New Light Tab

by John Mayer
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Quite comprehensive. Includes all the different little parts like the keyboard, background guitar, etc.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author dumpling469 [a] 51.
2 contributors total, last edit on Dec 26, 2021
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[Funky Background Riff]
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| (entire song except the solo)
D|-5--4--2--0--5--4--2--0--|-5--4--2--0--5-----4-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   PM-----------------------------------------------|
 
[That other funky lick in the background]
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------0h2-2-2-2-0-2-------------| (from 2nd verse, played softly in background)
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Main Chords]
   Am                               D
e|-5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|-5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E|-5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
 
   G                                C                           C       C/B??
e|-3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
B|-3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
G|-4--------------------------------9---------------------------9--------9----|
D|-5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------10---|
A|-5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------9----|
E|-3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------7----|
 
 
John changes the C to a B7 when he sings "Maybe you're right to doubt me but,"
 
                                                          and
 
                                         "And make a new world together baby,"
 
......  G                                B7
     e|-3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     B|-3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     G|-4--------------------------------8-----------------------------|
     D|-5--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     A|-5--------------------------------9-----------------------------|
     E|-3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
 
 
[80's Keyboard Lick #1]
 
e|--------10h12h14p12p10----|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----10h12--10h12--8h10------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
   Dsus4 x3                         G x2
e|-10-------------------------------10-----------------------|
B|-10-------------------------------12-----------------------|
G|-12-------------------------------12-----------------------| x8 (Loosen wrist and feel the groove)
D|-12-------------------------------12-----------------------|
A|-xx-------------------------------10-----------------------|
E|-xx--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo] (Comes in on 3rd beat of the 8th repeat of bridge ^^^)
 
E|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------------|----|
B|-----12-|-13-----------|------12b13-12-|-13-------------------|----12-13-|----------|----------------|----|
G|--14----|-----------11-|---------------|----14b16-14b16-14-12-|-14-------|----------|-14b16-14-12-14b|16--|
D|--------|-------14-----|---------------|----------------------|----------|-12h14-12-|----------------|----|
A|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------------|----|
E|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------------|----|
 
 
[Outro]
   Am                               D
e|-5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|-5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E|-5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
 
   Gmaj7                            C                           C       C/B??
e|-3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
B|-3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
G|-4--------------------------------9---------------------------9--------9----|
D|-4--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------10---|
A|-5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------9----|
E|-3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------7----|
 
 
***********************************
 
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| h   Hammer-on
| PM  Palm muting
 
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3 comments
Javstasplums
That C/B is impossible to play. Also, I feel like the background riff should be palm muted.
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Guitarist Daan
Riff: D: -----0h2--0 ----------- A: 0h2---------- 0h2 0h2 0
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