Who Says Tab

by John Mayer
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Who Says - John Mayer:
Tabbed by: Michael Cheng (meakel)
 
[Chords Used]
Dsus2 - xx0230
G5 - 3x003x (0) (At certain points, when he plays the G5 or the slash chord,
he plays the open high E instead)
D/F# - 20023x (0)
Em7 - 022030
A - x02220
A#dim7 - x1202x
Bm7 - x2423x
Em - 022000
Tuning:Standard (EADGBe)
 
[Intro](x2)
       T                 T     T    T           T   T      T S   S
e|--------0----------------------|--------------------|-------2---0----------|
B|--3--------3--------3-----3----|-----3---3---2---2--|--3----3---0----------|
G|--2-----------2-----0-----2----|-----0---0---2---0--|--2----2---0----------|
D|--0-----------------0-----0----|-----2---2---2---2--|--2h4--4---2----------|
A|-------------------------------|--2----2---------1--|--2----2---2----------|
E|--------------------3-----2----|--------------------|-----------0----------|
  Dsus2              G5    D/F#    Em7         A A#dim7  Bm7      Em
 
e|-------------0------------0--------|
B|--3---2---3-----3------3-----3-----|
G|--0---2---2--------2---2--------2--|(Play through twice)
D|--0---2---0------------0-----------|
A|------0----------------------------|
E|--3-------2------------------------|
   G5   A  D/F# ---> Dsus2
 
[Chorus](strummed)
e|--x-----x-----x--|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----2--|--3p2---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----2-----2--|--2--4p2------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----2--|--2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--x-----x-----0--|--0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----2-----x--|--------------------------------------------------------|
   G5   D/F#    A    End of line lick (fingerpicked)
 
e|--x-----x-----x--|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----2--|--3p2-----------2--3------------------------------------|
G|--0-----2-----2--|--2---4p2----2------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----2--|--2------2----------------------------------------------|
A|--x-----x-----0--|--0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----2-----x--|--------------------------------------------------------|
   G5   D/F#    A    End of line lick (fingerpicked)(faster)
 
e|--x-----x-----x-----2-----x--|-----------0--------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----2-----3-----3--|--2----3---3--------------------------------|
G|--0-----2-----0-----2-----0--|--2----2---2--------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----2-----4-----2--|--2----0---0--------------------------------|
A|--x-----x-----1-----2-----2--|--0-----------------------------------------|
E|--3-----2-----x-----x-----x--|--------------------------------------------|
   G5    D/F# A#dim7 Bm7   Em7   
 
[Verse](x2)
.*Chorus*. (At this point the little licks at the end of each A chord get so
complicated I'm pretty sure it's an overdub. If you want, just play around
with notes in that position for the lick)
 
[Interlude Chords]
e|--x---------0--|
B|--3----2----3--|
G|--0----2----2--|
D|--0----2----0--|
A|--x----0----x--|
E|--3---------2--|
   G5    A   D/F#
 
e|--x-----x-----x--|----------------------|
B|--3-----3-----2--|--3p2-----------2--3--|
G|--0-----2-----2--|--2---4p2----2--------| (Play twice)
D|--0-----0-----2--|--2------2------------|
A|--x-----x-----0--|--0-------------------|
E|--3-----2-----x--|----------------------|
   G5   D/F#    A  (fingerpicked)(Make up whatever here, the above=sample)
 
e|--x-----x-----x-----2-----x--|-----------0--------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----2-----3-----3--|--2----3---3--------------------------------|
G|--0-----2-----0-----2-----0--|--2----2---2--------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----2-----4-----2--|--2----0---0--------------------------------|
A|--x-----x-----1-----2-----2--|--0-----------------------------------------|
E|--3-----2-----x-----x-----x--|--------------------------------------------|
   G5    D/F# A#dim7 Bm7   Em7   
 
[Piano Solo]
(Transposed to guitar in case you wanted it :P)
e|--0--3--2-----------0--3--2------------0--3--2------0----------------------|
B|-----------3-----------------3--2----------------2-----3-------3-----------|
G|--------------2--------------------------------------------0-----2---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
[Chorus]
 
[Outro]
e|--x-----x-----x--|
B|--3-----3-----2--|
G|--0-----2-----2--|
D|--0-----0-----2--|
A|--x-----x-----0--|
E|--3-----2-----x--|
   G5   D/F#    A  
 
e|--x---x---0---2---x-----------------------x---x---3---2---x--------------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3-----------------------3---3---3---3---3--------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---2---2--------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0---0--------------|
A|--x---x---x---x---x-----------------------x---x---x---x---x--------------|
E|--2---2---2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2---2---2--------------|
   D/F#               Strum for a bit then                Let final note ring
 
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
 
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3 comments
Mikeytd00d
Good tab man, good tab
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greenpic
one little thing after the Bm7 in the verse it goes to an E7 or some people call it Edominant7...same thing
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meakel
@greenpic - I'm not sure about the add but I know it's an E. I just assumed it was Em7 because it sounds better to me and it fit the scale. @Mikey - thanks! :D
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