Wheel
Words and Music by John Mayer
Album: Heavier Things
Transcribed by: Gabe
Email: Supraslick15_14@juno.com
AIM: JMFan70
This song is pretty easy to play, I have the actual way its played....and the
simplified version that is basically the same thing. I saw him play it live and
its really easy to play! Im not totally sure but I think he is using slight chorus
and lowered tone. So all of you who have strat or strat style guitars move your
5-way switcher to the 2 position from the top and set the second tone knob from
the top to 4 or 5.
Key:
h -Hammer On
p -Pull Off
x -Muted string
~ -Let ring
T -Thumb
/ -Slide Up
\ -Slide Down
># -5-Way Switcher Up (Towards bridge) this will be followed by a number, the number
which how many clicks or settings you have to move(down or up).
<# -5-Way Switcher Down (Towards Neck)
Intro & Verses
e-----------------10-------|
b--13--10~----13-(10)-10---|
g--12--12~----12------12---|
d--10--10~----10------10---|
a--------------------------|
e--10--13~----10------13---|
T T T T
Easier version (Intro and Verses)
e-----------------------10-----|
b--13--10----(10)----13----10--|
g--12--10(12)--------12----10--|
d--10--10------------10----10--|
a------------------------------|
e--10----------------10--------|
T T
Part 2
e----------------------------|
b--6---6----6---6------------|
g--5h7-5----5h7-5---3-3-2-3--|
d---------8-------8-5-5-3-5--|
a----------------------------|
e--6----------------3--------|
(Their hearts say move along...)
Chorus
e-----------------------|
b-----------------------|
g--10---10---10----10---|
d--10---10---10----10---|
a---8-------------------|
e-------10----8-----6---|
(Thats the way this wheel..)
Solo (Tone at 7) (Switcher at 5th position)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/wheel_tab.html ]
e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------3-5--5/7\5--3-5-------------3-5--5/7\5--3-5----------|
a---3-5-----------------5-3-5---3-5-------------------5-3-5--|
e------------------------------------------------------------|
(>1)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------5-6-8--3/5-6-3-5------------5-6-5---5\3------------------|
g---------5------------------3-5-3-----x-------------5-3-2-----------|
d-----5-7-----------------------------x--------------------5-3-------|
a-5-8--------------------------------x-------------------------5-3-5-|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(<1)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------5-3--------4/5-5-4/5-----------------------4/5--5--5\-----|
d-------------3-5--6/7-7-6/7------------3---5p3----6/7--7--7\-----|
a---3-5-----------------------------3-5---------5-----------------|
e---------------------------------5-------------------------------|
(>2)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----6---------6--6---6-----------------------------6---6-----------|
g---5---5-7---5----5h7-5------------------------5-7--5h7-5-----------|
d-----------8------------8-6h7-5----5-------5-8------------8-6h7-5---|
a--------------------------------8----5--8-------------------------8-|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(<2) (>3) (<3)
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------10--11-10~------|
g---------5-3------4/5--5--4/5------------10----10-10~------|
d-5-----------3-5--6/7--7--6/7----------10------------------|
a-------3-----------------------------12--------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
Back To Verse.
Outro
e-----------------------|
b-----------------------|
g--10---10---10----10---|
d--10---10---10----10---|
a---8-------------------|
e-------10----8-----6---|
(You cant love to much..)
There you have it...it took a while but it is totally accurate. Enjoy!
