John Mayer Trio - Vultures with awesome intro!

Live in the O2, London, Thursday 11th May 2017

[@kuzeyrfatkzgnkaya7274]

the begining. wtf was that. he is more than a guitarist. creative genius.

[@skierpage]

How the hell around 0:45 is he plucking those high strings while kachugging on the other strings?!! Please tell me there is another guitarist outside the video frame. Incredible. Update: I've found a Tomo Fujita video where he teaches the kachugging, but no high chiming.

[@jimhakal]

skierpage Hey can you link that Tomo Fujita video? Thanks.

[@grecco4037]

@@skierpage those were double stops in key of F# major. he does the triplets (kachugging) while muting the strings and adds the double stops randomly between the tempo

[@skierpage]

@@grecco4037 your "... and adds the double stops" reminds me of the guru teaching levitation: 1. Lift one foot. 2. Lift the other foot. 2a No, why did you put your first foot back on the ground?! Many-levels-beyond skills 🤪

[@sergeantwombat]

@@skierpage well tomo was his teacher so

[@Shendowa]

John Mayer is the most prestigious guitarist of the 21st century.

[@omarakmal9820]

Daniel Betancourt what the hell

[@skierpage]

He's earned it many times over. JM and Derek Trucks have summited the heights of guitar god on the trail out of blues/pop. There are other routes though, like the hard rock wizardry of Steve Vai and Guthrie Govan, the compositional complexity of Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders and Yvette Young of Covet, ... It's a great time for guitar greatness! ♥️🤗🎸🔥

[@DonJon200]

Protect him at all cost

[@siddhantsadana2515]

No doubt 👀

[@stephenhanlin2388]

@@skierpage Towson Abasi is insane. Completely self taught I’ve heard

[@FraserFir]

You can really see the influence Tomo had on him with that percussive intro, love it!

[@FikriIzzaldin]

Tom Morello from RATM vibes! he even hinted a little RATM riff on the ending solo, awesome

[@antoni5934]

​@@FikriIzzaldini think you're wrong, Fraser is saying Tomo Fujita ... not Tom Morelo from Rise against the machine

[@agustinfederico141]

4:05 most in tune note hitted ever. Amazing. Increidlbe. Unbelievable.

[@johnzackarias11]

the voice of an angle

[@chrisdaniels160]

Pino Palladino got serious grooves with the bass in the background

[@dawndidylowski5771]

Groove is there in force

[@impulsivedesigns]

He is unwavering in his glory back there.

[@gabrieltdu5780]

Daniel Edin right hes the best along with nathan east and jack bruce

[@sprecords8034]

REALLY serious ones

[@justinhobgood4312]

God he is so underrated I hate it. Just watch this man go that's some of the best playing I've ever seen

[@SDoylerrs]

Justin Hobgood I wouldn't say he's underrated.. he's well recognised as one of the greatest guitarists of our generation

[@justinhobgood4312]

Sean Doyle I feel you on that but he's hated on a lot and doesn't get enough recognition in my eyes

[@Linda19816]

Justin Hobgood he is great! Unfortunately people realize how good a person is when they are dead!

[@FelixMatthiessen]

there is no such thing as a lick stealer haha.

[@justinhobgood4312]

Jeremy Mazuca please fill me in on who he stole these licks from. Having influences and incorporating some of their playing and licks into your own is just fine. I don't think it would be possible for anyone not be a "lick stealer" in one way or another

[@alexmickmusic]

Holy shit, thats the best vultures version ive ever seen

[@tammyfedel]

Best live Vultures version (Live in LA) High Def, just saying....but actually anything he does is great!!

[@tammyfedel]

Anything this handsome talented man does is the best version ever... I listen to him daily, love all his music including his blues and his Dead & Co. I do have my favorite concert versions I watch over and over and some are older ones, his Good Love Is On The Way and Vultures is Live in LA version. He does not have any bad versions!!

[@bluesyace9564]

Live in LA

[@Shendowa]

Naw, Pinkpop 2010 y'all

[@chrismitchell7470]

Alex McMullen can’t believe I was there for this ! I feel very lucky right now

[@alancastellon9225]

He was feeling extra funky that day. Whooooo

[@2v_5r84]

Pino Palladino makes John Mayer look short

[@riley_3153]

He’s like a tree

[@swinephrog6428]

And his p bass looks tiny in his hands

[@RaizenFaust]

Jesus, just when I tought I've seen everything from this man, he keeps coming with awesome stuff. His talent and inspiration are truly endless. That scratch thing on the guitar at the begining was fuckin awesome

[@DannyShipleyMusic]

Sorin M thats why he is my favorite

[@Shendowa]

@@DannyShipleyMusic It’s a guitar technique called, ‘scratch’. Players like Tom Morello are really good at it as well.

[@DannyShipleyMusic]

@@Shendowa Yeah, I use it all the time too. It sounds great with funk and soul music.

[@gastonangelini8352]

Tomo Fujita Style baby!!

[@baileyligan9294]

That grunt after he sings “wheels up” is what I live for

[@TheSadMusician]

Wings up

[@ollie5419]

@@TheSadMusician nah bro it’s ‘wheels up’

[@shayan_dsouza]

3:46

[@thehound2161]

Single coils. Thank the Gods that John is here to punch the tones that modern music seems to push aside. Everything has to be fat humbucker dirty tone. Definition and the silence in between is every bit as key to quality tone/music, as the notes and hand manipulation performed by a master.

[@mragunathan1627]

Thats exactly the reason why Clapton switched to hard tail Strats when he matured out of his early career

[@Rennyblue]

Single coils are everywhere in pop music today .. unless you are talking about modern rock

[@harris_music]

This is the most real comment

[@riley_3153]

Dam john can make a guitar sing he’s a legend Also pino.. you’re like a lamp post dude I love you

[@metalheadblues]

His lead playing is amazing but his sense of rhythm has always been off the charts

[@KITRHOD]

One of the great blues trios. Mayer is a Guitar God

[@anitafraga]

awesome, but I prefer Derek Trucks

[@keithremedy]

@@anitafraga not really relevant to this. Trucks is great tho

[@seanraidley2643]

Favorite version for sure. When he’s feelin’ it he’s so damn good. Even more so than normal.

[@kimberlykairo]

This intro is bananas🍌🍌🍌Transported JM to a whole 'nother stratosphere of guitaring. He wasn't there. It was his hologram beamed in. Hail to the King ❣❣👑

[@BlueAnarchy21]

HANDS DOWN BEST guitar player period!

[@bluesyace9564]

Just when you think he's pulled out every trick out of his bag and then this.

[@andyjay4695]

3:41 her scream was perfectly in time & pitch w/ the guitar solo lol

[@jorgearmandogarcia2437]

Andy Jay it wasssssss❤🙌😍😭

[@antoineaquino3055]

his sense of for rhythm is out of this world

[@UnderclassHero]

This man is unstoppable, what a performance John..

[@pecuk72]

It was the best concert I ve ever seen, I went to London from Czech republic only because of John.

[@diegowilkinson8802]

I love how he groove right into the song after the intro. It’s like he’s unleashing the soul behind this songs groove, just legendary Mayer doing legendary things. 🤘🏼

[@christianmiranda7887]

Was really hoping to hear this song when he came to Toronto earlier. This will do just fine.

[@ayushmanbhalla8737]

that's why he's the best blues guitarist of current era. i feel proud that i have witnessed him as a greatest musician of our generation !

[@adesignerlife]

Dude everytime I think I have seen all of Mr. Mayer's work KZbin gives me a new version!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I am dead!

[@Hazard4K]

nice to see him adding more and more improv to this work, dead factor rubbing off! always loved trio and this song in particular.

[@terrybarton1604]

That intro alone...unreal!!!Much, much more to come from this kid.The boys got talent, bucket loads!!☘

[@slashNdor]

John’s music just so beautiful, it’s so good he can enjoy it for decades and we can enjoy even more! Keep on rocking 🤘❤🫡

[@rcnewman51.]

I gotta learn that intro... time to keep this video on repeat for a couple months😂

[@auomwehttam]

lol honestly though

[@yourmomshouse6984]

Lmk if you guys tab it out😂

[@keithremedy]

@@yourmomshouse6984 it’s in f Look up srvs cold shot and learn that and then come back to this. Also if your not playing a high headroom amp it’s not going to pick up the nuances in the attack like a D style amp will.

[@chrisbennett8720]

This is what being on fire looks like

[@SoraSatoh]

wtf this is the most creative version of Vultures...

[@crtinkering7323]

legend of our time

[@rakhiedu]

Would come back to this all my life.

[@agustinfederico141]

In the universe of John Mayer, where everything is by default extremely at the top, this is one of the most inspired performances I've seen

[@michaeltait5596]

The 17 people who gave this a thumbs down clearly have no clue what was going on here. MOVE ON!!!

[@Joemommas]

No one talking about the little Bulls On Parade he added in there

[@cristanboy]

0:39 has to be one of the coolest licks i've ever heard

[@TheSadMusician]

If you like this, check “going for ads” by moving units Its a very similar sound, its awesome

[@jamiefergusonofficial8020]

His timing is perfect.

[@yakshrajsingh8121]

The tone here is gold.

[@BeeSquared]

God I hope this makes it to a live record if he makes one for the world tour. This was fuckin' incredible

[@calebchanda569]

Now that's how you improvise! Damn this guy's a genius

[@Ibraheem224]

clicked for the intro, came back for the smooth solo.

[@patrickmayo5530]

One can definitely see the growth and maturity of his playing skills since the 2010 version of this song was recorded. It helps to be playing with the best rhythm section in the world too.

[@soumakbasak9848]

I think continuum was earlier mate, regardless it speaks volumes about his growth on the instrument and as musician

[@claytopiaworklan9713]

Shoutout to Michael Rosen behind John. Seriously, though, my favorite guitar player and I'm glad to be alive for his reign

[@aldanafungueiro3163]

Excellent as usual.

[@stevenheem]

Every time i think I’ve seen every brilliant John Mayor clip out there, he just goes an does…this…

[@BatmanHQYT]

This song just brings out the best in him.

[@theus2373]

this song is John Mayer

[@keeslubberding471]

Wowwww what an artist💯

[@phoebus1503]

my boy just started playing bulls on parade by the end

[@arturogonzalez6184]

imagine how crazy it must be to be john mayer. I mean you're born pretty well. I admire him because he pushed himself, and his parents didn't really help him out. I had the struggle, but the fact that he lived through all this. I bet he is very much satisfied with his life at this point.

[@crossroadsc-1378]

This has to be the best version.

[@Simonfreediving]

Not only the intro is awesome.

[@ader5253]

how he put a RATM riff in the middle of a rythym section escapes me

[@keeganrobertmeiring4135]

This man can do no wrong.

[@stokerwieczorek969]

Dayyyyum!

[@ShoestringRacer]

Best Vultures I’ve seen

[@TheHarper07]

mother is on fire, why is he so underrated ?

[@jhardycarroll]

Great groove by Steve and Pino

[@The_Lone_Ronin7]

His neck bob at the beginning always gets me 😂

[@kmkmkm111000]

im jealous him, he is great in any aspect, as an artist, entertainer, and so on

[@sheribettevy7665]

Wow..there is a person that is best..I mean look how amazing this is..what!!!✌🏻✌🏻✨🕊✨🙏✨🙏👍👍👍👏👏🤝🤝🤝✌🏻

[@frantisekva9528]

Best ever for me.

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

Best guitarist of this generation- right up there with Hendrix - EVH and that’s coming from someone that plays and loves EVH/JH

[@suchethhegde8637]

The groove, my god

[@rafaelmolinasanz9771]

Brutal

[@nickeggemeyer2684]

That tone 🔥

[@skylarschroeder2684]

So what you're telling me John, while I'm hearing the most dope version of Vultures you're gonna throw Rage against the Machine in there? Get out of town 😂

[@mikerayco]

Hahaha, it's amazing!

[@cjsmith8319]

That intro was stupid good!

[@JP-pm5hj]

I love his little hops

[@juanblithe]

no solo lo que hace es dificil no solo suena a john mayer no solo sorprende con sus tecnicas sino que emociona te pone a disfrutar, no es como otros virtuosos que no emocionan solo tocan rapido y hacen locuras pero no conmueven nada

[@MultiStar0915]

I've been watching this video as my daily dose. Been watching this video since it came out and probably gave this video like 1,000 views alone lol.

[@Shendowa]

I love this version of ‘Vultures’ but my favorite will always be his rendition from Live at Pinkpop 2010. That performance will go down as a top 5 John Mayer performance of all time for me. You SRV fans out there will agree.

[@antoniosanchez7588]

Genial un maquina

[@bonaqua123]

5:02 RATM - Bulls On Parade :D

[@lautaroc1621]

GENIO!

[@DaveSwart]

F*cking hell. He’s got his super bad ass pants on especially for this one. Legendary.

[@alexolm8315]

John es icreible

[@AidanMcLeodProductions]

Had a really cool jam intro to vultures in Milwaukee cuz it wasn’t on the setlist and he spontaneously decided to play it off of a fan’s recommendation so he was stalking for the band to switch out instruments

[@cam-the-bassist]

I got some Tom Morello vibes in that intro, so awesome. Also, Pino is the king of modern bass.

[@marcosclaus2676]

JOHN MAYER 🐐

[@antoni5934]

Best guitarist ever for sure ... that's just incredible 🎉

[@tete3002]

Em Sao Paulo eu teria ido ver o John Mayer que eu gosto.

[@skrathos337]

I love Pigeon Mayer

[@jonny100]

Sick

[@user-dj4su4pd1q]

와ㅠㅠㅠㅠ진짜 너무 멋있다ㅠㅠ

[@mrericchwang]

Pino looking fly as fuck in the background wtf

[@forester057]

John has some amazing rhythm. I wonder how he would be on drums? He would be wasted on drums but still he has amazing timing.

[@Con14w892]

He's played drums on a couple of the recordings of his songs, forget which ones specifically but he's said he has before

[@forester057]

Connor Wrynn I did not know that. I would assume he would've messed around on them but not recorded it on a track.

[@luccar4623]

David D look him up playing drums on Rosie, he definitely keeps the groove going

[@paradise_valley]

Steve Jordan and him swapped instruments in a few of his older shows live. He’s a decent percussion player, definitely due to his great sense of rhythm on the guitar. What’s more impressive is his ability to keep in time with a Steve Jordan playing bar chords lol.

[@nathalialima5065]

❤

[@luismejia6802]

How does he do that triplet technique at 00:52??

[@jamesdillonyoung1965]

I think he got it from Tomo Fujita, he explains it here, and you can find several videos of them playing together. /watch?v=r3NaPT4jcLg

[@luismejia6802]

James Dillon Young Got it! Thanks!

[@skierpage]

But how is he getting the chiming strings runs at the same time? Is he unmuting those strings and then pull-offs? Guitar wizardry.

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

It's actually not a triplet. It's a grouping of one eighth note and two sixteenth notes.

[@skippityblippity8656]

Its a herrta not a triplet

[@karanbirchahal3268]

wow !!!

[@Jonathan-sp2ll]

I hope the guitar is over 18

[@cag1]

Wtf is he even doing?! Who combines so many different styles and so much feeling into one song that a mere three piece band plays?!?

[@juanjopena4732]

mierda es muy bueno!

[@rakhiedu]

😍😍

[@silasdueiversen]

Was I the only one getting Bulls On Parade vibes at 5:15 ?

[@miguelpessanha]

I was there and he mentioned it at the gig

[@laurapa202]

Yes, he said something like he always wanted a little RATM in his music! Then he told the crowd to come back tomorrow night and watch him try to replicate it but without the magic lol

[@joshuaericgaringanao7257]

How about 4:07 the one singing in the background? Hahaha

[@upload_issue6016]

Some of us, we're hardly ever here The rest of us, we're born to disappear How do I stop myself from Being just a number How will I hold my head To keep from going under Down to the wire I wanted water but I'll walk through the fire If this is what it takes To take me even higher Then I'll come through like I do When the world keeps Testing me, testing me, testing me How did they find me here? What do they want from me? All of these vultures hiding Right outside my door I hear them whisperin' They're tryin' to ride it out They've never gone this long Without a kill before Down to the wire I wanted water but I'll walk through the fire If this is what it takes To take me even higher Then I'll come through like I do When the world keeps Testing me, testing me, testing me Wheels up I got to leave this evening Can't seem to shake these vultures Off of my trail Power made by power being taken So I keep on running To protect my situation Down to the wire I wanted water but I'll walk through the fire If this is what it takes To take me even higher Then I'll come through like I do When the world keeps Testing me, testing me Whatcha gonna do about it? Whatcha gonna do about it? Whatcha gonna do about it? Don't give up, give up Don't give up, give up, give up Don't give up, give up Don't give up, give up, give up

[@victordiaz1273]

That right hand goes fucking crazy.

[@cordonshamsey3955]

damn, Pino is so cool back there 🕶️