John Mayer's Free Fallin' Tutorial (Part 1)

[vWvTheManvWv]

Awesome tutorial. Has anyone made the tab for it?

[bethwarrier]

PLEASE check out my cover of this song! I learned to play it from this video, so you know it's good! I sing even though it's forbidden of me! please check it out!

[Minghags]

8 people are NOT free fallin

[angfernand3s]

nice job man.. nice tutorial



[Phoenixwright1231]

Can you do a cover of this song?

[Facepalm9779]

man your videos are awesome we want more of'em . . . and i agree that u should use tabs =)

[imprezzi]

Yeah I have to agree with the comment below.  It's really important to emphasize the base structure of the chords and how the finger-picked intro uses elements of it. For beginners like me: It still goes Dmaj, Gmaj, Amaj. It all goes off of that. Good video though, otherwise.

[Einarvdv]

Sorry but It's gettin pretty annoying when I don't know how your holding your chords.. and It doesn't fit the descriptions when I search for it..... Would be nice if you added the "chords" (how to hold them). In the video! :)

+ I'm tierd.. could be that?

[Kongstad24]

It would be really cool if you added the Chords and finger placement in text form over the picture when you do it. I really liked your video and  learned alot and i think i got like 60% of it down now. But its really hard to see your finger placement on the fretboard at times.

But as anything thats free - I really appreciate your video :)

[dcbojangles17]

I really need tab....

[BlackGuysBand]

The hammer off on guitar 2 is in the wrong spot, should be at the ( G ) chord before the chord with the open B and G string. Also, I'm not sure if he uses the high E string at all. I can't hear when it's added, or see him use a full D / G chord in the video. Still a very good lesson though, thank you!

[homereatsdonuts]

This is really good! Can I ask you though, when you do the A, do you just use your index finger to cover the strings or do you place your index finger on the D, your middle finger on the G, and your ring finger on the B? Because I find when you do the trill it sounds different depending on which way you do the A. I was just wondering how you were doing it because I can't quite make it out from the video :)

[loverorloser]

what kind of strings are you using?

[Roodneeey]

change to 480p and hear the difference.

[huds1223]

how is he getting that sound?is the guitar hooked up to a amp???

[TYCK3]

thanks! really getting the hang of it!

[MissGnarlyCarly]

tabs please

[magiller2010]

great lesson,to those who say hes going too fast r need tabs then maybe its a little beyond yer reach yet, not criticising, we all started somewhere, just sayin...thanks again man

[Hearts1nTheSand]

wow you're so good!! thankyou!

[radioaktiveman5]

you're my wing-man ;)

[pimpedarse]

You know your good when you call the artist on a first name basis.

[antonpersssoen]

Awesome tutorial, thanks for helping out!

[nilas1999]

anybody mor then me thinks it impossible to see the dislikebar

[PCGamer1224]

took me 2 weeks to finally get this down. sounds very nice now. Thanks :D

[Jhany810]

Great tutorial! Thanks for this! What brand of guitar are you using?

[greensprat]

@Jhany810 Looks like a Larrivee OM3

[parkeranddrew]

This is really good!! I wish I was good enough to play it well because this song could really get the girls hahah!

[roonalldo]

Hey awesome tutorial, seriously one of the best ive heard so far. You're not all patronising like loads of teachers, and teach it at the right speed and easy to understand. Thanks again :)

[hoyu152]

hey what guitar are you using? and do you have an amp?

[SalihBahsi]

Swingfireeee. Thanks a lot for the video. You really helped me out. Keep on playin :D

[zammyxzant]

Thank you for teaching me that, i like brake hearts now lol :D

[sugarland97k74j70k]

Or you could do capo on 3 and do g Cadd9 g d or capo on 3 and d g d Asus4 OR hahha

[petrochemicals4u]

God damn Capo's...lol. I knew i should of bought one at the guitar store the other day !

[Klagho]

awesome dude! but damn I need the tabs!

[sameerology]

@Klagho same here

[swingfire19]

@Klagho Thanks! And I hear you. I just can't figure out how to make tabs for the slap picking part.

[OasisMule]

@swingfire19 Any chance of tab for intro? online ones just arent as good as this but i get lost near middle :(

[swiftlerify]

what can i say ? this is awesome!!! thank you!

[MrFlipsterN]

I really need the tab, where can i get it?

[edu2886]

thank you!

[Edonatar]

how do you get that tingey sound what effect are you using ?

[molemanAwesome96]

crap to.

[sparks158]

your guitar has a beautiful sound.

[mikkelmmk18]

Hi There!

I have found this tutorial very useful! But do you have tabs or sheet music for it?

That would really help me out!

[zacknafein10]

great video! good work. keep them coming!

[octaviousername]

If you could send a link for the tabs for this video, that would be golden brother.

[thecnote224]

The 4 people that disliked this are tools

[sk8tergalnerita]

i love the way you've explained everything..

thank you so much.. =)

[grethebaby]

Hey man , I was wondering what guitar you have ? I know it's a western , but I can't see the brand :) ? It's a very nice guitar .

[Zatan3k]

Great lesson , thanks!

[magichands217]

Wheres the tabs?

[warviksam]

clean dude.. seriously.. sounds heavenly

[LennyLeonard85]

Not 100% accurate but the best tutorial i've seen so far. Thank you!

[ChristensenCovers]

Best tutorial ever

Thanks You werry much :D

[matildaii96]

this. is. pure awesomeness!! great work!

[sparisi13]

tabs for this song would be a great help..youre the one person ive seen with good sounding free falling

[trysoccer]

You know what would be cool? If you could play the other two guitar parts, then put them together so that we can play along. That would help me master it a ton.

[kahiauandkeeaola808]

i got the guitar and the capo! but dont got the skills still...

[Funnygunzz]

Wouldve liked it more if you explained it better.

[hh97444]

HEYY MANNNNN CAN U GIVE THE TABS PLEASE?! ITS AWEEEEEEESOMEEEEEEEE THIS TUTORIAL U ROCK MAN !

[BwyOFFICIAL]

Aweesome !

[Cororo100]

This is awesome and wikedly good!!!!!! :D

[guitarvinity1]

tom petty wrote this song but mayer showed him how to play and sing it.... 

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

@guitarvinity1 bullshit.

[swingfire19]

@WolvesDen25 Wow. No one is disagreeing with you. Cool your jets, Starsky. I'm not going to call it "John Mayer's Tom Petty's Free Fallin' Tutorial".

[WolvesDen25]

@swingfire19 sorry but everytime i go out or even look on the net. there are people saying that tom petty stole it from john the butthole mayer so i've because like the defender of the truth of music you know what i'm trying to say. so when i see john mayer's free falling i flip and get ready to take heads

[magiller2010]

@swingfire19 thanks for the tutorial man, been playin nearly 3 years but av improved rapid thanks to guys like u an lessons.

[supraspeed1]

@WolvesDen25 cool story bro.

[Moodo1]

@WolvesDen25 Haha, thanks man. That comment made me laugh so hard, I totally agree with you btw ;-)

[Medic37dan]

Awesome. Thanks. I'm just learning finger picking. Always used a pick since I started playing. Kinda difficult!

[boysquad321]

Is your guitar a Sahmick?

[skillster1]

you explain it very bad man

[HereIAm012]

Hey Everyone!! I just created a tab for this video! If you are interested in having the tab of it I would be happy to send it to you! Let me know, thanks :)

[octaviousername]

@HereIAm012 where can i get it?

[thenakeydance]

your not good at explaining this.. you play it great but not easy to follow

[yongtube91]

wheres the tab!:<

[maynardsheep]

nice tutorial, a bit vague in some places, but overall great job and thank you very much.

[CamillaIsabel96]

How do you play your A chord?

[JubjubZuKo]

Are you using a John Mayer Signature Martin?

[lyricistwriter]

@JubjubZuKo larrivee om-03re

[maynardsheep]

@JubjubZuKo read the other replies dude. you know, the ones right below the video itself.

[CamillaIsabel96]

I wonder why you, in the start, put your index finger on the A string (2nd fret), but only play the A, G and D string.

[0lol1]

2 person don't like the original version :)

[kazzauja]

awesome tutorial but when you say back to the main play,. you play in a way you dident show us, and its really annoying, the frist part up til ending with E string and open B and G, after that it goes downhill, please make a tutorial of the rest of the intro, and better please, but rest is awesome ^^!

[swingfire19]

@kazzauja Thanks! I mean, it's just the same two chords that I've been playing the whole time, the A and the D with the added thumb on the 2nd fret of low E. I'm not sure how else to explain it, it's the same thing I'm playing at 2:45

[kazzauja]

@swingfire19 yeah i noticed i little later, paused it and looked chord and strum by strum/chord :D thanks though will start on part 2 when i play intro fluently ^^

[MrErikerik96]

nice thanks man !!!!

[K1ller30]

Been waiting for tabs for over a year.

[tysalem94]

@K1ller30 check out Ultimate-guitar(dot)com they have the best tabs including this one. I am not affiliate with this site in any way, I just wanted to let everyone know they can find most tabs here.

[metal4ever241]

can we get the tabs  please ! ! great tutorial and great song ;)!

[whgdmsdki]

Thanks for the tutorial.. the sound of the larrivee really goes well with this song :)

[armaghanbhai]

I'm in love with u man.. Would u marry me?

[VitamanMe]

im getting laid because of you

[MarioRulz58]

@VitamanMe yeah by a slut

[TheTaekwonMuffin]

aww... LOVE IT!!

[mchurhurhur]

is it possible to play this without using your thumb? my fingers are too short for that : (

[eetanderndyn]

@mchurhurhur Yeah, but it won't sound right

[00Recognised00]

Thanks alot for the tutorial dude, great stuff!

[jonnymorris83]

You sound exactly like Harold from Harold & Kumar!

[ankakya]

how beautiful :)

[PaperBraine]

This is such a great tutorial for such a great song. Thank you so much!

[jerueda8]

Great tutorial, have you made a tab for it yet?

[xxMarieke93]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks a lot!

[iGunSlingeRv2]

sounds great man...do you have the tabs for this?

[swemarkable]

@ffrankk

sorry, I have no idea what that is... a song maybe? :)

[patricio150]

hey! it's a great tutorial, but do you have any tabs fot it? thanks!

[mikealjamal]

hey really good job man but at 5:44 i dont think john used the high E string at all

[swemarkable]

The tutorial looks great! I have a question - do you recommend me to learn this song, because I've just played guitar for a little more than a week, should I try or is it too hard for me?

[swingfire19]

Depends... It's a difficult song, so it could end up frustrating you. I didn't learn it until I'd been playing for a few years. If you really want to learn it though, it could be a good way to try and get better

[FlyersFan31993]

@swingfire19 i agree i've been playing for 8 years now, and i tried playin it for the first time last night, and it is quite a frustrating song!

[MrBTie]

@swingfire19 few YEARS? man...

[ffrankk]

@swemarkable Try some paco de lucia next week!

[vicceVyh8]

@swemarkable försök, Det gjorde jag och det gick bra. Men viktigt att inte bli irriterad eller arg för då går det aldrig och så måste du självklart spela så ofta du kan.

[jaelisKU]

@swemarkable if you've only been waiting for a week its probably best for you to wait until you have all the basic strumming, plucking, and chord patterns down first. Good luck

:)

[HeartRoyalBallet]

you shouldn't use your thumb...

[keenenfryman]

@HeartRoyalBallet John does.

[backtrackx]

what did you mean by going down by a 2 ??

[Tiernan06]

genius

[jacob1604]

Is it standard tuning?

[TheEthancarter]

@jacob1604 yeah in the begining he says standard tuning

[flarensos]

Hey man thanks for the tut. Can u tell me what model your guitar is, it sounds beatiful and i want to buy a new one. THANKS!!!

[swingfire19]

@flarensos Thank you. It's a Larrivee OM-03RE, I really recommend it

[mikeesopski]

@swingfire19 Yeah, I would totally recommend that guitar too, If you have the money :D Great Vid!

[daybreyker]

dude its not bad but when i wached john mayer play it went a little different it only sounds better because of the sound quality but i rlly applaude you man keep doing well

[phillies14100]

can we get the tabs?

[Gaminasean]

Hey man i think your tutorial is the most accurate one i have heard for this song. However i am trying to make out what you are doing at 4:30. Is that a pull off or do you pluck the open string then hammer on?

[swingfire19]

@Gaminasean It's a pull off

[Gaminasean]

Hey man i think your tutorial is the most accurate one i have heard for this song. However i am trying to make out what you are doing at 4:30. Is that a pull off or do you pluck the open string then hammer on?

[MrRobman44]

hey this video is great! Do you have any tabs for it yet?? that would make it a lot easier for us viewers!

- thanks

[DisneyLover305]

im constantly having go back tooo see what u ment,

[lynx155]

Tabs yet?

[anreych]

Hi great video! Thanks! Btw, what guitar are you using it sounds amazing!

[AlysonJessie365]

Man i lost my capo!!! ):

[BartjeeJ333]

@AlysonJessie365  lol me too.

[ghireg]

really great tutorial man, one of the best here on youtube. Any chance of a tab? thanks

[chinkie1992]

great but really wish you had a tab

[mikanden123]

This is GREAT!

Wanted to learn this song with the tabs instead of tom petty-chords for so long but the online tabs were never good enough. Thanks man!

[jmoor26]

Any chance you have the complete tab for this or know where to find it? Everything I find is a watered down version. You play this really well, I just have a hard time following without the tab. Thanks,

[swingfire19]

@jmoor26 I am going to make one soon

[HereIAm012]

@jmoor26 I just made a tab of this exact video if you are still interested!

[SOCerberus94]

ohsnap! nice!

[pjkmusica]

thanks for teaching me a new song!

[gertjandr]

realy great tutorial man, one of the best here on you tube if not the best

[unktid]

took me 45 minutes :D

[ddishart]

incredible

[vanessaIB]

John mayer - Heart of life? when?

[musicman1010100]

great tutorial. best one i have found for sure. thank bro

[strumpan01]

thanks a lot man, it really helped! But if you could post me the tabs for both part 1 and 2 i would be really happy! :)

[smoothv6]

taaaaaaab

[armpit13]

please post tabs:)

[Canarybird88]

great tutorial!

but do you have the tab? it would really help!

thx

[LeNickNL]

Wow really good thanks! But what for guitar are you using?

[Chimpdaddy]

best tutorial man, i'm gonna check out the rest of ur channel

[tmrvik]

thanks!

[onfire4000]

i thought this was just another tuturial but you're relly good!

[bubkaizgod202]

Anyone else get a half chub when he plays the whole thing through in the beginning? holy crap dude. Great job.

[ekermo92]

Great tutorial! Was wondering, what strings are you using??

[rockerboy158]

Nice one man! Can you post a lesson for "Do it again" by Five Times August? Quite an awesome song!

[RT101894]

Can you post a tutorial for eith Who Says or Neon...? Thanks man!

[LeexxW]

U rock ^^

[marsma0]

do you have the tabs?

[marsma0]

do you have the tabs?

[ochedqvist94]

Can you plz send me the tabs? i would be really thankfull =)

[MaladoWarrior]

thx for the help man, its in standard tunning before the capo right?

[swingfire19]

@MaladoWarrior Yes

[ohhmyynicolee]

awesome video, but would you happen to have tabs to go along with it??

[milesdj2]

good job man.. out of all the videos on you tube i think this one is the best..thanks bro keep playin