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
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.
[Intro]
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
[Verse 1]
Dm7
Is there anyone who
Gm7 C
Ever remembers changing there mind from
Dm7
The paint on a sign?
Dm7
Is there anyone who
Gm7
really recalls
C
Ever breaking rank at all
Dm7
For something someone yelled real loud one time
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
In how they think it ought to be
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
And they're not going easily
[Verse]
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7
Belief is a beautiful armor
Gm7
But makes for the heaviest sword
C
Like punching under water
Dm7
You never can hit who you're trying for
Dm7
Some need the exhibition
Gm7
And some have to know they tried
C
It's the chemical weapon
Dm7
For the war that's raging on inside
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
From emptiness to everything
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
B
And no ones going quietly
[Chorus]
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
Gm7 C
We're never gonna stop the war
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna beat this
Gm7 C
If belief is what we're fighting for X2
[Bridge]
Dm7 Gm7 C Dm7
Dm7 Gm7
Is there anyone who can remember
C Dm7
Ever surrender, with their life forline
[Solo]
Gm7 C F B
Gm7 C F B
[Chorus]
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
Gm7 C
We're never gonna stop the war
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna beat this
Gm7 C
If belief is what we're fighting for X2
[Outro]
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand
Dm7 Gm7
Belief can
Gm7 C
Belief can
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand
Dm7 Gm7
Belief can
Gm7 C
Belief can
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]
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