I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR -- JOHN MAYER, "Where The Light Is" (2007)
Exact chords tabbed by ClassicalfreaK
This is a toughie! I am not a crazy-good tabber in terms of what voicings work
best for melodies, but I have the main riff's notes exact. If someone suggests
a more reasonable riff tab I would gladly accept it! I am absolutely providing
a chord diagram for this one, due to the insane chords he uses.
**The beat used in the tabs looks like X-o-X-o-. Capital X's are the primary beat
(quarter notes, the ones you tap your foot to), lowercase x's are half-beats
(eighth notes, twice as fast as your foot) and the dashes in between are for
the swung sixteenth feel of the song. If there is space in between -s, that's for
the intro riff's trill on the fourth beat, the song doesn't slow down!**
**The "chord - - - " format is used to show what beats to switch chords on
(only when not on tab)**
CHORD DIAGRAM:
[E7] 020100
OR 022130
[G] 320003
OR 3x0003 ("open fifth" voicing)
[A] x02220
C#m7b5 x42000 (easiest, good voicing)
OR x4545x (might be easier to transition to Dm9)
[Dm9] x5355x
[CM7] x32000
[Am7] x02010
[Bm7] x24232
[F#m/B] x24222
[Em/A] x02000
[Gm7] 353333
OR 3x3333
n/c Play nothing! "n/c" means "no chord"
Best of luck to you! John definitely didn't make this an easy track.
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INTRO (Guitar riff) [BPM: 86]
[E7] [G] [A] [E7] [A] [G] [E7] [G] [A] [E7] [A] [G]
e||----0-------0-- - |----0------2--02|----0-------0-- - |----0------2--02|
B||-----30--3--2-- - |-----30--3-3----|-----30--3--2-- - |-----30--3-3----|
G||--01---0-50---- - |-------0-5------|--01---0-50---- - |-------0-5------|
D||-----------0--0101|--01------------|-----------0--0101|--01------------|
A||------------0-- - |----------------|------------0-- - |----------------|
E||0-------3------ - |0-------3-------|0-------3------ - |0-------3-------|
BEAT: X---X---X---X-- - X---X---X---X--- X---X---X---X-- - X---X---X---X---
(D.S. enters)
**play riff again now with drum beat + bass playing E - - - | G - A -
VERSE I
[E7] [G] [A]
I don't need no doctor
[E7] [G] [A]
'Cause I know what's ailing me
[E7] - - -| [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - |
[G] [A] [C#m7b5] [Dm9]
I don't need no doctor
[CM7] [Am7] [Bm7]
'Cause I know what's ailing me
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[F#m/B]
I've been too long away from my baby, yeah
[Em/A] [G7] [A7]
I'm coming down with a misery
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
VERSE II
[E7] [G] [A]
I don't need no doctor
[E7] [G] [A] [E7]
For my prescription to be filled
[G] [A]
(I don't need no doctor)
[E7] [G] [A]
(I don't need no doctor)
[C#m7b5] [Dm9]
No, no, no, I don't need no doctor
[CM7] [Am7] [Bm7] [E7]
For my prescription to be filled, yeah
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[F#m/B]
Only my baby's arms could ever
[Em/A] [G7] [A7] [E]
Could ever take away this chill
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
(Sx+Tpt enter)
BREAK
n/c
Now the doctor say I need rest
For I need is her tenderness
He put me on the critical list
When all I need is her sweet kiss
He gave me a medicated lotion
But it didn't soothe my emotion, yeah
INSTRUMENTAL (Trumpet solo):
[C#m7b5] - [Dm9] - | [CM7] - [Am7] [Bm7] |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[C#m7b5] - [Dm9] - | [CM7] - [Am7] [Bm7] |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | - - - - |
[F#m/B] - - - | [Em/A] - [Gm7] [Am7] |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
INSTRUMENTAL (Saxophone solo):
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[C#m7b5] - [Dm9] - | [CM7] - [Am7] [Bm7] |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | - - - - |
[F#m/B] - - - | [Em/A] - [Gm7] [Am7] |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
VERSE III
[E7]
I don't need no doctor
For my hope to live is gone
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
[C#m7b5] [Dm9]
No, no, no I don't need no doctor
[Am7] [Bm7] [E7]
For my hope to live is gone
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[F#m/B]
All I need is my baby, please!
[Em/A] [Gm7] [Am7] [E7]
Won't you please just come on home?
[G] [A]
Come on home
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
INSTRUMENTAL (Mayer solo):
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
[E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - | [E7] - - - | [G] - [A] - |
(vamp 16 run-throughs)
[E7]
n/c
"Thank you!"
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Enjoy! Tell me what you think in the comments.
-ClassicalfreaK
