This song is a classic blues turnaround in D# major.
That means for the first 4 measures we play D#, 2 measures G#,
then back to D# for 2 measures,
then A# for 1 measure, G# for 1 too,
and finally D# for 2 measures.
Main D# riff/intro:
E|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------13-13---|
G|---------------------10h12p10---------|
B|---------11h13p11h13------------------|
e|---11-11------------------------------|
Riff in the intro:
E|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------8h10----10p8-------|
G|-----------------10b-r10p8-------10------------|
B|-------11b-r11-8-------------------------------|
e|---11(slight bend)-----------------------------|
Small repetitive riff on the intro/verse :
E|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
G|---------10b-r10-8--------10b-r10-8---|
B|---11-13-------------11-13------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
G# riff ("Tonight the moon is so bright..."):
E|---4-4-----------------------4-4------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------6-----6-----6--------------6-----6-----6----|
G|----------5-----5-----5--------------5-----5-----5------|
B|--------4-----4-----4--------------4-----4-----4--------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
A# riff ("Cause a little bit of summer"s"):
E|-------------------------------|
A|---13-13-----------------------|
D|------------12-----12-----12---|
G|----------10-----10-----10-----|
B|--------11-----11-----11-------|
e|-------------------------------|
On "Whats the hole year's all about":
E|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|--/13--------------|
G|------13-12-10-8---|
B|-------------------|
e|-------------------|
Small riff after that (2 seconds later):
E|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|---8h10---10-------|
G|--------8----8~~---|
B|-------------------|
e|-------------------|
Riff on "Get higher and higher":
E|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
B|---6b-6r-4---9b-9r-8-4---|
e|-------------------------|
"Say, say, say":
E|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
B|---20-18-16---------|
e|--------------------|
Between 1:18-1:21 there is a bend on "Like a wildfire":
E|---------|
A|---------|
D|---------|
G|---------|
B|---9b----|
e|---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/wildfire_tab_ver_4.html ]
"And you look fine, fine, fine"
E|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10b--10r--8---|
B|---11~~~~11~~~~--20-18-16----------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
"Like a wildfire" (not very accurate) :
E|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------10p8-6h8-10---|
D|-----------------10p8-10p8----------------|
G|---11b-10h11p8----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
Interlude part at about 2:10 :
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------13-13-11-11-8-8-6------------11-11-9-9-7-7-6---|
e|---11-11------------------------14-14-------------------|
D#
River's strong you can't swim inside it
D#
We could string some lights up the hill beside it
G#
Tonight the moon's so bright
G# D#
You could drive with your headlights out
A# G#
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
You look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catching on
Like a wildfire
D#
Don't get up just to get another
D#
You can drink from mine
D#
We can't leave each other
G#
We can dance with the dead
G#
You can rest your head
G#
On my shoulder if you want to
G#
Get older with me
A# G#
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
And you look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
G#
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
A#m G# D#
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
D#
Say, say, say
D#
Ain't it been some kind of day
D#
You and me been catchin' on
D#
Like a wildfire
This is it. I hope it will help. If I'll get any positive feedback i might
as well put the solo in, but i haven't figured it out yet.
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