Who Did You Think I Was Tab

John Mayer
Where The Light Is (Live In LA)
Tuning Standard
 
This is my favorite version John Mayer does of his song "Who Did You Think I Was"
This tab should be 100% correct. After you practice it enough, you can play right
along with the record. I hope you enjoy it.
 
My other tabs from "where the light is" are
I don't need no doctor version 6
Out of my mind whole song
Vultures version 5?
Please comment :)
 
[Intro]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------5/6---x----------------x--x------------------|-------5/6----x--------------x--x--------------|
D|---------4/5---x--------5---7---x--x---------5--------|-------4/5----x-------5--7---x--x--------------|
A|---------------x----7-----------x--x------------------|--------------x----7---------x--x---------5----|
E|----5-----------------------------------8b--------8b--|---5--------------------------------8----------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
I got half a smile...
e|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------5/6---x----------------x--x------------------|-------5/6----x--------------x--x--------------|
D|---------4/5---x--------5---7---x--x---------5--------|-------4/5----x-------5--7---x--x--------------|
A|---------------x----7-----------x--x------------------|--------------x----7---------x--x---------5----|
E|----5-----------------------------------8b--------8b--|---5--------------------------------8----------|
 
 
[Lick #1]
 
Make up my mind and change it back again...
e|---------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------8---------8-------------------------------------------|
G|--------5/6---x--x--------------------7--5----------------------------------|
D|--------4/5---x--x----------------------------7--5---------5----------------|
A|--------------x--x------------------------------------7--------7------------|
E|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Got a brand new blues...
e|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------3---3-------------------------------------|
G|---------2----2h4----2---------------------------|--------2---2h4----2------------------------------|
D|---------4---------------4-2---------------------|------------------------5-2-----------------------|
A|---------4---------------------4-3-3-------------|------------------------------5-3-3--0------------|
E|----2----2------------------------------0-3-0----|----3------------------------------------3b-------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------5/6---x----------------x--x------------------|-------5/6----x--------------x--x--------------|
D|---------4/5---x--------5---7---x--x---------5--------|-------4/5----x-------5--7---x--x--------------|
A|---------------x----7-----------x--x------------------|--------------x----7---------x--x---------5----|
E|----5-----------------------------------8b--------8b--|---5--------------------------------8----------|
 
 
[Lick #2]
 
Is he the one who turns the ladies on...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8-/-10-/-8-----------------------------------------------|
G|----7-/-9--/-7----9--8--7--------------------------x---------|
D|----------------------------7--5-------------------x---------|
A|-----------------------------------7--5------------x---------|
E|-------------------------------------------8--5--------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Will I keep shining...
e|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2----2----------------------------------|--------3---3-------------------------------------|
G|---------2----2h4----2---------------------------|--------2---2h4----2------------------------------|
D|---------4---------------4-2---------------------|------------------------5-2-----------------------|
A|---------4---------------------4-3-3-------------|------------------------------5-3-3--0------------|
E|----2----2------------------------------0-3-0----|----3------------------------------------3b-------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------5/6---x----------------x--x------------------|-------5/6----x--------------x--x--------------|
D|---------4/5---x--------5---7---x--x---------5--------|-------4/5----x-------5--7---x--x--------------|
A|---------------x----7-----------x--x------------------|--------------x----7---------x--x---------5----|
E|----5-----------------------------------8b--------8b--|---5--------------------------------8----------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
You got my number...
e|----2----0----0------------------------------------------|
B|----2----0----0----------3-------3-------3---------------|
G|----2----2----2----------4-------4-------4---------------|
D|----4----4----4----------5-------5-------5---------------|
A|----4----x----x------------------------------------------|
E|----2----2----2------0-------0---------------0-----------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----8-----8----|
G|-------5/6---x-----------------------------------5---7---7h9---7h9---7h9--|
D|-------4/5---x--------5---7------------7--7--7----------------------------|
A|-------------x----7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5---------------------------5------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------*------------------------------*---------------------------------------5-----|
B|---8-----8---------------*------------------------------*---------------------------------------5-----|
G|---7h9---7h9---7---5v----*--------------5--7--7b--5v----*---6b---5v---------------------5--7b---------|
D|-------------------------*----5--7--7-------------------*--------------7--5-------5--7----------------|
A|-------------------------*------------------------------*---------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------*------------------------------*---------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10------------10v----10-------12b-12---10v----------10------------------10--------10v------|
G|--/11--------11----------------------------------------11--------------11--------------------------|
D|------------------0---------------0--------------------------------0-------0----------0------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------12b-----------12v---10---12----------------------|
B|--------13b--13----10------10-------------13---------------------------------12-----12b---12---10v---|
G|-----------------------11----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---------------------------------0---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------10-----------10---------------10--------------------------------------------2--|
B|--------10---------------------13b----------------13b-------12b----12--10----------------------------2--|
G|---12--------12b--------------------------------------------------------------7--5----------------x--2--|
D|--------------------0------------------------0----------------------------------------7--5--------x--4--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x--4--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------2--|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Here is a line that you won't understand...
e|----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------2---2-------------------------|
G|----------------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------2---2h4---2-------------------|
D|----5--5--------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------4-------------4--2------------|
A|----5--5--------------------------------------------4--------------------4--2-----|
E|----3--3----------------------------------------2---2-----------------------------|
 
Half of the boy but I'm twice the man...
e|----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------2---2-------------------------|
G|----------------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------2---2h4---2-------------------|
D|----5--5--------7/9\7/9---7/9\7\9---7/12------------4-------------4--2------------|
A|----5--5--------------------------------------------4--------------------4--2-----|
E|----3--3----------------------------------------2---2-----------------------------|
 
Carry the weight of the world in the palm of my hand...
                                  (Slide)
e|------------3/5\3/5---3/5\3-------*----|
B|------------3/5\3/5---3/5\3-------*----|
G|----------------------------------*----|
D|----5--5--------------------------*----|
A|----5--5--------------------------*----|
E|----3--3--------------------------*----|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------5/6---x----------------x--x------------------|-------5/6----x--------------x--x------------|
D|---------4/5---x--------5---7---x--x---------5--------|-------4/5----x-------5--7---x--x------------|
A|---------------x----7-----------x--x------------------|--------------x----7---------x--x-------5----|
E|----5-----------------------------------8b--------8b--|---5--------------------------------8--------| x2
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5--------------------------------5--7--7h8-7--5-----------|
G|--------------------5--------------------------------5--7--7h8-7--5-----------|
D|----5-----5-----7----------5--7---------------5--7--------------------7--5----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5---------------------------8b--5--------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------------------5----7--5-----------5-----------|
G|-----------------5-----------------------------5----7------7-5-7---5-----------|
D|--------5---7---------5--7--------------5--7---------------------------7--5----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5-------------------------8b---5-------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5------------------------------5--7--7h8-7--5-----------|
G|---------------5------------------------------5--7--7h8-7--5-----------|
D|--------5--7---------5--7-------------5--7---------------------7--5----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5------------------------8b--5-------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------5--------------------------5----7--7--5----------|
G|----------------5--------------------------5----7--7--5----------|
D|---------5--7-------5--7------------5--7------------------7--5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5---------------------8b---5--------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro Solo]
 
This first riff is from Jimi Hendrix's: "Power To Love"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5--4-------------------------7--5---------------|
D|----------------5---------------5-----------------------------7----------|
A|-----7--7--7---------7---------------7--6--5-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------8--5----------------------| x3
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------5--7v-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------8b--8--8b--------8--------5-------------|
G|-------------------------5--4------------------------------------------8b-----------------|
D|----------------5---------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7--7--7---------7---------------7--6--5--5-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---5-----------------5------------------------------------------------------------*------|
B|--------8---------5------7br----------------------------5b------------------------*------|
G|------------7b------------------5----------------7v-----5b------------------------*------|
D|-----------------------------------7------5--7---------------7--------------------*------|
A|--------------------------------------7---------------------------5\3---5-3-5-5---*------|
E| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*------|
 
 
Right around here John Mayer uses a Leslie Effect Pedal, until almost the end of the solo.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12b--12v---10---------12b----12b---12br--10--12v--12b--12br---10--12---10v----|
G|----x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x--x--x----------------------x------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10v-----10v-----10v-----10v---x---13b--13b--10v--10---------------10v--10v-------10---13br---|
G|---12------12------12------12------x-----------------------11--12--12-------------12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------x--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------10-10-10---10-10-10----10-10-10-----10-10-10-----|
B|---10v--10v-------10--------10v-----10-----13b--------13b--------13b---------13b----------13b----|
G|---------------12-------x--------12--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10--------------------|
B|---------13b---------13b---------13b---------13b--------13b--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------x--x------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------x--x------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
B|-----------5-5-5--5/6----------------------------------x-x---------x-x--5-7-5-------------------------|
G|------------------------7-------7-5--------------------x-x---5/6---x-x---------7-5--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------x-x---4/5---x-x-------------7-5----------------|
A|-------5-----------------------------------5v-----------------------------------------------5v--------|
E|----5-----------------------5----------8b-------8--5-------------------------------------8------8-5---|
 
This part is tricky. I'm pretty sure that he rakes down very fast.
e|---5----5-------5----5-------5----5-------5----5--------5----5------5----5-----------5-5---------5--|
B|---5-7---7------5-7---7------5-7---7------5-7---7-------5-7---7-----5-7-----5--------5-5------------|
G|----------7------------7------------7------------7-------------7---------------------------7--5-----|
D|-----------7------------7------------7------------7-------------7-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
 
e|---7----------5----------5----------5---------------------5----7-----------5------5----------|
B|-----------5-------8b-------5--8b---5--------------------------7--------5-----8b-----5--8b---|
G|----------------------------------------8\7--5v--------5-----------7b------------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------5----7--5--5------5-----------5-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------5----------------8b-----8-5----5----8-5--------------8-----------------|
G|---7br--5------7---5----------------------------7-----------8\7--5-----------7br--5-------|
D|------------7--------------------------------------------------------7---------------7----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5---------------|
G|---5-7-5--7-5-----5br-----7------------|
D|---------------7-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
Mayer uses a Stratocaster, and he moves the pick-up selector back and forth. (Neck/Bridge Position)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9/7\9/12----9/12\11\7/12\9\7\5/9\7v---4p2--4p2p0h4/6/7---4/7/9--7/9/12---9/12/14v-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------*-----------|
B|------------------------------------*-----------|
G|------14br--------16b-------17b-----*-----------|
D|---x-----------x----------x---------*-----------|
A|------------------------------------*-----------|
E|------------------------------------*-----------|
 
I think John turns off the Leslie Effect right before the next part.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5--4-------------------------7--5---------------|
D|----------------5---------------5-----------------------------7----------|
A|-----7--7--7---------7---------------7--6--5-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------8--5----------------------| [x2]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------x----------5---7--7--5--------|
G|-------------------------5--4-------------------------7--5--------x----------5---7--7--5--------|
D|----------------5---------------5-----------------------------7---x---5-5-7---------------7--5--|
A|-----7--7--7---------7---------------7--6--5----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------8--5---------------------------------------------|
 
That's the song. I hoped you learned from it.
 
I will tab other songs from: "Where The Light Is" album/DVD
if you leave a comment.
 
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| br Bend, then go bend back to original note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| *  Slide up, and then down the neck
| v  Vibrato
 
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