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Not "hitting on 19" is def. about blackjack. The giveaway is saying it's not the perfect hand. He also has said many times in interviews he plays alot of blackjack.

jh883 1 year ago

thanks for this..what does that line mea "your not the perfect hand but i dont hit on 19"??

eprinco 2 years ago

Its about not messing up a good thing by always trying 2 find something better The line is a blackjack metaphor In the card game 21 is a perfect hand Having a 19 is a gr8 hand, but u could risk it &go 4 a 21but more than likely u will fail & lose out on the 19 u had which could have been a winning hand if u just would have been satisfied with it So the line just saying that always chasing something better will make u unable 2 see u may already have what ur looking for. Great metaphor, great song

ak231510 2 years ago 29

@ak231510 Deep shit

MrGianop 1 year ago

@ak231510 one question... What means "another kind of GREEN"???????

mariabelitaaa 9 months ago

@mariabelitaaa its a play on the phrase "the grass is always greener on the other side" which means always wanting what you dont have or assuming something new is going to be better, so the line in the song, "And I dont need another kind of green to know I'm on the right side with you" is just a metaphor for saying I dont need to chase something else, I just need to recongnize that Im already happy with you, and not throw it away on this fairy tale notion of perfection..

ak231510 9 months ago 5

Pretty sure he's referring to Black Jack. Meaning a 19 is not a perfect hand (21) but he still wouldn't hit on it.

trentjenglish 2 years ago

It refers to the game blackjack. You try to get a hand as close to 21 without going over. So a perfect hand is 21. So 19 "isn't the perfect hand" but hitting on 19 is extremely risky since any card other than a 2 or ace would bust.

cregan89 2 years ago

Steve Jordan always looks so chill. he's probably the nicest guy haha.

kdense08 2 years ago

exactly

Arvfor3 2 years ago

appreciate it man.

terryhendrix6 2 years ago

can anyone figure out what this song is about?

terryhendrix6 2 years ago

1:39

willraz 2 years ago

He definitely picked up the "thumb" technique from Hendrix. Look at LittleWing, Castles Made Of Sand(intro), etc.. Those of you who don't play guitar have no idea what we're referring to. Haha.

jessemiles320 2 years ago

SRV did that too. Yeah, I know he was later on, but he was probably the biggest influence on mayer .

lillifuz 2 years ago

Influenced by hendrix.. ;)

jonaso0601 2 years ago

yeah^^ but he probably picked it up from stevie ;)

lillifuz 2 years ago

ive been playing john mayers style of guitar for nearly a year now, and it actually makes it comfortable using the thumb

its once you get used to his style of playing

Bluesplayer95 2 years ago 2

its not his style its been around for along time, most notibaly jimi hendrix

tystratocaster 2 years ago

been playing like that since i ever picked up the guitar thought i was the olny one that played with my thumb untill i saw mayer hendrix and stevie do it =]

iplayguitar420 2 years ago

ehh son todos giles es re facil de tocar estaa!!

MrNicoJay 2 years ago

this sounds like a slightly different version than on the album.

timijai22 2 years ago

Yeah, it is, it seems to me that he doesn't do any song the same way twice.

Neptunade 2 years ago

I wonder if he is struggles with this song, like it's at the upper end of his skill level.

Neptunade 2 years ago

i doubt he struggles with it

nisah5678 2 years ago 3

Well, in a technical sense the only hard part is the main theme. It's all esthetics otherwise.

Neptunade 2 years ago

I think he actually makes it harder for people who try to duplicate the exact way he plays it, with using the thumb on the low e string. I play this song with the thumb, and it is more uncomfortable than difficult. It is a hard song to play, but not to the point where I would think he struggles with it. Not to mention he has enormous hands so it is probably physically easier for him to play that the rest of us normal sized hand people

ak231510 2 years ago

It's not uncomfortable for me to play that way... maybe I've got big hands too, but what I mean is that he refines his own music, and it is probably challenging to expand upon that main theme.

Neptunade 2 years ago 6

I've actually got pretty small hands, but I can manage to pull the thumb over low e. Maybe you just need to get used to it.

Elfraddor 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure he picked up the thumb think from Jimi Hendrix. I do it to. amazing how musicians that you listen to can influence nearly every aspect of your playing.

keapen94 2 years ago

Yeah, thats exactly where he got it. Very Little Wing-ish

ak231510 2 years ago

@ak231510 Could be possible that he got it from SRV instead of Hendrix. SRV used to do that too....of course, SRV took it from Hendrix. So no matter if he took it from SRV or directly from Hendrix, the source stays the same.;)

6StringDE 1 year ago

DAMN LOOK AT THOSE 200+ GUITARS...only if i can at least have 1/8th of it...

jingwah 2 years ago

dude id be fine with one

OwensMusic1 2 years ago 3

what does ''Your not the perfect hand, but I don't hit on 19'' mean ;) ?

ILoveClapton7 2 years ago

It means realizing that the person your with is not perfect, and thats ok. The line is a blackjack methaphor. In blackjack the best hand is 21, but having a 19 is a great hand. When you have 19 you never ask for another card trying to get 21 because the likelyhood is that you will bust and lose. So the line is just talking about not messing up a good thing by trying to find something better.

ak231510 2 years ago