John Mayer – The Heart Of Life (Guitar Tab)
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tabbed by Joe Fitter - [email protected]/[email protected]
ok, hard song to play, not as hard as stop this train but involves the same
kinda picking pattern, i strongly suggest learning this one before even
attempting stop this train. the notes in brackets aren't actually played in
heart of life but when played you have the same picking pattern as in stop this train,
how i tackled that one. check my stop this train tab out,
its version 3, also check out noah needleman's tutorial on youtube, it helps!
good luck.
(Chords)
e|--x-----x----x----x----x----| b|--10----7----2----3----3----| g|--11----7----2----4----2----| d|--12----9----4----5----4----| a|--x-----x----x----x----x----| e|--10----7----2----3----2----|
btw John downtunes his guitar one step when he plays this song.
[Intro]
part 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--10------10--------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| d|-------------(12)-------------------------------(9)------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--|
part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--|
then...
Acoustic guitar (part 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |
b|--10-----10---------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| |
g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| |
d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| |
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |
e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| |
|(played together)
Lead Guitar - clean (fingerpicked, no plec) ||
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e|----------------------------------10----------------------------------| | b|--10~~~~~~~---------10---12-12b(14)------------------------10b(12)-10-| | g|--------------------------------------11~~~~---------9-11-------------| | d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |
Acoustic guitar (part 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| | g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| | d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| | a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| |
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Lead Guitar - clean | (played together)
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | g|------------------12~~~~----------11~~~~-------------------------| | d|--11~~~~-----------------------------------12-14-----------------| | a|--------------------------------------------------12~~~~---------| | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |
ok well thats the intro as john recorded it for the album, however, if you
donthave any friends who are willing to play the lead along with your picking,
the tab below works just as well for an acoustic version of the 2nd half of
the intro :-)
part 3
e|------------------------------9 h 10--------------------------9 p 7--| b|--10-----10---------10 h 12-----------7-----7---------7 h 10---------| g|-------11-------11------------------------7-------7------------------| d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--|
part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--|
[Verse]
ok well you all know the words but i stuck em in anyway for timing's sake.
Part 3
e|------------------------------9 h 10--------------------------9 p 7--| b|--10-----10---------10 h 12-----------7-----7---------7 h 10---------| g|-------11-------11------------------------7-------7------------------| d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--|
[Verse]
I Hate to see you cry lying there in
[Verse]
you know its nothing new bad news never
part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--|
that po--------------si----------------tion
had good ti----------------ming
Part 3
e|------------------------------9 h 10--------------------------9 p 7--| b|--10-----10---------10 h 12-----------7-----7---------7 h 10---------| g|-------11-------11------------------------7-------7------------------| d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--|
there's things you need to hear so turn off your
then the circle of your friends will de-fend the
part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--|
tears and lis----------------ten
sil-------------ver ni-----------------ing
[Chorus]
part 4
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--|
pain throws your heart to the ground,
lead - clean
e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)----------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
part 4
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--|
love turns the whole thing a-round
lead - clean
e|-----------------------------------12-10~~~------------------------| b|--10~~~---------------------12b(14)--------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
part 5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------2-------2--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(4)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X--| though it wont all go the way... it should, i
lead - clean
e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)--------12b(14)-10~~~-------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------11-| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
part 6
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------X-| b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10-------------10-| g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-----11--| d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)------12---| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------X----| e|--3---X---3---X---2---X---2---x---5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---10-----| know the heart of life is good.
lead - clean
e|--10~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------12b(14)-10~~~-------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------11---9~~~-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
on the second chorus john adds a hammer-on in the lead as so...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|---------------------------9h11---9~~~-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
part 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--10------10--------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| d|-------------(12)------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--|
part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--|
Acoustic guitar (part 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |
b|--10-----10---------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| |
g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| |
d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| |
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |
e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| |
|-played together
Lead Guitar - clean (fingerpicked, no plec) ||
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|
e|----------------------------------10----------------------------------| | b|--10~~~~~~~---------10---12-12b(14)------------------------10b(12)-10-| | g|--------------------------------------11~~~~---------9-11-------------| | d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |
Acoustic guitar (part 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| | g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| | d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| | a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| |
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Lead Guitar - clean |-played together
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | g|------------------12~~~~----------11~~~~-------------------------| | d|--11~~~~-----------------------------------12-14-----------------| | a|--------------------------------------------------12~~~~---------| | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |
Play second verse, then the chorus again then on to the guitar solo.
Guitar solo.
acoustic guitar carries on playing the verse riff
lead guitar - still clean and im pretty sure he's still using his fingers
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--17b(19)..hold bend...17b(19)-17-15--------------------------17---------| g|-------------------------------------16b(17)r16-14---14~~~-------17b(18)-| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------15---15~~~--------------------------------------------------------| g|------------------------17b(19)-----17---17~~~---------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------17----------------------------------------------------| b|--17b(19)~~~~~--------17b(19)r17-15-------17-----------------------------| g|-----------------------------------16b(18)---16b(18)r16-14--16--16b(18)--| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------17-----------------------------------| b|-----15~~~----17b(19)-17b(19)------------17~~~~~~~//////-----------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
the last chorus is played exactly as the others with the lead guitar over the
top of the acoustic,
but there is a second lead over the top of them both.
part 4
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--| pain throws your heart to the ground,
lead 1 - clean
e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)----------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
lead 2 - clean
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------15~~~-15~~~-15~~~--| g|-------------------------------------------14/16-------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
part 4
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--| love turns the whole thing a-round
lead 1 - clean
e|-----------------------------------12-10~~~------------------------| b|--10~~~---------------------12b(14)--------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
lead 2 - clean
e|----------------------------------------17b(19)-17-19-17-15-13b(15)r14b(15)~~~--| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
part 5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------2-------2--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(4)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X--|
fear is a friend whos misun----der----stood but i
(lead 1 - clean)
e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)--------12b(14)-10~~~-------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------11-| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(lead 2 - clean)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------9b(11)-9-7--| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Part 6)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------X-| b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10-------------10-| g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-----11--| d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)-----(12)--| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------X----| e|--3---X---3---X---2---X---2---x---5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---10-----|
know the heart of life is good.
(lead 1 - clean)
e|--10~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------12b(14)-10~~~-------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------11---9~~~-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(lead 2 - clean)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------10--------------------------------------10---12-------| g|-----------------------9b(11)-9-7------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Part 7)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10--------| g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-| d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X--|
i know its good......
(lead 2 - clean)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--9h11-9-----------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(fade out while john fiddles around.)
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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