I’m just being honest, but I don’t think too many teenage girls listen to him. Maybe back in the mid 2000s when he was at his hay day, but definitely not now. These teenage girls have all grown up and are in their 30s now.
@@route6666 not true... he still has celebrity status and i know a handful of girls who are still gaga for john... i mean i get it he's still hot and his lyrics are as relatable as they've ever been.
@@Dionsilberman Yeah, your experience may vary. I'm just speaking as a teenager who is around teenage girls. I'd love to meet another one who was into John Mayer but now he seems to be mostly known by guitarists and people in their 30-40s. Maybe one day I'll find one.
I think as many have said, John Mayer truly is one of the last guitar heroes with a huge pop following. He is a really fluent and inspirational guitarist for modern players I'd say. Appreciate this one!
@@petergriffin4629 I love a couple of things SRV did but he grows boring really quickly. Have you heard the modern blues players like Derek Trucks or Chris Buck? They are light years ahead.
This guy is the definition of that... He’s Mr. I went to Berkeley too and studied under all the same professors as John did and have a PRS sponsorship just like John
@@jakobmorningstar Came here to say this. Quick story - I didn't pay ANY attention to John Mayer until a Family Video was playing that live DVD on their in-store TVs. Until then, I mistakenly thought he was just a heart throb corny pop singer etc - I didnt even know he was a guitarist of ANY kind until I was 'forced' into seeing that. This was surely right after that live DVD was released, so I got to enjoy 'Room for Squares' last days and be a DAY 1 Heavier Things album LOVER!!! :) Only seen him live once, bit it was outdoors, with my daughters, on vacation, at a venue in Ohio that has got to be one of the prettiest settings for a show (its like a state park kinda environment), kind of a midwest USA version of Red Rocks. Mayer's music has been with me for 20+ yrs now and it feels like just yesterday I was a 20yr old dude obsessed with his tunes.
A couple of John Mayer songs that I feel like are sleepers are Come Back To Bed and Friends Lovers or Nothing. Both of them have really cool changes in them. Something Like Olivia is another song that's really simple but he enters Clapton's tonal territory but with incredible groove.
Yeah, like as soon as he started playing I was like, “That’s Man on the Side, easy!” I guess I used to be a die hard fan, kinda fell off after battle studies but this is still a great one even after all these years
thought the saaaaame thing! lol been playin this since any given thursday. Correct title should be "Only real mayer fans know this song.. and you should now know it too."
This song was my everything near twenty years ago when I was seeing a girl whom was in a bad relationship and I was her man on the side. It was an intense, deeply romantic relationship that despite our bond was destined to fail and this song has been my reminder ever since and never fails to bring a tear to my eye.
I agree..I’ve been playing/enjoying this song since the first time I heard it on “Any Given Thursday”. I heard it was one of the first songs he ever wrote. I don’t know if that’s true though. I would love to have a high quality recording of him playing it. Thanks for making a video on it. Love your channel.
Has anyone forgotten a song COMPLETELY? I knew how to play this song on acoustic and forgot it 100% (might have a crappy recording of it somewhere). Such a beautiful song, thanks for reminding me of it :)
As a guitarist playin originals for bk trailers who's always been inspired by the John Mayer Trio, I liked your playing here since your tone is so clear and keep those melodic lines very pretty and steady. Nice accents that keep the ear captivated. Inspring!
Finallyyy somebody is talking about this song. I not too long ago found out about it and i noticed nobody was really doing any thing about it. I've heard that john made this song during his first year at Berkeley...pretty cool, thanks alot Tyler🔥🔥
OMG. I LOVE THIS SONG. This has always been my fave john mayer song - beautiful melody and words, lovely guitar. So glad to see this vid because I’ve never talked to anyone who actually knows this song
I was so happy you did this video, this has been my favorite JM tune for quite a few years and I never really heard anyone talk about it. So thank you!
He wrote this song, and some of the other songs on his debut album, with one of the guitar players from the Zac Brown Band. I think his name is Clay Cook. They were a duo really really on. Clay has a version of the song so that’s probably why John hasn’t done a version
Clay Cook is an incredible musician. Look up the video of him playing Blackbird and Maybe I'm Amazed in Eddie's Attic. He literally plays every single instrument for Maybe I'm a Amazed and uses loopers to put it all together to make the whole song and sings it as well and he does it ALL LIVE! It's insane!
There's a demo version he recorded for Lo-fi Masters with Clay Cook, its on youtube. And Clay Cook actually did a proper studio recording of the song which is on Spotify as well.
This song and Covered in Rain from his early live album completely changed my impression of and respect for JM. I was so ignorant of his skill and work, having only heard the pop radio hits, before then. Man, was I dumb!
I would definitely agree that this one is very under appreciated! I have been obsessed with this song ever since I first heard it a couple of years ago! 🤗🎸
Glad you took you perspective on this gem of a song. Good to know this song will be more out there, and I see this is what you’ve been practicing in quarantine. Nice!
I found a CD in a charity shop that had his live performance of SRV's Lenny that transitioned into Man on the side. I had to learn it. To this day, it's still my favourite song to do a slow jam to with my drummer mate. Good stuff Tyler.
The most Claptonesque I've heard him sound was on Something Like Olivia. That sounded like a song that could have been on Reptile with the tone he got. Really simple song but with a phenomenal groove.
Learning this has opened my eyes, I really appreciate it. I used to never go up the fretboard, but now I see all of my options in where I can play chords. You da best
The songs in his Live in LA album are really good, but i recently discovered him jamming at the crossroads guitar festival where he performed City love.
5:03 I see this as an (inverted) Esusmaj7 (E=root, B=5th, A=4th, Eb= maj7th) because it leads to Esus (E=root, A=4th, B=5th) which resolves to E (E=Root, Ab=Maj3rd, B=5th). But that's just my theoretical interpretation. Either way great video.
I have the studio recording of it, it exists. It's also also associated to Lenny by Stevie Ray Vaughn cause he usually gets into this song from licks from Lenny when played live
I USED TO PLAY THAT SONG IN HIGH SCHOOL! I gave me so many points in the "cool" department. I need to pick up my acoustic and figure out how to play that again.
Don’t forget John was roommates with Matt Mangano (the bassist of Zac Brown) at Berklee. Clay lived across the hall from them in the dorms. Matt recorded a bunch of their early tunes (like Victoria) in their dorm room before John and Clay dropped out and formed the lo-Fi masters.
One of the first songs I wanted to transcribe lol. I guess I know more of his stuff cause I been a fan since the early 2000s. Before the Mayer craze took over and people knew what phenom he was. It’s a trip I used to have people want me to teach them SRV solos and licks an now it’s been mayer for the last 5-6 years. The acoustic one is my favorite
Bruh I started from scratch, zero fingerpicking and knowledge of these chords. Took a solid month , add a few weeks maybe to get smooth flowy fingerpicking. Another month to get the chords as fluid as possible.. Started in September, now I'm nailing all chords smooth like butter . Now on to the licks and embellishments. TLDR ITS FUCKING DOABLE, PEOPLE. I'M DOING IT FOR A GIRL A LIKE AND TBH FEELS AMAZING TO NAIL THE SONG AGAIN AND AGAIN. TIP : embellishments and verse chords from this video, improvise the bridge from the original song and the chords for the main verse from the 'man on the side chord porn' tutorial will set you alrighty. Bottom note is : this song might be the best one to improve your phrasing and chord knowledge in this sweet scale of E major. Im fucking ruling and blazing through the fretboard on the E scale like crazy after learning this song. Well worth the 5 months .
Which JM tune do you think goes under-appreciated?
Music is Win covered in rain
daughters for sure. and love is a verb
fool to love you is underrated af
If I ever get around to living
@@mailman5006 covered in rain solo on Any Given Thursday it's John Mayer's peak for me!
I think one is second only to ‘another kind of green’ as one of the most under-the-radar John Mayer songs that deserve so much more attention.
Super fun to play as well
Facts its such a good song and the main lick is so tasty
I clicked thinking he was gonna play another kind of green. Funniest JM song to play!!!
i learned that the first time i heard it years ago. Pino and Steve made that song come alive.
Fuckin love that one
If you’re a John Mayer fan, you definitely know this song.
Must be a bunch of men on the side
Facts
Yep. And it's very nice.
@UCK0c6peESpLYCPg5vcH7rvQ it’s actually “Any Given Thursday”
Facts
As someone said, there are 2 fan bases of John Mayer:
Teenage girls and guitar players.
I’m an teenage girl and a guitar player so...I feel like I’m more on the guitar player side tho
I’m just being honest, but I don’t think too many teenage girls listen to him. Maybe back in the mid 2000s when he was at his hay day, but definitely not now. These teenage girls have all grown up and are in their 30s now.
@@route6666 not true... he still has celebrity status and i know a handful of girls who are still gaga for john... i mean i get it he's still hot and his lyrics are as relatable as they've ever been.
@@Dionsilberman Yeah, your experience may vary. I'm just speaking as a teenager who is around teenage girls. I'd love to meet another one who was into John Mayer but now he seems to be mostly known by guitarists and people in their 30-40s. Maybe one day I'll find one.
@@route6666 I mean he has 14 million monthly listeners on Spotify... I don’t think he’s underground.
I’m a rock and metal guy but John Mayer’s chops are unreal. His feel, tone, and note selection are just 🤯
His songwriting and voice are also on point👌. Been a huge fam of him since my guitar teacher taught me how to sing and play why georgia.
I think as many have said, John Mayer truly is one of the last guitar heroes with a huge pop following. He is a really fluent and inspirational guitarist for modern players I'd say. Appreciate this one!
@Bobby Hill he said "one of the last" not THE last jfc
Agreed. The only other I can think of who is a modern guitar hero known for playing the guitar by a pop audience is Matt Bellamy of muse.
I haven’t slept in 5 days
I don't know, compare that to some Stevie Ray Vaughan.... Let's say he is not at the tip of the cue, I'd say he can't even see the tip
@@petergriffin4629 I love a couple of things SRV did but he grows boring really quickly. Have you heard the modern blues players like Derek Trucks or Chris Buck? They are light years ahead.
Love the SRV tribute he does at the start of the live version of this song, definitely one of my favorites by John Mayer
Covered in the rain is so underrated. I’m glad people are starting to notice it.
This guy has the most Chad setup I've seen in a while. I bet people come in there and ask "You play guitar?"
Keep up the great work, man.
The intro he does live in 2002 is amazing I've been looking for tabs so long
just one of those things we cant get… try learning by ear. hint: most of it is in Emaj pentatonic :)
My favorite John Mayer song is covered in rain.
My favorite rain song is covered by John Mayer
Me too his tone is unreal
That song is brilliant. Most of his best stuff is live or in the unreleased category.
I keep saying that the solo from Covered in Rain might be one of the best guitar solos in history.
Same
I knew that was Man on the Side immediately. His unreleased songs are total gems, thank god for the Eddie’s Attic bootlegs.
yeah i love this song. lenny/man on the side live, its so good
J O H N M A Y E R I N T H E T I T L E
honestly how i felt
Yeah i remember that video 😂😂😂
This guy is the definition of that... He’s Mr. I went to Berkeley too and studied under all the same professors as John did and have a PRS sponsorship just like John
Lenny/Man On the Side is lowkey the best guitar parts Mayer has ever done
His Lenny is INSANE
John Mayer did a Lenny srv cover? Or is it a different song with same name
@@evthemen nah it’s SRV. Go to Apple Music/Spotify and type in Lenny/man on the side
Everett Cross he does a cover of Lenny that leads into Man On the Side of his live album Any Given Thursday
@@jakobmorningstar Came here to say this. Quick story - I didn't pay ANY attention to John Mayer until a Family Video was playing that live DVD on their in-store TVs. Until then, I mistakenly thought he was just a heart throb corny pop singer etc - I didnt even know he was a guitarist of ANY kind until I was 'forced' into seeing that. This was surely right after that live DVD was released, so I got to enjoy 'Room for Squares' last days and be a DAY 1 Heavier Things album LOVER!!! :) Only seen him live once, bit it was outdoors, with my daughters, on vacation, at a venue in Ohio that has got to be one of the prettiest settings for a show (its like a state park kinda environment), kind of a midwest USA version of Red Rocks. Mayer's music has been with me for 20+ yrs now and it feels like just yesterday I was a 20yr old dude obsessed with his tunes.
This is one of my favourite songs and it makes me so happy to see someone give it the recognition it deserves
A couple of John Mayer songs that I feel like are sleepers are Come Back To Bed and Friends Lovers or Nothing. Both of them have really cool changes in them. Something Like Olivia is another song that's really simple but he enters Clapton's tonal territory but with incredible groove.
one of my favourite songs of his!
“John Mayer song nobody knows” all die hard John Mayer fans: “ummmmm actually?”
Yeah, like as soon as he started playing I was like, “That’s Man on the Side, easy!” I guess I used to be a die hard fan, kinda fell off after battle studies but this is still a great one even after all these years
Five seconds into the video I’m singing “six numbers 🎶 “
thought the saaaaame thing! lol been playin this since any given thursday. Correct title should be "Only real mayer fans know this song.. and you should now know it too."
When it said a song nobody knew, I thought it would be like his rare acoustic performance of Wheel, or Break in the Clouds or something
Ikr....🚩🚩 flagged for misleading title 😂🤣 jk
This song was my everything near twenty years ago when I was seeing a girl whom was in a bad relationship and I was her man on the side.
It was an intense, deeply romantic relationship that despite our bond was destined to fail and this song has been my reminder ever since and never fails to bring a tear to my eye.
Vultures - love the funky 80's vibe
Yes one of my favorite JM songs. Love the recording from Birmingham AL where he plays Lenny as the intro. Awesome!
I listened to this on repeat about a year ago when I was going through a very relatable time. Masterpiece of a song
I agree..I’ve been playing/enjoying this song since the first time I heard it on “Any Given Thursday”. I heard it was one of the first songs he ever wrote. I don’t know if that’s true though. I would love to have a high quality recording of him playing it. Thanks for making a video on it. Love your channel.
Has anyone forgotten a song COMPLETELY? I knew how to play this song on acoustic and forgot it 100% (might have a crappy recording of it somewhere). Such a beautiful song, thanks for reminding me of it :)
John wrote this with Clay Cook a long time ago... love it!! Everything they wrote together is just so good
Let’s gooo
Every time I see him come up i know I’m up for a treat
Man on the side and Lenny. I love this..
As a guitarist playin originals for bk trailers who's always been inspired by the John Mayer Trio, I liked your playing here since your tone is so clear and keep those melodic lines very pretty and steady. Nice accents that keep the ear captivated. Inspring!
Finallyyy somebody is talking about this song. I not too long ago found out about it and i noticed nobody was really doing any thing about it. I've heard that john made this song during his first year at Berkeley...pretty cool, thanks alot Tyler🔥🔥
I love this song too, and loved it as soon as i first heard it years ago. You hear something new in there every time you listen to it, fabulous! 👍❤️
OMG. I LOVE THIS SONG. This has always been my fave john mayer song - beautiful melody and words, lovely guitar.
So glad to see this vid because I’ve never talked to anyone who actually knows this song
Been loving this song for a while, the acoustic intro is gorgeous highly recommend
This one just brings out something inside me I couldn’t express but he did it for me.
One of the first songs I've learned by JM, criminally underrated!!!
I was so happy you did this video, this has been my favorite JM tune for quite a few years and I never really heard anyone talk about it. So thank you!
I love your John Mayer videos. He’s my favorite musician of all time and I love to see you recreate and express what he does
Really awesome video man, it’s nice to see someone play the underrated John Mayer songs, they are incredible
He wrote this song, and some of the other songs on his debut album, with one of the guitar players from the Zac Brown Band. I think his name is Clay Cook. They were a duo really really on. Clay has a version of the song so that’s probably why John hasn’t done a version
Came here to make the same comment.
Clay Cook is an incredible musician. Look up the video of him playing Blackbird and Maybe I'm Amazed in Eddie's Attic. He literally plays every single instrument for Maybe I'm a Amazed and uses loopers to put it all together to make the whole song and sings it as well and he does it ALL LIVE! It's insane!
Just made the same comment 😂
There's a demo version he recorded for Lo-fi Masters with Clay Cook, its on youtube. And Clay Cook actually did a proper studio recording of the song which is on Spotify as well.
The song is on the live album "Any Given Thursday" as a combination "Lenny/Man on the Side".
Dude. Man on the side is awesome. I heard it for the first time when the live in birmingham DVD came out
Man on the side. Been playing it for years. Mayers been a monster for 2 decades now
Wow, that tone. chills, guys. literally, chills.
He played a cover of Lenny that led to this song in Birmingham AL. back in 02. Yeah, I'm old🎸Great concert. Miss those days.
Love man on the side! One of the best Mayer songs, he wrote it at Berklee I’m pretty sure at the same time as sucker and comfortable!!
Every time I hear this song, I have to listen to message in a bottle too. Loved Any Given Thursday.
Clarity and Something Missing are great ones in his early career
The JM trio version of something’s missing is the absolute best version of that song.
I love something's missing!
Any given Thursday FTW. Covered in rain solo is outrageous on that.
Jm's rendition of lenny/ man on the side will always be one of my favorite songs.
I love how loved john mayer is
Not only do I know this song, it's one of my favorite that he has ever produced
ANOTHER KIND OF GREEN!!!!
Amazing song and great guitar playing!
Co-written by Clay Cook who later was known for his work with Zac Brown Band. Clay has a studio version of this song, btw
Who found music is win randomly and started watching him daily for his incredible guitar skills?
me
Not me bruh
I don't really remember how I got to know this channel but goddamn I'm glad I found it
🙋🏻♂️
@@the___dude yeah me too
Your studio set up always brings me here cheers dude
There’re so many bangers JM never released but thankfully, they’ve made their way on TH-cam.
This song and Covered in Rain from his early live album completely changed my impression of and respect for JM. I was so ignorant of his skill and work, having only heard the pop radio hits, before then. Man, was I dumb!
I would definitely agree that this one is very under appreciated! I have been obsessed with this song ever since I first heard it a couple of years ago! 🤗🎸
One of my all time favorite JM songs!
Glad you took you perspective on this gem of a song. Good to know this song will be more out there, and I see this is what you’ve been practicing in quarantine. Nice!
This is easily one of my favorites to play
I found a CD in a charity shop that had his live performance of SRV's Lenny that transitioned into Man on the side. I had to learn it. To this day, it's still my favourite song to do a slow jam to with my drummer mate. Good stuff Tyler.
He covered Eric Clapton’s Promises and played the most insane improv solo I’ve ever heard. It’s on TH-cam. Highly recommend
The most Claptonesque I've heard him sound was on Something Like Olivia. That sounded like a song that could have been on Reptile with the tone he got. Really simple song but with a phenomenal groove.
I’m a simple man, I see John Mayer I like
Yeah same here
Find a new quote to copy and paste
Gunkanjima Okay, I’ll do it just for you cutie 😉
Gunkanjima i‘m eating peanuts right now, they‘re not as salty as you are though.
@@Atimo133
You spelled 'penis' wrong...
Man on the side. True die hards have stories of their own with this song.
Covered in rain is definitely my favorite underappreciated JM tune
Covered in Rain for me is his best song but unreleased!
What a song that is!... Amazing stuff!
Covered in rain is awesome but as a die hard mayer fan, seeing you do man on the side is awesome
Awesome job with this lesson, glad it popped up on my feed!
had to like this video because of the beautiful guitar playing in the beginning
Learning this has opened my eyes, I really appreciate it. I used to never go up the fretboard, but now I see all of my options in where I can play chords. You da best
Man on the side. The best mixup with SRV
Btw this was written by John and Clay Cook. Clay has a version on Spotify
The songs in his Live in LA album are really good, but i recently discovered him jamming at the crossroads guitar festival where he performed City love.
This is one of my favs! Hopefully fans of him already know this one!
I love that he’s using the John Mayer signature for this.
John actually has a recorded version of this song in an album he released with Clay Cook, it’s really underground tho
This is incredible. You are such a great teacher! Somehow you made it accessible even to this Padawan learner. Thank you. 🙏🏽🎸🎵😊
The last time I was this early Corona was just a beer
Lmao
Wow never heard that one before.
So original
@@lorcanfitzpatrick6019 ikr? I'm so original😌
Corona is a type of virus that has been around since before humans knew what viruses were.
The good times
5:03 I see this as an (inverted) Esusmaj7 (E=root, B=5th, A=4th, Eb= maj7th) because it leads to Esus (E=root, A=4th, B=5th) which resolves to E (E=Root, Ab=Maj3rd, B=5th). But that's just my theoretical interpretation. Either way great video.
Literally my favourite song of his, and i listen to JM everyday
Early John Mayer songs are absolute gems for guitar
I love Edge of Desire, nothing fancy on guitar but it always gets me.
I have the studio recording of it, it exists. It's also also associated to Lenny by Stevie Ray Vaughn cause he usually gets into this song from licks from Lenny when played live
I USED TO PLAY THAT SONG IN HIGH SCHOOL! I gave me so many points in the "cool" department. I need to pick up my acoustic and figure out how to play that again.
Another kind of green is another underrated amazing one
Shoutout to Clay Cook for the co write on this one. He also recorded it. Different from Mayer’s version tho.
and yes that’s Clay Cook from the Zach Brown band
Don’t forget John was roommates with Matt Mangano (the bassist of Zac Brown) at Berklee. Clay lived across the hall from them in the dorms. Matt recorded a bunch of their early tunes (like Victoria) in their dorm room before John and Clay dropped out and formed the lo-Fi masters.
I feel like this is the song most people dont realise is not john mayers but clay cooks.
Really soulful, makes me wanna pick up my guitar and start playing along
This man is just so incredible ..his video contents are good 👏
One of the first songs I wanted to transcribe lol. I guess I know more of his stuff cause I been a fan since the early 2000s. Before the Mayer craze took over and people knew what phenom he was. It’s a trip I used to have people want me to teach them SRV solos and licks an now it’s been mayer for the last 5-6 years. The acoustic one is my favorite
Bruh I started from scratch, zero fingerpicking and knowledge of these chords.
Took a solid month , add a few weeks maybe to get smooth flowy fingerpicking. Another month to get the chords as fluid as possible..
Started in September, now I'm nailing all chords smooth like butter . Now on to the licks and embellishments.
TLDR ITS FUCKING DOABLE, PEOPLE. I'M DOING IT FOR A GIRL A LIKE AND TBH FEELS AMAZING TO NAIL THE SONG AGAIN AND AGAIN.
TIP : embellishments and verse chords from this video, improvise the bridge from the original song and the chords for the main verse from the 'man on the side chord porn' tutorial will set you alrighty.
Bottom note is : this song might be the best one to improve your phrasing and chord knowledge in this sweet scale of E major. Im fucking ruling and blazing through the fretboard on the E scale like crazy after learning this song. Well worth the 5 months .
One of my favorites.
Thank you for making this video!!! Been wanted to learn this song for a while but never got around to it.
As a mayer fan I can say I’ve never heard this, what a beautiful song
yea, it's a beautiful chord set used for sure! I leant it few years ago, and enjoy playin git all the time! Thanks for this video too btw!
also... if you're looking for more obscure/under-loved JM songs with cool chords/progressions, check out "St. Patrick's Day". GREAT song!
I like this song so much! kinda hard to find in youtube tutorials tho.. Thanks Tyler AKA Music is Win!!♥️🤘🏻
"Man on the Side" definitely goes in the "Underrated Mayer Songs" category. It's up there with Covered in Rain and Something's Missing.
can’t believe i actually clicked thinking there was a mayer song i didnt know about
It’s a song he wrote with clay cook of the Zac brown band. It’s on of his solo albums.