------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VULTURES (Live in LA) - John Mayer Trio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a tab for the song 'Vultures', written by John Mayer. This tab is made for the 'Where The Light Is' version, played during the Trio set. I made this one to makes some nice licks clear, so I didn't tab the whole 5 minutes and 19 seconds (it's useless to copy/paste that intro-riff a thousand times). Feel free to post some suggestions, because I can't make sure everything is 100 percent perfect. John uses some thumbslaps in the song. The X's in the main riff mean that you can place athumbslap (x02210@1)there. x = muted It may be hard to see the difference between x's and X's, but most of the X's (the thumbslaps) are on the A-string and the x's are mostly rakes or just on a different string. Tuning: Standard =============================================================================== --------------- Intro/Main riff --------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------13~------------------13-13sb-----------------------------------| D|-14sb-------14~--------14sb------14-14-------------------------------------| A|-14sb--X-16------X-16--14sb-X-16---------X-16------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Sometimes, he plays this: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------13~------------------13--13sb----------------------------------| D|-14sb-------14~--------14sb------14--14------------------------------------| A|-14sb--X-16------X-16--14sb-X-16---16-----X-16-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's fun to use some extra 16th frets in stead of a slap. John does that in this performance, which spices it up a bit. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------13~--------13--------13--------13-----------------------------| D|-14sb--------14~--------14--------14--------14-----------------------------| A|-14sb--X-16-------X-16------X-16------X-16------X-16-----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 'And I'll come through...' ---------- First Solo ---------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------14~--------13~----------------------------------14b16-14b16-14~-| D|-----14-16------------14~----------------------------14-16-----------------| A|-/16-------------X-16-----X-16\----14/16-14/16-14/16-----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13~------------------------13-13sb----------------------------------------| D|-14~--16p14h16--------14----14-14------------------------------------------| A|---------------16\----14h16---------X-16-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then back to the main riff again. I guess you know it by now. ----------- Second Solo ----------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16b18-15b16--------14---------14-16b18r17b18-------13~--------------------| D|--------------16-16----16~16~-----------------------14~---16p14h16---------| A|-----------------------------------------------X-16----------------16\-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------17--------------------| G|-------13-13sb--------16b18-16b18-16b18--13-----16sb----16-16-14-----------| D|-14----14-14-----------------------------14-16-----------------------------| A|-14h16---------X-16--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------14--14--17-b18-b19-b19------------| G|-16-16sbrp14---------13-16sbrp14-------------------------------------------| D|-------------16-16~--14----------16-16~------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------17-------| G|----------13-16sbrp14----13---------13-16sbrp14----14---------13--16-------| D|-14-X-----14----------16-14---------14----------16----14------14-----------| A|-14----16-------------------16-X-16----------------------X-16---------X----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-16-14---------------------------------17--------16-14---------------------| G|----14---13-----14-----14-16sb-16-14---16----13-----14--13-13---16-14------| D|---------14--16----16------------------------14---------14-14--------------| A|-------X----------------------------------X-------------------X------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13-13---------14-------------------------------------13~------------------| D|-14-14---14h16-----------------------------14sb-------14~------------------| A|-------X----------14-16--14h16p14----------14sb--X-16------X-16\-----------| E|----------------------------------17-14-17---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------13-13sb-13-16-----------------------------------------------------| D|-14------14-14sb-16-16-----------------------------------------------------| A|-14-X-16----------------\--------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 'Wheels up!' He stops playing her. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------14---16--------------| A|------------------------------------------------------14-X-16-X------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 'I can't seem to shake the vultures off of my trail' Back to the mainriff again. ---------------------- Don't give up, give up ---------------------- Just play the mainriff. After he sings this line, he plays some cool licks. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----14----14h16-14~--------------------------------------------------------| D|-16----16------------16p14----16-14----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------16-------------14-------------------------------| E|------------------------------------17-14----17-14-------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17~--16p14----14~---------------------------------------------------------| G|------------16-----16------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------16-14-16----16-14---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------16-14-------16-14---------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------17-14---------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-16--16-16---16--16-16----14-----------------------------------------------| G|-14--14-14---14--14-14--16---16-14-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------16------16--16-16--------------------------------------16--14-| G|-------------14------14--14-14--------------13~--16-----------------14--14-| D|----------------------------------14sb------14~-----------14sb-------------| A|----------------------------------14sb-X-16---------16\---14sb-X-----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 'No, don't you dare!' e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------17----16-14--------------------| G|-16-14----------------13~-------------------16----16-14---x-16-14----------| D|-------16--14sb-------14~--16----14h16---14----14--------x--16-14----------| A|-----------14sb--X-16---------16-------X----------------x------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------16-14--14-------------------16-14--------| G|----------------------|--14-------14-14--16--13~-------14-13--14-14--------| D|-16p14----16-14-------|--14----14------------14~--16---16-16----------16---| A|-------16-------------|-----------------------------X----------------------| E|----------------17-14-|----------------------------------------------------| He adds alot (x02210@1)of muted notes from here, just place them anywhere (and swing your hips). e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------16---x16-14-------------------------16-14-------------------| G|-13~--------14-14---x14------16-13~-------14-x-----14-14---x16-14----------| D|-14~---16---14---------------14-14~--16---16-14------------x14-14----------| A|---------X--------X--------X---------16X--------X--------X--------X--------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----16---16----------16-14-------------16---16--14-----16-14---16-14-------| G|----14---14--13------14-14---13--------14---14-----------------14----------| D|--x-14-x-14--14--16----------14-16---x-14-x-14--16-----14-16------16-------| A|---------------------------X----16X---------------X---------X-------X------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----16---16----------16-14-------------16---16--14----16-------------------| G|----14---14--13------14-14---13--------14---14--14----14-------------------| D|--x-14-x-14--14--16----------14-16---x-14-x-14--16----14-16-----16-16------| A|---------------------------X----16-----------------X-------X---------X-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| From here, drums and bass stop playing. This part is kinda...hard. e|-------14--------------------------------14--------------------------------| B|----17-14-----------------------------17-14--------16-16-14---14-----------| G|----16----13-------16-14--------------16----13-----14-14-14---14-----------| D|-16-14----14-16-x--16-14-16---14------14----14-16--------16---14-----------| A|-------------16------------X-----16------------16----------X---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----14-----------------------------14--------------------------------------| B|-17-14--------------------------17-14-16-14-----17---16-14--16-------------| G|-16----16-14-----13-13----------16----14-14-----16---16-14--16-------------| D|-14----16----16--14-14-16-------14------------x-14-x-14-14--14-------------| A|-----------------------16--16X-------------X-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---16-16-16-16-16---16-16-16-16------------16-16-16-16-16---16-16-16-16----| G|---14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14------------14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14----| D|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------x-------------12--14--12----------------x----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------16-16-16-16-16---16-16-16-16-----------| G|------------14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-----------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-12--14--12-------------------------------12--14---| T T T T T e|--------17-16-------14-------------------------------| B|-----16-16-16----14-14-17--------14------------------| G|----14----------14-----16-----14-14-16----14sb~------| D|---14----------x-------------14-----16---x------16---| (All these x's are A|--x-------------------------x-----------x------------| muted notes) E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------16---14-----------------| G|----13-----13----13--------------------------13------------16p14--13-------| D|----14-----14----14-16-----------------------14----14---16--------14-16p14-| A|--------------------16-14---16-14----------------X----------------------14-| E|-x------x------x------------------17sb--14---------------------------------| T e|-------------------------------------------16--14--------------------------| B|-----16-----16---14--14-------14-14-----17-17--14--17--14------------------| G|-----14-----14---16--14-------16-14-----16---------16--14--16--13----------| D|-----14-----14-----------16--------------------------------16--14--16------| A|---------X--------------------------x------------------------------16------| E|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------| T e|----------------------------16\--------------------------------------------| B|-------------------14-------14\--------------------------------------------| G|----------13-------14t16---------------------------------------------------| D|-14-------14t16------------------------------------------------------------| A|-14t16---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | sb Slight bend | sbr slight bend and return | t fast hammer-ons and pull-offs (ex. 6h7p6h7p6h7p6) ************************************
