John Mayer - Neon [Acoustic Album Version]

[@TenorMan96]

Sounds way better on acoustic

[@christopherpatrick3556]

I agree

[@milkyket9461]

+Christopher Patrick totes

[@norbertkovacs5568]

And I can play it on guitar :) (just need to learn sing it beside the guitar :/ and thats really hard )

[@dylanlindermann5949]

Ok......

[@jado406]

i respectfully disagree with your opinion

[@lannie.litfic]

This is the best version of this song! I've been searching for it forever.

[@john_hubley]

Live in LA version will blow your mind

[@iamnina_j]

Comfort song ❤ why did it get taken down from Spotifyyyy😢😢😢😢

[@joseph30007]

i have full reason to believe this boy has been mean on the guitar since he came out of the womb

[@joeymeyer4797]

joseph eku he just didn't realize it until he picked up the guitar at 13

[@willritter4076]

I'd greatly appreciate it if some old-school JM fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of CLARITY and LOVE SOON on my channel. Real live acoustic. Thanks and peace out.

[@Ccbroo]

I realy like this version.. played by him when he was like 22 or 21 years old. You can see how he perfected it throughout the years in his L.A. concert.. he makes the bass much more alive there.

[@lo_battery]

I prefer this version. what an amazing song!

[@markl5998]

Yo I agree this is incredible

[@NealWolf]

The stool squeaking at the beginning of this song has always resonated in me. I remember I made a mix cd of JM with the Room for squares and live in La versions of Neon and felt that something was missing, it was this version, and that stool.

[@jazzminmatthews3682]

i love john mayer he kicks ass , he is so unique and i love his music

[@AlexPixieLove]

Sooo much better than the version on Room for Squares. This is probably one of my more favorite songs by him.

[@Dekel10594]

nothing gets better than this.

[@pharoah246]

After he finished tracking the guitar part for this song he must've been like THANK FUCKING GOD...

[@yodaburek]

pharoah246 TRUE omg haha

[@bjaded1]

Most of the time I’ve actually seen John do the guitar and vocal track at the same time. I guess to get the most real sound

[@chrisandrew7577]

Or "oh god, i have to nail this live now...!"

[@thomashughes3573]

Probably my favorite recording of my favorite John Mayer tune. I love the unproduced, acoustic rendition. I even like the shuffling with the music stand before he starts playing. It sounds authentic. The guy really knows how to handle a guitar. For anyone who has ever had a bipolar girlfriend that's gone through a manic episode, that will feel pretty authentic, too.

[@legoat8747]

Man! I love the acoustic version!!

[@PedroKiller22]

Legoat me too!

[@TheHolyGhost47]

any one know anything about the mini solo around 3:00 to 3:10 , doesn't break stride in the song, pretty nice

[@bigearsman]

Right, really I agree. I've been using the L.A. version to learn it. Been slowing it down in the software. And I appreciate what your saying about the two finger thing. I'm forcing myself to learn it that way, because I want that 'ragtime' technique under my fingers, and this is a pleasurable way to train myself in it. I'm so impressed with that guy! Not only can he play this, he wrote the #*& thing! Pop star, great lyricist, great melodies, and killer guitarist. Just amazing.

[@VSHawkins]

why does he have to be so damn talented.

[@lifeisnottumblr7148]

Haha..no one has commented in three years.. hey guys! My dad showed me this song. Trying to learn it on the guitar. This version is much better than the others I've heard.😊👍🏽

[@joeymeyer4797]

LifeIsNotTumblr the best version is from Where The Light Is, Nokia Theater 2008! Your dad sounds like a cool dude. I’m 19 now and this was the first John Mayer song I heard and learned to play. It’s really difficult but extremely rewarding!

[@lifeisnottumblr7148]

Wow..that version is better. I started learning guitar about a year ago, and I'm fourteen now. And yea, my dad's always showing me new music...well new for me at least. How long did this song take for you to learn? I can play it, but not quite as well as John..

[@jorgetolentino463]

LifeIsNotTumblr I like this one better, personally I like the arpeggios more and the fact he doesn’t strum them like in the where the light is version! But just my preference (:

[@sakthiakash4689]

@@lifeisnottumblr7148 Can you play it now lol

[@torduc22]

He uses his thumb and index finger, kind of like clawing at the guitar. It's his thumb that produces the percussion sound.

[@fokonoyt8061]

Thanks for the upload! thumbs up !

[@bigearsman]

@Ccbroo I know what you mean. But I think that's more a function of the bass frequencies being under-emphasized in this studio version. His thumb sounds pretty lively here too, just quieter/less bassy. Lately I've been working on learning that guitar part. I've been playing for a lot of years, and that guitar part is proving to be very challenging. But I intend to nail it, and post a video at some point. I may need another month or two (!!)

[@MrShiningbubblegum]

his voice was so raw.. :))

[@christopherpatrick3556]

I really enjoy this version

[@disavowedveteran1391]

Thank God I'm Not In This Situation Anymore, Now I Just Enjoy It Because I Like The Way It Sounds😌✌

[@JulioSantos-qn3iw]

Room for squares .... Best album ever!!

[@ryansimpson9441]

Julio Santos this is the inside wants out version not room for squares, but yes both amazing albums!

[@ariacecile]

amazing

[@Laras94]

i love the 1st riff!!!

[@pharoah246]

I fucking hate it when my chair creaks or squeaks when I'm in the middle of recording a long, drawn out guitar track...

[@Serenity.the.alchemist]

damn love this guy and his songs

[@tomwaddle8125]

How the hell does he sing while playing this? Amazing dexterity.

[@Maaike2103]

Awesome!

[@ctheuploader]

EP stands for epic in this song

[@uzzielvargas4428]

love it.

[@Lokh66]

Best version ?

[@Ccbroo]

@bigearsman I realy like the LA version better. Like you said it appears to have more volume, but I think what makes it sound better is that he returns to the base C in between every chord when moving on the next while I think he doesn't do it here (or its very quiet). Tried to get this song down myself, but the alternating index finger thumb thing is just too hard for me.. maybe in a few months ill get it down with 5 fingers but never with only 2 like he does

[@philal635]

@waffles032 where did you get this? i used to have it but deleted it and didn't realise it, i can't find it anywhere :(

[@nextlevelgamer6936]

I find this better instrumentally, but vocally it's a tie between the Room for Squares version and the Where the Lights are version. He hits the notes much more effortless on those versions.

[@markl5998]

This feels like one take

[@DuggsTube]

Hardly. It's effortless for him.

[@jorgetolentino463]

anyone know which chord he is on during what normally would be the solo bit of the song? after the run from F chord up the neck?

[@jorgetolentino463]

Nvm I think it is the Cm7 he uses after the e flat sus 2 with open c string as bass

[@Lokh66]

Love

[@timsheilsnba]

I want tabs for this so bad. I'm betting it's wicked hard lol

[@bob51]

12 years later and there is too many out there haha

[@ericandrewjudd3140]

Beast

[@fi5ke]

AGREE

[@riopugliese]

The perfect version. There should also be an unplugged version of My Stupid Mouth, which is (just like this one) way better than the fully arranged versions that ended up on Room For Squares.

[@jeremiahrussell1828]

amazin

[@luccasalcindo]

Muito bom.

[@PeterZeeke]

swag level: asian

[@milkyket9461]

💓

[@priscillalacerda2282]

Lindo s2

[@jazzminmatthews3682]

i will watch it and tell u what i think

[@harshbhanushali7110]

2019?

[@chrisandrew7577]

Every day of every year

[@arfrydelacruz4602]

2020 amidst Covid-19.

[@PeterZeeke]

works so much better acoustic

[@asmit_plays]

His voice here sounds like Dave Matthews

[@asior34]

How he do this "drum" hit? I can play it, but without this... fuck

[@seancurtin6572]

asior34 he slaps his thumb

[@richardgillespie6484]

exactly

[@chrisandrew7577]

Low E string slap on the attack. Very complicated song to play

[@tagacale1733]

I remember getting a free promotional copy of this EP at Tower records way back in 1999. 2 years before he blew up. Room for squares ruined it for me

[@user-qt8my3mj5w]

I’m luring this song it’s easy if you take your time

[@Barbeta13]

I believe it's something similar to "stop this train", john plays the song and with his thumb he hit the chord making the "drum" hit....just pratice man, it's not that hard ! at least I with some pratice i got that easily

[@mattews91]

Slapping technique, from bassguitar.