I Learned John Mayer's HARDEST Riff (and its not what you think)

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I Learned John Mayer's HARDEST Riff (and its not what you think)

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Have you ever taken the time to learn John Mayer's hardest song?! Extremely frustrating!

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@americanjetset5010 Жыл бұрын

Battle Studies overall is super under-rated. "Assassin" is probably my favorite Mayer song.

@Mayorofas Жыл бұрын

Oh my god that solo. The whole song is pretty solid, but I think it's one of his best solos; it feels very SRV

@JacobL25 Жыл бұрын

Just listened for the first time. Absolute banger.

@BryceRogers_ Жыл бұрын

I would have never guessed that people underrated it... until last year when I heard people rank it really low in his discog. From the minute I heard that album, I figured it would be universally acclaimed

@standardofexcellence Жыл бұрын

Love that song, I've been singing mayer since he came out and everytime people say I sound just like him, it's an emulation gift

@jamesmcgarvey3 Жыл бұрын

Assassin has been one of THOSE songs since the first time I heard it.

@nekkon1989 Жыл бұрын

The hard part is actually singing while playing the arpeggios 🤯

@ritwikjs Жыл бұрын

it's like you spend a week of your life learning, neon, start playing it comfortable, start trying to sing while playing it, and then give up on music altogether

@AngelPerez-lm8uj Жыл бұрын

I’ve practiced Edge of Desire so many times now it’s actually gotten to the point where I consider it “easy” for me

@SrinivasanChakravarthy Жыл бұрын

Could you sing it? While playing XD

@AngelPerez-lm8uj Жыл бұрын

@@SrinivasanChakravarthy that’s an absolute not. I’ve tried to learn how to sing and play it and it takes another level of mastery. But aye at least I can play the guitar part pretty damn good

@cchristianjeremy Жыл бұрын

That's the point of practicing over and over again, good job man

@SrinivasanChakravarthy Жыл бұрын

@Angel Perez Yes mate: i concur with you. Playing it = you're really good. Singing it +playing it = dude is from another world

@noahhudelson2447 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@shinjanaytor Жыл бұрын

I can play Neon, but I can’t play Edge of Desire. So I concur! Also, as a Les Paul player this makes me very happy

@JustSajojo Жыл бұрын

No wayyyy... i don't believe you. stop being so modest! You can absolutely play edge of desire

@samrosen9823 Жыл бұрын

You can definitely play it, I didn't know much about this song till a friend asked me to play it right after I'd finished learning Neon and I could play it in under 15 mins. You can definitely do it!

@bentorodrigues3871 Жыл бұрын

Edge of desire is easy, just use your thumb for the left hand e string notes, just how John Mayer plays it.

@wingerman4677 Жыл бұрын

Don’t be too happy its actually played on a gibson SG😝

@lucaskopke6886 Жыл бұрын

I think as just a riff neon is harder by quite a bit it’s just that singing neon is more natural as it goes well with the rhythm and bass line while edge of desire is more of a mayer deep cut so people won’t practice the song as much or play it as much, plus singing while doing arpeggios is really hard. It feels like singing while soloing almost.

@Dotmw Жыл бұрын

I dig the more analytical style; you have a knack for explaining things in interesting ways while drizzling a little theory on top for tab jockeys like myself. Would love to see another video like this!

@chrisgennett Жыл бұрын

I second this.

@samrosen9823 Жыл бұрын

Personally I found Neon much harder to learn but nonetheless, this riff is still so cool and one of the best from John Mayer

@nicholasberends7751 Жыл бұрын

Neon is really difficult because of the right hand, this is really difficult because of the left hand. Personally I consider them equal because of that

@connorlee9242 Жыл бұрын

@@nicholasberends7751 naw honestly edge of desire imo is WAY easier

@ethangarcia854 Жыл бұрын

@@connorlee9242I agree left hand when using the thumb isn’t too bad and right hand isn’t really an issue

@adams546 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. It's easier to learn Neon INCORRECTLY, than Edge of Desire, but it's easier to learn Edge of Desire than playing Neon CORRECTLY.

@sterilesteve5565 8 ай бұрын

@@connorlee9242i learned edge of desire in an hour and im still working on neon after years...

@philstreak2628 Жыл бұрын

Mike, this is top notch content. I love the memes, but the deep dives into specific songs and what makes them unique while maintaining your dry brand of humor is what you were born to do. Keep it up.

@Aaronius_Maximus Жыл бұрын

Edge of Desire has always been in my warmup routine since it was released. The acoustic version of it is great too!

@Mayorofas Жыл бұрын

Great video! I've been watching for videos for a while now, and I really like this format. Long enough to explain the ideas, but short enough to easily digest.

@RynFrmr Жыл бұрын

Loved the way you explained and broke this song down. As a big non-guitar playing John Mayer fan it was cool to understand a small bit of what makes the song so impressive from a music theory perspective. Keep doing more!

@HiHowAreYaaaa Жыл бұрын

Great video! I’ve been trying to learn this song forever, loved hearing your thoughts on it

@Guinnessbot Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Mike, thank you. Enjoying this style of video as well as your more humorous videos. Hope you have a fantastic weekend.

@theloganbachman07 Жыл бұрын

God this song is so powerful for me. It was my first John Mayer song. I wanted something that would challenge me as I felt like I wasn’t improving. I didn’t even know who John was but I knew he was a legendary guitarist, infamous for his incredibly difficult songs. I now have John’s entire discography on vinyl and I’ve seen him twice. This was the song that introduced me to my all time favorite musician. I can’t listen to this song without getting emotional.

@alexschwartz1483 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson! Loved how simply you put theory in it and explained such a finger twister of a song that has so much resonance & emotion. Teach the solo next!!!

@BananasFoster17 Жыл бұрын

Great breakdown man. I finally got the neon riff down earlier this year. His hardest riff for me is the intro to In Your Atmosphere. That hammer-on to vibrato is tough.

@michaelbecker5995 Жыл бұрын

I am so thankful to the algorithm for blessing me with your content. Love your humor as well as this more in depth look into a song. You actually have gotten me to take another look at John Mayer and dude is legit asf. thanks for that! You are fuckin awesome dude! thank you for the content.

@carlosdarity6456 Жыл бұрын

Loved the vid, brief, informative, effective and you had a unique way of analyzing the song and providing references to other tracks. Would love to see you do an acoustic video similar to this one for stop this train. That song is a challenge. The chords are simple but the rhythm and picking pattern is a doozy!!

@IniDim Жыл бұрын

To see the growth of your page over the last several months is so, so satisfying. I love your content, man. Super inspiring, interactive, educational, and humorous! Keep it going for the culture!

@TheGroovyGuitarDude Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, one of my favorite Mayer songs, from a criminally under-rated album! I worked out an “easier” way to play this that sounds super close, but I’ve never sat down and tackled the way he actually plays it. You killed it, great video man!

@CollieNike3 8 ай бұрын

You, Sir, have produced an excellent video here. Thank you! I subscribed as soon as you stared talking about the jazz chord progressions and intelligently explained the corresponding triads.

@AlexHamelMusic Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Loving the lighting, chill vibes too.

@harrymackie4181 Жыл бұрын

Loved watching this, a very different style to usual but learnt a lot! Keep em coming!

@MrConnorPatrick Жыл бұрын

Great video. Your channel is always fun but it gets better and better. Keep it going!

@bob08053 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Big JM fan and long time guitar guy and i appreciate the in-depth look at how he did it with the terms I am familiar with. Thanks!

@Chibi_Bendrix Жыл бұрын

Subbed, love the serious approach! Keep the skits but I dig dissecting songs!

@GrootGuitar Жыл бұрын

Loved this, great breakdown! 👏🦖

@andycasile Жыл бұрын

Love love love it! Keep these coming!

@analiacabello2011 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you are covering Battle studies! Edge of desire has been my favourite song of his for sooo long and it seems like it goes unnoticed most of the time

@dantea6444 Жыл бұрын

man this was a really cool breakdown of that riff, id love to see more man!

@aWildJersh Жыл бұрын

Bro this video was so short, I wanted more! Lol keep up the awesome content man, think I foudna new binge

@Happybeverage Жыл бұрын

Loved this style of video, hope to see more.

@privateer2584 Жыл бұрын

Nice! Love this style video!

@gabegd23 Жыл бұрын

Love this vid as well as the funny ones. Keep 'em coming!

@jindrichrehacek503 Жыл бұрын

I love this style, please keep it up!

@brunomillalaf8553 Жыл бұрын

Cool vid and love your tone!

@finestcustard5647 Жыл бұрын

I love the more serious video! You’re skits are fun too but it’s nice to hear you break down stuff seriously

@DanielJimenez-il9vr Жыл бұрын

Broooo i just found this channel!!! Keep the educational type videos coming!!!!

@jackson.sheppard Жыл бұрын

Just heard this song for the first time last week and it’s become one of my favorites - and the whole album is fantastic. Thanks for this insight!

@DamonBates Жыл бұрын

Well done says this former music major who’s had JM in his set list since about 2 mos. After his first album came out! Love the funny stuff AND love seeing you branch out into the more serious stuff. Keep doin what you’re doin!

@natemoore6760 Жыл бұрын

Loving your style mate. It’s clear from your satire as well that you’re very in tune to the cultural aspects while also having a clue about the technical side of things!

@Sam_guitar1999 Жыл бұрын

Really cool video, you explain this stuff really well

@thesandman1384 Жыл бұрын

Love the non-meme content from you man. You’re such a talented player and it’s great to see an informational breakdown from you

@amosboey6625 Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s a really cool breakdown, I just started picking up music theory too. Now I appreciate JM songs even more!

@randysummerall 6 ай бұрын

Yes sir loved it great info and teaching ❤

@enriqueperez2786 Жыл бұрын

I loved this video, this was one of the songs I fell most in love with after the complete continuum album.

@HeathHashGuitar Жыл бұрын

Killer tone man! Sounds great brother!

@kane6529 Жыл бұрын

Dat Toan Bone Brugh!

@jonnythirtle7719 Жыл бұрын

I love your stuff man

@johnhubley8314 Жыл бұрын

love your vids!

@simerese Жыл бұрын

i love the serious/theory kind of videos. keep 'em coming!

@RJW14 Жыл бұрын

I dig breakdowns like this, gives me ideas for chords that I could add to my own riffage.

@dreamsoda897 Жыл бұрын

I like the way you explain, good sir. Keep ‘em up!

@JoshGUITARofolo Жыл бұрын

Love the way you broke this one down for us, man. 🤘

@Broko432 Жыл бұрын

great job, please keep on doing what you are doing :)

@wbrozovic Жыл бұрын

This was really useful, I personally have not seen Edge Of Desire broken down like this. A breakdown of Lenny by SRV or Mayer’s cover of Ain’t no Sunshine would be dope to hear. Great work man!

@alexhettich1999 Жыл бұрын

Sorry fam but neon is much harder

@zz-qe2yf Жыл бұрын

Bro, continue to upload vids like these. We love stuff like these and we learn more and we're entertained too.

@TeaspoonUlysses Жыл бұрын

Really neat breakdown. Need more of these

@monir2600 Жыл бұрын

love the style of the video

@msobak1 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Very instructive and concise.

@hassan5708 Жыл бұрын

That’s a gorgeous Les Paul! Edge of Desire is one of my favourite songs as well. I only discovered it at my first John Mayer concert. Before that I was just a huge Continuum fan.

@nunezkant Жыл бұрын

I loved this video, subscribed.

@thatguybryce752 Жыл бұрын

Ngl i actually like this, you should do more!

@santiagocampillo 9 ай бұрын

bro at the start of the video i was like, nah, edge of desire is basically an exercise, but by the end of the video I subscribed. I now very much like your channel

@juhajuppi1920 Жыл бұрын

This was great. You had a lot to add to this!

@robertjohnmedia4069 Жыл бұрын

Hey bro, I’ve been following you for a while. You played really well. I’ve been playing for about 15 months, I’m at the beginning of my journey, and I’m a huge John Mayer fan. I’m starting to get the hang of this guitar thing, although I have a long way to go, keep the content coming, this was a great one. PS, battle studies is one of my favorite albums out of all of the JM collection. It’s amazing.

@AlphaTrinity Жыл бұрын

Great video. I’ll take all of the theory and tutorial-esque videos you feel like dishing out

@theodormentzoni4656 Жыл бұрын

Great vid man! As the Mayer nerd I am, I’ve been trying to nail down Edge of Desire for the better part of a year. But I’ve reached the conclusion that I’m just not good enough yet. So I really enjoyed your Jazz breakdown of the song. Don’t forget the simple, yet beautiful solo! Would love to see you do one from “Heavier Things”, like “Wheel”, “Only heart” or “Come back to bed”

@everlymarshall9179 Жыл бұрын

Very Underrated song! Agreed! Love these videos too!

@ladyluckdrums Жыл бұрын

Great video, I subscribed!

@prodJakob Жыл бұрын

Keep doin these kinda videos I like this !

@alexbecerramusic3820 Жыл бұрын

My two favorite Mayer deep cuts… Edge of Desire and Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey. I’ve been fortunate to see both of these played live during 2 different tours… edge of desire during the Born & Raised tour and Whiskey during The Search for Everything. JM is GOAT

@illwill9396 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely would love these kinds of videos. You're sense of humor is marvelous my friend but I'd love for u to "teach me seymour"

@stratdx Жыл бұрын

Yeah that is an incredible song. Good job playing it. Looks tough.

@gauravmishra5998 Жыл бұрын

Loved it!

@mikhaweni2578 Жыл бұрын

I love this content !!!

@seanuvan Жыл бұрын

I love that LP neck tone clean! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@bobjames9849 Жыл бұрын

Your great at explaining!

@charlesockholmes9764 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@tomnir3906 Жыл бұрын

I dig these more serious videos. You can totally pull that off too Mike!

@MrMitter Жыл бұрын

You're killing it bro!

@Outtachrono Жыл бұрын

Great vid I like your more informative content too

@itsjfrizzy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for teaching us another JM classic, my guy! Today I learned how to play the Amaj9 and Dmaj9. I'll be using those two chords more often because they sound 🌟 H E A V E N L Y 🌟!!!

@Shiznitt_ Жыл бұрын

So used to seeing your joke around. This was actually pretty cool. Nice LP btw. Not a bad price

@subhrendugupta4125 Жыл бұрын

Edge of desire is such an underrated song! Beautifully explained!🔥🔥🔥

@adnanathar5398 Жыл бұрын

sounds so similar to every breath you take!

@Roxanneredpanda Жыл бұрын

It's pretty similar to Andy Summer's style

@nicholasmoore7659 Жыл бұрын

Agree

@levikalkman5934 Жыл бұрын

I like the serious stuff👌🏼

@ozzylennon007 Жыл бұрын

I like this analytical style you're shifting to, it's nice that a knowledgeable person shares his wisdom

@davidthor9118 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Do more serious/analysis videos!!

@feedmelenny1587 Жыл бұрын

Awsome vid bro

@-_A-_-I-_-T-_-O-_-R Жыл бұрын

I love this!

@michaelgriffin369 10 ай бұрын

Very professional, thank you.

@mariog3777 Жыл бұрын

Your tone is so nice, makes me want to buy a gibson

@ryyymyyy 7 ай бұрын

the cheeky mixup in the second verse 👀 Bridge is amazing too!

@israelr6636 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@georgeparker6664 Жыл бұрын

I like these little bite sized lessons there pretty chill

@ritwikjs Жыл бұрын

Hey mike, you probably won't see this, but in the past when you've talked about music theory in an incredibly digestable way, I've started to get into note and chord theory. I spend three evenings a week (1.5 hours if i can manage it) in learning a new chord keys family, and learning the different variations (1,4,5; 2,5,1 etc) With so much free help on the internet and youtube, it makes life easier. As you started explaining it here, i was able to follow it a lot better. Wouldn't have been able to do that in the start of the year. Thanks a lot! My strat gets a lot of use now, and i have structure to my practice

@CidHerp Жыл бұрын

The part where you told us how to make an A major7th chord by going down a half step I don’t know why I never saw it like that but man you made something click in my brain! You’re awesome!

@expiredlunchables2645 Жыл бұрын

You're a great teacher dude

@jasonshrestha Жыл бұрын

I have been listening to this song almost every week ever since it came out, i never get tired of it! For those who don’t know, there is an acoustic version of it titled edge of desire apartment session