xSong: Belief Artist: John Mayer Album: Continuum (2006) Played: This can be played with electric n everything, or can simply be played by 2 guitars. Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo Tabbed By: James Forrest Email: [email protected] These are the chords for the song belief. Note that during the verses and the there are 4 beats on each chord, but in the chorus there is 2 beats on the Dm7, 4 beats on the and 2 beats on the C. [Intro] Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7 Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7 [Verse 1] Dm7 Is there anyone who Gm7 C Ever remembers changing there mind from Dm7 The paint on a sign? Dm7 Is there anyone who Gm7 really recalls C Ever breaking rank at all Dm7 For something someone yelled real loud one time [Pre-Chorus] Gm7 C F Everyone believes B In how they think it ought to be Gm7 C F Everyone believes B And they're not going easily [Verse] Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7 Dm7 Belief is a beautiful armor Gm7 But makes for the heaviest sword C Like punching under water Dm7 You never can hit who you're trying for Dm7 Some need the exhibition Gm7 And some have to know they tried C It's the chemical weapon Dm7 For the war that's raging on inside [Pre-Chorus] Gm7 C F Everyone believes B From emptiness to everything Gm7 C F Everyone believes B And no ones going quietly [Chorus] Dm7 Gm7 We're never gonna win the world Gm7 C We're never gonna stop the war Dm7 Gm7 We're never gonna beat this Gm7 C If belief is what we're fighting for X2 [Bridge] Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7 Dm7 Gm7 Is there anyone who can remember C Dm7 Ever surrender, with their life forline [Solo] Gm7 C F B Gm7 C F B [Chorus] Dm7 Gm7 We're never gonna win the world Gm7 C We're never gonna stop the war Dm7 Gm7 We're never gonna beat this Gm7 C If belief is what we're fighting for X2 [Outro] Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand Dm7 Gm7 Belief can Gm7 C Belief can Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand Dm7 Gm7 Belief can Gm7 C Belief can Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C...fade out [Lead guitar/Plucking] The whole song is based on 3 different riffs. One is used in the Intro/Verse/Bridge, one used during the pre-chorus/solo,and 3rd one is used in the Chorus/outro. [Intro] e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------| E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------| X2 [Verse 1 / Verse 2] (Same as Intro) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------| E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------| X2 [Pre-Chorus] e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------| B|----------------7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------| E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------3--3--1-1-----------------------1--1--0-0------------------| B|--------------------------------------------2--2-------------------------| G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------| E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------| X2 [Chorus] e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2 [Before Solo/Bridge] (Same as intro/verse) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------| E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------| X2 [During Solo] (Same as pre-chorus) e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------| B|----------------7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------| E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------3--3--1-1-----------------------1--1--0-0------------------| B|--------------------------------------------2--2-------------------------| G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------| E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------| X2 [Outro] (Same as chorus) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fades out with this riff Cheers. I know this is 100% right. The song becomes easier to play if you know order the goes in. For reference the song goes: [Intro] [Verse] [Pre-Chorus] [Verse] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Bridge] [Solo] [Chorus] [Outro]
