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New Deep
Words and Music by John Mayer
Transcribed by: Gabe
AIM: JMFan70
Email: SupraSlick15_14@Juno.com
I saw this song played a while back so I decided to tab it. This tab id pretty straight
Its really easy to play. For all you with electric guitars flip your switches to the
position for that crisp sound.
Key:
x -Muted String
Intro
e----------------------------2-------|
b---10------10------8--------3(x5)---|
g----9(x3)---9(x5)--7(x3)----4-------|
d---12------11-----10----------------|
a------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
b---10------10------8------8---------|
g----9(x3)---9(x5)--7(x3)--7(x5)-----|
d---12------11-----10------9---------|
a------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
Verse 1&2
e----------------------------2-------|
b---10------10------8--------3(x5)---|
g----9(x3)---9(x5)--7(x3)----4-------|
d---12------11-----10----------------|
a------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
b---10------10------8------8---------|
g----9(x3)---9(x5)--7(x3)--7(x5)-----|
d---12------11-----10------9---------|
a------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
Chorus
e-----------------|
b--7--7--8--5--5--|
g--0--0--0--7--6--|
d--7--7--7--7--7--|
a--5--x--x--x--x--|
e--x--7--0--5--5--|
"Numb is the new deep..."
Bridge
e-----------------|
b--2---3---3---2--|
g--2---2---2---2--|
d--0---4---4---2--|
a--x---3---2---0--|
e--2--------------|
"Im a new man..."
Play 4 times
e-----------------|
b----8------8-----|
g----7(x3)--7(x5)-|
d---10------9-----|
a-----------------|
e-----------------|
Outro
e---------------|
b--3--3---3--2--|
g--0--2---0--2--|
d--x--0---0--2--|
a--2--x---x--0--|
e--0--2---3--x--|
"Stop trying to figure it out...."
Play this part twice then go back to intro!
Outro part II
e--x----x----x----x--|
b--7---14---13---12--|
g--x----x----x----x--|
d--7---14---12---12--|
a--5---12---10---10--|
e--x----x----x----x--|
play this along with the intro chords, you can really hear when this part comes in
the end.
There you have it 100% correct! :-)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Micke Lead Player |
#1 by Micke Nordin at Sep 29, 2007 at 5:12 AM EST |
| haha. John's not gay whoever typed the lyrics! Good spot! | |
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Zac Wanna Be |
#2 by Zac McCollum at Sep 29, 2007 at 4:19 PM EST |
| John is expressing sadness in this song, and disappointment about who he is. He's also expressing that, no matter what, he knows that he won't change. He has accepted who he is at this stage in his life--an overanalyst and a more profound thinker than those around him. Although he's comfortable with who he is, there are times when he wishes he was oblivious to life's more important questions, like the rest of the ignorami out there...and just have a good time. | |
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Cody Professional |
#3 by Cody Noneyobizones at Sep 30, 2007 at 10:45 PM EST |
| No, he really IS trying to be sarcastic! It says so in the cd booklet! He's saying that this is him, that's what he does, he goes out and analyzes things, he's just that type of guy. And someone else was right, he's also saying that everything nowadays has become so de-sensitized, that we put more measure on cologne than we do on emotion. This is one of my favorite songs on the cd, and I can't help it, he just seems so smart! | |
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Quinn Rhythm Player |
#4 by Quinn I killed my last name at Oct 1, 2007 at 2:09 AM EST |
| It's sarcastic. Jeez, don't think John was being serious, do you? His reference to a book of rhymes is so personal! I love that. A songwriter should always be in tune with his thoughts and never be "Numb" and John knows it. Guess it gets emotionally exhausting though, combing your life, trying to find a meaning. But you still do it, 'cause the rewards are worth it. 1 | |
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brennan Average |
#5 by brennan collins at Oct 1, 2007 at 4:21 AM EST |
| The liner notes label this as sarcastic. To me, this song has an incredible transition to it. The whole opening feels like it has a bitter edge to it. Like it's really angry. "I'm gonna find out just how boring I am, and have a good time." He's hurt, upset, and angry. He's full of emotion. (I take my poetic license by singing "talk is the same cheap sh*t it's been.") So when he sings it this time, it's really dripping with sarcasm. The next portion to me is what happens when all those emotions die down, and your left trying to understand why you feel the things you do. It's the time when you think with your head and not your heart. You numb your emotions to stop feeling them, so you can reason things out. "Numb is the New Deep." Stopping your emotions lets you think deeply about the things that are going on. All the things that would normally be really deep thoughts, like God and the universe, aren't that signficant because he's stopped his emotions. The "I'm a new man" part makes me think of the time you figure it out. But your friends know you're just covering it your pain like covering up your body oder with a cheap cologne. It's masking your scent and pretending to be fine, that those emotions aren't there. Which, in turn, causes him to become insecure again and those emotions flood back into him. Because once you open yourself up to emotion, and stop being numb deep in your heart, those feelings come back. "Numb is the New Deep" but this time, instead of talk, we get "I'm over the analyzing." I think that means he's no longer able to think about it, because he's back to feeling it. "Stop trying to figure it out" I just picture him rocking back and forth on a chair clutching a book or a pillow. "Deep will only bring you down." You gotta deal with your emotions, instead of trying to cover them up. I just get a sense that he wrote this when he was getting frustrated putting together the album. That, by opening himself up to emotions, he kept looking for the right words to express the emotions he feels. And that, at some point, you just have to realize that language can never completely express feelings. And so he named the album "heavier things." | |
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Bassdude Average |
#6 by Bassdude at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:30 PM EST |
| Lyrics Correction: I'm so alive I'm so enlightened I can barely survive A night in my mind I've got a plan I'm gonna find out just how boring I am And have a good time Cause ever since I tried Trying not to find Every little meaning in my life It's been fine I've been cool With my new golden rule Numb is the new deep Done with the old me And talk is the same cheap it's been Is there a God? Why is he waiting? Don't you think of it odd When he knows my address? And look at the stars Don't it remind you just how feeble we are? Well it used to, I guess Cause ever since I tried Trying not to find Every little meaning in my life It's been fine I've been cool With my new golden rule Numb is the new deep Done with the old me And talk is the same cheap it's been I'm a new man I wear a new cologne and You wouldn't know me if your eyes were closed I know what you'll say 'This won't last longer than the rest of the day' But you're wrong this time Numb is the new deep Done with the old me I'm over the analyzing Tonight Stop trying to figure it out Deep wil only bring you down You know, I used to be the back porch poet with a book of rhymes Always open knowing all the time I'm probably Never gonna find the perfect rhyme For 'heavier things' | |
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FrEAk!!! Wanna Be |
#7 by FrEAk!!! Matis at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:37 PM EST |
| To me, this song is about having a good time and not over analyzing life. Ít's about being "boring" by other people's standards because its more important to be happy by your own standards. I don't think that John Mayer is trying to be sarcastic or mocking, but rather is observing that "deep" nowadays is angstful and sad making a person want to / eventually become numb. New Deep is one of my favourite songs because I think that it is very important to create your own "deep" and not to overanalyze life, but rather to live it in your own way, happily. | |
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tommy Average |
#8 by tommy greenham at Oct 1, 2007 at 8:44 PM EST |
| John is being sarcastic and mocking people. "I'm gonna find out just how boring I am and have a good time." I mean c'mon. He's saying be yourself and have fun in life and don't worry about what other people think of you. He's also saying that all the popular songs recently have become so shallow and so easy to analyze. so he's (sarcastically) becoming just like them and saying "I'm gonna become numb and have no feeling in my songs, and forget the old me, and any song that is a deep song is depressing and will only bring you down unless you don't analyze the song." when in reality people need to analyze songs, just like poetry, but not over analyze them to the point where they lose the meaning that the person was trying to get across. | |
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Roxie Wanna Be |
#9 by Roxie Ramos at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:36 AM EST |
| It's sarcastic. Jeez, don't think John was being serious, do you? His reference to a book of rhymes is so personal! I love that. A songwriter should always be in tune with his thoughts and never be "Numb" and John knows it. Guess it gets emotionally exhausting though, combing your life, trying to find a meaning. But you still do it, 'cause the rewards are worth it. | |
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Ian Lead Player |
#10 by Ian Kien at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:51 PM EST |
| Cause ever since I tried Trying not to find Every little meaning in my life It's been fine I've been cool With my new golden rule. Ive never had anyone pin point Life so much as this song. everyone stop stressing, coz no one will EVER find out all of lifes mysteries. and we have to accept it and LIVE. | |
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Joe Average |
#11 by Joe Fitzpatrick at Oct 3, 2007 at 7:55 PM EST |
| Have fun with life. Don't analyze everything and tear it to pieces that you can't enjoy the thing. Stop trying to find meaning in everything or it'll make you depressed. A year ago I was so down because I was trying to find meaning in everything. I thought all the time and forgot to live. I love this song it is so me. | |
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Never Speak A W Wanna Be |
#12 by Never Speak A Word Again I Will Crawl Away For Good at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:17 PM EST |
| i think its about being jaded | |
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jga Average |
#13 by jga qup at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:36 PM EST |
| In this song, I think John Mayer is saying that he's becoming a new man. Especially when he says "Now it's the new deep, down with the old me" and when he says "I'm a new man, I wear my cologne" | |
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Bas Average |
#14 by Bas Koningsveld at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:54 PM EST |
| its, "is there a God?" not "guy" | |
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Slayer Average |
#15 by Slayer Slayer Slayer at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:46 PM EST |
| I think this is the "sarcasm" Cause ever since I tried Trying not to find Every little meaning in my life It's been fine I've been cool With my new golden rule "fine" and "cool" are the most unconvincing adjectives he could've used here. Do you really believe John would advocate "trying not to find every little meaning in life"?? C'mon people.. he's saying a lot of people do that, they don't care where they came from or what everything means; they're self-serving pleasure-seekers. | |
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Scott Wanna Be |
#16 by Scott Michel at Oct 6, 2007 at 4:46 AM EST |
| I disagree with some of the comments that John is being sarcastic. I think he is talkinh about himself. In my opinion John is one of the best writers out there and you can't reach that level without being a seriously hard thinker and too much thinking isn't good for anybody. So I think he's saying enough of the deep thoughts and analysis about everything. Just take it light! | |
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Ransom Professional |
#17 by Ransom Marx at Oct 6, 2007 at 5:35 AM EST |
| "I'm so alive / I'm so enlightened / I can barely survive / A night in my mind" after a while all the questions running around inside your head start yielding answers, which in turn point to what we should do. the problem with many really thoughtful people is that their intellectual life consumes everything else - most notably their social life, with all its many facets. carpe diem - live each day to its fullest - etc etc. the philosophy reflected in such sayings may seem too simplistic to all you depressed artists reading this - but hey, it's what you'll end up with once you've moved past all you angst. (i was suicidal for years...) it's what this guy ended up with also. the sarcasm in the third verse (fourth in correction) only further emphasises a shift away from futile pondering and towards fruitful action. | |
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Rodrigo Wanna Be |
#18 by Rodrigo Pogo Punker at Oct 6, 2007 at 10:58 AM EST |
| one of the most amazing songs ever. i'm definitely relating to it right now. | |
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Mathias Wanna Be |
#19 by Mathias Bøyesen at Oct 6, 2007 at 2:49 PM EST |
| I think this is a song which very much so describes who I am. It is saying, like the above people have mentioned, live life freely. I carry journals, notebooks and quotations books around and i tend to analyze things too much. My mother tells me to relax and be a 16 year old, but I can't! This song encourages me to relax, I like it a lot. | |
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