yea travteak you rite he actually does play the 7th fret except its a quick pull off from 9th to 7th. He doesnt do it all the time, but does do it every so often throughout the song.
I found that it helps when trying to hit that vibrato (which only occurs in the intro, or atleast JM only utilizes in the begining) by hammering on all three fingers (1 2 3)simoultaneously onto the ninth, eigth and seventh fret (whether your preforming it on the second or third string. It gives the sound alot more impact and vibrance I suppose. By all means correct me if there are other ways... this is only one way to go about it. Last note: im not correcting the tab, just the technique to hammer on those 2nd and 3rd strings for the vibrato, dont be confused.
For rustymoore91, It may be a little late to answer this question but I got curious and checked my Alternate Tuning reference and found a little information about this tuning. There isn't really a name for it. It is the equivalent of DADEAD tuned up a full step (that may have been obvious to some but I had to think about it a lot and test it out to be sure). You can get to the same place by tuning down to DADEAD and capo up to EBEF#BE. This worked great with a little fiddling about to get it in tune. Some of the chords in the upper register were a little tougher to reach as my dread isn't a cutaway but it worked.
Also from the text, "the tuning [DADGAD, related] does not imply a major or minor tonality. Songs in D and Dm (I assume E and EM would be the equivalent) both lay comfortably in this tuning." Does this sound right to anyone?
The major advantage over tuning several strings up a full step beyond standard tuning is you don't trash your strings. It was really a stretch (literally) to get there and I found that my brand new strings lost a lot of their "character" in the process.
Anyway, this is a great song and I've had some fun learning it today. I can't stop playing it. Writing this email has helped me put it down for a while. Thanks, to the tab author and JM.
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In Your Atmosphere Tab by John Mayer, added : July 11th, 2008
good job tho.
Otherwise, great tab. Thanks a million!
Last note: im not correcting the tab, just the technique to hammer on those 2nd and 3rd strings for the vibrato, dont be confused.
adding that f# (4th string e, 2nd fret) gives it a more major chord sound.
It may be a little late to answer this question but I got curious and checked my Alternate Tuning reference and found a little information about this tuning. There isn't really a name for it. It is the equivalent of DADEAD tuned up a full step (that may have been obvious to some but I had to think about it a lot and test it out to be sure). You can get to the same place by tuning down to DADEAD and capo up to EBEF#BE. This worked great with a little fiddling about to get it in tune. Some of the chords in the upper register were a little tougher to reach as my dread isn't a cutaway but it worked.
Also from the text, "the tuning [DADGAD, related] does not imply a major or minor tonality. Songs in D and Dm (I assume E and EM would be the equivalent) both lay comfortably in this tuning." Does this sound right to anyone?
The major advantage over tuning several strings up a full step beyond standard tuning is you don't trash your strings. It was really a stretch (literally) to get there and I found that my brand new strings lost a lot of their "character" in the process.
Anyway, this is a great song and I've had some fun learning it today. I can't stop playing it. Writing this email has helped me put it down for a while. Thanks, to the tab author and JM.