John Mayer - I dont need no doctor
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I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR -- JOHN MAYER, "Where The Light Is" [2007]
Exact chords tabbed by ClassicalfreaK
This is a toughie! I am not a crazy-good tabber in terms of what voicings work
best for melodies, but I have the main riff's notes exact. If someone suggests
a more reasonable riff tab I would gladly accept it! I am absolutely providing
a chord diagram for this one, due to the insane chords he uses.
**The beat used in the tabs looks like X-o-X-o-. Capital X's are the primary beat
[quarter notes, the ones you tap your foot to], lowercase x's are half-beats
[eighth notes, twice as fast as your foot] and the dashes in between are for
the swung sixteenth feel of the song. If there is space in between -s, that's for
the intro riff's trill on the fourth beat, the song doesn't slow down!**
**The "chord - - - " format is used to show what beats to switch chords on
[only when not on tab]**
CHORD DIAGRAM:
E7 020100
OR 022130
G 320003
OR 3x0003 ["open fifth" voicing]
A x02220
C#m7b5 x42000 [easiest, good voicing]
OR x4545x [might be easier to transition to Dm9]
Dm9 x5355x
CM7 x32000
Am7 x02010
Bm7 x24232
F#m/B x24222
Em/A x02000
Gm7 353333
OR 3x3333
n/c Play nothing! "n/c" means "no chord"
Best of luck to you! John definitely didn't make this an easy track.
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INTRO [Guitar riff] [BPM: 86]
E7 G A E7 A G E7 G A E7 A G
e||----0-------0-- - |----0------2--02|----0-------0-- - |----0------2--02|
B||-----30--3--2-- - |-----30--3-3----|-----30--3--2-- - |-----30--3-3----|
G||--01---0-50---- - |-------0-5------|--01---0-50---- - |-------0-5------|
D||-----------0--0101|--01------------|-----------0--0101|--01------------|
A||------------0-- - |----------------|------------0-- - |----------------|
E||0-------3------ - |0-------3-------|0-------3------ - |0-------3-------|
BEAT: X---X---X---X-- - X---X---X---X--- X---X---X---X-- - X---X---X---X---
[D.S. enters]
**play riff again now with drum beat + bass playing E - - - | G - A -
VERSE I
I don't E7need no GdoctorA
E7 'Cause I Gknow what's Aailing me
E7 - - -| G - A - | E7 - - - |
G AI don't C#m7b5need no Dm9doctor
CM7 'Cause I Am7know what's Bm7ailing me
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
I've been F#m/Btoo long away from my baby, yeah
Em/A I'm coming Gm7down with a Am7misery
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
VERSE II
I don't E7need no Gdoctor A
E7 For my preGscription Ato be E7filled
[I don't Gneed no Adoctor]
E7 [I don't Gneed no Adoctor]
No, no, no, I don't C#m7b5need no Dm9doctor
CM7 For my presAm7cription Bm7to be E7filled, yeah
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
F#m/BOnly my baby's arms could ever
Em/ACould ever Gm7take aAm7way thiEs chill
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
[Sx+Tpt enter]
BREAK
n/c
Now the doctor say I need rest
For I need is her tenderness
He put me on the critical list
When all I need is her sweet kiss
He gave me a medicated lotion
But it didn't soothe my emotion, yeah
INSTRUMENTAL [Trumpet solo]:
C#m7b5 - Dm9 - | CM7 - Am7 Bm7 |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
C#m7b5 - Dm9 - | CM7 - Am7 Bm7 |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | - - - - |
F#m/B - - - | Em/A - Gm7 Am7 |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
INSTRUMENTAL [Saxophone solo]:
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
C#m7b5 - Dm9 - | CM7 - Am7 Bm7 |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | - - - - |
F#m/B - - - | Em/A - Gm7 Am7 |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
VERSE III
I don't E7need no doctor
For my hope to live is gone
[I don't need no doctor]
[I don't need no doctor]
No, no, no I don't C#m7b5need no Dm9doctor
Am7 For my Bm7hope to liE7ve is gone
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
F#m/BAll I need is my baby, please!
Em/A Won't you Gm7please just Am7come on E7home?
G Come on homAe
E7 - - - | G - A - |
INSTRUMENTAL [Mayer solo]:
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
E7 - - - | G - A - | E7 - - - | G - A - |
[vamp 16 run-throughs]
E7n/c
"Thank you!"
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Enjoy! Tell me what you think in the comments.
-ClassicalfreaK