What's your favorite John Mayer solo?

Mayer's tone is so unique that even if you're playing the same phrasing, you're still hard pressed to sound like him.

I went to the same show as you then :)

Yes I woke up at 5am to film this

“Go cry about it why dontcha”

4:11-4:17, anyone else hear the slight Hotel California

His bold as love solo is pretty amazing

Covered in Rain is hands down his best solo IMO

the part at 6:20 can be explained as an E minor pentatonic lick rather than D minor, the notes played exist in both scales. The chords in that particular section go from A major to E (E Major being the relative major key to C#minor). So if you're thinking of the tune in the context of E major, shifting between the E major and E minor pentatonic scale makes a lot of sense, as in blues it is common to shift between the minor and major tonalities. The E minor pentatonic sounds particularly good over the A and E major chord (it's like a IV I in the key of E)

This is like Habits of John Mayer pt:2

John Mayer approaches things differently because unlike the rest of us he's a musical genius.

John brings humor, sarcasm, and playfulness to his guitar playing, to make happy blues

I'm from the UK and my parents surprised me with tickets to see him at Maddison Square Garden 2 weeks ago. Easily one of the best concerts I've ever been to. He's a master of the guitar

Took the wife to see him in Brisbane and got moved to the fifth row - absolute standout for one of the best concerts ever - seeing the three of those guys - JM, David Ryan Harris and Isaiah Sharkey on guitar was a beautiful thing indeed Love your vids man - keep up the great work

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Man! With your vast knowledge, skill and feel on the guitar, and your amazing ability to explain what you’re trying to teach, you do an amazing job and I want to thank you for all your hard work and dedication to Music Is Win. I always enjoy your lessons and appreciate your willingness to share. Cheers to you!!

That Slow Dancing with Chris Stapleton was pretty cool! His voice suits the song! Lucky you!

Dang, Neon still remains my favorite song from, but Gravity has my favorite solo! Awesome to see that you saw him!

You’re a great player, and a very unique “thinker” about the instrument. Thank you!

Got tickets to see John Mayer in London this October. Can’t wait. Saw him a few years ago. Amazing player

"I guess i just feel like" Has some really interesting licks in both solos actually. Hope you do a video on it someday! Great video as always.

JM is one of those players that I think is ALWAYS thinking about progression and theory even though his hands are auto pilot at this point. It's all really smart choices. Things I wish I did or knew how to do!

My guitar teacher saw him and he said it was the best guitar performance he ever saw. The bassist of my band said it was even better than when he saw Eric Clapton. Based on these remarks, I'm kicking myself for not going.

That was so informative and I will incorporate this into my playing..I think John Mayer is talent that comes along only once in a lifetime....He can sing, write, and solo incredibly.. Anyone of those three can be a career in music.,and he’s got all three! His playing with Dead and Company has also been a joy to see and hear...Thanks for this wonderful tutorial and I love the tone and wood grain on your PRS guitar... you play from the heart and is a pleasure to listen to..

These are my favorite style videos of yours, the player and song analysis/lesson/theory oriented ones. Keep it up!

I’m seeing John Mayer in Atlanta tonight, excited to see a great show. great video!

That little minor pentatonic half step up trick is a great way to build a feel of tension before resolving....which makes a resolve to a root note or a major 3rd even sweeter. Its like it makes your ears parched and thirsty for a drink...and then you get that sonic glass of ice cold lemonade at the resolution, and it just makes it so much more satisfying.

6:50 hey I think what john actually does is playing 5th position of Em pentatonic

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room and Gravity, both live in LA versions. Nice video by the way Tyler!

When i saw John Mayer's name, i click

Good for you... If I were to see John live, I don't think I would have the heart to grab my guitar again...

Most people would just chill at show but you analyze the John Mayer and still has your perception to learn new concepts. This is the reason your channel gets that big imo, keep shredding!

Dude. This is a brilliant breakdown. Respect

One thing I notice from watching you for a few years is how much you have improved, especially your improv. To be clear you were always a god, but to me a lot of guitarists on here at your level don’t really noticeably change from year to year, where I can see that practice is still paying off for you. Cheers man you are a legit inspiration to me

Mayer is great. His tone really sets him apart from other players.

Great stuff. I noticed many guitars hanging in background. Well done. Many people neglect to use the "hanging tune" tuning, when they store guitars in this fashion. And as a result, the frets become very fretsifonic. Just a reminder to all. Hooray and good day!

The d minor shift is so beautiful to me. Using something out of the scale of the key that fits as a 3rd and 5th to the progression is subtle genius @6:46

4:11 you almost went full Hotel California there 😆

Have you seen Dead & Company? That's where johns playing really shines.

8:43 sounds very close to something that Richie Sambora seems to be doing all the time in "Bed of Roses". When you played that lick it reminded me of that song. Great vid, cheers

I had to watch this twice to get the lesson. First time through I was totally districted by that gorgeous PRS!

I was there too! Best night of my life

John Mayer's playing is true Genius. But after talking about all the 3rds, 9ths, major, minor, blues scales etc., I believe most of this automatically comes with just extensive playing, experimenting and most importantly FEEL. Thanks a lot "Music is Win" for an amazing lesson!

I am absolutely in LOVE with that guitar!!

C# min is one of my favorite keys! It opens the guitar to so many possibilities. Robin Trower does a lot in C# min.

That guitar is absolutely gorgeous.

My favorite John Mayer solo is wonderwall.

2007 Crossroads Festival. 1st Solo on Belief kicked AAAAAASSSSS. My Favourite OAT!

Super Cool lick! Richie Kotzen also does this a lot, bending minor 3rd to get to major 3rd, major 6th to get to 7th.

Didnt realize you were in Tennessee. That's awesome. Murfreesboro here. Enjoy your vids man. Keep'em coming.

I’m seeing John tonight in Charlotte and I’m fully ready to be inspired and blown away

This guy is aggressive turning his volume knob down, but so gentle turning it up

Going to see him next time he's in Denmark, looking forward to it so much! he's definitely my favorite artist, good video by the way as always!

John Mayer's pentatonic soloing doesn't impress me, but when he combines them with fast chord melodies/ chord changes, and gnarly grooves, that's really impressive.

I love if you could do a video on the best songs for novice players who want to advance . Not riffs but full guitar songs.

Man, i loved this video. It’s great. I actually feel like I’ve learnt a lot without even picking up my guitar

I started watching this video with my arms crossed going , hah! What John Mayer lick are you going to show me Win that I dont already know........I went from that to going and grabbing my guitar and replaying this video. Just BRILLIANT!! Its a lesson in the concept of John' s approach to solos. Well done and thank you and yes John Mayer is a monster guitarist.Cheers!

Man, great vid, when he’s playing ain’t no sunshine at red rocks and slips into the fuzz pedal in the middle of his solo starts doing some hammerons and slapping its pretty insane

I am going to the Chicago show in 5 days! I hope to be so inspired and learn a lot, as well!

There are near infinite possibilities with the creation of music, the possibilities rise exponentially with every new technique learned.

Drove back to Chattanooga last night and got back at 3am. Can't believe you got up at 5am to record this haha. Great video! It was a fantastic show!

I look at music as math written in an emotional language. The different kinds of scales represent different emotional feelings/equations. It's an e=mc2 type thing or timing +scale (key) = music. T + S (key) = M(e)

He was right in his experiment a while back you know, I saw John Mayer in the title and clicked on the video almost involuntarily.

That position shift in «D minor» is actually just a major to minor scale switch (Emaj to E-) and not just a half-step up lick. Just try playing in E minor pentatonic and switch back to major. That's the sound. Very common in country music.

Hey I just saw him at the Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan. Great show, he's an awesome guitarist.

I love this guitar that you’re using in this video. I have the SE version. Hopefully one day I can get the core.

That is easily my favorite song of his. very emotional.

I’m seeing him tonight in Charlotte. Can’t wait!

check out the lead he plays on his live cover of All along the watchtower

BRILLIANT!

Can you do some videos with the majesty? I just love her aggressive tone (plus, she has one of the most powerful pickups ever, that is great for blues. Not enough gain? BOOST IT by 20 decibels)

Wow another video with John Mayer in the title 😂🤘🏻 I missed that so much lol

IMHO these videos are absolutely essential in the development of your own 6/7/8 string sound, thankyou 👏🤘

Man I really like how you didn't come at this from a place of complete infatuation with John Mayer. Don't get me wrong, I love JM too and a few years ago I was OBSESSED with his playing and chasing his tone and licks. Then I had a lightbulb moment in realizing I could never be like him and if I kept trying, all I'd ever amount to would be a much worse copy lol. I think a lot of people today forget that and are almost too fixated on copying Mayer to a tee when they should really approach his playing like you did in this video. Great stuff! 👍

Gosh I’m only a couple hours from Nashville I wish I could’ve gone. I’m a hugeee Chris Stapleton fan too. So unfortunate

Very impressive!

That tone is so damn good

Brilliant video, brilliant guitar and a brilliant player.

I'm seeing him on Monday. Can't wait.

Wow, Awesome! Great job.Thanks Man!

Just finished seeing him play in Charlotte 🤘🏻

Man, that PRS looks great but sounds AMAZING!

Beautiful guitar!

That was my first John Mayer show. It was quite amazing wasn't it!!

I know everybody wants to constantly compare him to SRV but I find WAAAAAAY more Clapton in his sound. Obviously he's very inspired by Stevie but he has a much more "musical" approach and that's how I view Clapton. Stevie was just unbridled intensity and Clapton was much more controlled in his approach than Stevie. A song like Something Like Olivia just sounds SO much like something you'd hear on Reptile. Also I saw the vid of him playing Slow Dancing with Chris Stapleton and his tone and phrasing sound pure Clapton to me and I don't mean that in a bad way. Another great vid I seen on his approach to Slow Dancing was from that Ross Campbell guy and he really got into the applications he used for the song as well. I think that video and this video can compliment each other quite well and I'd recommend it to anyone that likes to "study" John's approach.

The tone @ 0:04 is absolutely beautiful

Killer playing man. Been in a tonality rut for a while now. Always great to find new inspiration :)

This is super helpful. Thanks so much Tyler. By the way, this is my second month with Guitar Super System and it has helped so much!

This was an excellent video, man. Really nicely done. You put a spotlight on some of the most interesting aspects of how he plays lead. I found it fascinating and you know your stuff, too! You deconstructed it like a pro. Cheers! Love your channel!

Apart from the obvious choices, one solo that jumps out at me is Changing from The Search for Everything. It's not fast, just a handful of big fat clean notes bulging with emotion and tone, and an amazing example of where less can be more. It's perfect for the song, fitting the tempo and vibe and is just crazy good.

Was at that show and can confirm it was amazing!

I saw him in St. Paul just a few days before and it was incredible

I wonder if John Mayer watched this and thought yup he is absolutely right.... damn. Anyway, going to see him Monday in Indy. My favorite solo is still covered in rain from Any Given Thursday.

I agree with you Mayer may not be thinking about or in terms of correct musical theory. However over the many years he’s been playing he had enough going on to look for or listen for and find ways of musical expression. Something he feels sounds good to him, and if it can make him feel good then maybe others will too.

Brilliant and simple video we’ll done!

you're by far my favorite guitar youtuber out there

Going tonight in Charlotte!

Great lesson! I like John Mayer. Yes, he is a good guitarist, and you are also. Thanks for sharing. You're a good teacher as well... :-)

Great vid Thx. I'm at the stage of getting to know the geography of the fretboard - what connects to what and how to get there. I rarely play from straight feeling at this point and I can tell that this makes my solo a bit stiff (but I hope not horrible). Although I don't fully understand the theory here it is liberating to hear the dots being connected. I particularly like the phrase at 8:45 - I love the way it resolves.

Gonna see him tonight In Charolette, NC!!!