Comfortable (John Mayer) 

transcribed by Catherine Gagné 



Capo on 3rd fret 





Intro 



(album) 



e---0h2-------2p0-------0--2--3--2----------2--2--2p0-------0--2--3--- 

b---3--------------3----3-------------------3--3--3----3----1--------- 

g---2-------2-----------0----------------0------------------0--------- 

d---0-----0-------------x-----------------------------------2--------- 

a-----------------------1-------------2---------------------0--------- 

e--------------------------------------------------------------------- 



e---2p0---------------------------------------------------------------- 

b---1-----3------------0----------2-----------3----------0-----2---3--- 

g---2------------------0----------2-----------4---------0------2---4---

d---0------------0-----0------0---2-------2---4--------0----0--2---4--- 

a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

e-------------3-----3------3-----------3------------0------------------ 





Part 1 



Verse 



(live) 



e----2---0--(0)---2---0---3---------------2--- 

b----3---3--(2)---3---1---1---0---2---3---3--- 

g----2---0--(0)---2---0---2---0---0---0---2--- 

d----0---2--(2)---4---2---0---0---0---0---5--- 

a--------1--(1)--/2---0-------x---0---2---2--- 

e-----------------------------3-----------0--- 

 



(album) 



e--2---0---2---0---2------------------------------------------------------ 

b--3---3---3---1---1--------0--------2--------3--------0-------2------3--- 

g--2---0---0---0---2--------0--------2--------4--------0-------2------4--- 

d--0---2---0---2---0----0---0-----0--2-----2--4----0---0----0--2---2--4--- 

a------1---2---0---------------------------------------------------------- 

e---------------------3---3-----3--------3--------0--0----0------0-------- 

                                               



On the album, at 1:00 min 



e------2p0-------------2p0------------2p0------------2------ 

b------3--------------------3---------3--------------1------ 

g-----------2---------------------0--------0-------2----2--- 

d---0-------------2---------------------------------------0- 

a---------------1---1------------2--2---------3--3---------- 

e----------------------------------------------------------- 





Part 2 



"I can't remember..." 



(live) 



e---3---0--0----------0--- 

b---3---3--2----------0--- 

g---0---2--2---(x3)---4--- 

d---0---2--2----------4--- 

a---x---0--0----------x--- 

e---3-----------------4--- 



(album) 



e-----------3-------------------0----------------------------2 

b-----------3----------2-----------2-------------------3--5--- 

g-----------0-------------0-----------0---(x3)-------4-------- 

d------0-------0-------------2---------------------4---------- 

a---------2-------2----0-------------------------------------- 

e---3--------------------------------------------4------------ 





Chorus (live) 



e---2---0---2---0---0---(0)--- 

b---3---3---3---3---2---(2h3)- 

g---2---2---0---2---2---(2)--- 

d---0---0---0---2---2---(2)--- 

a-------2---x---0---0---(0)--- 

e-------x---3----------------- 



(album) 



e---2--0--2---2--0--2---3---0---0-- 

b---3--3--3---3--3--3---3---3---2-- 

g---2--2--2---2--2--2---0---2---2-- 

d---0--0--0---0--0--0---0---2---2-- 

a-------------2--2--2---x---0---0-- 

e-----------------------3---------- 





Part 3 



"or so they say.." / "I'm not impressed.." 



e---1---0---0---0---3---0-- 

b---1---1---3---0---3---2-- 

g---0---0---2---1---0---3-- 

d---3---2---0---0---0---2-- 

a-----------2---2---x---x-- 

e-----------x---0---3---3-- 



The (3x2320) chord is played with the middle finger (3 on the e str), the 

index (second fret, d and b str) and the ring finger (3 on the g str). 





Part 4 



Interlude 



e---3--2--0----------3------2------ 

b---------------------------------5 

g---------------------------------- 

d---------------------------------- 

a------------------------0--1--3--5 

e--------------0--2--3------------- 



* (x5xx5x) can be replaced by (xx0xx0). 





Part 5 



" I loved you... grey sweatpants..." (live) 



e---------------0------0--2---0--0--(0)-- 

b---3---2---3---3---3--3--3---3--2--(2h3) 

g---0---0---0---0---0--0--0---2--2--(2)-- 

d---0---0---0---2---0--0--0---2--2--(2)-- 

a---x---0---2---2---x--x--x---0--0--(0)-- 

e---3-----------0---3--3--3-------------- 



(album) 



e----------------------------------------------------------------- 

b----------0---------2--------3---------0--0------2------3----3--- 

g----------0---------2--------4------------0------2------4----4--- 

d-----0----0------0--2----2---4-------0----0---0--2---2--4----4--- 

a----------------------------------------------------------------- 

e---3----3------3-------3-----------0---------0------0------0----- 



* John probably used his thumb on the e string. 



e-------------------------------------------------------0-- 

b-----------0-------2--------3-----------2-------3------2-- 

g-----------0-------2--------4-----------2-------4------2-- 

d-----0-----0----0--2-----2--4-----0h2---2----2--4----2---- 

a--------------------------------0-----0----0-------0------ 

e---3----3-----3--------3---------------------------------- 





Part 6 



Last chorus (live) 



e---2---0---0---0---0- 

b---3---3---3---3---2- 

g---2---2---0---2---2- 

d---0---0---2---2---2- 

a-------2---2---0---0- 

e-------x---0---------