John Mayer : "Bigger than my body" Guitar tabs

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Transcribed by Elliot Kleinfelder

Intro

e---0---0--------0--0---0--------0---0------|
b----0----------0--0------------------------|
g--7---7-6\-4\-1--1--1/2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1/--|
d------------------------------2---2---2----|
a-------------------------------------------|
e-----0-------------------------------------|

e---0---0--------0--0-------------0---0----|
b----0----------0--0-----------------------|
g--7---7-6\-4\-1--1--1/2-2-------1-1-1-1/--|
d--------------------------2/4-2----2------|
a------------------------------------------|
e-----0------------------------------------|



Verse
He plays this the first time through. In the second
verse, he plays a slight variation of it.

"This is a call to the colorblind..." / "Why is it not..."
e:---0---0--------0--0------------0--0----|
B:----0----------0--0---------------------|
G:--7---7-6\-4\-1--1---------2-4-1--1-1/--|
D:---------------------4-4-4-------2------|
A:----------------------------------------|
E:-----0----------------------------------|


"I'm stranded behind..." / "Shed this skin..."

e:---0---0--------0--0-------------0---0----|
B:----0----------0--0-----------------------|
G:--7---7-6\-4\-1--1--1/2-2-------1-1-1-1/--|
D:--------------------------2/4-2----2------|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:-----0------------------------------------|


Pre Chorus

"Yes I'm grounded..."
e---x----x----x----x--|
b---x----x----x---12--|
g---9----9----9---12--|
d---9---12----9---10--|
a--11----9---11---12--|
e---0---10----9----x--|

(skip the 91199X chord the second time through bridge)



Chorus

"Some day I'll fly..."
e--7---0---0--|
b--5---0---0--|
g--4---1---2--|
d--6---2---2--|
a--4---2---0--|
e------0------|


2nd chorus

e--4---0---0--     --4---0------|
b--5---0---0--     --5---0---3--|
g--4---1---2--     --4---1---2--|
d--6---2---2-- X3  --6---2---0--|
a--4---2---0--     --4---2------|
e------0------     ------0------|



Solo
John uses a harmonizer effect on this solo.

Rhythym Guitar:
e----------------|
b----------------|
g---9---11---13--| x2
d--11----9---14--|
a---x----x---12--|
e---9----0-------|


Lead Guitar:
e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------|
d--11--------------9-11-9-11-9-11-------------|
a-----9-11-12-11-9----------------9-11-12-11--|
e---------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d---9-11-------9-11--------|
a-9------11-11------11-11--|
e--------------------------|



Bridge

"Maybe I'll tangle..."
e----x-----x-----x-----x---|
b---(6)---(8)---(6)---(6)--|
g----5-----7-----5-----5---| x5
d----3-----5-----2-----3---|
a----x-----x-----x-----x---|
e----x-----x-----x-----x---|


"if a flame's what it takes..."
e----x-----x---|
b----x-----x---|
g----9-----9---|
d----7-----7---|
a----9-----9---|
e----x-----7---|


Proposed keyboard riff during Bridge
Tabbed by Andrew Maury

Upper Harmony
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g--9--7---------------------9--7------------------9--7-----|
d----------9--10--9--x-----------9--10--9--x-----------9--x|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|

Lower Harmony
e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------|
d--10--9--5--7--5--x--10--9--5--7--5--x--10--9--7--x--|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|



Ending
Last chorus transition before outro
"I'm bigger than my body now..."

e----x-----x---|
b----x-----x---|
g----9-----9---|
d----7-----7---|
a----9-----9---|
e----x-----7---|

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