John Mayer Tabs

Fans of John Mayer who also happen to play guitar will undoubtedly have an interest in obtaining John Mayer tabs in order to be able to play like their hero. Thankfully, the Internet is a vast resource of free guitar tabs, and the songs of John Mayer are as available as other major artists.

A quick Internet search will turn up numerous sites with the tabs, chords and lyrics of almost any John Mayer song. This is particularly helpful for those guitar players who are not yet adept at playing by ear. This means that they find it difficult to learn songs from CDs or other sound sources. Tabs will help guitarists like these to be able to play their favorite songs. The information is presented in an easy to understand format that relates the musical notes in the guitar piece to the frets and strings on the guitar. As Mayer is quite an accomplished guitar player, this sort of information is particularly useful when trying to learn more complicated songs.

John Mayer is a guitarist, songwriter, singer, comedian, designer and much more. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1977 and attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. His first major album, Room for Squares, was released on CD by Columbia after previously being an Internet-only-release on Aware Records.

Mayer won a Grammy award for his song Your Body is a Wonderland in 2002. Mayer developed a more Blues-oriented sound with the release of the album Continuum. He has also involved himself in writing, notably a musical column in a major magazine, as well as his numerous blogs. Mayer also starred in his own TV comedy half-hour show, as well as involving himself in designing guitars. He is a very environmentally and socially aware artist, setting up his own fund, "Back to You".

Because John Mayer is currently one of the most influential guitarists in modern music, his tabs are much sought after. Aspiring guitarists now see John Mayer as someone to look up to in much the same way as Clapton, Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan were in years past. Mayer’s developing style and growth as a musician are traits that attract young guitar players hoping to increase their skills and knowledge, and it is helpful to know where to find tabs for Mayer’s music.

Some websites that are helpful include:

• John Mayer Tab Website: This is a fan-site, and it's simply a collection of tabs for Mayer songs organized by album. The tabs are text files, and there is a lot of other information on the site including some YouTube links for performances. The list of songs is reasonably comprehensive, and some songs contain direct links to a performance of that song uploaded to YouTube.
• JMTabs.com: JM Tabs purports to be a highly accurate tab resource of Mayer’s tunes. It contains the tabs as well as the tunings to some of the songs that require the guitar to be retuned. There are also direct links to retailers for those interested in purchasing Mayer’s music.
• Guitar Tablature Archive: John Mayer Tabs is a basic guitar tab site and lists the tabs in alphanumerical order. This site is not quite as complete as others, but the main songs are there, and there is enough to go on for any new or old John Mayer guitar fan.

There are also a number of places that sell John Mayer tabs in book form for those guitarists who might want to carry Mayer's music around. Here are a selection of sites where these books can be found.

• Music Today: Music Today has an official store for John Mayer books that can be ordered through the shopping cart tool on the website.
• Music Notes: Music Notes has a selection of John Mayer album tab books, as well as a digital download feature for individual songs.
• Musician's Friend: This is another site that has John Mayer guitar tab books that can be purchased through their shopping cart.

The list of resources for tabs of Mayer’s songs is long and exhaustive. The guitar player who is serious about learning the songs of John Mayer will be rewarded with a myriad of guitar tab options. With plenty of practice and a lot of help from the tabs, any guitarist can learn to play as accurately and as expertly as John Mayer himself.

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