How to play Neon by John Mayer

[XGameP1ay]

You didn't teach how to play it? You thought the chords but not what he plays?

[callehasty]

that thumb has some serious curvage

[keatontyo]

@callehasty dont u be hatin on thumb curvage lol

[ihartw]

Is he playing a Squire??

[middlestaller]

Your chords are wrong. It's Cm, to Ebadd9, to Fm11, to Abadd9, to Bb6/9. This makes the progression i, III, iv, VI, VII in the key of C minor.

[HanifRigby]

thank you a lot, bro!!!

[cooler787]

yes we shall break it down

[nathan2rock]

you have all those guitars and you pick a squire???

[axelsigge]

@nathan2rock I can't seem to find anything wrong with the squire. It sounds fantastic and he plays it well, nuff' said.

[cosmomusic]

This is great!! thanks for posting this. I'm working with it now, the fingering is non-standard enough that it's taking me a while to get it.

Looking forward to the rest of the song. Do you have plans to upload the other parts?

[McPewn]

HAHAHAHA SQUIER!!!!!

[TheF1ASCO]

@McPewn lol



[cosmomusic]

That's pretty good. Thanks!

[Matty3298]

You have all those guitars on the wall and you picked a Squier... :(

[nez191]

more! more!

[LouLouNop]

your knee is sticking out

[gitarbest]

Why dislike this ? He id doing an Exellent job! Fuck you haters!

[Bora2135]

His fingers aren't human. nuff said.

[itertzakian]

good lesson, but Ithink you could explain different options for positioning your hand in the chords. much easier to use a barre in most of the chords, it also makes it easier to switch chords

[toob21]

@itertzakian you have a good point, but i think that if you are at a level where you are attempting to play this song, you will find the most comfortable chord positions on your own as you play through the riff.

[bakeacake9]

you look like Kurt Cobain

[MikeWilliamsk]

@bakeacake9 kurt cobain sucked

[l0t91]

@MikeWilliamsk Fuck you!

[BiologicalUnit2380]

excellent tutorial.

[jmjunkie]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[ParsonWilkerson]

I watched this video, learned it, and then saw you lived 10 minutes down the road.

[baabaabooey1]

great job thanks

[chatterjiabhijeet]

yellow mama music! :D

[Anddd91]

Anyone struggling with the tuning just make sure the ninth fret of your 6th string sounds the same as your 5th string played open. That's how I remember anyway

[alex15msn]

E grave vira C !!

[dedehari6161]

awsome.......

[MarvelousLight10]

The easiest way to tune down to C is to use a tuner:)

[ricardogiudice]

Abaixe o E para D

[redlix100]

Qual é a afinação ? ¬¬

[turkasaurusrex]

that's not the right technique to play it.

[TheVaibhavdang]

u play well but show hw 2 pluck

[icasinas]

while watching this, i was tuning my low e string to a c...

i now have to go buy a new low e string.

[srutra3]

@icasinas

lol u needed to tune down not up!



[icasinas]

@srutra3 lol i know! i figured that out XD

[icasinas]

@srutra3 haha, but at least i didnt have to buy strings. i had extras laying around :P

[greendayguy91]

u didnt tell us how to pluck it....

[disturbedbysilence]

Good job Jon!

[hooves29324]

awesome video



[MrCerote]

john uses only the thumb and his index finger at the right hand ...

[benyboy86]

Mayer uses his thumb for the bass notes on the 6th string which is what gives it the smooth transition. You can see it in the Live in LA version

[FreaquedeMusique]

this is not the way he plays it but it does sound kind of ok,,, i guesS?

[iloveyoumysugarpie]

neat tone mate!



[MrShiningbubblegum]

sounds awesome..

[comma3456]

post more tutorials



[luringen122]

great :)