Slow Dancing In A Burning Room tab by John Mayer

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Note that this does not contain the "high" guitar part, rather the consistent part
it. I'm also adding in some

random bass notes to fill it in if you're playing by yourself, which will be bracketed.

Intro::

e-------------x-------------------------------------x------------------------|
B-------------x--------------5---5--5---------------x--------------5--5--5---|
G-------9-----x--9--8--6--4--4h6-4--4----------9----x--9--8--6--4--4-----4---|
D-------------x-11--9--6--4---------4h6---9/11------x-11--9--6--4-----7--4h6-|
A--9/11-------x-------------------------------------x------------------------|
E---------(9)-x-------------(5)-(5)(0)-----------(9)x-------------(5)(5)(0)--|

e-----x-----------------------------------------------------------x----------|
B-----x------------5---5--5---------------------------5--5--5-----x----------|
G--9--x-------9/1--4h6-4--4-------------9--------9/1--4-----4-----x----------|
D-11--x------11/2---------4h6--6/11----11-------11/2-----7--4h6---x----------|
A-----x-9/11-------------------------------9/11-------------------x----------|
E-(9)-x-----------(5)-(5)(0)--------(9)--------------(5)(5)(0)----x----------|

Verse::

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------9-----------------------------------5-----5-------5----|
G----------9---------9-------------------9---------------4h6---4-------4----|
D-------------------11----------------9-11-----------------------------4h6--|
A--------------------------------9/11------11p9-----------------------------|
E---------(9)-------------------------------------------(5)---(5)-----(0)---|

It's not a silly little moment.     It's not the storm before the calm.


e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------9----------------------------------------5----5-----|
G-----------------------9-------------9/1------------------------4----4-----|
D----------------------11------------11/2------------------------7----6-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------(9)-----------------------------------------------(5)-----(0)----|

This is the deep and dying breath. This love that we've been workin' on.


e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------9---9-----9-----9-------------------5--------5----|
G-------------------------9---9-----9-----9---9---------------4--------4----|
D---------------------------------------------9h11---------------------6----|
A-11/9p7------------------------------------------11------------------------|
E--------9p7-9-------(9)--------------------------------(5)-----------(0)---|

   Can't seem to hold you like I want to. But I can feel you in my arms.

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------9---9-----9-----9-------------------5--5-----5----|
G-------------------------9---9-----9-----9---9----8--6--4----4--------4----|
D---------------------------------------------9h11-9--6--4-------7-----6----|
A-11/9p7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------9p7-9-------(9)-------------------------------------(5)(5)---(0)---|

     Nobodies gonna come and save us. We've pulled too many false alarms.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--7-------7-------7-------7---------7-------7-------7-------7--------------|
G+G|--8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9---8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------(0)---------------------|
E MajorE|-(7)-------------------------------(9)-------------------------------------|x2

  We're goin' down...        And you can see it too.
  We're goin' down...        And you know that we're doomed.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-|
G+G|-----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------(0)----------------------------|
E MajorE|-(9)------------------------------------------------------------(0)--------|

    My dear, we're slow dancing in a    burning       room.


Repeat verses/courses as necessary.

Solo/Interlude;:

e|----------------------------------------------------12----12----12/14-12---|
BB|---12-14b16-----------------------------------12-14---14----14-------------|
G+G|-13---------13b16--11b13b11b13b11-----------13----------13----13-----------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------14h16p14----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---14--------------------------14-14/12------------------------------------|
G+G|-----13-13-13/11-9----13-9-----13-13/11------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------11------11----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
G+G|-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Go cry about it why don't you....

  Back to "my dear..."

  Then some stuff at the end that involves mostly that higher guitar.

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h  Hammer on
p  Pull off
/  Slide
b  Bend
(n) Ghost note
x  Dead note

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