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
Hey everyone. I've attached here the chords for the full song. Below it are the
lead guitar plucking that no one has 100% right in any of the other tabs. the only thing i
included is the solo. :) enjoy.
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.
I have done my best to write the chords above the coresponding word that it goes in, but
listen to the song and you'll get the groove of it.
Chords
Intro
Verse 1
Is there anyone who
Ever remembers changing there mind from
The paint on a sign?
Is there anyone who
really recalls
Ever breaking rank at all
For something someone yelled real loud one time
Pre-Chorus
Everyone believes
In how they think it ought to be
Everyone believes
And they're not going easily
Verse 2
Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword
Like punching under water
You never can hit who you're trying for
Some need the exhibition
And some have to know they tried
It's the chemical weapon
For the war that's raging on inside
Pre-Chorus
Everyone believes
From emptiness to everything
Everyone believes
And no ones going quietly
Chorus
We're never gonna win the world
We're never gonna stop the war
We're never gonna beat this
If belief is what we're fighting for X2
Bridge
Is there anyone who can remember
Ever surrender, with their life forline
Solo
Chorus
We're never gonna win the world
We're never gonna stop the war
We're never gonna beat this
If belief is what we're fighting for X2
Outro
What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand
Belief can
Belief can
What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand
Belief can
Belief can
...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