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John Mayer - Heartbreak Warfare
This is my first tab, so please mind any mistakes. If there is something wrong
then please send an email to the address above.
**UPDATE**
Check "Guitar Four" section for updates
Standard Tuning
GUITAR ONE
GUITAR TWO
GUITAR THREE (Bass)
GUITAR FOUR (Electric)
GUITAR FIVE (Piano)
Chord List for guitar one, two and four:
A x0222x - (I mute the e string only because it sounds better to me. You
don't have to do this.
D/F# 2x023x
F#m 244222
F 133211
C 032010
G 320003
NOTE: Guitar two and three is PALM MUTED throughout the entire song.
NOTE: Guitar four starts at second chorus (clouds of sulfur) - best played on
electric guitar (I don't know the settings. If anyone figures it out
NOTE: Listen to the song for the timing on guitars 3-5
NOTE: For the solo I recommend using the Heartbreak Warfare Solo Tab (first version).
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GUITAR ONE and TWO:
1.
A D/F#
A D/F#
A
Lightning strikes
D/F#
Inside my chest to keep me up at night
A
Dream of ways
D/F#
To make you understand my pain
2.
A--------------------------
Clouds of sulfur in the air,
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Bombs are falling everywhere
D/F#
It's heartbreak warfare
A-----------------------
Once you want it to begin,
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No one really ever wins
D/F#
In heartbreak warfare
3.
F#m A
If you want more love,
D/F#
why don't you say so?
F#m A
If you want more love,
D/F#
why don't you say so?
1.
A
Drop his name
D/F#
Push it in and twist the knife again
A
Watch my face
D/F#
As I pretend to feel no pain
2.
A--------------------------
Clouds of sulfur in the air,
---------------------------
Bombs are falling everywhere
D/F#
It's heartbreak warfare
A-----------------------
Once you want it to begin,
------------------------
No one really ever wins
D/F#
In heartbreak warfare
3.
F#m A
If you want more love,
D/F#
why don't you say so?
F#m A
If you want more love,
D/F#
why don't you say so?
4.
F C G
Just say so....
F C G
F C G
F C G
5.
F
How come the only way to know how high you get me
G
is to see how far I fall?
F
God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me
G
but I can't break through at all.
A
It's a heart-----heartbreak
1.
A
I don't care if we don't sleep at all tonight
D/F#
Let's just fix this whole thing now
A
I swear to God we're gonna get it right
D/F#
If you lay your weapons down
2.
A
Red wind and ambient
D/F#
You're talking sh*t again, it's heartbreak warfare
A
Good to know it's all a game
D/F# A
Disappointment has a name, it's heartbreak warfare
D/F#
It's heartbreak warfare...
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GUITAR THREE (Bass)
NOTE: I played this with my acoustic guitar, so I don't know if the notes are
correct on bass guitar.
1.
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|--5(x16)-5/10--10(x16)--10\|
2.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--5(x8)-5/10\5-5(x8)--5/10--10(x16)--10\|
3.
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|--2(x8)/5(x8)/10(x16)\-----|
4.
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|--3(x8)/5(x4)/8(x4)\-------|
5.
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|--1(x16)-5/10--3(x16)----3\|
heaart...heartbreak
let ring____________
E|--5------------------------|
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GUITAR FOUR (Electric)
NOTE: Best to listen to the song for timing.
NOTE: John Mayer uses a scattered whammy technique (I don't know if that's the actual
when playing the notes. Here's a live version of the song, so you can see for yourself:
(skip to 0:35)
1 and 2
e|-------------------17------|
B|-----17--------------------|
G|--14------------14---------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
3.
e|----------------------------------|
B|---2-----2------2-------2---2---3-|
G|---2-----2------2-------2---2---2-|
D|--------------0----0-0----0---0---|
A|-------0--------------------------|
E|-2--------------------------------|
5. (John Mayer doesn't use the whammy bar for this part)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---10----10-----10----10-----|
D|-7-----7------7-----7--------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----9----9----9----9--------|
D|---7----7----7----7----------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8---8---------8---8----------|
G|-----------------10------------10---9-|
D|---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7----7---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
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GUITAR FIVE
(piano)
3.
v: vibrato
e|------------------------------|
B|-------10---12---10-10---12v--|
G|---12-----12-----------12-----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Outro
e|--------------------------------|
B|----10--10-12----10-10---10-12v-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
