John Mayer - Heart of life tabbed by Joe Fitter - shitforbrains30@hotmail.com/joefitter@hotmail.com ok, hard song to play, not as hard as stop this train but involves the same kinda picking pattern, i strongly suggest learning this one before even attempting stop this train. the notes in brackets aren't actually played in heart of life but when played you have the same picking pattern as in stop this train, how i tackled that one. check my stop this train tab out, its version 3, also check out noah needleman's tutorial on youtube, it helps! good luck. Chords... e|--x-----x----x----x----x----| b|--10----7----2----3----3----| g|--11----7----2----4----2----| d|--12----9----4----5----4----| a|--x-----x----x----x----x----| e|--10----7----2----3----2----| btw John downtunes his guitar one step when he plays this song. Intro... part 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--10------10--------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| d|-------------(12)-------------------------------(9)------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| part 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| then... Acoustic guitar (part 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | b|--10-----10---------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| | g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| | d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| | a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| | |-played together Lead Guitar - clean (fingerpicked, no plec) | | | | e|----------------------------------10----------------------------------| | b|--10~~~~~~~---------10---12-12b(14)------------------------10b(12)-10-| | g|--------------------------------------11~~~~---------9-11-------------| | d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar (part 2) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| | g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| | d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| | a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| | | | Lead Guitar - clean |-played together | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | g|------------------12~~~~----------11~~~~-------------------------| | d|--11~~~~-----------------------------------12-14-----------------| | a|--------------------------------------------------12~~~~---------| | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | ok well thats the intro as john recorded it for the album, however, if you donthave any friends who are willing to play the lead along with your picking, the tab below works just as well for an acoustic version of the 2nd half of the intro :-) part 3 e|------------------------------9 h 10--------------------------9 p 7--| b|--10-----10---------10 h 12-----------7-----7---------7 h 10---------| g|-------11-------11------------------------7-------7------------------| d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| part 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse... ok well you all know the words but i stuck em in anyway for timing's sake. :-) Part 3 e|------------------------------9 h 10--------------------------9 p 7--| b|--10-----10---------10 h 12-----------7-----7---------7 h 10---------| g|-------11-------11------------------------7-------7------------------| d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| verse 1 I Hate to see you cry lying there in verse 2 you know its nothing new bad news never part 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| that po--------------si---------------|tion had good ti---------------|ming Part 3 e|------------------------------9 h 10--------------------------9 p 7--| b|--10-----10---------10 h 12-----------7-----7---------7 h 10---------| g|-------11-------11------------------------7-------7------------------| d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| there's things you need to hear so turn off your then the circle of your friends will de-fend the part 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| tears and lis---------------|ten sil-------------ver li----------------|ing --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus... part 4 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--| pain throws your heart to the ground, lead - clean e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)----------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 4 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--| love turns the whole thing a-round lead - clean e|-----------------------------------12-10~~~------------------------| b|--10~~~---------------------12b(14)--------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 5 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------2-------2--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(4)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X--| though it wont all go the way... it should, i lead - clean e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)--------12b(14)-10~~~-------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------11-| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 6 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------X-| b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10-------------10-| g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-----11--| d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)------12---| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------X----| e|--3---X---3---X---2---X---2---x---5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---10-----| know the heart of life is good. lead - clean e|--10~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------12b(14)-10~~~-------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------11---9~~~-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| on the second chorus john adds a hammer-on in the lead as so... g|---------------------------9h11---9~~~-------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro again... part 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--10------10--------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| d|-------------(12)------------------------------(9)-------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| part 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| Acoustic guitar (part 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | b|--10-----10---------10-------12-------7-----7---------7-------10-----| | g|-------11-------11-------11-------11------7-------7-------7-------7--| | d|------------(12)-------------------------------(9)-------------------| | a|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--10---X---10---X---10---X---10---X---7---X---7---X---7---X---7---X--| | |-played together Lead Guitar - clean (fingerpicked, no plec) | | | | e|----------------------------------10----------------------------------| | b|--10~~~~~~~---------10---12-12b(14)------------------------10b(12)-10-| | g|--------------------------------------11~~~~---------9-11-------------| | d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar (part 2) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|--2-----2---------3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5--------| | g|------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--| | d|-----------(4)-------------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)---| | a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--2---X---2---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X--| | | | Lead Guitar - clean |-played together | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | b|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | g|------------------12~~~~----------11~~~~-------------------------| | d|--11~~~~-----------------------------------12-14-----------------| | a|--------------------------------------------------12~~~~---------| | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Play second verse, then the chorus again then on to the guitar solo. Guitar solo. acoustic guitar carries on playing the verse riff lead guitar - still clean and im pretty sure he's still using his fingers e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--17b(19)..hold bend...17b(19)-17-15--------------------------17---------| g|-------------------------------------16b(17)r16-14---14~~~-------17b(18)-| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------15---15~~~--------------------------------------------------------| g|------------------------17b(19)-----17---17~~~---------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------17----------------------------------------------------| b|--17b(19)~~~~~--------17b(19)r17-15-------17-----------------------------| g|-----------------------------------16b(18)---16b(18)r16-14--16--16b(18)--| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------17-----------------------------------| b|-----15~~~----17b(19)-17b(19)------------17~~~~~~~//////-----------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus - last time... the last chorus is played exactly as the others with the lead guitar over the top of the acoustic, but there is a second lead over the top of them both. part 4 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--| pain throws your heart to the ground, lead 1 - clean e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)----------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| lead 2 - clean e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------15~~~-15~~~-15~~~--| g|-------------------------------------------14/16-------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 4 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------4-------4--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(5)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X--| love turns the whole thing a-round lead 1 - clean e|-----------------------------------12-10~~~------------------------| b|--10~~~---------------------12b(14)--------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| lead 2 - clean e|----------------------------------------17b(19)-17-19-17-15-13b(15)r14b(15)~~~--| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ part 5 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------5---------------------3-----3---------3-----3--------| g|--6-------7-------11-------9------------4-------4-------2-------2--| d|--------------------------------12-----------(5)-------------(4)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X--| fear is a friend whos misun----der----stood but i lead 1 - clean e|-------------------------------------10~~~-------------------------| b|--10~~~~------------------------12b(14)--------12b(14)-10~~~-------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------11-| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| lead 2 - clean e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------9b(11)-9-7--| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 6 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------X-| b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10-------------10-| g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-----11--| d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)-----(12)--| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------X----| e|--3---X---3---X---2---X---2---x---5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X---10-----| know the heart of life is good. lead 1 - clean e|--10~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------12b(14)-10~~~-------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------11---9~~~-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| lead 2 - clean e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------10--------------------------------------10---12-------| g|-----------------------9b(11)-9-7------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ part 7 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--3-----3---------3-----3---------5-----5---------10-----10--------| g|------4-------4-------2-------2-------6-------6--------11-------11-| d|-----------(5)-------------(4)-------------(7)--------------(12)---| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--3---X---3---X---2---X---2---X---5---X---5---X---10---X---10---X--| i know its good...... lead 2 - clean e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--9h11-9-----------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| fade out while john fiddles around.