Neon by John Mayer #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# NEON As recorded by John Mayer (From the 2002 Album ROOM FOR SQUARES) Transcribed by dalsegno Words by John Mayer Music by John Mayer and Clay Cook Gtr I (C A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar' Intro Q=102 Csus4 Ebsus2 4/4 Gtr I S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S ||---------------------------------------| ||o---------8-x--------------4-----------| ||--------x---x-10---------3---x---------| ||----(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| ||o----------------------------x---------| ||--0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s S S S S T t s S S S S s |---------------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x---------------------9-------------8--o|| |-------3---x-3----------------8----0---------7-----|| |----6------x-------(x)----8--------------10--------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-(5)-8-(8)-(8)-----10-(10)-------|| Verse 1 Csus4 Ebsus2 S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S ||---------------------------------------| ||o---------8-x--------------4-----------| ||--------x---x-10---------3---x---------| ||----(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| ||o----------------------------x---------| ||--0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s S S S S T t s S S S S s 3x |---------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x-----------------9-----------8--o|| |-------3---x-3-------------8---0-------7-----|| |----6------x-------(x)---8----------10-------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-----8---------10----------|| Csus4 Ebsus2 S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S |--------------------------------------| |---------8-x--------------4-----------| |-------x---x-10---------3---x---------| |---(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| |----------------------------x---------| |-0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s S S S S T t s S S S S S |---------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x-----------------9---------------|| |-------3---x-3-------------8---0-------------|| |----6------x-------(x)---8----------10-10\---|| |---------------------------------------------|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-----8---------10----------|| Pre-Chorus 1 Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G Ebsus4/F# ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. E. E. Q +Q. +H H |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-------4--(4)---|-(4)---------|| |----5------------|-----5-----------|----3-----------|-------------|| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6--------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-6--------------|-------------|| Pre-Verse 1 Csus4 Ebsus2 S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S ||---------------------------------------| ||o---------8-x--------------4-----------| ||--------x---x-10---------3---x---------| ||----(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| ||o----------------------------x---------| ||--0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s S S S S T t s S S S S s |---------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x-----------------9-----------8--o|| |-------3---x-3-------------8---0-------7-----|| |----6------x-------(x)---8----------10-------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-----8---------10----------|| Verse 2 Csus4 Ebsus2 S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S ||---------------------------------------| ||o---------8-x--------------4-----------| ||--------x---x-10---------3---x---------| ||----(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| ||o----------------------------x---------| ||--0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s S S S S T t s S S S S s 3x |---------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x-----------------9-----------8--o|| |-------3---x-3-------------8---0-------7-----|| |----6------x-------(x)---8----------10-------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-----8---------10----------|| Csus4 Ebsus2 S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S |--------------------------------------| |---------8-x--------------4-----------| |-------x---x-10---------3---x---------| |---(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| |----------------------------x---------| |-0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s S S S S T t s S S T T S S |------------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x-----------------9-----------8------|| |-------3---x-3-------------8---0-------7--------|| |----6------x-------(x)---8----------10-----10\--|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-----8---------10-------------|| Pre-Chorus 2 Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G Ebsus4/F# ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. E. E. Q +Q. +H H |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-------4--(4)---|-(4)---------| |----5------------|-----5-----------|----3-----------|-------------| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6--------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-6--------------|-------------| Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G EbsusFsus4/G Ab ~~~~~~~ ~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. Q. Q +Q. W W |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|------|| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-4----6--(6)---|-4--------|------|| |----5------------|-----5-----------|-3----5--(5)---|-5--------|------|| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6----8--(8)---|-6--------|------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|------|| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-5----7--(7)---|----------|------|| Chorus $ $$ Ebsus4/FFsus4/G Eb/C Gtr I Q. H E +W |--------------------|---------------------| |-4-------6--------4-|-(4)-----------------| |-3-------5--------3-|-(3)-----------------| |-6-------8--------5-|-(5)-----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-5-------7--------0-|-(0)-----------------| | | Gtr II | E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E |------6--------6----|-------6--------6----| |----4----4---4----4-|-----4----4---4----4-| |-3---------3--------|--3---------3--------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| Ebsus4/FFsus4/G Eb/C Q. H E +W |--------------------|----------------------|| |-4-------6--------4-|-(4)------------------|| |-3-------5--------3-|-(3)------------------|| |-6-------8--------5-|-(5)------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |-5-------7--------0-|-(0)------------------|| | | E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E |------6--------6----|-------6--------6-----|| |----4----4---4----4-|-----4----4---4----4--|| |-3---------3--------|--3---------3---------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| Ebsus4/FFsus4/G Eb/C Fsus4/Bb Q. H E +H H |--------------------|----------------------| |-4-------6--------4-|-(4)--------11--------| |-3-------5--------3-|-(3)--------10--------| |-6-------8--------5-|-(5)--------10--------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-5-------7--------0-|-(0)--------10--------| | | E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E |------6--------6----|-------6---------6----| |----4----4---4----4-|-----4----4----4----4-| |-3---------3--------|--3----------3--------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| To Coda Ebsus4/Ab W W |-------------------|--------------------|| |-9-----------------|--------------------|| |-8-----------------|--------------------|| |-8-----------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-8-----------------|--------------------|| | | E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E E S E. E |-----6--------6----|-----6--------6-----|| |---4----4---4----4-|---4----4---4----4--|| |-3--------3--------|-3--------3---------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| Pre-Verse 2 Csus4 Ebsus2 S S S s s s S S S S s s S S S S ||---------------------------------------| ||o---------8-x--------------4-----------| ||--------x---x-10---------3---x---------| ||----(x)-----x------0---3-----x-5-----6-| ||o----------------------------x---------| ||--0--------------x---3-----------(3)---| To Dbl. Coda Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Ebsus4/Ab S S S s s S S S S T t s S S S S s |---------------------------------------------|| |---------4-x-----------------9-----------8--o|| |-------3---x-3-------------8---0-------7-----|| |----6------x-------(x)---8----------10-------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |-5-(5)---------(5)-----8---------10----------|| Verse 3 Csus4 Ebsus2 Ebsus4/F Ebsus4/Ab Csus2/Bb S S S s s e S S S s s S S S S +S S S s s S E S s s S S S S s 4x ||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||o---------8-------------4-x-------|---------4-x-4-------9---------8----o|| ||--------x-8-x-8-----3-3-3-x-----3-|---------3-x-3-----8-8---------7--7--|| ||----(x)-----x-8-0---3-3---x-5---6-|-----6-----x-6-x---8---x----10---10--|| ||o---------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| ||--0---------------3-------------5-|-(5)-----------8---------10----------|| Pre-Chorus 3 Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G Ebsus4/F# ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. E. E. Q +Q. +H H |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-------4--(4)---|-(4)---------| |----5------------|-----5-----------|----3-----------|-------------| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6--------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-6--------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G EbsusFsus4/G Ab Fsus4/Bb ~~~~~~~ ~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. Q. Q +Q. H E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-4----6--(6)---|-4----11---11\--|| |----5------------|-----5-----------|-3----5--(5)---|-5----10---10\--|| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6----8--(8)---|-6----10---10\--|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-5----7--(7)---|------10---10\--|| Bridge 1. 2. & Ab/F Bb/G B/Ab Db/Bb Db/Bb Gtr I > > > > > Q. H E Q. H E Q. H +E ||--------------|---------------||-------------------------| ||o-4----6----7-|-------9------o||--------9------------(9)-| ||--5----7----8-|------10-------||-------10-----------(10)-| ||--6----8----9-|------11-------||-------11-----------(11)-| ||o-------------|--------------o||-------------------------| ||--5----7----8-|------10-------||-------10-----------(10)-| | | Gtr II | W W E H S E E. ||--------------|---------------||-------------------------| ||o-------------|--------------o||-------------------------| ||--------------|---------------||-----------13---13\------| ||--------------|---------------||-----------15---15\------| ||o-------------|--------------o||-------------------------| ||--------------|---------------||-------------------------| Ab/F Bb/G B/Ab Db/Bb G/B G/B Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E S E S |--------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-4--------6--------7------|-(7)--9------------12---12---|| |-5--------7--------8------|-(8)-10------------12---12---|| |-6--------8--------9------|-(9)-11------------12---12---|| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-5--------7--------8------|-(8)-10------------11---11---|| | | E. T T E E. T T E E. T T E E. T T E E E S E S |--------------------------|-----------------------------|| |--------4--------6--------|--7------------9---12---12---|| |------5--------7--------8-|------------10-----12---12---|| |----6--------8--------9---|---------11--------12---12---|| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|| Breakdown 1. C Eb/Bb D5/AEb Eb/Bb Bb C5/D S Q S S S S S S S S S s S S S S S S S S S S S +S S E E ||-------------------------------|---------------------------------------8--|| ||o----------8-8-------------8-8-|---------8------8-8-----11------8-8b10-8-o|| ||-----------8-8---x---x-7-x-8-8-|---(8)---8-x-x----8-------------7------7--|| ||-----------8-8---x-----7-x---8-|---(8)---8-x-x-10-------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-----------------------------------------o|| ||--(0)h7------------------------|--------------------(0)h10-(10)-----------|| 2. Eb/Bb Bb C5/D S S S S S S S S S S +S S E E |----------------------------------8-| |---8-x-8---8-x-----11------8-8b10-8-| |---8-x-8---8-x---x---------7------7-| |---8-x-8---------x------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------------10-(10)----------| Pre-Chorus 4 Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G Ebsus4/F# ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. E. E. Q +Q. +H H |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-------4--(4)---|-(4)---------| |----5------------|-----5-----------|----3-----------|-------------| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6--------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-6--------------|-------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Fsus4/Ab Fsus4/G EbsusFsus4/G Ab Fsus4/Bb ~~~~~~~ ~~~ E. E. Q +Q E +E Q Q +Q. Q. Q +Q. H E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |-------6--(6)----|--------6--(6)---|-4----6--(6)---|-4----11---11\--|| |----5------------|-----5-----------|-3----5--(5)---|-5----10---10\--|| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------------|-6----8--(8)---|-6----10---10\--|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |-8-------------7-|-(7)-------------|-5----7--(7)---|------10---10\--|| Outro && Bb Eb5/Bb Bb Eb5/Bb BbsBb2 Gtr II S E S E S E S S S S E. W ||-----------------------------------------|-------|| ||o----------------------------------------|------o|| ||-----------------------------------------|-------|| ||--12h=13--13---12h=13--13---10--12h==13--|-------|| ||o-13-(13)-13---13-(13)-13---13-(13)-(13)-|------o|| ||-----------------------------------------|-------|| Bb Eb5/Bb Bb Eb5/Bb BbsBb2 Gtr I W ||-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | S E S E S E S S S S E. ||-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||--12h=13--13---12h=13--13---10--12h==13--| ||o-13-(13)-13---13-(13)-13---13-(13)-(13)-| ||-----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-8-10-11--------8-10-11------------|| |---------8h10-----------8h10------o|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|| | | W |-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com