song: Gravity
artist: John Mayer
album: Continuum (2006)
writer: John Mayer

electric guitars: John Mayer
electric bass guitar: Pino Palladino
vocals, lead: John Mayer
vocals, choir: Alicia Keys
Hammond B3 organ: Larry Goldings
drums: Steve Jordan

This is a full transcription of “Gravity”, including all instruments! This is transcribed very carefully and in abundance of detail (and avoids the pervasive mistakes in the many free guitar tabs out there), which makes it a great study for especially guitarists in the Clapton/Hendrix/SRV-inspired playing style. Enjoy!

This product is part of my Full Score series, where I make an extra effort to include every single instrument in the name of perfection.

This song is the crown piece for John Mayer’s black Fender Stratocaster, “Black 1” or “the Gravity guitar”, which he talks about in this promo for the Fender Custom Shop, where he also plays the lead parts of this song.

Also, be sure to watch this 2025 Vertex Effects video essay that argues the case that Eric Clapton is a source of inspiration for many aspects of John Mayer’s music that are usually attributed to SRV, for example, that “Gravity” is very inspired by Clapton’s 1998 song “River of Tears”.

Finally, check out this wonderful recording of a classroom jam session, during his visit to Berklee College of Music in 2008, in which he plays “Gravity” with his old guitar teacher Tomo Futija: