"If you can sing it, you can play it." Source: Instagram Live. @JohnMayer. May 7th 2020.
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@evanstheframe2 жыл бұрын
Why is it when John plays alone he still sounds like he’s playing with a full band. Man if I could play like that I would give up sleeping so I could have more time to play.
@michaelcameron5531 Жыл бұрын
He gave up sleeping so that he can sound like that.
@martinjohnbutler3 жыл бұрын
Great to see you doing this John. I've taught beginners for 25 years and it's great to see a master being so generous with what he knows. Passing it on is what true musicians do.
@j_e_hill3 жыл бұрын
Interesting remarks. I always felt that SRV doesn’t get enough credit for laying his vocals into the guitar sound so perfectly as well as he played. There’s magic when they come together like that.
@michaelshearer35593 жыл бұрын
Love that point in decades of playing when you go back to the beginning and the circle starts over with more clarity.
@VonBluesman3 жыл бұрын
Being able to sing the lead sure helps not only to play it correctly, but it helps to be able to remember it like one remembers the lyrics to a song, plus it helps keep a person from overplaying hundreds of notes too. It’s great to see John Mayer posting all of this helpful information to help players and singers out. Thanks 🙏
@itayr15 Жыл бұрын
The improv at the end is amazing
@bloosman13 жыл бұрын
That is Texas Blues theory, right there.
@Danyolxo3 жыл бұрын
Just watching his thumb play the G- root note, then keeping it for the C and D for the jam at the end. Life changed.
@monkeysbum9996 ай бұрын
John Mclaughlin does many chords, using his thumb on the 5th and 6th strings on his My Foolish Heart solo(transcription) solo.
@j_e_hill3 жыл бұрын
…and what a gift for a guy like JM to share this stream of consciousness with people. Right on.
@TheKottonheads27 күн бұрын
I’m glad you’re doing these lessons! Now if I could only sing!😅 Thanks John! You’re truly a professional….🎸
@stevepethel6843 Жыл бұрын
You have done what a lot of really good guitarist failed to do...you sir have grown and keep getting better . RESPECT to you John
@randallfranklin25483 жыл бұрын
Incredible that you can demonstrate microtonal stuff like that!!
@guyslayer9933 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much John. This has really helped me add and create way better melodic solos to my playing. Just awsome.
@cameronwalshguitar3 жыл бұрын
Nails the jimmie vaughan singing!
@rajeshgumber3633 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the Jimmie Vaughan song at time 4:08 onwards? Or is John improvising? Thankyou
@cameronwalshguitar3 жыл бұрын
@@rajeshgumber363 yep. "hey yea" off strange pleasure album
@rajeshgumber3633 жыл бұрын
@@cameronwalshguitar Thankyou so much for replying, topman! I am going to learn to play this now.
@johndrowe52816 ай бұрын
It is so great to hear and see Mr Mayer mature as a man. I have been critical of his interviews in the past as self-absorbed and often lewd … So, I owe it to him to recognise his propensity for “growing up” quite well. Welcome to being human, John. We all - if we are blessed - live long enough to know people who will not believe that we Ever said something like that 😂! (I knew his skills as a guitarist would top out at Sky Plus; nice to see that he turned out to be a fairly humble man👍). Cheers/Slainte, Mr MayerExtraordinaire. God bless and keep sharing your thoughts and skills with us … plz. 🎸👨🏼⚕️🎸. 🫶✌️♾️.
@xsamitt Жыл бұрын
You have greatness....thank you for sharing that with us!
@bigben007ch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this mini master class! I loved it, a real epiphany. At the same time hearing this level of mastery makes me just want to burn my guitar and start a new hobby in birds photography 😄
@dayleclarke44333 жыл бұрын
It should make you want to practice more 😉
@tomriley_bike3 жыл бұрын
Buy a PRS and then you can do the birds photography AND still play guitar
@cazziebb17073 жыл бұрын
That's so easy! Come on man!
@brutallyremastered42552 жыл бұрын
Love the digital clipping effect.
@HanfM2 жыл бұрын
hahahahah yeah kinda weird but nice tho
@1SUNGODELBASIR3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Great information!
@handsolo15463 жыл бұрын
Six strings down! Enjoyed that
@archdomster94463 жыл бұрын
Dude, this is treasuuure.
@nsc2173 жыл бұрын
I think that’s an awesome bend phrase! I’m going to learn it now
@bwmohner2 жыл бұрын
These are super helpful. Thanks for sharing.
@HanfM2 жыл бұрын
this man is a legennnddddd
@GraffitiBlack2 жыл бұрын
This dude is so interesting to listen to
@benmaguire40983 жыл бұрын
Rollin & Tumblin whoa the whole night long etc & Mercury Blues But The guy I 1st saw & heard do it live & up close was Rory Gallagher .. & Buddy man .. But when I 1st heard you I had to bribe my wife with a footrub special to get her to come & listen so she Listened .. & I told her that guy stole my sound Lol .. I am joking but it was like the 1st time I heard Eric it was Sleepy time time . From the 1st Cream album & I just went oh my God how do you get that sound. & I used to Know Pino lol but I could barely play when I met him & he showed me how it was done . Such a nice guy . But you know John that's one of the things I love about your music .. You are always Reaching .. Still feel like your man wow that just blew me away could not stop humming it .. lol I would love to just hang out with you & jam .. but I am 65 & that's not gonna happen lol ps. I don't really get the Watch thing ? it's like I don't know ? Same with guys who go fishing catch & release ??? I guess for you it's safer than fast cars or Bikes .. The world still needs more from John Clayton Mayer .. Stay safe .
@shreddykrueger37763 жыл бұрын
When I play blues I think of walking into a rough pool hall.
@themrtomward3 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT!
@kjguitarman2 жыл бұрын
Great advice, John! Quickly adds spice to your playing. Queuing some BB King now….
@graemebruce93202 жыл бұрын
Could literally listen to this guy talk about anything 😂
@monkeysbum9996 ай бұрын
Clapton plays your disliked lick on phrase three in the I Feel Free Cream solo.
@michaelchernoff72193 жыл бұрын
I had no Idea that’s what I was doing that. Not to be snobby but I always jammed with other people felt like they where not that exciting then I tear it up and wonder why I was different always bending notes now I know. Best lesson I have ever seen. Only took 35 years of playing Thanks again John
@pagesegovia20263 жыл бұрын
Hey John could you maybe share some guitar insights on playing Grateful Dead songs? That would be a cool thing to learn from someone who's played their songs live !
@FakingANerve3 жыл бұрын
Step 1: Lysergic acid diethylamide.
@danhusband61543 жыл бұрын
I wanna jam with John… and just sit in Awe!
@lespaul175511 ай бұрын
Good tip. It doesn't fit all of the time but sometimes it's the best way to go
@brandonproctor36393 жыл бұрын
That tone though
@chrisrosencrans3 жыл бұрын
You know when you’re on to something good when your face gets all derpy lol
@GJSsongsmith3 жыл бұрын
Very cool John , thanks 🙏 , great way to play !
@musicbyclay49193 жыл бұрын
Anyone realize at 5:35 he bars the A string with his thumb for the IV and V Chord..🤯 dudes thumbs are ripped
@comandantethorn99293 жыл бұрын
ye he has long ass thumbs he has said it himself ASDJKLHFSDJKA
@archdomster94463 жыл бұрын
Big hands, long fingers. Woe to us with small hands.
@godofyou6663 жыл бұрын
@@archdomster9446 try a shorter scale lengh my dude
@archdomster94463 жыл бұрын
@@godofyou666 I meant using the fretting hand's thumb :) I have no problems with regular scaled guitars
@Phoboss323 жыл бұрын
Interesting to watch how microtones moved into western music by African-American roots music. There is no black and white but indefinite gray tones.
@silverstem29648 ай бұрын
I've been a shitty player longer than John Mayer's been alive. That changes today.😏🎸
@nsc2173 жыл бұрын
I like this idea..: Jimi used to sing along to the notes he played all the time (later on after he heard Buddy Guy do it live)
@andrewblacktunes3 жыл бұрын
Benson sings the 5th bent to the 6th . Ex On Broadway .....Stevie Wonder also sings the 6th in RNB and Blues based stuff he does.
@monkeysbum9996 ай бұрын
Clapton does that one and then follows it with disliked lick number one on the I Feel Free Cream solo.
@karolstevenvillacarillo10363 жыл бұрын
yes
@entheogenesis713 жыл бұрын
gawd you're handsome! See you Oct, 29th...
@scottschmittmusic3 жыл бұрын
Do you play mostly with or without a pick?
@openup0073 жыл бұрын
I like it, thanks again... any idea where I can find a left-handed version of your guitar?
@nsc2173 жыл бұрын
You need to flip it like Jimi
@CaptainKarma83 жыл бұрын
Tasty
@davidhumphries8533 жыл бұрын
Excellent advice. Playing needs to have some kind of flow like language/voice. Not just i think its time for a bend now......
@JacobMcCaslin3 жыл бұрын
Yes a voice would do it… it’s a George Benson thing
@gregduncan54853 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I was going to say the same thing. Thinking of "On Broadway" in particular
@SpencerP963 жыл бұрын
Even if a voice wouldn't do it who cares? Yes it can be cool to phrase a guitar solo like a vocalist, but guitar also has its unique sound you can't get anywhere else, and that's cool too.
@JacobMcCaslin3 жыл бұрын
@@SpencerP96 also it’s like my favorite line on guitar haha - I think John’s ear is just tired of hearing it for 25 years
@SpencerP963 жыл бұрын
@@JacobMcCaslin JM is cool to listen to but he goes back and forth on a lot of things. He'll talk about how he likes to buy a lot of gear and he'll show it off and then 18 months later he's "not into buying gear" anymore, then another 18 months and he's a gear head again.
@andocobo3 жыл бұрын
I think BB is a better singer than guitarist
@paulrhodesquinn7 ай бұрын
Maybe you don’t play guitar?
@clintmiller233 жыл бұрын
Poor John how is he going to bend strings with that pesky 7.25” neck radius?!