• Song:

    Stop This Train

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

  • Album:

    The Collection

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

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                         STOP THIS TRAIN - John Mayer
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Tabbed by: Joe Fitter
Email: joefitter@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard

I love this song, if you get the pick/slap pattern right it sounds like the
chugging of a train. for ease of play the slap can be left out but i think
a part of the song is lost. anyway to master the technique check out noah
needleman's tutorial on youtube. have fun.


Intro...

e|----------0---------7-----7---------5-----5---------0-----0----------------|
B|----0h3---------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------|
G|--------2------2/6------------6---------------6---------------2------------|
D|----0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat a few times

Verse...

e|----2-----2---------7-----7---------5-----5---------0-----0----------------|
B|--------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------|
G|--------------0---------------6---------------6---------------2------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X----------|

          No im not colourblind, i know the world is black and white...

e|----------0---------7-----7---------5-----5---------0-----0----------------|
B|----0h3---------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------|
G|--------2------2/6------------6---------------6---------------2------------|
D|----0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat for verse

Chorus...

e|----2-----2---------0-----0---------3-----4-3-------0-----3----------------|
B|--------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|--------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X----------|

      stop          this train     i want  to get    off and go    

e|----2-----2---------0-----0---------3-----4-3-------0-----3----------------|
B|--------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|--------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----2---X---2---X---2---X---2---X---2---X---2---X---2---X---2---X----------|

     home            again         i cant  take the  speed its    

e|----------0-----2---0-----0---------2-----2---------0-----0----------------|
B|----3---3---------------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|--------------1---------------1---------------1---------------1------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---2---X----------|

     mo----------ving in             i know           i cant 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7---------6-----6---------5-----5---------4-----4----------------|
D|--------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5----------|
A|--------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------------|
E|----5---X---5---X---5---X---5---X---5---X---5---X---5---X---5---X----------|

  but hon--------------estly    wont someone          stop this      train

to intro.

3rd verse...

play the verse riff twice, then...

e|----2-----2---------2-----2---------1-----1---------1-----1----------------|
B|--------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|--------------0---------------0---------------3---------------3------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X---3---X----------|

     had a talk with my old man       said help me understand

e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0----------------|
B|--------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|--------------2---------------2---------------1---------------1------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----2---X---2---X---2---X---2---X---0---X---0---X---0---X---0---X----------|

     he said turn sixty eight            you'll  renegociate

to chorus

bridge...

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----0---------2-----2---------3-----3---------5-----5----------------|
G|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------|
D|--------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------------|
A|--------------------0---X---0---X---2---X---2---X---4---X---4---X----------|
E|----3---X---3---X----------------------------------------------------------|

play 3 times then

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---------------5---------------4--------------------------------------|
A|----5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------0--------------------------------------|

     lying        a---lone    in the dark

to chorus.

END ! enjoy

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