John Mayer performs “Assassin” Live + Acoustic for first time (Pittsburgh)

[@marcuscorporal]

Every Berklee student who went to his 2008 event knows what this is

[@GianlucaTidus]

this is a gem inside of a golden basket, found in the deepest of the oceans.

[@hamsupvideo]

Deepest of all gems, that we didn't know existed.

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

We’re in the Wild Blue.

[@forkkio1]

On a bed of gray.

[@jorlandooo_13]

pseudointellectual behavior...

[@charlespester3411]

Not sure if it’s that special

[@Alex-mj5dv]

One of the under appreciated things about John’s playing - and a large part of why he can make solo acoustic sound ‘fuller’ than anyone else, and manage to play Vultures and make it sound full, is his right hand technique. The dynamics and rhythm he can apply, and why all us other mere mortal guitarists struggle to get that ‘sound’.. it really comes across mostly when he’s playing acoustic sets. It’s all ‘in the fingers’ usually is said when talking about your playing hand (left for us righties).. get both hands working in tandem to get the nuances you want, and you get something near John.

[@NateSalkoff]

This crowd is so damn lucky. So lucky.

[@loganking9719]

We were

[@nickfunkhouser7096]

Can confirm, it was stellar

[@inkwab]

bro i was there it was cool but weird i was like yo he don't do this

[@isaacjosephsizemore]

it was amazing

[@eureka3856]

that shit was incredible

[@DonkiMonki-cp8ub]

His vocals on this are insane

[@DanSny]

Wow that's the first time I've heard the Berklee version fully played out! All the other acoustic Assassin versions are a bit different.

[@benjamingrassi6107]

Good call on the Berklee version!

[@drmedwuast]

well, it's still not quite the Berklee version

[@baseballkid2107]

Yes, lucky to be able to listen and watch on utube..

[@Guess-dq8fw]

Listen to eddie’s attic version

[@DanSny]

@@drmedwuast Very true, but I'd like to think this would be the natural evolution of the Berklee version, considering it wasn't finished at the time.

[@FikriIzzaldin]

how the heck could he make a song sounds so rich using only ONE acoustic guitar? his strumming & rhythm variation is crazy on this one

[@TravisLawrence12]

I've been trying to figure that out for 20 years. So good.

[@e_shoemaker]

Gifts, talent.

[@connorE24]

I remember he said he didn’t relate to this song anymore and that’s why he hadn’t played it in a while, so cool to see him playing it again

[@paradise_valley]

Yeah I think it’s okay… there’s character development, at the end of the song wherein the character contemplated leaving but can’t and then complains that the woman is an assassin like him too so they’re both flawed. I think it’s because it reminds him of that playboy interview era.

[@carloscalleja1978]

Another John Mayer Magic moment

[@vci0us045]

Is it just me or does his vocals sound a lot better now than it was in his last tour.

[@SrinivasanChakravarthy]

his voice has improved by leaps and bounds the DC show before he got covid was lit AF vocals

[@markkindermannart4028]

He just gets better at everything

[@allen4157]

I was there completely magestic! Can we thank the person with the sign though, without it we wouldn't be able to see this!!!

[@hamsupvideo]

Alright Acoustic Guitar players, time to cover this one.

[@TrevorTarwater]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@defecito]

PLEASEE, this version is awesome

[@psurupieful]

I was there and practically in tears when he started this tune. Amazing night.

[@zachmiller5769]

I was there! It was my first live John Mayer experience. He did not disappoint.

[@isaacjosephsizemore]

same!

[@loupoprocky3417]

The sob rock crew neck is iconic

[@89vette1]

I was there last night in front. I’m so glad someone got this on film!! In fact I’m the guy with the hat on in the front!

[@niaroberts7779]

If you are who I think you are, I need you to know, the feral man was found, there is hope on the horizon that he may roam completely free, once more.

[@89vette1]

@@niaroberts7779 Huh?

[@joyw4355]

Lucky duck:)😊

[@joaomagalhaes7712]

Wtf

[@bluesyace9564]

HE FINALLY DID IT

[@SEMPU]

2:54 best melody

[@omarjn]

The Berklee version... Finally! Thanks!

[@mariadoloresbonifacio6275]

I CAN´T BELIEVE HE SANG THIS SONG!! HE MAKES SONGS BETTER EVERY TIME HE PLAYS THEM LIVE!

[@sunangel-rivka]

WOWOWOWOW My favorite song by my favorite artist and acoustic too..... Oh. My. God.

[@gabbygryphon]

One of my daughter Emily's 2 fave JCM songs. I saw an interview awhile back where he said he just wasn't quite vibin' on Assassin anymore, so the two times we saw him live she was SOOO hoping for this. (I tried to tell her, "Baby, he's NOT going to take a song he doesn't like & throw it into the rotation.") THANK YOU for proving me wrong!!

[@Thundersnow12]

Yeah he said in a 2017 Facebook live questions from fans thing he was asked if there was a song he wouldn’t play anymore and he said Assassin.

[@roycethomas8773]

He murdered this

[@lexxite]

Dare we say he…assassinated…it?

[@elleeclausen1923]

please never delete this

[@franklindelanoroosevelt9177]

Was at this show and this is my favorite mayer song, genuinely started tearing up when he began playing

[@justanotherchannel9815]

I am so grateful to saw him live in Pittsburgh. Such an incredible night!!!

[@clumsyboy773]

So glad someone recorded it! I ran out of space

[@shahshaheer316]

This is the prime example of “Impossible is possible”.

[@matheus6894]

right hahahha

[@sam_mcgov]

He has even admitted he never plays this live, EVER

[@lmmlogan5720]

i still watch this constantly

[@ritaw6687]

This song… Jesus. Thank you for capturing it. ❤️

[@ChadGrattanMusic]

Good God it was amazing! Thank you for uploading! 1st thing I looked for when I got up this morning!

[@pjkennedy8794]

I’ve been waiting for this since I first heard him noodling with it acoustic at the Berklee Lecture! He played it with the band and an acoustic at Eddie’s otherwise I’m not sure he’s ever brought a solo full version out of his living room! Thanks for catching this gem! Those chords shine on acoustic

[@sarahgrundy2961]

I think he's done acoustic versions of this before, but it's been a while. This is really good!

[@ryanbentley8445]

Look up the Berkeley class. It’s on KZbin

[@sarahgrundy2961]

@@ryanbentley8445 There was also one he did at Eddie's Attic, but it's not super great quality.

[@brentonchattin]

@@sarahgrundy2961 the Eddie's Attic one is real good

[@carriebprice]

Thank you so much for posting this. I didn’t think I could love this song any more than I already did. Amazing performance. This is what I love about You Tube. Saw him in Vegas in March, which was awesome. Every night after getting into bed, I put my AirPods in and search for fan footage of that night’s performance, seeking out any songs he didn’t get a chance to play at my show. Its been so fun watching him play such a variety of his catalog for this tour and this acoustic version is the beautiful cherry on this Sob Rock Sundae!! Thank you!!!

[@eureka3856]

me and my friend flew from california to see john mayer cuz we missed out on the show in la and we were most certainly blessed by this performance. shouts out to alexander 23 too

[@deangtrs]

I was at the show. Thanks for recording it.

[@samuelchouman2466]

Thank you

[@hannahpalmer8043]

So happy your recorded this!!! It was somehow even better live!

[@judetteeloi9497]

OMG!!!!!! FREAKING AMAZING!!! 🔥😱🔥😱🔥

[@StevenW182]

Thank you for this.

[@yaroslavtarnavskiy7721]

He is so good 😊

[@Weava12]

this is absolutely amazing

[@joyw4355]

He's a Musical genius

[@courtneyhall7944]

Think this might be my favorite performance of this song 🎧 🎶🤍🖤

[@sinjon]

I was hoping for a blistering badass acoustic solo

[@zacheatsworld]

So damn good! Thanks for sharing!

[@benjamingrassi6107]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS

[@JEANMICHELMAYEROFF]

This is priceless

[@joemorrison917]

This song live >>

[@lexxite]

Incredible!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@drmedwuast]

me stepping on a lego: 0:59

[@benpeters3427]

I now need to learn how to play this

[@simonchaney3199]

I was at this concert it was insane

[@vissenmetttm]

You should check out this song out live in Amsterdam!

[@alexmathewmendoza]

What a rarity.

[@joeano]

The acoustic versions of this song are superior to the album version and I’m not saying I don’t like that one. True artist.

[@niccal319]

I was there.

[@BatmanHQYT]

Fuck man this is GREAT

[@bengerrard792]

Lost my mind when he started it.

[@peterpriatka3886]

3:26

[@khallz9217]

SOME ONE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL MUSIC MAKE A GUITAR TUTORIAL OF THIS!

[@forkkio1]

Someone please tell me the chords he is playing for the bridge.

[@markjosephespiritu2559]

Anybody tabbed this one yet

[@shaqy6467]

He played it at berklee

[@pamcomey8628]

We all love anything you play John.... I don't know if you're still touring I'm a little out of touch but I imagine you're still too busy for writing new songs I'll never stop waiting for little blue and baby blue to go with the original THE DEEP BLUE SEA 🤣😂

[@mostafakhorshed82]

From the title I thought he was covering the Muse song “Assassin” Makes me more curious of the question if John is a fan of Muse and Matt Bellamy’s guitar playing and songwriting hah

[@panofi19]

Need tabs or a tutorial to this one please

[@GuilhermeMarcarini]

Anyone have the tabs for this version?

[@Umuliuz]

The Eddies Attic version is a beast though, but quite difrerent.

[@johnmaldonado-z1y]

Thanks Neil Larson

[@johnreagan]

I don't feel this arrangement works, but I still love the song. Completely ruins the lyrical tone with the cheerful strumming. Criminally underrated, sleeper cut from Battle Studies though. Time to listen to that album again.

[@robertoladrondeguevara3873]

So you think that the way he created this song doesn’t work?

[@mragunathan1627]

dude he wrote this song on the acoustic guitar lol. IMO this song is underrated because he overproduced it on the studio version.

[@estermmoov43]

🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@mragunathan1627]

See John, you dont need marimba bars and electric guitars.

[@nasonvillanueva4542]

It’s a kalimba

[@tonyz4292]

I wonder if that’s a wig

[@Discogecko9]

@zartimus

[@mohdzaid761]

Same chords used in zaritmus version?