Neon - John Mayer

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NEON (Bassline)
As recorded by John Mayer
(From the 2002 Album ROOM FOR SQUARES)

Transcribed by dalsegno
	

Words by John Mayer Music by John Mayer and Clay Cook

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'

   Intro
    Q=102
   4/4
    Gtr I
    W         
||-----------|
||o----------|
||o----------|
||-----------|

 W
-------||
------o||
------o||
-------||


   Verse 1
    S Q  E S S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-3------5-6
||------------

. E.. E S   E 
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--------0-|-1-

E. E S S E. E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----3-4----6-

E  3x
---||
--o||
--o||
---||


  S Q  E S S. 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3------5-6--
|-------------

E.. E S   E E.
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
------0-|-1---

 E S S E. E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
---3-4----6---

||
||
||
||


 Pre-Chorus 1
  H..       E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4---------3-

  +W          
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-(3)--------|

 H..       E  
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-2---------2S|

  E. Q  Q  S  
--------------
--------------
--------------
=14--------0h1

E E
-----||
-----||
-----||
3s0--||


   Pre-Verse 1
    S Q  E S S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-3------5-6
||------------

. E.. E S   E 
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--------0-|-1-

E. E S S E. E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----3-4----6-

E
---||
--o||
--o||
---||


   Verse 2
    S Q  E S S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-3------5-6
||------------

. E.. E S   E 
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--------0-|-1-

E. E S S E. E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----3-4----6-

E  3x
---||
--o||
--o||
---||


  S Q  E S S. 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3------5-6--
|-------------

E.. E S   E E.
--------|-----
--------|-----
------7-|-8---
--------|-----

 E S S E. E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
---3-4----6---

||
||
||
||


 Pre-Chorus 2
  H..       E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4---------3-

  +Q   E  H   
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-(3)--3S15---

  +E     H..  
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-(15)\-|-2----

     E    S  S
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-----2S|=14-14

 e  S E. H
--------------
--------------
--------------
-9-14---------

|
|
|
|


  H.      E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|---------4-6-
|-4-----------

  E. E. H    +
|-------------
|-5-----5----(
|----5--------
|-------------

E     H    H  
----|---------
5)\-|---------
----|---------
----|-1----3--

    H..       
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-4---------

E    E H    Q.
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
4S|=16--------

----||
----||
----||
----||


 Chorus
  $
  $$
  E. S E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------1-
|-1--1-4-3----

 E   +Q   S S 
---|----------
---|----------
-3-|-(3)------
---|--------3-

S S E E E E
------------|
------------|
----3-3-1---|
6-3-------3-|


  E. S E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------1-
|-1--1-4-3----

 E   Q  S S S 
---|----------
---|----5-5---
-3-|--------3-
---|----------

S S S E E E
------------|
--5-5-------|
3-----3---3-|
--------3---|


  E. S E Q  E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------1-
|-1--1-4-3----

E E   +E  E E.
----|---------
----|---------
2-3-|-(3)---3-
----|---------

 S Q  E S S
------------|
------------|
------------|
-3-6--6-3-4-|


              
  Q  E. S E Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4--6--3-4-4-

              
 E    S  S E  
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
-4S|=16-16---1

       To Coda
E E.  S E  Q
--------------
--------------
--------------
6----16---16\-

-||
-||
-||
-||


   Pre-Verse 2
              
    S Q  E S S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-3------5-6
||------------

              
. E.. E S   E 
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--------0-|-1-

  To Dbl. Coda
E. E S S E. E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----3-4----6-

E
---||
--o||
--o||
---||


   Verse 3
    S Q  E S S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-3------5-6
||------------

. E.. E S   E 
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--------0-|-1-

E. E S S E. E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----3-4----6-

E  4x
---||
--o||
--o||
---||


 Pre-Chorus 3
  H..       E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4---------3-

  +W          
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-(3)--------|

 H..       S S
--------------
--------------
--------------
-2-----------2

   S S S E. E 
-|------------
-|------------
-|-4---4-4\---
-|---2--------

H
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|


              
  H..       E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4---------3-

              
  +W          
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-(3)--------|

              
 Q.   E +H    
--------------
--------------
--------------
-1----3-(3)---

    D.S. al Co
   H.      S E
-|------------
-|---------8--
-|------------
-|-6---------6

da
.
---||
---||
---||
\--||


   Bridge
    &
    Q.   Q  Q 
||------------
||o-----------
||o-----------
||--1----3--3-

 E   +Q.   Q  
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
-4-|-(4)---6--

E S S S S
-----------||
----------o||
----------o||
6-6-7-8-0--||


  Q  E Q  Q  E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1--1-3--3--4

   +E  Q  Q  E
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-(4)-4--6---

   S S  E
-----------||
-----------||
-/13---13--||
-----6-----||


 Breakdown
   Q   Q  Q  S
|-------------
|-------------
|-15\--3------
|-------------

 S S S   E  E 
-------|------
---5---|-5S10-
-3---3-|------
-------|------

H    E S S   H
-----------|--
-----------|--
-------3-3-|--
-----------|--

.      S S S S
--------------
-------5------
-----------3--
--------------

   H    S S S 
-|------------
-|----------5-
-|--------3---
-|------------

S E  E
-------||
--5S10-||
3------||
-------||


 Pre-Chorus 4
  Q  E  Q.    
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4--4S16----1

E  E   +Q   E 
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
1\-3-|-(3)--3S

 Q.    E  +E
--------------
--------------
--------------
15----15-(15)\

-|
-|
-|
-|


  E. S E H    
|-------------
|-------------
|------4S9----
|-2--2--------

+E    +E  S S 
----|---------
----|-----1---
(9)-|-(9)-----
----|-------2-

S S E S S Q.
--------------
--------------
4-4---4-4-----
----2-----2\--

-|
-|
-|
-|


  E. S E  Q   
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4--4-4S16--1

Q.     E. S S 
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|------0s
6\---|-3--3---

S Q  E E E
-----------|
-----------|
2----------|
--3--3-0-1-|


              
  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-x-1-x-3-x-3-

      D.S.S. a
E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
x-4-|-x-4-x-6-

l Dbl. Coda
S S E S E.
------3-----||
------------||
----1-------||
x-6-----6\--||


   Outro
    &&
    S Q  S S  
||------------
||o-----------
||o-3---------
||-------3-6-(

S  S Q..     S
-----------|--
-----------|--
---3-------|-3
3)---------|--

 Q  S S s S E 
--------------
--------------
--------3---3-
----3-6-------

E. E  4x
------||
-----o||
3----o||
------||



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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