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New Light (Ver4) by John Mayer

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Intermediate

Corrections are always welcome. This should be relatively accurate though. Just have fun with it ;)

Funky Backgrounf Riff?:                             
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|  entire song except the solo:
D|--5----4----2----0----5----4----2----0----5----4----2----0----5-----4----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That other funky lick in the background:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------0h2-2-2-2-0-2-------------|  from 2nd verse: [Played softly in background}
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Main chords:
Am                               D
e|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
B|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|7--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|7--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
  G                               C                           C       C/B??
e|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
B|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
G|4--------------------------------9---------------------------9--------9----|
D|5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------10---|
A|5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------9----|
E|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------7----|


John changes the C to a B7 when he sings "Maybe you're right to doubt me but,"
                                         
                                                          and
     
                                         "And make a new world together baby,"

......G                               B7                          
     e|3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     B|3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     G|4--------------------------------8-----------------------------|
     D|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     A|5--------------------------------9-----------------------------|
     E|3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|



80's Keyboard Lick #1:

e|--------10h12h14p12p10----|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----10h12--10h12--8h10------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|



Bridge: 
Dsus4 x3                           A x2                
e|10-------------------------------10-----------------------|
B|10-------------------------------12-----------------------|
G|12-------------------------------12-----------------------|    x8  Loosen wrist and feel the groove:
D|12-------------------------------12-----------------------|
A|xx-------------------------------10-----------------------|
E|xx--------------------------------------------------------|




SOLO: Comes in on 3rd beat of the 8th repeat of bridge ^^^:
E|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------------|----|
B|-----12-|-13-----------|------12b13-12-|-13-------------------|----12-13-|----------|----------------|----|
G|--14----|-----------11-|---------------|----14b16-14b16-14-12-|-14-------|----------|-14b16-14-12-14b|16--|
D|--------|-------14-----|---------------|----------------------|----------|-12h14-12-|----------------|----|
A|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------------|----|
E|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------------|----|



Outro:

 Am                               D
e|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
B|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|7--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|7--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
  Gmaj7                           C                           C       C/B??
e|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
B|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
G|4--------------------------------9---------------------------9--------9----|
D|4--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------10---|
A|5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------9----|
E|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------7----|


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| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| h   Hammer-on

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