Learn How to Play Free Fallin by Tom Petty as Played by John Mayer

[Trunedk]

great tutorial! Abit hasty at the end, but I'll just pause and go back to where I didn't get it. Thank you anyways for posting all these tut's :))

[06Warning]

Always love your stuff man

[CamillaIsabel96]

Good. But I think you should move the camera, so people could see your whole guitar. Then it will be easier to learn, if people don't understand what you're saying.

[MRmetal5]

you confuse me



[melissaisabell]

what if you thumb is too small to wrap around second thread? ):

[stohlberg1]

i have an alvorez guitar also, it is a great guitar but i may replace it ina few months with a taylor

[cowhe99]

god u suck

[wmchristy26]

Can you make another tutorial playing the entire song through and try to sing it so i can know how to actually play it..please!!!

[MrShiningbubblegum]

u're the best mannn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[seantheshield]

at 9.14ish when you are teaching the extra little prettiness you say move your pinky finger to the fourth fret of the d string when you meant to say ring finger.... I had to play that back a few times to figure it out.

[oliver1996ish]

John mayer is the best accoustic guitar player in the world !

[Liisa1453]

@oliver1996ish nope, he isn't.

[NelsonHeightz]

man your not talking to disabled people.

[aaaaaaaaa987654321]

WAY TO REP THE TRIANGLE.DURHAM ALL DAY MUTHA FUCKAS

[FEARofGOOGLE]

Raleigh! 

[AlexBrown18]

really great lesson thanksss,

but a hint, next time try to arrange the camera to ur guitar so we can see the chords and ur hand=]

thanks

[Abigail7437]

okay so a kinda dumb question but when you are just playin cords do you strum every string? or do you only string certain strings for certain cords? i thought you stummed all strings but i got a book that tells me to only strum certain strings....im so confused

[trentshalo7]

I live in durham! haha bull cityyy

[sezstoffer]

Thanks so much for your videos they're awesome, I can finally play lots of JM tunes thanks to u! :)))

[pballin77]

so hard to hear

[petsin2911]

I really like this version of the song, + you're a good teacher, man

[LILmissButterFlii007]

you live in Raleigh?! i live really close to there, and this video helped out soo much! thank you

[shamthemanSMBMG]

thanks dude i subscribed

[Loveinchrist404]

Dude you did amazing, keep up the awesome lessons :D :D

[Marshallfan567]

Alvarez guitars are the best!

[2LegitHQ]

nice vid it helpd me alot thanx

[d1187412]

dude ur a beast

[Jarsfy]

Haha i live in Raleigh

[crazymonk012]

I HAVE A REQUEST PLEEEAASEE!

john mayer - daughters

im a beginner but i never thought of learning to play the guitar till i watched some of ur vids! so thanks for the inspiration!

*-A fan :)

[friskyisfat]

this might as well be called "Learn How To Be a Complete Tool!" =). Great lesson though ;).

[MrPreusting]

5 stars, no doubt;)

[JBear09876]

wait so are those like the chords of the whole song?

[snellmousz]

hey you're great thanks for this video, but when the 7th minute start I don't unerstand at all. haha but you explpain it perfect. thanks a lot . byeee greetz from The Netherlands

[thejacer]

nice vid, but a couple times you say pinky finger, but you are actually talking about your ring finger. not huge, but some people might get confused

[otnielmanaryjunior]

we have the same guitar lol

[lilangelgirl659]

thanks :)

[liv298]

a little confused about it all. is that the whole song?

[singgirl15]

I just cant finger pick too well :(

[iudsis]

noooooooooooo

[tysin555]

thank you so much man, help alot, 5 starts and favorite

[gally042]

thanks a lot, glad to help

[lwng86]

My god, your so good, I'm a beginner, but your teaching is so good, greetz from Leeuwarden, The Netherlands :D

[gally042]

thanks for the message, glad to help! Please dont forget to check out my website freeandeasyguitar com for lots more lessons, take care

[cowhe99]

@lwng86 marty schwartz best teacher on youtube

[maynardsheep]

@cowhe99 /agree

[Mezanine3]

Great lesson mate you teach guitar well. Are you spying on your neighbor? Haha

[gally042]

thanks for the message, glad to help! Please dont forget to check out my website freeandeasyguitar com for lots more lessons, take care

[gummybear2008]

thank youuuu omg ur like the only good teacher on here

[gally042]

thanks for the message, glad to help! Please dont forget to check out my website freeandeasyguitar com for lots more lessons, take care

[kissmybutler]

youre a very good teacher

[gally042]

thanks a lot, Please check out my website freeandeasyguitar com for lots more lessons, take care

[Clare2007XxXxX]

Hey, Was looking all over youtube for guitar tutorials and you really are the best out there. Thanks for your effort of making all your videos it is appreciated. x

[gally042]

thanks a lot clare, i really appreciate that comment, dont forget to check out my website freeandeasyguitar com

[rmzrider315]

do u know where i could get free lessons for a beginner

[gally042]

are you joking? my website is freeandeasyguitar com

[Shepard41]

BloodLibel1023 kill urself john mayers version is better

[gally042]

haha i enjoyed mayers version much more, and pettys is the original but i like jm's better, easy though lol, we don't want anyone killing themselves lol

[oxbluepandaxo]

i dont have one of those clamp things. will it sound the same without it?

[gally042]

it will be 3 half steps (3 frets) lower

[richard99909]

its not a clamp its called a capo it raises the pitch of your guitar

[BloodLibel1023]

I prefer the orginal by Tom Petty. The way Mayer sang the song was terrible. That's just my opinion.

[gally042]

hope the lesson helped, dont forget to check out my website freeandeasyguitar com for lots more lessons, take it easy

[NAUer2012]

Hey I can't thank you enough! You taught me my first song on the guitar =] It was so easy to follow you unlike all the other vids I kept trying to learn from. Only one question though. The last thing you teach...

It's the DGB strings. I got the (xxx043x), but I don't get the tab on the next part. There was a bit of a rush for time and I'm not exactly sure what's going on. Is it (xx0223)?

[gally042]

yeah that is the next part! glad to help, thanks for the message, glad to help! And dont forget to check out my website freeandeasyguitar com for lots more lessons, take it easy

[occhoppers9021]

That one is yours??

[gally042]

i got if off ultimate guitar

[occhoppers9021]

just curious if you ever got the intro tabbed out

[gally042]

tab has always been in the info box

[XxLisAmxX]

woops i accidently gave it a low rating, but ignore that :) i thought it was very helpful thanks :)

[gally042]

haha thats not problem, thanks!

[killer3345]

oh nvm lol.. you said it.

uhm. i thought john mayor tuned he;s guitar to c?.. hm

[gally042]

he tunes his guitar to lots of differnt tunings for different songs, however this one is in standard

[killer3345]

is it eadgbe tunning?

[gally042]

yes

[mewwl]

Thnks again, You're videos rocks !

I can understand everything.

You own everybody on guitar man =)

[gally042]

thanks a lot, glad to help buddy, dont forget to check out freeandeasyguitar com for lots of lessons, tons of stuff to help you out, take care buddy

[ucantseeme24]

Hay man... thanks alot for you great lessons. Hope all is goin well for ya.

[gally042]

no problem buddy, glad to help! take care and check out freeandeasyguitar com

[keuleule]

hey Aaron,

i very like your videos, you teach my fav. songs :-) ...

i want to say thanks for the lessons! :)

greets from germany...

[gally042]

hey great to hear from you, i am glad you like the videos! you are welcome, :)

[wilbs59]

what's the little riff after hammering on the high E (D formation) starting at 6:44?

[gally042]

hey did u check in the tab in the info box to see if you can find it there?

[mizzsophster333]

That was awesome, It helped alot thanks :]

[gally042]

thanks, glad it helped

[gunnws]

another music from john learnd from you

ty very much =D

[gally042]

glad to help buddy

[ProfessorSassypants]

Thanks a bunch.  I adore this song. Especially John Mayer's version. And I love your accent.(just thought I'd say :P)

Thanks again, great tutorial.

[gally042]

no problem, glad to help, and thank ya :) take care

[hollistergurl001]

what kind of guitar is that??

[gally042]

AD70sc

[snowguy54]

thanks man that helped alot! =]

[gally042]

glad to help buddy

[ChelsaeStephanieShow]

Really Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[gally042]

thanks, hope it helped

[tungee95]

lol im rocky mount

[gally042]

awesome!

[845266547896]

haha i live in greenville

[gally042]

cool

[SomethingFreaky22]

on the first chord, my thumb can't reach the e string... what do i do ?

[gally042]

replace your pointer finger on the G string with your middle finger and use your pointer to reach up to the low E string, your hi E will be left open but that is ok

[caveman194]

hey thatnks for all the videos the help me so much. but i cant see your fingers real well on this song

[gally042]

glad to help, dont forget to check out the website, sorry you cant see the fingers too well, check out the tab in the info box for help too

[katielewis23]

Nice. I'm looking to get a new acoustic, mine is only about 7 years old, but it's well worn! LOL. It's a fairly inexpensive Cort, but it sounds ok. We have pretty dry weather here though, the neck twists every winter, I have to get it adjusted every year.

You've done pretty well for only playing for 2 1/2 years. Some people just have an ear for music. :)

[gally042]

Thanks a lot, i apprecaite that

[katielewis23]

Thanks for the tutorial!! How long have you been playin? And what kind of guitar do you play? It's got a great sound!! Keep up the tutorials, you're the best on youtube by far.

[gally042]

hey thanks a lot, glad it helped, i have been playing for about 2 and a half years, my guitar is an alvarz ad70sc, thank u

[beehappi01]

Awesome! You live in Raleigh?? I live in Chapel Hill. I love watching your videos. They help so much!

[gally042]

that's awesome I work in carrboro and eat lunch in chapel hill about every day

[beehappi01]

Cool! Where do you work? I've probably been there

[gally042]

its a lab automation company, i work out in the park a lot

[sp3cmayh3m]

haha thats not me, i live in charelotte but my mom lives in apex

[gally042]

haha gotcha man

[saindt21]

i live in cary right near apex

[gally042]

u just said u live in charlotte? and now cary lol

[sp3cmayh3m]

do you know apex?

[gally042]

yeah i know apex

[sp3cmayh3m]

where in raleigh? i live near raleigh =D i live in charelotte

[gally042]

i live in north raleigh, yeah i know charlotte well

[saindt21]

thanks man this helped alot

did you say that you moved to nc?

[gally042]

yeah i did, raleigh

[yakunam]

best teacher on youtube broski! keep up the good work. whos autograph is on your guitar in other videos?

[gally042]

thanks a lot, i appreciate it, jason michael carroll

[SomethingFreaky22]

what do i do if my hands r 2 small, and i can't do the thumb bit ?!

[gally042]

use your middle finger to reach over

[IamTheRedneck]

Do u think I fingerpick with a twelve string. Great lesson by the way. 5/5 P.S. I live in NC

[gally042]

thanks a lot, i have finger picked a 12 string but man it is tough lol, cool man, i love nc haha

[iluvjoe419]

do u need a capo to play this song?

[gally042]

yup if u want it to sound right

[averyalwaysknows]

I have a Question.

I'm having trouble with the picking. When you are picking the higher strings. Which way is easier to pick? upwards or down? I have no idea if that made any sense at all. haha

[gally042]

well for this song i recommend picking with your fingers, but up is easier for the hi sounding strings

[jamesmayne]

how much does a capo cost? :/

[gally042]

15-20 bucks

[jamesmayne]

whats that thing you put on the third thing?

[gally042]

its a capo

[ChrisBranleh]

lol just out of curiosity what does it do?

[gally042]

watch the video i have aclled what is a capo and what does it do

[jengafreak]

This was great. I like how you really did take your time teaching, it makes a big difference even for someone who has been playing for a while. How can I request a tutorial by the way?

[gally042]

thanks, i am glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the message, for song requests you need to go to my website, w w w freeandeasyguitar d o t c o m the link is on my youtube page and click on the tab up top called request a song, then register quick and post the request, this way we can track and total the votes for each song, good luck

[MiLliOnaIReBOY09]

WOW!! amazing i can finnaly play this song. This is the best tutorial

[gally042]

thanks a lot, glad to help

[paintballmoreyo]

good job but seriously do the tom petty version its actually good

[gally042]

i already did a video on his version as well, take care

[MikeInAminor]

Nicely done bro. This is the closest on you tube. I got the tab from Ultimate...Pro. and man let me tell you thats exact to the "T". Now I just wish i had a cam, i think youd really enjoy it. n e way good job bro sounds good

[gally042]

thanks, glad to help, if you get a cam i wannna see you play it, good luck buddy and thanks for the comment

[25Lea25]

Thanks so much. I needed to play this song for a gig and now you helped me learn it. :)

[gally042]

thats awesome, good luck at your gig!

[ms4284]

This is amazing! Confusing as hell though :S

[gally042]

thank you, you'll get it

[elisaaaLjj]

your a great teacher xD

i didn't understand the last part but anyways

this helped alot! thanks

[gally042]

hey thanks a lot, glad to help

[Kaas930]

Forget it, i've written it down myself. Thank's a million times for your help ! ;)

[gally042]

hey glad to help :)

[Kaas930]

I cant see what you're doing at last, even though you are doing an AWESOME job. Do you have it tabbed out, the way you play it?

[gally042]

hey the way i play it is in the info box, take care and thanks alot, i am glad you figured it out, sorry i was on vacation

[gally042]

yeah you dont need a new guitar just need to get new strings

[gally042]

haha thats no fun, i took a couple lessons when i started then i taught myself for about the last year and a half, ive been playing for 2 years

[gally042]

thanks a lot, well whyd she do that, that's not cool

[gally042]

thanks a lot man, hahah why did she do that, not cool, take care buddy

[delugefan51]

did you figure out how to post videos with your new mac?

if not all you do is put the video in desktop then on youtube look for it on youtube

[gally042]

hey there, yeah i actually have used my mac but i prefer using my digital camera, the video uploads a lot faster than using the mac and its better quality

[delugefan51]

o all right just trying to help

[gally042]

sure thing man, i appreciate it, take care

[09Dudowski]

you can play without a capo right?

by the way great video dude

[gally042]

hey buddy, you can play it without a capo if you want but you would have to play different chords to get the same sound, much easier with a capo, but its up to you

[09Dudowski]

ok thanks

[gally042]

sure thing

[jesseee172]

ok ill check it out

[gally042]

definately

[jesseee172]

hey do you mind

posting another version of free falling

because i could get down the chords

and finger picking properly, couldnt really see..if its not to much?

[gally042]

i have two versions

[apepedepe]

You play A LOT of different songs. Can you post one of OAR-Hey Girl Acoustic.

[gally042]

i will add it to the request list

[sbolivar521]

could you post an instrumental version of free fallin'?

[gally042]

ill see what i can do

[usckid310]

great video

[gally042]

thanks buddy

[dysonmorgan]

would you consider doing john mayers version of no woman no cry? thanks

[gally042]

ill take a look at it, take care

[holuc08]

Hey dude thanks for taking the time to teach us this beautiful rendition of an American classic. I've got the 3 basic chords of the verse down. Now I just gotta work on the part after the A chord and the intro!

[gally042]

thats great, glad to help, take care

[Phorial]

thnks you so much for uploading this, i was so confused about how to play it =/

althought i'm using greek chords i got it anyhow ;)

[gally042]

you are welcome, glad it helped you

[marinerecons]

heyyy! i love your lessons. i learn a lot from you. I have question.. i love the song If You Could Only See by Tonic.. and i was wondering if you could teach me how to play it?

[gally042]

hey, glad the lessons help, i can add that to the list of requests, take care