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Wildfire by John Mayer
Wildfire
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[VERSE 1]
Eb
River's strong, you can swim inside it
You can string some lights up here beside it
Ab Eb
Tonight the moon's so bright you could drive with your headlights out
Bb Ab Gm Eb
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
[CHORUS]
Eb
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that borderline get higher and higher
Eb
Say, say, say in a different kind of way
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
[VERSE 2]
Eb
Don't get up just to get another, you can drink from mine
we can't leave each other
Ab
Eb
We can dance with the dead, you can rest your head on the shoulder if you want to get
older than me
Bb Ab Gm Eb
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
[CHORUS]
Eb
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that borderline get higher and higher
Eb
Say, say, say in a different kind of way
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Intro/Main theme
e|--11-11-8----8--8----------------|
B|--8--8---11p8-----11p8-----------|
G|--8--8-----------------8-8-------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff played over the intro (can also be played with a slide)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--11-13------------11-13---------------|
G|-------10b12r10-8-------10b12-10b12-8--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Eb
River's strong, you can't swim inside it
We could string some lights up the hill beside it
Ab Eb
Tonight the moon's so bright you could drive with your headlights out
Bb Ab Eb
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
CHORUS
Eb
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that waterline get higher and higher
Eb
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
VERSE 2
Eb
Don't get up just to get another, you can drink from mine
we can't leave each other
Ab
We can dance with the dead, you can rest your head on my shoulder if you want to get
Eb
older with me
Bb Ab Eb
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
CHORUS
Eb
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that waterline get higher and higher
Eb
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
BRIDGE
Ab Gb
Ab Gb
Ab
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
Gb
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
Ab Bb
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
CHORUS
Eb
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
Keep repeating Eb - Ab during the solo
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
Standard Tuning
[Instrumental]
D
River's strong, you can't swim inside it
We could string some lights up here beside it.
G D
Tonight the moon's so bright, you could drive with your headlights out.
A G F D
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about.
[Chorus]
D
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that waterline get higher and higher
D
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
[Verse 2]
D
Don't get up just to get another, you can drink from mine
we can't leave each other
G D
We can dance with the dead, you can rest your head on the shoulder if you want to get older than me
A G F D
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
[Chorus]
D
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that waterline get higher and higher
D
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
G, F, G, F x1
[Bridge]
G
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag.
F
Magpie feather, in his medicine bag.
G A D
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh........ Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Chorus]
(second half for last for outro)
D
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
INTRO
Guitar 1
e|------11-11----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-11---13p11p9h13---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------12p10p8-8-8-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------11-13--------------------11-13-------------------------------------|
G|--------------10b12-10-8---------------10b12-10b12--8----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Eb
River's strong, you can swim inside it
You can string some lights up here beside it
G# Eb
Tonight the moon's so bright you could drive with your headlights out
A# G# Gm Eb
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
CHORUS
Eb
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that borderline get higher and higher
Eb
Say, say, say in a different kind of way
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
VERSE 2
Eb
Don't get up just to get another, you can drink from mine
we can't leave each other
G#
Eb
We can dance with the dead, you can rest your head on the shoulder if you want to get
older than me
A# G# Gm Eb
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
CHORUS
Eb
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that borderline get higher and higher
Eb
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
BRIDGE
G# F# G# F#
G#
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
F#
Magpie Feather in my medicine bag
G# A#
CHORUS
Eb
Say, say, say ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
Outro
Eb G# Eb G# Eb G#
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version 5
Capo:no capo
Tuning: standard
[Intro]
This riff is played in the intro, along with the chord D#.
It goes relatively fast, just try to listen to the timings in the song.
You can also find this riff in some other places of the song.
e|--11-11--------------------------|
B|--11-11-13p11--13-13p11----------|
G|--12-12------12--------12--------|
D|-------------------------13-13---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Here is another riff that's also played along with the intro and sometimes the verse.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---15-15b17---10b12-12br10-8---15-15b17-10b12-10b12-8------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keep in mind that in some places of the verses no chords are played, there are just clapping.
[Verse]
D#
River's strong, you can swim inside it
You can string some lights up here beside it
G# D#
Tonight the moon's so bright you could drive with your headlights out
A# G# D#
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
[Clapping]
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that borderline get higher and higher
Say, say, say ain't it been some kinda day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
(D# and Riff 1 and 2 together)
[Verse]
D#
Don't get up just to get another, you can drink from mine, we can't leave
each other
G#
We can dance with the dead, you can rest your head on my shoulder if you
D#
want to get older with me
A# G# D#
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
[Clapping]
You look fine, fine, fine, put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that borderline get higher and higher
Say, say, say ain't it been some kinda day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
G# - F# - G# - F#
G#
I got a rock from the river in my medecine bag
F#
Magpie feather in his medecine bag
G# - A#
[Clapping]
Say, say, say ain't it been some kinda day
You and me been catchin' on like a wildfire
[Outro D#]
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 6
Capo:no capo
This song is a classic blues turnaround in D# major.
That means for the first 4 measures we play D#, 2 measures G#,
then back to D# for 2 measures,
then A# for 1 measure, G# for 1 too,
and finally D# for 2 measures.
Main D# riff/intro:
E|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------13-13---|
G|---------------------10h12p10---------|
B|---------11h13p11h13------------------|
e|---11-11------------------------------|
Riff in the intro:
E|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------8h10----10p8-------|
G|-----------------10b-r10p8-------10------------|
B|-------11b-r11-8-------------------------------|
e|---11(slight bend)-----------------------------|
Small repetitive riff on the intro/verse :
E|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
G|---------10b-r10-8--------10b-r10-8---|
B|---11-13-------------11-13------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
G# riff ("Tonight the moon is so bright..."):
E|---4-4-----------------------4-4------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------6-----6-----6--------------6-----6-----6----|
G|----------5-----5-----5--------------5-----5-----5------|
B|--------4-----4-----4--------------4-----4-----4--------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
A# riff ("Cause a little bit of summer"s"):
E|-------------------------------|
A|---13-13-----------------------|
D|------------12-----12-----12---|
G|----------10-----10-----10-----|
B|--------11-----11-----11-------|
e|-------------------------------|
On "Whats the hole year's all about":
E|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|--/13--------------|
G|------13-12-10-8---|
B|-------------------|
e|-------------------|
Small riff after that (2 seconds later):
E|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|---8h10---10-------|
G|--------8----8~~---|
B|-------------------|
e|-------------------|
Riff on "Get higher and higher":
E|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
B|---6b-6r-4---9b-9r-8-4---|
e|-------------------------|
"Say, say, say":
E|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
B|---20-18-16---------|
e|--------------------|
Between 1:18-1:21 there is a bend on "Like a wildfire":
E|---------|
A|---------|
D|---------|
G|---------|
B|---9b----|
e|---------|
"And you look fine, fine, fine"
E|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10b--10r--8---|
B|---11~~~~11~~~~--20-18-16----------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
"Like a wildfire" (not very accurate) :
E|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------10p8-6h8-10---|
D|-----------------10p8-10p8----------------|
G|---11b-10h11p8----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
Interlude part at about 2:10 :
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------13-13-11-11-8-8-6------------11-11-9-9-7-7-6---|
e|---11-11------------------------14-14-------------------|
D#
River's strong you can't swim inside it
D#
We could string some lights up the hill beside it
G#
Tonight the moon's so bright
G# D#
You could drive with your headlights out
A# G#
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
You look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catching on
Like a wildfire
D#
Don't get up just to get another
D#
You can drink from mine
D#
We can't leave each other
G#
We can dance with the dead
G#
You can rest your head
G#
On my shoulder if you want to
G#
Get older with me
A# G#
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
And you look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
G#
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
A#m G# D#
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
D#
Say, say, say
D#
Ain't it been some kind of day
D#
You and me been catchin' on
D#
Like a wildfire
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version 7
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard EADGBe h=hammer on / p=pull off
Once you get the speed down it sounds right
Intro
e|---11--11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11h13p11------11h13p11--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------13---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff played over the above intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------11-13-----------11-13-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12--------------12-12--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------13-----------------13-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
River's strong you can swim inside it
Then we could string some lights up the hill beside it
Tonight the moon's so bright
You could drive with your headlights out
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
You look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catching on
Like a wildfire
Don't get up just to get another
You can drink from mine
We can't leave each other
But we can dance with the dead
You can rest your head on my shoulder
If you want to get older with me
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
And you look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
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version 8
Capo:no capo
[Main Riff]
Intro
e|--11-11--11p8---8----------------|
B|---8--8-------11----11p8---8-----|
G|---8--8------------------10---8~-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Lead over the riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--11b13---------------11--11b13--------------------|
G|-----------10b12--10-8~------------10b12-10b12--10-8~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
River's strong you can swim inside it
Then we could string some lights up the hill beside it
Tonight the moon's so bright
You could drive with your headlights out
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
You look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catching on
Like a wildfire
Don't get up just to get another
You can drink from mine
We can't leave each other
But we can dance with the dead
You can rest your head on my shoulder
If you want to get older with me
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
And you look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
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version 9
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
INTRO
Guitar 1
e|------11-11~-p8--------8---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8--8~-----11p8-----11p8---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------10p8--8~~--------------------------------.|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
Guitar 2 - Guitar 1 continues to play intro
e|-------------8-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
B|--------11----------------------------11-----------------------------------|
G|----------------10b12--(b12)r10-8---------------10b12-10b12--8------------.|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
River's strong you can swim inside it
Then we could string some lights up the hill beside it
Tonight the moon's so bright
You could drive with your headlights out
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
You look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catching on
Like a wildfire
Don't get up just to get another
You can drink from mine
We can't leave each other
But we can dance with the dead
You can rest your head on my shoulder
If you want to get older with me
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
And you look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
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version 10
Capo:no capo
[Solo]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-11-------------11~---13p11--------------11~~~~~~----------11~---9--------------------------------------|
G|-13-11--------11/12------13p11--------------11h13p11-----11h12--------10-10^-8----8h10/12------------------|
D|-------13-13~------------------13-13~----------------13~-----------------------10--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------9/x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-11~----------------------------------------------------------11~~~---------------------------------|
B|---11--x----11------------------------9---9-9h11----------------11h13--------------------------------------|
G|-12-----------13p11/8---10^-10-8~~--8---8--------10-8~-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------9/x------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------13-11----------------------------------------|
B|------11--11--13-----------------------------11h13p11-11------------14~------------------------------------|
G|-11/12--12-------11/8-8~----8h10/12~~---12h13------------12h13------------13p11-13p11-------11-------------|
D|-------------------------10-----------------------------------------------------------11h13---13~----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-----9~------9~-8----------------------------------------------8------------------------------------|
B|11/13---9/11---9/11-----11-9-8-9------------------------------------8--11~-9p8-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8h10-8/10/8-8~--10/11-11^-10p8~--8----------8----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------8----8-11p8-10p8------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9h10-----------10h11p10----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-11|
e|-----11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11--11-----------|
B|11/13----11-------13-13^-13-11~-------11--11-13~------------------11--11-13-13^-11~--11/13--13--13~--------|
G|---------11-------13-13^-13-11~--11/12--12--------10-10^-8~--11/12--12-----------------------------10^-10-8|
D|-----------13-13~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------11-11~------------------------------------------|
B|---13-11----------------------------------------------11/13------13p11-------------------------------------|
G|---13-11--------------------------------------------------------------13p11/10----------------------8h10/12|
D|13-------13-11h13p11-13~-13p11--11-13-13p11----11-13--------------------------13p11-------------8h10-------|
A|------------------------------13------------13-------------------------------------13-11-9~-9h10-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-----11-11------11-11~----11-11~------11-11~------11-11~--------------------------------------------|
B|11/13--13/16-----13/16------13/16-----13/16-------13/16-------------11--11-13-----------------11--11-13^-11|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------11/12--12------10^-10-8~--11/12--12---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------18~--16~--11^-11~~~------------------------------|
B|------11--11-13----------------16--16-18-18^-16~~-------16---------------------13p11-----------------------|
G|-11/12--12-----10^-10-8~--16/17--17----------------16/17-----------------------13p11-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13~~---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------fades out-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
River's strong you can swim inside it
Then we could string some lights up the hill beside it
Tonight the moon's so bright
You could drive with your headlights out
'Cause a little bit of summer's what the whole year's all about
You look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catching on
Like a wildfire
Don't get up just to get another
You can drink from mine
We can't leave each other
But we can dance with the dead
You can rest your head on my shoulder
If you want to get older with me
'Cause a little bit of summer makes a lot of history
And you look fine, fine, fine
Put your feet up next to mine
We can watch that water line
Get higher and higher
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
I got a rock from the river in my medicine bag
Magpie feather in his medicine bag
Say, say, say
Ain't it been some kind of day
You and me been catchin' on
Like a wildfire
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
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