John Mayer – Belief (Guitar)

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Song: Belief Artist: John Mayer Album: Continuum (2006) Tabbed By: James Forrest Email: [email protected] These are the chords for the song Belief. Note that during the verses and the pre-chorus there are 4 beats on each chord, but in the chorus there are 2 beats on the Dm7, 4 beats on the Gm7 and 2 beats on the C. [Intro] Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7 Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7 [Verse 1]

Dm7
Is there anyone who

Gm7           C
Ever remembers changing their mind from

Dm7
The paint on a sign?

Dm7
Is there anyone who

Gm7
really recalls

     C
Ever breaking rank at all

              Dm7
For something someone yelled real loud one time

[Pre-Chorus]

Gm7 C                 F
     Everyone believes

Bb                            Gm7
In how they think it ought to be

C                 F
   Everyone believes

    Bb
And they're not going easily

[Verse] Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7

Dm7
Belief is a beautiful armor

Gm7
But makes for the heaviest sword

C
Like punching under water

Dm7
You never can hit who you're trying for

Dm7
Some need the exhibition

Gm7
And some have to know they tried

C
It's the chemical weapon

        Dm7                     Gm7
For the war that's raging on inside

[Pre-Chorus]

Gm7 C                 F
     Everyone believes

     Bb
From emptiness to everything

Gm7 C                 F
     Everyone believes

    Bb
And no ones going quietly

[Chorus] x2

Dm7                         Gm7
We're never gonna win the world

                  C
We're never gonna stop the war

Dm7               
We're never gonna beat this

     Gm7                C
If belief is what we're fighting for

[Bridge] Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7

Dm7                Gm7
Is there anyone who can remember

C              Dm7
Ever surrender, with their life on the line

[Solo] Gm7 C F Bb Gm7 C F Bb [Chorus]

Dm7             
We're never gonna win the world

Gm7               C
We're never gonna stop the war

Dm7              
We're never gonna beat this

     Gm7                C
If belief is what we're fighting for X2

[Outro] Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C

Dm7          Gm7              Gm7                C
What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand

          Dm7 Gm7
Belief can

          Gm7 C
Belief can

Dm7           Gm7              Gm7                C
What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand

         Dm7 Gm7
Belief can

         Gm7 C
Belief can

Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
(fade out)

[Lead guitar/Plucking] The whole song is based on 3 different riffs. One is used in the Intro/Verse/Bridge, one is used during the Pre-chorus/Solo, and the 3rd one is used in the Chorus/Outro.

[Intro] x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|

[Verse 1 / Verse 2] x2
(Same as Intro)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus] x2
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------s7--7----5-5--------------s5--5---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------3--3--1-1--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------6---6-5-5------------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7---7------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus] x2
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7--7----5-5---------------5--5----3-3--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------3--3--1-1--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------6--6--5--5-----------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7--7----5--5-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Before Solo/Bridge] x2
(Same as intro/verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|

[During Solo] x2
(Same as pre-chorus)
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------s7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------3--3--1-1--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------6--6--5-5------------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------s7--7-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro] 
(Same as chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       Fades out with this riff

Cheers. I know this is 100% right. The song becomes easier to play if you know the order it goes in. For reference the song goes.