Georges Blues

John Mayer

Tom: C

George's Blues (live version)
transcribed by Alan Myers
taken from *

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


Part A: intro


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)



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)-