John Mayer - Clarity (Acoustic)

Just a man and his guitar, doing what he does best. Enjoy this performance of clarity
Tab: tabs.ultimate-g...
Video Tutorial: Check out the video response by jwdubs

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

Takes me back to the early 2000's gotta love the nostalgia vibes

[@jsonex21]

This is the John Mayer im a fan of and wish i could see again :/ too bad i was so young at the time this album came out or else i would of gone to see him in concert.

[@MoneyOverFame]

Jack Venar facts. I was like the only one out of my friends listening to him back then. They didn’t understand me @ at the time. But I didn’t care.

[@banazo00]

I love this version, its just like all of us 'average joes' jamming in our room.

[@maitrybajracharya5550]

Everyone wishes average could be that good

[@ma00055]

you are average like that???? ?

[@samb6574]

I wish I was that good jamming in my room

[@romancasco]

the phone ringing at the end is great...it adds realistic touch to the environment...John is just a normal man playing his guitar like all of us do in our rooms, and but he adds his extraordinary lyrics...

[@2022ram]

His guitar technique. INCREDIBLE

[@PlaguesPosies]

For reasons I cannot explain, I simply love how the phone started ringing while he was playing. Although it irrationally makes me wish that I could call him, too. LOL.

[@ams914]

I wish I could find this version as a tab... it's interesting the way he plays the chords here.

[@thelaststop1983]

Turns around an answers the phone like he didn't just do anything special.

[@mariaalvarez256]

This is definitely a rare video to stumble upon and to see JM’s talent in his early years

[@mayathebeex3]

whoever first handed john mayer a guitar deserves the worlds best hug

[@samonellasgayclone1054]

His grandma

[@Amiral_SWGInfinity]

Mayer is a master guitar player. Not really surprising that he's a one-take guy. LOL the phone at the end is priceless.

[@kg2392]

What is the picking pattern he is using for this version? its way better...

[@TuNguyn]

check out that badass pickroll at 0:38...

[@mragunathan1627]

damn thats gangsta lol, good spotting

[@SEMPU]

olhe o pico das rolas cuzonas que ele usou em 0:38...

[@PatrickEAtchison]

John Mayer is the best.

[@13Musicrazy]

This is the best live thing i've seen from him alone like this even though the phone rang

[@jl3436]

Just your casual sunday morning impro jam on your acoustic being Mayer.... God I wish I played like him

[@tk100]

one man one guitar, just singing for himself and no worries in mind. That's a quite peaceful moment right there.

[@grumpgus]

Holy Crap! Was this recorded as a single shot?... Sounds like it! My respect for this Dude's musicianship is profound!

[@tefybelle19]

Lips lips lips ........ wow ..... his music is love its life its serenity ..... hes wonderful and smart and sexy and charming and brilliant and a genius and so many profound ways its incredible ... john is love ... theres no describing love theres no describing John... I love th whole thing with the phone ringing at the end just made the moment so much better ... feels like ur sitting there right next to him.

[@SkintBachelor]

this dude brings me a whole lot of joy..

[@chaferbud]

August 25th in Saratoga, NY....i'm SO there and i cant wait!

[@JG129]

@elambing It really isn't as hard as it sounds. The beauty of acoustic is even open strings sound amazing !

[@Lgsings94]

John is playing a Martin OM-42. I don't think his signature OM-28JM was produced yet.

[@lovesurfin]

I love how nonchalant he is.. and how perfectly he ended the song before picking up the phone.

[@ams914]

Everyone says he's a normal guy, but i'm naming a syndrome after him. John Mayer syndrome. It's when you are so lonely and socially inept that you lock yourself in a room and play guitar on end for years. he just ended up getting really good and becoming famous.

[@barnesrm76]

Saw this 2000?On mtv2. I knew John would be great

[@christimayberry2986]

I remember seeing this 15 year ago

[@ruipsoa]

i haven't words to describe this....

[@ruipsoa]

in fact this version is so much better because of the whole ouuuouuu...

[@MrBetoTap]

this was the time in what mayer appears in mtv , now is a wonderfull time!

[@nka82]

great version of this song! i love the end when he answers the phone, haha

[@gridlock489]

@lilbrazilcutie theres a link to a tablature in the video description, and jwdubs' video response shows how to play it very well

[@DannyOLearyMusic]

5 stars!! thanks fr puttin it up hes sum legend

[@Shinando57]

@ams914 Actually, the chords are just the same, he only changes the place of the chords on the scale. On the chorus, instead of playing the G on the 3rd fret (6th string) ele does it on 10th fret 5th string and this way with all others.

[@h4rsh3ys]

@elambing for the verses yes. chorus and bridge may be different, but i havent looked into it, the verse is the easiest part. try it.

[@barnesrm76]

Same for sony put out a 4 track before this with 'my stupid mouth' like 99 ish? Sam goody was giving it away. When I saw him do this on mtv2 it was live back then. You had to stay up and catch certain artists. I couldn't fucking believe it when I heard John Mayer play this. I still cant..

[@guitarshapedjuicebox]

i love you john

[@h4rsh3ys]

@elambing yeah thats it for the verse. i haven't bothered for the chorus or bridge

[@ALoveEternal]

I've been looking for this video for like years -_-

[@nlvndcn]

Yay! It gives me chills... rarely wonderful!

[@KVNNSCHNG]

*shakes his head* His dad rented the guitar for him and his brothers, and he started playing because of michael j fox playing johnny b goode in back to the future.

[@spzenza707]

it all depends. If you feel comfortable between index and middle finger, then use that. I always put it between my middle and ring finger. takes practice.

[@LaPerssonandro]

@ams914 Play around with hammer-ons. There's tabs with the pre-chorus stuff. This is the most beautiful performance of Clarity I've heard.

[@backpain100]

at 0:38 doesn't seems like he messed up. Yeah sure, he did draw the pick out but the guitar chord is not the one he use for the chorus. The chord for the chorus look completely different at 1:11. So we know for sure there's no problem with the audio. May be the editor messed up with the video clips?

[@samuh14]

i love this song

[@TheAngelJC]

1st of all john mayer DOSENT mess up 2nd hes professional and hes done this for a while so the odds of him messing up are VERY slim. 3rd he can play anything he wants and it still sounds good even if he "messed up" or not 4th what might seem like a mess up to you may be an artist trying something new instead of playing the same thing

[@AcousticLvr22]

it must be fun to be able to play like that XD

[@Csky1988]

ahah hes got commitment to a song. if the phone rings while im trying to play i drop everything to answer.

[@ams914]

@jwdubs You should make a video! No I don't get what you said, I play it using my first, middle and ring finger already. So I don't get what adjustments you are trying to explain. I play it with middle on low E, first on the A, and Third string on the D.

[@adamsimonsmusic]

Peep the pick coming out at :39 brilliant.

[@roadkill8453]

amazing! someone needs to tab this asap

[@tteague5523]

Actually at 39 seconds...you can see that he is finger picking and he has his pcik in between his pinkie and ring finger (where he holds it until he needs it) the he shuffles it up to move into the chorus...then it cuts away....while still in the verse.. even though he was moving into the chorus....so it was edited

[@Sorennn94]

Masterpiece

[@PsycD]

gotta love the way the phone ringing was somewhat in sync with the song hahaha in terms of timing and tone..

[@h4rsh3ys]

@elambing its not hard. its just a variation of the same chord.

[@christianpaulmusica]

he didn't mess up... he meant to say that. he always changed the words during live performances.

[@A7X514]

@lefte18 i think it might be his OM-28

[@rabitjs]

never see this vid before,thx so much

[@AngusHuntz]

AGREED!

[@tk100]

yeah the intro is a bit different, basically same 2 chords, different picking pattern. The chorus you see here is the way he originally play "clarity" years ago. Now he does a double hammer-on chord follow by a bar chord.

[@BluegrassBackcountry]

what kind of Martin is this?

[@lilbrit0711]

I miss those days.....sad

[@Annie1962]

Lovely! Thanks for posting

[@tonylemuso]

word, that whats makes this to dope

[@AntiquatedApe]

I don't think the tab sounds very much like how he plays it here (the part in the beginning). Can someone update the tab or something?

[@AntiquatedApe]

He doesn't give a tutorial on this version of the song.

[@AntiquatedApe]

the beginning is arppegiated in this version,which Zartimus does not explain.

[@AntiquatedApe]

That's what I'm saying,the guy who posted this also linked the tab in the description of the arpeggiated verse,but it doesn't sound the same as the video from what I've played

[@atroye]

amazing. thanks for posting.

[@EpicAdventures11]

how adorable. "hello?" (:

[@dreadstinee]

HAHAHA "hello?!" so random. i love this guy(: i hope to play like him one day! although i dont think i could ever get that amazing! but on the bright side..i finally got "stop this train" down(:

[@jonisthebest99]

I hope you're still enjoying you're guitar journey all these years later!

[@barnesrm76]

Precursor to continuum?

[@donephee]

cool version of the song, also thats a sick shirt

[@sabialfonso0408]

awesome!

[@ramses_is_numba_one]

what notes is he hammering on, ughhh im trying to figure out how to play this song, its so difficult!!!

[@gridlock489]

@o0oxMuSicxo0o great, ill put the link in the video description!

[@HailStateNelly]

dang yea it took me forever to figure out what you guys were talking about...whoever noticed that at first is very observant...lol

[@tw0ntw0n]

I WANT THAT SHIRT

[@model288]

This is why I love John! He's a true original.. just wish he could make normal faces!

[@JulianJayme]

like this version

[@metallifan84]

to lower action on an acoustic, do u turn clockwise or counter-clockwise?

[@dukefiya]

how u figure?

[@alejandro8888]

this looks like the om-28..he now plays with a model called the omjm

[@veryhairylarry1036]

nice

[@callyjohnwell]

Good eye!

[@bogdan.olteanu]

Martin OMJM. His model.

[@lambgtr7]

@elambing im workin on it

[@LidorElimelechMusic]

I bet everybody was like "somebody get this fucking phone"

[@luismejia9918]

Between his index and middle fingers...=) just practice switching constantly..you'll get the hang of it

[@JayAims]

does anyone know what tabs he's playing at 1:00 for the oooos?

[@JMBelief1]

@ams914 I have tabs if you want them..

[@jennypennypocket]

Nice video. I can almost taste what it feels like to be a voyeur.

[@ferramirez4570]

jennypennypocket hahaha nice one señorita lol

[@Boss44221]

What kind of guitar is Mayer playing?

[@ams914]

@JMBelief1 Yeah I would love them... just pm me. Thanks. Always nice to see it on paper if its available.

[@metallifan84]

yea it is. i have a shitty yamaha acoustic that feels like pressing on barbed wire when i try and play this wonderful. i really need a guitar like his and that kind of action

[@robbishcan]

those fingers..... crazy.

[@13Musicrazy]

He didnt even mess up i wouldnt even have notice if no one would have said thing people are to darn judgmental

[@jdkjkjdkjdks]

you hate him? so could you tell me why is your favorite list are full of John's video?

[@carterwatson1949]

& a beautiful performance ending with a phone call😅

[@kyle.buss_guitar]

nothing pisses me off more than the phone ringing while im playing a song on guitar.

[@Boss44221]

@vintagesound29 Your guess is right haha

[@usaywhat]

two guitars? O.o

[@tlang14]

sooo lucky!! i was supposed to go =[ but no ride [sleeptrain]