The Heart Of Life Tab

The Heart of Life - John Mayer
 
Tabbed by Robin Roy - err7126@umoncton.ca
 
 
Writer's Comments
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   The technique is a simple idea, but may require a lot of practice.
If you listen carefully to the song, John plays a note at the same time
as the slapping sound. This is achieved by flicking the smaller string
down with your index finger nail as you slap the E string with your thumb.
I've marked the slaps with an 'x' and the "flicks" with a 'd' (for down).
I hope you enjoy my version of the tabs. Obviously, any comments or
questions are appreciated. This is a very fun song to play :)
 
Tunning
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John plays it tuned half a step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb), in which case
the name of the chords are only based on their position and not their
actual note. You can also play it half a step down on the neck and it
would sound the same since there are actually no open notes played in
the song. Or just play it half a step high than John and avoid
the hassle :P
 
Chords
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e|---x----x----x----x----x----x--|
B|--10----7----2----3----3----5--|
G|--11----7----2----4----2----6--|
D|--12----8----3----5----0----7--|
A|---x----x----x----x----x----x--|
E|--10----7----2----3----2----5--| <-- E string always with the thumb
    Dm   Bm   F#m   G   D/F#  A
 
x = Slap with your thumb
u = pluck the string up with your index
d = flick the string down wirth your index (the nail)
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
     u   d u   d   u   d   u   d      u   d u   d   u   d   u   d
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--10----10------10------12------|---7-----7-------7------10------|
G|------11----11------11------11--|-------7-----7-------7-------7--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--10--10----10--10--10--10--10--|---7---7-----7---7---7---7---7--|
         x     x       x       x          x     x       x       x
    Dm                                Bm
 
 
     u   d u   d   u   d u   d        u   d u   d   u   d u d u d u
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---2-----2-------3-----3--------|---3-----3-------5-----5---5---5--|
G|-------2-----2-------4-----4----|-------2-----2-------6---6---6----|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2---3---3-----3----|---2---2-----2---5---5---5---5----|
         x     x       x     x            x     x       x   x   x
     F#m           G                  D/F#          A
 
 
[Verse]
 
     u   d u   d   u   d   u   d      u   d u   d   u   d   u   d
e|-------------------------9--10--|-------------------------9---7--|
B|--10----10------10--12----------|---7-----7-------7---10---------|
G|------11----11------------------|-------7-----7------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--10--10----10--10--10--10--10--|---7---7-----7---7---7---7---7--|
         x     x       x       x          x     x       x       x
    Dm                                Bm
 
 
     u   d u   d   u   d u   d        u   d u   d   u   d u d u d u
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---2-----2-------3-----3--------|---3-----3-------5-----5---5---5--|
G|-------2-----2-------4-----4----|-------2-----2-------6---6---6----|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2---3---3-----3----|---2---2-----2---5---5---5---5----|
         x     x       x     x            x     x       x   x   x
     F#m           G                  D/F#          A
 
 
[Chorus]
 
    u       u   d    u   d   u   d     u  du  u  du  u  du  u  du
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------5-------------------|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|--6-------7-------11-------9------|-----4------4------4------4---|
D|------------------------------12--|------------------------------| X3
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--5---5---5---5---10--10--10--10--|--3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---|
        x       x        x       x        x      x      x      x
    A               Dm                 G
 
 
[4th time]
 
    u       u   d    u       u   d     u  du  u  du  u  du  u  du
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------5-------------------|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|--6-------7-------11-------9------|-----4------2------4------2---|
D|------------------------------12--|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--5---5---5---5---10--10--10--10--|--3--3---2--2---3--3---2--2---|
        x       x        x       x        x      x      x      x
    A               Dm                 G      D/F#   G      D/F#
 
 
    u  du  u  du  u  du  u  du      u   d u   d   d  ~~~~~~~
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--5---5--5---5--5---5--5---5--|--10----10--10-----------10--|
G|-----6------6------6------6---|------11--------11------11---|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------12----|
A|------------------------------|----------------------x------|
E|--5--5---5--5---5--5---5--5---|--10--10----10--10--10-------|
       x      x      x      x           x         x  
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