Mayer is the Clapton of my generation and I'm happy to have been able to follow him from his early days till date. Can't wait to see what more he has in store for us.

Big nod to Mark Knopfler by John. Stellar playing as usual.

There is nothing like seeing John Mayer in person. ❤🎶

Michael: we aren’t gonna go note-by-note Also Michael: proceeds to figure out the entire solo note-by-note 😂

Mayer is crushing both on his own beautiful music ,as well as his incredible live performances with Dead and Company…his extended solos and exploration of the intricacies of the melodies and grooves are simply awe inspiring…I learn something every time I watch and listen to him play.😀🎸🔥thanks for this deep dive into Wild Blue👍

god this guy is on another level… happy to be alive to witness this

Best song on the album, imho. It really shows his influences of Knopfler, Cale and the Grateful Dead, and yet his own voice shines through in both the writing and performance. Super tasteful all around. Great job again, Michael!

I hear The Eagles, i hear Mark Knopfler, i hear Fleetwood Mac..and i love John's playing, good trip!

I never cared for John Mayer back when I was in high school and he emerged on the scene. Songs like "No Such Thing" and "Your Body is a Wonderland" grinded against the rock aesthetic my buddies and I worshipped when we'd sit around and watch the Woodstock documentary over and over. Now, as an adult, I've come to appreciate his diversity and skill as a guitar player and singer/songwriter and his ability to shift from pop icon to jam band rocker. Impressive work on his part. I found it interesting how Rick Beato referred to him as the "last guitar god" or something like that, as he seems to be the last guitar-centered musician that can fill a stadium. I also liked how Mayer handled Mary Spender finishing "Last Train Home" before he'd even released it. Class act, there! Thanks for the content! Amazing stuff as always

John Mayer balance's his melodicness with his guitar chops it makes such catchy songs. Ive been to one of John Mayer's concerts years ago and his sound people are the best, great mix.

I know very little about guitar playing and would always shy away from guitarists going off on long riffs. And then I listened to John . You explain so well about his use of melody throughout a riff. It's what kept me drawn to his music and now I can't wait for those parts, the longer the better. It's mesmerizing.

John is truly a brilliant guitarist.

I feel lucky to be alive and able to appreciate music the way I do while John remains in his prime

YES I just spent like three days learning the parts for this and was having such a blast ! So refreshing to see this after that exploration, deeper than I ever knew!

great video. JM is a modern day blues guitar master who is also a mainstream artist, not an easy feat. ive grown more and more to appreciate him and his amazing feel and melodicism. when i was younger i was into more flashy and technical playing, but now i just love it when i hear a dude make the guitar literally sing. and Knopfler and JJ Cale influence all over this one.

I geeked out really hard when I watched this performance the first time right where you did around the 21 minute mark--where he hit that huge slide down on the third string seemingly out of nowhere. Sob Rock is not my favorite album of his, but, seeing you analyze this performance really helps me appreciate the genius of his craft. The dude never stops learning, growing, and challenging himself.

The whole record is so so awesome. So is this Channel. Thats the reason why i watched this video quite a few times. It brings together two things I like - John and Michael 😎🙌🏻

Ayeee! Made it to your homepage hahah :) Great video, Michael!

Awesome breakdown. Mayer was absolutely flawless on this one.

The song sounds very Mark Knopflerish to me. I think he is really one of the great players ever. Even his early pop stuff if you listen to the guitar parts they are intricate and melodic.

Absolutely love Mayer and love this track! Been waiting for this review 😁

Music theory made me an asset to any band and blew up my songwriting. This channel tied the theory to songs. Truly grateful for that.

Great breakdown. I like how you can hear a lot of his Dead and Company experience/time coming through in his playing when he just 'goes'.

This video show how great jhon mayer guitar player.

I swear, every video of yours I watch brings me further along in my development as a musician, thank you Michael 🙏

What a great breakdown of the chord structures and progression. Thanks!

Everytime i see your videos i wanna grab my guitar and learn new things from you, thanks and keep up the extremely good work you do, and i love the width of genres you touch, peace from Sweden

Michael! Great stuff! I never finish your videos, not because they’re not excellent and entertaining but because I just HAVE to play guitar and work through and try out things you say before it ends! Immaculate sir 👌🏻🤘🏻

My god I’ve never wanted a guitar so bad until seeing that black prs of yours 😭

Spectacular. Thanks so much. I've been working on C major 3 string triads. I couldn't follow everything, but I was able to follow a lot of it and will return to work on what I missed to learn more. What made this exceptional for me was its "simplicity" and tempo. Because Mayer and you focused on the segments and connections, it felt like you unlocked a lot of the fretboard for me. I'm struck by how great musicians make great music out of basic building blocks. And how learning a relatively simple song can reveal that architecture even to someone at my level, when someone at your level explains what is happening. Lots of great art is simple, once the artist puts it together for us. Thanks again. An aha moment.

Such a killer song... John is soooo good man.

Always a pleasure when my favorite guitarist and teacher cross paths. Great performance and reaction.

I have joined as lifetime member of your platform. I have not actually been there since doing it, I just felt that I wanted to thank you for all these great videos I have been watching on KZfaq...

Dude!! Love this station! Also love that your reviewing John! I can truly tell that he has been heavily influence by the dead and company it really is coming out in this song with a little dab of jerry hooks but completely his own style!! Love it! Love it!!

really nice, both song performance and your reaction to it... in other words: you're thoughts on it made it even better

Great song, great breakdown! Realllllllly enjoyed this one, thanks for the great content Michael.

You'r so good! You do what I tell every one and they do not understand what i'm talking about... So well explain, again thank you, thank you, thank you.

What a beautiful explaination loved it ! :") Thankyou so much❤️

I love the "nerdy" stuff! Keep it coming please for us beginner theorists. I like how you talk about the different hats the chord progression can wear. (Like how you said the progression resolved on C but we weren't feeling it like a resolve until the F)

Loved the live stream last night. Thanks

Yeah, that's what I thought, too. It's almost like listening to Knopfler playing on Fleetwood Mac's Dreams. Mayer's tribute to 1977.

What a great video. Wonderfully dissected. Kudos, mate.!

Great analysis. Really enjoy the videos. Thank you

That guys gonna really be somebody someday.

Knopfler influence all over this song (including finger playing). I wasn't much of a Mayer "fan" until I saw his set at The Crossroad Guitar 2007 in Chicago (on video) and he sure changed my opinion. Also around that time Continuum came out and what an album. Also the John Mayer Trio - just a great straight ahead power blues/rock ensemble.

I really liked that opening little riff man. That was sweet, especially that little dissonant ditty.

Killer break down Michael, keep up the great work!

Very nice! Thank you for your service and expertise

So happy to have found you today. You're a stud!

Let us all thank Leo Fender for his huge contribution to the sound we all love, a sweet single-coil pickup tone, played by a Master. Thank You Michael, for all you do.

In an alternate universe where Mark Knopfler did a guest appearance on Fleetwood Mac's Tango in the Night album, you'd have Wild Blue.

Honestly, John Mayer sounds this good live. When a guy understands music they know how to set up the rig

What an awesome breakdown of the song! Thank you.

Just started watching your vids, I like u, normal bloke doing what we all do when we're looking up tunes online haha 👍👍👍

John is still underrated as a guitarist.. he needs to take some of his live playing and bring it to the studio!

You are clearly a great guitar teacher and a great player. You pick up so much of this so quickly it is astounding. That said, for some reason, I feel compelled to comment that you have a tendency to initially interplay passing notes in a line as major rather than minor. I don’t know nearly enough to say yes it’s a major note in that particular scale, or if it just seems to function as one in terms of the passing note. It kind of drove me nuts. Which is ridiculous on my part. I don’t know nearly what you know, I just heard it. Def like the video, the song, and how you teach. I wasn’t able to take in nearly as much as you laid out, but did understand and learn some.

What a great video - breakdown of things and chat- John Mayer is by far the most brilliant song writer and musician of our times -

Anyone else getting a super strong Mark Knopfler vibe from this song?

Dude your sound is amazing. Im listening through my phone connected to my car and its blowing me away each time you play a riff👌👍😲. Im currently a guitarist in training and i cant get enough of john mayers style. But i think that while ever ive got a hole in my arse ill never be able to play 1/2 his style 🤣🤣 good work 👌

Thank you Michael - so good as usual!

Thanks Michael --- this was a great eval!!!

Man I LOVE this channel!!

Your observations are Very Nice, and thats was a Nice content Man, keep It on.

i always love to hear new dire straits music...

. Dulcet tones =pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello. pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing. Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell. Good word. I have never seen a song get covered so fast,and so well covered.

Just subscribed to GuitarGate, stoked to learn more!

Good for you Casper Ruud… not only good with the racket… also amazing playing the guitar!!

Heard that Sony "Stop Recording" descending arp at the end there, Michael! Cool to see you shoot Sony too! Great video as always :)

i knew this was coming! i was waiting

I have no idea why I started thinking of sultan of swing but I did immediately as soon as the song started playing

Such an enjoyable analysis.

Never been a big mayer fan, but TRIO and dead and co are great. Gave this new record a listen and though I dont love it, this track and the singles are pretty good.

A whole lot of "Sultans" inspo in those licks.... love it....

Great stuff!

I'm not a big fan of PRS, but your guitar looks terrific.. I really love the contrast between body and neck. It all works great together.

Theory has never added to my game the way technique does.

Love some Mayer reactions!!!

I barely know Mayer's solo stuff at all but I've listened to Sob Rock 1000 times by now. Fantastic album.

PLEASE!!!! John Mayers - Like a Rolling Stone (cover) on the Howard Stern birthday bash! Been a subscriber for a couple years now! Love your work! All the way from Australia 🇦🇺

first time played "live" looking forward to it being played live on his next solo tour. Headphone boy has been killing it lately on D&C tour!!!!

I like the PRS with the Maple Fretboard! 🎸👍

"Ohh ohhh...Vida Blue".... ;-) that hook line is "borrowed" from The Beatles And I Love Her....nice tune and well analyzed, thanks Michael.

JM didn't waste a single note on Sob Rock!

Another beautiful PRS

What a song!

Anytime I hear someone talk trash about John's playing, I know they know nothing about guitar. Or the ones that base his playing, on pop songs they hear on the radio. IMO, John Mayer is the best to ever do it. There is nothing he can't do, whether it be a pop song, blues jam, psychedelic rock and everything in between.

YOU HAVE TO SEE DEAD & Co LIVE!!!!!! Mayer adds another dimension to such an amazing band!

What a great video Michael. The way you explain all the intricate details in music is inspiring. I started using Guitar Gate about a month ago and have been loving it. Thank you!

I've been out of the music game (gigging) for a couple years now. Getting back to jamming with some friends soon but my theory has dulled quite a bit. Highly considering taking your course over this coming winter when I have more free time. Love that strat. Love the channel. Keep 'em coming. Thank you for your contributions to music.

Lmao dude, I'm loving watching you make the same exact faces that I make watching him play usually followed by a (FU JOHN). You are great, even though I barely comprehended half of what you were trying to teach, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute, ty.

Subscribed! You're so legit Michael!

Thanks for sharing your analysis, very insightful. I'm trying to transcribe the outro solo and it's tough!

awesome song, surprisingly simple! I was able to pick up the solo (from record version) and I am like not very good at guitar. made me very happy :)

Yeah I hear a few seconds of a Knopfler-esque run. I'm a big fan, and it's great....but this song sounds to me like I popped a JJ Cale album in. Absolutely love it.

Very good as usual!

Oh Johnny definitely listening to Knopfler these days. Beautiful.

John sounds like he sautés his fingers in a nice buttercream sauce before he goes on stage

I wish you would have been familiar with the original so you could have reacted to the changes John brought to this live. And let some of the solos play through a bit more so they can be heard and enjoyed more in context. Your brain likely holds it all together better than mine ;) Anyway really amazed at your ability to pick the song apart and share the underlying theory and musicianship underlying this incredible performance.

Hear a lot of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac (Dreams, Rhiannon) in this song - very similar sort of use of the #4 over the IV chord in both songs.

If you havent done "gravity" by John Mayer, Live from LA.... I would love you to see your reaction to his nut bends... it blew my mind. I had never seen anyone do that before