John Mayer Cover- The Heart of Life

[tamsalafridi]

AwsOmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeee

[noserider207]

Is that a Martin D-18?

[WahTakVong]

I thought i heard david choi at first LOL !! you are awesome!!

[o00osimbasmateo00o]

are you a magician?

[textbookkid]

This is one song I cannot figure out how to play well or at all for that matter

[kads95]

FREAKIN AWESOME

[Swax6302]

35 people were too jealous they will never be able to do this for a school talent show to hit the like button

[danielorp]

MAN, THIS IS AMAZING! :D

[InspiredProphecy]

This is a remarkable cover. I really liked how you whistled the solo. You have an awesome voice and great technique in your playing.

[SmiffyDelta]

So many bad covers of this song on youtube.. but this is stunning pal, well done!

[Justin1992patsfan]

Good job dude.

[DylanDoubleYou]

You sound incredible on this guitar part. Really.

[KATHYS1977]

great cover! this is my favorite JM song and you definitly did it justice!

[JamesHarps]

Maybe leave the whistling to John, good cover otherwise.

[voodooblueskid]

the verse is D major / B minor / f# minor / g major / d/f# / a major

chorus a major / d major / g major

[kevinmw101]

I really liked your adaptation of the guitar parts very cool and interesting

[EcstaticOfficial]

Awesome cover dude!

[Ledahosnbua95]

Wow, awesome, really really nice cover... keep playin and singin dude :D

[b99town99]

great guitar great voice great big head

[knowa626]

@b99town99 ahahhahaha... i can't believe i just saw this.

[StephanyT28]

super like^_^

[SmiffyDelta]

Tricky song to play, im still tryna get my head around it, very good cover pal one of the best on you tube. how did you learn it? tabs or? the 35 people who have put dislike are prob people who are jelous of how good you can play an sing..... and wistle haha. great job pal.

SmiffyDelta

[txasrnger]

LIKE THIS COMMENT IF RealSkateBoy14 WANTS HIS NUTS! :D

[altairrules121]

@txasrnger HAHAHA major fail. A month and no likes. ouch.

[txasrnger]

@altairrules121 7 months now hahaha

[aCDBond]

the rhythm drags pretty bad at certain points

[IAaronJI]

the guitar is so accurate! nice 1!

[megsical]

Amazing cover. Great voice and flawless guitar.

[95GuitarMan13]

Great Cover

[NathanNovoa23]

really good man!

[dannyrocker24]

I hope i can do that in my lifetime

[fleamaster94]

Bro hit me up and please send me an email of the chord arrangments on that.. I can't seem to figure it out. Thanks

[Geoxile]

Can you share the arrangement please? :)

[iamjaykid]

you are just too amazing man..keep the videos comin..i am going to learn you version too..its as good as the original..and this song is like my all time fav song..

[Nesrokerica]

i love how you did it i think you should have edited your voice higher

[6547243]

i cant figure out where he places his fingers at on the second cchord in the song. can anyone help me out?

[jajeka07]

tu guitarra suena mejor que el acustico de john mayer, the paraguay.. soy

[JesusArises]

well job man.

[jrod4592]

keep pressing 7

[hansonbravo]

why da f did you whistle?!

[aaron26blaz]

@hansonbravo john mayer does that when he plays this song a lot of the time

[hansonbravo]

@aaron26blaz nevertheless best cover so far.

[SkateTeamGKS]

@hansonbravo electric guitar solo replacement

[Heartsoheavy8]

Wow...I LOVE John Mayer and your cover is definitely legit!

I'm impressed!

[j12n07]

such a hard song to play..great job

[Jaydzs]

sounds really cool man :D

Big fan of John, You should check out my cover of in repair i did at a Concert with a mate :)

"In Repair Cover live at Box Fest"

:)

[thecoatessisters]

I was just eh until you started whistling!!

[zykosepuku]

great cover!

[ninejohnson]

im glad u kept the style the same and great guitar playing to 

[ilubyoutoo]

saw this video a very long time ago. it was splendid. guitar is very similar to john, which is admirable because its really hard to play imo!. yesterday and today.. i kept whistling the chorus like you do.. my whistle was so FREAKING AMAZING.. i didnt know where it came from, it pissed me off because the originality of that whistle just wouldnt come from me only..so i think it was heart of life i checked john mayer but it wasnt him then i clicked on this video i was like OH SHIT ITS HIM! (2:15)

[dbf678]

Best fuckin' cover rollin' on youtube! Cheers mate!

[soc3chappd]

superb cover! i hate it when people comment on really dumb things like wrong key etc,

[Gunstocold]

awesome !!!

[n0n0n0n0rman12]

amazing guitar bro!!!

[GuitarKid42]

Can you post the tabs for this please!!!

[MegaPhonebooth]

@GuitarKid42 i don't really think you can tab that type of technique, it's a quite hard to do. watch john mayer doing it acoustic on the side here in related videos, 6th video down and listen to how he plays the intro. Then look at some tutorial videos, it's how i learnt, good luck

[kotin12]

I love it, its so mellow, I could literly fall asleep to this man! where did you learn to play this song?

[hipyaboyya]

d16rgt???

[calano67]

best cover. EVER.

[0lol1]

great job men !! :D i like it :D

[hollynat]

clap clap!!!

[w00kieb0i]

this is me agreeing with everyone else, and i think i speak for everyone when i say "it would be very much appreciated if you would do a lesson/tutorial on this song!"

[RCohanFilms]

@w00kieb0i He has. Not a full tutorial, but showing you how to do that Mayer technique, the slap/fingerstyle feel that this song is known for. I don't think he owes it to us to break apart this musical expression in a formulaic step by step so that others can imitate it.

[RCohanFilms]

@w00kieb0i He figured out the technique by listening and watching, and then added his own really tasteful spin to it (half step higher, adding a bar at the end of phrases etc.) He even shows you the hardest part about this song, the unique technique it calls upon.

[RCohanFilms]

@w00kieb0i I think he put in more effort than anyone else covering this, so why should we get to just copy it step by step? I think part of the reason his cover is so great is because he really gets what he's playing, and isnt following a 3 minute youtube tutorial on where to put his fingers.

[RCohanFilms]

@w00kieb0i and just so im clear, its in another video, Im not just telling you to absorb how he's playing. Go check out his channel i think its on there still. Its like Heart of life/stop this train technique or something. And again

Amazing Job knowa626 this is really great

[Jamiesjammin1]

awesome chops man.....well done.

[elusiveback15]

its good just not smooth

[MurrayHerts]

very very nice job man

[TheClayclay12]

hey bro can you put up a tab for this and send it to my email? claycisne@yahoo.com

[herofearth]

Fkin awesome. Best cover ever

[brianabrianarae]

hey man this is awesome

[Iepsjuh]

awesome dude! not just a silly cover like everyone does! this one was real

[mrkarlramirez]

very profesional!

[Kalishnikov47]

dude, great job, but please help me out and just give me the chord names, as you play them. its the only way i learn, when i see the chord diagrams. i have the technique down, i just want to make sure i am getting the chords exactly right. i would really appreciate it, i want to learn this song so much. all i need is a reply that looks like this:

Am, C#, Dm, G, etc (I'll look up the chords online)

PLEASE!!!

[Soulrivers]

@Kalishnikov47 Pretty sure the chords are D, Bm, F#m, G, D/F#, A at least in the verse.

[TalkingCardCreator]

@Soulrivers John's a big fan of that D/Bm/G stuff. Waiting on the World To Change has that as well. So does Who Says I believe... hmm...

[chearlutte]

wow, u are really good!

[Volcom6954]

I liked this more then the original song

[gunvor69]

Great cover!

[Moosefunk1]

Dude its music you can do want you want with it, there isn't a rule book.... What the fuck is wrong with adding a bar?????

Nice cover man

[FollowThatTempo]

Great cover, by the way

[TheTompower]

i liked it , good job man !!

keep up the good work

[GuitarfulBryan]

AMAZING!! best cover of this song, wich is very hard to play with the slap, and the whistling part was very nice and really fitted. very good job

[Yellowcardfan1]

Great video!

[Scranton37]

Really really good. BEST

[onefatangrypenut]

yo just wanna say sick cover dude, your tutorial is what helped me learn the slap pattern too. pro whistling btw haha its a nice touch

[Aprilgrac3]

absolutely fantastic mate! Great job!!

[sagarverma024]

Wow.Dude,you're really great.Awesome voice.Awesome guitaring.Awesome cover.Overall-6/5 stars

[mtlakesflyer]

wonderful wonderful wonderful! best cover i'd agree too! but i dont agree with the part of your rule that if you do a cover it should be better than the original.

[saraheddleman]

You were amazing!!!! 1. I disagree with some of the comments and i love your voice the most... the song is played really well ... i love the roughness to your voice... this is my favorite song... good work :)

[enQelcheNxO]

Nice ♥

[PineappleHazel]

amazing

[BOGGLEO]

great playing, but stop singing ...

[Prophier]

@BOGGLEO now why would you say that? :D

[nox1sxmessenger]

yea i think mayer plays this one in Eb, but damn i think you have this down really well. Kudos

[rmartinez8176]

aahhh vocals need work

[ams914]

Which Martin you rocking my man????

[CataclysmXxX]

love it

[mennoosmusic]

That was fantastic. You are right, some songs are just good the way were written. But you still made it your own, great job! The guitar arrangement was incredible.

[fboyle16]

this is the definitive version of this song for me

[vicobbb]

dude that was good.. for how long have you been singing? I can play the song, but def not sing it.. when i try i kinda doesnt come out right at all. .have been ''singing'' for two months now,, any advice?? regards

[kweerb8]

not sure if this is intentional but the third chord of the progression is not what he plays. then again your in a different key so whatever.

[troopermann555]

fuckin amazing man.

[TheJuliusJT]

very good playing!

[willraz]

unexpected. Good job

[jyjchen]

omg. great job!

[jotap11]

Subscribe me. I have lot's of john mayer's songs covered

[Masked1Ambience]

this is amazing.

[pangGo]

awesome job dude! mad kudos!

[GuStereo]

Excelente!!!

Saludos desde Salta - Argentina

[elliex345]

i could practice this on my guitar everyday for the next five years and never play it as well as you do.

[Gamerxlove]

this cower ist awesome ;) like your voice .keep singing

[mikul93]

Best cover of this song that I have seen!

[zchmidt]

sigh how hard do i have to practice to be able to play like you?! haha good job :) i find ur guitar playing the best.. compared to the rest of the people doing the cover

[167tyler]

wow man damn. i mean damn what can i say.

[614365]

mic?

[onex0907]

best cover of this song ive ever seen. good job, keep up the good work. BTW where did you get tabs?

[mayer2816]

omg, this cover is awesome! do you mind sharing the tabs??

[spnjj]

wow

awesome!

[N549]

Amazing. You're extreamly talented! Keep it up (:

You should definatly make a video on how to play this song. Iv been trying to learn it, but cant figure it out :(

[bluegrasssingingman]

lollollollollollollollollol need to say more

[jessieXandXerin]

this is sooo good!!!

[dbfydtn]

pretty good but not as clean as john mayer's

[MrJustinKelly]

Well then it'd be John Mayer performing it and not this guy.

[2cita05]

haha.word.

[karsun6218]

\m/

[JustMyles]

Love your cover of this song!! Rock on!

[bassmandaveyj]

forget the music, look how well that bed is made! j/k I think this is a half step higher than John Mayer plays it.

[6547243]

@bassmandaveyj never dis john again lol :p

[jtnyy]

Only cover I've seen of this song that nails the guitar tab. Impressive!!

[KradricxMEM]

The whistling sold it. lol

[majshkdt]

love it!!!!!!!

[quietstrings]

excellent job...good mix also.

[amritaSG]

nice cover. you kind of sound like the guy from the fray

[chuy24esmierda]

btw nice transition going to stop this train

[chuy24esmierda]

wow that was amazing!! you think you could make tutorial for the chorus part. i'd appreciate it.

[Bloemetje95]

woooh. you're a genius!

[DannyOLeary7]

Wow, sounded great

[maudje19]

You're good!

[guitargodross]

thats so good! im learning that song at the moment on my guitar, gonna take a long time to play it as well as u tho!

[frets4life17]

This is really good. Definitely did this song justice. And for the record you're a much better whistler than me.

[IfonlyIwassmaller]

Though you don't sound too much like John Mayer. This is probably the best cover I've heard done of this song.

[secendale]

AWSOME!

[typefrancis]

wow you definitely did justice to this song.

[JasperIPG92]

oh my gah.

I'm really really jealous.

[natey14]

i love how you did the solo with whistling haha nice job

[THEanonamiss]

marry me please....sing me to sleep each night... o man

[kevinkahomusic]

Fantastic buddy! ~

[Unkn0wnDevil]

really good job!

[crapfry14]

maybe you people could open your eyes and just see the talent this guy actually has rahter than fighting about the talen you DONT have.

good playing man, i love your cover, better than the original. keep it up

[girones17]

fantastic cover man, you should tab this!

[B5hipley]

hahahaha

[dirtrider259]

Freewalker911 & nthsieh928, you're both bitches, no one gives a fuck what you know about music.

noah, amazing work, absolutely flawless !

[nthsieh928]

hahahahahahaha. that was well placed. very much needed.

[TheMattob]

this songs bullshit, good cover dude. Keep it up.

[alexxanonymous]

lmfao the whisteling made me laugh so hard

but this is a good cover i like it

[HellaRandomVideos]

dude you were good. BUT!!! not better than JM, you didn't make it "your own". And there are no rules to doing covers on YouTube.

Again good job, but... you know what i mean...

[brunetcuty]

your really good! what are the tabs that you used? Id like to learn to play this song

[DoritoBoyz]

nice!!

[brandam1]

dude great work i mean the guitar is on point and the vocals mesh with it all and the break with the wistle is just amazing you have a great talent i have a bit of a john mayer style myself message me mabye we can jam

[rafaharper]

Amazing guitar!! Congratulations man!

[Nagromman]

very nice playing and singing

[rindolphus]

Awesome cover man. Sounds great! Congrats.

[joesosa41]

is this a whole step down?

[gastonreboredo90]

Half.

[thrillho3]

nope, it's standard tuning.

[bleachfreakchris]

how do you do the second intro when you add in the dubble guitar???

[NalleDanne]

dude, please make a tutorial!! this is good stuff

two thumbs up!

:D

[boskiwind]

very good. you've really captured the essence of the song. I haven't nailed this one yet. Is there any reason why you put in an extra two beats after the fourth bar on the verse? Is it for effect / you prefer it / J

[knowa626]

yeah, i think it helps break up the pieces a bit, gives a little more weight to the guitar melody... without doing that i felt like i was rushing through the tune.

[mcfendur]

Very nice sounding guitar. I guess the mic probably helped too =P Good singing voice btw.

[Wowter]

DAMN that martin sounds good! nice singing too!

[l2edEEmel2]

Great!

I like it!Keep it up!

and please let me know when you're gonna made a new stuff

[nthsieh928]

you added a couple beats after the A a lot

[mcfendur]

...good job, I'm thinking he did that on purpose.

[nthsieh928]

your retarded. hes giving four and a half bars to each section. so basically its musical nonsense. basically theres no musical time. it makes no sense

[Freewalker911]

No, you're retarded. It's not musical nonsense, and he has very good time. Adding half a bar is no big deal, try and wrap your small brain around it. It's just a small pause, maybe for a bit of a break before the next part. Perhaps it's for suspense. Regardless, he's not retarded and he did a very good job. You post a better cover.

[nthsieh928]

hey man, want to like, i dunno become a musician before you talk about music. yes, ADDING A BAR IS RETARDED.

dont you just love it when people who think they know fucking everything about music post comments like they know fucking everything about music?

[Freewalker911]

You are a brick. Seriously. How would you know i'm not a musician? You wouldn't. I'm at college majoring in jazz guitar. They don't let just anyone in. Now, if you'll use your brain for a moment, look down from this post to about 4 or 5 posts below, and you'll see another person POLITELY asking about it, and the actual GUY giving his good reason why.

Shut the fuck up.