MAYER JOHN, HEAVIER THINGS. TABLATURE
TRANSCRIPTIONS SUPERVISED BY JOHN MAYER.
Transcribed by Jeff Jacobson under the Supervision by John Mayer
John Mayer - Heavier Things
Series: Play It Like It Is TAB
Publisher: Cherry Lane Music
Artist: John Mayer
Inventory #HL 02500705
ISBN: 9781575607337
UPC: 073999975963
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
88 pages
Note-for-note tab transcriptions of the hit -Bigger Than My Body and 9 others from the sophomore release by singer/songwriter John Mayer: Clarity - Come Back to Bed - Daughters - Home Life - New Deep - Only Heart - Something's Missing - Split Screen Sadness - Wheel. Includes a fact-filled intro and a cool -emoticon guide to the songs.
Bigger Than My Body
Clarity
Come Back To Bed
Daughters
Home Life
New Deep
nly Heart
Something's Missing
Split Screen Sadness
Wheel
88 pages
JOHN MAYER GETS INTO SOME HEAVIER THINGS
When John Mayer emerged from the
Underground in 2001 with his debut album,
Room for Squares, he was a little-known 22-
Year-old with an acoustic guitar and
bundless energy. His ascent was rapid,
powered by nonstop touring and intensive
word of mouth, which reached critical mass
just as radio and the video channels were
discovering the young artist, Two years later,
Room for Squares was triple-platinum (the
album remained in the Top 100 after more
than 80 consecutive weeks on the Billboard
TOP 200 chart), spawning three hit singles,
one of which, "Your Body Is a Wonderland,"
earned him a Grammy in 2003 for Best Pop
Vocal Performance.
Mayer's much-anticipated Aware/Columbia
follow-up album, which bears the intriguing
title Heavier Things, demonstrates how far this
single-minded artist has come at this still-early
stage of his career.
''In some ways," Mayer says, "the stakes get
higher when you make a second major-label
record and everyone's looking. And in some
ways absolutely nothing is different, because
your voice still sounds the same, and your
hands still feel the same on the guitar, You just
write your songs, You're just a guy with a
guitar putting in a Thai food order at 9 p.m."
The 25-year-old Mayer possesses a
remarkable c1ear-headedness-fittingly, the
new album opens with a song titled
"Clarity"-and the rarefied level of
consciousness that distinguishes this artist's
songs has as much to do with their impact
as his gift for melody, elevated musicianship,
or disarming personality. All of these
elements, by the way, are present in spades
on Heavier Things.
The album was produced and mixed by Jack
Joseph Puig, whose credits include Sheryl
Crow, No Doubt, the Black Crowes, Hole,
and smart-pop progenitors Jellyfish,
"Jack understood what I wanted to do next,"
Mayer says of his decision to work with Puig.
"We had met by way of friendship, not
connections. I don't like pulling connections
in; I'd much rather make friends. He
understands the romance of making
records. Jack and I pushed each other to the
limits of our knowledge, and that's why the
record is as fresh as it is, There are raw
decisions made outside of the comfort zone
of past achievement."
Heavier Things was tracked in New York,
Mayer's present home, and completed at
Puig's longtime L.A. headquarters, Ocean
Way, In addition to the lead single, the
propulsive, hook-packed rocker "Bigger Than
My Body," the album contains several songs
Mayer performed live on his 2003 summer
tour of amphitheaters and arenas-songs
that became immediate crowd favorites.
These include the poignant "Daughters," the
smoldering, blues-based "Come Back to
Bed," the evocative "Wheel." and
"Something's Missing," which climaxes with a
timely and ingenious things-to-do-today
inventory.
Mayer's longtime bass player, David
LaBruyere, appears on all tracks apart from
the virtually solo acoustic "Daughters," while
keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac plays on
eight. Guest musicians include legendary
jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, drummers Matt
Chamberlain, Steve Jordan, and ?uestlove
from the Roots, percussionist Lenny Castro,
and horn player Jerry Hay. Also present are
guitarist Michael Chaves and drummer J,J.
Johnson from Mayer's touring band.
"I came off the road after two years of
straight touring and knew exactly what kind
of record I wanted to make-it wasn't an
accident," Mayer says of the process that led
to the creation of Heavier Things. "I wanted
to write songs this time that always felt good
under my hands, no matter what. The only
real criterion for the record was, 'Is it fun to
play? Is it physically fun to feel the vibration
of the strings or the feel of my throat when
I'm singing it?' If an idea didn't meet that
criterion, it got dumped.
"This record isas different from the last one as
I am from the last time I made a record," he
adds. "What that amount is, I don't know,
and I'm really interested to find out"
Song List:
Bigger Than My Body - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Clarity - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Come Back To Bed - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Daughters - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Home Life – Words: JOHN MAYER - Music: JOHN MAYER, DAVID LaBREYURE - 2003
New Deep - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Only Heart - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Something's Missing - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Split Screen Sadness - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
Wheel - Words and Music: JOHN MAYER - 2003
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