• Song:

    Traveler

  • Artist:

    Jason Mraz

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   / Jason Mraz                      /  This is the sweet intro-piece played
  / Traveler                        /  as an opening for Make It Mine.
 / Beautiful Mess - Live on Earth  /
/_________________________________/

Jason Mraz is strumming the whole thing with his fingers. So at every single
strum he hits all 6 strings. This strumming demands a lot from your left hand
muting! The ideal is to not let any other strings ring than those noted.
(The key is G major.)


  G                C    D    Em
|-3-----3-(x)x-x-x---------------|
|-3-----3-(x)x-x-x-5----7----8---|  (x)= Slap and mute the strings
|-0-----0-(x)x-x-x---------------|       with your right hand palm.
|-0-----0-(x)x-x-x---------------|   x = Strum the strings when
|-x-----x-(x)x-x-x-3----5----7---|       muting your left hand.
|-3-----3-(x)x-x-x---------------|


 A:
   (Em)                  D/F#   G                                G/B   D
||--------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x------10--------|
||o---8-----8-8-(x)x-8---10----12---|---12-------12-12-(x)x-12---------7---|
||--------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x----------------|
||--------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x-------9--------|
||o---7-7-7-7-7-(x)x-7----9----10---|---10-10-10-10-10-(x)x-10---------5---|
||--------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x----------------|

 (D)                    Em   C                  G/B            C
|-------------(x)x---------------|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|
|---7-----7-7-(x)x-7----8----5---|---5-5-5-(x)x-3---3-3-3-(x)x-5---|
|-------------(x)x-----------0---|---0-0-0-(x)x-0---0-0-0-(x)x-0---|
|-------------(x)x---------------|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|
|---5-5-5-5-5-(x)x-5----7----3---|---3-3-3-(x)x-2---2-2-2-(x)x-3---|
|-------------(x)x---------------|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|

 (C)                      D    Em   3x  (1st time: solo
|---------(x)x-x-x------------------||   2nd time: band comes in)
|---5-5-5-(x)x-x-x---5----7----8---o||
|---0-0-0-(x)x-x-x------------------||
|---------(x)x-x-x------------------||
|---3-3-3-(x)x-x-x---3----5----7---o||
|---------(x)x-x-x------------------||


 B:
 (Em)                  D/F#   G                                G/B    C
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x------10----12---|
|---8-----8-8-(x)x-8---10----12---|---12-------12-12-(x)x-12--------------|
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x-----------------|
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x-------9----10---|
|---7-7-7-7-7-(x)x-7----9----10---|---10-10-10-10-10-(x)x-10--------------|
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x-----------------|

 (C)                         G/B    G 
|---12-------12-12-(x)x-12---10---------|------------(x)x-x-x-----------|
|------------------(x)x------------12---|---12-12-12-(x)x-x-x-12--------|
|------------------(x)x-----------------|------------(x)x-x-x-----------|
|---10-10-10-10-10-(x)x-10----9---------|------------(x)x-x-x-----------|
|------------------(x)x------------10---|---10-10-10-(x)x-x-x-10--------|
|------------------(x)x-----------------|------------(x)x-x-x-----------|

                                 (2/4)
   C     Bm   Am   G   F#dim Em    D             C
|-12----10----8------------------|---------(x)-------|
|-----------------12---10----8---|-7\------(x)---5---|
|-12----11----9------------------|---------(x)---0---|
|-10-----9----7---12---10----9---|-7\------(x)-------|
|-----------------10----9----7---|-5\------(x)---3---|
|--------------------------------|---------(x)-------|

 (C)           G/B            C                           D    Em
|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|---------(x)x-x-x---------------|
|---5-5-5-(x)x-3---3-3-3-(x)x-5---|---5-5-5-(x)x-x-x-5----7----8---|
|---0-0-0-(x)x-0---0-0-0-(x)x-0---|---0-0-0-(x)x-x-x---------------|
|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|---------(x)x-x-x---------------|
|---3-3-3-(x)x-2---2-2-2-(x)x-3---|---3-3-3-(x)x-x-x-3----5----7---|
|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|---------(x)x-x-x---------------|


 A:
 (Em)                  D/F#   G                                G/B   D
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x------10--------|
|---8-----8-8-(x)x-8---10----12---|---12-------12-12-(x)x-12---------7---|
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x----------------|
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x-------9--------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-(x)x-7----9----10---|---10-10-10-10-10-(x)x-10---------5---|
|-------------(x)x----------------|------------------(x)x----------------|

 (D)                    Em   C                  G/B            C(add9)
|-------------(x)x---------------|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-0---|---------:
|---7-----7-7-(x)x-7----8----5---|---5-5-5-(x)x-3---3-3-3-(x)x-3---|---------:
|-------------(x)x-----------0---|---0-0-0-(x)x-0---0-0-0-(x)x-0---|---------:
|-------------(x)x---------------|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-2---|---------:
|---5-5-5-5-5-(x)x-5----7----3---|---3-3-3-(x)x-2---2-2-2-(x)x-3---|---------:
|-------------(x)x---------------|---------(x)x-----------(x)x-----|---------:

 Let the last C ring until the drummer counts in for Make It Mine...


Here's my tab for it:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/make_it_mine_ver2_crd.htm

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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen – 2nd /November /10
Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!
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