• Song:

    Neon Acoustic

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

hey, this tab is just a general acoustic version, john plays around the same consept,
i will add this little cool part i figured out just before you go into the solo. i've
been trying to figure out how he plays it so good and this is what i have come up with


*note- he does alot of slapping and deading of strings

tuning: drop low E waaaay down to a C


Intro & Verses

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------8-------------4----------------4-----------9-------8---|
g-----x----10--------3----------------3---3--------8-------7----|
d----x-------------3--------5-6-----6-------------8------10-----|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
c--0-------------3-----------------5------------8------10-------|
    *
      Right Hand slap: (slap down with thumb on bass, pull
                        up with index finger in constant 16th
                        note pattern)

"she comes"

e--------------------------|
b--------6~----6~----4~----|
g-----5~----5~----3~-------|
d---8~----8~----6~---------|
a--------------------------|
c---8~----7~----6~---------|
    * The ring gives it the 'flavour'


"she comes and goes, and no one knows, she's slipping...."
                                                     * ("hands")
e----------------------|--------------------------|------|
b-------6-----6-----4--|------6-----6-----4-----6-|--4---|
g-----5-----5-----3----|----5-----5-----3-----5---|--5---|
d---8-----8-----6------|--8-----8-----6-----8-----|--6---|
a----------------------|--------------------------|------|
c---8-----7-----5------|--8-----7-----5-----7-----|------|


"neon, neon"

e------------------------------|
b---------4-----6-----4----4---|
g-------3-----5-----3------3---|
d-----6-----8-----5--------3h5-| (2x)
a------------------------------|
c---5-----7-----0--------------|


"Who knows how long, how long, how long"

e------------------------------------|
b---------4-----6-----4---11-----9---|
g-------3-----5-----3-----10-----8---|
d-----6-----8-----5-------10-----8---|
a-----------------------------x------|
c---5-----7-----0-------10----x--8---|


"She can go before she burns away"

e---------------|
b---4-4-----4-4-|
g---5-5----5-5--|
d---6-6---6-----|
a---------------|
c---------------|

"she comes and goes, and no one knows

e----------------------|-----------------------------------|
b--------6-----6-----4-|------6-----6-----4-----6---9--11--|
g-----5-----5-----3----|---5-----5-----3-----5------8--10--|
d---8-----8-----6------|-8-----8-----6-----8--------8--10--|
a----------------------|-----------------------------------|
c---8-----7-----5------|-8-----7-----5-----7------8----10--|


"neon, neon"

e------------------------------|
b---------4-----6-----4----4---|
g-------3-----5-----3------3---|
d-----6-----8-----5--------3h5-| (2x)
a------------------------------|
c---5-----7-----0--------------|


"Who knows how long, how long, how long"

e------------------------------------|
b---------4-----6-----4---11-----9---|
g-------3-----5-----3-----10-----8---|
d-----6-----8-----5-------10-----8---|
a-----------------------------x------|
c---5-----7-----0-------10----x--8---|


"She can go before she burns away"

e---------------|
b---4-4-----4-4-|
g---5-5----5-5--|
d---6-6---6-----|
a---------------|
c---------------|

This is the little cool bit before you go into the solo

e------------------------------            ------------|
b--------4-----6-----7------9--            ------------|
g------5-----7-----8-----10---- x2  ,then  ---11--11/--|
d----6-----8-----9-----11------            ---11--11/--|
a------------------------------            ------------|
c--5-----7-----8-----10--------            -------10---|


Solo: (just mess around with this)

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----8---------8--------------8----|
d-------------8-------------10------| repeat
a------------------(0)--------------|
c---0-----0h7-----------0h10--------|
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