John Mayer - Heartbreak Warfare Tabbed by Jake Fong Email: jakejohn1991@yahoo.co.uk This is my first tab, so please mind any mistakes. If there is something wrong then please send an email to the address above. **UPDATE** Check "Guitar Four" section for updates Standard Tuning GUITAR ONE GUITAR TWO GUITAR THREE (Bass) GUITAR FOUR (Electric) GUITAR FIVE (Piano) Chord List for guitar one, two and four: A x0222x - (I mute the e string only because it sounds better to me. You don't have to do this. D/F# 2x023x F#m 244222 F 133211 C 032010 G 320003 NOTE: Guitar two and three is PALM MUTED throughout the entire song. NOTE: Guitar four starts at second chorus (clouds of sulfur) - best played on electric guitar (I don't know the settings. If anyone figures it out email me and I'll update the tab) NOTE: Listen to the song for the timing on guitars 3-5 NOTE: For the solo I recommend using the Heartbreak Warfare Solo Tab (first version). -------------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR ONE and TWO: 1. A D/F# A D/F# A Lightning strikes D/F# Inside my chest to keep me up at night A Dream of ways D/F# To make you understand my pain 2. A-------------------------- Clouds of sulfur in the air, --------------------------- Bombs are falling everywhere D/F# It's heartbreak warfare A----------------------- Once you want it to begin, ------------------------ No one really ever wins D/F# In heartbreak warfare 3. F#m A If you want more love, D/F# why don't you say so? F#m A If you want more love, D/F# why don't you say so? 1. A Drop his name D/F# Push it in and twist the knife again A Watch my face D/F# As I pretend to feel no pain 2. A-------------------------- Clouds of sulfur in the air, --------------------------- Bombs are falling everywhere D/F# It's heartbreak warfare A----------------------- Once you want it to begin, ------------------------ No one really ever wins D/F# In heartbreak warfare 3. F#m A If you want more love, D/F# why don't you say so? F#m A If you want more love, D/F# why don't you say so? 4. F C G Just say so.... F C G F C G F C G 5. F How come the only way to know how high you get me G is to see how far I fall? F God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me G but I can't break through at all. A It's a heart-----heartbreak 1. A I don't care if we don't sleep at all tonight D/F# Let's just fix this whole thing now A I swear to God we're gonna get it right D/F# If you lay your weapons down 2. A Red wind and ambient D/F# You're talking shit again, it's heartbreak warfare A Good to know it's all a game D/F# A Disappointment has a name, it's heartbreak warfare D/F# It's heartbreak warfare... -------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR THREE (Bass) NOTE: I played this with my acoustic guitar, so I don't know if the notes are correct on bass guitar. 1. e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--5(x16)-5/10--10(x16)--10\| 2. e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|--5(x8)-5/10\5-5(x8)--5/10--10(x16)--10\| 3. e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--2(x8)/5(x8)/10(x16)\-----| 4. e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--3(x8)/5(x4)/8(x4)\-------| 5. e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--1(x16)-5/10--3(x16)----3\| heaart...heartbreak let ring____________ E|--5------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR FOUR (Electric) NOTE: Best to listen to the song for timing. NOTE: John Mayer uses a scattered whammy technique (I don't know if that's the actual when playing the notes. Here's a live version of the song, so you can see for yourself: (skip to 0:35) 1 and 2 e|-------------------17------| B|-----17--------------------| G|--14------------14---------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| 3. e|----------------------------------| B|---2-----2------2-------2---2---3-| G|---2-----2------2-------2---2---2-| D|--------------0----0-0----0---0---| A|-------0--------------------------| E|-2--------------------------------| 5. (John Mayer doesn't use the whammy bar for this part) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---10----10-----10----10-----| D|-7-----7------7-----7--------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----9----9----9----9--------| D|---7----7----7----7----------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-----8---8---8---------8---8----------| G|-----------------10------------10---9-| D|---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7----7---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR FIVE (piano) 3. v: vibrato e|------------------------------| B|-------10---12---10-10---12v--| G|---12-----12-----------12-----| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Outro e|--------------------------------| B|----10--10-12----10-10---10-12v-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|