______________________________________ / Jason Mraz / I think this lovely song is about / Make It Mine / going out to make the day yours – to / We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. / remember to appreciate and love every /_____________________________________/ day of your life. Simply to love life! For the live intro-piece "Traveler", check out my tab for it here: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/j/jason_mraz/traveler_tab.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The key of the song G major (yay! this means you can use your E pentatonic!) However, since it never really dissolves on a G chord, but always begins and finishes on a Cmaj7 chord, it's obvious to think of it as a C Lydian mode. The C Lydian scale is simply a G Major scale with C as the root note. You can also get there by playing a regular C Major scale, but raising the note F to an F# (raising the 4th step) - and there you have your own Lydian scale. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords: Cmaj7 Bm Am7 D Bm7 Em7 D/E Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 e:----3-----2-----5---------7------------------6--------1-----: B:----5-----3-----5----7----7-----8-----7------8--------3-----: G:----4-----4-----5----7----7-----7-----7------7--------2-----: D:----5-----4-----5----7----7-----9-----7------8--------3-----: A:----3-----2-----x----5----x-----7-----7------6--------1-----: E:----------------5---------7---------------------------------: Intro: | Cmaj7 | % | % | % | [break] | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | 1st Verse: | Bm | % | Am7 | % | | Cmaj7 | % | Bm | % | [break] | Am7 | % | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Chorus: | Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 D/E | | Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 D/E | | Am7 | D | Cmaj7 | % | Simple chords don't say anything about the timing here in the chorus-round, so I'll try to explain it with this. The chords just follow the syllables. Am7 Am7 D D Bm7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 D/E Am7 ---||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| -5-||-----------5---7-|-----------7---7-|----------7---8-|-------8---7-----5-|| -5-||-----------5---7-|-----------7---7-|----------7---7-|-------7---7-----5-|| -5-||-----------5---7-|-----------7---7-|----------7---9-|-------9---7-----5-|| -x-||-----------x---5-|-----------5---x-|----------x---7-|-------7---7-----x-|| -5-||-----------5-----|---------------7-|----------7-----|-----------------5-|| wake be- fore the dream is o-ver I'm gonna make it mine yes I, I know it I'm gonna ... Interlude: [break] | Cmaj7 | % | % | Cmaj7 | 2nd Verse: | Bm | % | Am7 | % | | Cmaj7 | D | | Cmaj7 | % | Bm | % | [break] | Am7 | % | Cmaj7 | D | D | Chorus: | Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 | | Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 | | Am7 | D | Cmaj7 | % | % | Brass-part (chorus): | Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 | | Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 | | Am7 | D | Cmaj7 | % | % | % | Bridge: | Ebmaj7 | % | Bbmaj7 | % | | Ebmaj7 | % | Bbmaj7 | % | [break] | Am7 | % | D | D | Chorus: ||: Am7 | D | Bm7 | Em7 :|| 5x | Am7 | D | Cmaj7 ... LYRICS ********** Wake up everyone How can you sleep at a time like this Unless the dreamer is the real you Listen to your voice The one that tells you to taste past the tip of your tongue Leap in, the net will appear I don't want to wake before the dream is over I'm gonna make it mine, yes I, I know it And I'm gonna make it mine, yes I'll make it all mine I keep my life on a heavy rotation Requesting that it's lifting you up, up, up and away And over to a table at the Gratitude Cafe And I am finally there And all the angels they'll be singing: "Ah-la-la-la..., I love this" Well, I don't wanna break before the tour is over I'm gonna make it mine, yes I, I will own it I'm gonna make it mine, yes I'll make it all mine Timing's everything And this time there's plenty I am balancing careful and steady Revelling in energy that everyone's emitting Well, I don't wanna wait no more Oh, I wanna celebrate the whole world I'm gonna make it mine because I'm following your joy I'm gonna make it mine because I, I am open I'm gonna make it mine that's why I will show it I'm gonna make it mine all mine Gonna make..., make it..., Mine, oh, mine Yes, I'll make it all mine +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 2nd /November /10 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!