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Your Body Is A Wonderland Bass

(ver. 2)
John Mayer
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JOHN MAYER - Your Body is a Wonderland (BASS TAB)
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This is my bass rendition of the song.


Standard E Tuning

/ means slide up
\ means slide down


Bass starts playing after "discover me, discovering you" line.


INTRO LICK LEADING TO VERSE
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G|------------------|      -------------------|
D|--5-7-5-----------|      ----5-7-5----3-----|
A|--------8--8-5----|  OR  ----------8----5-3-|
E|---------------8--|      -------------------|

And goes directly to the verse...


VERSE
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G|-------------|------------|------|
D|-------------|------------|------|
A|--------1-3--|---3-1----1-|-3--3-|  (x4)
E|--1---1------|-1------1---|------|


PRE-CHORUS 
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"And if you want love..."


G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|--1----0-----|---3-----3-3-| (x3)
E|-----------3-|-1-----3-----|


"This is bound..."

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--3---3-5---5-6---6-8--8\---|


CHORUS (Same as verse, but adding a quick octave on the F from here on to the end of the song)
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G|------------|------------|------|
D|---3--------|------------|------|
A|--------1-3-|---3-1----1-|-3--3-| (x3)
E|--1---1-----|-1------1---|------|


VERSE 2
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G|------------|------------|------|
D|---3--------|------------|------|
A|--------1-3-|---3-1----1-|-3--3-|
E|--1---1-----|-1------1---|------|

G|------------|------------|------------|
D|---3--------|------------|------------|
A|--------1-3-|---3-1----1-|-3--5-7-5---|
E|--1---1-----|-1------1---|----------8-|

G|------------|------------|------|
D|------------|------------|------|
A|--------1-3-|---3-1----1-|-3--3-|
E|--1---1-----|-1------1---|------|

G|------------|------------|------|
D|---3--------|------------|------|
A|--------1-3-|---3-1----1-|-3--3-|
E|--1---1-----|-1------1---|------|



PRE-CHORUS 2
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"You want love, will make it..."


G|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
D|--8---7------|--10------10-10--|--8---7------|-10----------|
A|---------10--|-8------10-------|---------10--|------10-----|
E|-------------|-----------------|-------------|---------8-8-|

G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|--8--8-7--7----------|--10-------10------|
A|------------10--10-8-|-8------10----10---|
E|---------------------|-----------------8-|


"This is bound..."
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--3---3-5---5-6---6-8--8\-|


REPEAT CHORUS


BRIDGE (You can replace the C[8] in the E string to the C[3] in the A string if you prefer)
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                            "Damn, baby..."
G|----------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-------|-5-(let it ring)--////--15--15-\\\-|
E|------5-8-|-----------------------------------|
                         
                            "You frustrate me..."
G|----------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-------|-5-(let it ring)--////--17--15-\\\-|
E|------5-8-|-----------------------------------|

                   "I know you're mine, all mine..."
G|----------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------|----------------------------------------|
A|--5-------|-5-(let it ring)--////--18-17/18\17-\\\-|
E|------5-8-|----------------------------------------|

                   "But you look so good..."
G|----------|-------------------------------------|
D|----------|-------------------------------------|
A|--5-------|-5-(let it ring)--////--13--13-\\\\\-|
E|------5-8-|-------------------------------------|


SOLO
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G|----------|---------|--------------|
D|----------|---------|--------------|
A|--5-------|-5-------|-5-----5--3---| (x4)
E|------5-8-|-----5-8-|-----5------3-|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--5-(let it ring)-////-15-----15\\\\\\-|
E|---------------------------------------|


LICK LEADING TO FINAL CHORUS
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G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-3-5-3----------|
E|-------5--5\\\\-|


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REPEAT CHORUS UNTIL FADE OUT
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Hope this tab's helpful and clear, but of course, it's always good to play it 
along the track to understand how it goes along. Feel free to rate, comment and all that! :)

Cheers!

João Godinho
            
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