John Mayer Style Backing Track in C

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Have some fun playing over this cool John Mayer style backing track which is written in the key of C#m or E major. As the tune starts on A major, rather than the root key of C# or E, you could even say this was an A Lydian backing track...
As for what to play over the top, well the C#minor pentatonic and C#m scale will be the ideal choices. You can also use the arpeggios of the chords in the song if you want to change with the chords. Have fun and keep jamming!
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Above all, keep learning and keep having fun! 😀😀😀

[@AG131]

Did some workout, took a hot shower, sat with the guitar and jammed on this track before sleep. What more can you ask from life? This is just bliss.

[@yga]

True that! Sounds like a perfect evening :) :)

[@AG131]

Your Guitar Academy Absolutely.

[@denisblack9897]

Ask for a joint before the jam

[@rohitjawale7594]

Wake up and repeat 😀

[@SilverstreamMusic]

Yeah man, taking a shower is just the BEST! I *love* taking showers!

[@scottfisher3948]

One of the best backing tracks on youtube and I have played to hundreds of them. You can play this so many different ways.

[@debbiehall5958]

Working from home, what a way to spend my lunch break

[@yga]

Enjoy!

[@NeroUnlimited]

same! hahaha

[@JustinNathanielAdams]

Probably one of the best guitar jam tracks of all time.

[@yoona969]

Whoever you are who played this , you have the gift , what beautiful tone and feel . You channeled John Meyer , I don’t even want to play over it and spoil it 🙏🏻😁

[@christiantimpe9174]

Ive played over hundreds of backing tracks but this one is just one of a kind.. amazing. The chord progression touches your soul, the guitar part is just beautiful. JM would approve 100%.

[@yga]

Wow, thank you so much for this amazing comment! I think it's pretty much the nicest comment I've ever seen :) Keep enjoying the backing track and keep jamming! :) :)

[@arjananand3535]

I absolute love it . This is probably the only John Mayer style backing track which actually sounds like him . Great job

[@TMillsMusic]

Amazing. I could play along to this all day!

[@josephhaas7413]

This has some low-key “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” vibes and I LOVE IT

[@akay4k206]

Same key bro

[@LorenzClaymore]

Thats the best backing track i ve ever played on

[@8odycount]

So much feeling. Almost came to tears improvising on this :D

[@budgetguitaristcom]

GREAT TRACK! Bookmarked in my Jam folder.

[@Jazzguitarpirate]

Had fun jamming along with this track, Thanks for the upload!

[@GoryGuitarist01]

Feels like every note I play fits so perfectly with this track!! Love it thank you

[@yga]

Thanks Jack! So glad you love the track - plenty more where that came from :) :)

[@khaldounj]

Great track. Sounds awesome, still leaves a lot of room for my guitar to bloom while soloing over it. Good job

[@oliverchambers1169]

This is a beautiful chord progression man , good job

[@billyplaysguitar9936]

Great track. Had fun jamming to this one

[@Lauren-yn9go]

Got major 'waiting on the world to change' vibes from the opening drums

[@KaspaKings]

This has so much freedom. Thanks. Sounds super cool with F# Dorian and c#minor blues.

[@adamsue3105]

was jamming to this and had a lot of fun playing the Human Nature melody. good practice!!

[@leetledrummerboy]

super fun track man, it's helping me get some much needed c#m practice in

[@TheExiledTexan]

The track itself is soothing on its own. Beautifully done.

[@yga]

Thank you so much, what a lovely bit of feedback :) Many more coming your way soon!

[@ugge1988]

Amazing backing track! I love John Mayer so I'll definitely check the course too 😎 Thanks guys!

[@yga]

Thanks Jacopo! Massively appreciated, and if you have any questions about the John Mayer lessons, please let me know :)

[@markt5086]

@@yga i wanna soooo record what i have over this and let you hear it!! Thank you this is amazing

[@Blackkeys12]

Great track man thanks!

[@ThomasKlenke]

Sweet! Thank you.

[@abraarz2971]

The best backing track on KZbin!

[@lorenzodw2853]

Sounds amazing. ❤

[@arjananand3535]

I’m writing a song and this track just gave me new licks. Thank you so much

[@premiumbackingtracks5208]

Love it!

[@johnlamberty6131]

amazing backing track

[@marcobrescimusic]

Wonderful!!

[@RWulff007]

this issick beautyful. so molodic, thanks

[@yga]

Thanks Rat! Great to hear you are loving it. If you want to learn how to play the actual guitar part, it's all here for free: www.yourguitaracademy.com/courses/john-mayer/lessons/electric-john-rhythm

[@seafoam3124]

Fell asleep wile playing my guitar to it. It was relaxing 😌

[@stevetrivago]

Awesome .. edit - Blessed ✊🏼

[@jessem4489]

This is one's really cool, fun to play with on higher strings

[@pamacu63]

Beautiful Backing Track, Thanks!

[@yga]

Thanks Frank!! :) :)

[@hanreality.7266]

Bad end though!

[@heineken-jv1nc]

Best jam track ever

[@littlewing-ab3197]

Best track ever

[@ethanrummel7638]

This is an excellent track man, thanks

[@yga]

Thanks Ethan! Glad you are enjoying it :)

[@eoinagnewmusic7538]

such a fun jam

[@elblopex]

man, this is incredible! Thanks!

[@yga]

Thank you Roedor!! Glad you're loving it!

[@UTAH100]

Really nice track.

[@EricBourassa]

this is a really great track

[@HagamosLoImposible]

love it

[@larrywhitted7333]

I really like that progression. Thank you.

[@larrywhitted7333]

@Wilmer Andersson sweet! Im using it haha

[@maxberchtenbacher6696]

Absolutely fantastic to jam to. Thanks for the work mate!

[@yga]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊😊🎸

[@sjdos1700]

My new fave backing track. Thanks for this

[@yga]

Haha! Thanks Riko! Have fun jamming away with it :)

[@maleeshasulthanagoda4464]

I could jam to this for days, thank you so much 🐯🐯🐯👍

[@yga]

Haha! Glad you enjoyed it Maleesha! :) :)

[@Dadymilles13]

Super cool... Thank you superb progress... Good training...+1+1 Super cool merci superbe progression...bon entrainement...+1+1

[@bob550314]

Nice job man! ...put it on to improvise to and wound play the rhythm with you ...

[@keremidarski]

Best. Backing. Track. Ever.

[@yga]

Haha! Thanks Ivaylo, very happy you like it :) :)

[@HarmonicaJamz]

awesome guitar sound. Loved it.

[@yga]

Thanks mate! You play the harmonica i guess? I bet that sounded pretty cool over this track! Almost Stevie Wonder like?

[@macraeronnie]

Keep coming back to this. Great job.

[@yga]

Thanks Ronnie! Try our most recent track (where Dan is actually playing the rhythm part in the video), it's great fun! www.yourguitaracademy.com/courses/artist-style-jam-tracks/lessons/led-zeppelin-style-backing-track

[@bennolanman]

Awesome vibe! 🤘🏻

[@yga]

Thanks Benjamin! Glad you're enjoying it :)

[@alebo0]

I can definitely hear John Mayer's version of "Free Falling" embedded here! Awesome!

[@yga]

LOVE that version of the track! I'm sure it is as it influenced me a lot as well! 😀🎸😍

[@archive_video_surveillance]

"Free Falling" it's Tom Petty's song, not John Mayer.

[@marioevans0123]

Thank you, i have a lot of fun jamming with

[@yga]

Awesome Mario, glad you liked it!

[@sharar4056]

what the fuck, I can't believe I played along to this for 8 minutes. it went by so quick. this backing track is like perfection

[@yga]

Haha! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@kaapad]

Cette piste est excellente, merci pour le partage !

[@yga]

Thanks K2pad!! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@NiKoLA7424]

Thank you very much for this.

[@yga]

You're very welcome! 🎸🎸

[@BugraSisman]

Thanks for this! Lovely track!

[@yga]

Our pleasure! Glad you like it :)

[@haithamkhalil1913]

love this. thanks a million. so hypnotic and fun

[@yga]

Our pleasure!

[@Kunduz1]

C#m is my favorite.

[@douglaslacerda7682]

This is key of Slow dancing.. C#m 🎶..✌

[@Jazzguitarpirate]

Wheeee! ⚓️🛳

[@foxhound5702]

Gorgeous backing track. Thanks so much for this one. you may very well have a new sub right here =P

[@yga]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the sub :) :)

[@YTJamTracks]

Nice one

[@yga]

Thanks YT Jam Tracks! Looks like you've got some pretty awesome tracks yourself!

[@pamvelvetmusic]

Nice! :3

[@scottfisher3948]

sounds great except the volume drops a lot at 3:50 into it.

[@funkymonkey8174]

I love jamming to this thanks so much. Im starting to think C# minor is my favorite key. I have so much fun playing in it.

[@yga]

Yeah it’s an awesome key for sure! Keep having fun! 😀😀💪

[@UTAH100]

Agree. Did you try it in the relative E major? If you did you think it sounded good- trying to decide which I like better. Mostly the same notes +2 gives it a different flavor. I might lean towards just C#m. Sometimes less is more. This progression is deceptively simple yet nice. JM really likes his C#m7.

[@funkymonkey8174]

@@UTAH100 I have played it in E major. I tend to stick to C#M with this particular track. Other tracks in the same key have a different feel not sure how to put into words that E major really lends itself to. I play it pretty clean on this one too, just a touch of compression and a little reverb.

[@UTAH100]

@@funkymonkey8174 I know exactly what you mean. There is theory, chord progressions and then simply just feel. I'll go with feel all day long.

[@loelstein]

What would an interesting chorus or bridge progression be with this? I struggle with that a lot. I come up with a nice verse progression but then don’t know where to take it.

[@GraysonKade]

A lot of great bridges maintain a pretty similar chord structure to the verses/choruses. You may switch some chords around like instead of going from A to bm to G# maybe start on bm then go to G# and back to A. But the main thing I think makes great bridges is just the dynamics and the feel used. Some great bridges are the exact same chords but played with build-ups, finger picked, etc. Just experiment.

[@latoth556]

One tip that use often is enter a birdge on the relative major & vice versa. In this case it’s a HUGE Open E that you can smash out. Will completely change the tone of the progression while staying in the same key✌️

[@JustinHaglerMusic]

Still fun to play no matter the complaints in the comments!!!

[@046nathan]

Grab you guitar ! Put A little reberbe, A nice and clean gain. A little improvisation in C#M Pentatonic / E Major Scale. And it sounds soulful ! I love this backing track !

[@yga]

Great comment! Thaks a lot :) So happy you are enjoying the backing track!

[@iamfreitasrafael]

IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I DID!!! That's so relaxing, so spiritual I can't explain!!!

[@yga]

Glad you love it, plenty more coming your way :)

[@srvthesheep4682]

so i can do a minor pentatonic scale starting on ca sharp and a harmonic minor scale starting on c?

[@JonathanPiston]

Yes you can. As all Major scale also known as Ionian Mode has a Minor related to it. C Major Scale = AM Pentatonic Scale D Major Scale = BM Pentatonic Scale E Major Scale = C#M Pentatonic Scale F Major Scale = DM Pentatonic Scale G Major Scale = EM Pentatonic Scale A Major Scale = F#M Pentatonic Scale B Major Scale = G#M Pentatonic Scale So As the song is it C#M. Either you improvise in E Major Scale or C#M Pentatonic Scale

[@TheOriginalBillyYO]

Yea it’s e major or C sharp minor.. root notes on the 9th low e

[@aidenewer5150]

Nice

[@yga]

Thanks Aiden!

[@aidenewer5150]

You guys know your stuff, great to jam to as well :)

[@dubnessIII]

More like E major, relative C# minor. The tone and phrasing are all in E major

[@yga]

Yes well spotted! It definitely has a major feel all round and others have commented that in theory it could even be considered Lydian as the opening chord is A, but the chords are based on the E major scale.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

It feels very minor to me. Unless you are referring to minor as being harmonic minor, as classically trained musicians might. To me, A is the 6th chord of the tonic C#m. I know some would call it the 4 chord as it stems from E ionian, but that's not how I was taught nor how I see it. Regardless, I hear minor (aeolian).

[@sweathe3819]

Thanks for clearing that up. The notes fit much better in E major.

[@marcusatmercy]

it's C# Minor--that's the tonal center. not A Lydian. E major is C# minor but C# minor is the TONAL CENTER.

[@davidferrara1105]

@@marcusatmercy In the absence of a V-i cadence, it still sounds like C# minor to me....It does have the Aeolian minor five chords in the G# minor. No way in hell is it Lydian; that's just a little knowledge being dangerous...

[@axel.lessio]

Wow, amazing work! The only downside for me is I usually solo with this same clean tone so it clashes with the track, but that's me not understanding the use of overdrive I guess. 😂

[@bekachoki9806]

Nice aww

[@martinv.8750]

This is the human nature cover that john did at MJs funeral, so sweeet

[@yogiagrianurwidyadmoko8511]

❤🎸

[@myname1469]

It refers to the classic 1, 3,4,1 progression made famous in songs like fooled around and fell in love and the weight. It is in fact a sort of turnaround that's very useful in those sorts of songs. The turnaround usually terminates in a cm7-B-Am a couple times before returning to the 1-3-4-1.

[@Numb3r_47]

It's a brilliant backing track - thanks. Although mine always stops half way through and looks like it's loading. Does anyone else have this issue?

[@ArneWidding]

Wait did I just get low key Rick Rolled?

[@juanmusha]

I'm subscribing just because of how nice you are in the comments

[@yga]

Thank you Juan, we really appreciate you subscribing! :) :)

[@RPD11822]

Great track! can I use your backing track, play over it and upload?

[@candymanix]

Smooth as F*ck!!! 😎

[@yga]

Haha! Thanks Candy Man!

[@TheWayfarer00]

What’s your recording set up like?

[@nerdstuff9711]

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down...

[@StaxRail]

"C sharp throws everything off"

[@AshLovesToSkate]

If I could marry a backing track this would be the one.

[@ruizinhooliveira]

a lot of human nature memorial ...nice

[@gabrielalbo6911]

Loved the track! Excited to explore the rest of the resources here. I do have a question, though: as a bassist, I naturally played with the backing track, not soloing over it. I started playing an A major scale mostly following the chord changes and locking with the drums, but making it as minimal as possible so it wouldn’t sound too busy. I started with an A major scale, but A Lydian also worked well - perhaps better. Can you tell the reason why? A major and A Lydian both cover the chord roots (A, B, C#, G#), being the only difference the 4th (either a D or a D#). Is there a reason why you mentioned A Lydian instead of A major? Thanks!

[@sindenmusic3534]

Hi Gabriel, The poster actually explains this in the description. The chords follow the key of E Major or C# minor. They are relative to each other because their notes are the same - much like the A lydian scale. Since the chord progression starts on A and resolves on C# it makes more sense (theoretically) to play your leads over the C# minor key. You've even said it yourself - the difference is a D# versus a D natural. The way that I look at it is with the full chords. You mentioned you're a bassist so root notes will only take you so far when it comes to "modal" progressions. Here are the notes in the chords: A Major - A C# E B Major - B D# F# G#m7 - G# B D# F# C#m7 - C# E G# B Looking through the notes there - you see there are two chords that share the D#. That is why this song would be considered A Lydian. TECHNICALLY you could play A Major over the A Major Chord and the C#m7 Chord but once the B and G#m7 are rung - that D natural will sound awful and out of place. Best to stick to arpeggios or maybe pentatonics in that case.

[@yga]

Exactly!! Thanks guys 😀😀😀🙏🏻

[@gabrielalbo6911]

Thanks a lot for your clarification, Andrew! As a beginner I do tend to stick to pentatonics, arpeggios or at least roots and fifths when in doubt, but I'm really interested in understanding these aspects to be able to push things forward a bit. Your explanation, along with the original post, definitely help me learn 🙂

[@sindenmusic3534]

@@gabrielalbo6911 Happy to help!

[@mjsc97]

I hear some Human Nature here :') thanks man!

[@yga]

Haha! Yes this is indeed based upon that rather awesome chord progression :) :) Glad you like it!

[@HyperspeedMedia]

all I hear is human nature

[@kamapaprika]

my night light doesn't work anymore and in pitch dark i think about it before before it all went down now i own the town but i can't find it what i lost i dont make a sound

[@aaronlee8838]

Try some F# Dorian for a good time on this one.

[@Kostas1601]

Reminds me of Redbone by Childish Gambino :) Amazing track! Thanks!

[@yga]

Thnaks Kostas1601! Very happy you like the track :) :)

[@m.w3883]

Can you add this to the John Mayer player study playlist on here please?

[@yga]

Hi MacGregor! Sure thing, I'll add it now :)

[@solitary.kalvin]

0:06

[@YohAquino2]

3:36

[@rockfish4018]

Ik this is really late but can I ask how did you get the atmospheric background? It sounds like an organ, organ pedal? Or added on later

[@yga]

The background is an organ synth in Logic X. great sounding synth right?!

[@rockfish4018]

Your Guitar Academy Yes it sounds amazing!

[@rajanvijayudu1337]

I wish you could highlight the chord when playing 👌