John Mayer – Angel From Montgomery Ziggo Dome (Guitar Live Tab)

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Chords

In the song, he likes to switch between different triads of the C major chord shapes and does multiple hammer-ons and pull-offs. To give you some reference I've made a list of the different chord shapes he's using. I'll let you add your own embellishments as you see fit, but I've (sorta) tabbed the initial part of the verse and chorus just to show an example of the variations he adds. Strumming isn't 100% but the lyrics are lined with the chord changes. VERSE: G - C/E - G - C/E - G - C/E - D/F# - C - G CHORUS: G - F - C - G

CHORD SHAPES USED IN VERSE:
    G        C       C/E       C      D/F#
e|--x--| e|--3--| e|--x--| e|--x--| e|--x--|  
B|--3--| B|--5--| B|--8--| B|--8--| B|-10--| 
G|--4--| G|--5--| G|--5--| G|--9--| G|--7--| 
D|--5--| D|--5--| D|--5--| D|--10-| D|--7--| 
A|--x--| A|--3--| A|--7--| A|--x--| A|--9--| 
E|--3--| E|--x--| E|--x--| E|--8--| E|--x--| 

CHORD SHAPES USED IN CHORUS:
    G      Fsus2      F      Cadd9      C        C       C/E
e|--x--| e|--x--| e|--0--| e|--0--| e|--0--| e|--3--| e|--x--|  
B|--3--| B|--1--| B|--1--| B|--1--| B|--1--| B|--5--| B|--8--| 
G|--4--| G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--5--| G|--5--| 
D|--5--| D|--3--| D|--3--| D|--0--| D|--2--| D|--5--| D|--5--| 
A|--x--| A|--x--| A|--x--| A|--3--| A|--3--| A|--3--| A|--7--| 
E|--5--| E|--1--| E|--1--| E|--x--| E|--x--| E|--x--| E|-----| 
He plays Fsus2 for a beat and hammer-ons to F major 
He does the same for Cadd9 to Cmajor  

[Intro] 
    G      C                           G       C      G    Leading into intro riffs
e|----------------------------------|--------------|----------8~---------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3----------------------------|---3--3----8--|--3------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4---5----4h5-4---------------|---4--4----9--|--4-----/9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---5-----------9\7p5--------|---5--5----10-|--5------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5h7----------------7-5---|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------|---5-------8--|--5------------------------------------------------------|
          (0:03-0:06)                    (0:14-017)
Can't figure out exactly what he's doing in the intro but just play around with G and C triads. The slide to
the 9 and 8 set him up for the intro licks below.

[Intro Licks] -- Remember to play with FEEL and VIBRATO
    (0:17-0:20)            (0:21-0:32)
e|3--5-7---3-----------|--5/7-5-3-5----3-5-3~----8--8~-----7--7~-----------7------7-----------===---------3-3|
B|3------5---5p3----3~-|--------------5-----------------12---------10-10~--8--10h12-10-10---8----8----------3|
G|4--------------/4~~--|----------------------/9-~----------------------------------------------7h9~--2/4---4|
D|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5|
A|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5|

[VERSE 1] - Pick notes between strings to start 
    G(3x543x)       C(x35553)       D(10977710) C(x7558x) G    =  (0:32-0:45)           
e|------------------------3-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-----------5-----5-----|----------------------3--3------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-----4-------5---5-----5---|----7------------5----4--4h5p4--------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-----5-------------------|----7------------5----5--5------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----7h9----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------3--3------------------------------------------------|
     I am an old woman,                 child that's grown old.
     named after my mother.
     My old man is another,

   G (3x543x)           C (x7558x)         D      C    G       =  (0:47-1:00)
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------------|----------------3---3-3-------3---------------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------5---7----------|----7------5----4---4-4p2-----4---------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------5---7p5---5----|----7------5----5---------2-5-5---(<-- I like 0h2 better than 2-5)-|
A|-----------------5h7---7-----7------|----9------7----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|----------------3-------------3---------------------------------------|
   If dreams were like lightenin',        a long time ago
   and thunder was desired
   This old house would've burnt down  

[CHORUS 1] chord changes are lined up with words    = (1:01-1:31)
   G               F                    C       G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3---------1-1-1---1--------1---1-------3-3-3-3-------3---|------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4---------2-2-0h2-2--------0---0-------4-4-4-4h5p4-4-4---|------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3---3--------0h2-2-------5-5-5-------5-----|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3---3-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------1-1-1---1--------------------3-3-3-3-----------|------------------------------------------|
   Make me an angel,  that          flys from   montgomery.
   Make me a  poster, of            an old   rodeo           (<--- doesn't play the Fsus2 but hammers to C)
 Just give me one thing that        I can hold  on to        (<--- he uses a C/E(87558x) for this line)
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

Between the fourth and first measures of the chorus he embellishes the G chord a lot, and also switches from pick to his hands pretty often. [Solo]

(2:29-2:36)
e|-------------15~-----17----15~~-|----------15------------------------------------------------------------|-|
B|-------15h17------17----17------|-15-16-17----16h17----15h17---------------------------------------------|-|
G|-14-16--------------------------|-------------------16-------12/14-16------------------------------------|-|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------14~~-------------------------------|-|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|

(2:36-2:43)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------15----15------------------------|
B|--------------17----15------------------------------------|--------15-15~--15h17-15--15----15~~~-----------|
G|-------14--16----16----16\14-------14---------------------|--14/16-------------------14h16-16~~~-----------|
D|-14h17-----------------------14h17----14-17-17/19-17-17~--|------------------------------------17-17~\-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

(2:43-2:51)
e|-------15-17-19-20-22-22-22-22b24-20p19---------------15-17-19-17-15-14----17-----------|------------------|
B|----------------------------------------20--20~-20~---15----------------17----17-15~~~\-|------------------|
G|-2/16-------------------------------------------------16--------------------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|

(2:51-2:58)
e|--------------------------------------------------------12-15~-15b17-15p12----12-15-15-15~~\-|-------------|
B|-15p12-13p12-------15p12-13p12--------------------15b17--------------------15----------------|-------------|
G|-------------14p12-------------14p12-----12-14-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|--------------------------------------/14------14--------------------------------------------|-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|

(2:58-3:06)
e|-----15-----17----19~~-19--20~~-20-19-17-15-14-14-12--------------15~~\--------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------15-15----15-15---------------------|---------------------------|
G|-5/16----17----19~~--19----21~~-21-19-17-16-14-14-12-12-12---------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------12h14--------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

(3:06-3:13)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15----15~~|--------|
B|-------------------15--------15b17------------------------------------15-15h17p15-15h17----17-----|--------|
G|-------12----14-14b16br14p12-------16pbr14p12----14b16-12-12~~--14/16-----------------------------|--------|
D|-12h14----14----------------------------------14--------------------------------------------------|--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|

(3:13 - 3:29 )
e|--------------------------------------------------17-----------15~-18b20-18b20-15---18b20-20b22-18b20-15\|-|
B|17b19-15-15~-----------15----------------------15----17b19br15-------------------15----------------------|-|
G|--------~---14h(15)h16-------14h16-------14/16-----------------------------------------------------------|-|
D|--------------------------17-------14-17~~---------------------------------------------------------------|-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|

(3:29-3:37) -- 17b19h18 means to bend to the tone of fret 19 but hammer on the 18th fret while bending to

               make it sound like 18b20
e|-17b19-17b19-17-15-17----15-15----15-17b19h18-19pb17p15-17----15-15~~-(17)-|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------17-------17--------------------------17--------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------~-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

(3:37-3:51) - The ending from above and the start here is played above 21 frets - I've transposed accordingly
e|20b22-20-19-20p19------17b19-20-20pb21-17b19----21b24-21pb22-20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17----------15---------|-|
B|------------------20-20~---------------------20--------------------------------------17-15-15----15------|-|
G|--------~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17\16---|-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-|-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
Not 100% on what he does at this point in the solo so you're on your own for that part. He uses G major triad
shapes again and then does some other stuff around the E-minor pentatonic.