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Come Back To Bed

John Mayer

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Come Back To Bed
Words and music by John Mayer

Album: Heavier Things

Transcribed by: Gabe

Email: Supraslick15_14@Juno.com
AIM: IbanezProne

I watched him play this song on a live performance...he did 
and improv solo on the performance, so I had to tab it the way
it sounds on the album...
Tuning: Standard
Key:
p -Pull off
h -Hammer On
b -Bend
/ -Slide up
\ -Slide Down
~ -Let ring
T -Thumb (He uses his thumb in almost all of his songs)
x -Mute string


Intro (Bridge and Middle pickups)

e----------------------------
b-----9---10--7-----9--------
g----9----9---7----9---------
d---9-----11--7---9----------
a-9h11----9---5--9h11--------
E---------x---x--------------
Play this intro riff twice

Lead into verse

e--(0)~----------------
b---5~-----------------
g---6~-----------------
d---7~-----------------
a---x~-----------------
E---5~-----------------
    T


Verse 1&2

e-----------------------------------------------
b--5-5-5----3-3-3---10--(0)---------------------
g--6-6-6----4-4-4---11---2----------------------
d--7-7-7----5-5-5---12---3----------------------
a--x-x-x----x-x-x---x----x----------------------
E--5-5-5----3-3-3---10---3----------------------
   T T T    T T T   T    T
("Still is the life"....)

Pre-Chorus is just the intro...play intro

("You can be mad in the morning"....)



e------------------------------------------------------
b--9-----10--5---7-------------------------------------
g--9-----9---4---7---13~-------------------------------
d--9-----11--6---7---14~-------------------------------
a--9h11--9---4---5---11~-------------------------------
E--0-----x---x---x-------------------------------------
("Just dont leave me alone here".....)



Chorus

e----------(0)----------------
b--5-----5--3-----------------
g--6(h7)-5--2-----------------
d--7-----7--0-----------------
a--0-----0--0-----------------
E--5-----5--2-----------------
   T     T  T


Solo (Neck and Middle Pickups)
   
e---------------------------------------------------7~~-------
b--12b14--------12b14---------12b14----7---12b14--------------
g------------------------9~~----------------------------------
d--------7h9~~--------7--------------7-----------7------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
  Gradual bend 12 to 14

e--7----5-----0---------------------
b--9h10-7h8-3-----------------------
g--9----7---2-----------------------
d-----------0-----------------------
a-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------


Play each of these about 6 times


e-----------------------------------------
b-------------------14~------------14b15--
g--------------14-----------14------------
d---------/16-----16----/16----16---------
a-----------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------
b------------14-------------------------------------14---------
g------14-------16-14h16p14-------14-16--16b18-14------16~-14--
d--/16----16----------------16p14-----------------16-----------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------
b-------14-17---------------------
g-16b18-------16b18r16----14h16~--
d----------------------16---------
a---------------------------------
e---------------------------------
Play Intro after this




Outro

e---0-----0------
b---5-----3------
g---6h7---2------
d---7-----0------
a---0-----x------
e---5-----2------
    T     T
("Dont hold your love"...)


e--------------------
b--5--5--5--5--5--5--
g--6--6--4--6--4--6--
d--7--4--4--4--4--4--
a--x--5--5--x--x--5--
e--5--------5--5-----
   T        T  T
("Dont hold your love over"....)


This is the whole thing....it took a long time to tab it the way he 
plays it but its all here....enjoy!

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Come Back To Bed

John Mayer