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e|------0--------------------------------|------0----------------0-----| B|---------------------------------------|--------------3------8-----0-| G|----------7-------0--------------------|------------4------------7---| D|--------------7-----7/-8/-7/-5---------|----------5------------------| A|-------------------------------7-5-----|-----------------------------| E|0-x-x---x---x---x------------------7-5-|0-x-x---x--------------------| e|------0-------------------------------|0---0---0---------------| B|--------------------------------------|3---5---8---------------| G|----------7-------0---------------7-9-|4---6---9---------------| D|--------------7-----7-8-7/-5/-7-9-----|5---7---10--------------| A|--------------------------------------|------------------------| E|0-x-x---x---x---x---------------------|-----------------0-3b---| e|------0--------------------------------|------0----------------0-----| B|---------------------------------------|--------------3------8-----0-| G|----------7-------0--------------------|------------4------------7---| D|--------------7-----7/-8/-7/-5---------|----------5------------------| A|-------------------------------7-5-----|-----------------------------| E|0-x-x---x---x---x------------------7-5-|0-x-x---x--------------------| e|------0-------------------------------|0---0---0-----------| B|--------------------------------------|3---5---0-----------| G|----------7-------0---------------7-9-|4---6---1-----------| D|--------------7-----7-8-7/-5/-7-9-----|5---7---2-----------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------| E|0-x-x---x---x---x---------------------|--------------------|
Why it works
I came up with this riff while struggling to play Neon by John Mayer (which i still can't). Here, I produce muted notes with both my left hand and my right as it comes down to pluck the next note. On the quick "blues note" slide, I "flick" the D string to initiate the run since I've just plucked "up" on the G string.
Then I slide the G major shape around. Right hand does most the work.
— Michael, who wrote and played it
