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.

A true musician never stops learning.

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!!!

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.

Jerry is smiling for sure. The force is strong with this young Jedi!!

John has been listening to Stitch Guitar Method

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.

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

"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

He is a musical fucking genius.

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.

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!

Just learned more in the first 5 minutes than my whole past 40 years trying to master this thing. Legend John. Thanks so much! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

You don't need a haircut. Someone always has to be critical. I appreciate you. So down to earth.

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.

Sheer brilliance - Can't wait for Playin' in the Sand this year. Thank you John!!

This video just reminds me of how much a genius Jerry Garcia was. John is doing a fine job of learning his chops though.

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.

Absolutely beautiful John. Thank you for all the heart you've put into this all these years. It has been such a welcomed pleasure & inspiration. For me, you have absolutely channeled that same energy Garcia put into his music. It's the first I've felt it since he passed. (ps. you made Parish smile also, that says a lot right there.)

That was awesome! Thank you John Mayer for letting us in!

Bow Down. What a treat to here these timeless tunes with John's interpretation and riffs.

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.

Has me so freakin excited for this summer ❤️💙

So great to see John back.. making it all look and sound so magical.

More in those 2 chords than in my lifetime! Simply amazing what skilled hands can do for the soul. That was good John boy!

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!

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!

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.

Thanks, John! In this practice session you have really hit on what I love about the Dead's music. Saw the show in Dallas last week and y'all were ON FIRE (it was also hot as hell)!! Can't wait 'til the next tour!!

This is an incredible video ! I Could literally watch this all night

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." 🎸🐝💕😍🔥🌸

Wonderful! Opens up a whole world of melodic accompaniment!

Thank you for making this video, John. This lesson not only reveals how Jerry navigated around the neck, but it clarifies and explains for me a broader sense of musicality that, for the first time, I finally understand! Can’t wait to practice tonight🤓

This is great! Thanks! Dead and Co are really blasting off this summer. Love it. You clearly recognize that Jerry created this whole realm and you get to play in it for us, and many of us love you for it, as the music lives on, breathing new life. U are an amazing interpreter. On a side note, I find it interesting how little you play with your pinky!!

I loved watching this. Seeing him put his thought and time into these songs. The contrast to seeing him on stage with eyes closed seemingly not even thinking about it, bit letting the spirit of Jerry and the music just take him on a journey. No thought, just magical playing

Thank you John, we are very grateful for 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

Thanks so much for taking the time to provide a hugely valuable lesson!

Thanks for loving and playing Grateful Dead music. These last 8 years have been an unexpected and wonderful ride.

I love watching you practice The Dead. You look so happy man.

John, thanks for sharing this time of yours.

To think that years ago we had to buy a magazine to get insight like this. What a great resource for guitar players! Thanks Mayer!😊

Thanks so much. Totally different way to look at guitar. I learned more in 10 minutes from your demo than in 10 yeats. Hope your tour was a blast. Stuff like this keeps guitar playing fresh and new.

Thank you for bringing us in.

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Lol. Loving how wide and compassionate his soul is. There's room within him for The Divine to flow through. ❤

You’re a good teacher John . I taught full time philly and San Fran for 25 years, gigs at night. Keep postin these .

I would like to add john that seeing my first show in 1985 and many many shows there after and seeing jerry play as if it was a walk in the park for him and you my freind after seeing you play with dead and company 2 dozen or more times just leave me in awwwh how so so talented you are my freind always puts a smile on my face to see and hear the music i so much love for so many years i just want to say thank you and i never feel disapointed after a show keep it up john you truly are a masterpiece!

I feel like John Mayer was born with the guitar embedded in his soul. He can play anything and you can totally tell that he feels every note, it's really incredible to watch him! I've seen almost 150 dead shows and with his musical talent, there's not another human alive that could have filled that role better than he did! Thank you very much John Mayer ❤️☮️☮️

Thanks John. I needed this today.

Strong melodic lines come out. Thanks this makes total sense. Great instruction. Great player.

What a great teacher. What a great talent. Just wow.

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

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 !

Thanks for letting us in on the process and sharing tips. I can’t wait to get home and grab my guitar

John! Thanks for sharing and keeping it real!

Wow, thanks for this! There was a lot I needed from this I didn't know i needed :) Just discovering these and i really appreciate this and you taking time to do it!

Saw you in Vegas at the Sphere and became a fan for life. I think Jerry would be proud. Shine on, Brother.

I love the fluidity of John’s playing.

This is so fantastic. An actual practice video with mistakes and no edits! This guy is a monster player. Thanks for the inspiration to plug in and practice. ❤

Awesome. Thank for taking the time to do this. Much appreciated.

John Thank you so much gor your humility and willingness to share your vast knowledge of guitar playing and simplifying complex ways of getting around the fret board You exemplify why Eric Clapton calls you a Master Guitarist in every way !! I enjoyed your playing in Charlotte with Dead and Company !! Thank You and May God's Light forever shine upon you

ty much sir, very helpful. it's so valuable to see how a master approaches their studies--really appreciate it. godspeed my man

Wow that’s awesome you share knowledge like this! Expanding the love of music. Thank you

This video deepened my respect for you exponentially. Thank you for posting it - very inspirational.

Love ya John. Thanks for doing these awesome videos. Keep on playing!

I really hope that you are a part of the Dead & Co. reboot after this “final” tour. We need a lot more of this.

Thank you for sharing man. Great to see genius in action

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 :)

Dude! Very nice. Thanks for being so down to earth. And chill

He really is the best, and after all the greats to have, John's arrival makes music fabulous, a genius, and yeah, EC doesn't mind god bless you John Mayer

Love the integrative musicality you’ve developed for yourself. Thanks for sharing your melodic mindfulness techniques . ❤

Thank u so much John 🎶💕

Thanks for the lesson! Truly appreciated and brilliant!

So glad to hear the life he adds to the Dead. Thank you.

Thank you John for your insight on playing guitar and your methods, love your videos man. You with dead and company is so amazing. So Perfect you are playing with them. Your playing style sounds just like Jerry. It’s incredible.

I’ve actually been all deep in improvising for the last year or so- and all roads with improv eventually lead to Jerry. The bit you said about one string really struck a chord with me no put intended. Sugaree is a good example of this. Learning to play the sugaree vocal melody on guitar basically changed everything for me. i started to see all the places that the triads come in and their barre chords. It helped me unlock the fretboard past just major vs minor. Thanks JM. JG became my biggest guitar hero once I started improvising, and I gotta say- he would look down on you and smile. He would be touched that you threw in some chromatics as a shout out to him, I think he’d be touched to hear your more blues based kind of takes on his melodies. He was first and foremost a musician- and anybody who understands music would have to smile at your take on the dead library. Not only that but to see how you’ve grown as a player over the time on the road with them. You’ll never read this but as a Jerry fan I just wanted to say thanks bro for the tips and I’m gonna learn a lot more from analyzing your take on jerry. When you talk about how you hear music on your head it makes me feel sane. Same goes for the “holding a guitar making you feel better cuz you could play it at any time” type thing. I think great players and people who have that potential to be a great player and have their own voice on guitar tend to be pretty crazy adhd or whatever the way we hear and obsess over music. When you talk about all those years of playing guitar in your bedroom just working on your chops for when you get to play music with somebody else- that is so me rn. Except I did my dead improv phase before even playing with anyone. But dude- whenever somebody says something bad about you- remember the dead and co stuff. Once you’ve played this music you’ve eternally improved peoples lives. This music for whatever reason changes peoples lives. For me that first song was Althea.

You are Always a Music Genius!

Great instructions, I love the personality and determination and teach others your gift.❤ My father was a fluent guitar player what passed away in the 90s I only wish you could have seen you play. As you know everyone has their own style and it definitely is an art. Like you said anyone can play guitar and learn the instruction but the music 🎵 that you create is your own individual touch.

wow, I'm 70 and I've been lost doing these movements forever, and he just made my day...💥🤸way💥🤸life 💥🤸🕺🎶, doing this sitting with a piano 💥🤸🕺🎶😃try it 🥳💗thanks John Mayer

Saw him 7/1/23 in boulder,co. This guy put on an absolute clinic. Jerry would be so proud! Thanks for a great night, Dead & Co!

Thanks!! Very fun to watch and inspiring...

Been studying Jerry for 30 years and obviously been keeping an eye on John's contribution (well done by the way). This is a great honest glimpse into how fun and challenging this is even for the most seasoned player. 24 min to the end is my favorite to hear him speak openly about this experience as it relates to guitar. 'when you get confused listen to the music play!" *cue best solo ever* postscript: I would love to hear JM play JGB "get out my life woman" which is still today Jerry's best guitar work!!!

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 👍👍🍻😎

The smile at 3:51 when he makes that beautiful melodic transition back to chords cracks me up.

Of any instructional material for guitar on any platform, I find these videos in this format to be the most inspiring. I get frustrated with myself when practicing and trying to learn to do just the kinds of things John is talking about here, and often think I’ll never get there because I don’t have the musical training and perfect feel of someone like John. But to see that he loses it sometimes, even with all of his education and practice and talent, gives me a glimmer of hope that I can get there one day. Edit: re-reading that, it can sound somewhat disrespectful of John. Just want to make it clear that I have immense respect for this guy as a musician, and he seems to be a really great person as well. Not every guitar “god” will demystify themselves by presenting to the world when they’re vulnerable and can make mistakes (like during practice time). It’s very refreshing and speaks volumes about the kinda person he is. It’s all about the music with him. No ego.

Thank you John!

honestly wasn't a huge fan before but thts a solid dude. cool to see the sharing of knowledge in such an informal environment

Man Mayer is so cool. His psych for this instrument is contagious

This was so great to hear

So awesome and generous.

John you are one of my biggest musical influences you make me want to pick up my guitar more

Thanks for sharing John. Great video to watch.

You deserve all respect John!

John your dynamics have gotten better . Excellent

❤ so enjoyable to watch and listen to you work.

Man you are killing it with the Dead. Carry on! Your playing is phenomenal.

That was freakin' awesome. Thanks John! It was comforting to hear you say Slipnot is the hardest thing you've ever learned. I have good days and bad days playing it. Lol

As someone just getting started learning guitar this is literally magic! He makes it look so effortless while I’m in pain trying to form a barre chord or a normal chord for that matter!😂❤

Thank you John.

I come back to this video whenever I am not feeling the will to practice in order to remind me that even the greats have to do it. John was the best choice to take Jerry's spot on stage.