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Song: Belief
Artist: John Mayer
Album: Continuum (2006)
Played: This can be played with electric n everything, or can simply be played by 2
guitars.
Tuning: Standard
Capo: No Capo
Tabbed By: James Forrest
Email: james_dowg@hotmail.com
Hey everyone. I've attached here the chords for the full song. Below it are the
lead guitar plucking that no one has 100% right in any of the other tabs. the only thing i
included is the solo. :) enjoy.
These are the chords for the song belief. Note that during the verses and the
there are 4 beats on each chord, but in the chorus there is 2 beats on the Dm7, 4 beats on the
and 2 beats on the C.
I have done my best to write the chords above the coresponding word that it goes in, but
listen to the song and you'll get the groove of it.
Chords
Intro
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Verse 1
Dm7Is there anyone who
Gm7Ever remembers Cchanging there mind from
Dm7The paint on a sign?
Dm7Is there anyone who
Gm7really recalls
CEver breaking rank at all
Dm7For something someone yelled real loud one time
Pre-Chorus
Gm7 C Everyone believesF
In how theyB think it ought to be
Gm7 C Everyone believesF
And Bthey're not going easily
Verse 2
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7Belief is a beautiful armor
Gm7But makes for the heaviest sword
CLike punching under water
Dm7You never can hit who you're trying for
Dm7Some need the exhibition
Gm7And some have to know they tried
CIt's the chemical weapon
Dm7For the war that's raging on inside
Pre-Chorus
Gm7 C Everyone believesF
From Bemptiness to everything
Gm7 C Everyone believesF
And Bno ones going quietly
Chorus
Dm7We're never gonna Gm7win the world
Gm7We're never gonna Cstop the war
Dm7We're never gonna Gm7beat this
Gm7If belief is what we're Cfighting for X2
Bridge
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7Is there anyone whoGm7 can remember
CEver surrender,Dm7 with their life forline
Solo
Gm7 C F B
Gm7 C F B
Chorus
Dm7We're never gonna Gm7win the world
Gm7We're never gonna Cstop the war
Dm7We're never gonna Gm7beat this
Gm7If belief is what we're Cfighting for X2
Outro
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
Dm7What puts a hGm7undred thousand cGm7hildren in the sandC
Belief canDm7 Gm7
Belief canGm7 C
Dm7What puts the Gm7folded flag insidGm7e his mother's handC
Belief caDm7n Gm7
Belief caGm7n C
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C...fade out
Lead guitar/ Plucking
The whole song is based on 3 different riffs. One is used in the Intro/Verse/Bridge, one
used during the pre-chorus/solo,and 3rd one is used in the Chorus/outro.
Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|
X2
Verse 1 / Verse 2
(Same as Intro)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|
X2
Pre-Chorus
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|----------------7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------3--3--1-1-----------------------1--1--0-0------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------2--2-------------------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
Before Solo/Bridge (Same as intro/verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10----10---9-9--------------7----7----5-5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12--------------------8----8--------------------|
E|-------10-10----------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3--2-2--------------------10---10---12-12------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3----5----5-------------------------12---12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10-10---------------------------------|
X2
During Solo (Same as pre-chorus)
e|------------------6--6--5-5-----------------5--5--3-3--------------------|
B|----------------7--7----------------------5--5---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------3--3--1-1-----------------------1--1--0-0------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------2--2-------------------------|
G|------------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-1---------------------------------|
E|-----1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
Outro (Same as chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10---------9----------9-----------7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10/12--------9/12-------9/12---------7/8----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fades out with this riff
Cheers. I know this is 100% right. The song becomes easier to play if you know order the
goes in. For reference the song goes:
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Chorus
Outro
If any one has any comments feel free to drop us an email or whatever.