The 'Correct' Way to Play Neon by John Mayer

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Progress to an advanced level of guitar playing - bulletproofguitarplayer.com I hope you all enjoy this lesson on the opening riff to Neon by John Mayer. This can be quite tricky to work out on your own if you don't know the specific fingerpicking pattern that John Mayer uses. Here I teach you exactly that, so that you can understand how to play it as close to the original album version as possible.
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@grammaticalerorr4654 6 жыл бұрын

In my opinion John Mayer changed the guitar scene in new generation by not just shred the guitar till your fingers bleed but to groove until your neck sore and have joint replaced.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

So true! He's definitely played a big part in that.

@mcbrodz1663 5 жыл бұрын

Suitable username

@Dblackmon1993 3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion playing a ton of notes is irritating to me! The groove is all that matters to me but then again I was brought up listening to james brown

@bornashirvani2672 3 жыл бұрын

r/usernamechecksout

@pritok6 Жыл бұрын

@@Dblackmon1993 shredding is just a flex it"s fun if you know how to do it but it doesn't bring up an emotion. mayer showed there is another way not that much more simple lol but at least you can feel it

@metalheadblues 6 жыл бұрын

How JM plays those sorta things and sings is mind boggling

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Yep. The man has skill.

@forester057 6 жыл бұрын

metalheadblues In front of 60k people with nerves of steel no less. My hands would be useless. Mr. shakey hands. Ugh.

@sunnyztmoney 6 жыл бұрын

metalheadblues practice

@josephanderson9807 6 жыл бұрын

He is great but a tip is when you play a song you wrote it's a piece of cake. When you try and play other people's stuff it's harder.

@alexkennedy7770 6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Anderson I feel that. I think it’s because you will never be as comfortable with any songs you play as you are with your own self written stuff.

@Juwuancho 4 жыл бұрын

People, this is the correct way to play the original record of neon, from room for squares, not the live in LA version. Good job mate, you nailed it!

@andrewdenning1239 6 жыл бұрын

I’m a simple guy. I see that Ross Campbell uploaded a video and I automatically hit like. Never disappointed, great vid!

@ajsmith4181 6 жыл бұрын

+ 1

@roynotintown 3 жыл бұрын

Even I am a simple guy. Life is also simple. People have made it complicated.

@passionguitar666 5 жыл бұрын

best tutorial on youtube , very clear explanations and it does sound just like the album version.

@jordanmacqueen6056 6 жыл бұрын

This is the only video of how to Play neon that actually makes sense

@kenken-pf7ct 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually not

@TheCalardisGaming 3 жыл бұрын

It’s quite incorrect, he uses much more for picking than just his pointer and thumb

@yourdad3235 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCalardisGaming who cares at least we got the idea of how to play it

@giulioberruti3861 2 жыл бұрын

No actually John Mayer uses index and thumb so this is actually right

@scott9200 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCalardisGaming he only uses pointer and thumb

@adriansoul7223 6 жыл бұрын

I've been addicted to mayer the past few months and now that i started to try and learn his stuff you upload my most wanted song. I love you dude.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Adrian!

@SFRedhawks13 6 жыл бұрын

Really good video man, one of the best instructional videos I’ve seen. You broke down everything, showing your picking hand was a huge help too

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Teddy East Side Thanks so much man :)

@mtdholmes 6 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Ross! Good to see it played using an index finger, rather than watching Mayer with his thumb looking independent from his hand!! I always thought not having long fingers would make this impossible, now i think i may have a chance...

@andynoiseboy 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent work. Thanks for taking the time.

@krishdutta5466 4 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Thanks for all the tips

@davidstewart4149 6 жыл бұрын

This is the best job on this song I've seen. Good job.

@rajivtewari4881 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson.. thank you very much for this..

@joshscus 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Best playing and correct instruction of this incredibly difficult riff!!

@luccasbp 6 жыл бұрын

Great job, Ross! This is going to bring so many new viewers to your channel. I play this song with 4 fingers for picking, could never figure out how John played with only two, but you did the magic and explained it perfectly! Thank you man. Also, for people playing this for the first time, it might take you a couple of weeks to get it right, don't give up, it's worth it once it gets stuck into your brain. I still can't sing along with it very well though, soooooo hard.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Luccas! I was the same - I used to play it with 4 fingers and wonder why it didn't sound quite right.

@mciro 4 жыл бұрын

seen many NEON tutorial out there, this one of the best, outstanding thanks for posting

@CholoRafael 6 жыл бұрын

thanks man, short and sweet video.

@troyl200 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job man! Always wanted a clean explination on youtube about that first part. I didn't know the low E was tuned to C so I would always jump to the 8th fret when playing this xD

@HarmonicGray 3 жыл бұрын

Always wondered about the rhythmic picking of this. Thanks for the lesson, man.

@petermanos4665 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson, thanks!! 🤘

@jacksonoberhauser4322 3 жыл бұрын

thanks man this is a solid tutorial

@kormosjano64 6 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Thanks a lot really

@JohnDoe-ij7et 3 жыл бұрын

This video is really good, the way he explains it is what so many videos don’t, but it’s incorrect, he plays notes that the bass actually plays, which is fine it’s probably even better if u play them urself, and he is missing a beat on the “tapping mutted notes” or whatever u wanna call it, but it’s defiantly a great video to actually understand what is happening to create the sound. And the 16tg triplet or whatever is played with just ur thumb n index, just wrack ur thumb down over the notes n muted string and then up pick the remain notes with an up wrack with the index.

@jaytorr6701 5 жыл бұрын

Best explanation of the song on youtube. Well done mate.

@tyroil3078 6 жыл бұрын

very well explained. i didn't get the correct finger picking pattern until you explained it!

@brianmartin7710 6 жыл бұрын

absolute the best one of neon. very good played! thanx a lot !!! even if you do some chords without the lefthand thumb.

@oscardarrell 2 жыл бұрын

i hv just spent some time on this ..thanks man!

@cloudvsephiroth215 6 жыл бұрын

I'm way to novice to get this in a day but maybe a week or a month and I'll have this down. This will open up new musical pathways for me.

@end27 4 жыл бұрын

an actual lesson with tabs. it makes everyting so much easier. thank you

@enricosenno7767 6 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to see your videos! Cheers

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Enrico Senno Thanks Enrico!

@pingistingis7166 3 жыл бұрын

thanks man this really helped

@coconutgroves 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson - really appreciated how you slowed it down. The key to this song is the rhythm with the picking hand. Slapping the picking hand on the strings in a cadence is key. The alternate thumb picking from the C to G string is unorthodox (per the standard finger picking style), but is another example of the rhythm needed to play this correctly. I've seen multiple tabs out there that are incorrect.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 3 жыл бұрын

coconutgroves thanks!

@wprwpr3442 6 жыл бұрын

you've nailed it bro, wish i could play like you

@vilysmith684 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@Varone26 6 жыл бұрын

Ive watched allot of tutorials for this song, And a majority of them were not helpful once so ever. Been at this song for months and decided to take a break from it because its that damn complicated lol. However this makes me optimistic to giving it another whack. Thanks for the detailed video Ross, much appreciated!

@kingmcgregor6052 5 жыл бұрын

Dope love it!!!

@forester057 6 жыл бұрын

I might actually get this with you teaching it. Wow! Excellent breakdown! Two thumbs up if possible! Best lesson on youtube! Thanks for taking all the time to do these!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

@davidyoo8253 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampbellGuitarist his name is brandon LMAFO

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidyoo8253 lol must have replied to the wrong comment. My apologies Brandon 😂

@VladimirPeric22 6 жыл бұрын

Great as always!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Peric Thanks Vladimir

@derekhatem 2 жыл бұрын

excellent just perfect

@danielmillard1755 6 жыл бұрын

Best tutorial on KZfaq straight up

@chriscoghill6386 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful very well done thank you so mucjh

@TheRealLowKeyK 7 ай бұрын

This is THE NEON TUTORIAL. Best one ive heard yet.

@aguitarcalledchutzpah 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Cheers for this! 2:40

@dutchguitarist3078 4 жыл бұрын

Easier then i thought man, very helpfull thanks to you 👍🏻

@RossCampbellGuitarist 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@user-sm8ei8ty2u 5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@dougmaia 6 жыл бұрын

Great lesson Ross! Keep it up mate!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Douglas!

@arnaudnoar3345 6 жыл бұрын

Bonjour, as usual very efficient and usefull ! You're great instructor, merci pour tout!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Arnaud!

@jan-peterlencer9252 Жыл бұрын

Danke!

@jomesias 6 жыл бұрын

You’ve been busy mate!!! Great to see because I really like your lessons!! Specially the How slash melts your face, any chance on getting another Slash lesson?? All the best

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julio! I'm sure I could do some more Slash lessons in the future :)

@jomesias 6 жыл бұрын

Ross Campbell Thanks and It’s such a high honor to receive your reply Mr Ross!!

@Gledii 4 жыл бұрын

on the last Chord Joe uses his thumb for the base note which has to be an extraterrestrial hand..i normally try to use the thumb to free my hand for embelishments, but in that particular last chord..noooooooo way. Great video mate!

@MAYOWA.007 9 ай бұрын

finally some one plays it right!!! with that little triple note flair thing!

@afterstars 2 жыл бұрын

That guitar is gorgeous

@GJMcD 2 жыл бұрын

You're totally forgiven! (2.37) Thanks for your hard work and help with this pattern etc 🙂

@danparish1344 3 жыл бұрын

I knew the “thumb sweep” in other videos wasn’t right. Finally figured this out.

@niklaswenzel5831 6 жыл бұрын

Awsome!! how i want it too learn Thx !!!

@andresi8692 6 жыл бұрын

You get an upvote from me, but I'd like to offer one suggestion: Mayer's magic is usually in how he uses his right hand, but I think for this particular riff, showing the left hand fingering would really help since the riff is deceptively simple as it flows fairly quickly. I think the first positioning (around the 3 min mark) could especially use some clarification since there are those muted notes in between the sixth, third, and second strings. Either way, thanks for posting- I never really paid attention to the alternating thumb/index finger pattern until I saw this.

@ThijsLammerse 4 жыл бұрын

You,re forgiven. Nice job breaking it down , thumbs up.

@aaronmcdonald2877 6 жыл бұрын

John also covers all the low E notes solely with his thumb. Even the low E 10th fret in the last chord shape in this riff. Any tips on how to lengthen thumbs haha??

@phillipserventy9673 6 жыл бұрын

That’s a nice Stratocaster👌🏼

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@phillipserventy9673 6 жыл бұрын

I must say that your Mateus Asato video was incredibly helpful and insightful to his playing style. Awesome work🙌🏼

@KuriFox 6 жыл бұрын

Is it a Japanese one? I could almost bet on it.

@adityasable8370 3 жыл бұрын

hell yeh .🤘😎

@bhaveshramdaursingh4325 6 жыл бұрын

This was incredibly well done, clearly explained and neatly played. I watched this video a couple of times and on my second viewing I could play along the riff slowed down and almost play it to speed. Underrated video. Definitely deserves more views and likes.

@robnfofe9723 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Ross is there any variation on the b flat 6 at the end its a pretty damn big stretch to reach at full speed

@Hrit 4 жыл бұрын

This is the only helpful guitar tutorial for neon in youtube.

@guesswilsey 3 жыл бұрын

4:43 you could also play an open G string instead of fret 5 on D. Doesn't really matter but at least for myself that feels more natural.

@DylanJLIVE 3 жыл бұрын

yea but a fretted note sounds a little bit warmer, if you have a zero fret it wouldn't really matter though. you could also do an open string if you have a good enough compressor i think ?

@donDonau 6 жыл бұрын

Great hair cut and your playing and teaching ditto.

@tv.6638 3 жыл бұрын

good

@AdventureswithGPA 3 жыл бұрын

I expected this to be a meme video but I wasn't disappointed either 😂

@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

I like the pecking pattern on that reff. Cheers to me fellow Irishmen out there

@kasramoghaddam1389 6 жыл бұрын

Damn , That strat drives me crazy

@robhaley5136 6 жыл бұрын

Less than 10% (9.7%) dislikes. Usually, on the best videos, you have at LEAST 10% of people who dislike due some universal law, and you're under that jesus.. Probably because this is an awesome video, and you teach well (I'm guessing those dislikes are from people who just still couldn't do it. And are angry in general).

@pierrederesistance 6 жыл бұрын

Any tips for those of us with small hands getting the thumb over the top of the neck? Is there a technique to it or do you just need long enough thumbs? This riff is even more challenging when you have to change the fingerings to account for not being able to use your thumb.

@TazmanionDevil23 5 жыл бұрын

You are lucky he is only using the thumb once in this tutorial, JM uses his thumb the whole song

@LeeMooreMusic 4 жыл бұрын

really gotta get your wrist over the top end of the neck, limits your fingers but your thumb will get there

@scottd291 4 жыл бұрын

How do you set up the amp to get that sound

@shaddyelsaghir5790 2 жыл бұрын

Incase you were searching.. This is the best neon video, thanks Mr Irishman

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Scottish but thanks 😂

@shaddyelsaghir5790 2 жыл бұрын

My bad, it's beautiful either way

@moraltf4 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson Ross ! I would name the Fsus4 chord simply Fm7(11).... this is a minor chord, given the Ab on the D string... I understand there are differences about the notation, but when I see a SUS chord, for me it means suspended, no 3rd at all... what do you think about this? please, forgive my english, it's not my native tongue. I'm from Brazil... Thanks again

@samitavamondal7432 3 жыл бұрын

Agree with you

@nash6295 3 жыл бұрын

I found it way easier to just use all my fingers of the picking pattern in the same way you used for the 16th notes .

@5MaTu5 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's easier but there's something that makes it sound different and when played like john does with thumb and index just makes the song groove. I used to play using four fingers and learned it pretty quickly but then I decided to learn the song like it was meant to be played and it was so much fun to learn the technique even though it felt like I had never held the guitar before because it was so different I was used to. Try it out, it's hard but the payoff is great!

@jackgately7992 4 жыл бұрын

3:50 keeping tabs for this song so I don’t get lost learning lol

@silaskierstein4411 6 жыл бұрын

what a god

@mathiasloffler4181 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ross, been checking neon at least also. Just one thing: I hear the empty G-Strig on the Absus2 Chord (as the major 7th in fact) and no empty B-Sring as you showed us. Your view?

@elephantricity 6 жыл бұрын

Almost no one can do the sliding thumb baseline.. My thumb wont bend that much to allow it.

@nicholasp339 5 жыл бұрын

I think it’s more of a muscle memory thing. I have large hands and makes playing certain chords hard. But I made it a point to learn to use all of my fingers. Choose your weakest and work on that 15 mins a day. Guarantee you will have it down in. I time

@rizzyroyrodgers 3 жыл бұрын

Nha son, go and watch Mayer's tutorial. Had to learn myself lol

@LeleyaOMG 3 жыл бұрын

Thank!!The best tutotial!!

@denpanew5742 6 жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me what kind of setting or pedal you use to get that kind of sound?

@gregsneathern7940 5 жыл бұрын

den pa New just sounds like reverb and maybe a little delay?

@arielvasquez8728 3 жыл бұрын

Messirve el tutorial definitivo

@YeatzeeGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

What's the amp model and ir you used here? Lovely clean tone

@louiseattzs 6 жыл бұрын

I believe it's a boss katana 100 if that's what you're referring to

@YeatzeeGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

Louise Attzs there's an axefx right behind him that looks on

@jackgately7992 4 жыл бұрын

3:05

@nathanlardi4789 5 жыл бұрын

i feel like, i dont want to play guitar anymore

@dvita_music 2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@dvita_music 2 жыл бұрын

But I think it’s important to find what style we like the most and not be worried about playing songs that are out of our comfort zone (to me it’s SOOOO HARD) lol I honestly do not like fingerstyle picking (idek why I'm trying) that much but I want to learn it Just cause everyone’s trying to but I think I won’t force myself to learn it just because everyone’s doing it. What’s important is passion, I think. I have to tell myself that! lol because all these years I’ve done it because someone’s done it or because I want to show it to everyone that “hey look I can play this, I can sing this” I’ve never truly given that many fucks about just music or something I truly like. Always did it because it's either popular or something lol But if you're passionate about learning a certain style then I think you shouldn't give up yet! Give yourself some time and take it easy! :] you'll get there 🤍

@austin6041 2 жыл бұрын

@@dvita_music force yourself to learn hard shit so you can eventually be good at it. there’s no shortcuts. i’m only a year into playing and skipped relatively a lot of the beginner stuff and i’m well moved to learning advanced songs. currently learning the cliffs of dover into and can learn and play most polyphia songs within a few days if i really. force urself to be uncomfortable to eventually be comfortable. anyways, good luck!

@austin6041 2 жыл бұрын

@@dvita_music i meant cliffs of dover intro*

@crazyhydraful 6 жыл бұрын

some crazy chords going on?

@sethasaurus841 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome how John chose to play this riff himself. He easily could've split this riff into 2 guitarists, making it very basic, allowing for him to focus on the vox and improv guitar additions. But he chooses to do it while doing all 3 i just mentioned... A true guitarist

@JS-mw2cy 6 жыл бұрын

Any idea on how to practice this riff up to speed?

@gfuseau 6 жыл бұрын

Jip Smits get a metronome. Start at 50 bpm and work it up by 5 beats each time.

@froseph3970 6 жыл бұрын

I've spent the last 2 weeks getting it to full speed. What worked for me was getting the chord changes really fluid, then REALLY focus on feeling the groove in the right hand. Feel the way the bass notes move around as the riff progresses. This is one of those riffs that I think slow tempo progression can help, but as he says it is sorta odd to play slow once you have it down. I listened to the song a lot to really get a sense of the rhythm, once little thing that helped was swinging it a little too, then go back to playing it straight like John does.

@zafersawafmusic 6 жыл бұрын

I actually learned this song from you, thanks for teaching me! But I don't think JM finger picks the last bit of the riff with the 4 fingers, knowing his style of playing. I think it's more like thumb slap, index, thumb rack (playing two arpeggiated notes with your thumbs), index pluck.

@Nofishnoclue 4 жыл бұрын

Can anyone explain to me why you use the thumb for these chords, these shapes are easily achievable with normal fretting technique and when I play the riff either way u can't really hear a difference?

@RossCampbellGuitarist 4 жыл бұрын

For me, it's the unnecessary risk of potentially fretting and sounding out notes on the 5th string.

@LeeMooreMusic 4 жыл бұрын

you have to use the thumb because eventually in the song you start using your pinky on the high E

@lucasillodo7907 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tut dude. Everyone explains harmony, wtf i just wanna play it... One thing... That open b dosent sounds for me... Great tutorial, i've learned thnks to you. 🥰

@Fernando146 2 жыл бұрын

Very patiently done this tutorial but still im struggling even at slow speed😂

@tomriley_bike 3 жыл бұрын

Completely off topic, but I’d that a Mark Knopfler signature Stratocaster?

@chih-shengcheng1130 6 жыл бұрын

John pressed all the root note by left thumb . His hand is pretty big .

@mightiert5883 3 жыл бұрын

9:04

@AlexImmordino 6 жыл бұрын

What do you use for drums dude?

@RossCampbellGuitarist 6 жыл бұрын

Alex Immordino EZdrummer

@iik9555 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Ross for breaking down this riff! I have a question about right hand finger pattern,can we play "p i m a" (where it's possible) instead of "p i p i" to execute more smooth transition between notes ?

@tonyzuccaro2764 6 жыл бұрын

Igor Ivashkhenko you can do whatever you want.