Song: Belief
Artist: John Mayer
Album: Continuum (2006)
Played: This can be played with electric n everything, or can simply be played by 2
guitars.
Tuning: Standard
Capo: No Capo
Tabbed By: James Forrest
Email: james_dowg@hotmail.com
Hey everyone. I've attached here the chords for the full song. Below it are the
lead guitar plucking that no one has 100% right in any of the other tabs. the only thing i
included is the solo. :) enjoy.
These are the chords for the song belief. Note that during the verses and the
there are 4 beats on each chord, but in the chorus there is 2 beats on the Dm7, 4 beats on the
and 2 beats on the C.
I have done my best to write the chords above the coresponding word that it goes in, but
listen to the song and you'll get the groove of it.
Chords
Intro
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Verse 1
Dm7
Is there anyone who
Gm7 C
Ever remembers changing there mind from
Dm7
The paint on a sign?
Dm7
Is there anyone who
Gm7
really recalls
C
Ever breaking rank at all
Dm7
For something someone yelled real loud one time
Pre-Chorus
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
In how they think it ought to be
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
And they're not going easily
Verse 2
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7
Belief is a beautiful armor
Gm7
But makes for the heaviest sword
C
Like punching under water
Dm7
You never can hit who you're trying for
Dm7
Some need the exhibition
Gm7
And some have to know they tried
C
It's the chemical weapon
Dm7
For the war that's raging on inside
Pre-Chorus
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
From emptiness to everything
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
And no ones going quietly
Chorus
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
Gm7 C
We're never gonna stop the war
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna beat this
Gm7 C
If belief is what we're fighting for X2
Bridge
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7 Gm7
Is there anyone who can remember
C Dm7
Ever surrender, with their life forline
Solo
Gm7 C F B
Gm7 C F B
Chorus
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
Gm7 C
We're never gonna stop the war
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna beat this
Gm7 C
If belief is what we're fighting for X2
Outro
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand
Dm7 Gm7
Belief can
Gm7 C
Belief can
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand
Dm7 Gm7
Belief can
Gm7 C
Belief can
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C...fade out
Lead guitar/ Plucking
The whole song is based on 3 different riffs. One is used in the Intro/Verse/Bridge, one
used during the pre-chorus/solo,and 3rd one is used in the Chorus/outro.
Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|
X2
Verse 1 / Verse 2
(Same as Intro)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/belief_crd.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|
X2
Pre-Chorus
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|----------------7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------3--3--1-1-----------------------1--1--0-0------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------2--2-------------------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
Before Solo/Bridge (Same as intro/verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|
X2
During Solo (Same as pre-chorus)
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|----------------7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------3--3--1-1-----------------------1--1--0-0------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------2--2-------------------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
Outro (Same as chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fades out with this riff
Cheers. I know this is 100% right. The song becomes easier to play if you know order the
goes in. For reference the song goes:
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Chorus
Outro
If any one has any comments feel free to drop us an email or whatever.
