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/ John Mayer / Inside Wants Out (1999) / Comfortable guitar tab

Comfortable (John Mayer)
transcribed by Catherine Gagné

Capo on 3rd fret

I used the March 2000 webcast (official site) and the album version.

Intro

(album)

e---0h2-------2p0-------0--2--3--2----------2--2--2p0-------0--2--3
b---3--------------3----3-------------------3--3--3----3----1------
g---2-------2-----------0----------------0------------------0------
d---0-----0-------------x-----------------------------------2------
a-----------------------1-------------2---------------------0------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

e---2p0-------------------------------------------------------------
b---1-----3------------0----------2-----------3----------0-----2---3
g---2------------------0----------2-----------4---------0------2---4
d---0------------0-----0------0---2-------2---4--------0----0--2---4
a-------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------3-----3------3-----------3------------0---------------

* John probably used his thumb on the e string.


Part 1

Verse

(live)

e----2---0--(0)---2---0---3---------------2---
b----3---3--(2)---3---1---1---0---2---3---3---
g----2---0--(0)---2---0---2---0---0---0---2---
d----0---2--(2)---4---2---0---0---0---0---5---
a--------1--(1)--/2---0-------x---0---2---2---
e-----------------------------3-----------0---

( ) He doesn't always play the chord and but it's a nice addition.
(x00020) might be (x00220) or (x02220)
(x20030) might be (x20230).

(album)

e--2---0---2---0---2----------------------------------------------------
b--3---3---3---1---1--------0--------2--------3--------0-------2-------3
g--2---0---0---0---2--------0--------2--------4--------0-------2-------4
d--0---2---0---2---0----0---0-----0--2-----2--4----0---0----0--2----2--4
a------1---2---0--------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------3---3-----3--------3--------0--0----0------0------
                                                  ***
*** Very often, he only plays:

e-------------------
b---------0---2---3-
g---------0---2---4-
d-----0---0---2---4-
a-------------------
e---0---0-----------

On the album, at 1:00 min

e------2p0-------------2p0------------2p0------------2------
b------3--------------------3---------3--------------1------
g-----------2---------------------0--------0-------2----2---
d---0-------------2---------------------------------------0-
a---------------1---1------------2--2---------3--3----------
e-----------------------------------------------------------


Part 2

"I can't remember..."

(live)

e---3---0--0----------0---
b---3---3--2----------0---
g---0---2--2---(x3)---4---
d---0---2--2----------4---
a---x---0--0----------x---
e---3-----------------4---

(album)

e-----------3-------------------0----------------------------2
b-----------3----------2-----------2-------------------3--5---
g-----------0-------------0-----------0---(x3)-------4--------
d------0-------0-------------2---------------------4----------
a---------2-------2----0--------------------------------------
e---3--------------------------------------------4------------


Chorus (live)

e---2---0---2---0---0---(0)---
b---3---3---3---3---2---(2h3)-
g---2---2---0---2---2---(2)---
d---0---0---0---2---2---(2)---
a-------2---x---0---0---(0)---
e-------x---3-----------------

(album)

e---2--0--2---2--0--2---3---0---0--
b---3--3--3---3--3--3---3---3---2--
g---2--2--2---2--2--2---0---2---2--
d---0--0--0---0--0--0---0---2---2--
a-------------2--2--2---x---0---0--
e-----------------------3----------

* John probably used his thumb on the a string.


Part 3

"or so they say.." / "I'm not impressed.."

e---1---0---0---0---3---0--
b---1---1---3---0---3---2--
g---0---0---2---1---0---3--
d---3---2---0---0---0---2--
a-----------2---2---x---x--
e-----------x---0---3---3--

The (3x2320) chord is played with the middle finger (3 on the e str), the index (second fret, d and b str) and the ring finger (3 on the g str).


Part 4

Interlude

e---3--2--0----------3------2------
b---------------------------------5
g----------------------------------
d----------------------------------
a------------------------0--1--3--5
e--------------0--2--3-------------

* (x5xx5x) can be replaced by (xx0xx0).


Part 5

" I loved you... grey sweatpants..." (live)

e---------------0------0--2---0--0--(0)--
b---3---2---3---3---3--3--3---3--2--(2h3)
g---0---0---0---0---0--0--0---2--2--(2)--
d---0---0---0---2---0--0--0---2--2--(2)--
a---x---0---2---2---x--x--x---0--0--(0)--
e---3-----------0---3--3--3--------------

(album)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------0---------2--------3---------0--0------2------3----3---
g----------0---------2--------4------------0------2------4----4---
d-----0----0------0--2----2---4-------0----0---0--2---2--4----4---
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e---3----3------3-------3-----------0---------0------0------0-----

* John probably used his thumb on the e string.

e-------------------------------------------------------0--
b-----------0-------2--------3-----------2-------3------2--
g-----------0-------2--------4-----------2-------4------2--
d-----0-----0----0--2-----2--4-----0h2---2----2--4----2----
a--------------------------------0-----0----0-------0------
e---3----3-----3--------3----------------------------------


Part 6

Last chorus (live)

e---2---0---0---0---0-
b---3---3---3---3---2-
g---2---2---0---2---2-
d---0---0---2---2---2-
a-------2---2---0---0-
e-------x---0---------


(1) I just remembered that time at the market
snuck up behind me and jumped on my shopping cart
and rolled down aisle five
you looked behind you to smile back at me
and crashed into a rack full of magazines
they asked us if we could leave

(2) I can't remember what went wrong last September
though I'm sure you'd remind me if you had to

our love was comfortable and so broken in

(1) I sleep with this new girl I'm still getting used to
my friends all approve,
say "she's gonna be good for you"
They throw me high fives
She says the Bible is all that she reads
and prefers that I not use profanity
Your mouth was so dirty

(2) Life of the party and she swears that she's artsy
but you could distinguish Miles from Coltrane

Our love was comfortable and so broken in
she's perfect
so flawless
(3) or so they say

Interlude (4)

She thinks I can't see the smile that she's faking
and poses for pictures that aren't being taken
(5) I loved you
grey sweatpants
no makeup
so perfect

(6) Our love was comfortable and so broken in
she's perfect
so flawless
(3)I'm not impressed
I want you back


Part 7

" I want you back..." (live)

e---0---0---3---0---------------0---
b---3---0---3---2---3h2---------2h3-
g---2---1---0---2-------2-------2---
d---0---0---0---2---------2-----2---
a---2---2---x---0-----------0---0---
e---x---0---3---x-------------------


Part 8

" ah..." (live)

e---------------------------------0---0---0--------2--
b---3---2---3---------3---3---3---3---3---2-------3--
g---0---0---0---------0---2---0---2---0---0------2--
d---0---0---0--(x3)---0---0---2---0---2---2-----0--
a---x---0---2---------x---x---2-------1---0----0--
e---3-----------------3---2---0---------------2--

* You could also end with (xx0775) or (X-X-0-7-7-10)


John Mayer albums
2003 Heavier Things
2001 Room for Squares
1999 Inside Wants Out
Inside Wants Out tabs
01Back to You tabbass tab
02No Such Thing tabbass tab
03My Stupid Mouth tabbass tab
04Neon tabbass tab
05Victoria tabbass tab
06Love Soon tabbass tab
07Comfortable tabbass tab
08Quiet tabbass tab

 

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