John Mayer deserves a late night show where he interviews guests and has impromptu jams with musical guests. I'm even down to portray the role of Ed McMahon in order for this to come to fruition. Themed nights, audience trivia, random giveaways, secret word of the night, album of the month selection, surprise musical colabs, and lastly a JM picked (viewer submitted) picture of the day.
You probably dont give a shit but does anyone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot my login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Kasen Gabriel i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
This was really cool for me. I loved the dead. Jerry has always touched me, but I am no musician. I can't tell F sharp from a hole in the wall. Still so interesting to see how the mind of an artist works. My favorite part is how humble John is (just like Jerry was). So much pressure on him to live up to a guitar legend.
Seeing a John live video in the new year is like "hello old friend. I haven't seen you since last year. How are you doing?, You're looking good. So good to see you." 🎸🐝💕😍🔥🌸
That explanation was the most informative guitar video I may have ever watched. The non chordal segment of sugaree was amazing. And the keeping of the b to e chord changes in your head helps a lot
There's a Guitar World article from 2007 where he revealed he wrote pop tunes in order to make $ so he could eventually just play the blues which is what he really wanted. He def made that happen. The headline was something like "John Mayer: King of pop or king of the blues?"
Hey, he's both pop and jam-blues. His last album in 2018 was fabulous and all pop. This old Dead Head loved it. I just want to see Dead and Co make 15 minute tunes out of a few.. :)
Matt Vinge Well hes also full of shit if he said that because he starts feeling left out and abandoned if the large normie crowd stops noticing him. Hence the goofy music videos hes put out most recently.
@@1m2a3t4t5 i just think thats john. He likes to do goofy shit and genuinely loves pop music. A lot of artist are like that. I mean even paul mccartney was capable of writing the corniest songs in history. He also wrote all time classics. John does some corny shit but hes also a top tier musician. Idk why it has to be agenda driven. I think its more he just writes what comes to him.
Great video. I’m a 70 yr old guy still playing. When I was 17 I went to a gig on 101 in Marin county advertised as Dead Jam. Brought my guitar and went backstage, (I had an sg and Mr Garcia had one too. We said hello and he went on to play w/ Crosby Marmaduke and other folks from the days of old and in the way. I didn’t get to jam but I always wanted to. There’s more but , nice stuff man.
When I first fell in love with the guitar back in the 70s I wanted to sound cool without the hard work of actually understanding what I was doing. Basically running before I could walk. This held me back throughout my entire life. Practice was just playing the same things without progressing. How I wish I learnt more theory and mastered the neck.
thank you so much for sharing this moment of how you practice. Your explanations are simple and to the point. Thanks for mentioning modes, I agree 100%
This was really great, the best guitar thing I have seen online in a long time. So reverential to Mr jerry Garcia, I love it. Thanks John for letting us into your head and letting us see up close your alien spider fingers !
There is something alluring to the ear with those large interval jumps… years ago someone pointed out that melodic leaps are characteristic of McCartney’s vocal lines. Singing your lines is so organic. Natural musician, you!
Thank you so much for your valuable video 😎👍 That was and very much is exactly what I needed to hear. You really never know how much you can help someone else until you try and you my friend really helped me with my playing and understanding difficulties in my own playing 🙏🫵😎and now my new favorite you tube channel 👍👍🍻😎
What a guitar hero superb musician Love the way he makes it look so easy I think the way he analysis the chords is truly amazing Great keep these videos coming Thanks John Great work
Yeah John Mayer sounds to me so much like Jerry Garcia its wild... I just went to see two Dead and Co shows in SF was soooo amazing , he really channels the spirit of Jerry ... what a beautiful soul !❤
Thank you John. I enjoyed your 0ractice tutorial. I use that same discipline in practicing too. Arpregiating the cord always takes one through non linear choices. It just makes for a more interesting solo. Very good advice for everyone.
John, check out Garcia’s solo on crazy fingers msg 9/21/82. You’ll see. Arpeggios, chromatic, but basically playing chord shapes and going from there. Sublime .btw. years ago I taught at harcum medley....BrynMawr U had a residency at the point, couple of fan girls used to bring your tunes in.
Jesus. This proves the good guys are not freaks, they play to great effect. He works at it. Constantly. Gold. How am only finding this today? We can all do this. B E B E B
When Mayer joined forces with Dead & Co., I was like "HIM? He can't fill Garcia's shoes." After 10 minutes of this video, it seems the shoes aren't an exact fit, but close enough to be comfortable. Good on you, John!
Interesting that John doesn't understand modes. I still don't, though I can play them. What helped me is a book that pointed out that each 7 note scale has two minor 2nds (half-steps) and 5 Major 3rds (whole-steps). Where the minor 2nds appear define the character of the overall scale. So emphasizing those adjacent notes bring out the color of the mode. Very strange, but I think I can hear it, even though I'm only learning the points John made in the video. Sugaree is B Mixolydian (Major scale, b7) and the beginning of Terrapin Station is F Lydian (Major scale #4). Interesting to mess around with. Thanks, to whoever posted this.
World class musician; media darling; generous with sharing his knowledge; good hair; great singer; sometime composer of saccharine pop ballads. In short, John Mayer is easy to hate. I kinda wish he wasn't so fucking likable.
This is no BS Jerry Garcia is my second cousin once or twice removed my name is Sunny Walsh, and I have old memorabilia and a few signature autographed guitars from Jerry Garcia and the band!’ My uncle John introduced me to their music when I was 10 in 1987! Now I’m 47 years old! But I’m related to Joe Walsh from the eagles on my dad’s side!🌈
Wow lm just starting out but I'll like and subscribe because you are not only perfect but also great timing I just found out I have a ticket for next summer I'm so happy I remember you at the train station in new Canaan when we were young fro and belll bottom sleeves just like Hendrix I remember you smiled at the comparison young man you're definitely come a long way I hope it was also strange ( lol I was a deadhead way back then
It might have been Ridgefield coming back from a concert whatever the last train was if you miss the last train to Bedford hills dad would have to pick us up in new Canaan he was so cool 😎
Is this what would be referred to as “phrasing”? Cause I hear that word thrown around quite a bit but haven’t really heard it explained in a context that I can wrap my head around. But this
Stich wouldn't say to change scale you think about with every chord change, he would say to stay in the tonal centre and play the extra notes characterizing every chord and you basically have the same result with less mind work. This also works because Garcia didn't always always followed the chord changes, sometimes he created tensions by playing scale noodling over X chord completely ignoring to underline major thirds or 7\b7
I think John Mayer is the guitarist we'd all like to be. He's talented beyond human comprehension. He doesn't take himself too seriously. He's generous with his time and talent. He seems honestly to be interested in helping less gifted musicians along. What a combination of traits!!!
@@skylersample5356 uh oh, the “you’d be wrong, I am an intelligent being who has an intellectual and interstellar comprehension of music theory, and this man who has been playing his entire life whilst I critique his every move (even though nobody knows me) is not what you said he was. Now that that’s out of the way, I must return to the discord chat because the other moderators told me they were talking about furries without me.” Guy is here. Nobody mess with him. Peace.
@@donthaveaname1086 ive been a musician my whole life. I grew up playing drums and guitar with my dad and his band. Ive. Een studying music theory for the last 6 years of my life. Im not an amature when it comes to identifying talent. Im nod saying hes a bad guitarist. Hes just overated.
@@donthaveaname1086 you also have kind of a big head. Might want to work on that as to not come off as being a " im smarter and better than you therefore you are wrong" kind of person.
"The way I start is to learn the literal melody of the tune. Then I construct solos as though I’m either playing with it or against it. That’s a pretty loose description, obviously, because there are a lot of other factors involved. Later on I start to see other kinds of connections, but one of my first processes is to learn the literal melody in any position. I am very attracted to melody. A song with a beautiful melody can just knock me off my feet, but the greatest changes on earth don’t mean anything to me if they don’t have a great melody tying them together in some sense." - Mr. G
Don't cut yo hair...I'ma just leave this here: Almost cut my hair Happened just the other day It's gettin' kind of long I could've said it was in my way But I didn't and I wonder why I feel like letting my freak flag fly Woooo
You guys slayed the closing of Fenway this past weekend. My girlfriend and I saw both shows. I have the Dark Star on Big River jam on loop these days. Pure inspiration. See you in San Fran. ✌️
Infinite fretboard possibilities via a the medium and approach of the Grateful Dead and Garcia !! Awesome share, John !! Great insights. Jerry talked about also letting go of form awareness and focusing also on intervals. So ... no matter where you are on the frettboard, you're only even a whole step or a half step from being " in key" ... thus a simple bend or slide up/ down can turn a " mistake " into a cool musical statement.
Man oh man. There are certainly moments in here, when I think... Yes! I understand what he's doing. And, wow I get it. Then I pick up the fucking guitar to try and do any of it... oh well. That's why you're John Mayer and I'm not! Great stuff!
THIS is why I have to give you maaaaaad props for your work with DnC - you are a true STUDENT of both the instrument and the music. You do your homework, it shows, and you deserve all the credit for doing so.
its cool to see John "get" how Jerry touched us all as he goes with this. Even though we can't all play like this and understand the music theory of it, we all get how different and amazing and heart-felt Jerry's playing was. John is amazing and it's soo cool to watch him practice!
We're incredibly lucky to have a musician of this caliber showing us how he practices and showing us tips and tricks. Guitar players of past decades would have loved this
A jazz player named Ben Monder has a foundation of learning the arpeggios for chords all over the neck. I learned to shape solos around chord tones by first using these arpeggios, and I hear a lot of that in John's playing. When I started thinking more in terms of "can I hear the chord changes in my solo" vs. thinking in terms of scales, I quickly progressed. Now I can add color using scales, yet it's all centered around the chords. Still learning, still practicing, and trying to learn from cool cats like John :)
Pretty basic foundation for jazz, to know all the arpeggios in all locations on the neck (and so be able to play anything, no matter where you are on the neck, within a 5 fret span)
Thanks John. I was fortunate to be at the Eugene Autzen Stadium show in Oregon summer 2018. You killed it bro. Love your playing. I'm always working on my Jerry style riffing so I really appreciate this vid. Cheers!
John , thank you for loving the Dead Music and keeping the music alive with Bob . I am 68 yrs old and liked you , but the respect I have for you and the love you have for Hunters writing and Garcia's lead work is fantastic and giving younger folks a chance to get some of the wonderful music the Dead was about , it is alot deeper then folks know and the mix of Cosmic Country vibe with great possitive lyrics this band was trying to put out to the world and folks that followed them a strange but loving community , that some how worked out . Love ya for you're effect to keep , like Uncle NEIL says , keeping the hippie dream alive.
Awesome musician. I didn’t really even know John. When he was on Impractical Jokers, his sense of humor won me over. Thank you for sharing your talent with the rest of us! Peace.
John Mayer deserves a late night show where he interviews guests and has impromptu jams with musical guests. I'm even down to portray the role of Ed McMahon in order for this to come to fruition. Themed nights, audience trivia, random giveaways, secret word of the night, album of the month selection, surprise musical colabs, and lastly a JM picked (viewer submitted) picture of the day.
He literally has one. Its called Current Mood
Jon Brion did one or does one. It's great
I feel you dude I can envision productions extensively like that as well. I hope you can use your talents in time.
You probably dont give a shit but does anyone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account??
I somehow forgot my login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Kasen Gabriel i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Jerry is smiling for sure. The force is strong with this young Jedi!!
Earl Vincent earl be real buddy they are both great guitar players and creators. I wish I played half as good as both of them. 😎👍🏻🎸
43 years young!
Tennessee Jedi?
@@seabertotter4325 Well Played
@@SHAKED0WN. no pun intended
Just learned more in the first 5 minutes than my whole past 40 years trying to master this thing.
Legend John. Thanks so much! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
This was really cool for me. I loved the dead. Jerry has always touched me, but I am no musician. I can't tell F sharp from a hole in the wall. Still so interesting to see how the mind of an artist works. My favorite part is how humble John is (just like Jerry was). So much pressure on him to live up to a guitar legend.
F Sharp is a fine chord, commonly used among even the most learned musicians.
@@KeizerHedorah I think we can both agree that it’s not as good as a G flat though
@@BluesDivinity agreed
Seeing a John live video in the new year is like "hello old friend. I haven't seen you since last year. How are you doing?, You're looking good. So good to see you." 🎸🐝💕😍🔥🌸
You have really done Jerry absolute justice with your talent and what you've done for us, preserving the music, thank you. ❤NFA
This is really surreal that we have this video. Imagine anybody like Jimi, Angus, SRV, Jerry, doing this. Just showing us their mind. Sooooo amazing.
Angus was a pretty cookie cutter guitar player.
The multi position chord playing was the highlight here …. John stitches everything together seamlessly. 👍😎🇳🇿🎸
That explanation was the most informative guitar video I may have ever watched.
The non chordal segment of sugaree was amazing.
And the keeping of the b to e chord changes in your head helps a lot
"There's a difference between learning to play the guitar, and learning to play music on the guitar."
He’s an evangelist: he basically walked away from a pop star career to proselytize the message of the prophet Jerome Garcia. And he does it well.
There's a Guitar World article from 2007 where he revealed he wrote pop tunes in order to make $ so he could eventually just play the blues which is what he really wanted. He def made that happen. The headline was something like "John Mayer: King of pop or king of the blues?"
Hey, he's both pop and jam-blues. His last album in 2018 was fabulous and all pop. This old Dead Head loved it. I just want to see Dead and Co make 15 minute tunes out of a few.. :)
Matt Vinge Well hes also full of shit if he said that because he starts feeling left out and abandoned if the large normie crowd stops noticing him. Hence the goofy music videos hes put out most recently.
1m2a3t4t5 salty much
@@1m2a3t4t5 i just think thats john. He likes to do goofy shit and genuinely loves pop music. A lot of artist are like that. I mean even paul mccartney was capable of writing the corniest songs in history. He also wrote all time classics. John does some corny shit but hes also a top tier musician. Idk why it has to be agenda driven. I think its more he just writes what comes to him.
Really! THÉ man..... this is one the most inspiring guitar videos I've seen so far. THANK YOU John Mayer...can't get enough of this. Please continue.
Great video. I’m a 70 yr old guy still playing. When I was 17 I went to a gig on 101 in Marin county advertised as Dead Jam. Brought my guitar and went backstage, (I had an sg and Mr Garcia had one too. We said hello and he went on to play w/ Crosby Marmaduke and other folks from the days of old and in the way. I didn’t get to jam but I always wanted to. There’s more but , nice stuff man.
Loved the vibe @philly 6-15-23! you're always a great Energy Force!!Big LOVE FOR DEAD CO.
When I first fell in love with the guitar back in the 70s I wanted to sound cool without the hard work of actually understanding what I was doing. Basically running before I could walk. This held me back throughout my entire life. Practice was just playing the same things without progressing. How I wish I learnt more theory and mastered the neck.
I need a full album of John Mayer whistling while he plays guitar
Love seeing you with D&C at Shoreline! Thank you.
Great shows!! I was there.. so grateful we had the opportunity before the world turned on it’s head.. 🤔
So awesome and generous.
thank you so much for sharing this moment of how you practice. Your explanations are simple and to the point. Thanks for mentioning modes, I agree 100%
This was really great, the best guitar thing I have seen online in a long time. So reverential to Mr jerry Garcia, I love it. Thanks John for letting us into your head and letting us see up close your alien spider fingers !
There is something alluring to the ear with those large interval jumps… years ago someone pointed out that melodic leaps are characteristic of McCartney’s vocal lines.
Singing your lines is so organic. Natural musician, you!
John, thanks for sharing this time of yours.
I don't see how people can hate on John playing this music. Jerry would love this
Thank you so much John for all you have given to us all! I love the explanations and showing the moves. I could never pull that off!
Thank you so much for your valuable video 😎👍 That was and very much is exactly what I needed to hear. You really never know how much you can help someone else until you try and you my friend really helped me with my playing and understanding difficulties in my own playing 🙏🫵😎and now my new favorite you tube channel 👍👍🍻😎
This is an incredible video ! I Could literally watch this all night
What a guitar hero superb musician
Love the way he makes it look so easy
I think the way he analysis the chords is truly amazing
Great keep these videos coming
Thanks John
Great work
Thanks!! Very fun to watch and inspiring...
Yeah John Mayer sounds to me so much like Jerry Garcia its wild... I just went to see two Dead and Co shows in SF was soooo amazing , he really channels the spirit of Jerry ... what a beautiful soul !❤
This was almost as good as seeing you live with Dead & Co.! 😉😊
I don’t even play guitar but that was fascinating. Note to self maybe time to learn to play.
Love your smile and amazing musical talents ❤️
Thank you John. I enjoyed your 0ractice tutorial. I use that same discipline in practicing too. Arpregiating the cord always takes one through non linear choices. It just makes for a more interesting solo. Very good advice for everyone.
John Mayer scuba diving on the guitars 💕
Thanks for sharing John. Great video to watch.
John, check out Garcia’s solo on crazy fingers msg 9/21/82. You’ll see. Arpeggios, chromatic, but basically playing chord shapes and going from there. Sublime .btw. years ago I taught at harcum
medley....BrynMawr U had a residency at the point, couple of fan girls used to bring your tunes in.
Thanks John!
I wonder if anyone his age has spent more time with a guitar. His dedication is insane and his music obviously indicates so
You deserve all respect John!
Voice leading masterclass.
The way he looks at his guitar is like "dont F this up", bc I definitely wont.
This was so great to hear
Thank you for a real good time!
For the folks who rip on John ...he left his personal career to celebrate The Deads music. I think it's great
Jesus. This proves the good guys are not freaks, they play to great effect. He works at it. Constantly. Gold. How am only finding this today? We can all do this. B E B E B
Voodoo child hack is next level. Thanks John!
When Mayer joined forces with Dead & Co., I was like "HIM? He can't fill Garcia's shoes."
After 10 minutes of this video, it seems the shoes aren't an exact fit, but close enough to be comfortable. Good on you, John!
Interesting that John doesn't understand modes. I still don't, though I can play them. What helped me is a book that pointed out that each 7 note scale has two minor 2nds (half-steps) and 5 Major 3rds (whole-steps). Where the minor 2nds appear define the character of the overall scale. So emphasizing those adjacent notes bring out the color of the mode. Very strange, but I think I can hear it, even though I'm only learning the points John made in the video. Sugaree is B Mixolydian (Major scale, b7) and the beginning of Terrapin Station is F Lydian (Major scale #4). Interesting to mess around with. Thanks, to whoever posted this.
That is so enjoyable!
World class musician; media darling; generous with sharing his knowledge; good hair; great singer; sometime composer of saccharine pop ballads. In short, John Mayer is easy to hate. I kinda wish he wasn't so fucking likable.
thanks John very interesting ...great practice!
Carry on Mr Mayer
Totally genius
About the rain
Morning rain keeps on falling ....
Awesome John hope to see you soon.
Verbalizing what's in a guitar player's head between the E and the B = the best kind of funny because that's it EXACTLY! thanks for that.
Thanks Jon this lesson is great
“Actually, playing those pretty wrong” Word for word, I’ve said that exact same sentence. Now that is real. Luv ya John.😂
Big Guthrie govan vibes he also talks about guitar as a typewriter, playing music on guitar vs playing guitar
Suggesting the chords without playing the chords! I feel like a major door in my lead playing has been unlocked
This is no BS Jerry Garcia is my second cousin once or twice removed my name is Sunny Walsh, and I have old memorabilia and a few signature autographed guitars from Jerry Garcia and the band!’ My uncle John introduced me to their music when I was 10 in 1987! Now I’m 47 years old! But I’m related to Joe Walsh from the eagles on my dad’s side!🌈
thanks johhhnnnnnn!
John's sounding like Jerry's guitar echoing down to us from Heaven 😇 !
I love the song sugareen
No question, but thanks for the insight and advice.
I'll be checking this video again in a few decades, I m still a beginner, maybe I'll understand what it means
Hes so good ge can just flip his guitar upside down and play
So much flavour
Wow lm just starting out but I'll like and subscribe because you are not only perfect but also great timing I just found out I have a ticket for next summer I'm so happy I remember you at the train station in new Canaan when we were young fro and belll bottom sleeves just like Hendrix I remember you smiled at the comparison young man you're definitely come a long way I hope it was also strange ( lol I was a deadhead way back then
It might have been Ridgefield coming back from a concert whatever the last train was if you miss the last train to Bedford hills dad would have to pick us up in new Canaan he was so cool 😎
Great lesson
Great vid thx!
Super interesting
You’ve got some ropes John! No matter how hard I work out I only got them on my hands. Sorry, off topic.
And now for something completely different …
Is this what would be referred to as “phrasing”? Cause I hear that word thrown around quite a bit but haven’t really heard it explained in a context that I can wrap my head around. But this
Is a G Chord played in the same "shape" anywhere on the neck or a d,e etc.
Oh yeah, he also played pedal steel that night .
I would love that guitar but never in my life time
Let it grow
B.. E!.. VOODOO CHILE!!!
Connecting chord tones via the 3rd and 5th.
John has been listening to Stitch Guitar Method
Haha!
Got stich method written all over it!
@stichguitarmethod
Stich wouldn't say to change scale you think about with every chord change, he would say to stay in the tonal centre and play the extra notes characterizing every chord and you basically have the same result with less mind work. This also works because Garcia didn't always always followed the chord changes, sometimes he created tensions by playing scale noodling over X chord completely ignoring to underline major thirds or 7\b7
While Stich pays to see John play.
Great lesson.
This video just reminds me of how much a genius Jerry Garcia was. John is doing a fine job of learning his chops though.
A true musician never stops learning.
Ive found its hard to stay interested over time
@@UndersackitchFungalbollockit is, try different genres, functions of guitar in the musical settings
I think John Mayer is the guitarist we'd all like to be. He's talented beyond human comprehension. He doesn't take himself too seriously. He's generous with his time and talent. He seems honestly to be interested in helping less gifted musicians along. What a combination of traits!!!
I agree 100%, he’s my “hero” in terms of playing and learning the guitar. Such an unbelievably skilled man
YOUD BE WRONG... VERY WRONG
@@skylersample5356 uh oh, the “you’d be wrong, I am an intelligent being who has an intellectual and interstellar comprehension of music theory, and this man who has been playing his entire life whilst I critique his every move (even though nobody knows me) is not what you said he was. Now that that’s out of the way, I must return to the discord chat because the other moderators told me they were talking about furries without me.” Guy is here. Nobody mess with him. Peace.
@@donthaveaname1086 ive been a musician my whole life. I grew up playing drums and guitar with my dad and his band. Ive. Een studying music theory for the last 6 years of my life. Im not an amature when it comes to identifying talent. Im nod saying hes a bad guitarist. Hes just overated.
@@donthaveaname1086 you also have kind of a big head. Might want to work on that as to not come off as being a " im smarter and better than you therefore you are wrong" kind of person.
"The way I start is to learn the literal melody of the tune. Then I construct solos as though I’m either playing with it or against it. That’s a pretty loose description, obviously, because there are a lot of other factors involved. Later on I start to see other kinds of connections, but one of my first processes is to learn the literal melody in any position. I am very attracted to melody. A song with a beautiful melody can just knock me off my feet, but the greatest changes on earth don’t mean anything to me if they don’t have a great melody tying them together in some sense." - Mr. G
Thanks for this
Genius
Saw you in Vegas at the Sphere and became a fan for life. I think Jerry would be proud. Shine on, Brother.
Don't cut yo hair...I'ma just leave this here:
Almost cut my hair
Happened just the other day
It's gettin' kind of long
I could've said it was in my way
But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
Woooo
Love CSNY 💚
You guys slayed the closing of Fenway this past weekend. My girlfriend and I saw both shows. I have the Dark Star on Big River jam on loop these days. Pure inspiration. See you in San Fran. ✌️
Enjoyed ourselves thoroughly at the sphere. Jerry smiles down on you. You inspire us and we love you.
Infinite fretboard possibilities via a the medium and approach of the Grateful Dead and Garcia !! Awesome share, John !! Great insights. Jerry talked about also letting go of form awareness and focusing also on intervals. So ... no matter where you are on the frettboard, you're only even a whole step or a half step from being " in key" ... thus a simple bend or slide up/ down can turn a " mistake " into a cool musical statement.
Great job john
Man oh man. There are certainly moments in here, when I think... Yes! I understand what he's doing. And, wow I get it. Then I pick up the fucking guitar to try and do any of it... oh well. That's why you're John Mayer and I'm not! Great stuff!
THIS is why I have to give you maaaaaad props for your work with DnC - you are a true STUDENT of both the instrument and the music. You do your homework, it shows, and you deserve all the credit for doing so.
perfectly said
Love it John, but not as much as I love watching myself on Full House.
Haha, funny.
Epic
Haha...totally..haha..weird.
its cool to see John "get" how Jerry touched us all as he goes with this. Even though we can't all play like this and understand the music theory of it, we all get how different and amazing and heart-felt Jerry's playing was. John is amazing and it's soo cool to watch him practice!
We're incredibly lucky to have a musician of this caliber showing us how he practices and showing us tips and tricks. Guitar players of past decades would have loved this
Guitar players of the past were to busy suing other musicians for stealing their licks
A jazz player named Ben Monder has a foundation of learning the arpeggios for chords all over the neck. I learned to shape solos around chord tones by first using these arpeggios, and I hear a lot of that in John's playing. When I started thinking more in terms of "can I hear the chord changes in my solo" vs. thinking in terms of scales, I quickly progressed. Now I can add color using scales, yet it's all centered around the chords. Still learning, still practicing, and trying to learn from cool cats like John :)
Ben monder is a genius…. My friend Ted played drums in his group and is a fantastic genius too 👍🏽👍🏽
Pretty basic foundation for jazz, to know all the arpeggios in all locations on the neck (and so be able to play anything, no matter where you are on the neck, within a 5 fret span)
Thanks John. I was fortunate to be at the Eugene Autzen Stadium show in Oregon summer 2018. You killed it bro. Love your playing. I'm always working on my Jerry style riffing so I really appreciate this vid. Cheers!
John , thank you for loving the Dead Music and keeping the music alive with Bob . I am 68 yrs old and liked you , but the respect I have for you and the love you have for Hunters writing and Garcia's lead work is fantastic and giving younger folks a chance to get some of the wonderful music the Dead was about , it is alot deeper then folks know and the mix of Cosmic Country vibe with great possitive lyrics this band was trying to put out to the world and folks that followed them a strange but loving community , that some how worked out . Love ya for you're effect to keep , like Uncle NEIL says , keeping the hippie dream alive.
It’s so great to see a legend just acting like a regular guy guitar teacher. I feel like I learned a lot just by watching this.
Awesome musician. I didn’t really even know John. When he was on Impractical Jokers, his sense of humor won me over. Thank you for sharing your talent with the rest of us! Peace.
He is a musical fucking genius.