GRAVITY (Live)
As recorded by John Mayer
(From the 2008 Album WHERE THE LIGHT IS performed in December 8, 2007)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'The black one'
Intro
E=118
6/8
Gtr I
|-3--|
Wx3 Q. E S S +S E Q. a E S E S
| | | 3 3 3 |
| | 8 8 (8) h10b12r | 10b12 3h5 3 5 |
| | /9 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
~~
|-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
a Q. E S S +S E E S H S S S
| | |
| 3 8 8 (8) 10b12r | 10b12 10 10 |
| 2h4 /9 | 5 |
| | 5 5 |
| | 5h7 |
| | |
|3| |-3--| |--3---| |--3---| |3|
E S Q E S S +S E Q. S T T S S T T S E S
| | |
| 8 8 (8) h10b12r | 10b12 8 |
| /7 5 /5 /9 | 7h9p7 7 |
| /9 7 /7 | 10 7h9p7 5 5 |
| | 10 7 5 |
| | |
|--3--| |3-|
S T T S Q S S S S E S
| |
| 13 15 20 |
| 12 14b16 |
| /14 |
| 2h5p2p0 |
| h3 |
|3-| |--3--| |---3----|
a E S Q S S E S E T T
| |
| |
| 14pb16r14 12 12 14b16 14b17 14b16r14p12 |
| 14 |
| |
| |
Verse
|-3-| |3-| |-3-|
Q S S S a E E E Q. Q E S Q. Q. Q. Q S S S
| | ^3 | 3 | |
| | ^3 3 (3) | 3 3 | |
| 14 5 (5) 5 | 4 ^4 4h 5 | 4 4 | ^5 5 |
| 5h 7 5 | 5 ^5 5 (5) | 5 5 | ^5 5 5 |
| 3h5S7 7 | | | ^7 7 5h7 |
| | 3 | | ^5 5 |
|3-| |3-|
E E S S a E Q Q. Q E S Q. a E E E Q. E E E S
| | ^3 | 3 | |
| | ^3 3 (3) | 3 3 (3) | |
| 7 5 5 | ^4 4h 5 | 4 4h 5 4 | ^5 5 5 7 |
| /9 7 5 5 (5) 5 | ^5 5 (5) | 5 5 (5) 5 | ^5 5 7 9 |
| 5h 7 5 | | | ^7 |
| | 3 | | ^5 7h |
Chorus
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|3| |3| |3| |3|
E S +E E S Q. E E E E E S E E E E E E S E E E E E E E
| | 5 | 5 | |
| 8 | 8 8 | 8 8 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 (5) 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 4 |
| | | | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | |
|3-|
E E E E E E Q +E S E E E
| | |
| 7 | ^8 ^(8) 8 |
| 5 5 | ^7 ^(7) 7 |
| 4 4 | ^8 ^(8) 8 8 |
| 5 | |
| | |
To Coda
~~~
|3-|
Q +E S E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q
| | | |
| ^8 ^(8) 6 | 7 | |
| ^7 ^(7) 7 | 5 5 | ^5 5 x/ |
| ^5 ^(5) 5 | 4 4 | ^4 4 x/ |
| ^6 ^(6) 6 | 5 | 5 x/ |
| | | |
Verse
~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|3-| |3-| |3-|
Q. E +E S E S Q. a E E E Q +E S E E E E E E E E E
| ^3 ^3 (3) | ^3 | | |
| ^3 ^3 (3) 3 3 (3) | ^3 3 (3) | 8 | 7 5 |
| ^4 ^4 (4) 4 4h 5 | ^4 4h 5 4 | ^5 ^(5) 5 | 5 5 |
| ^5 ^5 (5) 5 5 (5) | ^5 5 (5) 5 | ^5 ^(5) 5 | 5 5 |
| | | ^7 ^(7) 7 | |
| ^3 | ^3 | ^5 ^(5) | |
D.S. al Coda
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|3| |--3--| |-3-|
Q. a E S E a E a S Q. Q. Q +E S E E E E E E E E E
| 5 7 5 3 3 (3) 3 (3) | 3 | | |
| 3 3 (3) | 3 ^3 | 8 | 7 5 |
| ^4 5 7 5 4 4h 5 4h 5 | 4 ^4 | 5 (5) ^5 5 | 5 5 |
| ^5 | ^5 | 5 (5) ^5 5 | 5 5 |
| | | 7 (7) ^7 | |
| ^3 | ^3 | 5 (5) ^5 | |
Guitar Solo
&
G
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~
|-3-| |3-|
Q E Q +E S E S +Q +Q.
| | |
| 13 12 (12) | |
| | 14 14 (14) (14) |
| 12 | |
| | |
| | |
|-3-|
E E +E S a +S Q T T
| |
| 12b13 (12)r12 |
| 14pb15r(14) 12 11 12 |
| |
| |
| |
~~
|3-| |-3-| |3-| |3-| |3-| |3-| |---3---|
e S H +E S E S E S E S E S S S +S S S
| | 14 |
| 13 | 12h13 15b17 (15) 15rp12 |
| | 11h12 |
| 14 14 (14) | 12h14 |
| 14h | 15 |
| | |
|3-| |---3---|
E S +E e E E +S S S
| |
| 15 15 (15) 12 15b17 (15) 15rp12 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
~~~~~~~
|3-|
E S +Q. E S S
~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----| |--3--|
S S S S S T T T T S T T T S E. +Q. E S S E
| | |
| 13 | 12 13 15 17b19 |
| 14b16r14 12 14p12 x 12h14p12 | |
| 14 14 14 14 14 | (14) |
| | |
| | |
~~ ~~
|3-| |3-| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |3-|
+E E S E s E. S +S S S E +E S +E S E S S S S S
| | |
| (17) 17r15 15 12 (12) 13 15 | 17b19 (17) 17r (17) 15 15 17 15 17 17b19 |
| 16 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|--3---|
S S E. S S T T E +S S S
| 15 |
| 17b19 17 15 15 15 13 (13) 12 |
| 16 14b16r14 12 14 |
| |
| |
| |
PM-------------------------
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. S S S S S S S S S
| |
| 15 15 15 15 15 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 |
| 14 17 17 17 17 |
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|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
a S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S S
| |
| 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
| 14h17p14 16p14 14 14 14h17p14 16p14 14 14 |
| 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| |
| |
PM------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3-|
a S S S S S S S S S a E S T T T T E
| |
| 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
| 14h17p14 16p14 14 14 14h16 16 14h16p14 14 |
| 17 17 17 17 |
| |
| |
|--3---|
S a S a S S E a E a E a S S S
| 15 (15) 15 (15) |
| 15h 17 15 (15) 15 15h 17 15 (15) 15 (15) |
| x 14h 16 14 14h 16 14h 16 14 |
| 17 17 |
| |
| |
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
|3-| |3-|
E S T T T T E S E Q
| | |
| 15 15 15 15 15 15 | |
| 17 16 14h16p14 14 17 16 | |
| 17 17 | |
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash