Something For The Playaz

[akaorcram21]

I mean he has a shi*load of money and couldnt give a crap about us normal guitar players that just sit in our rooms have like 1 gig a month or so and go after our regular jobs. BUT he does! John is i think a true modern musician that trys to communicate with other musicians (in this case via youtube) and trys to help them like some of us do with guitar lessons.He is not a freaking celebrity to me he is a fellow musician from the usa.As i would say to any fellow yt guitar player.John keep it up!

[Bora2135]

hey john, i've learnt more from you from that 4 min vid than from my guitar teacher at school :)

[Pumpitza]

I think my favorite thing about all your playing is your vibrato.

[AreaCode978]

I love how is riffs around the 5th fret, the one's he thinks "aren't cool," are like...way cooler than anything I will ever come up with in my entire life.

[kev5927]

Thank you for having mind open to your fans. God bless you John ;)

[glgsrv]

Thank you john

[EmilyAE19]

Ahhhhh show us your beautiful face pllllease. :(



[TheShower82]

if u look closely, u can see me peeping in the window 

[evanfrmheaven]

John, don't forget to send your little pinkie finger to market.

[JohnMayer62]

hmm can anyody help me at this lick at 1:17 ? :((

[23905970]

Hey, how much does it cost to have a lesson from you? $1,000?

[AreaCode978]

JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER. JOHN MAYER.

We are lucky to have you. Thanks.

[SatoriKensho]

this video reminds me how lucky I am to own a Two-Rock. Such a beautiful tone.

[1976cyclist]

Check out Johnny Hiland!! He's the man!!

[TheVioletScene]

Its a Gibson 335....the sweetest.

[madtairam]

Gibson ES ??????

[madtairam]

What guitar are you using????

[chubblemunch]

@madtairam ES335

[madtairam]

@chubblemunch ...THNX

[madtairam]

:D

[LodvarDude]

Thanks for the tip, dude. We appriciate it. I guess the core of it is; change it up and Get out of your comfort-zone. Its the only way forward.

[brco2003]

Great guitarist, but giant douche...

[novanine9]

So awesome!

In that same line of thought, I also like chordal inversions in song arrangements.

[manu1695]

Great vid! Just one doubt: So that means that I can use Dm pentatonic in addition to the Am pentanic to improvise over a blues in A?

[whitetowl]

@manu1695 Yes. You can use the Dm pentatonic when the progression (in Am) changes to the Dm chord. Revert back to the Am pent when the chord changes back the root.

[samborac46]

John - you're the man!

please come to Slovenia!

cheers

[stephenpgordon]

True musicians never stop learning. It's always a good sign when someone hasn't settled with their style or technique. Go John!

[kunit135]

yo john, i was wondering if you could talk about spicing up the blues. major to minor. getting away from that same old minor penatonic. maybe some diminished scales for transitioning? idk . whatever floats your boat. i'd love any more geetar lessons. keep playing the blues!

[1brannon10]

It's weird to see a global superstar with 10,000,000+ fans standing in his room playing his guitar like all of us small town chaps. Great playing, John!

[kunit135]

@1brannon10 u kidding? that's where all of us guitar players go. that was(and is) our learning space. if you've gotten anywhere in guitar, 95% of that work was done on the edge of your bed with your amp turned up as much as your parents allowed and nailing away at your favorite records. this doesn't surprise me at all. how do you think he comes up with his amazing phrasing that you see on stage? kudos john

[1brannon10]

@kunit135 Of course he's done it and still does it. I know this, I'm a guitar player myself. It's the same to say a brain surgeon performs brain surgery, but it would be weird to see him actually doing it.

[kunit135]

@1brannon10 i'd just love to chill and play guitar with him haha

[undertaikur]

I like how john didn't respond to the guy above

[DonRMB]

I can do everything he did... I just dont want to :p

[mudliar11]

Please do more lesson videos....I'm sure everyone agrees

[Groogns]

Haha related videos are mysteryguitarman's stop motion guitar, mayer should do a parody of that where he doesnt even use stop motion...

[GiaK28]

John is a legend already and he's a humble sweet one too ;)

[popcorny11]

first time seeing him with no fantastic watch on the wrist :)

[wendel88]

@popcorny11 that is SO true..his collection is staggering. - man i would kill for that Yellow Gold fourth Series patek he uses..seriously that one is beyond nice. but man his collection must be amazing to have out and just look at.- even better if one could take some macros of those babys - guitarwise i completely understand him in this video..im doing the same thing these days.

[YouknoWhoTube]

shutting down pc at 0:34.. takin out guitar now

[knollwood21]

I don't know how....but he's cheating somehow

[TheSouthbreeze]

He's the best, purest, most original guitarist I've heard in a lonnnnng time. So there.

[melleman93guitar]

where is his face?

[bjhMus1C]

@Fjord76 John's just showing us something cool that he's been thinking about.. not how to improvise

[Fjord76]

@bjhMus1C i didn't mean that either:he's showing a basic tool that u need te be ready to improvise

[ghostofshiloh]

@mayermusic those are some sweet licks man, are you a Peter Green fan? he's another guy that has a really sweet balance and touch between the major and minor, tone out of this world too

[element1120]

first time i've seen him playing without a watch on his wrist.

(not that it matters... this guy is a watch-maniac-he's knows everything about watches)

[LLMstratocaster]

This actually is pretty helpful if you're like me and find yourself kind of trapped in the first position of the pentatonic scale. He's right about even though you're playing the same scale degrees, you're using different fingerings which can open up your soloing vocabulary. Simple idea when you break it down, but very helpful. Thanks, John!

[madchild0709]

lol i didn't realize this was john mayer until i saw a comment, i didnt even notice the username. but i thought the voice was familiar.

[greeniswhereitsat]

Your talent is unbelievable..

[rpena728]

Sounds like Greek to me but then again I don't play guitar. I am thinking this only make sense to other guitar players?? In any case, I wish I could play guitar like that!!

[LiANNNNE]

Hot dayum!!!!!

[dreamquarter]

Not something for the beginners

[bigemoney31]

I wish my house looks like that someday...

[willycar96]

yes just figured out the lick at 1:19 - 1:23

[bulldogsforeva]

@willycar96 can u send it to me?

[element1120]

@willycar96 yeah, he does that a lot! one of his main licks.

[Carmen1333]

I have no idea what he is saying but still i watched the whole video because his voice is SOOTHING. And well, those pecks aren't THAT bad to look at...

[joeopao]

ERES EL MEJOR MAYER EL MEJORRR YEAHHHHHH

[QueenToKingOfSpades]

John... you inspire me. Even though i've only played for a year, I find myself sitting in my room i denmark at 3 am having practiced for 8 hours straight, not having eaten an entire day but merely living off my music. I can't stop comparing myself to you as we're merely musicians practicing what we love. And i'm trying hard to be the best i can, but my resources are limited so i don't have an electric guitar yet. But still, i'm chopping away. I really hope you see this and respond. You're great.

[LPRazoredOut14]

@QueenToKingOfSpades Dude keep it up man! I can completely relate to you.. just choppin' away on that thing right? Keep it up, we'll fulfill our dreams, as long as we follow the passion. :) And out inspiration from John himself!

[DamaniMusic]

@QueenToKingOfSpades that's awesome!! I think u should eat and sleep... but still. haha. thats awesome

[TimothySauer123]

Please make more like this !!

[Wtsmyageagain]

Vibrato up the ass...

[NikkoMedrano]

He's always sending me videos like this. but i never watched it. :)) JK

[iamthebyron]

Holy shit....

That is all.

[kevlar1818]

@iidaw relates to the albert and bb tags i believe.

[iidaw]

@kevlar1818 hahahahhhahahah, oh...

[slowhand633]

for 1:11 - 1:14 is he landing on the major 3rd ? can anyone give me a feel for what he's doing there exactly ??

[kevlar1818]

@slowhand633 he's going from scale degrees: 5, 6, 1 of the major scale. the 6th is what makes it major sounding because it isnt in the minor pentatonic.

on the fretboard he goes: B string-5th fret, B string-7th fret, e String-5th fret and back down.

[dreamquarter]

@slowhand633 no, he's starting on the 5, then the major 6th and then the 8th or the 1, and then back to major 6th and the last note is the one he started on, perfect 5th.

[slowhand633]

can anyone give me a basic understanding of what he does at 1:20 - 1:26 - I know its a basic descending lick, but just not exactliy how .

thanks - great vid by the way john !

[cRaZyTRimZ]

yeah he if fukin great!

[1brannon10]

This should be the only guitar lesson on YouTube.

[mickyzapedoo]

Lol, thank you! I like it when he says "My ears are getting really tired of it" and then the subtitles say "The stock market is getting tired"

[lllzehcnaslll]

you guys need to see this watch?v=a0xaO5AJRsc !!!!!!!!! (O.o)

[edu256]

@lllzehcnaslll sh**!! sound exactly like SRV!!!

[lllzehcnaslll]

@edu256 thank you for taking time he's a "new guy" if you like john you may like him too ... enjoy

[baaford]

Play that 'doodleddlleydoo doo' bit again.

[mickyzapedoo]

Click the little cc button ( it's supposed to transcribe audio ) on the bottom of the video. It's hilarious. When he says "Here's something I've been messing with on guitar"

[MichaelDamaniMusic]

@mickyzapedoo OH MY GOD!!!!! THAT JUST MADE MY LIFE!!!!! lol. thanks so much for posting that.

[pantex1928]

Now you know just how influential BB King is.

[capezee]

This vid was absolutely amazing!! As a guitar hopeful and john mayer fan, it just doesn't get better than this! Thanks John! <3

[25Ragz]

If anyone wants thear some amazing live John Mayer go to my channel

[cincodemayochica]

I wanna see your beautiful face while you play that beautiful music!

[akarp321]

lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelo­velovelove.

[Satanic666Overlord]

Your just figuring this out?

[wagstaff11]

I love how you say it like, look what i just discovered, this is so easy!

You're amazing.

[ocshorty86]

JM please come BACK to charlotte more than once a year- promo at UNC Charlotte, take me up on that! I'll even wear the bear suit you wore in your sitcom

[fuegofreak]

im so glad you know what you're talking about... makes me look up to you so much more!

HATERZ GONNA HATE!

[rcdmichel]

Mooooooooooore...Exactly what we want to see!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tx for sharing.

[rcdmichel]

Mooooooooooore...Exactly what we want to see!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChrsGuit]

John, I NEVER get tired of hearing your music... Not just singing... or just playing... THIS IS MUSIC!

[Almak47]

great teacher

[n3bulka]

John you should play the 335 live

[musicdude195]

@n3bulka he does, I saw him a couple weeks ago and he played it.

[MichaelStraut]

can i get one of those guitars in the background?

[RelaxNplay64]

Hey John can you do a tour of your 500 guitar collection that would be sweet

[kfrivera1985]

Would have loved to see your facial expressions lol

[EskilNaige]

You just unlocked the whole secret to BB King's playing :-)

[russman6543]

@mbasketcballb All you have to do is fucking own on guitar. That's what John does. It's worked out pretty well for him.

[charlesp1078]

thanks John! Taking Blues lessons asap, always nice to get a head start! Keep the vibe in the strings!

[BradleyTn20]

Does anyone know the chord that he hits at 2:54? What style of chord is it and is that formation transferable up and down the neck?

[TobyEllisSongwriter]

@BradleyTn20 its a 9th chord, so do your first 2 fingers like a c shape and then bar the hgihest three strings. And yes, it moves up and down the neck like any chord, so thats a D9 hes playing at 2:54 (note that the root is on the A string).

[FierceMaloney]

could any one give me some hints in getting this kind of sound??

[lovemymuse]

so helpful

[Quimbinator]

@mbasketcballb Haha, me too.. the only reason i can figure is that he's john mayer. that' s how.

[famouskaylab4fame]

genius

[givhansredneck08]

that is sooo cool man. you should definitely put up more of these

[kappaman431]

DOOD! You're the DOOD, DOOD! Like a Prinny, man!

[kappaman431]

DUDE! You're the man DOOD!

[nd2018ds]

i have that same exact guitar. same color same everything

[SanoShimano]

I love that tone. I love that guitar. I want that guitar. I'm 17. I don't have 4Grand to get that guitar. FML.

[CrazyDave408]

Ya, he's obviously no Paul Gilbert in his explanations of scales etc. but I still found it interesting...

[TheOkanokazuya]

i wanna see your face babe 

[onlyonetigger]

John, if you ever give lessons some day I am there!

[johnnnybruce]

Thanks John

[zonedout245]

I like how around 1:20 he plays some stuff I can't play yet, and he says "That's cool, you know, you could do that" like he's really bored.

[racaroca]

thanks man. this helped. and I get it, sometimes it gets boring or frustrating playing in the same spot on the fret board.

[XDAnnaCathrine]

I didn't understand half of this, I only play chords on the guitar..

but I thought this was great!

I think I wanna grab my guitar!

[bengrockson]

dude your my insperation, if you read this check out my vids man, you might like them

[tjolmsy]

I like how he still considers himself a "student" at guitar, when the rest of the world considers him a master. It shows he's still the same he was when he was 16 in his bedroom practicing at becoming a great guitarist, always trying to learn more.

[SadeT617]

@tjolmsy as my teacher says. the more you practice on an instrument the better you get at it.

[erniesux]

Hey John If you have time please keep posting licks and tips

Thanks

[Pizza191]

I TAUGHT him this.

[britt713011]

was there ever a part 2 to this? I could have sworn he said there was going to be a part 2.

[joshua9312]

John Mayer is from Berklee. Haha he should know Robin Stone

[KellyIsMusical]

"Yeah that's cool, you can do that. Play in that scale." Hahahha, so nonchalant in his shredding. No John. We CAN'T do that.

[galacticox4]

The Gibson 335 is just monster tone.

[Scarbacca07]

It cracks me up how you can talk so calmly about what you're doing and then immediately - BAM! - break out with something with so much energy that it probably shakes the room at 2:06 - 2:18.

I dunno, it just makes me giggle.

Awesome video, John, and a great lesson - even if the lingo was elusive at times. Keep it coming!

[effected112]

Great informative vid John, thanks for sharing! Guys an excellent of example is Johns solo in Crossroads I guess the next step is finding the linking or bridging notes so that you can move back and forth to the various positions within the given key. Happy paying guys.

[OMERTA011]

please john do a quick video about your sound.. I love it, and I'm not the only one.. which pedals do you use etc..

pretty please :)

Peace and love from Serbia

[neoguri1996]

iam wondering if thats an apartment or a house cuz if thats an apartment those neighbors r danm lucky

[chooseyourblues]

@neoguri1996

I believe that is his New York Apartment.

[liteworker1]

@chooseyourblues well now thats a bit creepy.....

[chooseyourblues]

@liteworker1

Ha, Creepy's my middle name! Actually I think it was on Cribs or something similar.

[Lara24P]

Wow very cool indeed! Great lesson... I confess that I´ve tried to keep me focused to learn something (and for that moment i´ve really tried to forget that the lesson is being given by John) but it´s stronger than me ... I get distracted with all these wonderful sounds (especially with the sound of that extremely sexy voice) damn! ;)

[TheLeoAndujar]

can someone help me out,, JM i know you dont really answer the comments and what not but i kinda need help, anyone on here aswell..

i play alot of blues and i know some pentatonics and practice them and what not..

and i sometimes use them to play solos, but i find my solos sound better when i just wing it and do to other places on the neck randomly.. i dont understand the importance of staying in the scale..

im not that expirienced sorry but i want to learn..

[joshua9312]

@TheLeoAndujar Just play what you feel is right while using your scales as guides. there is no right or wrong approach or if you stray out of the scale its not wrong. the scales are there to help you but you can go further. this is exactly what jimi hendrix did

[sensai61]

@TheLeoAndujar your lucky, just keep wingin' it man. i wish that was my "problem" lol

[Bangford]

Looking forward to seeing how he's getting on with this at the NEC, Birmingham, UK :-)

[sunp]

interesting, he doesnt solo with his pinky

[tystratocaster]

neither does clapton

[gpair007]

A lot of the great blues/rock players rarely use their pinky.

[jsbrazz17]

Ha! "Student"...wow, so humble

[sfreester]

@jsbrazz17 you can never conquer the guitar my friend even mr. hendrix would agree. johnny knows

[bydmgirl92]

Is John Mayer actually giving me lessons right now? Haaa i'd rather it be in person but u take what u can get..

[kjg8erz8]

its badass to see john himself on youtube uploading vids like this. ive been trying to learn transitions between the parallel minor/major pentatonics recently too

[subcrapper]

make more like this Mr John Mayer please. ;)

[dacorner8]

look at all that equipment and guitars i'm so fucking jealous dude you are one lucky guy

[abhijitgupta]

you do know that that is john mayer right?

[dacorner8]

really. r u serious

[postaflip7]

@dacorner8 SERIOUSLY

[gregalicious7]

"scream a little more on the higher sort of uh treble more trebley sort of sounding thing"

lol john needs to make more of these vids tho

[daliksheppy]

ah i got it... its crossroads!

[Jah044445]

1,001st! hahaha.

[RATM4EVER]

I bet non guitar players are like..........What the fuck? penta...what?

[mUSiCFReAK538]

@RATM4EVER Yeah. For us, we just smile and stare at him..although we can't see his face. Wha a shame. His dreamy voice will do. Haaa :3

[gfmgma]

he should create an exclusively youtube channel "For The Playaz"...Keep rockin' John

[nwallitner]

he shreds

[confidenceispower]

JM should do more of this :D

[Esp1897]

i love that sound

[BluesIsGodsMusic]

I see Mayer in Dallas March 9th can't wait!

[nd2018ds]

@BluesIsGodsMusic i was there. my favorite concert i've ever been to

[JohningMusicman]

Best Licks on guitar!!

Blues EVER!

I see you on rock in rio 2010!

Bye!

[seanSHRED87]

Dude your cool

[yeahright123go]

he kinda knows cuz he went to berkle a year or soband he hasbeen putting togheter as much as he can. I mean playing with pino and steve and he also jammed with john scofield that dude could have tought him a lot.

[MrRangel1983]

Thats gangster shit right there. John Mayer is so gangster that when I listen to his music I do drive-by shootings.....on little kids.

[enacra101]

@MrRangel1983 oh dear =O lmao

[joshua9312]

@MrRangel1983 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you are LEGEND!

[kamer335]

Thanks - JM you are a great great player, I love it! I have one tip for you -> "the best kept secret in the world of AMP's is the Dutch Mr Van Weelden - check out his Twinkleland amp when you are in the netherlands" - you will not regret it ;-)

[DocSixString]

does john mayer know theory or has he just figured all of this out by learning from blues greats and knowing your blues scale??

[C0NEZ0NE]

@DocSixString He did go to Berklee Music college for a semester I think. I'm pretty sure he knows his music theory.

[clim3]

i'm assuming he knows theory because he was in berklee college of music.