@@nelsonvontitfuk1471 eh its his signature technique.. Who says and a few of his other songs apply the same technique and it sounds rly fkin awesome imo
Guys don't get frustrated! It is a John Mayer's song! If you could nail either Who Says or Heart of Life, this is going to be very very and very easy, I had HARD time learning Who Says, once I did, this was like drinking water. TRUST ME I WAS THERE ONCE! Just keep diggin and you'll make it!!
I completed the Who Says lesson from this channel's website. The full song including 3 choruses, 3 verse, 1 bridge, and several other embellishments took me 3-4 months to perfection including clean sounding slap, note while slapping, and bass. It was NOT an easy journey. This channel is amazing. Stop this train was tough as well because it includes a chord which has a 5 fret stretch.
thank you so much for this comment, you have no idea how much this gave me reassurance that I can actually learn this! I can do Who Says, and I'm learning this rn!!
I found this tutorial on a whim because of the global pandemic. I haven't picked up my guitar seriously in years, but this tutorial is so very well taught. This may have just as well also have been a tutorial on a magic trick because while I was in high school, I couldn't quite understand (let alone replicate) how the snare effect was being achieved. Thank you, hope you are well.
This lesson is soooo underrated, I watched others and it got me nowhere after a few years. Maybe it was just my lack of confidence, I don’t know. I do know you did something right though because after watching your video and attached lessons. I practiced for hours and have finally mastered it! Took me 4 years to find this video!
I usually never, ever watch guitar tutorials without the onscreen tabs, but your channel is an exception.. You are so good at this! I can follow along easily. Thank you
After learning Neon and shadow days, this song came in naturally. The picking pattern or the feel is somewhat same. Thank you for the short and crisp tutorial!
me not being able to play a single song on guitar pulling up this tutorial as if I'm going to learn it right away and then hearing a professional guitar player say "this song took me many years to master" 👁👄👁
I thought this song was really hard.... N it would take me weeks to learn it. But under your guidance, I mastered it in a couple of hours. .. Thank u sir. 💙💙💙💙
how have you not at least hit 100k subs yet, for sure you will get there, you are a legend man I've learnt all of my john mayer songs from you, neon took ages but it was well worth it so thank you for putting so much time into this channel/website.
Guys if you feel you can’t do the right hand technique with the slap, you can, you just have to learn it and practice. This guy explains how to do it really well. I’m a 2 and a half year player and was able to do it in about 15 min just from this guy explaining it so well.
After several hours of trying I have decided to take up playing the Triangle instead Thanks John Mayer Slow dancing in a burning room triangle cover coming soon
bruh... I've been playing "who says" without the second slap every measure for a month now... I've just been playing it with my middle finger. this video saved me lmao
I FINALLY understood the picking pattern thanks to you and I'm not even a pro guitar player. I bought a guitar 5 months ago. Now let's practice this. LOL
I really don't know why, i can't name myself as a good player, i'm still learning the basics, but for me, this right hand technique wasn't so difficult. I've learning it from "Who Says" about 2 months before, and now i can play it not perfectly, but i can pluck one string and do snare at the same time. Two weeks I was learning "Heart of Life" and now i learning this. I wanna say that maybe someone who just grab the guitar think he's not good enough for this song. But if you learn this pattern you'll almost get 3 John Mayers song. It's really possible for beginner to play and you can use this cool technique in others songs or your original.
@@archanalabh785 well, now I can play stop this train easily. Also this technique will help you keep the rythm right and be in time. But also, don't overuse it, it's not a good thing to do (play like that all the time)
your video was the second search result for learning this song. the top result was ok but yours is better in my opinion. sunk in real quick now i just have to practice. thank you.
I just learned Why Georgia and now I want to learn this too but I know... I know this will take ages before I practice doing that thump and pluck technique of John. Mayer is really on the top list of the greatest guitarists in history.
The riff was pretty frustrating at first with the simultaneous slap of the thumb and reverse pick with the index finger. I got it though and it is indeed fun to play! The slap can't really be heard well on my acoustic unless I slap the low E string though.
I have watched dozens of your lessons and would like to say thank you. You make some of the absolute best guitar lesson videos on the internet. They're well thought out, concise, and more accurate to the actual song than any other lesson video on this site. Thanks for the great content please keep it up.
@@SixStringFingerpicking first of all thanks for the reply! and wow Neon is like wayyy to advanced. anyway can't wait for it. Who says By John Mayer? thanks
and Neon song... if you can teach it a bit.. like aimed towards intermediate players...it would be awesome... Just a request. And yes you deserve more subscribers! Cheers
Anike Kulkarni even if it is too advanced for you now still give it a go. You can come back to it at any point. Could be a longer term goal for you to master it.
@@wheelspinproductions9214 I learned neon prior and pretty much hand the same experience picking this song up very fast. I think just having that instinctive rhythm developed will allow your hands to harmoniously work in hand with the slapping and simultaneously plucking of the strings. So just rinse and repeat and once it clicks, it’ll be smooth sailing
I know he does it with only two fingers, but it's much easier to play using at least one more finger and it sounds the same. Same thing is with Neon. He only uses two fingers when you can use all of them. But nonetheless really great lesson!
I first watched a video on this years ago but have just now found your tutorials... I've been playing this song using my first, second, and third fingers on the right hand as opposed to just my first finger. Is there an advantage to one over the other? I want to learn it the right way!
yeah, so I just started practicing this, took me an hour, I got all the chords and fingerpicking and I'm singing over it. -yawn- no just kidding it's a wonderful song, thanks for the great tutorial, that's probably why ;)
What's strange is now he says he hates slapping with his thumb and he's trying to stop doing it. It's such a signature sound for him i don't know why he'd want to go away from it.
is it ok if I dont fingerpick the 3rd string(g). I m getting the hang of the pattern but I feel like I could play faster without fingerpicking the G. Will people notice? Pls respond thanks
Chris do you have low action on your guitar so the strings click the fret easier? My action is a bit high so I really have to tap to hear click. Thanks
Rayza1983 hey, my action isn’t too low, I can’t stand really low actions. You shouldn’t have to hit the strings too hard to get a good tap. It’s all about hitting the sweet spot with good technique. But yeah a really high action probably wouldn’t help very much.
@@SixStringFingerpicking yea I've been getting used to it a bit more. I know what you mean about the sweet spot. I just think my action is a little high. Not too bad but could be a little lower. Your guitar is far better than mine. I got a round back and I hate it. It slips so you can't relax as good with it
Hi Victoria, you need to hit the strings hard enough so that they knock into the frets. If you strike them with enough force it will sound out. Good luck - you can do it!
well, sorry if I'm mistaken, but there doesn't seem to be anything for free on your web sixstringfingerpicking. After subscription with email free trial of the courses was supposed to unlock, but nothing has happened, paid access only. Am I right or wrong?
You should have received an email asking you to confirm your subscription. If you haven't seen that then worth checking your junk folder. After that you get an email giving you access to the free trial of any of the courses. If it's still not working for you then email info@sixstringfingerpicking.com and we'll get it sorted
This song is very difficult this is played many different versions this is one of them but I’ve learned a diffrent way that sounds original but it doesn’t involve with the slap it involves with a tap
i dont have a very expensive guitar and the action on my higher frets its so far off from the strings its almost impossible to make the tap and strum down with my index finger at the same time. it just requires too much force to make the tapping noise :(
Great lesson, but you say in the video the course is free, but on your website you charge £6.50? I subscribed, but no free lesson for 'stop this train'?
The technique is weird to my opinion, it makes the rhythm a mess. I use the index finger only for the g string and use my middlefinger and ringfinger for the other notes/strings. Why use the index finger for the high E?
*TABs are in the description, completely for free!* me: (sees that the tabs must be payed for on musicnotes.com for more than 8 aus dollars) knowyourmeme.com/memes/those-bastards-lied-to-me
I wish you went more in-depth on the picking technique in the intro and shown what strings you were hitting. I'm still playing it by ear and it doesn't sound 100% accurate
Internet, Mike. Mike, meet internet. Lol jk dude, but they're on ultimate-guitar.com. Cannot recommend premium version enough, being able to hear, see, and slow down, moving tabs is a GAME CHANGER
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I have concluded that my right hand is the most incompetent living thing while playing this song
Haha, we all know the feeling.
It’s kind of a dumb way to pick anyways. Neon is great, but I don’t know what the fuck John was thinking on this one lmao
@@nelsonvontitfuk1471 eh its his signature technique.. Who says and a few of his other songs apply the same technique and it sounds rly fkin awesome imo
This song is harder than Neon
@@CrimeVaultUK Neon is way harder lmao
Guys don't get frustrated! It is a John Mayer's song! If you could nail either Who Says or Heart of Life, this is going to be very very and very easy, I had HARD time learning Who Says, once I did, this was like drinking water. TRUST ME I WAS THERE ONCE! Just keep diggin and you'll make it!!
I completed the Who Says lesson from this channel's website. The full song including 3 choruses, 3 verse, 1 bridge, and several other embellishments took me 3-4 months to perfection including clean sounding slap, note while slapping, and bass. It was NOT an easy journey. This channel is amazing. Stop this train was tough as well because it includes a chord which has a 5 fret stretch.
I can play both Heart of Life and Who says but I dont know, this one seem hard
@@s1mon8ratt96 it's probably because the bass notes are higher, just keep at it this is a piece of cake compared to who says
thank you so much for this comment, you have no idea how much this gave me reassurance that I can actually learn this! I can do Who Says, and I'm learning this rn!!
Frustrating, but I can tell when I master this I’ll feel very accomplished. Thanks for this :)
Yeah, you'll get it and when you do you should be proud of it.
How did it go? :)
How is it going after almost a year?
Innit
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I found this tutorial on a whim because of the global pandemic. I haven't picked up my guitar seriously in years, but this tutorial is so very well taught. This may have just as well also have been a tutorial on a magic trick because while I was in high school, I couldn't quite understand (let alone replicate) how the snare effect was being achieved. Thank you, hope you are well.
This lesson is soooo underrated, I watched others and it got me nowhere after a few years. Maybe it was just my lack of confidence, I don’t know. I do know you did something right though because after watching your video and attached lessons. I practiced for hours and have finally mastered it! Took me 4 years to find this video!
Thanks a lot, I'm really pleased to have been able to help you out.
I usually never, ever watch guitar tutorials without the onscreen tabs, but your channel is an exception.. You are so good at this! I can follow along easily. Thank you
After learning Neon and shadow days, this song came in naturally.
The picking pattern or the feel is somewhat same.
Thank you for the short and crisp tutorial!
your lessons are so clear and accurate
Sun Gamer thanks, I’m really glad you think so.
I've gotta say, you're the most underrated guitar lessons channel, wth
Hands down the best tutorial. Dude made this seemingly hard song to play to become playable by almost every guitar novice.
Subs 🔥🔥
DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! this song is so fun once you learn it keep on going you will get it
me not being able to play a single song on guitar pulling up this tutorial as if I'm going to learn it right away and then hearing a professional guitar player say "this song took me many years to master" 👁👄👁
you got this :)
9 months later: have you got the song down yet?
@@IsThisRain absolutely not
@@samonthebrink how about now?
@@eggn00dle36 not a chance
I thought this song was really hard.... N it would take me weeks to learn it. But under your guidance, I mastered it in a couple of hours. .. Thank u sir. 💙💙💙💙
I'm left-handed playing right-handed guitar. Wish me luck
Same. I was able to do it within a couple of hours so can you
Same. I am 80% there!! Good luck!!
Same I’ve been doing it for years you get it pretty quickly
Jimi Hendrix did it!
better buy a lefty man. Trust me, much easier..
I can't believe I just did it, when i thought it was complicated. Easy and best ❣️
how have you not at least hit 100k subs yet, for sure you will get there, you are a legend man I've learnt all of my john mayer songs from you, neon took ages but it was well worth it so thank you for putting so much time into this channel/website.
Thanks a lot, really appreciate your kind words and I'm very pleased to have helped you out on the guitar. Cheers
Thank you so much for these lessons. It is much appreciated. I love this song, the lessons are so concise and easy to follow.
Guys if you feel you can’t do the right hand technique with the slap, you can, you just have to learn it and practice. This guy explains how to do it really well. I’m a 2 and a half year player and was able to do it in about 15 min just from this guy explaining it so well.
After several hours of trying I have decided to take up playing the Triangle instead
Thanks John Mayer
Slow dancing in a burning room triangle cover coming soon
I love your lessons Chris. Really one of the best if not the best on this platform. Your site is really nice to navigate too ! Thanks again man
Best lesson on RUclips. Great job.
bruh... I've been playing "who says" without the second slap every measure for a month now... I've just been playing it with my middle finger. this video saved me lmao
4:47 just marking my spot
I FINALLY understood the picking pattern thanks to you and I'm not even a pro guitar player. I bought a guitar 5 months ago. Now let's practice this. LOL
Hey there! How is your guitar life going?
I really don't know why, i can't name myself as a good player, i'm still learning the basics, but for me, this right hand technique wasn't so difficult. I've learning it from "Who Says" about 2 months before, and now i can play it not perfectly, but i can pluck one string and do snare at the same time. Two weeks I was learning "Heart of Life" and now i learning this. I wanna say that maybe someone who just grab the guitar think he's not good enough for this song. But if you learn this pattern you'll almost get 3 John Mayers song. It's really possible for beginner to play and you can use this cool technique in others songs or your original.
How's your progress going
@@archanalabh785 well, now I can play stop this train easily. Also this technique will help you keep the rythm right and be in time. But also, don't overuse it, it's not a good thing to do (play like that all the time)
Thanks so much for all of your lessons! You really deserve more subscribers mate.
Thanks man, glad you like them.
Great lesson! I'll be working on this one.
your video was the second search result for learning this song. the top result was ok but yours is better in my opinion. sunk in real quick now i just have to practice. thank you.
Thanks, pleased I could help you out
One of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Fantastic!
Thanks a lot!
Already learned neon this will be a walk in the park
I just learned Why Georgia and now I want to learn this too but I know... I know this will take ages before I practice doing that thump and pluck technique of John. Mayer is really on the top list of the greatest guitarists in history.
The riff was pretty frustrating at first with the simultaneous slap of the thumb and reverse pick with the index finger. I got it though and it is indeed fun to play! The slap can't really be heard well on my acoustic unless I slap the low E string though.
I have watched dozens of your lessons and would like to say thank you. You make some of the absolute best guitar lesson videos on the internet. They're well thought out, concise, and more accurate to the actual song than any other lesson video on this site. Thanks for the great content please keep it up.
Thanks a lot, that's very kind of you to say. Lots more to come!
It helps to picture a train in your head, I know it sounds funny but the percussion in this songs reminds me of a train chugging away. It helped me
Excellent explanation. I have some homework now!
Why was the first song I tried to learn on guitar? I might be sitting on this for a few yers...
Have you got it down yet?
With the chord change the finger picking is slightly different?
Fantastic lesson well done.
Thanks
Great lesson
Got it after like 5 minutes of pracitce, youre the best
Good effort, thanks
Please teach killing me softly next i love how you teachh
Thot Patrol happy you like my stuff. I have to finish my top 60 song list before I venture into new songs. But that is a good one to do.
awesome lesson! Thanks man!
more John Mayer songs please!?!
Anike Kulkarni thank you! Neon’s coming up in a few weeks. Can’t wait to teach it!
@@SixStringFingerpicking first of all thanks for the reply!
and wow Neon is like wayyy to advanced. anyway can't wait for it.
Who says By John Mayer? thanks
and Neon song... if you can teach it a bit.. like aimed towards intermediate players...it would be awesome... Just a request. And yes you deserve more subscribers! Cheers
Anike Kulkarni even if it is too advanced for you now still give it a go. You can come back to it at any point. Could be a longer term goal for you to master it.
@@SixStringFingerpicking Yes I understand. It sure is a goal for me... mastering it. :) I'll try until I get it right!
After playing neon, who says, and heart of life I learnt this first time in10 mins 😃
Did you pick up on any tricks or any way to make your brain click to learn the technique?
@@wheelspinproductions9214 I learned neon prior and pretty much hand the same experience picking this song up very fast. I think just having that instinctive rhythm developed will allow your hands to harmoniously work in hand with the slapping and simultaneously plucking of the strings. So just rinse and repeat and once it clicks, it’ll be smooth sailing
Thanks for this, super cool! :)
best tutorial! learned it real quick! much love mate
great lesson! much appreciated 🙌
You're very welcome.
ありがとうございます。🌺
Learned blackbird to introduce myself to finger style, I’ll let you know when I master this 😁
I’ve mastered it.
Thanks a lot
Awesome lesson to a great song. Thanks
Thanks Warren.
For anyone thinking that the song is hard (it is). It is just mainly that mute and once u figure it out you can incorporate it into your own playing
I know he does it with only two fingers, but it's much easier to play using at least one more finger and it sounds the same. Same thing is with Neon. He only uses two fingers when you can use all of them. But nonetheless really great lesson!
I think whatever works best for you is fine. So long as it sounds the same and feels great when you play it.
Honestly, very easy. Been playing for about 1.5 years and learned this within an hour. You guys can do it too!!
I first watched a video on this years ago but have just now found your tutorials... I've been playing this song using my first, second, and third fingers on the right hand as opposed to just my first finger. Is there an advantage to one over the other? I want to learn it the right way!
Please do heart of my life
yeah, so I just started practicing this, took me an hour, I got all the chords and fingerpicking and I'm singing over it. -yawn- no just kidding it's a wonderful song, thanks for the great tutorial, that's probably why ;)
Gosh, after playing your Neon tutorial, this is a breeze.
What's strange is now he says he hates slapping with his thumb and he's trying to stop doing it. It's such a signature sound for him i don't know why he'd want to go away from it.
@Jerm At least in the accoustic songs it's definitly his own mark, but why does he hate it ?
What model yamaha is that?
How essential is the reverse picking pattern? Can I just use my index and middle and get almost an identical sound?
is it ok if I dont fingerpick the 3rd string(g). I m getting the hang of the pattern but I feel like I could play faster without fingerpicking the G. Will people notice? Pls respond thanks
What's that guitar you're using??
where is the rest of the song?
If anyone’s struggling I’d say focus on the slap before you focus on getting the g string and then slowly put them together
There's a joke in there somewhere
@@chrisloomis1896 it only took 6 months for a logical person to appreciate this joke. Thank you.
Would you say this is harder than Neon? I finally learned Neon from you, took me little over 2 months.
Thanks for all your work.
Nah I'd say this is easier than Neon. So you should be ok with it.
If u ve played the heart of life it ll take no time
Chris do you have low action on your guitar so the strings click the fret easier? My action is a bit high so I really have to tap to hear click. Thanks
Rayza1983 hey, my action isn’t too low, I can’t stand really low actions. You shouldn’t have to hit the strings too hard to get a good tap. It’s all about hitting the sweet spot with good technique. But yeah a really high action probably wouldn’t help very much.
@@SixStringFingerpicking yea I've been getting used to it a bit more. I know what you mean about the sweet spot. I just think my action is a little high. Not too bad but could be a little lower. Your guitar is far better than mine. I got a round back and I hate it. It slips so you can't relax as good with it
What’s the guitar you using what Yamaha ?
It’s a Yamaha CPX 700
when I tap with my thumb it does not sound. does anyone have any tips?
Hi Victoria, you need to hit the strings hard enough so that they knock into the frets. If you strike them with enough force it will sound out. Good luck - you can do it!
well, sorry if I'm mistaken, but there doesn't seem to be anything for free on your web sixstringfingerpicking. After subscription with email free trial of the courses was supposed to unlock, but nothing has happened, paid access only. Am I right or wrong?
You should have received an email asking you to confirm your subscription. If you haven't seen that then worth checking your junk folder. After that you get an email giving you access to the free trial of any of the courses. If it's still not working for you then email info@sixstringfingerpicking.com and we'll get it sorted
I appreciate you taking the time to make this, but I found the camera angles a bit frustrating.
Took me 1 month to master it , can't even imagine how long it will take to sing while playing lol
:(
really looking forward to learning embryonic journey #59 @Six String Fingerpicking
NIKET KUMAR yeah it’s going to be a lot of fun!
This song is very difficult this is played many different versions this is one of them but I’ve learned a diffrent way that sounds original but it doesn’t involve with the slap it involves with a tap
Can you not do a lesson on John mayer song” In repair” acoustic version? Please
November rain Please teach me
isn't the fingerstyle pattern of this song same like the one in 'Who says'??
Anike Kulkarni yes it is, it’s John Mayer’s go to fingerstyle technique.
@@SixStringFingerpicking yeah thanks! 😃
and heat of life , the picking pattern is a jm classic
Honestly at 8:30 it doesn't look like you use the 2nd and 4th string. I can see you picking the 1st string for the 2nd, 4rd and 4th chords.
This is harder than neon for me!
i dont have a very expensive guitar and the action on my higher frets its so far off from the strings its almost impossible to make the tap and strum down with my index finger at the same time. it just requires too much force to make the tapping noise :(
i feel you
Truss rod
Same
nah i cant play this rn g
The tabs not free anymore :(
I know, I'm in the process of publishing them. Got to respect artists' work and copyright laws.
Great lesson, but you say in the video the course is free, but on your website you charge £6.50? I subscribed, but no free lesson for 'stop this train'?
what about the part after that
Garrett O'Hara all on the website
Six String Fingerpicking thank you so much!!! I’ve been struggling with the embellishments in the chorus
The technique is weird to my opinion, it makes the rhythm a mess. I use the index finger only for the g string and use my middlefinger and ringfinger for the other notes/strings. Why use the index finger for the high E?
I think it's something to do with timing.
You should add the tab throughout the song
That would break copyright laws.
*TABs are in the description, completely for free!*
me: (sees that the tabs must be payed for on musicnotes.com for more than 8 aus dollars)
knowyourmeme.com/memes/those-bastards-lied-to-me
I wish you went more in-depth on the picking technique in the intro and shown what strings you were hitting. I'm still playing it by ear and it doesn't sound 100% accurate
2:06
My problem is that when I slap the D string, it mutes the G string when I try to hit it.
I can play this song well, but the chorus is quite like how John plays it and idk how to fix it.
I litterally have 0 nails. is it even possible to achieve ?
The dude in the video doesn't use nails either
i find this more difficult than neon tbh.
Am I the only one that gets a weird sound when I let the B ring out on those higher chords?
How do you slam your thumb on the strings while hitting the right string?!?!?!? I feel such a loser cause I can't get it to work and sound good haha
Marieke Melchers honestly it took me hours upon hours of practice. Don’t worry, just stick with it and keep doing it.
chords start at 5:52
For some reason I can play heart of my life easier than this. Is that normal?
Yeah, it's probably a little easier than this one. Just keep practising
kind of an shitty thing to do to lock the tab that was once on the site for free behind a paywall, no?
the tabs arent free dafuq
Internet, Mike. Mike, meet internet. Lol jk dude, but they're on ultimate-guitar.com. Cannot recommend premium version enough, being able to hear, see, and slow down, moving tabs is a GAME CHANGER
I didnt umderstand the chorus