Can you imagine if back in the day, Jimmy Page just randomly gave lessons to the entire planet!? As if this mans music wasn’t enough of a gift, he takes the time to teach us. I truly benefit from his vids. Thanks John
Very few star musicians take the time to teach people how it's done. It's very cool of John to do this for people. There's no money in for him; it's just a courtesy to musicians.
@@hawaiirealmedia5610 Agree! That’s what makes him a truly great musician. His passion for sharing his craft. I am a chef by trade and teach people all the time. For nothing. Anyone who wants advice can call me anytime and I’ll tell them how to make something
Dont scare yourself away...its really very simple if you know a couple of pentatonic shapes. Go watch the 'stitch method' video for a simpler breakdown.
@@jimmrockford9407 especially if you learn your minor and major arpeggios. Hell add in some dominant arpeggios while you’re at it. It’s almost easier to learn Dorian rather than your basic minor shapes, just so your not stuck trying to add the notes later.
“Think of C as the equator”. Genius way to look at it. This guy is the real deal. I teach at Berklee. He sat in to one of my classes a few years ago and blew the kids ( and me) off the planet!
ALL HAIL JON FINN! Your book "Advanced Modern Rock Improvisation" is (in my humble opinion) one the most creative perspectives on the pentatonic scale. It changed my playing and I teach it to my students. Many thanks!
@Ron G exactly. They shred. That’s it. Musically if you look at the progression it isn’t really that impressive. Hence why John Mayer have had more hits than what for instance Eric Johnson had.
How generous is John Mayer to give his time like this! Platinum hearted advice and golden nuggets of mastery. Brilliant. As Eric Clapton said, "John has no idea just how good he really is."
Wouldn't have understood what JM's talking about last year... but love the point I'm at when the dots all start to connect up & down the neck. Just mind-expanding & satisfying to begin to really understand how it all works together. Almost like walking through a jungle thinking you'd never see the light of day & finally stepping into an open field of sunshine. Ahhhhh - makes it all worthwhile. What a great explanation by JM. Next thing is to work on the muscle memory to be able to use it well. Most peoples fingers don't naturally work together like that. (thats where the real work comes in).
This guy could smash pans together while falling down a flight of stairs and still make better music than most. Btw, the 2 downvotes are from two guys in Fender's Custom Shop.
LMFAO. I think the CS builders have no dog in this 'fight'. More likely the corporate Fender Bigwigs..and who knows? John is an amazing player / musician but maybe he's total prick behind the scenes. Seen that MANY times with celebs...MERE CONJECTURE AND WHAT IF on my part: in all likelihood Mayer is a sweet prince of a man.
It's uber cool and classy he does these insightful tutorials. Thanks for being a down-to-earth person who wants to genuinely help others with your talent.
Wow! Speaking as a new player, I have such an appropriation for a guy of your stature and accomplishment to share your knowledge freely to help others enjoy music and advance. Thanks man!
Thank you mate...... super HUMBLE of you investing your personal time synergize positive vibrations with melodic lessons!!! Cheers (much MUCH APPRECIATED mate)
This proves to me John Mayer cares more about the art of guitar and people being able to learn than just benefiting on it. Blues is an art and people like him keep it alive
I play blues Bass & haven't played w/the blues band I was in since March 2020. What you showed us in your video is MUSIC to my ears! Very cool lesson, John Mayer. Thank you SO much for your expert instruction!
Yes, mix minor and major in the same position, but do it in a different position than just the first position or E shape. I enjoyed listening to his playing. I just don't listen too much to what he's saying.. But that's how we learn fundamentally, watch and listen to the demonstration....
One way I sometimes think about it, when outside the VIII position Cm pentatonic, is looking at the other side of the coin: Eb major pentatonic in V position. I always struggle having the root note on the little finger and this has helped me a lot on visualizing the fretboard. My guitar teacher, a great one at that, always tells me and his other students to study the different scale shapes both in minor and major, for any given position (e.g. ascending major, descending minor etc).
Buy a book called Blues You Can Use. Bought it over 20 years ago. It teaches all of this stuff. It’s easy to understand. You all can do it, too. Get a book. Practice.
Love this guy. When he first came out I didn’t. Just didn’t get it. But over time I’ve realized what a monster he is. And the fact he takes time to teach is just amazing. I can see him doing a teaching stint at Berklee at some point. Hes such a natural instructor and has a wealth of knowledge. Paying it forward when he certainly doesn’t have to. Go John!
Hey John, this was really eye opening. I kind of mentally see these shapes in my head when I'm playing but I never connected them together in such a way. Thank you very much for this insight. Your a gem brother.
OK, I'm onto it. Great advice for all of us guitar lovers. I'll be running those minor and major pents up and down the neck, all mixed and stirred well.
Learnt more is this 7 minutes than all them bedroom merchants on you tube cheers John you were great at MEN arena in Manchester UK couple of years back great show🤘
Holy cow! Sure its been said a million time here but THANKS!!! How decent of you to teach on this free platform. I just started playing again after 45 years. In my day, we had to turn vinyl and lift the stylus and reset to try to hear what Jimmy Page (or anyone else) was playing. Hey kids, listen up and LEARN TO PLAY!
John you just tripled my guitar skills in 7:30 thanks. I could already good player but I’m dyslexic never put it together like that. I can’t read notes tab or watch unless backwards just patterns in my head . You freakin rock. Thanks
There were good books in the early 70s covering all of those positions for rock ‘n’ roll and blues licks. Pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Keith Richards and Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters…
Man, I just realized I know nothing about blues! Thank you John for a brilhant lesson, even if I did not get it I really appreciate your efforts and time!! Blessed is our God Who gave you such a talent!! Cheers from Brazil!
Amazing John , I’ve been a fan for the longest time thank you so much for the lesson . Keep it up and your my idol when it comes to guitar playing. Keepsafe always
I’ve been doing something similar to this for years and really just thought it was because I don’t know all of my pentatonic shapes and I just found the notes where I found them. I kind of felt like I was working harder than I needed to. I’m all over the neck while other, much better guitarists could stay within the same 4-5 frets. Hmmm. I might need to re-evaluate this.
Mayer invites us to think outside the box with guitar. Problem is, not only can I not find my way back into the box when I need to, I don't even know where the fucking box is anymore.
JM: "Everyone thinks about pentatonic..." *unbelievable level of riffing never heard before in my life* me: "ya that's exactly what I was just thinking..."
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Can you imagine if back in the day, Jimmy Page just randomly gave lessons to the entire planet!? As if this mans music wasn’t enough of a gift, he takes the time to teach us. I truly benefit from his vids. Thanks John
Or Jimi Hendrix giving free lessons
I agree, we owe it to the technology, internet, TH-cam and all
Very few star musicians take the time to teach people how it's done. It's very cool of John to do this for people. There's no money in for him; it's just a courtesy to musicians.
@@hawaiirealmedia5610 Agree! That’s what makes him a truly great musician. His passion for sharing his craft. I am a chef by trade and teach people all the time. For nothing. Anyone who wants advice can call me anytime and I’ll tell them how to make something
@@mattelder9147 Right?! Omg
This is how your grandma feels when you "teach" her computers.
Lol F off. I was just thinking how great this video was, so informational. Then looked at my guitar and it was all gone.
Dont scare yourself away...its really very simple if you know a couple of pentatonic shapes.
Go watch the 'stitch method' video for a simpler breakdown.
Hilarious... "Input Blank Stare Here"
@@jimmrockford9407 especially if you learn your minor and major arpeggios. Hell add in some dominant arpeggios while you’re at it. It’s almost easier to learn Dorian rather than your basic minor shapes, just so your not stuck trying to add the notes later.
@@MagicMan11130 You don't need to learn Dorian, you could just learn the major scale
“Think of C as the equator”. Genius way to look at it. This guy is the real deal. I teach at Berklee. He sat in to one of my classes a few years ago and blew the kids ( and me) off the planet!
ALL HAIL JON FINN! Your book "Advanced Modern Rock Improvisation" is (in my humble opinion) one the most creative perspectives on the pentatonic scale. It changed my playing and I teach it to my students. Many thanks!
@@02Tango Thanks so much for the kudos man! That book is still out there even though I wrote it so many years ago! That's truly amazing! All the best!
@Ron G exactly. They shred. That’s it. Musically if you look at the progression it isn’t really that impressive. Hence why John Mayer have had more hits than what for instance Eric Johnson had.
@Ron G shred is too overated and its so boring with no soul on it
@Ron G Then why are you here while no one is watching all of those shredders besides you?
He makes just a minor pentatonic sound incredible. Tone is in the fingers. I wish I had half his musical knowledge and ability.
How generous is John Mayer to give his time like this! Platinum hearted advice and golden nuggets of mastery. Brilliant.
As Eric Clapton said, "John has no idea just how good he really is."
hahah.. john knows.. he's just being humble. =)
It's great listening to John Mayer. This never happened 40 years ago with big artists like this. Thanks John!
Wouldn't have understood what JM's talking about last year... but love the point I'm at when the dots all start to connect up & down the neck. Just mind-expanding & satisfying to begin to really understand how it all works together. Almost like walking through a jungle thinking you'd never see the light of day & finally stepping into an open field of sunshine. Ahhhhh - makes it all worthwhile. What a great explanation by JM. Next thing is to work on the muscle memory to be able to use it well. Most peoples fingers don't naturally work together like that. (thats where the real work comes in).
@John Mayor HAHAHAHAHA WTF
Keep at it friend.
@@vicrattlehead8665 nah that’s the real John “MAYOR” lmao
Hellll yea dude I’m in the same place, things are finally starting to make sense
I am not sure I followed- is he saying that you fret the individual notes instead of 'barring' them with your forefinger?
I gotta say how awesome it is of John to put his theory out there. A bit like a magician explaining their tricks.
This guitar teacher can be famous someday.
LOL! He is famous already he even has more than 8 albums released.
@@john6114 Cmon man
@@MrKnowit712 lmao the disappointment
🙄 di ko alam kung sarcastic to o hindi eh. 🤣😅
@@MrKnowit712 I just replied sarcastically as well, that's double sarcasm for you , gotcha
This guy could smash pans together while falling down a flight of stairs and still make better music than most. Btw, the 2 downvotes are from two guys in Fender's Custom Shop.
*Squire's Custom Shop FTFY ;-)
Lmao
LMFAO. I think the CS builders have no dog in this 'fight'. More likely the corporate Fender Bigwigs..and who knows? John is an amazing player / musician but maybe he's total prick behind the scenes. Seen that MANY times with celebs...MERE CONJECTURE AND WHAT IF on my part: in all likelihood Mayer is a sweet prince of a man.
He had a good Mamma.... LOL!
😂 😂 🤣 that's great
I love how the format is like “here’s a cool concept that pretty different. Let me show you mkk so that’s different from this mmmmk?”
Gives you a different shape to work with for the same notes, allowing a different pull-off / hammer-on sequence. Nicely put John.
Eddie Van Halen put it like this in an early interview , “if you’ve got rhythm you clan play anything”…👍🏻✌🏻
Stick with it, John. You'll get good some day. 😄
It's uber cool and classy he does these insightful tutorials. Thanks for being a down-to-earth person who wants to genuinely help others with your talent.
This video finally made it all click and has completely improved my guitar AND bass playing. Eternally grateful to JM🙏
John Mayer, and everyone he works with are the best!
Wow! Speaking as a new player, I have such an appropriation for a guy of your stature and accomplishment to share your knowledge freely to help others enjoy music and advance. Thanks man!
Thank you mate...... super HUMBLE of you investing your personal time synergize positive vibrations with melodic lessons!!!
Cheers (much MUCH APPRECIATED mate)
This proves to me John Mayer cares more about the art of guitar and people being able to learn than just benefiting on it.
Blues is an art and people like him keep it alive
It is beyond words the appreciation for sharing your thoughts and ideas on playing. Makes music just a little more intimate and enjoyable.
You share your gift with all of us when you don't have to. That says something good about your character. Thank you.
Thank you for making the prices of TS10s shoot through the roof!
Thank god for the JHS Bonsai
And the Marshall blues breaker pedal. Those were less the $60 not that long ago...
I play blues Bass & haven't played w/the blues band I was in since March 2020. What you showed us in your video is MUSIC to my ears! Very cool lesson, John Mayer. Thank you SO much for your expert instruction!
Thank you.
A delicious dish made out a couple of simple, amazing ingredients. Awesome!
Thank you for taking the time to post this man. Sincerely.
Thanks for your time John. I really appreciate it./Steve
In other words...learn your 5 pentatonic shapes
Lol 💯
I’m glad he wasn’t my teacher
I actually didn't mean to sound salty.
Nothing but respect for the guy
Exactly what I was thinking lol. But the phrasing and licks he has on the less common shapes is what makes this great
Yes, mix minor and major in the same position, but do it in a different position than just the first position or E shape. I enjoyed listening to his playing. I just don't listen too much to what he's saying.. But that's how we learn fundamentally, watch and listen to the demonstration....
Wild times we live in to have a great musician offer free help
One way I sometimes think about it, when outside the VIII position Cm pentatonic, is looking at the other side of the coin: Eb major pentatonic in V position. I always struggle having the root note on the little finger and this has helped me a lot on visualizing the fretboard. My guitar teacher, a great one at that, always tells me and his other students to study the different scale shapes both in minor and major, for any given position (e.g. ascending major, descending minor etc).
"That's not a capo". That is the takeaway! Great tips JM.
Buy a book called Blues You Can Use. Bought it over 20 years ago. It teaches all of this stuff. It’s easy to understand. You all can do it, too. Get a book. Practice.
Hey, got any other recommendations?
@@moulipal3468 yeah. don't cornhole your wife after a big meal
Love that book
@@ruechel i think he meant about
guita-nevermind..
@@ruechel my favorite read
Awsome - Thank You John for taking the time on this. Love JR london
Broooooo, this has unlocked so much more for me. Love that ‘equator’ system. I’m so grateful
It’s pretty great of you to make these videos for us. I’ve always wanted to Jam with my guitar idols and this is pretty close to it.
Love this guy. When he first came out I didn’t. Just didn’t get it. But over time I’ve realized what a monster he is. And the fact he takes time to teach is just amazing. I can see him doing a teaching stint at Berklee at some point. Hes such a natural instructor and has a wealth of knowledge. Paying it forward when he certainly doesn’t have to. Go John!
Hey John, this was really eye opening. I kind of mentally see these shapes in my head when I'm playing but I never connected them together in such a way. Thank you very much for this insight. Your a gem brother.
What a GREAT video John. Phrasing is THAT important
This dude blows my mind …the skills are incredible.
Mr Mayer, you've forgotten more than i'll ever know!! Thanks for the lesson!!
This above/below idea is very powerful. It's opening up new ways of fretboard movement for me. Thanks for sharing!
OK, I'm onto it. Great advice for all of us guitar lovers. I'll be running those minor and major pents up and down the neck, all mixed and stirred well.
Learnt more is this 7 minutes than all them bedroom merchants on you tube cheers John you were great at MEN arena in Manchester UK couple of years back great show🤘
Holy cow! Sure its been said a million time here but THANKS!!! How decent of you to teach on this free platform. I just started playing again after 45 years. In my day, we had to turn vinyl and lift the stylus and reset to try to hear what Jimmy Page (or anyone else) was playing. Hey kids, listen up and LEARN TO PLAY!
Wow amazing. What a gentleman to share this thoughts. Also the symmetrical thinking is great to see
“That’s not a capo”, brilliant! I always tend to get stuck above “the capo”, or sometimes down to the 4th position.
What a blessing to have this on the interwebs. Thanks, John!
Why does this guitar sound soooo dammit GOOD 😳
I have to let my head wrap around all of this. Thank you.
Best thing I learned is even the great Mayer has grounding noise issues with his home rig
Maybe if I watch this 1000 more times I’ll be able to grasp this.
John you just tripled my guitar skills in 7:30 thanks. I could already good player but I’m dyslexic never put it together like that. I can’t read notes tab or watch unless backwards just patterns in my head . You freakin rock. Thanks
I really appreciate you sharing this with us!
There were good books in the early 70s covering all of those positions for rock ‘n’ roll and blues licks. Pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Keith Richards and Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters…
Harvey Vinson, How to Play Rock Guitar. Essential!
Really fascinating how different people learn the same sort of things. Whatever method it takes to make it all click is totally cool. 👍🏻
Man, I just realized I know nothing about blues! Thank you John for a brilhant lesson, even if I did not get it I really appreciate your efforts and time!! Blessed is our God Who gave you such a talent!! Cheers from Brazil!
Amazing! Favourite this right now...!
The best guitar lessons you’ve never had!.
Amazing John , I’ve been a fan for the longest time thank you so much for the lesson . Keep it up and your my idol when it comes to guitar playing. Keepsafe always
Yeah, nice lessons! And it's free 😊 and oh, that tone, that reverb! 🎸👌
This is fantastic stuff! Thank you sir!
Thanks for putting this on here. Super helpful!
I’ve been doing something similar to this for years and really just thought it was because I don’t know all of my pentatonic shapes and I just found the notes where I found them. I kind of felt like I was working harder than I needed to. I’m all over the neck while other, much better guitarists could stay within the same 4-5 frets. Hmmm. I might need to re-evaluate this.
Thankyou john... Fan here from the Philippines...
God bless you!
“Why don’t you explain this to me like I’m five?”
John… thanks for the lesson, I am an intermediate guitar player focused on this concept right now!!!
Thank you John! You and Eric clapton are my favorite
What, A guitar god is giving free lessons on the Tube! Amazing!!!! Just found John's channel from under my rock.
I wish someone had told me this when I was 15.... lol. Great lesson!
I'm not sure why this way of looking at the fretboard never clicked with me before, but since this video I have found it indispensable.
Mayer invites us to think outside the box with guitar. Problem is, not only can I not find my way back into the box when I need to, I don't even know where the fucking box is anymore.
The brain of John Mayer... I'm here for it
Free guitar lessons from John Mayer to help us cope with the lockdowns and the insanity we are experiencing....priceless.
JM: "Everyone thinks about pentatonic..."
*unbelievable level of riffing never heard before in my life*
me: "ya that's exactly what I was just thinking..."
John thank you for the lesson. Great way to think about the pentatonic positions. Very helpful!
This is one of the few great things about the internet
when you play E minor over E major on last train home it freaks me out. thank you for the lesson!!
Many many thanks for sharing with us these thoughts
This was incredibly helpful man, thanks!
Thank you, John
This makes me very happy.
If anyone can't figure out that this guy is probably one of the best guitarists on the planet they need therapy. Mayer is legendary end of story .
pentatonic is Swiss army of the scale
This guy is good guitar player, hope he make it big one day!
This is why John Is the blues master
I’ve been working on this exact thing, and this example really helped put it in perspective. Thank you!
a free lesson from a genius...what could be better?
Amp sounds great too! Great lesson!
I remember when my guitar teacher showed me this years ago. great stuff
Thanks so much John
What a fucking great tone.
this is probs the best guitar soloing lesson ever. he shows how going below ground is the key
What an off the chart player.
Thanks letting us into your head John! I like how you been doin this some lately nice tension
Really dig your new sound, especially last train home
Brilliant thank you 🙏 John
Thanks john! is really interesting to move shapes and create other voices while soloing.
awesome, thanks John
The lock at 4:50 is insane. The control required to play that is other worldly.