John Mayer – Emoji Of A Wave (Guitar Live Tab)

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Chords

[CHORDS] (in order they appear)
      B  Amaj9  E   F#     A   E6/G# Em6/G   F#m9 E   Em  D#m7 G#m7 C#m7   F#9
e|---------4-----------|-------------------|--4-----------------------------------|
B|----4----2----0---2--|---5----2-----2----|--2---5---5---11----12--- 12----9-----|
G|----4----4----1---3--|---6----4-----4----|--2---4---4---11----11----9-----9-----|
D|----4----2----2---4--|---7----2-----2----|--2---6---5---11----13----9-----8-----|
A|----2----0----2---x--|---x----x-----x----|--x---x---x---x-----11----x-----9-----|
E|--------------0---2--|---5----4-----3----|--2---0---0---11----------9-----------|
The first bar of the intro/verse is the main picking pattern. Make sure to keep a consistent beat using your thumb on the alternating bass notes while playing concurrent notes with a pinch motion. A good way to learn is to keep the same pattern as the first bar for all chords to start (which is generally correct throughout the song), then try some of the variations John introduces into the intro/verse and elsewhere. Tabbed by watching a couple of live performances: - Live @ the Forum (https://youtu.be/W8r45SUQc14)
[Intro / Verse]
   B                                      Amaj9
e|-------------------------------------|-----4-----------------4-------------|
B|----4-------4----------4-------4-----|--------2-----------2-----2----------|
G|-4-----4------------4-----4----------|-2h4---------4-----------------4-----|
D|----4----------4-------4----------4--|-----2---------2-------2---------2---|
A|-2--------2---------2--------2-------|-0--------0---------0--------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   E   Esus4       E                    F#         F#sus4    F#
e|------------0------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------0--------------|-----2------------------2------------|
G|-----1h2----------1---------1--------|-3-----3-----4-------3----------3----|
D|-----2--------2-------2-------2------|-----4---------4--------4---------4--|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0--------0-------0----------|-2--------2----------2--------2------|

[PreChorus]                                                
  Amaj                                                    
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------4----------------|
B|----5--------5---------7p5-------5---|----5--------7---------7---------5---|
G|-6-----6------------6-------6--------|-6-----6--------------------6--------|
D|----7-----------7------7-------------|----7-----------7------7-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-5--------5---------5---------5------|-5--------5---------5---------5------|

  F#
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----2--------2---------4p2--------2--|----2--------2---------4p2-------2---|
G|-3-----3------------3---------4p3----|-------3------------3--------3-------|
D|----4-----------4------4--------4----|----4-----------4------4-------4-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-2--------2---------2-------2--------|-2--------2---------2------2---------|

  E6/G#                                 Em6/G
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----2--------2---------2-------2-----|-----2-------2----------2--------2---|
G|-4-----4------------4-----4----------|-4------4-----------4------4---------|
D|----2-----------2------2----------2--|-----2---------2--------2----------2-|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-4--------4---------4--------4-------|-3--------3---------3---------3------|

[Chorus]
  B                                     F#m9
e|-------------------------------------|-----4-----------------4-------------|
B|----4-------4----------4-------4-----|--------2----2------------2----2-----|
G|-4-----4------------4-----4----------|-2------------------2----------------|
D|----4----------4-------4----------4--|-----2---------2-------2---------2---|
A|-2--------2---------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-2--------2---------2--------2-------|

  E                                     Em
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----5-------5----------5-------5-----|----5-------5----------5-------5-----|
G|-4-----4------------4-----4----------|-4-----4------------4-----4----------|
D|----6----------6-------6----------6--|----5----------5-------5----------5--|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-0--------0---------0--------0-------|-0--------0---------0--------0-------|

  D#m7                                  G#m7
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----11-------11--------11------11----|----12-------12---------12-----12----|
G|-11----11-----------11----11---------|-11----11------------11----11--------|
D|----11---------11------11--------11--|----13----------13------13--------13-|
A|-------------------------------------|-11--------11--------11-------11-----|
E|-11-------11-------11--------11------|-------------------------------------|

  C#m7                                  F#9               F#7
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----12-------12--------12------12----|----9-------9-----11-----------------|
G|-9-----9------------9-----9----------|-9-----9-----------------------------|
D|----9----------9-------9---------9---|----8---------8----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-9--------9--------9-----------------|
E|-9--------9---------9--------9-------|-------------------------------------|

[Chorus (Alt ending)] (continue the last bar of chorus)
  F#9                F#7                 F#9               F#7
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----9--------9-----11----------11----|-9---------9-------7-----------------|
G|-9-----9------------------9----------|------9-----------(9)----------------|
D|----8----------8-------8---------8---|----8---------8---(8)----------------|
A|-9---------9-------9---------9-------|-9--------9--------9-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

[Chorus Outro] (continue the last bar of chorus)
  F#9                F#7                F#11               F#7
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----9--------9-----11----------11----|-12---------12-----11----------------|
G|-9-----9------------------9----------|--------9---------(9)---------------|
D|----8----------8-------8---------8---|-----8---------8--(8)---------------|
A|-9---------9-------9---------9-------|-9---------9-------9----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

[Solo] (sounds best here on acoustic)
e|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----|
B|-------7--7-------|-----9--9----9--7----|----------------7----|------------------|-----|
G|---6/8-------8----|-------------------8-|-6-6/8-------------9-|-8--9p8----6---8\-|-6---|
D|----------------9-|--7------------------|---------9----9------|------------------|-----|
A|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----|
E|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----|

    - OR - (easier to play electric)
e|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----|
G|----------11-------------|----13--13--13---------|-------------------11----|-----------------------|-----|
D|---11/13------13--11--9--|----------------13--11-|--10/11--13-----------14-|-13--13/14\13--11--13\-|-11--|
A|-------------------------|-11--------------------|-------------14--14------|-----------------------|-----|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----|
************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / slide up | \ slide down | () ghost/optional note ************************************