• Song:

    Daughters In La

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

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			                           Daughters - John Mayer
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Tabbed by: Nick Fearby
Email: fearb11@yahoo.com

Ok so this isn't the typical way to play this song. Its from the Where The Light Is
In the beginning of the song Johns back up guitarist plays a slide solo and then the song
With this tab you can play the solo and then the entire song. It sounds great when you 
it down, so try it out.

Tuning: Open D (DADF#AD)


Here is how to tune your guitar to open D..the notes should match when played. Drop the
E to a D, G to F#, B to A, and high E to D.
e|-----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-----5----------------------------------------------|
G|------------0------3------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro (slide solo)  slide parts are in ( )
D |--------------------------0-----------------(2/4\2) -----------0---------|
A |-------------------0------------------0---------------(2/4\2)------------|
F#|---------------------0--------0--1------1--------------------------------|
D |-(2/4)-(2/4\2)----0----0----0-------0-----0------------------------------|
A |----------------2---------2------2-----------0------0--0-----------------|
D |--0-----0----------------------------------------------------------------|

D |-------------(5)--(2/4)-------4h2p0-------------------------5+-7+-12+----|
A |---------(5)-------------0----------4h2p0------------0------5+-7+-12+----|
F#|---(3/5)-------------------0---------------------------0----5+-7+-12+----|
D |-----------------------------0--------------4h2po--0-----0--5+-7+-12+----|
A |-------------------------------------------------2----------5+-7+-12+----|
D |-------------------0----------------------------------------0--0--0------|

D |-----------12+-7+-5+-----------------------0----12+----|
A |------0----12+-7+-5+----2-/-4-5-\-2-0-----0-0---12+----|
F#|----0---0--12+-7+-5+---------------------0---0--12+----|
D |-----------12+-7+-5+--------------------0--------------|
A |-----------12+-7+-5+--0-0---0-0---0-0--0---------------|
D |--5--------0---0--0-------------------0----------------|


John Intro

D |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
A |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
F#|--0----0----3----3-------------------------------|
D |--0----1----0----4-------------------------------|
A |--2----x----x----5-------------------------------|
D |-------2----5----x-------------------------------|

  "I know a girl"
D |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
A |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
F#|--0----0----3----3-------------------------------|
D |--0----1----0----4-------------------------------|
A |--2----x----x----5-------------------------------|
D |-------2----5----x-------------------------------|

Chorus
   "Fathers be good"
D |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
A |--2----2----0----0-------------------------------|
F#|--0----2----3----3-------------------------------|
D |--0----0----0----4-------------------------------|
A |--2----0----x----5-------------------------------|
D |-------2----5----x-------------------------------|

(different tempo)
  "Oh now, I trust you seen that skin"
D |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
A |--2----2----0----0-------------------------------|
F#|--0----2----3----3-------------------------------|
D |--0----0----0----4-------------------------------|
A |--2----0----x----5-------------------------------|
D |-------2----5----x-------------------------------|

Chorus

D |--0----0----0----0-------------------------------|
A |--2----2----0----0-------------------------------|
F#|--0----2----3----3-------------------------------|
D |--0----0----0----4-------------------------------|
A |--2----0----x----5-------------------------------|
D |-------2----5----x-------------------------------|

 "Boys you can break"

D |--0----0---0-------------|
A |--12---10--9-------------|
F#|--10---8---0-------------|
D |--10---8---0-------------|
A |--0----0---x-------------|
D |-----------7-------------|

"Find out how much they can take"

D |--7---x---0--------------|
A |--9---7---0--------------|
F#|--7---0---0--------------|
D |--7---x---0--------------|
A |--7---x---2--------------|
D |--7---8---0--------------|

"Boys will be strong"

D |---------------------------|
A |--2--0--0------------------|
F#|--2--3--4--7--8--10--12----|
D |--0--0--0--7--7--0---0-----|
A |--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-----|
D |--2--4--5--7--7--7---7-----|

Chorus
   "Fathers be good"
D |--0----0----0----0--------------12+--------------------|
A |--2----2----0----0--------------12+--------------------|
F#|--0----2----3----3--------------12+--------------------|
D |--0----0----0----4--------------0----------------------|
A |--2----0----x----5--------------0----------------------|
D |-------2----5----x--------------0----------------------|


/  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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