John is at his peak rn. He has absolutely snapped. You can tell he’s not playing just to show off anymore like he did towards the start of his career. He plays to feel now. I know his best is yet to come, especially now that he left Columbia Records.
@SimpleeCece2 жыл бұрын
@@omarsaletovicprins9632 You know what I’d agree with that. I think he’s definitely mellowed out more. I don’t think it’s because he can’t anymore, I think it’s probably an intentional change. He seems to go through phases.
@michaelm44642 жыл бұрын
Well one should also take into account that during the JM3 tours and the Live in LA shows, he was touring to promote two albums which showcased his guitar playing abilities. I think that he doesn't want to be known as simply a guy who can shred on guitar, just like he didn't want to be known as a pop musician. If you take Sob Rock into consideration, it is definitely not as heavily focused on his guitar abilities (although songs like Wild Blue have some truly great playing on them), so perhaps he was trying to keep the shredding and such to a limit so he could showcase the newer songs and not have such a wide gap between songs where he's just mindlessly shredding in some and then laying back playing something simple but fitting for the others. Just my two cents.
@todorkerev17072 жыл бұрын
@@omarsaletovicprins9632 tbh with this version of gravity in particular the tone is waaaaaaaaaay too clean, i still like it but i want much more distortion/od on that final solo
@vzeller2 жыл бұрын
@@todorkerev1707 Jesus Christ, you realize that if he meets your needs sonically, then somebody else complains that it's not clean enough. The internet has brought us more information and art than we could have ever imagined, while simultaneously destroying our ability to just shut the F up and enjoy an experience. Everything has to be judged and criticized as if it were an Olympic gymnastics competition. Everyone has an opinion on how they think everything should have been, instead of just enjoying what you got. It's pathetic.
@ilovesex222 жыл бұрын
@@omarsaletovicprins9632 JM3? u mean john mayer trío right
@gallen37392 жыл бұрын
Some day people are gonna look back on all johns amazing performances and think holy shit we didn’t appreciate him enough!!!!! Living legend
@onekinkstar2 жыл бұрын
I haven't studied him or anything just know that I like what I hear. What makes him more talented is a personality full of curiosity. He seems to be one who is open to learn whatever it takes and I like it!
@m00nboi2 жыл бұрын
It was a bucket list item for me to see him live and I finally did on the Sob Rock tour
@guitarstring59815 ай бұрын
True
@aw49252 жыл бұрын
You can tell he just wants to 'give'. However that just takes it to another level. He's full of feeling and appreciation for what he has. He's the best
@elainekan42092 жыл бұрын
absolutely love how you worded this. yes, absolutely true.
@SamSveistrup2 жыл бұрын
The best
@wendyteeter17622 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. He’s my absolute favorite of all time!
@villehytonen72792 жыл бұрын
Here I am, a 47 year old man with a tear on his eye. Thank God I recently found this man and his music.
@fsxvideosa3202 жыл бұрын
Best Gravity intro I've ever heard.
@rauldelgado7033 Жыл бұрын
He went crazy this last tour with the gravity intros, and honestly this is my favorite version of the song! Hearing it live was unreal
@seashell1111 Жыл бұрын
100%
@jamesstrange79812 жыл бұрын
When ever I feel down with all this world is throwing at me and my family I just think “Keep me where the light is”. JM is the best guitarist of his generation.
@redphrynge2 жыл бұрын
ugh, those chords during the intro are so beautiful and john's playing is unreal. thank you for capturing this!
@nirzo555 Жыл бұрын
Have any idea what are this chords ?
@VotesGuitarShop Жыл бұрын
G C
@tophm26342 жыл бұрын
damn, the dead has done a number on Johns playing, in the best way possible.
@gavinmccaleb85082 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the exact same thing
@IRevealTheMagic2 жыл бұрын
I was at this show last night and it was completely amazing... After attending 4 of his shows and each at different venues.. this by far is the best overall, he was feelin every song and in turn we all felt it.. he wasnt just playing to get through the song and onto the next, he truly delivered. Amazing and memorable show.. he played almost every song of his we all wanted to hear. Not to mention his voice was on point.
@SamSveistrup2 жыл бұрын
It’s cause he plays guitar not just sings
@wwe5202 жыл бұрын
I'm dying... the musicianship of his shows is so satisfying... i'm going to tomorrow's show and can hardly contain my excitement... we're in section B, so I hope it's as clear as this video..
@bene71742 жыл бұрын
HOW WAS THE CONCERT?😍
@wwe5202 жыл бұрын
@@bene7174 So good. Floor seats were amazing. His new PRS guitars sounded super clean and it was so great to hear him live for this record!
@joshuaolian1245 Жыл бұрын
it’s crazy that this guys a pop star to a lot of people and is also universally revered in the guitar community my god what a guitarist
@nirzo5552 жыл бұрын
beautiful 'castle made in sand' refrence!!!
@Sauc3r2 жыл бұрын
I lost it in person when he made that homage
@ShredZilla972 жыл бұрын
You can hear more influence since he’s played with Grateful Dead. It’s quite amazing how someone so talented off the bat just keeps getting better with time.
@mathewglenn2844 Жыл бұрын
Also notice the Jimi Hendrix quotes at the end! Castles Made of Sand melt into the sea, thanks to Gravity
@guesswilsey2 жыл бұрын
7:54 look at Pino admiring what he's hearing... and John just kept ascending further. That outro was sick!
@sameerishaq84682 жыл бұрын
Everyone is talking about the intro, but what about the black magic happening at 6:27 The evolution of this song is just unmatched
@prats28342 жыл бұрын
That small walk when the song starts is so nostalgic!
@jcory37612 жыл бұрын
Man do I love that Castles Made of Sand slide. Gravity was the right song to put it in, and will age well! Dope arrangement, but I dig the one from LA in 07 more haha. All the best!
@margiesplace2592 жыл бұрын
66 year Clapton fan, so glad Eric gave the " guitar Nod baton to John...such a gift John, love & light!
@daltonyerby69722 жыл бұрын
Watching this, gives me such a warm feeling. It's like we've all just done a full circle back to live at nokia so many years later. This guy is a living legend
@Benjamin-zy6tn Жыл бұрын
8:03 i love how he plays castles made of sand outro
@msns19782 жыл бұрын
Quoting a little Hendrix at the end (Castles are made of sand)... very nice!
@BrianKeeganMusic2 жыл бұрын
John is reaching new heights every damn day and it's so beautiful
@kimberlykairo Жыл бұрын
John Mayer is one of, and quite possibly, the best guitarist/vocalist/songwriters in the world. Few if any can breathe the air he breathes. He is a refined master artist, doing more than just playing music. Much, much more! I love him. I support him! He is A Natural Genius, A Master, The Man and THE KING ❣️💡🌟💎👑
@simonedevlin77102 жыл бұрын
"Gravity" takes us to new heights of ascension.Iconic intro chords which intertwine mind, body and soul.John Mayer is truly breaking the sound barriers and has a passion for fusion of folk, rock ,r&b and new jazz. I am really loving this music.
@alexcastillo6185 Жыл бұрын
You forgot the most important one of all… his roots… BLUES
@misslainy12 жыл бұрын
I so wish I could see John in person, he is fantastic, talented, and sounds and plays better now than ever, I love his stage presence and talent, not to be forgotten in my lifetime!
@alexanderficker2 жыл бұрын
Sounds just as good as it does in the studio, tremendous musician. Very excited to see him in Chicago in April!
@erdinn2 жыл бұрын
he's really hitting those high notes here. so great to hear!
@mernest68352 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to be there, the Hendrix nod at 8:02 made me smile
@camrynporter2 жыл бұрын
Love it. He did it in the Rio Gravity as well.
@madshakestad47982 жыл бұрын
Some castles made of sand action
@chokztogoo2 жыл бұрын
What’s the “Hendrix nod” ?
@camrynporter2 жыл бұрын
@@chokztogoo Castles Made of Sand
@chokztogoo2 жыл бұрын
Camryn Porter ty so much bro!!
@wendyteeter17622 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible performance! He never disappoints!
@tori1655 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful and soulful live performances of Gravity I 've watched in a long time, and the musicians in the band are all just excellent!
@michaelgustin53767 ай бұрын
John will go down as one of the best guitars of all time!!!!!!!
@ozymandias8882 жыл бұрын
bruh how did those first few seconds already hit so hard
@EricTitansSmith2 жыл бұрын
This felt effortless. Best his voice has sounded all tour.
@scottwells68012 жыл бұрын
Those chord changes on the intro are 🔥 🔥 🔥
@MizzJFrost2 жыл бұрын
I’m envisioning myself with a joint, vibing feeling this in my soul. Flm. I love this man.
@elizabethapis26102 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see him Friday in SF!!
@momirzugic37032 жыл бұрын
I liked a lot that little homage to Hendrix's Castles Made Of Sand intro at 8:02
@Mart1nho792 жыл бұрын
Wow young Johnny Depp plays really good
@JTLGJ4 ай бұрын
Gravity and its author make me, for a moment, escape from this world to go to a better one
@carolinafederbuschjungleho8572 жыл бұрын
A magically singin guitar and a very hot and masculine singing man. And this truly good music. This makes life dancing!
@JamesWilliams-en3os11 ай бұрын
Beautiful. People want it to sound the same same as the first studio album version, but that ain’t the point of live music. I’ve seen JM perform this tune live 3 times (2008, 2013, 2017) as well as the Continuum and Live in LA versions, and it’s always different, and it’s always beautiful. In ‘13, at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, when he broke into the first line of the song you almost couldn’t hear him because every voice in the amphitheater was singing with him. One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard in my 69 years. Every person who loves this song owns a little piece of it, and I love how JM keeps it fresh and alive for us.
@jaketroyer4115 Жыл бұрын
I was at this show...my first time ever seeing him live. God it was so good!!!
@euaggelion032 жыл бұрын
Playing with Dead and Co has taken Mayer to a whole new level...
@nancyjones890 Жыл бұрын
He's very special as a person and musician
@nancyjones890 Жыл бұрын
❤ I've listened for 20 yrs thank you for all your great memories
@tristanmorgan40032 жыл бұрын
Saw him play this life last night. Absolutely amazing.
@celestaa_2 жыл бұрын
one of the best gravity intro. It's so beautiful. He's killin' every note
@builderphill136110 ай бұрын
Ending it with castles made of sands intro, beautiful!
@dakalbino Жыл бұрын
John referencing a Hendrix song at the end of gravity is what I needed to listen 😭😭 wow
@michaelmitchell590911 ай бұрын
Unbelievable.....dude is a living legend.
@theloniouscoltrane37782 жыл бұрын
This is basically Clapton's "River of Tears." Awesome!
@mattreedah2 жыл бұрын
Hey I was there too. Great show! People somehow didn’t know how encores worked.
@karentaylor57759 ай бұрын
dabg,,,,,, pretty guitar john mayer..... so nice
@UDubFootballFan Жыл бұрын
He's the best modern guitarist.
@karakanoza95912 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos! Doing the lord’s work!
@SDTimbox2 жыл бұрын
JM you're my hero. This song is and always will be perfect. This rendition made me feeeeeeeeeel.
@lycaramba52832 жыл бұрын
Wow.. what an absolute beautiful intro.. goosebumps
@sunstarluv2 жыл бұрын
Awesome show! Thanks so much for sharing all your videos. '-)
@karentaylor57759 ай бұрын
your family, our cryo lab, austin, tx
@merkleandreas2 жыл бұрын
05:15 The next 3.15 Minutes - who would ask for anything more! 06:25 07:27 07:45 Thanks for this amazing vid!
@rezkifadillah18442 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! ITS SO BEAUTIFUL 😭
@dorisdeacon6172 жыл бұрын
HI THERE JOHN MEYER YOU SINGING GRAVITY SWEET ASKING THE AUDANCE TO SING ALONG GRAVITY GO JOHN MEYER😊😊😊
@lucilevizer34882 жыл бұрын
Merci...😘
@talthedesigner2 жыл бұрын
Pino Palladino is like a lighthouse
@bridgetashmore70632 жыл бұрын
Superb !
@yihoonshin1762 жыл бұрын
look at Pino at the trash can ending just casually shredding it
@Eurena972 жыл бұрын
I felt this was shorter watching it live, but he really made it 9:10
@Ohsolovely210 ай бұрын
Wow❤
@karenpennington73142 жыл бұрын
He sounds like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sounds beautiful ❤️
@alexnagy20442 жыл бұрын
Woah woah woah... don't think so is it too much a lil' bit? SRV and this guy?! 🤦🏻♂️
@GALLEN-vf7uy Жыл бұрын
@@alexnagy2044 Yeah... pump the brakes a "wee" bit on that one ....LOL
@irajakosalem96462 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this!
@nancyk36772 жыл бұрын
Freekin Fantastic
@ashgonnaketchum96232 жыл бұрын
godly
@Joshua_McDaniel8 ай бұрын
Wow...listen to Mayer's outro solo tone on this and then go to the outro solo where he's playing with Keith Urban...I'm not saying better or worse, but Mayer's tone on a Strat is very different than on a Silver Sky. Amazing what an artist can do with two different tools.
@efnarios2 жыл бұрын
This song goes so fucking hard
@karentaylor57759 ай бұрын
A++
@merkleandreas2 жыл бұрын
Would start this evergreen in exactly this way. ;-)
@suzane50942 жыл бұрын
ganda ng geetar huhu
@joshuaolian1245 Жыл бұрын
the super close up of his fingers lol they know what we want lmao
@situacionando2 жыл бұрын
Marvellous
@noahhudelson2447 Жыл бұрын
Castles made of sand, melts into the 🌊 8:00
@emj-music2 жыл бұрын
Something really happens when you make John do a live show in LA.
@pedroleao15942 жыл бұрын
Pino smiling at the end...
@mircacastro56892 жыл бұрын
Uau....🥰😍🔥😘❤🙏
@bar86202 жыл бұрын
Smooth….🥵
@skroodup2 жыл бұрын
7:42 and Pino just standing there, menacingly.
@LeslieAnderson-yd1ph23 күн бұрын
You know what after a long day of surgery who says get this girl another never knew you
@izharma17392 жыл бұрын
I'm not a fan of PRS, but the birds inlay looks great on that big screen
@80sfordguy2 жыл бұрын
In direct opposition to most of the comments thus far, this is certainly not johns best work. His “Live from LA” in 2008 version of this song as well as “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” were absolutely his best work to date. He’s 14yrs older now and he’s starting to show the middle-age version of music where you don’t quite hit the notes as good or as hard as you used to but, you still got the talent! His tone is all upside down from back then, he’s gone soft as compared to his younger an stronger performances and it’s showing in his playing. Come on John snap back and really show the audience how it’s done and really show your skills, if using your skills is showing off then so be it don’t let the hype allow you to slow down man!!!
@frankiewalnuts2 жыл бұрын
Miss the sound of the blk1
@bazej92522 жыл бұрын
I miss the '64…..such a great guitar
@guyesentals9406 Жыл бұрын
countysound on that guitar
@Whartnagel12 жыл бұрын
The ad in the middle of the video was extremely disrupting lol
@shubhankarkulkarni76672 жыл бұрын
that ending.....
@karentaylor57759 ай бұрын
*dang...........
@danielpatting90452 жыл бұрын
Outstanding playing, no doubt about it but to my mind the prs guitars can’t nearly reach the tone of Johns 1964 sunburst Stratocaster, especially on these tunes from the 2000s. Still sounds very good and enjoyable. Maybe it’s just my taste of sound.
@JamesWilliams-en3os11 ай бұрын
It’s not so much that he switched to a PRS here… he is using more bridge pickup than neck pickup (compared to the audio version) and a different pedal mix. So much more to his tone than just the guitar. I just bought my first PRS a couple months ago, and my Strat and LP are now gathering dust… not forever, it I get why JM made the switch.
@alexcastillo6185 Жыл бұрын
Ik he did not just pull castles made of sand in the outto of gravity. Dude is just other-worldly
@sebastiansquires2949 Жыл бұрын
Any tabs for this ?
@igo20542 жыл бұрын
damn let's be honest he sounded better with Fender with big deepers and he used to play bluesier still my favorite player anyway.
@msgoines2 жыл бұрын
To each their own, but the PRS has something vintage Fenders just could never have, and there is absolutely no way he sounds better on a different guitar than he literally designed FOR himself. These aren't Big Dipper pickups, but that's because PRS designed these pickups for him to be better. They're literally they're own proprietary design, not re-wound Fenders. So, again to each their own, but just so you know, you're wrong and sound ridiculous. It's literally impossible to sound better on another guitar. This guitar is him, so...
@mayumi16032 жыл бұрын
@@msgoines You can't say he's wrong. It's his opinion.. I also think his tone with Fender was better, despite the whole "designed for himself" thing with PRS. It's like you said, to each their own. There's also the fact that John still used his Fender after "signing with PRS" for quite some time. That means it took him a while to get a tone with the PRS he was okay with.
@JamesWilliams-en3os11 ай бұрын
msgoines… it’s not so much the guitar here that changes the tone cf. the studio version… he is using more bridge pickup instead of the neck pickup here. Also different pedals. But it’s mostly the choice of pickup.
@nz71662 жыл бұрын
they dont call him smooth johnny for nutn
@michaelgeorge11192 жыл бұрын
I will pay somebody to notate this on tab
@nirzo555 Жыл бұрын
Anyone can tell the chords that he jams on at the start ????