Learn how to play 3 x 5 by John Mayer

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Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: Standard Tune Your Guitar
Capo: 8th
John Mayer - 3x5 (Any Given Thursday Version)
Tabbed by Dave Antymis
capo on 8th fret

John uses his thumb a lot on the E string...just find what's comfortable for you.

(intro)
I've been gone...
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-0-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-(x2)-|-0-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-(x2)-| repeat a few times
A|-2-4-0-0-0-0-4-0------|-2-4-0-0-0-0-4-0------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

(part 1)
e|-------------|
B|-3--5--8--7--|
G|-------------|
D|-2--5--7--7--|
A|-2--4--7--6--|
E|-------------|

(verse)
I'm writing you...
e|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
B|-3—-3-1-3-3-3--0--3-|-3—-3-1-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-|
G|-0--0-2-0-0-0--2--0-|-0--0-2-0-0-0--2--0-0-0-0-|
D|-2--2-0-0-0-2--1--2-|-2--2-0-0-0-2--1--2-2-2-2-|
A|-2--2-0-x-0-3--2--2-|-2--2-0-x-0-3--2--2-2-2-0-|
E|-0--0-2-3-x-0--0--0-|-0--0-2-3-x-0--0--0-2-3-x-|

(I'll call this pre-chorus - 1st time)
Didn't have a...
e|-0-0-0-0-0------|-0--0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-1------|-0--3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-2-0-0------|-0--2-0-2-|
D|-2-0-0-2-3-(x3)-|-2--0-2-4-|
A|-3-2-0-3-0------|-2--0-0-0-|
E|-0-3-2-0-1------|-0--------|

(repeat part 1 then verse again)

(...and pre-chorus - 2nd time)
Didn't have a...
e|-0-0-0-0-0------|-0--0--0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-1------|-0--1--1-|
G|-0-0-2-0-0------|-0--0--2-|
D|-2-0-0-2-3-(x3)-|-2--3--0-|
A|-3-2-0-3-0------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0-3-2-0-1------|-0—-1--2-|

(Chorus)
You should have seen...
e|-3--0--3--0------|
B|-3--0--1--3------|
G|-0--0--0--0------|
D|-0--2--2--1-(x4)-|
A|-x--4--0--0------|
E|-3--0--0--0------|


(instrumental thing-a-ma-jig)
e|-0-0-0-0------|
B|-0-0-0-0------|
G|-0-2-0-2------|
D|-2-4-2-4-(x8)-|
A|-0-0-0-0------|
E|-0-0-0-0------|

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|
D|-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|
D|-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3---------------------|

With "I guess you'll..." you can play that again or play:
(pretty sure this is what John plays)

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

Oh today...
e|-0-0-0-0-0------|-0--0--0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-1------|-0--1--1-|
G|-0-0-2-0-0------|-0--0--2-|
D|-2-0-0-2-3-(x3)-|-2--3--0-|
A|-3-2-0-3-0------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0-3-2-0-1------|-0—-1--2-|

(Chorus)
You should have seen...
e|-3--0--3--0------|
B|-3--0--1--3------|
G|-0--0--0--0------|
D|-0--2--2--1-(x5)-|
A|-x--4--0--0------|
E|-3--0--0--0------|

(finger pick)
e|---------------------------------------5------|
B|-1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----3-2----2-------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0--------0------0--------|
D|-----2-----2-----1-----1-0---0--2--2-----(x3)-|
A|-0-----------2--------------2-----0-----------|
E|---------------------------3------------------|

e|----------------------0-|
B|-1---0---------0-----0--|
G|---0---0-0---2------0---|
D|-----------0-1-----4----|
A|-0---2---3--------2-----|
E|-----------------0------|

For those of you that haven't seen John play he likes to tuck his pick between
his pinkie and ring finger and fingerpicks a lot. I seem to be able to only hold
it between the middle and ring finger but it works well too. You can use the pick
on the last chord if you're fast enough!

Sing along

I'm writing you to
catch you up on places I've been
You held this letter
probably got excited, but there's nothing else inside it
didn't have a camera by my side this time
hopping I would see the world with both my eyes
maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm
in the mood to lose my way with words
Today skies are painted colors of a cowboy's cliche'
And strange how clouds that look like mountains in the sky
are next to mountains anyway
Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world with both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm
in the mood to lose my way
but let me say
You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
it brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
just no more 3x5's Guess you had to be there
Guess you had to be with me Today I finally overcame
tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm in the mood to
lose my way but let me say
You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
it brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
no more 3x5's
just no more 3x5's

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