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Message in a Bottle

John Mayer
Tab
4.4(67)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro/Verse

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------8-----4-------6----------|
D|-------6-----2-------4---6--6---|
A|---0-4-----0-----0-2-----4--4---|
E|-------------------------2--2---|

or, from (4-17-01)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------8---4--4-------6----------|
D|---6----6---2--2-------4---6--6---|
A|---4--------0--0---0-2-----4--4---|
E|------0--------------------2--2---|

Part 2

"I'll send an SOS to the world"

e|-------0------------------0-------0-------0---|
B|--(0)--3---0----------0---3---0---3---0---3---|
G|---2---2---1----------2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---0---4---(x2)---2---0---2---0---2---0---|
A|---0-------2----------x-------x-------x-------|
E|-----------0----------2-------2-------2-------|

He sometimes plays (x2423x) instead of the last (xx0230).

Part 3

"Message in the bottle"

e|-----------------------------|
B|---5-----(5p4)---------------|
G|---4-----(4)---------4---4---|
D|---6-----(6p4)-----2-----2---|
A|---4--(4)--------0-------x---|
E|-------------------------4---|

Part 4

e|--------0----2---0---|
B|-------0-----0---0---|
G|------3------3---3---|
D|-----2-------2---2---|
A|----x--------x---x---|
E|---2---------2---2---|

or

e|--------4---|
B|-------0----|
G|------2-----|
D|-----4------|
A|----x-------|
E|---2--------|

(He plays both)

Part 5

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------8------4------6--------------------|
D|-----6------2------4--------6---(etc..)---|
A|---4------0------2--------4---------------|
E|------------------------2-----------------|

Part 6

e|---------------4---|
B|---------------0---|
G|---8---4---4---2---|
D|---6---2---4---4---|
A|---4---0---2---x---|
E|---------------2---|

(2x4204) can be replaced by (2x2204), (2x2204), (2x4200) and (2x2200)

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| (n) Ghost note

| x Dead note

| p Pull-off

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