Guitar Habits of John Mayer

[@colemcnulty]

1:02 John once said somewhere ‘you develop a style once you fail to sound exactly like the person you are trying sound like’

[@JP-pm5hj]

Wise words

[@rbertog4]

"we don't wanna be copies of john mayer" ...... Yes we do.

[@LalramnunkimaCE--]

As john himself said "Immitate before you innovate'"

[@alvinwong7175]

Lol😆

[@bluesyace9564]

I was rewatching this video and now I have a direct quote from John Mayer to reply to you that I didn't have "rip me off in fundamental ways" watch it in context(prs silver sky guitar musings), you'll learn a lot

[@kinan2934]

John Mayer himself said, you find yourself when you fail to sound exactly like who you wanted to

[@d-lp2665]

RGalizia4 yes we do

[@Lisbonized]

Habits of Guitar George please. He knows all the chords!

[@ole-helliklobben-seth143]

Nice one

[@NeillRobinson]

It’s a pity an old guitar is all he can afford. Not like Harry, he’s got those daytime job dollars now, but he doesn’t even care if he makes the scene anymore. What a jackass.

[@ChefkochAntoine]

I don't get it

[@ole-helliklobben-seth143]

@@ChefkochAntoine check out the lyrics for sultans of swing, you'll understand

[@alexandrerodriguez8723]

Haha

[@qiaobaoding]

do one for lil wayne

[@jpbuxade843]

Brandon Ding Steve T should be your man

[@Hub_lub]

or habits of Nick Jonas

[@gdvpi]

You mean the Hard Beats?

[@jasoncheshire6153]

He would have to take a dump on camera to show the habits on Lil Wayne. This is PG! !

[@ricardomeira5561]

Or Johnny depp slide technique

[@FabrizioPeretti]

this is by far one of the most usefull series of lessons on the net. keep doing it man.

[@Blitzentine]

Check out Dave Simpson on KZbin, he does "how to sound like..." lessons about Frusciante, as well as Mayer and others.

[@calebskowronek3231]

You should make another video about John Mayer, as he’s been working with dead and company his style has diversified immensely and even in his own solo shows his techniques have changed a lot. I would love to see an updated version of some of his habits and tendencies!

[@JeffersonMultimedia]

Love this. Mayer is a favorite, and as a self-taught player for 30 years, I could actually swing the stuff you're talking here to go to a higher level. So glad to have found your channel.

[@Lennoxvrgt]

Jefferson Multimedia Mayer, whom may have started self-taught, is definitely not solely self-taught. He went to Berklee and roomed with James Valentine whom is the current Maroon 5 guitarist.

[@thesoccerlegion1]

You have no idea how happy I am that you made this video. He's one of my favorite guitarists, thank you Tyler!

[@conradoformeliano7420]

You're failing at the "Stop this train" technique. What JM does is, at the same time that he makes the slap, h also touchs the strings

[@pranavamin5755]

Conrado Formeliano yup its called the pluck and chuck technique.

[@casuallycovered2437]

thats what i thought

[@JohnnyTurnerMusic]

Yeah it has maintained G Note through the whole song.

[@helenzlazzli]

People might already said this, but the stop this train slap thing is more of a "slap with thumb, flick/hit another string with first finger" thing, so when he slaps he also hits a string at the same time.

[@helenzlazzli]

might have*

[@bakerXderek]

That strat color is sexy

[@ryanc3760]

bakerXderek I see everywhere! We must have similar likings.

[@moreorlesslikeso]

Just what I thought only seconds ago...

[@andrepratama6669]

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[@jrodroddam]

tobacco burst is the name I think

[@divyamgautam1407]

Jacob Roddam nah that's sienna sunburst

[@guitarsword1]

I've been playing for forty years and have a BA in music - ur lessons are fantastic as is ur playing . Thank u!

[@opr4mo]

Habit of BB King and David Gilmour please!!

[@paulkubin]

Habits of BB King #1: stay mostly on two strings and make it sound like 7.

[@montys8th]

I thought this would be a video about cocaine and Victoria's Secret models. I am disappoint.

[@guitarFlownimo]

😂👌 Brilliant

[@oneech]

This is the best.

[@ConstantineJajas]

You beat me to it...!!

[@SassyPantsy]

he never did both

[@Brucaleeffo]

you mistaken John Mayer for Leonardo Di Caprio

[@phoebeelvin2816]

This video is so well structured and explained that even as a non-guitar player, I loved it and easily followed what he was saying! Will be listening out for these habits now, thanks!

[@charliedillon1400]

Thanks for explaining a bit about the "Hendrix style" of wrapping your thumb around to the top strings to replace the barre chord shape. I always thought it was just a trick to mute the top strings so you don't accidentally strum them when you don't want to. I've even have had other guitarists claim it was a sloppy hack for sloppy strumming.

[@96HomerJay]

I'd loooove to see a habits of Mateus asato!!

[@deandantas2698]

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[@iantelford572]

I second this!

[@apoorvs781]

Finally!! I was dying for a John Mayer video, Thank you man!

[@andreasvarousiadis9464]

we need habits of john frusciante

[@sxnchay]

Seconded!

[@austinrmoser]

Andreas Varousiadis ya definitely

[@HoodieGreen]

go watch David Simpson

[@andreasvarousiadis9464]

lol i just found out that he has a series dedicated to frusciante's guitar playing

[@yandhi5016]

Check lane argue and dave simpson channels. In both are series of john frusciante style with 30min+ each video

[@SumritChamber]

JM actually plays note with his pointer finger when he slaps his thumb on bass string in half of his songs ..including 'Stop this train' which you played muting the note with each slap, thereby killing the feeling of the song. Who says, heart of life are some other songs where he plays note while slapping instead of completely muting all strings.

[@thegabricavalheiro]

Every Tomo's students loves triads

[@educastlan427]

I feel like I'll watch this video a lot of times, a lot of great stuff in a relatively short video, awesome! Do more please

[@AslanJazzLan]

Great video man. Really enjoyed it. I love John's playing and I have definitely learned a lot by studying his style.

[@WillReynolds88]

Great video. The lick where you improvise waiting on the world to change is gold. Keep up the good work !

[@jamiemacmillan4056]

I hope Lee Anderton sees this

[@jamiemacmillan4056]

Carlos Bailey what? It was just so Lee would be able to pick up more of his licks since he's a massive fan

[@jamiemacmillan4056]

Carlos Bailey I think I'd enjoy his music more if he wasn't as subtle about his playing, his licks are awesome but without an extended solo like in Hendrix's music it just can't keep me captivated

[@daddychan7]

Jamie MacMillan you oughta listen to more of his live stuff if you haven't. He doesn't let his solos rip out on studio versions but on, say, his Where the Light is album his guitar comes alive a lot motr

[@sealevelcain4664]

Jamie MacMillan I am seeing it buddy thanks

[@DChunk]

Jamie MacMillan utterly gay for John

[@Bigjerry987]

Every time I watch this video I realize how good you are, but no mater what it is impossible to play exactly like him. No matter how hard you try nobody can exactly copy someone's style. Everyone's articulation and feel is different, and that's what I find beautiful with music! Love your videos keep it up! Much love

[@brytoncourage5180]

dude your one phenomenal guitar player, your entertaining and all the tools you've given us has helped me in a lot of ways, and it would be so killer to see you teach us the habits of Synyster Gates

[@MusicisWin]

Make sure to check out Guitar Super System (bit.ly/G1SS1u) for a full breakdown of the magical chords known as triads. Also, comment and let me know which guitarist I should break down the habits of next!

[@AardPGN]

Habits of Rick Graham pls

[@allenhao_]

Music is Win slash pls

[@roach3076]

Habits of Jimi Hendrix???

[@AardPGN]

Madali lang slash habits xD

[@allenhao_]

Kyle Matias u go and make the video then 😂😅

[@dankeaziz]

habits of @robscallon please

[@rym6060]

Danke Aziz so ... Generally being awesome? ^^

[@dankeaziz]

+RYM being wild and cool af

[@dankeaziz]

***** don't take it too seriously dude

[@cygneturesounds]

Danke Aziz haha habits of Rob - play everything BUT the guitar! only jokes, love him.

[@bluesyace9564]

Danke Aziz Tap tap tap on a clean channel tap with zelda chords tap tap tap

[@jmillanoff]

Thank you my man for putting so much of your time to explain this and give examples. Your riffs are sweet

[@coys77]

Great Vid! Love John Mayer - Also, Habits of Mark Knopfler?

[@glennaldosf]

How does he do the guitar faces and get all those girls?

[@jonsp7]

He is handsome af?

[@thalmeez]

Fingerwork

[@JMcKaySV]

6:45 that was one of the sweetest riffs I've ever heard

[@Ricky-cw9iq]

Search: Die a Happy Man

[@knit1strum1]

Ricky more like Waiting For The World To Change

[@littleriley3]

You're a slammin' guitarist, man; concisely informative for the intermediate - advanced guitar player. At 11:23 it should be "adopt," not "adapt." I wish you continued success with your channel!

[@berkayurun]

I would love to see a "Habits of .." video about Chuck Schuldiner. I really love his complex composition of his riffs and solos, and I would love to learn about his guitar playing. Thank you.

[@PartialS]

Tyler, You're like a good, helpful brother I can always find when I feel about lost about learning the unfathomable bits of guitar. Thank you very much.

[@claudiotormen759]

This is a much better and instructive video format than your old channel. Thank you by the tips.

[@jonsp7]

I love how important it is for you that we have our own style! I agree so much and i really dislike to hear someone copying too much, because they are missing out on the joy of making something your own!

[@instaman34]

Habbits of James Hetfield, he has a lot. including down picking pretty much everything

[@michaeljenkins9052]

Insta Man step 1) scream yeah step 2) be a table step 3) ??? step 4) profit

[@beidouvirus3978]

+Michael Jenkins 5) Laugh your ass off when Lars fucks up again

[@isorozco511]

Insta Man hetfield is a joke next to john when it comes to guitar

[@tvalla]

@@isorozco511 Just not compare. Hetfield is by far one of the successful songwritters in history

[@Mart1927]

He can play blues. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWnLZoStod-Cr7M

[@TrueBlueBoogie]

Wow - great job demonstrating those 3 stylistic JM techniques. I was unaware of the prep-rake sound but once you demonstrated it I could spot it immediately. I'm impressed that you can discern those nuaces and then show how us the standard approach and how JM is a cut above in his execution and unique voicing of chords. Thanks for sharing amigo! Cheers.

[@luca9751]

i just wanted to buy the same guitar on reverb but it has been sold just a few days ago. now i see you got a honey burst strat too, love it.

[@DanielLentinelobis]

The camera angle is great to see the techniques. Great review of Mayer Style. Thanks so much!!

[@JamieK_89]

Very nice video dude, only discovered Mayer a couple weeks ago but absolutely love his sound and technique.

[@aleks2194]

These habits videoes are so awsome! The triad part reminded me of the one of john frusciante wich is also a hendrix inspired player

[@ridgecrest8925]

We need one for lil wayne

[@blaine393]

Solid lesson. Simple pieces of info, but they add some nice sophistication to progressions and riffs most of us already know.

[@galenfrazer8541]

These habit videos are awesome. Way more useful than your typical "how to play this lick" type stuff. Can you do a Trey Anastasio habit video?

[@iliachulsky]

Great video, I got one note on the first technique you talk about: John flicks the strings when he slaps on stop this train, also on several other songs(Heart of life and Who says for example) It seems like just a simple extra technique but it takes quite some time to get the hang of.

[@MR2D2AL]

Well done on all your vids... love the way you distill technique and tone, and translate things to a workable "language".

[@brentonkelly3780]

Well said on the intro brother. We are all unique. Celebrate it.

[@aliphian]

Habits of Peter Green.

[@mesfigas]

Your amplifier sounds glorious. thanks for videos nice work.

[@nickrouse8426]

That rake thing is 1 attack of the SRV shuffle! So cool.

[@mathieudager4234]

Man this vid is rad. You did a great job breaking those habits down. Thanks for sharing. Keep'em comin' will ya.

[@snakeeyes335]

Habits of john Mayer on acoustic guitar.

[@leocapuzzi]

John said the he actually don’t like the ‘slap’ technique. It surely can get overused and then becomes a problem, but it is awesome.

[@kcsebastian]

Related to this you did a video about a rhythmic blues solo approach. Would be great to see an in depth video about that

[@emmanuelbenitez9628]

Thank you so muuuch! I will add it to my playing, i always love your dynamics and funny lessons, keep it up

[@TheNickSweat]

It'd be interesting to see you try "Habits of Ryan Adams". I'd appreciate it at least! His guitar work back in The Cardinals from 2005-2009 was incredible. He holds back A LOT nowadays.

[@SirStoney17]

Just a lil correction the Why Georgia slap is on the 2 and 4 and the Stop This Train is on the & of every beat

[@miketomlins2365]

Can I ask how do you get such a nice sound there? around when you demo the blues progression because one of my favourite tones I am looking to accomplish is the tone he has for the version of Route 66 he does for the 2006 Disney Pixar Cars movie

[@DANIEL-ls5ku]

Good tribute to JM, I'm a fan forever.

[@RaffyAyala]

Habits of Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews please 🙏

[@ethanthemusician]

Raffy Ayala YES

[@michaelmckinney5509]

Raffy Ayala No joke! Those two are insane together every single time.

[@davideivid82]

My english isn't very good. What word does he use to explain this technique in minute 8:53? Rake? Zack Wylde always uses this technique for his wild bendings and I always wanted to know how is it called but I didn't know where to start researching... Regards from Barcelona, Spain.

[@RobGADV]

Great video! BTW, how about doing a video of outtakes from our other videos? As in, the blooper reel. :)

[@joesatchton212]

Tyler: Really great job on this series - far more interesting and helpful than typical song/tab type lessons. Definitely provides deeper insight into the individual stylistic quirks of our fave players. Have you done a Satch one yet? For sure, Joe has a ton of unique little things he does :) thanks and cheers!

[@3v3ryDayGam3r]

if you did a lesson on how to play who did you think I was the way that you did it that would be awesome and I would play it. thanks for being a great teacher bro, keep up the good work

[@maheshchary3118]

Thank you buddy for uploading my john mayer's habits

[@Artty-fl8ul]

I want this Strat. Love the finish.

[@natedogg1777]

John is the man and so are you.

[@himbo7772]

habits of Chuck Schuldiner. I absolutely love his riff writing and solo composition and think he is a severly underrated guitarist. would absolutely eat up a video about him

[@peterhughes9893]

Are you planning on going to see the tour?

[@jkrzton]

Man you've got a tone that's fantastic. Great explanations. Keep up the good work.

[@hxcloonz3949]

Haha!!! I literally just put on john mayers "love is on the way" when i got this your video notification.... i love the guitar in this song and was gonna try to learn it ;)

[@hxcloonz3949]

my bad.... good love is on the way****

[@hxcloonz3949]

i think it has that rack in there too after the e minor chords

[@alexisalescio1562]

an international artist...he does Amazing songs

[@aaronchen7311]

Spot on! JM's one of my favs #bluesrock

[@pederbroch-due2576]

On Stop This Train John actually uses what one calls thump-slap teqnique where he slaps with his thump and at the same time strums the strings lightly with his index finger

[@deejsg5]

Interesting approach Music is Win. Thanks!

[@chucksterino3112]

In Stop This Train he actually doesn't mute the strings when slapping. It's one of his signature techniques that he slaps with his thumb and at the same time flicks a note with his index finger. He uses the same technique on Who Say's. It's not a criticism (since I am not nearly as good as you or even Mayer) but Stop This Train sounds completely different. Still a great video and demonstration.

[@shawnhendon4269]

Was that Five Times August's Better With You at 4:07?

[@andysanchez9108]

I enjoy your videos....thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge!

[@Accelerator26]

My request has been granted Thanks man!!

[@pileofashes85]

Habits of Gary Moore?

[@guillotinedeath]

Sir Ginz VII R.I.P.

[@samme79]

^ lmao wtf is wrong with you

[@ReileyWilliams]

Could you do something on chord noodling? Something like that bluegrassy riff in "over the hills and far away" by led zep. I hear acoustic guitarists do it all the time and nobody does any lessons on it.

[@wayneschlegel1340]

The JM bounce, fantastic, what an invention.... you forgot the JM faces, that makes most of his original sound

[@CDI647]

You got any videos for Eric Johnson's style? I feel like he goes a lot with pentatonics & maybe some arpeggiated melodies but I can't seem to pinpoint it.

[@KyleNoelMusic]

love you for doing this

[@shfnderrock]

Will this series cover the artists drug habits

[@Tryingmybestsince1999]

i love john mayer!! nice video and thank you!!!

[@vortexlucas9671]

Habits of Buckethead please

[@leerobbo92]

Atonal tapping, killswitch, ridiculously fast alternate picking, sexy chords, and a KFC bucket. Done!

[@glennaldosf]

Buckethead has been looking a little pale lately...

[@leerobbo92]

Leo B - listen to stuff like Ghost, Lotus Island, Baptism of Solitude, Look Up There, Whitewash, or if you have the time, The entirety of Pike 65 (which is a 30 minute song dedicated to his mum, and is sublime). If you want to go with some cool heavier chords/arpeggios, then try The Bellman, Pepper's Ghost, Asylum of Glass, Stretching Lighthouse, or Soothsayer (Tried to avoid the most obvious ones, apart from the end one). There are plenty of others that I've missed (dude has 150 hours of songs), but those would be my starting point. If all you know Buckethead for is mindless shredding and Jordan, then I'm afraid that you really don't know Buckethead.

[@bestboy897]

fuck yea

[@popurm]

leerobbo92 fuck yea soothsayer

[@fawzattrabilsy2486]

will be giving these a go today, awesome video!

[@jkelleycz]

Excellent lesson, cheers!

[@MalikSucksAss]

Could you dissect some of Gary Moore's high speed stuff? Like his lightning fast repeating licks and ascending/descending runs? Blues and non-blues? That man was insane. He used his speed so often and it always sounded so clean/technically sound.

[@justinjohnson358]

I read of saying triads they are different chord voicing a with pieces taken out that are left for the bass guitar

[@brandonk00]

Are you a Five Times August fan? That bounce demo sounds a lot like "Better With You."

[@oskarileikos]

I have a few suggestions: B. B. King Robbie Robertson (from The Band Ronnie Wood Mick Taylor

[@joshxms2260]

Would you maybe do Gary Moore next? Thanks!

[@Sim.on.h]

Will you still make that Jazz course?

[@ytube811]

I can hear the 60 cycle hum from your amp. I have the same problem. Can you make a video on how to fix this issue.

[@djegovic22]

This is an awesome series. Great contente. That up raking is SO TRUE. Congrats. I'll look for the "Habits of Clapton", Santana and Al di Meola. If there aint, please make them, you're too good at analysing styles and technique.