Heartbreak Warfare John Mayer
John Mayer - Heartbreak Warfare
This is my first tab, so please mind any mistakes. If there is something wrong
then please send an email to the address above.
**UPDATE**
Check "Guitar Four" section for updates
Standard Tuning
GUITAR ONE
GUITAR TWO
GUITAR THREE (Bass)
GUITAR FOUR (Electric)
GUITAR FIVE (Piano)
Chord List for guitar one, two and four:
A x0222x - (I mute the e string only because it sounds better to me. You
don't have to do this.
D/F# 2x023x
[F#m] [244222]
[F]C [133211]032010
G 320003
NOTE: Guitar two and three is PALM MUTED throughout the entire song.
NOTE: Guitar four starts at second chorus (clouds of sulfur) - best played on
electric guitar (I don't know the settings. If anyone figures it out
NOTE: Listen to the song for the timing on guitars 3-5
NOTE: For the solo I recommend using the Heartbreak Warfare Solo Tab (first version).
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GUITAR ONE and TWO:
1.
[A] [D/F#]
[A] [D/F#]
[A]Lightning strikes
Inside my chest to keep me [D/F#]up at night
[A]Dream of ways
To make you understand my[D/F#] pain
2.
A--------------------------
Clouds of sulfur in the air,
---------------------------
Bombs are falling everywhere
It's [D/F#]heartbreak warfare
A-----------------------
Once you want it to begin,
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No one really ever wins
In [D/F#]heartbreak warfare
3.
If you [F#m]want more l[A]ove,
why don't you sa[D/F#]y so?
If you [F#m]want more l[A]ove,
why don't you sa[D/F#]y so?
1.
[A]Drop his name
Push it in and twist the [D/F#]knife again
[A]Watch my face
As I pretend to feel no[D/F#] pain
2.
A--------------------------
Clouds of sulfur in the air,
---------------------------
Bombs are falling everywhere
It's [D/F#]heartbreak warfare
A-----------------------
Once you want it to begin,
------------------------
No one really ever wins
In [D/F#]heartbreak warfare
3.
If you [F#m]want more l[A]ove,
why don't you sa[D/F#]y so?
If you [F#m]want more l[A]ove,
why don't you sa[D/F#]y so?
4.
Just [F]say so..[C]..[G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
5.
[F]How come the only way to know how high you get me
is to [G]see how far I fall?
[F]God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me
but I [G]can't break through at all.
It's a he[A]art-----heartbreak
1.
[A]I don't care if we don't sleep at all tonight
Let's just [D/F#]fix this whole thing now
[A]I swear to God we're gonna get it right
If you [D/F#]lay your weapons down
2.
[A]Red wind and ambient
You're talking sh*t again, it's [D/F#]heartbreak warfare
[A]Good to know it's all a game
Disappointment has a name, it's [D/F#]heartbreak warfare[A]
It's [D/F#]heartbreak warfare...
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GUITAR THREE (Bass)
NOTE: I played this with my acoustic guitar, so I don't know if the notes are
correct on bass guitar.
1.
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--5(x16)-5/10--10(x16)--10\|
2.
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|--5(x8)-5/10\5-5(x8)--5/10--10(x16)--10\|
3.
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--2(x8)/5(x8)/10(x16)\-----|
4.
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--3(x8)/5(x4)/8(x4)\-------|
5.
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|--1(x16)-5/10--3(x16)----3\|
heaart...heartbreak
let ring____________
E|--5------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------
GUITAR FOUR (Electric)
NOTE: Best to listen to the song for timing.
NOTE: John Mayer uses a scattered whammy technique (I don't know if that's the actual
when playing the notes. Here's a live version of the song, so you can see for yourself:
(skip to 0:35)
[1] [and] [2]
e|-------------------17------| B|-----17--------------------| G|--14------------14---------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
3.
e|----------------------------------| B|---2-----2------2-------2---2---3-| G|---2-----2------2-------2---2---2-| D|--------------0----0-0----0---0---| A|-------0--------------------------| E|-2--------------------------------|
5. (John Mayer doesn't use the whammy bar for this part)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---10----10-----10----10-----| D|-7-----7------7-----7--------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----9----9----9----9--------| D|---7----7----7----7----------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-----8---8---8---------8---8----------| G|-----------------10------------10---9-| D|---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7----7---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------
GUITAR FIVE
(piano)
3.
v: vibrato
e|------------------------------| B|-------10---12---10-10---12v--| G|---12-----12-----------12-----| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
Outro
e|--------------------------------| B|----10--10-12----10-10---10-12v-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
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