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Free Fallin

by John Mayer
Tab
4.9 (43)
intermediate Key: Ab Capo: 3th fret
Version:
v3v1v2v4v5v6v7
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100% 
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Free Fallin - John Mayer
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Tabbed by: bkelly2028@gmail.com
Email: bkelly2028@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard, Capo 3
This is a far more involved version than any other tab out there at the moment.
For the verses and chorus's that are finger plucked,
there are about 3 different licks or variations that John plays.
Try to alternate or cycle between all 3, depending what fits where
with the lyrics. play around with it and have fun. Any comments,
good or bad, please email me. This is my first tab so
sorry if its not the best layout.
Hi all - just now updating this 6 years later...Here's a video I made back then of me
playing this tab, so you can have a sense of what it's supposed to sound like. Video
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flcpftlgZoE
Intro 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3------------------3--3---2---------2^3----------3^2--0----0*---------|
G|-------2---------------2--2---2-------2------------2------0------0*-------|
D|----0------0------------------2-----2------------0------------------------|
A|------------------------------0---0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------0^3-----3--2-------------------2-----------3--3*-----3*----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0--3-----2------2/3--------3^2----------0^3---2------2/3---------------|
G|---0--0-----2------2--------2-----2--------------2------2-----------------|
D|--------------------------2-------------0---------------------------------|
A|---------0*-0---0--------------------------------0---0--------------------|
E|---3--3------------------------------3------------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus Variation 1 
         +                           +                      +
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3------3*---------3---3-----2---3----2^3------3---3-----3*------|
G|-----2----2---------2*------2---2-----2-----------------2---2-----2*------|
D|--------------------------------------2---------------0-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0-----0-----------------------------|
E|--2-------3---3*------3*----3---2--------------------2------3---3*--3*----|
          +
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-----2-----2^3------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--2-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse and Chorus Variation 2 
         +                           +                      +
e|-----------------5------------------------------------------------5-------|
B|-----3----3---------3-------3---3-----2---3----2^3------3---3-------3-----|
G|-----2----2-----------2-----2---2-----2-----------------2---0-------------|
D|--------------------------------------2---------------0-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0-----0-----------------------------|
E|--2-------3---3-------------3---2--------------------2------3---3-------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-----2^3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--2-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0--0--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse and Chorus Variation 3 
         +                          +
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3------3*---------3---3-----2------2----2---3---0-----0*--------|
G|-----2----2---------2*------2---2-----2-----2-----2-------0-------0*------|
D|--------------------------------------2----2------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0---0-------------------------------|
E|--2-------3---3*------3*----3---2-----------------2-------3---3*----3*----|
e|-------------------------0^2----------------------------------------------|
B|--0---3-----2-----2^3----3----3--3----3-------3---3--------2-------2^3----|
G|--0---0-----2------------2-------0------0-----0---2--------2--------------|
D|------------2----------------------------------------------2--------------|
A|---------0*-0--0--------------------------------------0----0---0----------|
E|--3---3--------------------------3--3-----3---3---2-----------------------|
e|--0^2----------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3--3----3-------3---3--------2-------2^3----|
G|--2-------0------0-----0---2--------2--------------|
D|------------------------------------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------0----0---0----------|
E|----------3--3-----3---3---2-----------------------|
Strumming Sequence
Listen to the song to figure out the strum pattern, it's very easy
e|---0---0(5)--0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3---3-----3---3--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---0-----2---2--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0-----0---2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0---0-----0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2---3-----2---0--------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ^ hammer-on/pull off
| + slap
| * play notes soft and faintly
| () Alternate chord, only play this one sometimes
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