Tabs (Ver. 4)
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
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/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/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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Other versions of New Light
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for New light ukulele by John Mayer
