|----7-/-9--/-7----9--8--7--------------------------x---------| D|----------------------------7--5-------------------x---------| A|-----------------------------------7--5------------x---------| E|-------------------------------------------8--5--------------|
[Chorus]
Will I keep shining... e|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------3---3-------------------------------------| G|---------2----2h4----2---------------------------|--------2---2h4----2------------------------------| D|---------4---------------4-2---------------------|------------------------5-2-----------------------| A|---------4---------------------4-3-3-------------|------------------------------5-3-3--0------------| E|----2----2------------------------------0-3-0----|----3------------------------------------3b-------|
You got my number... e|----2----0----0------------------------------------------| B|----2----0----0----------3-------3-------3---------------| G|----2----2----2----------4-------4-------4---------------| D|----4----4----4----------5-------5-------5---------------| A|----4----x----x------------------------------------------| E|----2----2----2------0-------0---------------0-----------|
Here is a line that you won't understand... e|----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------2---2-------------------------| G|----------------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------2---2h4---2-------------------| D|----5--5--------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------4-------------4--2------------| A|----5--5--------------------------------------------4--------------------4--2-----| E|----3--3----------------------------------------2---2-----------------------------|
Half of the boy but I'm twice the man... e|----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------2---2-------------------------| G|----------------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------2---2h4---2-------------------| D|----5--5--------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------4-------------4--2------------| A|----5--5--------------------------------------------4--------------------4--2-----| E|----3--3----------------------------------------2---2-----------------------------|
Carry the weight of the world in the palm of my hand... (Slide) e|------------3/5\3/5---3/5\3-------*----| B|------------3/5\3/5---3/5\3-------*----| G|----------------------------------*----| D|----5--5--------------------------*----| A|----5--5--------------------------*----| E|----3--3--------------------------*----|
This first riff is from Jimi Hendrix's: "Power To Love" e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------5--4-------------------------7--5---------------| D|----------------5---------------5-----------------------------7----------| A|-----7--7--7---------7---------------7--6--5-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------8--5----------------------| x3
Right around here John Mayer uses a Leslie Effect Pedal, until almost the end of the solo. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------12b--12v---10---------12b----12b---12br--10--12v--12b--12br---10--12---10v----| G|----x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----x--x--x----------------------x------------------------------------------------------------| A|----x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part is tricky. I'm pretty sure that he rakes down very fast. e|---5----5-------5----5-------5----5-------5----5--------5----5------5----5-----------5-5---------5--| B|---5-7---7------5-7---7------5-7---7------5-7---7-------5-7---7-----5-7-----5--------5-5------------| G|----------7------------7------------7------------7-------------7---------------------------7--5-----| D|-----------7------------7------------7------------7-------------7-----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
Mayer uses a Stratocaster, and he moves the pick-up selector back and forth. (Neck/Bridge Position) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---9/7\9/12----9/12\11\7/12\9\7\5/9\7v---4p2--4p2p0h4/6/7---4/7/9--7/9/12---9/12/14v-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I think John turns off the Leslie Effect right before the next part. e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------5--4-------------------------7--5---------------| D|----------------5---------------5-----------------------------7----------| A|-----7--7--7---------7---------------7--6--5-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------8--5----------------------| [x2]
I will tab other songs from: "Where The Light Is" album/DVD if you leave a comment.
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| x Dead note | h Hammer-on | b Bend | br Bend, then go bend back to original note | / Slide up | \ Slide down | * Slide up, and then down the neck | v Vibrato
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Song info
Who Did You Think I Was
John Mayer
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