Who Did You Think I Was
Words and music by: The John Mayer Trio
This song is pretty tricky at first but youll get the hang of it if you practice it
enough
Notes: Remember as always John uses his thumb on the low E!
[Intro]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------5h6-xx------xx----x------5h6-xx-----xx-------------------------|
d----------xx-5h7--xx----x----------xx-5h7-xx----x--------------------|(Repeat as needed)
a----------xx------xx----x----------xx-----xx----x-5------------------|
E---5------------------8bx8b--5----------------8bx--------------------|
|v^| |v^| |v^| |V^|
e---------------------|
b--8/10v~-------------|
g---------------------|
d---------------------|Intro Fill
a---------------------|
E---------------------|
[Verses and Chorus]
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|
g------5h6-xx------xx----x------5h6-xx-----xx-----------------|
d----------xx-5h7--xx----x----------xx-5h7-xx----x------------|
a----------xx------xx----x----------xx-----xx----x-5----------|
E---5------------------8bx8b--5----------------8bx------------|
"Ive got half a smile..."
"Every mornin' when the day..."
"Am I the one who plays the...."
[Chorus]
e-------------------------------------------------------|
b--------(3)--------------------(3)---------------------|
g-------2h4--4-2---------------2h4--4-2-----------------|
d----------------4-2--------------------4-2-------------|
a--------------------5-2--------------------5-----------|
E--2-2~--------------------3-3~-------------------------|
"Got a brand new blues.."
"I am a shifter of the shape..."
"But I keep shinin' till my light..."
[Chorus]
e--x---x---|
b--2---3---|
g--2---4---|
d-(4)-(5)--|
a--x---x---|
E--2---3---|
"You got my number but I...."
"Here is a line that you wont...."
[Solo]
e----------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|
b---------------8---8------8---8---8-----------|---------5----|-------------|
g--------5-7-9--7h9-7h9----7h9-7h9-7h9-7--5br--|-----5-7---5br|-5b7-5-------|
d---7-7----------------------------------------|-7-7----------|--------7----|
a----------------------------------------------|--------------|---------7---|
E----------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------8--10br-8br---|
b--------10--pb13r12-10-10-10------10--13b15r-10-10--(10)---------------|
g----/11-----------------------/11--------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---15-12----------------------15--15b17-----15b17------------------|
b----------15-15--13b14----/17-----------17-------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
v - Vibrato (Vibrate)
x - Mute
|v^| -Up and Down Mute Stroke
b - Bend
r - Release
pb -Pre Bend
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