[Fender Stratocaster – Drop D Chords Only]
[Tuning: Drop D → D A D G B E
Tempo: ~76–80 BPM
Feel: Sparse, soulful, slow; Gravity-style fingerpicking or soft strums
Key: D minor/Drop D, subtle emotional pull]
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[Chords Used (Drop D Friendly)
• Dsus2 → 000230
• D → 000232
• Em7 → 222030
• Gadd9 → 555455 (or x55433)
• Cadd9 → x32033
• Asus4 → x02230]
[Instrument: 2 Fender Stratocasters
• Tone: Clean, warm, slightly compressed, with a touch of reverb
• Style: Fingerpicking + light hybrid picking
• Thumb handles bass notes (D/A strings)
• Index and middle fingers pluck higher strings (G/B/E)
• Articulation: Very smooth, legato feel; subtle slides, slight bends, and grace notes between chord tones
• Dynamics: Soft attack, lots of space; Mayer lets the notes ring, giving it a floating, emotional quality]
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[Chord Movement / Harmony
• Uses Drop D–friendly shapes
• Common chords in the intro (paraphrased, not exact tab):
• D(add9)
• Em7
• Gadd9
• Technique: Play the chords as arpeggios, picking strings individually, often starting from bass → treble
• Adds hammer-ons/pull-offs on chord tones to create a “vocal” quality]
[loop 1 Fender Stratocaster guitar]
[2 Fender Stratocaster guitars] [Chorus]
[Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2
Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
D]
[Chorus]
The weight of you is pulling me down
And the weight of you won’t let me go
[Verse 1]
Oh, I’ll never see
What made your heart so full of love and light
Now you’ve gone, and I’m learning to hold on
[Chorus]
Woah, woah
The weight of you is pulling me down
And the weight of you won’t let me go
[2 Fender Stratocaster guitars Verse 1]
[Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2]
[Verse 2 /1Fender Stratocaster guitar Solo]
[Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2
Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2]
[Verse 2]
Oh, twice the days feel twice as long
And can’t heal fast like one heart could
It’s missing you that bends me to my knees
[ 1 Fender Stratocaster guitar long Solo]
[Repeat Verse 2]
Oh, twice the days feel twice as long
And can’t heal fast like one heart could
It’s missing you that bends me to my knees
[2Fender Stratocaster guitars Chorus]
Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2
Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
D
[Chorus]
Woah, woah
The weight of you, stay close in memory
Woah, woah
The weight of you has shaped my life for all I see
Now, how can that be?
[Verse 3]
Oh, the nights are long
And the silence speaks your name
Every shadow in the room
Pulls me back into your flame
Oh, I feel your hand
Even though you’re gone
Every step I take
Leads me back to home
[Fender Stratocaster guitar Solo]
Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2
Dsus2
Em7
Gadd9
Dsus2
[ 2 Fender Stratocaster guitars Outro]
[Cadd9
Dsus2
Em7
Dsus2
Cadd9
Dsus2
Em7
D] [let ring, soft finish]
[Outro]
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Come on, keep me where the light is
Come on, keep me where the light is
Come on, keep me where, now, keep me where the light is
