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Be Honest - Jason Mraz
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Tabbed by: Kadas
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
This tab is about 90+% correct... The intro is much like the original song, while
the one before the ref is the one from the acoustic version....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVvwTthgDhc
***Important Note: most of the tabs usually include the intro. Always make the intro a reference on some parts
of the song
Thaks for the Corrections: Mikoako2021
[Intro]
(Original)
DM7
e|---5-------5h7-5----------7---10--13\----|
B|---7-------5---5----------6---9---12\----|
G|---6-------6--------------7---10--13\----|
D|---------------------5/7--6---9---12\----|
A|---5--x--5--------x---------x------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-7-------------------10-------------------------|
B|-8-------8--10----11-11--------11h13-11---------|
G|-7-------7--9-----10-10--------10----10-10------|
D|---------9--11----12-----------12----------12---|
A|-7--x--7-7--9--x--10----x--10-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
DM7 B7 Em7
e|---7----5--------7---------7------------------------------|
B|---5----5--7--7--7-7----10-10-----------8-------7h8-7-----|
G|---6----6--6--8---------8---------------7-------7---7-7---|
D|-----------7--7---------7---------------9-------9-------9-|
A|-5---x--5-------------------------0-5/7----x--7-7---------|
E|--------------7-------7--------x--------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---7------7------7~--|
G|---6------6------6~--|
D|---7------7------7~--|
A|-0---x--0---x--0-----|
E|---------------------|
{Chords}
DM7 DM7/B CM7/C# F#7 Bm Em A2 D Dsus
e|-------------------------2-----2-------------2-----3---|
B|--7-----7-------5--------2-----3-------------3-----3---|
G|--6-----6-------4--------3-----4---------2---2-----2---|
D|--7-----7-------5--------2-----4----2----2-------------|
A|--5-------------4--------4-----2----2------------------|
E|--------7----------------2-----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DM7 DM7/B CM7/C# F#7
Ok go, go hang your heart on, any tree,
Bm Em
You can make yourself available to anybody,
Bm CM7/C# F#7
Cause every livin' person knows you are a prize,
Bm Em
Whichever way you go I'll be easy to find,
Em A2 DM7-DM7b
I don't ask for much, just be honest, with me
Em A2 hold
I don't ask for much...
[Verse 2]
Repeat Chords
DM7 DM7/B CM7/C# F#7
Think of this song as a promise you can do what you want,
Bm Em
If you decide you wanna move into a new stage,
Bm CM7/C# F#7
Deleting me from pages in your mission statement,
Bm Em
My love is unconditional, make no mistake,
Em A2 DM7-DM7/B
I don't ask for much, just be honest, with me,
Em A2
I don't ask for much, just be honest, with me
After the "with me", before Ref play this... (Acoustic Version)
e|-----5-3-------------|
B|-3---3-3-6-6-2-3-2---|
G|-3---3---3-3-0-0-0---|
D|-3-------------------|
A|-------------0---0---|
E|-5-x-5---5-----------|
[Chorus] (Play with the intro as long as you end with the ending)
Who we are, when love is what it wants to be,
We are free, and we are, having the best day ever by far,
Being treated to the light, like a superstar
*Play with the intro...*
[Verse 3]
Same Chords
DM7 DM7/B CM7/C# F#7
I can hold space while you see what your heart has to say about me,
Bm Em
There's no dotted line to sign away your freedom,
Bm Cm7/C# F#7
I acknowledge you for what you do to keep strong,
Bm Em
I'll always stand beside you, don't get me wrong,
Em A2 DM7-DM7/B
I don't ask for much, just be honest, with me,
Em A2 DM7-DM7/B
I don't ask for much, just be honest, with me,
Em A2
I don't ask for much, just be honest, with me,
e|-----5-3-------------|
B|-3---3-3-6-6-2-3-2---|
G|-3---3---3-3-0-0-0---|
D|-3-------------------|
A|-------------0---0---|
E|-5-x-5---5-----------|
[Chorus] Intro
Who we are, when love is what it wants to be,
We are free and, we are, having the best day ever by far,
Yes we are...
Thanks for viewing!!! please rate! for corrections, just comment them below...
EXTRAS FOR BETTER OUTCOME:
I usually play the ref like this:
...with me Who...
e|------------5-3-----------|
B|--------3---3-3-6-6-2-3---|
G|--------3---3---3-3-0-0---|
D|--------3-----------------|
A|--------------------0-----|
E|--------5-x-5---5---------|
... we are when love is what it wants to be
e|---------5-------5h7-5---------------7--------10-----13\----|
B|---------7-------5---5---------------6--------9------12\----|
G|---------6-------6-------------------7--------10-----13\----|
D|--------------------------5/7--------6--------9------12\----|
A|-x-------5--x--5--------x----------------x------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
we are free and we are
e|-7---------------------10-------------------------|
B|-8-------8--10----11---11--------11h13-11---------|
G|-7-------7--9-----10---10--------10----10-10------|
D|---------9--11----12-------------12----------12---|
A|-7--x--7-7--9--x--10------x--10-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
having the best day ever far being treated to the life like a
e|---7--------5------------7---------7--------------------------------------|
B|---5--------5----7----7--7-7----10-10-----------8---------7h8-7-----------|
G|---6--------6----6----8---------8---------------7---------7---7-----7-----|
D|-----------------7----7---------7---------------9---------9-------------9-|
A|-5------x---5-----------------------------0-5/7----x----7-7---------------|
E|----------------------7-------7--------x----------------------------------|
super star...
e|---------------------|
B|---7------7------7~--|
G|---6------6------6~--|
D|---7------7------7~--|
A|-0---x--0---x--0-----|
E|---------------------|
This lyric "i don't ask for much, just be honest with me" uses this part of the intro:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------8-------7h8-7-----|
G|-----------7-------7---7-7---|
D|-----------9-------9-------9-|
A|----0-5/7-----x--7-7---------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---7------7------7~--|
G|---6------6------6~--| On the first part, refer to the intro, this is only applicable on the repetition
D|---7------7------7~--|
A|-0---x--0---x--0-----|
E|---------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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