John Mayer Room For Squares (Guitar TAB) [Paperback]

John Mayer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003

We proudly present the guitar matching folio to acclaimed singer/songwriter John Mayer's major label debut. Includes a biography, photos and note-for-note transcriptions with tab supervised by Mayer himself! 13 songs, including "Your Body Is a Wonderland," the Grammy winner for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and: Back to You * City Love * 83 * Great Indoors * Love Song for No One * My Stupid Mouth * Neon * No Such Thing * Not Myself * St. Patrick's Day * 3X5 * Why Georgia.

Product Details

Sample Music Notation [41kb PDF]

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Cherry Lane Music (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575605848
• ISBN-13: 978-1575605845
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Room for Squares, September 12, 2004

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Rick (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Mayer Room For Squares (Guitar TAB) (Paperback)

i just recently purchased this book for something to do to kill time. i'm a big fan of john mayer's music, and wanted to see if i could possibly play some of his stuff. at first it was a little intimidating, because some of the chords are a little difficult for me. (i think john must have some rather large hands.) but contrary to what has been said about this book by others, once you take the time to learn the music, it sounds exactly like the album. minus the background instruments of course. so if you base your decision on whether or not to buy this based on will the songs sound like the album, don't let that be a reason. just pay attention to the fact that you will need a capo, and will need to know what a "drop D" tuning is to make it "sound like the album". other than that, if you enjoy playing guitar, and you enjoy john mayer's music, then you should like this book. if you don't enjoy one of the aforementioned, then you probably won't enjoy this book. it's a pretty simple concept.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, just get the right one, February 20, 2006

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Jacob Z (Richmond, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Mayer Room For Squares (Easy Guitar) (Paperback)

Notice that there are 3 versions of this book - PVG, Easy Guitar, and Guitar TAB. Make sure you don't get the PVG if you are wanting to learn the guitar parts, as it does not have guitar tabs in it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent transcriptions - just not for beginners, March 29, 2007

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StringKing (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Mayer Room For Squares (Guitar TAB) (Paperback)

The good news is this book features strikingly accurate-sounding transcriptions. The bad new is this book features strikingly accurate-sounding transcriptions. Why the paradox? If you can play the songs as written, it sounds just like John Mayer. But the key word here is 'if'. I've never heard of most of the chords he uses on this album, nor have I ever seen them in any other song (and I've been playing for nearly ten years). His riffs are sickeningly complex, and his solos are no easier. After lots and lots of practice though, it can be accomplished, and it sounds great once it comes together.