New Light tab by John Mayer (Ver. 4)

Tabs with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

Funky Backgrounf Riff :
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|  entire song except the solo:
D MajorD|--5----4----2----0----5----4----2----0----5----4----2----0----5-----4----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Main chords:
A minorAm                               D MajorD
e|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
BB|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G+G|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|7--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|7--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
  G+G                               C majorC                           C majorC       C/BC/B ?
e|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
BB|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
G+G|4--------------------------------9---------------------------9--------9----|
D MajorD|5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------10---|
A augmentedA|5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------9----|
E MajorE|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------7----|


John changes the C majorC to a B7B7 when he sings "Maybe you're right to doubt me but,"

                                                          and

                                         "And make a new world together baby,"

......G                               B7B7
     e|3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     BB|3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     G+G|4--------------------------------8-----------------------------|
     D MajorD|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
     A augmentedA|5--------------------------------9-----------------------------|
     E MajorE|3--------------------------------7-----------------------------|

80's Keyboard Lick #1:

e|--------10h12h14p12p10----|----------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|----10h12--10h12--8h10------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|



Bridge:
Dsus4Dsus4 x3                           A augmentedA x2
e|10-------------------------------10-----------------------|
BB|10-------------------------------12-----------------------|
G+G|12-------------------------------12-----------------------|    x8  Loosen wrist and feel the groove:
D MajorD|12-------------------------------12-----------------------|
A augmentedA|xx-------------------------------10-----------------------|
E MajorE|xx--------------------------------------------------------|




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



Outro:

 A minorAm                               D MajorD
e|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
BB|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G+G|5--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|7--------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|7--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
  Gmaj7Gmaj7                           C majorC                           C majorC       C/BC/B ?
e|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
BB|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------8----|
G+G|4--------------------------------9---------------------------9--------9----|
D MajorD|4--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------10---|
A augmentedA|5--------------------------------10--------------------------10-------9----|
E MajorE|3--------------------------------8---------------------------8--------7----|


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

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