John Mayer - Neon Acoustic Chords & Tabs

Neon - Solo Acoustic Version
As performed on the Carson Daily Show on NBC

Tabbed By Adis K.
cerrenus@hotmail.com
4.28.04

Verse finger pattern
--------------------
Basically in the picking you only use your thumb and
index finger but the thumb has two purposes, to slap
the C string (lower E tuned to C) and to pick the G
string.  You use your index to pick the D and B strings.

e|x
B|Index Finger Pick
G|Thumb Pick (sometimes Index Finger pick after Thumb)
D|Index Finger Pick
A|x
C|Thumb slap

The G string example where the Index Finger sometimes
is used is on a chord looking like this:

e|--------------|
B|--------6-----| Index Pick
G|------5----5--| Thumb Pick, Index Pick
D|----8---------| Index Pick
A|--------------|
C|--7-----------| Thumb Slap

The second "5" on the G string is picked with your
index finger.




Verse
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8-x----------------4-x-------------4-x--|
G|------x---x-10-----------3---x-----------3---x--|
D|----x-----x-------0----3-----x-5---6---6-----x--|
A|----------x------------------x---------------x--|
C|--0-------x-----0----3-------x---0---5-------x--|



e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------9--x----------8-----------------|
G|--------------8----x--------7-------------------|
D|--6----x----8------x-----10---------------------|
A|-------------------x----------------------------|
C|----5/----8--------x--10------------------------|



First Bridge
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6-----------6--------------------6------|
G|------5----5------5----5-------------5-----5----|
D|----8-----------8------------8---8-8---8--------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
C|--7-----------7------------0---7----------------|



e|---------------x--------------------------------|
B|---------------4--------4-4--------4-4----------|
G|--------5------5------3----------3--------------|
D|----8-8---8-8--8----6----------6----------------|
A|---------------x--------------------------------|
C|--7---------------5----------5------------------|



(^ = Thumb slide up)
(/ = Slide up)
(\ = slide down)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----^4------4-----4--------4-(4)/--------------|
G|----^3-----3-----3--------3---(3)/--------------|
D|---^6-------------------6-----(6)/--------------|
A|---x--------------------------------------------|
C|--5------5------0-----5-------(5)/---10\--------|
Back to verse



Second Bridge
e|---------------x---------------------x-x--------|
B|---------------6---------------------6-6--------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5--5----------5-5-5-5-5--5-5--------|
D|----8-8-8-8-8--8----------8-8-8-8-8--8-8--------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
C|--7----------------0---7------------------------|



(^ = Thumb slide up)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------4---------------------^4--------4----------4----|
G|------3---3--------3-3------^3--------3---3------3---3--|
D|----6----------6-6--------^6--------6----------6--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5----------5-----------5--------5----------5----------|


I put the chords down for the following parts.
Just listen to the song (from Carson Show) and
follow along to the rhythm.

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/neon_acoustic_tab.html ]
Continued 2nd bridge & Following chords
Variation | then strumming chords
e|---------|---------------------------------|
B|--6------|----4----6----4------------------|
G|--5------|----3----5----5------------------|
D|--8------|----6----8----6------------------|
A|--x------|----x----x----x------------------|
C|--7------|----5----7----5------------------|



First Chorus chords
Played Twice w/ variation (h = hammer on)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--4----6----4--3--4h--3--4h----------------|
G|--3----5----3--3--3---3--3-----------------|
D|--6----8----5--3--5h--3--5h----------------|
A|--x----x-----------------------------------|
C|--5----7-----------------------------------|



After Playing upper part twice
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--4----6----4----11----9----4--------------|
G|--3----5----3----10----8----5--------------|
D|--6----8----5----10----8----6--------------|
A|--x----x---------x-----x----x--------------|
C|--5----7---------10----8----5--------------|
Back to verse


Third Bridge Chords (she comes, and she goes..)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--6----4----6----4----6----4----11---------|
G|--5----3----5----3----5----5----10---------|
D|--8----6----8----6----8----6----10---------|
A|--x----x----x----x----x----x----x----------|
C|--7----5----7----5----7----5----10---------|



Second Chorus
Played Twice w/ variation (h = hammer on)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--4----6----4--3--4h--3--4h--------------------|
G|--3----5----3--3--3---3--3---------------------|
D|--6----8----5--3--5h--3--5h--------------------|
A|--x----x---------------------------------------|
C|--5----7---------------------------------------|



Exiting chorus into interlude
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--4--6--4--11--9----4----4--6--7--9------------|
G|--3--5--3--10--8----5----5--7--8--10-----------|
D|--6--8--5--10--8----6----6--8--9--11-----------|
A|--x--x-----x---x----x----x--x--x--x------------|
c|--5--7-----10--8----5----5--7--8--10-----------|



e|-------------------------(11)-------------------|
B|--4--6--7--9-----4--6--7--9---------------------|
G|--5--7--8--10----5--7--8--10--------------------|
D|--6--8--9--11----6--8--9--11--------------------|
A|--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x---------------------|
C|--5--7--8--10----5--7--8--10--------------------|



e|----------------------------------x-x------x----|
B|------4------6------7-------9-----x-x------x----|
G|------5------7------8-------10----x-x--x-x-x-x--|
D|------6------8------9-------11---------x-x---x--|
A|------x------x------x-------x----------x-x---x--|
C|--5-x-5--7-x-7--8-x-8--10-x-10------------------|



Interlude
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------x--8-------x--8----10--10--10--x--8----|
G|--8-----x--7-------x--7----9---9---9---x--7----|
D|--8-----x----------x-------------------x-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
C|--0--7-----10--10-----10---0---0---7------10---|



(p = pull off)
e|-----------x--10-------------------------------|
B|------10p--x--10----10--10--10--x--8-----------|
G|------10p--x--------9---9---9---x--7-----------|
D|--10----------------------------x--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------0---0---7------10----------|



(IF = Index Finger Flick)
(TT = Thumb Tap on body of acoustic)
---IF------IF---
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--8-------8----10-x-x-10-x--8---------|
G|--7-------7----9--x-x-9--x--7---------|
D|--x-------x-------x-x----x------------|
A|--10------10--------------------------|
C|------TT-------7------7-----10--------|

Back to second bridge variation, then to verse to finish.