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Somethings Missing Acoustic by John Mayer

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is faithful to the original album version. However, I did make some changes. Such as omitting
slight palm-muted riff played during the first 2 verses and replaced it with
chords to be strummed. I also replaced the sick riff John plays during the chorus over
over with chords that are very fitting. I know music theory, so all chord names are
Enjoy! This song rings perfectly on acoustic!

NOTE: For all verse, chorus, and bridge, I tabbed the chord shapes w/out timing or
pattern. It is crucial you listen to the original album version for timing, etc.

Acoustic guitar
Tuning: (low to high) E-B-E-F#-B-E


INTRO

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*up stroke on first C#m7add4: (x20000). Down strokes on rest*
*let ring throughout*

|--0------|--------------------------------------|--------0--|
|--0------|--------------------------------------|--------0--|
|--0------|------0------0-----0------0-----------|--------0--|
|--0------|----0------0------------0----2p0------|--------0--|
|--2------|--2------4-------0---------------4p0--|--2--2--2--|
|---------|---------------2------4---------------|-----------|

Repeat above 2 times followed by...


|--0------|--------------------------------------|
|--0------|--------------------------------------|
|--0------|------0------0-----0------0-----------|
|--0------|----0------0------------0-------------|
|--2------|--2------4-------0-----------2p0------|
|---------|---------------2------4----------4p0--|

VERSES

 C#m7   Emaj7/G# Asus2  G#m7(addb6)
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0----------|
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0----------|
|--2-----|--9-----|--5-----|--0----------|
|--0-----|--0-----|--5-----|--0----------|
|--2-----|--9-----|--x-----|--4----------|
|--------|--------|--5-----|-------------|


*On Asus2, there is a slide/hammer that occurs before going to G#m7(addb6) as below*

|--0--0--0---0--0--0---0---------|
|--0--0--0---0--0--0---0---------|
|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5/7\5--|
|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5---------|
|--x--x--x---x--x--x---x---------|
|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5---------|

*Of course, repeat these chords as needed for duration of verse*

CHORUS

 Esus2   C#m9   Asus2  Bsus2/4 Bsus4
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|
|--0-----|--9-----|--5-----|--7-----|--0-----|
|--0-----|--9-----|--5-----|--7-----|--7-----|
|--0-----|--x-----|--x-----|--x-----|--x-----|
|--0-----|--9-----|--5-----|--7-----|--7-----|

*Repeat for duration of chorus*

BRIDGE ("I can't be sure that this state-of-mind...")

 Asus2type2  A   Bsus2   B
|--x-------|--x-----|--x-----|--x-----|
|--5-------|--5-----|--7-----|--7-----|
|--5-------|--7-----|--7-----|--9-----|
|--5-------|--5-----|--7-----|--7-----|
|--x-------|--x-----|--x-----|--x-----|
|--5-------|--5-----|--7-----|--7-----|


INTERLUDE

 C#m9   Emaj7  Asus2   G#m7(addb6)
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0----------|
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0----------|
|--9-----|--9-----|--5-----|--0----------|
|--0-----|--0-----|--5-----|--0----------|
|--9-----|--9-----|--x-----|--4----------|
|--9-----|--0-----|--5-----|-------------|

OUTRO ("Friends...check...money...check...")

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