John Mayer: Belief

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This classic John Mayer track from the album Continuum has an awesome guitar riff that is a must learn for any Mayer fans. Simone takes you through the main section, the groove and guitar solo for the track to ensure you have every part learnt!

Chords: Interval chords

Per bass note, we have two chord shapes that we are playing, which are written out below. Remember that you do a combination of picking and sliding for these chord shapes, so please be sure to watch the video closely to see!

Chords: bridge Section

We then move onto the bridge, which uses the same idea as the chorus, but different chord ideas. The main bass notes are G to C, then F to Bb. The chord intervals on top of those notes are as follows:

Chords: Chorus Section

For the chorus we move into a few more traditional style chord shapes, combined with the interval playing again. These shapes are shown below via the fretboard, as before!

scales: The pentatonic scales

For this solo we are in the key of D minor and John Mayer uses the D minor pentatonic scale in all positions across the neck. It is so important to know the shapes that you are using in order to be able to take these licks and put them in your own improvisation. So here, are all 5 shapes starting from shape 3.



    Keep Learning: John Mayer Player study

    Many thanks for watching this video and visiting the website. If you love John Mayer and really want to work on getting his sound, including how to play in his acoustic style, his electric style and his bluesy style, you’re in luck! We have a full player study that is, as with all our course, 100% free and ready for you to use, including interactive tab! See the course here: How To Play Like John Mayer.

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Who Did You Think I Was

This is the title track for the album Trio, which is three of the best blues rock musicians of the day, jamming some outrageous blues rock! John Mayer really comes alive in this album with the raw guitar sound and some amazing guitar licks. It's perfect for learning how to get that chunky sound on the guitar.