________________
/ /
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Mr. A-Z /
/ (2005) /
/_______________/
I transcribed this album simply because I love it and thinking that this piece
of music should be available to play for as many as possible.
Much of the music can be described as simple chords, so that's what I've
basically done all the way through. But I've of course also included some of the
essential picking patterns, fills and riffs.
If you think any part is missing or if you would just like something typed into
Guitar Pro, I'd love to help you out with that.
In the bottom of the tab I've added the links to the all songs, which I've also
submitted on separately. And all the tabs there include the correct lyrics and a
sweet little comment on the song from my part. ;)
- 30th /September /08
And for question, comments, corrections – just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com!
1. Life is Wonderful (Jason Mraz)
2. Wordplay (Jason Mraz, Kevin Kadish)
3. Geek in the Pink (Jason Mraz, Ian Sheridan, Kevin Kadish, Scott Storch)
4. Did You Get My Message? (Jason Mraz, Dan Wilson)
5. Mr. Curiosity (Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris, Lester Mendez)
6. Clockwatching (Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris, Ainslie Henderson)
7. Bella Luna (Jason Mraz, Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood)
8. Plane (Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris)
9. O. Lover (Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris)
10. Please Don't Tell Her (Jason Mraz, Eric Hinojosa)
11. The Forecast (Jason Mraz, Eric Hinojosa)
12. Song for a Friend (Jason Mraz, Dan Wilson, Dennis Morris, Eric Hinojosa)
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Also check out my album transcription of Waiting for My Rocket to Come:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/waiting_for_my_rocket_to_come_album_crd.htm
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1. _____________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Life is Wonderful /
/____________________/
Capo on 2nd fret.
First is the actual name of the chord,
and below in the brackets is the name of the chord without capo:
G#m C#m E Em B F# F#/a#
(F#m) (Bm) (D) (Dm) (A) (E) (E/g#)
e---2-----2----2---1----0---0------0----
B---2-----3----3---3----2---0------0----
G---2-----4----2---2----2---1------1----
D---4-----4----0---0----2---2------2----
A---4-----2-------------0---2-----------
E---2-----------------------0------4----
The Picking Pattern:
This is the pattern in the 1st verse just as a little inspiration.
G#m G#m C#m C#m
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----2-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----3-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-----4-----|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-----4-4---|-----4-----4-----|
|-----4-----4-4---|-----4-----4-4-0-|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2-2-2-4-|
|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E Em B F#
|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-------2-0-|-1---------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----2-----2-2-0-|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
1st & 2nd Verse:
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| E | Em | B | F# |
Chorus:
| G#m | C#m | F# | B F#/a# |
| G#m | C#m | F# | F# |
Interlude:
| G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m |
3rd & 4th Verse:
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| E | E | B | F# |
Chorus
2x Interlude
Verse (similar to 1st verse)
Final Chorus:
||: G#m | C#m | F# | B F#/a# :||
| G#m | C#m | F# | F# |
Outro:
||: G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m :|| repeat till fade out
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2. ______________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Wordplay /
/_____________/
Chords:
G6 Cadd9 Dsus2 Em7 Am7 Em D/f# Am6 B D
e---0------0-------0------0-----0----0------------5----7----2---
B---3------3-------3------3-----1----0-----3------7----7----3---
G---0------0-------2------0-----0----0-----2------5----8----2---
D---0------2-------0------2-----2----2-----0------7----9----0---
A---2------3--------------2-----0----2-----0--------------------
E---3---------------------0----------0-----2--------------------
fill-1: fill-2:
[Em7] [Cadd9]
|-----------------| |-0---------------|
|-----------------| |-3---------------|
|-----------------| |-0---------------|
|-----------------| |-2---------------|
|---------2-------| |-3---2---0-------|
|-0---3---0-------| |-------------3---|
Intro:
| G6 | Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
| G6 | Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
Verse:
||: Em7 | G6 | Am7 | Am7 :|| x4
| fill-1 | G6 | Am7 | Am7 |
Chorus:
||: G6 | Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 :|| x3
| Em | D/f# | Cadd9 | Cadd9 |
Interlude: [break]
| G6 | Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
Verse (break on G6 after fill-1)
Chorus + | Cadd9 | Cadd9 |
Bridge:
| Am6 | Am6 | B | B |
| Em | D | Cadd9 | fill-2 |
| Am6 | Am6 | B | B |
Chorus (quiet, build up at the end)
Chorus, end on the last two Cadd9s
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3. ____________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Geek in the Pink /
/___________________/
Chords:
Right below I've written some chords if you were to play the whole thing on
guitar. In the small tab chart in the right side I've indicated the chords
that the funky guitar actually plays in the song (it's out in the bridge though).
Bbm Gb Ebm7 Cm7b5 F Db Ab Fm Ab/c F/a
e---1----2-------------------1-------------1------------1----
B---2----2-----7-------4-----1---6----4----1-----1------1----
G---3----3-----6-------3-----2---6----5----1-----1------2----
D---3----4-----8-------4-----3---6----6----3-----1------3----
A---1----4-----6-------3-----3---4----6----3-----3------0----
E--------2-------------------1--------4----1-----------------
Intro: _E_A_D_G_B_E_
| Bbm | Bbm | Gb | Gb | | | | | | | | |
Bbm | x x x 6 6 6 |
| Ebm7 | Ebm7 | Cm7b5 | F | | |
Gb | x x x 6 7 6 |
| |
Verse: Ebm7 | x x x 8 7 6 |
||: Bbm | Bbm | Gb | Gb | | |
Cm7b5 | x x 4 5 4 x |
| Ebm7 | Ebm7 | Db | Ab :|| | |
F and F/a | x x 7 5 6 x |
| |
Chorus: Db | x x 6 6 6 x |
||: Bbm | Bbm | Gb | Gb | | |
Ab | x x 6 5 4 x |
1.,2. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
| Ebm7 | Ebm7 | Cm7b5 | F :||
3.
| Db | Ab |
Interlude (similar to intro)
Verse (similar to previous)
Chorus
Bridge:
| Gb | Gb | Bbm | Bbm |
| Fm | Fm | Bbm Ab/c | Db Ab |
| Gb | Gb | Bbm | Bbm |
| Cm7b5 | Cm7b5 | F | F |
Verse:
||: Bbm | Bbm | Gb | Gb |
| Ebm7 | Ebm7 | Db | Ab F/a :||
Chorus
Outro:
||: Bbm | Bbm | Gb | Gb |
| Ebm7 | Ebm7 | Db | F/a :|| ...end on Bbm
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4. ___________________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Did You Get My Message? /
/ feat. Rachael Yamagata /
/__________________________/
Intro (verse): _E_A_D_G_B_E_
||: D#m | C#6 | G#/c | B a# :|| x4 | | | | | | | |
D#m | x 6 8 8 7 6 |
| |
Verse C#6 | x 4 6 6 6 6 |
| |
G#/c | x 3 6 5 4 x |
Pre-Chorus: | |
| G#m | G#m | C# | A#/d | B | x 2 4 4 4 x |
| |
| D#m | C# | G#/c | G#/c | A# | x 1 3 3 3 x |
| |
| G#m | G#m | C# | A#/d | G#m | 4 6 6 4 4 4 |
| |
C# | x 4 6 6 6 x |
Chorus: | |
| B | B F#/a# | G#m | C# | A#/d | x 5 8 7 6 x |
| |
| D#m | C# | G#/c | G#/c | F#/a# | x 1 4 3 2 x |
| |
| B | B F#/a# | G#m | C# | F# | 2 4 4 3 2 2 |
| |
Bm/d | x 5 4 4 3 x |
Verse |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
Bridge:
||: F# | F# | B | Bm/D :||
Chorus
Guitar Interlude (½ verse):
D#m C#6 G#/c B a#
||-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|----------------||
||o----------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------o||
||----------11-13--11h13~|~~-11------|---------11-13--11h13~|~~-11--13b15----||
||----11h13--------------|------13---|---11h13--------------|----------------||
||o----------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------o||
||-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|----------------||
½ Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
4x Bridge, end on Bm/D
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5. _________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Mr. Curiosity /
/________________/
Capo on 3rd fret.
First is the actual chord name,
and below in brackets is the chord name without capo:
Bb Dm7 Fm Cm Ebm F Eb Gm D7 Gm9 Gb Fadd11
(G) (Bm7) (Dm) (Am) (Cm) (D) (c) (Em) (B7) (Em9) (D#) (Dadd11)
e:---3-----2----1----0-----3----2---0----0----2-----0------------------:
B:---0-----3----3----1-----4----3---1----0----0-----3----4------3------:
G:---0-----2----2----2-----5----2---0----0----2-----0----3------0------:
D:---0-----4----0----2-----5----0---2----2----1-----4----5------4------:
A:---2-----2---------0-----3--------3----2----2-----2----6------5------:
E:---3-----------------------------------0----------0------------------:
Intro (verse):
| Bb | Dm7 | Fm | Cm |
| Ebm | Bb | Cm | F |
2x Verse
Chorus:
| Eb | Bb | Dm7 | Gm F |
| Eb | Bb | D7 | D7 |
2x Verse
Chorus
Bridge:
| Gm9 | Gb | Gm9 | Gb |
| Ebm | Bb | Ebm | Fadd11 | Fadd11 |
1x Verse (opera)
2x Chorus, end on Gm9
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jason_mraz/mr_a_z_crd.html ]
Piano Intro arranged for Guitar (still capo on 3rd fret):
Bb Dm7 Fm Cm
|-----------3---2-|-----------------|-1-0------------0-|-----------------|
|-----0-----------|-------3---------|-----3------------|---3-1-----------|
|-0-2---0---------|-----4-2---------|-------2--(2)(2)--|-------2---------|
|---------0---0---|---4-------------|-0----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---------------|------------------|-0-----------2---|
|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Ebm Bb Cm F
|-3--------------3-|-----------------|-----------3---2-|-------10--------|
|---4-3------------|---3-------------|---------3-------|-----3-10--------|
|-------5----------|-----5-4---------|-2-4-5-----------|---2---11--------|
|----------(5)(5)--|-----------------|-------2---------|-0---------------|
|-3----------------|-----------------|-0-----------3---|-----------------|
|------------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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6. _________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Clockwatching /
/________________/
In this song there are the figure/riff and a couple of chords.
The verses include both the riff and then the chords of the riff, just
casually picked. So I'll just write like 2x Riff, then pick the chords,
which I just notate in common bars. All the used chords can be seen
right below. The chords in the chorus are just regularly strummed.
It's really not complicated :)
Chords:
c D11(no7) Bmb6 G D Am7 Bbsus2 G/b Bb6sus2
---0------0--------------3---2----0------1----- -----------------
---1------3--------3-----3---3----1------1----- ---3-------6-----
---0------0--------0-----0---2----0------3----- ---0-------5-----
---2------4--------4-----0---0----2------3----- ---0-------5-----
---3------5--------2-----2--------0------1----- ---2-------x-----
-------------------------3--------------------- -----------6-----
(The last two chords are used live. The G/b is played instead
of the Bmb6 and the Bb6sus2 instead of the Bbsus2. I just
thought I'd spice things up with some alternatives here ;)
Riff:
c D11(no7) Bmb6 c
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
U |-------1---------|-----3-----------|-------3---------|-----1-----------|
I |-----0-----0-----|---0-------------|-----0-----0-----|---0-------------|
T |-2-------------0-|-4---------------|-4-------------0-|-2---------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
R |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
B |-5---------------|-7---7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|---7-------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
S |-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
S |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
Intro: 2x Riff
1st Verse: 2x Riff, then pick:
| c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | c | c |
2nd Verse: 2x Riff, then pick:
| c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | c |
| c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | c |
| c | D11(no7) | G | G |
Chorus:
||: G | D | Am7 | Am7 :|| 3x
||: Bbsus2 | Am7 | G | G :|| 2x
| Bbsus2 | c | G | G |
| Bbsus2 | Am7 | Am7 | Am7 |
3rd Verse:
||: c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | c :|| 4x
| c | D11(no7) | G | G |
Chorus:
||: G | D | Am7 | Am7 :|| x3
||: Bbsus2 | Am7 | G | G :|| x2
| Bbsus2 | c | G | G |
| Bbsus2 | Bbsus2 | Am7 | Am7 |
| Am7 | Am7 |
Interlude: 2x Riff
Bridge:
||: c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | c :|| 5x
Outro:
| c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | c |
| c | D11(no7) | Bmb6 | Am7...
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7. ______________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Bella Luna /
/_____________/
Intro:
| Am | Am | Bdim7 | Bdim7 |
| Bdim7 | F E | Am | Am |
Verse:
| Am9 | Am9 | Bdim7 | Bdim7 |
| Bdim7 | Bdim7 | Am9 | Am9 |
| Dm7 | Dm7 | Am9 | Am9 |
| Bdim7 | Bdim7 | E | E |
Interlude:
||: Am | Bdim7 | F | E :||
Verse
Pre-Chorus:
| Dm | G | c | F |
| Dm | Dm | E | E |
Interlude
Verse
Chorus:
||: Am | Dm | G | c |
| F | Dm | E | E :||
Guitar Solo:
||: Am9 | Am9 | Bdim7 | Bdim7 |
| Bdim7 | Bdim7 | Am9 | Am9 :||
½ Verse:
| Dm | Dm | Am9 | Am9 |
| Bdim7 | Bdim7 | E | E |
Pre-Chorus
½ Chorus
Interlude, end on Am9
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8. ______________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Plane /
/_____________/
Intro:
||: D#m(add11) | F#(add9) | Bmaj7(add13) | A#7 :||
(all the added notes are the same G#-note)
Verse:
||: D#m | F# | B | A#7 :|| x4
Chorus:
||: B | F# | a# | a# :|| x4
Verse
Chorus
Bridge:
||: D#m | F#/C# | Bmaj7 | Bmaj7 |
| D#m | F#/C# | B | A#7 :||
Verse
1½ Chorus
1½ Verse, end on D#m
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9. ______________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ O. Lover /
/_____________/
Intro:
||: Dm(add9) | Dm(add9) | Bbmaj9 | Bbmaj9 :||
Verse:
||: Bm7 | Bm7 | Gm | F#m :|| x4
(break on F#m the second time)
Chorus:
| Em | F#m7 | Em | F#m7 |
| Em | F#m7 | Em | F#m7 |
Verse
Chorus
½ Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge:
||: Bm | c | G | A Bbdim :||
Interlude:
| Dm9 | Dm9 | Bb | Bb |
| Dm9 | Dm9 | Bb | Bb |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | A | Bbdim |
Outro:
||: Bm | Bm | Gm7 | F#m :|| x4
There are actually no chords played here. It's just the riff below,
played by the bass and vocals. This is the riff played on guitar
on a live-version I found:
Bm Bm Gm7 F#m
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-3-----------|---4-2-----------|
|---9-7---5-4-----|---9-7---5-4-----|---------7-5-----|---------5-4-----|
|-------------5-7-|-------------5-3-|-------------5-2-|-------------5-7-|
Guitar Chords:
Dm(add9) x 5 7 7 6 0
Bbmaj9 6 x x 5 6 5
or 6 x 5 5 6 8 (live variation)
Bm7 7 9 7 7 7 7
Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
Em x 7 9 9 8 0
F#m7 x 9 11 11 10 0
Bm 7 9 9 7 7 7
C 8 10 10 9 8 8
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
A 5 7 7 6 5 5
Bbdim 6 7 8 9 x x
Dm9 x x 0 5 6 0
Bb 6 x x 5 6 0
Fmaj7 x x 7 5 6 0
A 5 7 7 6 x x
Bbdim 6 7 8 9 x x
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10._________________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ Please Don't Tell Her /
/________________________/
In this song there's basically just the main round, which makes up the
intro, the verse and the chorus with a couple of breaks, and then there
are the three pre-choruses. So instead of writing the same chords over
again, I've just written how many rounds long each part is, simple :)
The Main Round:
| E | C#m7 | G#m7 | A(add9) B(add11) |
Chords:
E C#m7 G#m7 A(add9) B(add11) F#m B7 G#m C#m B A F#
---0----0-------------0--------0----- -----------------------------------
---0----0-----4-------0--------0----- ---2----4----4----5----4---2---2---
---1----6-----4-------6--------8----- ---2----2----4----6----4---2---3---
---2----6-----4-------7--------9----- ---4----4----6----6----4---2---4---
---2----4-----x-------7--------9----- ---4----2----6----4----2---0---4---
---0----------4-------5--------7----- ---2---------4-----------------2---
Intro: 1 round, break on B(add11)
Verse: 2
Pre-Chorus:
| F#m | B7 | G#m | C#m |
| F#m | B7 | B7 |
Intro: 1
Verse: 2
Pre-Chorus:
| F#m | B7 | G#m | C#m B |
[break on 3]
| A | F# | F# |
Chorus: 2, break on the second B(add11)
Intro: 1
Verse: 2
Pre-Chorus:
| F#m | B7 | G#m | C#m |
| F#m | B7 | G#m | C#m B |
2/4 4/4
| A | F# | F# | break |
Chorus: 4, break on the first and fourth B(add11)
Outro: 1
********************************************************************************
11.________________
/ Jason Mraz /
/ The Forecast /
/_______________/
Chords:
Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Bb(add9) Ab Gm Gb Db Ab c F
----8------6------5------8----- --------------- ----------------1---
---10------8------6------6----- ---4---3---2--- ---6---4----8---1---
----9------7------5------5----- ---5---3---3--- ---6---5----9---2---
---10------8------7------5----- ---3---3---1--- ---6---6---10---3---
----8------6------5------------ --------------- ---4---6---10---3---
-------------------------6----- ---4---3---2--- -------4----8---1---
Intro:
| Fmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Dm7 | Bb(add9) |
Verse:
| Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) | Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) |
| Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) | Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) |
Chorus:
| Ab | Gm Gb | Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) |
| Ab | Gm Gb |
| Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) | Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) |
Verse
Chorus
Bridge:
| Db | Ab | c | F |
| Db | Ab | c | c |
2x Intro
Verse
Outro-Chorus:
||: Ab | Gm Gb | Fmaj7 | Bb(add9) :|| 4x
| Ab | Gm Gb...
********************************************************************************
12._____________________
/ Song for a Friend /
/ Jason Mraz /
/____________________/
Chords:
(I've just shorted the long long chord names with a dot)
Bm(add11) F#m(add11)/A Em9/G Bm/E Bm/f# Em9 A7
-----0-------------2-----------0------------------- ---0----0----
-----3-------------2-----------3------3-------3---- ---3----2----
-----4-------------4-----------4------4-------4---- ---0----0----
-----4-------------4-----------4------4-------4---- ---4----2----
-----2-------------0-----------x------x-------x---- ---2----0----
-------------------------------3------0-------2---- ---0---------
Intro: (also verse/interlude)
||: Bm. | F#m./A | Em9/G | Bm/E Bm/f# :||
Verse
Chorus:
| Em9 | A7 | Bm. F#m./A | Em9/G |
| Em9 | A7 |
½x Interlude
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge:
| Em9 | A7 | Em9 | A7 |
| Em9 | A7 | Em9 | A7 |
Interlude
Verse
Chorus
4x Interlude
5x Interlude (quiet part)
4x Ending Verse (break down the last time, end on Bm.)
********************************************************************************
- 30th /September /08
Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with question, comments, corrections!
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* Links *
*********
1. Life is Wonderful:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/life_is_wonderful_ver2_crd.htm
2. Wordplay:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/wordplay_ver5_crd.htm
3. Geek in the Pink:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/geek_in_the_pink_ver2_crd.htm
4. Did You Get My Message?:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/did_you_get_my_message_ver3_crd.htm
5. Mr. Curiosity:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/mr_curiosity_ver2_crd.htm
Piano Intro + Guitar Arrangement (GP5)
http://ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/mr_curiosity_intro_guitar_pro.htm
6. Clockwatching:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/clock_watching_ver3_crd.htm
7. Bella Luna:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/bella_luna_ver3_crd.htm
8. Plane: (GP5, vocal track + chords)
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/plane_guitar_pro.htm
9. O. Lover:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/o_lover_crd.htm
10. Please Don't Tell Her:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/please_dont_tell_her_ver4_crd.htm
11. The Forecast:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/the_forecast_crd.htm
12. Song for a Friend:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/song_for_a_friend_crd.htm
Waiting for My Rocket to Come album:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/waiting_for_my_rocket_to_come_album_crd.htm
