Version: Studio
From the album: Continuum
Writer: John Mayer
Tuning: Eb - standard
(Don't know this tuning?)
Date released: 12 September 2006
Date posted: 09 September 2024, 20:06 (7 months ago)
Last updated: 07 April 2025, 18:42 (20 days ago)
Note: This song uses the slap-flick picking pattern, which
is quite unique, and not well known outside of John Mayer songs.
This pattern uses the index finger to pick a string while(!)
your thumb is slapping the bass string. It is most easily
learned through a video. The picking pattern is also used on "Who Says",
and "Stop this train". Here are some recommendations of good videos
that teach you or show you the picking pattern:
1. Paul Davids (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMeL5aM2LXM):
He shows you the picking pattern clearly, but he uses his
middle finger too, which you should not(!), if you would like
to play the exact same way as John.
2. goober393 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-JWaMToU0):
Clearly shows the picking pattern.
[Part 1]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|--10----10--------10-----12----7----7-------7---10---|
g|-----11-------11-----11-----11----7-------7---7----7-|
d|-----------(12)-------------------------(9)----------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--10-----10-------10-----10----7------7-----7---7----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--2----2--------3----3--------3----3--------5---5-------|
g|-----2-------2-----4-------4-----2-------2----6-------6-|
d|----------(4)-----------(5)-----------(4)----------(7)--|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--2------2------3------3------2------2------5-----5-----|
[Part 1s]
e|-------------------------10-----------------------------|
b|--10~~~~---10---12-12b(14)-------------------10b(12)-10-|
g|-----------------------------11~~~~----9-11-------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------12~~~~-----11~~~~---9p7---6---------|
d|--11~~~~---------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
[Part 1 (variant 2)]
e|-------------------------9h10----------------------9p7--|
b|--10---10--------10h12---------7----7--------7h10-------|
g|-----11-------11------------------7-------7-------------|
d|----------(12)-------------------------(9)--------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--10-----10------10-----10-----7------7------7-----7----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|--2----2--------3----3--------3----3--------5----5-------|
g|-----2-------2-----4-------4-----2-------2-----6-------6-|
d|----------(4)-----------(5)-----------(4)-----------(7)--|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--2------2------3------3------2------2------5------5-----|
[Part 2]
{Rhythm guitar}
"Pain throws your heart to the ground.."
e|------------------------------------------------------||
b|----------5----------------3----3--------3----3-------||
g|--6----7-----11----9----------4-------4-----4-------4-||
d|-----------------------12----------(5)-----------(5)--||
a|------------------------------------------------------||
e|--5----5-----10----10------3------3------3------3-----||
||
{Lead guitar} ||
e|---------------------------10~~~----------------------||
b|--10~~~~--------------12b(14)-------------------------||
g|------------------------------------------------------||
d|------------------------------------------------------||
a|------------------------------------------------------||
e|------------------------------------------------------||
{Rhythm guitar}
"Love turns the whole thing around.."
e|-----------------------------------------------------||
b|----------5---------------3----3--------3----3-------||
g|--6----7----11-----9---------4-------4-----4-------4-||
d|----------------------12----------(5)-----------(5)--||
a|-----------------------------------------------------||
e|--5----5----10-----10-----3------3------3------3-----||
||
{Lead guitar} ||
e|---------------------------12-10~~~------------------||
b|--10~~~-------------12b(14)--------------------------||
g|-----------------------------------------------------||
d|-----------------------------------------------------||
a|-----------------------------------------------------||
e|-----------------------------------------------------||
{Rhythm guitar}
"No it won't all go the way it should but I.."
e|-----------------------------------------------------||
b|----------5---------------3----3--------3----3-------||
g|--6----7-----11----9---------4-------4-----2-------2-||
d|----------------------12----------(5)-----------(4)--||
a|-----------------------------------------------------||
e|--5----5-----10----10-----3------3------2------2-----||
||
{Lead guitar} ||
e|--------------------------10~~~----------------------||
b|--10~~~~-------------12b(14)-----12b(14)-10~~~-------||
g|-------------------------------------------------11--||
d|-----------------------------------------------------||
a|-----------------------------------------------------||
e|-----------------------------------------------------||
{Rhythm guitar}
"..know the heart of life is good."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
b|-3---3-------3---3-------5---5-------10---10------------10-||
g|---4-------4---2-------2---6-------6----11-------11----11--||
d|--------(5)---------(4)---------(7)----------(12)-----12---||
a|-----------------------------------------------------------||
e|-3-----3-----2-----2-----5-----5-----10-----10------10-----||
||
{Lead guitar} ||
e|--10~~~----------------------------------------------------||
b|--------12b(14)-10~~---------------------------------------||
g|---------------------11---9~~~-----------------------------||
d|-----------------------------------------------------------||
a|-----------------------------------------------------------||
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
[Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-17b(19)..hold..17b(19)-17-15-------------------17--------|
g|-----------------------------16b(17)r16-14-14~~---17b(18)-|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
b|---15~~~----------------------------------------------|
g|--------------17b(19)---17~~~-------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------17--------------------------|
b|--17b(19)~~~----17b(19)r17-15-------17---|
g|-----------------------------16b(18)-----|
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|--16b(18)r16-14--16--16b(18)---|
d|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------17--------------------------|
b|--15~~--17b(19)-17s19-------17~~~~~~~//////----------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Part 3s]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------15~~~-15~~~-15~~~--|
g|--------------------------14/16-------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------17b(19)-17-19-17-15-13b(15)r14b(15)~~~--|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------9b(11)-9-7--|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------10------------------------10---12-------|
g|-----------------9b(11)-9-7----------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Part 4]
{Rhythm guitar}
"I know it's good.."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10--------|
g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-|
d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)---|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--3-------3-------2-------2-------5-------5-------10-------10------|
{Lead guitar}
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--9h11-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(fade out while John fiddles around.)
[Lyrics]
(1)
(1s)
(1) I hate to see you cry
Lying there in that position
There's things you need to hear
So turn off your tears
And listen
(2) Pain throws your heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
No it won't all go the way it should
But I know the heart of life is good
(1) You know, it's nothing new
Bad news never had good timing
Then, circle of your friends
Will defend the silver lining
(2) Pain throws your heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
No it won't all go the way it should
But I know the heart of life is good
(Solo)
(2, 3s)Pain throws your heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
Fear is a friend who's misunderstood
But I know the heart of life is good
(4) I know it's good
Tabbed by: joe fitter
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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