John Mayer - Berklee Clinic Part 4 [HD]

[pritt871]

3:41 Shameless self-indulgence. Haha

[supersingerevan]

I can't stop nerding out over John Mayer revealing an unfinished Assassin.

[toomy094]

What is the song from 2:57?

[akvariumharcos]

@toomy094 assassin

[toomy094]

@akvariumharcos Thx :)

[NunoDuarte7]

If anyone has a hard time getting a boner just go to 6:47-7:34.

You're welcome.

[namejeppe7]

I just like Mayer playing things that are kind of Jazzy :-) He's really good at it ;-)

[Cbluesrocker]

Hearing him play "Assassin" before it was completely finished.... = PRICELESS

[brianpae777]

what song does he think has the best melody???

[SilversteinFan101]

@brianpae777 that song is called Better Man by Pearl Jam. Phenomenal song

[pebblefrog196]

ASSASSIN!!!

[CLIPPAGE1994]

3:38 <3 :D

[mollet09]

whats the name of that first song??

[spankula123]

the crazy chord is F#7#5. =o]

[ChasingtheDream07]

@spankula123 So an F#augmented7?

[ChasingtheDream07]

@ChasingtheDream07 I'm not being crass. I'm just trying to figure it out.

[spankula123]

@ChasingtheDream07 try 23233X

[PaperBoatPirates]

Im sorry if I dont know enough songs by JM, but did he just come up with that whole 2:10 - 4:12 thing right there or is it already an existing song?

[civilsam]

@PaperBoatPirates is assassin from the album battle studies. he was at that moment working on that album. actually you can hear him saying in the video "i'm working on a stuff right now..."

[DonMichael]

@PaperBoatPirates It now exists under the name "Assassin," found in the album Battle Studies. :)

[freligcb]

8:15-8:50

[azimhulaimi]

i prefer his chorus melody here than the album version...much more groovier...hehehe.. :D

[guanglei19831025]

he is a genius, that's all I want to say

[default1337]

this version of assassin is way better than the album version

[hardikbhatia]

its all a feel thing by john mayer

[hardikbhatia]

its all color and shape in here.

hah! fucking genius

[DmCWinners]

what is the song hes playing in the beginning?

[YungMoney3396]

what's the first song he plays called?

[JoeAlvEsp]

@YungMoney3396 Better Man by Pearl Jam

[almor619]

@YungMoney3396 better man

[advili66]

could you be more talented?

[nienxoxo]

The master of ''duh'', it's like something that is so obvious becomes so brilliant. He means that the song actually consists of a few simple chords but somehow he transformed into something really ''catchy''.

[NikLars89]

@nienxoxo thx :)

[NikLars89]

4:55 What does he mean, master of "?"

[roquemusic]

This is the best thing on youtube ever!!! This almost made me cry...

[resington]

yes jonny! PJ fuckin yes! Ur so rite.

[madskillazz]

Waiting, watching the croc, it's four o croc ftw.

[georizzo]

"Nabbadeh boo! Aw naww... Dada dadada buh buh Dah

Dununeh doo dunoo... dunna dnna dunn dnnnah

Dununeh doo un du DAI!

Oh no, no, no, no, nooo, nono, no, noooo...no nooo

Oh no, ooh..."

I love it lol.

[cotesanchile]

Betterman!!!

[illnastic]

Piano players really got it easy when it comes to playing this type of stuff, guitar players have to develop their technique a lot more in order to think of their instrument in the "vertical" sense that john mayer.

[ztbsk8er]

@illnastic Also, piano players don't bend their notes like on a guitar. Vibrato is an important part of a guitar solo.

[illnastic]

@ztbsk8er

most definitely, it puts the feel in feeling and allows for more expressive phrasing.

[illnastic]

He's a great teacher.

[MalikaGanguliMusic]

does anyone know the chords he uses for Assassin?! i REALLY want to play that version but i cant find chords that match the ones he plays! Thanks :)

[originalsongs7]

No "dislikes".......GOOD!!!!!

[MusicMeUpBaby]

pearl jam! :DD

[Mugarud]

PJ20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spacitydrummer4JC]

EVERYTHING this guy plays is gold. I guarantee you every student in that room took what he played at 2:38, went back to their dorm, and wrote a song or put their own layers over it. The man truly is a musical genius.

[serp82]

Good God, I'll bet there isn't a dry pair of panties in the house.

[VjmtkV680]

@serp82 LOL I know what you're talking about... I can feel the JM effect ;)

[aaron26blaz]

i love that he no longer knows the chord names and just feels it

[Ben80997]

Thats so fucking true , it is a feel thing

6:50 - end

I can do all the crazy shit but I can't play simple.

It's looks so easy but it is such a hard thing to do. I wish you could just learn how to phrase better , but I guess it will just come eventually

[GalaxyHorse]

@Ben80997 It is something of a physical thing, as opposed to bunching all your energy up and intensely spilling complexity-pull right back and feel the rhythm-stick to playing strictly rhythm guitar for a long time, perfect being a brilliant rhythm player first-is how i see it.

[michalhisson]

Was this clinic before the Battle Studies?

[Ben80997]

@michalhisson Yeah this is from 2008

[wwe904]

Genius!

[MrJulieniswatching]

I wish assassin stayed that way for the album ....

[wwe904]

What's chords does he play for assassin?

[EBB47]

2:20 is a killer

[phamwww]

fucking bitches, shut up!

[jmulma]

What exactly are the chords he's playing for 'Assassin'?

[TSF5]

He makes even gibberish sound amazing

[applebaj]

Pearl Jam!

[OneKapitan]

bitches stop screaming when genious speaks

[Anonymoustube1]

@OneKapitan why is he a genius? i like his music and think hes a great musician, but genius? a genius would be someone who invented an entirely new genre of music, or uhm INVENTED music in the first place. hes obviously a smart and calculating dude, but i wouldnt say genius.

[gramhyro14]

lol i like the reaction on the pentatonic scale

[BRD85]

I like this more than the battlestudies version

[FallenQuiet]

2:52

[naglekat]

"it's all color and shape in here now" ... and that's when you know you're a genius

[FallenQuiet]

@naglekat

KATIE AGAIN

seriously right?



[Anonymoustube1]

@naglekat lol....pff cmon, a little overly dramatic wouldnt you say? shouldnt throw that word around so easily.

[jmulma]

@naglekat Synesthesia to the max haha.

[FallenQuiet]

Oh my god that assassin acoustic was freaking beautiful.

[DeltaMike70]

does anyone knows what's song he was playing at 2:20?

[75sweetpea]

@DeltaMike70 He's playing "Assassin" from his latest album

[DeltaMike70]

@75sweetpea Thanks! What a shame... I didn't recognize it...

In my opinion, this early version is better than the one finally recorded.

[pumukellll]

is he improvising at 2:20 or is it a songsomeone wrote, i want it, so chilled...

[CLIPPAGE1994]

@pumukellll assasin by JOhn Mayer . :D

my favorite part is 3:42 ..... He is my Favorite Artist and Musician . ! :D



[EBB47]

@pumukellll assassin by john mayer

[highriser465]

i dont think he knows what he just did with that little F around

[mavvvvvv]

Can anyone tell me the chord he plays at 4:44 (the one he says "whatever that crazy thing is"). Been messing around and can't quite get it right.

[dapressure23]

@mavvvvvv sounds like F# 7 with a raised 9th

[Stratolespaul80]

@mavvvvvv its a F# 7 with #5

[EBB47]

@mavvvvvv i know it's wierd... it has the ending of a g minor thing

[TheIceCream1]

its impossible you dont know better man by pearl Jam xD

[BondsMusic]

if anyone hates on mayer. show em this shit. hes letting you taste his genious. not even 100%. and hes still comes off as genious as fuck.

[erictanhk]

And that's how "Assassin" was born!

[insaneinthebrain1978]

PEARL JAM !!!!! I LOVE YOU JOHN !!!!

[sinfonico87]

@insaneinthebrain1978 what song of perl jam is that? :D

[insaneinthebrain1978]

@sinfonico87  BETTERMAN

[sinfonico87]

@insaneinthebrain1978 thanks !! :)

[puchalaka]

@insaneinthebrain1978 what pearl jam song did he play? wants it called?

[insaneinthebrain1978]

@puchalaka betterman^^

[puchalaka]

@insaneinthebrain1978

[DeanMusic44]

what is the song at 1:00?

[gosammy]

@DeanMusic44 Better Man by Pearl Jam