How to Play Guitar Like John Mayer - 9 Must Know Tips from His Former Teacher 

Tomo I just want to thank you for all your guitar wisdom (pun intended) I started taking your course a few months ago and because of it can confidently play in a group which I’ve always wanted to do. Wouldn’t be here without you. We’ll be performing this weekend and I’ve got a solo wish me luck! 🤘🏽

One of the best things I've heard is not to study the person you admire, but to study the people who they admired and learned from, thanks for showing us how John learned!

I can’t believe you taught him that’s an honor I would love for you to teach me it’s my life goal more than anything if I could play like you id live broke and with nothing but my guitar forever thank you 🙏🏻

Tomo. Thank you so much sharing all that stuf!!! You are are blessed man and we are blessed by you ❤

I loved this video, particularly using "softness" as a creative expression. Thanks again, Tomo!

I love the rawness of your vids, none of the fast cut editing to the next sequence or talking point. Just playing and talking guitar, just came across your channel and I’m glad I did❤️

So much gold in this video, amazing tips for us to work on. Thank you for sharing!

You are always so kind. Thank you for the kind words Tomo! I'm so happy when I hear you enjoying SSS#002. Great lesson!!

So amazing watching your videos. It's like being in a room and hanging out with you. I'll even leave your videos on even while I am not playing. When I hear a particular segment that I really like, I just stop what I'm doing and pick up the guitar. Thank you for your lessons man.

どんなギターを弾かれても素晴らしいトーンですね。トモ先生、ありがとうございます！

I admire John so much, and now I admire you as much. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I'm going to marathon your videos now

Great lesson! thanks you tomo 🎸appreciate the ideas nice way to look at the guitar then just scales and patterns, more with feeling!!! ❤️😎

Thank you for your wisdom and advice.. loved your solo on Paul David’s channel.. ❤ love to listen to you play!❤

that intro solo progressed so smoothly. beautiful work man as always

Thank you maestro Tomo!! Playing inside the reverb, I had never thought of this, thank you. Also simple phrasing, and volume. All so subtle, I will practice it.

Loved the 9:22 when Tomo remembered Cliffs of Dover from Eric Johnson, bravo!

Thank you, Tomo! ✌️❤️🎸🎶🙂

A wonderful video. Thank You :)

😊😊😊😊😊...When you watch a Tomo video and understand every guitar move he made.......and can almost duplicate many😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 yes! Thank you. You've helped me develop as a guitar player

thanks for the video tomo!!

Tomo, i just want to tell you thank you for your lessons. Truly watching laughing when you play wrong notes, makes me feel encouraged to feel easy with my guitar, and you remind me why i play guitar in the first place: to have fun, and to bring some joy to my days, and not to try to be perfect, just better. thank you for your wisdom, and your kindness! :)

Pumped to make time for this! And your Lessons so I can be one Day Soon on those Stages, Serving the Universe and the People with THA BLUES!

Wow I'm second! lol. Thank you Tomo for another fantastic lesson, much respect from a fan in South Africa

as a 13 year old trying to learn guitar and scales and theories and playing like john mayer it is very hard to do especially we need to focus on studies in school but because of your videos you mace it much easier thank you sir tomo!

Great video!!!

Hello Tomo, thank you for your video. John Mayer is a great guitar player, I know a lot of song an I try to play.. Many years ago John is your student... Thank you so much, see you soon... A bientôt from France.. 😊

Thank you TOMO!

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend also stay safe

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I noticed the nod to cliffs of Dover haha. Great lesson.

I like this learning technique and that magic number 9 😁

Addig this to my playlist. Domo arigato, tomo! #jmRocks

Next lesson : how to play like Tomo Fujita !!! Cheers from France

This G-D-Am chord progresjon reminds me of Eric Clapton’s version of Knockin on heavens door in Lethal Weapon movie..

I'm inside a "Mayer" space right now where i'm just so into learning the fundamentals of not just really sounding like him, but to learn more of the background of how he comes up with the things that he does and this is just so helpful. I've been playing since I was 10 and now im 24 and not had a single proper guitar lesson. Most of my knowledge is just self thought and im just happy that content like this is available. Coming from learning how to play like Slash really opened me up on learning more blues licks and the whole foundation of it and your videos are so helpful. It may take me a couple of weeks or months to fully implement it on my playing but having your guides and lessons on my fingertips is just incredible.

'Be your self, ever one else is taken' that's an Osker Wild. It is wonder full you have the learned ability to see in to other's innate styles. Thank You for the insights. That amp sounds much like the '62 white twin , with factory JBLs. Naturally you are doing the work. I do not have the natural facility (being learning disabled) do divide and distillate music the way you proceed. I will never get on top of this. But you are helping! It occured to me, that I rather *uck, than be mediocre. Therefore I suc*. Thing is this axium , gives me licence to be my self. Thanks for the insights, and 'get a hair cut!'. Chris

I just saw John with Dead & Co last week and he is amazing. I mean, I knew he was (I saw him 2 years ago with D&Co as well) but he proves it again and again. His solos, even though they're (seemingly) improvised, have structure and a plan. He will call back to musical themes and ideas that he introduced earlier in the same solo. He doesn't just *play* musically, he *thinks* musically.

Thank you Mr.Fujita. Good advice for singing guitar. (Vibration,dynamics,soft sounds…) ps)Question. By the way,chords form play each 3 strings ➡︎triad playing, but many player don't play like this.??.

Interesting, Thank you!

I hope you get a chance to see him at Fenway this weekend. I hope the weather cooperates.

Very cool vidéo !! What frequencies would you enhance or get low with an EQ to approach the sound of Steel String Singer amp ? And what do you think about pedals which emulate that sound ?

As soon as I watched this, I knew that JM sent him those Silver Sky’s hanging on the wall free of charge to his former mentor. A class act!

After 30 year's, I finally have my style developing. It's not like anyone cause I never studied anyone's business but if I'm like anyone it's like me. I love adapting styles though. Everything comes hard to me but it's happening finally and the stuff I learned earlier makes more sense now. I'm so close to doing amazing soles.

Beautiful session.... so informative .... thanks Tomo..... got some lovely tips for my next practice...... cheers🎉! PS - i dont particularly enjoy johns playing with the dead & co. though .... seems too out of his original character n boots of jerry garcia too big to fill !!

We had a chance to record with John Alagia and I have a massive amount of respect for Mayer. John told us that the record company didn't want Mayer playing like SRV so they limited the amount of electric he would add to the album. After Room for Squares, he woodshedded for a year and completely developed his own voice and owned it from that point on. Keep in mind, some details of this are fuzzy after learning this nearly 20 years ago, but the premise is there.

Great lesson! Like the T-shirt. When will you have a guitar named after you? Seriously.

10. Jerry licks!!

That's a fat hot clean sound :O

@9:20 - "cliffs of Dover" 🙂

I’m seeing Johnny tomorrow night! LFG!

what is the name of the first song he plays

Hi folks, When Tomo is doing the triad run on the top three strings, has anyone took the time to write down the tabs for this.

Tomo, what is the pedal you are using? The 1 of 300. Thank you!

Did you buy all those JM signature models, or did he give them to you?! That’s impressive either way. I know you have the OMJM too.

Tomo ma friend. I was practicing a John Mayer Song - his Version of like a Rolling Stone. I changed my Guitar Strings this Week form 9ers to 10s. I have a hard time Bending the Solo licks. This leads me to the Question: "What type of guitar Strings does John use for this Song?" Which leads me to the Question: What Type of Guitar STrings should I use. I'am sure there is no right and wrong. But I have a hard time bending these STrings the way I used to. 10! Everybody told me! Put 10s on your STRAT!

Slow is Smooth - Smooth is Fast. Be One with the Groove. Don't play the Guitar. (watch their faces).. Be the guitar. ~❤🕯✌~🎸❤🎼🎶🎶💐

Imagine your teacher is making turorial video of how to play like you..!!

great intro tomo; whats the name of the song?

Hi tomo would like to know you amp setting! 😊

4 silver skies. Damn.

Was the intro knocking on heavens door?

I heard that Cliffs of Dover reference

Any tabs tomo for licks at 16:15

I think like yourself, John is a musician before being a guitarist. What I mean by that is, not the technical side of music, which is important, but the fact that we "ALL" hear music in some form, from birth to the grave. Some people internalize sounds and music into their being, and some hear music and it goes no farther then the listening experience. I've heard music all my life as well, and feel that if I was given most any instrument, within a few hours I think I could make a nice melody and maybe some harmony to sound like me. Neither of my parents played instruments. My mom "heard" music and that was it. No humming, singing or other wise. Dad "listen" to music and tapped his feet if he liked it. He enjoyed it but that was about it. Me when I heard music, I "felt" it ! I NEEDED a set of drums ! My uncle had a piano I messed with, not knowing anything. Then guitar. Super expressive instrument ! I play something everyday. Mostly guitar, because it soooo enjoyable. I say play every instrument you can get your hands on. I have a bunch now .

You’re like me, can’t decide which color silver sky to buy 🤣

Amazing lesson! But it sounds like Tomo, not like John Mayer! Love your lessons!

I also taught John Mayer.

former teacher... what a title

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Gotta have that "stank face" too 😉👍🏻

JOhn Mayer genuinely seems like a nice dude. It's obviously easier to be nice when you have everything but alot of ppl don't bother bc THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. Maybe he is a serial killer. Either way, i have nothing to add on this guy's teaching.

Don’t compare! No John Mayer!😊

Amazing! Thank you. Tomo By the way i started a utube channel. Maybe?? 🙋‍♂️

Thanks but i like to play the guitar like ME! I am sure you understand

How to play like Fujita senses…

Do you like John's signature guitar or your signature guitar more? Be honest.....😊

I'm always distracted by how much I hate that terrible silver sky guitar. It's freaking hideous.

Taylor swift and John M ---will never comprehend the worship of them --I can dig anything but their music has zero passion - it all science fair material-- and that’s it not hating - yeah they are cute but -$$$$ keep loving in amazement of them folks--it what they told u to like §§§§§ as Thomas Dolby once said SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good teacher. Not a great player, but a nice guy.