"Something's Missing" is a song by John Mayer

John Mayer (musician)

John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...

. It is the third track from Heavier Things

Heavier Things

Heavier Things is the second studio album by American musician John Mayer, released September 9, 2003 on Columbia Records in the United States. The title of the album itself is a subtle response to certain criticism of Mayer's music. The album debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart,...

, Mayer's second studio album. This song is distinct from all other songs by Mayer as it was the only song to have appeared on every live release Mayer had contributed to up to Where the Light Is

Where the Light Is

-Personnel:MusiciansAll sets:*John Mayer – lead vocals, guitar, production and Joe Garrett CartwrightJohn Mayer Trio set:*Steve Jordan – drums, backing vocals, production*Pino Palladino – bassJohn Mayer band set:...

. This included the live album, Try!, from his group John Mayer Trio

John Mayer Trio

In February 2005, the trio played Mayer's single "Daughters" at the 47th Grammy Awards, for which Mayer went on to win the award for Best Male Vocal Performance later that night . The Trio released "Come When I Call" exclusively to iTunes...

. Mayer has mentioned (even in his Grammy acceptance speech) that his song "Daughters

Daughters (John Mayer song)

"Daughters" is the third single from Heavier Things, the 2003 studio album from blues singer-songwriter, John Mayer. The critically acclaimed song won numerous awards, including the 2005 Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards....

" wasn't suitable as a single. He has mentioned that "Something's Missing" along with "Come Back To Bed

Come Back to Bed

"Come Back to Bed" is a song by John Mayer. It is the fifth track from Heavier Things, Mayer's second studio album. Mayer has mentioned that his song, "Daughters", wasn't suitable as a single...

" would have been more suitable as the singles from the album, despite the success "Daughters" earned him.

The meaning of "Something's Missing"

The song is about a "gap" or a "hole". Mayer talks of the song as meaning one can't specifically say what it is, but that "something's missing".

In the song, he goes through a checklist of things in his life, each of which he confirms is NOT missing (in sequence):

• Friends
• Money
• Well-slept
• Opposite sex
• Guitar
• Microphone
• Messages waiting on him when he comes home

After this, the lyrics then digress and cause him to wonder, "How come everything I think I need always comes with batteries?".

John plays this song in an unusual tuning, tuned (from bottom to top) E B E F# B E. This tuning was also used in the song "In Your Atmosphere" so he often mixes the two songs at live concerts.

He also uses an unusual guitar, a blue Fender Stratocaster/Telecaster hybrid.

External links

• "Something's Missing" lyrics, at Yahoo! Music