John Mayer

Georges Blues

John Mayer


Tom: Ebm

E|----9---x---x------------x-----------|
B|----7---6---7------------6-----------|
G|----8---7---6------------5-----------|
D|----8---6---4------------4-----------|
A|----x---x---6------------x-----------|
E|----7---6---x---5/6-5-4--4--4-6-7----|


Part B: still the intro (2nd run through)

E|----x---x---x---x----x----|
B|----7---7---6---6----6----|
G|----8---7---6---5----5----|
D|----8---6---4---4----4----|
A|----x---x---6---x----x----|
E|----7---6---x---4----4----|


Part C: still the intro (3rd run)

E|----x---x------x--------x---------------------x-------------------x-------x---x----|
B|----7---7------7--------7---------------------7-------------------4-------4---7----|
G|----8---8------7--------6---------------------6-------------------4-------4---7----|
D|----8---8------6--------4---------------------4-------------------4-------4---6----|
A|----x---x------x---4-6--6-----4-6------4---6--6-----4-6-----------x-------x---x----|
E|----7---7---6--6--------x---6------5/6---6----x---6------5/6-5-4--4--4-4--4---6----|

last chord of part C strumed about 15 times then strum (x6467x) once and slide down


Part D: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge." (1st time)

E|----x---x---x----|
B|----7---7---7----|
G|----8---7---6----|
D|----8---6---4----|
A|----x---x---6----|
E|----7---6---x----|


Part E: transition to part F

E|----x---x---x----|
B|----7---4---2----|
G|----6---6---4----|
D|----4---6---4----|
A|----6---x---x----|
E|----x---6---4----|


Part F: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge" (2nd time)

E|----x---x---x----|
B|----2---4---7----|
G|----4---6---6----|
D|----4---6---4----|
A|----x---x---6----|
E|----4---6---x----|


Part G:  "So juicy sweet, so good to eat, an orange with George Malakornge"
-same as part D


Ending Chord: (x64674)

A Helpful Extra:  here's a scale on which you can jam for this song:

E|-------------------------------------14-16--16-14--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------14-16--------------16-14--------------------------------|
G|----------------------11-13-15--------------------------15-13-11-----------------------|
D|----------------11-13--------------------------------------------13-11-----------------|
A|--------9-11-13--------------------------------------------------------13-11-9---------|
E|---9-11------------------------------------------------------------------------11-9----|


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George's Blues (studio version)
transcribed by Alan Myers and Catherine Gagné

standard tuning;  note: all low e notes should be played with thumb 


Part A: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge" 

E|----x---x---x---x----|
B|----6---4---6---6----|
G|----6---3---7---6----|
D|----4---4---6---4----|
A|----6---2---x---6----|
E|----x---x---6---x----|


Part B: "I like to eat an orange with my friend George Malakornge" (2nd time) 

E|----x---x---x----|
B|----4---6---6----|
G|----4---7---6----|
D|----4---6---4----|
A|----x---x---6----|
E|----4---6---x----|


Part C:  "So juicy sweet, so good to eat, an orange with George Malakornge" 

E|----x---x---x-------------|
B|----4---6---6-------------|
G|----3---7---6-------------|
D|----4---6---4-------------|
A|----2---x---6-------------|
E|----x---6---x---(4)(5)(6)-|