Jason Mraz - Wordplay Live guitar chord
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Wordplay (Live Version MTV) - Jason Mraz
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Tabbed by: FlipE
Email: gerraalld@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Listen to his live version for the rhythm and all. I'm only gonna post the exact chords
uses, not the strumming or anything. I've listened to the song 100 times and this is
correct.
x = palm mute
Intro:
e|--0-----3-----0-----7-----5-----0-----3-----0-----7-----8------------------|
B|--0-----3-----1-----5-----5-----0-----3-----1-----5-----5------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2-----5-----5-----2-----0-----2-----5-----5------------------|
A|--2-----2-----------------------2-----2------------------------------------|
E|--0-----3-----------------------0-----3------------------------------------|
e|--0-----3-----0-----7-----7-----0-----3-----0-----3~-----------------------|
B|--0-----3-----1-----5-----5-----0-----3-----1-----1~-----------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0~-----------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2-----5-----5-----2-----0-----2-----2~-----------------------|
A|--2-----2-----------------------2-----2------------------------------------|
E|--0-----3-----------------------0-----3------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|--0-----3-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----3-----1-----1------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2-----2------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----2------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat till Pre-Chorus:
so I drop my top....mix and I mingle, is everybody ready for........
e|-------------------------------------------3~------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------1~------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------0~------------------------------|
D|---2-----0-----2---------------------------2~------------------------------|
A|---2-----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-----3-----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
x x x
Chorus:
e|-----3------3-----2--2h3-----3------3-----2--2h3-----3-------3-----2--2h3--|
B|-----3------3-----3--3-3-----3------3-----3--3-3-----3-------3-----3--3-3--|
G|-----0------0-----2--2-2-----0------0-----2--2-2-----0-------0-----2--2-2--|
D|-----0----2-------0--0-0-----0----2-------0--0-0-----0-----2-------0--0-0--|
A|---2----3------------------2----3------------------2-----3-----------------|
E|-3-----------------------3-----------------------3-------------------------|
e|----------0---------------2-------3~---------------------------------------|
B|----------0---------------3-------1~---------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------2-------0~---------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---2~---------------------------------------|
A|--2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---3~---------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0--------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x
repeat G, Cadd9, D and Dsus after the 1st chorus in the song.
Bridge:
e|---------7-----7-----5-----3------------------------------7~---------------|
B|--10-----7-----7-----5-----3-----------------------10-----7~---------------|
G|--9------8-----9-----7-----5-----------------------9------8~---------------|
D|--10-----9-----9-----7-----5-----------------------10-----9~---------------|
A|--9------9-----7-----5-----3-----3---2---0---------9------9~---------------|
E|---------7-----------------------------------3------------7~---------------|
Chorus after Bridge:
e|------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------------------------------|
B|--------3--------2--------3--------3---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--------2-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2------0--------0---------------------------------------------|
A|----2------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is basically the strumming part of the chorus, except high e is open and he picks
Just continue picking this whole part (3x i think) till the palm-muting part after the
He does the strummed chorus one more time and then you're done! This is the MTV live
of Wordplay, so it might not sound exactly like the cd version, but it's EXTREMELY
Have fun!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
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