John Mayer - Belief (Acoustic version)

[@jeremk.5962]

This song still resonates in 2024 ! Agree ?

[@robertbosfield8027]

Absolutely. Its one of those that will transcend.

[@jordangamble3515]

Absolutely still listening to this day.

[@USArmyVet25th]

this song is why he got canceled by the trash media.

[@jordangamble3515]

@@USArmyVet25th elaborate?

[@USArmyVet25th]

@@jordangamble3515 it was because of the release of this song that John and his record company parted ways.

[@HollowRick]

This guys really good he should cover more John Mayer songs..

[@HollowRick]

@Mandeep Singh depends are you slow dancing in a burning room?

[@akiro1677]

@Mandeep Singh i think he is

[@HollowRick]

@Ash_Ling Medivac clearly ;)

[@leonisaak8715]

Los qlos weones

[@yadurajshakti9587]

LOL :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[@andyashworth7750]

The difficulty of playing and singing his songs at the same time should never be underestimated. I can play the majority of his songs pretty well by now, but damn, some of the songs as soon as I open my mouth to start singing my whole body just forgets how to work.

[@FunnyFB10]

hahhhahahahaah same dude

[@yadurajshakti9587]

Lol so true for me too

[@shaileshbodh8253]

Truu af

[@classyG]

Thats fuckin true

[@gironni3158]

i've ran over this issue so many times before i could do it justice. it's a question of practice... gotta now the lyrics (and it's melody) by heart as well as the guitar parts. Learn them one at a time (guitar and vocals), make sure you got the rythim right first, it's 90% of the problem... right hand... we all spend our times learning those sweep pickings but forget the guitar is primarely a rythimic instrument. Good luck (:

[@Kostas1601]

I will always wonder if he was just bored backstage and improvised that solo on the spot....That solo is insane.

[@Luismayer77]

@Angel Can confirm cause he always changes a little bit all his solos whenever he plays live and that solo is brand new, is improvised

[@colourfulpixels6897]

@@Luismayer77 Pretty sure that the solo is old as shit, this was filmed in 2007

[@clapsting]

@@colourfulpixels6897 lol

[@Ekis86]

Best acoustic solo I've heard in a long time.

[@pierrerousseaux5303]

Ekis86 i wish slash's performance on sweet child o mine acoustic is on your list ^^

[@melik2625]

@@pierrerousseaux5303 this is much harder and sounds better. slash hits dead notes on acoustic but this is flawless.

[@gabrielnovais871]

@@melik2625 God, people still think that Slash is the best guitarist in the whole world.

[@georgedavidson2024]

@@gabrielnovais871 slash is the guitarist you think is the best in the world when you’re 10

[@asmit_plays]

@@pierrerousseaux5303 Slash can't improvise

[@1m2a3t4t5]

I wish he had an acoustic album of cool and unique renditions like he often plays, or just a good studio quality version of this.

[@checcoperrini2366]

He has a acoustic album called "The Village Sessions" with these 6 tracks: "Waiting on the World to Change" (Ben Harper version) "Belief" (acoustic version) "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" (acoustic version) "Good Love is On the Way" (acoustic version) "I'm Gonna Find Another You" (acoustic version) "In Repair" (acoustic version)

[@1m2a3t4t5]

Checco Perrini Cool, I'm going to go check that out and most likely buy it, thanks.

[@himurakenshin101]

Checco Perrini are there acoustic versions on this album

[@gbcr09]

Checco Perrini Wow, thank you, I didn't know that. Gonna check it out

[@cjs4247]

Check out his EP: John Mayer the complete 2012 sessions (or something like that)

[@Fsuholley]

John Mayer is a once in a generation kind of musician. Amazing talent!

[@JBAikensMusic]

Fsuholley Really, he is among many. There are many unknown. He just had the record company’s millions of dollars marketing and promoting etc to get him out to the public eye. I went to Berklee College of Music same time as John, and in just that time alone there were countless epic musicians / songwriters. So many lost to the world that should be known. Glad John got break through

[@firefly4444]

@@JBAikensMusic i agree with u tht here r lots of musicians that get lost in the crowd and never get the breakthrough but i would like to point out being a blues guitarist myself tht the major difference between John mayer and his rest of the good musicians is tht the other good musicians either play technically advanced music or very crowd pleasing music......but mayer on the other hand combines breathtaking melody with some technically demanding guitar parts .....and the fact tht he dropped out of berklee because he knew he didn't want to be in a group of 1000s other musicians and carve out a different path for himself with no music background and make a name in music industry for different genres blues , country and pop music equally in my opinion tht takes different level of guts plus brilliance....

[@adamnewman8556]

@@JBAikensMusic Thank you Debbie Downer 😛

[@mmafan2223]

@@firefly4444 preach brotha

[@cypram1523]

@@JBAikensMusiccan you point us to their songs ?

[@DiogoPedrosaMusic]

That Martin is just beautiful!

[@PrateekplaysGuitars]

do you know what kind it is? om28?

[@bvp1980]

druii2 Nope thats not it. Its this puppy which they no longer produce. www.martinguitar.com/series/item/419-om-28-john-mayer.html

[@druii2]

I’m aware of that, wrong link! I really thought I had the 28 link. I still see the 28 in stores, the OMJM is the one I don’t see.

[@jcschwartz59]

druii2 Nah, the OM28-JM is not available in general stores anymore. The OMJM is… The OM28-JM is extremely rare to come across.

[@ghostie7790]

Diogo Pedrosa yeah Martins are so beautiful!! I keep goin to my friend's house to play hers but god knows i should save up and just buy my own loll

[@DWareMhouseB]

his arrangement for the guitar solo on this version is incredible. So clean without any distortion or other instruments.

[@sheepofyahusha]

This guy has what a TON of musicians wish they had. John is inspiring.

[@PipeMedia]

Think this is pretty good, considering the fact that the video was captured with a potato!

[@Daantjer]

Its a good camera but he's filming a screen with a camera

[@dang8848]

I believe this is in the 'Where the Light is' live DVD

[@uniquegill]

Dan G i have the DVD but couldn’t find it there

[@ronaldessi]

@@uniquegill it's on the blu-ray edition, but its not on the disc its an online special content, for some reason no one can access it anymore. I think some mofo accidentally deleted the file on the server. :(

[@lisola]

ronaldessi Yup +1. It’s a total shame. It’s amazing to watch in Blu Ray quality.

[@__Jah__]

I've been trying to figure out this version for almost a decade and still can't. The man is a wizard on the guitar.

[@AllInOne-zb8id]

Bro search zartimus he has done almost every live tutorial of john

[@richat1691]

Not quite the same though is it, he doesnt play the song through, because he cant

[@2011Ohmygoodness]

Oh my!!!! I swear this guy's guitar skills never cease to amaze me. I truly do believe he is the best guitarist of our generation, and in all of music past and present, and there will never be another him in the future. A mold breaker is what he is. He really shows it off here. Magnificent job! :-) I've never heard this before and I'm so glad I found it. It's like finding a precious gem.

[@BradleyTn20]

I agree with you completely. I have always thought he is like a channel that music flows through.

[@Lichugunti]

+2011Ohmygoodness Its not that difficult to play this song but its so goddamn difficult to play the way he is. He is strumming and it sounds like picking. I dont understand how he can do that like this. I can mute strings and strum a single one but its impossible to do it the way he does.

[@FiliWirth]

+Lichugunti Bantha yep, he's actually strumming but with every strum he is hitting different strings, so it sounds like a mixture of both. not easy at all

[@felixsaldivar863]

Yup what an amazing guitarist and musician this guy man. Wow just great music. I wish I could go to one of his concerts I gotta go

[@fatkitty4207]

@@Lichugunti you can get the technical part of the song easily. But I think the solo was improvised and that is the hardest part.

[@shikhar7385]

Once u watch this there's no getting it out of your head.

[@shikhar7385]

Mateo Montenegro always

[@felipea.8075]

Still in your head?

[@johnkhan350]

Always

[@lucaandrews9730]

Still in your head?

[@RajShekhar-jy2zi]

Always

[@matheusmarquesdesouza537]

i've made myself a plan.... whenever i'll be able to play like this, it will be good enough

[@matheusmarquesdesouza537]

i learned. seven years later

[@archees5783]

@@matheusmarquesdesouza537bro, you’re fckn legend, i swear ❤

[@ernestosaavedra922]

@@matheusmarquesdesouza537bro legend for never quitting thats a man of word 💪🏿💪🏿

[@surfer1211]

@Detlef De Clercq - Music Yeah, I totally agree. It's definitely a hard song to cover entirely; that is with playing and singing. The most amazing thing about it is that he composed it. It's one thing to be able to cover a great song, but to write one is what makes him great. It's funny how he composes such great songs than rearranges them for live performances and comes playing the song even better. His studio recordings are great but his live performances both solo acoustic or with the band are on a-whole-nother-level. I think I especially like his solo acoustic bits (not to disparage his electric performances because those seriously jam hard,) but I feel like when it's him and his acoustic he totally has the guitar and the song and just repurpose's it right in the moment. The chords or rhythm might be changed up and the solo will most definitely be unique so when he plays his songs alone like that you are surely to see a performance of that song that will never be played like that again; much like this Belief performance. Such a great arrangement of the song not far from the original but the solo section is totally unique and that truly is what makes him a masterful player! (Haha sorry for the ramblin' on & on I just truly think he is an incredible player and credit is due where credit is deserved. He has a profound influence on my playing.)

[@lindquisty]

Best cover of this song ever! The dude even looks and sings like John Mayer!

[@Hallel2006]

Dude....

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

How he sings and plays that at the same time is beyond me.

[@daharmon09]

This man is amazing! Every time he picks up a guitar my jaw drops.

[@bobbyrengifo407]

His voice is the best when its just him and a guitar playing

[@vyvynylification]

when i first listened to John Mayer i didnt like it that much but ... for some reason he has an inspiring effect on me both as a musician and as a person so i kept watching videos and now 2 days later i LOVE his music. This is rare to happen since i'm a strict acoustic fingerstyle player.

[@EnglishRain]

What beautiful muting!

[@adamrudofker6220]

shoutout to dave matthews!

[@rangeofmotion5993]

If I had to guess... he was warming up prior to the Where The Light Is performance... I've said it before and will say it again... JM is one of the only current artists/musicians that can make a live performance sound better than the actual recording. This acoustic cover of Belief blew my mind when I first saw it... doesn't matter if the picture quality is great because the sound quality is good enough to know he was in the zone for this.

[@jonhansen100]

when jm was on fire. waiting for jm senior to lead the way. he can. never forget where you came from sir.

[@Elithia.m]

His strumming/picking looks so effortless but when I try I’m hitting every single string at the same time

[@antonyburlaka9659]

I can’t tell if he’s muting every string but the one he’s playing or what cuz his playing just sounds so different than mine idk

[@JRPedrosa]

He´s always muting everything except what he wants to hear

[@jonasmusic2112]

Srv technique , needs a lot of practice to achieve it

[@achillesazi]

@@jonasmusic2112do you know what’s it called? Trying to look it up

[@jonasmusic2112]

@@achillesazi it's right hand technique while muting strings, u can search for srv shuffle ( song like pride and joy to learn this kind of playing)

[@escricco]

Until 2:00 I was thinking, hey I could play this. Then, I thought, well, fuck this.

[@creation966]

that solo is so damn impressive

[@shasta001XD]

Eduardo Scricco fucking same like damn that solo tho

[@leilabarbosa6089]

haha this was me too!! i was thinking "man! this is totally doable!!" and then he comes with that solo to cruuush my bubble

[@javiersandovalguevara6473]

Eduardo Scricco it’s the same feeling I get when I hear his songs

[@jcoopdeville]

Ashwin kumar only if you have big thumbs and a thin neck

[@iammusicman79]

That solo... Damn I love Mayer

[@danwoodier]

This guy isn't human, it's impossible to be that talented, John Mayer and Rodney Mullen are both from other planets and I reckon they're in cahoots.

[@demberlache]

I love love love John Mayer....he's so talented. By far my favorite musician!

[@jamesasker8716]

He never fails to give a soulful performance. A complete inspiration.

[@Jjacobs1986]

Amazing. Hes such a badass rhythm player.

[@manixander]

I love the solo - it's ridiculous. I put up a cover if neon if you wanna look, people always think neon is his hardest but I think playing belief like this takes much more musical ability

[@keeganspeas9968]

His ability to mute like that when he plays rhythm is just insane.

[@TheSyntheticPop]

Man, how does this guy craft these songs? He plays the acoustic like its an electric.

[@eduardo_zerobala1340]

John mayer would be proud of it! This guy is really good!!!

[@DDCsixstrings]

This is a hard song to play, and even harder on the acoustic. plus the singing makes it more difficult. JM is a master.

[@gamebasher93]

I wish he had a version of every one of his songs like this.

[@kcrisx3082]

That solo is epic....

[@mertozelmusic]

2000s Best American Guitarist-Singer-Songwriter!

[@Musicloverlife1]

I love hte way he getsso into his music. The emotion that he shows when he plays, and the way he plays. It's incredible. He is my inspiration.

[@ocean27]

This looks like Where the Light is.. in the dressin room

[@JuguitodeStevie]

Thought the same. Can you imagine that this was just a warm up... LOL

[@ocean27]

@@JuguitodeStevie Tbh if this was Nokia, then it actually might've been his warmup to practice the song one time before he goes on because this was one of the three extra songs that were added during the show

[@JuguitodeStevie]

Ocean Yeah, it had to be the way you say. Curious then because he played on an electric guitar and not this acoustic version. Sorry if my English isn’t good enough. Greetings from Mexico ✌🏼

[@ocean27]

@@JuguitodeStevie Ur English is good man no worries. I think its probably cause they didn't want to setup and amp and cables and everything, and the acoustic was just easier

[@carvinofficial6711]

yea the same clothes, what warm up

[@27thMuhammed]

I can almost hear the drums! just amazing!

[@williamkilgour7327]

He makes the acoustic sound like a while band man I love John Mayer hes an inspiration to people and should be appreciated by people today instead of rapper

[@johnlloyd7568]

Thanks to Hendrix I understand his playing now.

[@whitewalker608]

Can you elaborate?

[@austino]

@@whitewalker608 lots of hendrix chords, using the thumb for chords, strumming instead of picking individual notes, muting with left hand, hammer ons, chord embellishments.

[@whitewalker608]

@@austino Isn't every intermediate guitar player supposed to know all these techniques? I have been playing both acoustic and electric for quite a while and can play a lot of JM songs but I never personally listened to Hendrix. I'm more into metal and other acoustic players (Dream theater, Tommy Emmanuel, Andy Mckee, etc) but I learned everything you mentioned during the very beginning of my playing.

[@jessestumpf190]

@@whitewalker608 it’s more using it as efficiently as John is here, the stuff is easy as shit to learn but to master takes soooo much practice

[@whitewalker608]

@@jessestumpf190 John Mayer stuff is easy as shit to learn? "Easy to learn but hard to master" is a common trope that can be said in any context to any statement. I still don't understand what OP meant by what he said.

[@aakashchaudhary2157]

never gets old 4 me i heard it since it was released and i till love it

[@davidag90]

Man, what a beautiful song. No matter the format: live, acoustic, studio; touches the deepest corner of the soul. In my opinion, by far his greatest song, followed really close by Heartbreak Warfare.

[@MN-dt2kq]

So relevant right now

[@caspervanhelvoirt]

This may be the best acoustic performance without the use of a mircrophone ever.. John Mayer, you did it again

[@jimmysmusic828]

his solo/bridge was what made this special. you can tell he wrote or improvised it specifically for acoustic performance (if he improvised that then that"s insane). hes so cool

[@ralphe01]

I have so much respect and appreciation for John Mayer...His approach is unique and inspire so many musicians (Me being one of them)...Thumbs up!!!

[@FelipediOliveira]

Impossível não se admirar com tamanho talento nato, por isso sou muito fã deste cara.

[@matboss72]

Yep! There is an exclusive post-show recording in the backstage where the guys discuss about the gig, a special about the John's 200 guitars collection (but we can see just very few of those) and a bounch of exclusive pictures from the show.

[@kaibodewitz1910]

Where can i find this?

[@schnelltv1956]

@@kaibodewitz1910 Still trying to find it. Is there anyone who has found it?

[@crispinlewis2980]

Can’t believe I’m only now seeing this video… but wooww! That solo was jaw dropping!

[@t-72k16]

That godly right hand technique, incredible.

[@Fyuesiy]

JMs rhythm guitar playing is soooooooo solid… This vid is a gem

[@inspectret8027]

A beautiful and amazing guitar gift; def gonna pick up my guitar and have fun as a result of this awesome show of love for the love of an art and talent that brings joy to ones heart

[@technosteed4644]

It's actually pretty good considering it was filmed with a VHS camera filming John's security camera monitor.

[@kimlin]

damn you never know what youre gonna get from this guy. hes just brilliant

[@NickoochPulver]

I've watched this video a hundred thousand times by now. I'm glad to se that there are another 190.000 views, even though it deserves som many more.

[@seekinghisface7762]

Abbey Road Version of this song is forever the best and the solos are like fine wine! This man. . . Is scary and literally the most underrated guitarists songwriters ever like seriously. John you do good!

[@pineapple8407]

A rare song where time has amplified its message

[@ЕвгенийВоробьёв-щ6ь]

I’m from Ukraine, and i really love his songs, multiple instruments player. He is one from many others who can play and sing without engineering,s help! Love your music from Odessa

[@cheukyuilau4476]

hey man are you ok?

[@foreseengust]

He makes acoustics sound so amazing, this song sounds like it requires brute strength, like SRV live performances on acoustics.

[@amazingme1408]

one of the best pop guitarists currently in the world.

[@JustLyon76]

So young... So good !!!

[@TheNastyPS]

This is the best thing I've heard in weeks. 100% going to try to learn this tomorrow.

[@NtnNathanAlvesSounds]

Caralho velho esse maluco é um monstro o mundo precisa valorizar mais ele !!!!!

[@conbaz106]

Proof he was on fire that night

[@leofrederico_]

Absolutely insane 2:04 that solo!!!!!!

[@angelhurst6266]

Keep the faith John! amazing!!!

[@caspervanhelvoirt]

and that with the same feeling and sound.. he's a true genius

[@DareBear97]

Think it's so cool that this is right before he went on stage for the "Where The Light Is" concert.

[@Jjacobs1986]

Just amazing. Nuff said.

[@runfree3392]

wish there were more videos of him chillin and playn acoustically like this, it was like i was hangin with him

[@markkindermannart4028]

There is a good Half of My Heart with him on acoustic in a Tokyo hotel room.

[@menaceasif]

this guy is a legend \m/

[@l33tm4n321]

I wish I had bought that version. I only got the DVD. I love the song, by far my fave song next to Neon. thanks for posting this, man!

[@thinwire]

jesus.. that stuff at the end, man he keeps impressing me.

[@jewelz7373]

Incredible acoustic version from John Mayer!! He 's awesome playing the acoustic guitar! Love it!

[@jakeyc280596]

Flawless! Wow

[@gregory49]

His rhythm is actually spot on, I was tapping my foot the whole time, and mine is spot on lol

[@maximomercedes4796]

Thats crazy good..my god!!!Johnny!!!

[@milosgrubesic6138]

2:32 i swear i could hear trumpets from how good his playing is

[@dorjeesherpa8208]

Totally got blown away by his guitar skills..👏👏👏

[@aaronjordan010388]

this video should be million views

[@CosmicPlum]

Totally, It becomes a milestone for any guitarist when they can play this song without mistakes... I remember the joy I got when I first got it right. But its still hard as hell to get the JM sound

[@markkindermannart4028]

I just spent the past 2 days learning this, and although I didn’t bother with the solos yet, it indeed felt great to get close to nailing the rhythm and structure!

[@porquinhodaindia6516]

legend

[@JayJayAwesome]

You're spot on. This backstage is from "Where The Light Is". Notice the scarf which he wore on the very first song on the DVD, "Neon" that is.

[@Emaaa22]

wow c'est magnifique ,j'adore cette chanson!

[@L.Chadel]

he's the one!

[@sadeairbender1129]

I’m just now finding this video and I’m glad I did cause now I can get the chords right on the chorus 100%.

[@petermartians4303]

jesus christ this is so amazing! uhuhuh :'( i wanna play like him

[@Dennis450D]

Now let's see how awesome this cover is gonna be. WAIT WHAT

[@umqualquerporai]

Just passing by to remember myself how much I need to improve... *cries*

[@patriztandoc5252]

he's so beautiful ♡♡♡

[@aphotosyntheticworld]

This solo and his solo on the acoustic version of something like olivia are easily his best acoustic solos...

[@simunhecimovic]

this is pure perfection

[@el_pabb]

maddest acoustic guitar solo i've seen!

[@joseph30007]

john at his prime vocally!! no debate about it!

[@jaydeepmukherjee9919]

Fantastic..... U r really great john

[@whiskylameute]

you are the best of the best of the best i can t stop watch this video