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Foreword



XO is an acoustic pop song written by John Mayer. It is in D major and in 4/4 time. It features mainly the
guitar with some harmonica and piano lls. There are some elements for folk in this song as well, which is
unlike his usual bluesy style of playing.



Intro



The harmonica plays the main intro melody, and the guitar accompanies with a simple strumming pattern. 



Verse 1



Vocals in



The verse chord progression repeats twice, with the piano entering the 2nd time round only.

There are rhythm hits in Verse 1.



Chorus 1



Vocal melody has more syncopation here

No rhythm hits here.



Verse 2



The melody at Verse 2 comes in immediately after the Chorus, without any instrumental break. The chords
in Verse 2 are exactly the same as Verse 1.

A bit more bass?

There are rhythm hits in Verse 2.



Chorus 2



Chorus 2 chords are the same as Chorus 1, but the piano playing here is a lot heavier. The chord
progression here repeats twice as well.

No rhythm hits here.



Break 1



The harmonica enters again with the intro ri for 4 bars.



Chorus 3



In the nal chorus, the vocals do more ad lib in terms of the melody.



Outro



For the outro, the harmonica ri is played exactly like the intro and break 1.

Vocals out



Conclusion



In general, this piece is melancholic, with not much change in the guitar strumming pattern. It doesn’t have
a lot of variety in dynamics and the main melody is very diatonic. The chords in this song are also diatonic.
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