Thanks for the insight. After years of learning and transcribing solos, I’ve come to think of it like this. Learning a solo is like having a local guy show you around a new neighborhood. Say you go to Boston, and a local takes you to Fenway and the North End. Next time you go to Boston, you know some cool spots. You may take your own path, but the neighborhood is familiar. It’s helped me appreciate the value of this “tour guide” approach. I think that’s kind of what you are getting at here.
Nope just keep playing. Every day. And if you don’t pick it up some days that’s fine. Everyone has days where they can’t even pick their guitar up because of things in their life or they are just depressed, but as long as you keep picking your guitar up, you will get better than you thought you could.
@@AnxiousJack dude. The last part caught me off guard. Spot on. Very sound advice. Time is your best friend, and your worst enemy. Every day it passes by, until one day it just doesn’t. Do everything you are able to keep yourself content with your practicing while (and when) you (still) can.
Okay, I love john's playing and getting tips from a master of the instrument never hurts. but imagine if we were able to do the same thing with hendrix, clapton, srv and evh in their primes... we're lucky to have this content on his paying techniques as guitarists. I'm willing to bet that because of his videos and the myriad of great guitarists making content as well, there's got to be more GREAT guitarists today than ever before and the industry is too busy churning out the next mumble rap album to sign a few and put some hard work in to make some legendary stuff... I'm willing to bet if you asked John, he'd confirm that it's lonely at the top by yourself... he'd probably like a bit of company on that mountain top of his...
@@madafacaboypls2748 Was gonna say this, but then again, its because guitars tune half-step down back then, and it fit with most horn players, Eb Major is a nice key >Myxolidian mode of that (bluesy pentatonicy mode w dat b7^ major scale degree mmm tasty.) is Bb. Piano Players also like Bb and Eb pentatonic cause it fits in the hands ...but nowadays, well its like a square peg on a round hole sometimes, cause half the open strings and the harmonic resonance of the instrument never really wanna ring in the key of the song! Leads to a particular type of timbre and muting style where you cant utilize natural resonance.
@@sillyskeleton jazz chords sometimes omit the 3rd (and often the 5th) when playing extended chords in favour of more colourful notes, in this case the dominant and the 2nd. 9th, 11th, 13th etc... refer to sus chords played over a dominant 7th, so calling it a 9th is appropriate. If you really wanted to drive the point home that this is a major chord (if it isn't clear from the musical context) would be to play a D on the 5th string to add the major 3rd, but that tends to muddy it up a bit.
It’s like getting advice from God on landscape gardening.
Is God doing lessons on Skype?
No worshiping players! Focus on the music.
@@tasosdiaforetico7377 is god on Instagram live hosting a web show called Current Mood?
@@James-gk8ip Good players make good music. Focus on good music, you gotta admire the players as well.
@@James-gk8ip John mayer is god
Thanks for the insight. After years of learning and transcribing solos, I’ve come to think of it like this. Learning a solo is like having a local guy show you around a new neighborhood. Say you go to Boston, and a local takes you to Fenway and the North End. Next time you go to Boston, you know some cool spots. You may take your own path, but the neighborhood is familiar. It’s helped me appreciate the value of this “tour guide” approach. I think that’s kind of what you are getting at here.
Thanks John Mayer... love how something so simple makes such a huge difference. Sounds like BB :)
A bit of Freddy King too. Surely not the tone, but the way of sliding into a solo.
These little videos are great. It's awesome to hear such good tips from such a down to earth legend.
Genuinely so well-put. Once again, he nails it.
basically just play better. got it
Nope just keep playing. Every day. And if you don’t pick it up some days that’s fine. Everyone has days where they can’t even pick their guitar up because of things in their life or they are just depressed, but as long as you keep picking your guitar up, you will get better than you thought you could.
@@AnxiousJack dude. The last part caught me off guard. Spot on. Very sound advice. Time is your best friend, and your worst enemy. Every day it passes by, until one day it just doesn’t. Do everything you are able to keep yourself content with your practicing while (and when) you (still) can.
Okay, I love john's playing and getting tips from a master of the instrument never hurts. but imagine if we were able to do the same thing with hendrix, clapton, srv and evh in their primes... we're lucky to have this content on his paying techniques as guitarists. I'm willing to bet that because of his videos and the myriad of great guitarists making content as well, there's got to be more GREAT guitarists today than ever before and the industry is too busy churning out the next mumble rap album to sign a few and put some hard work in to make some legendary stuff... I'm willing to bet if you asked John, he'd confirm that it's lonely at the top by yourself... he'd probably like a bit of company on that mountain top of his...
Out of all the keys he decides “B flat”
Yeah? lol
Hahahaha
What’s wrong with b flat
The most common key in blues músic
@@madafacaboypls2748 Was gonna say this, but then again, its because guitars tune half-step down back then, and it fit with most horn players, Eb Major is a nice key >Myxolidian mode of that (bluesy pentatonicy mode w dat b7^ major scale degree mmm tasty.) is Bb. Piano Players also like Bb and Eb pentatonic cause it fits in the hands
...but nowadays, well its like a square peg on a round hole sometimes, cause half the open strings and the harmonic resonance of the instrument never really wanna ring in the key of the song! Leads to a particular type of timbre and muting style where you cant utilize natural resonance.
Thank you sir 🎼🎸🎶
*John Mayer when he is 5 years old*
“Huh I never thought to slide first note”
Yea good advice!
I often slide into the notes but mainly because I play melodies by ear and sometimes not even know where the first note is. 😅
I think he’s saying to just slide into the first note you play
@@EricLeCrennSanchez yes, me too. I slide into the first note and then I play the other notes relative to the first.
I thought he was going to play gravity
It's called glissando, yw
Is he holding a taylor at the thumbnail🤣
How’s he playing that B, fingering looks different to what I know?
Pretty sure he's in B flat
It is in Bb, and appears to be a Bb9
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@@NickCormierMusic Wouldn't that be Bb7sus2, since he's playing the 2nd instead of the 3rd?
@@sillyskeleton jazz chords sometimes omit the 3rd (and often the 5th) when playing extended chords in favour of more colourful notes, in this case the dominant and the 2nd. 9th, 11th, 13th etc... refer to sus chords played over a dominant 7th, so calling it a 9th is appropriate.
If you really wanted to drive the point home that this is a major chord (if it isn't clear from the musical context) would be to play a D on the 5th string to add the major 3rd, but that tends to muddy it up a bit.
@@NickCormierMusic I learned something new today. Thanks, man. :)