Half Of My Heart (Live) - John Mayer

[FreaquedeMusique]

Robbie isn't loud enough..

[fofopfofofo]

the guy in the back looks like Jimmy Buffett

[dbfydtn]

PERFECT :D

[Chell89x]

<3 he looks so happy

[SARAHH213]

I relate to this song so damn much. Love this version. You know it's talent or something like it, when the rough live version is superior to the album version instead of the other way around.

[daniialbiero]

Can't be more perfect than that...

[jeehortiz]

PERFECT :D

[musicalbeast95]

this guy is one of my musical heros. not only can he sing beautifully, he can also rock out on many different styles of guitar. that's pretty rare these days.

my brother and i covered this song! check it out and tell me what you think :)

[MsMusicislife94]

i love this acoustic version!

[jgordon0033]

i think this song is gorgeous when played acoustic, like in this video..but i wasn't really feeling the album version of it..hopefully he will do a version of it like this on his next live cd.

[willraz]

anyone know the chords??

[Cody111079]

@willraz anyone knows the website "ultimate guitar?"

[astral0512]

yep punk dude.he's into jazz lately.your right.he's a very good guy.the only thing im wonderin' tho,why wont john mayer take him on as an extra.this song "half of my heart alone needs at least 3 guitars to sound good(without the bass,piano/synth,the backup electric lead and taylor effing swift)

[HacjienceYukona]

@astral0512 Taylor effing swift? Damn, I wish I was effing Taylor Swift.

[astral0512]

FOR THE IGNORANT FOLKS:

John mayer learned the guitar only because of his love for the blues.when his neighbor lend him a copy of SRV,he started playing it and he started gigging at an age of 14.he had a companion from berkley which they played basically blues as a duo,but they split as john mayer was leaning towards pop...poof.!!history as it goes.he went famous

[JamesRange62]

thank you for enlightening us with all of your glorious information.

[punkdude543]

everyone knows this. the "companion" is clay cook, touring guitarist with the marshall tucker band, current organ player with zac brown band, and a great guy.

[davidp899]

shut up

[heyysimone]

i really love this song. the album is so amazing. i have had it on repeat since it came out (:

[frtea]

my gooooooood.............

[kaylove126]

i got an email from john mayer's website, and it said that he was doing shows with a new band...no robbie or david ryan harris? :(

[naeskciw932001]

Amazing, just amazing. I cannot wait for the album next month!!!!!

[oilerfan1416]

according toa few sources he does this song with taylor swift on the album. cant wait to hear how that turns out!!!

this is a kick ass song.

[oilerfan1416]

i can not wait to hear this on the album!!!!

[jasononbass124]

this is awesome!

[goanswellgo]

quest love is the drummer on Clarity wannabefun

[KikiBozu]

I love Robbie's slide guitar in this. <3

[timmonsisbest]

that man's slide guitar playing is so damn tasty! seriously. he is so underrated and unknown.

[smithdonone]

robbie macintosh is a well known guitarist, he's worked with every single rock band since the early 70's!

[DrewWarriors]

how did someone rate that as a bad comment? lol

whats wrong with it? lol

[MusicByJordanSmith]

which comment?

[DrewWarriors]

it said something like. Robbie McIntosh is a well known guitarist, he's played with every good band since the 70's..or something like that. but someone put it as a bad comment and idk why lol

[MusicByJordanSmith]

haha I no, it was me who wrote the comment, I have no idea why it was rated bad just silly ppl who know nothing of music probably

[StreetWaveSurfing]

I thought this shoulda been the single from battle studies although oliver burns ukulele cover of "who says" has me hooked on it.

[redsox1002003]

is this song on limewire yet? i cant find it

[guitarskater11]

Dick.

[MJBJoker]

u fukin nob, its not even out yet.

[Beatboxx]

Buy his music.

[redsox1002003]

i do plan on buying his new record, i just dont want to wait two months to put it on my ipod.

[cursedreject]

why did i barely see this video nao?!

[crmnv5]

i really like this song! im super excited about the new album...can't wait =D

[newshoes28]

.......BATTLE STUDIES......

[JaimeLikesPink]

I am so excited for the new album. You can tell from all his Battle Studies videos that he has put a lt of owrk and thought into it. I am so excited cuz you can tell that his music is just such a great work of art and I can not wait.

[matteo19]

dont get me wrong i am a MASSIVE JM fan (check out some of my vids) and ive been following him since 2001, but this song is a little weak id much prefer some blues

[Surfingjenni]

That's the point of this CD he's going back to his acoustic/pop self.

[ryanhodgin]

Are you sure about that? I don't think Pino and Steve Jordan would have been brought in to do pop stuff, they're definitely more blues oriented.

[bittertasteinmen]

Pino only played on Continuum, and still plays for the trio, but right now he's playing for the Who. David LaBruyere has played bass on his stuido albums for years, and right now the bassist is Sean Hurley. Steve Jordan IS however a permanent member of this band and has been with John since "Clarity"

[wannabefun]

Well, Steve Jordan played on the albums since Clarity, but isn't he merely JM3's drummer? And J.J.Johnson Johns regular band drummer?

[thallymac]

Yes your right... apart from steve jordan plays with JJ in some songs such as Belief and Vultures

[daliksheppy]

Dude, i thought he came from blues and preferred blues?

[MrGabv42]

no no no. he started off with stuff like this. then he did a tour with eric clapton and boom, blues hit. listen to room for squares album and continuum. see the difference

[daliksheppy]

Damn you your right...

[MrGabv42]

haha ya alotta ppl are mistaken on his roots. he does play a damn good blues though

[TintedRedFilms]

the blues stuff is awesome i hope he doesn't stray away completely from the blues

[mattcollingeIB]

Battle Studies will be my life.

[lilcaits]

HOLY. CRAP. ME TOO.

[damnadults]

BATTLE STUDIES!! cant WAIT!!!

[hollss0116]

yeee i cant wait for this new album!!

this song is great, so is the vid, thanks for sharing =D

[chrisingoodcompany]

please check out the cover my brother and I do of this song on the vid response :D definitely not as JM amazing but just showing our JM pride!

[HeartBeatOfYourLife]

Can't wait for Battle Studies! John's the most amazing thing around.

[chrisingoodcompany]

LOVE JOHN MAYER. thumbs up!

check out the cover my bro and i do of this song on the vid responses. thank you!

[seafoodmarket]

i love him. i love this song. he is a genius.

[tamarie08]

he's so amazing. his compassion for music overwhelms me. i hope i would be able to attend his concerts one day.

[WareThunder117]

you HAVE to go! if you love JM like i do, it will be one of the most memorable moments of your life! i have seen him twice!

[tamarie08]

oh man, if i could i would. i live on guam, musicians like john mayer don't come by very often. edwin mccain came, but it was for the military.

[boilermaker65]

yes, off course. but he barely visits europe. We want him to come to the netherlands once more! come on john, go Xatlantic soon!

[nqbui89]

i think john really wants to keep evolving as a songwriter so he probably pays close attention to the guys who "got it" before him. this is so classic rock.

[iLoveJohnMayerr]

Ah, this is amazingg.

[MagicN8Ball]

chord progressions are going to be repeated... Its the flavor you add to it that makes the song unique

[jdkjkjdkjdks]

Wow he puts a little country flavor on this one, he really jumps around many genre. loved it.

[DanC221]

this is how it should be on the album, but i doubt it from watching that video where he adds a heap of layers of tracks

[fortunatefool87]

listen to the version of it on his battle studies site. its cool

[GTRodriguez]

I love this song! Good stuff JM.

[myfinaljudgement]

anyone has any idea how to play this song the way john plays it?

[ruipsoa]

it's a great song... so lovely...

[ams914]

definitely stepped up quite a bit from his video when he first showed us the song on his laptop... pretty good.

[XXRubyblueXX]

Dude..baylin.... "cereal makes my vagina happy...sarah" I doubt you'll even find this.

[joerasch]

Your funny with that college thesis you wrote. I spelled three words wrong on purpose , and you hit them like landmines=)

Your Butt can't clinch any harder!

[guitarjazz123456]

u think ur a g, but according 2 youtube u cant get 3 thoughts together into 1 comment in 3 hours....

[joerasch]

People Like you are the problem with the ability to comment on Youtube. You get Heated over nothing, but some random opinion.

-Joe

[joerasch]

You need to unbunch the panties shooter!!

-Joe

[joerasch]

The main progression of "Daughters" are the same chords as Dave Matthews chorus in "The Stone" just kicked out to the seventh fret. And the solo in "Victoria" is just the intro to Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Pride and Joy"

[nthsieh928]

its really annoying when ignorant people like you say this. I ASSURE YOU, they were NOT the first ones to play those chord progressions of notes. I assure, when there are 5 notes in a pentatonic scale, you are going to get some repeats.... and when rock, blues, pop and most music nowadays besides jazz is based off major/minor/dominant/sus chords, there are quite often similar chords in songs. in fact, look at any CCR song. half of them are the same chords...

[AcidicGamers]

victoria..pride and joy...are you deaf?

[Edrooney12]

victoria is karma police by radiohead

[fortunatefool87]

i love JM but you're so right...when i heard them side by side in my playlist i was like ohh shitt. both good songs though.

[mgazzer15]

first two chords ya, same key. still alot different though

[GTRodriguez]

Well pop music is continually rehashed, but it doesn't make it bad; and if Dave Mathews used that progression, then it can be argued that he took it from Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely". Same chord progression!

[mikefalzone]

Waiting on the World to change = Sexual Healing...

Pop is pop...its gonna happen ya know?

[gabbranth03]

another intelligent music and lyrics

[umarkhan]

Damn good song .. But the opening chord progression is almost exactly the same as Joseph Arthur- Can't Exist

[caspersvapors]

there are dozens of songs that follow the same progression

[auroraa606]

Love this song :) <3

[flixionsic]

I LOVE THIS SONG! =D

[NagaPampaa]

"then you come crashing in the the realist thing"

[jingwah]

i love the pre chorus when he says then you come crashing in like a reed on a stick damn...aahaha LOVE MAYER

[xxitsjOjO]

i love this

[peaceloovehopefaith]

i'm lovin this song so much; i think i like it better than heartbreak warfare. i don't know but i'm really excited for the new record!

does anyone know when it might be released? i know hes writing and recording now but i don't know how much time it will take after the record is done for it to be released.

[BryceShuster]

im guessing the fall season?

[R0e]

lmao my baad, I wanted to give you a thumbs up but i hit the thumbs down button by accident.

[Orland0bot]

His studio albums have all been released in September.

[Orland0bot]

So I am guessing September.

[peaceloovehopefaith]

oooh thank you! thats probably right.

[MikeMFMiller]

the chord/vocal change at 0:54 had to have been inspired by viva la vida

[BryceShuster]

i noticed that too

[JRodjan2]

wow! that does sound like viva la vida! hah

[midgetworld228]

Hmm, I wonder who coldplay stole it from originally?

[bareteeth]

joe satriani

[Ryanrre45]

shut up.

[RiverKanoff]

I remember him tweeting these lyrics when he first wrote them. Feels cool to have come along for the ride as he writes this new record.

[ARocketToTheStars]

i totally feel what you say it makes you feel special and like youre a part of it . this will become my favourite record just because of that

[cre8ive6irl]

yes :) i love feeling like a part of his writing .... even though i contributed no inspiration, it feels cool to be a part of the ride!

[33LEANNE]

it's awesome, i love it :>

[auroraa606]

love this song!

[witsmeister]

cant wait for this album...you guys shud check his battle studies, he shows us his process and progress on making his new album, theres a 3 min vid of this song on there...worth checking out

[Heyn20]

eu devia era estudar john mayer na minha faculdade! To cansada de ouvir chico buarque..

[Heyn20]

aiiiiiiii é o som do meu coração! tank you! I love John Mayer!!!!

[ELINEHZ]

love it

[colehuntmusic]

I've been playin around with it and it sounds good, so far i have A, E, and B for the verses... pre chorus is A, E, B, C#m A, E, B... then chorus, is the same thing but hold an A out after the second B, then back to the verse... the transitions are different and so is the bridge but if you play with that, you'll figure it all out! the intro is the same as the chorus in arpeggios... hope that helps!

[surething37]

It's not on itunes yet.

[amen9225]

i love this song... the lyrics are so well constructed

the melody is killer.. thanks for the video!

[beemanny]

This is SO amazing! I love, love, love it and I can totally hear Taylor Swift sing on this, too. Oh, how I love JM for liking Taylor Swift :)

[JMismyman]

I am absolutly in love with this song...the lyrics are already stuck in my head. I cant wait for his album to come out... I WILL BE THE FIRST IN LINE!!!!!!

[seashell1111]

taylor swift that is...

[baynicole012]

I concur.

[alexrempel12390]

The "half of my heart" line gets stuck in your head. It's just one of those catchy jm melodies. sigh.. not again. I swear i'll be first in line to buy his next album.

[girjak]

Feels like these lyrics is'nt as good as in earlier songs. He sings Half of My Heart and Can't Stop Lovin You like a hundred times?

[Mewsical]

well I like it personally.

guess you didn't like 'say' too?

besides the record isn't out yet, so things can still change

[boompieper]

I wonder if he's supposed to be singing 'can't stop loving you' there, or 'can't keep loving you' like the rest of the song.

[abcchede]

I feel he is asking her to wait for him, till he feels ready, of course she doesnt deserve to wait, but this song is so truthful, i love how john is proving he is not really a dick and he didnt really changed into a hollywood shit, he really is experiencing but still he is the kid with his guitar writing about what he feels and live

[bntice]

anyone know the chords i iknow its capoed on the 3rd fret and theres a mixtures of g's but anyone got it down

[guitarskater11]

if you just play Bb F C Dm it sounds fine i didnt notice the capo

[guitarskater11]

sounds like hes going more into a tom petty/CSNY kinda thing..but idk if this will be acoustic

[relientk03]

there's a video on his blog of him singing over the track and it's not acoustic.

[farakat89]

I love it. :) The lyrics are amazing.

[junckzproductions]

I was born in the arms of imaginary friends

Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I've been

Then you come crashing in

Like the realest thing

Trying my best to understand all that your love can bring

Oh, half of my heart's got a grip on the situation

Half of my heart takes time

Half of my heart's got the right mind to tell you that I cant keep loving you

Oh, half of my heart

[junckzproductions]

I was made to believe I'd never love somebody else

I made a plan, stayed the man who can only love himself

Lonely was the song I sang

'Til the day you came

Showing me a better way and all that my love can bring

Oh, half of my heart's got a grip on the situation

Half of my heart takes time

Half of my heart's got the right mind to tell you that I cant keep loving you

Oh, half of my heart

with half of my heart

[ybiawl83]

ohhh! He performed it. :D i'm smiling like an idiot right now!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[djfinest]

loving this new song

cant wait for new album

thanks for uploading this.

[SARAHH213]

Did any one else see the piece of shit article Star did about this song? My sis showed it to me, they were saying it's about Jen Aniston, but the lyrics they 'quoted' were the ones he put on twitter. I mean have they even heard the song? Or this just knew he played it on the boat (he also put that on twitter.) idiots.

[ak231510]

yeah i saw some program quoted his six word story he did on his twitter thing, and completely took it out of context to make it refer to something else. I was like, wow now thats some professional jounalism.

[SARAHH213]

Oh yeah, I've seen that one done everywhere. It was a 6 word story, first of all. I mean it's ridiculous, when I saw that I didn't immediately think 'oh he broke up with someone', I thought 'eh, that's pretty good.' I don't know, Star, in Touch, and US used to be halfway decent but now it's like reading Weekly World News. I wish people would spend their money on slightly better publications. At least People always tries to give the silver lining of stories. And actually gives decent stories.

[baynicole012]

Yup, I heard that on Access Hollywood or something. It pissed me off, though not as much as the "10 million dollar tell-all" on Jen did. That was just ridiculous.

I even saw a video on CNN about the break up. I mean, really?! CNN?

[SARAHH213]

CNN? Damn, I mean don't they have more important shit to do?

[antonnygi]

dollsizedpistol - I think this is it:

Half of my heart´s got a grip of the situation

half of my heart takes time

I was made to believe I'd never love somebody else

I made a plan, stayed the man who can only love himself

Lonely was the song I sang

really cool song, even though something about the love inspiring stuff is bothering me. Hope he doesnt abandon the blues.

[jmayerfan07]

lol @ the love inspiring stuff comment. I think we have Jennifer Aniston to thank for that. I thought this was a great song. And you know he would never abandon the blues. I'm thinkin he may put a version of Crossroads on the album. If you remember in a past video of Take your fans to work day, he was fiddling around with the song. I cant wait for him to leak more tunes :)

[dollsizedpistol]

thanks! those sound totally right. the love stuff is a little weird when we hear so much stuff about his love life, and a lot of it is a little unsettling (and maybe untrue). though i feel like this song... is a little bit of reassurance of his character. 'cause with all his weird dating you start to think.. wtf?? how can you be a dick when you write these amazing lyrics? but now we see what he was and is feeling, even if we're not really entitled to.

[Orland0bot]

Amazing!

[dollsizedpistol]

thanks for uploading this! it's the clearest version up..

can anyone catch what he's saying at these question marks?? I have no idea.

homh's got a grip on the situation

homh takes time

homh's got a right mind to tell you that

i can't keep loving you with homh

i was made to believe.... (???)love somebody else?

made a plan, see the man? who can only love himself... (????)

lonely was the song i sang 'til the day you came

showin' me a better way and all that my love can bring

[baynicole012]

I was made to believe I'd never love somebody else

and your second part is right, i believe.

[dollsizedpistol]

thanks! you got this one?:  "then you come crashing in like....??? (like what??)

[baynicole012]

like the realest thing.

[MirandaXoXo13]

Taylor needs to sing this with himmm <3.

[dollsizedpistol]

that would be beautiful... i love her too, she's so genuine.

[ledhead923]

if john sang this with Taylor Swift, my respect for him would plummet dramatically.

[stirtz31]

agree 100%

[seashell1111]

I second that! When he mentioned it on twitter, I begged him not to do it. I hope enough of us did to change his mind! She's a cute girl, maybe even a decent songwriter, but baby girl cain't sang!

[baynicole012]

Yes.

[seashell1111]

Thank you! I don't get how anybody could like John Mayer and Taylor Swift at the same time (including JM). She CANNOT SING! Have you seen her live performances? Ugh! It's like watching a train wreck - or listening to one. Some pple do well as recording artists, but don't sound good live. She is one of those people. Sorry.

[baynicole012]

Taylor Swift is in no way genuine.

[MirandaXoXo13]

Um yes she is.

And John wants to sing with her,

he said so himself.

[natnut2008]

I agree. John Mayer said on his twitter that he wished Taylor would do a duet with him on this song.

[seashell1111]

nor can she sing...blugh!

[bntice]

incredable

[aplever4]

Annndddd.....He has done it again

[MonsieurB1000]

I want the new album NOW! :-) Great stuff... thank very much for posting!!!

[Minuriel]

"Gonna play it at the boat, gonna play it at the boat!". Way to go, Johnny!

[junckzproductions]

That's "the assasian" song. Different one.

[beemanny]

Did he play it on the boat? I need to know!

[baynicole012]

Yes, that was on the boat.

[candy1806]

OMG..I LOVEE THE SONG.AND JOHN ♥

[acousticrock7589]

in the intro, does anyone else getting the feeling of a slower version of the blue oyster cult song "don't fear the reaper"?

[doublea8806]

it does sound like don't fear the reaper!!

[0orset]

Oh my gooooooooooooooooooood, I love this one so muuuuccccchhhhh