The Heart of Life (Right Hand) Tutorial

A close look at how John Mayer plays "The Heart of Life".
This clip features only the right hand movement.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• acoustic
• instructions
• acoustic guitar
• music
• fingerpicking
• fingerstyle
• joshtong
• joshua tong
• acoustic cover
• the heart of life
• tutorial

[J0shuaG0]

Does my nail have to be long? Would that make it easier?

[JoshTong]

@J0shuaG0 It doesn't have to be long, it just has to be 'sufficient'. But ultimately it's down to preference and which ever you feel most comfortable with.

[Nigeneration921001]

finding it hard to actually hit the 3rd string simultaneously??..any extra tips for that...and yeah i'm from Malaysia too :D

[JoshTong]

@Nigeneration921001 3 tips.

1. Practice

2. Practice

3. Practice even harder

You'll get there in no time. :) It took me awhile to be able to do it consistantly to even show you this video. So, don't give up. Cheers.

[PhilliamPfeffer]

its hard to have patience. but im sure i can get it i fingerpick purty good lol are you of asian descent?

[JoshTong]

@PhilliamPfeffer Yes, I'm Malaysian, Chinese. I'm sure you'll get it in a day or two.

[electricsashimi]

Nice tutorial! Thanks.

[BuiltToSpill10]

Thanks a ton for posting this vid man.. Theres a lot of other videos on how to do this, but yours made the most sense and helped me the most.

[cosinePINGPONG]

Finally got it after a lot of practice, thanks!

[SuperLuLu999]

This seriously helped. Thanks. :)

[0pwnstar0]

i watched all the other youtube tutorials and didnt understand it till i got here thank you so much!!

[SEALin12]

I've watched this vid at least twenty times now. The last five have just been to hear you play the actual tune. So clean. Nice Job man!

[J0shuaG0]

@JoshTong Thank you. I have been practicing all day and I am finally getting it thanks to your video. Thank you!