DEAR MARIE by John C. Mayer
I don't make tabs often so, sorry if it's not well presented.
And obviously, if you find mistakes contact me :)
Video reference:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw5wKhF1sak (great to see the intro clearly)
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oKYnjCRtnY
Requirements
- Know the "Stop this Train"/"Who says"/etc (other John M. songs) technique.
INTRO
e------------------------------------|B-----5-----------5-----------5------|G--6--------6-----------4------------|D-----7--------7--7--------7-----7---|A------------------------------------|E--5-----5-----------5---------------|
Keep playing the same chords (a few times) but now using the "Stop this Train" technique:(and keep using it for the rest of the song)e----------|B--5----5--|G--6----4--|D--7----7--|A----------|E--5----5--|
SINGING PART
Play the same every 3 lines:
(check the video to see how much he stays on each chord)
"Dear Marie, tell me what it was I used to be"e---------------|B--5----5----10-|G--6----6h7--7--|D--7----7----7--|A------------9--|E--5----5-------|
"Oh Dear Marie, tell me what it was I used to be"e---------------|B--5----5----10-|G--6----6h7--7--|D--7----7----7--|A------------9--|E--5----5-------|
"And if youÂ’re further up the road can you show me what I still canÂ’t see." e--------------------|B--5----5----12---10-|G--6----6h7--9----7--|D--7----7----9----7--|A------------11---9--|E--5----5------------|
ENDING
And the last part where he starts strumming goes like this:e-----------|----------------|-------|B--5----10--|--5----2----10--|--5----|G--6/7--7---|--6/7--2----7---|--6/7--|D--7----7---|--7----4----7---|--7----|A-------9---|------------9---|-------|E--5--------|--5----2--------|--5----| (1x) (repeat) (end)
That's it. Hope it helped! :)