“A lot of the times you hear a song that doesn’t have vocals on it yet. It’s sort of like a jump rope going around. You’re thinking about how you’re going in… Video Rating: 4 / 5
I agree with alot he says, but there are also songwriters who are great at writing melodies but are not great players. Country songwriters use three chords. I think what he says works in his style
I think there’s a very cynical way you could look at this video. Yeah, I agree you either “have it or you don’t” but even if you have it, sometimes it’s hard to channel or understand what it all means and what to do with. Or how to keep it going etc…I kinda doubt I’d ever go to a music school but I’m glad to see that they get people to really stress that is a “Feel thing”
It’s not about stressing with the formulas and the scales. It’s music, not math. I guess it can be a bit of both but ultimately, honest music really comes from what you’re expressing and I think that’s something that is missed down the line sometimes.
Good luck to any musicians out there. Embrace the ups and downs! That’s my 2 cents…
This entire video and Mayer’s songwriting theory is based on the common misconception that you can LEARN to write songs. You either have it or you don’t. The rest of this is bullshit.
“Start thinking about hitting it on a vertical level, hitting it on a depth level.”… That has to be the most profound and useful advice I have ever heard about songwriting. Thank you John Mayer.
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that battle studie’s assassin remix was fuckin brilliant,….he needs to do
that type of stuff that pops up ya know.. :D
I’m physically hurting, he played Assassin before Battle Studies was even
out :D
This is gold dust, and watching him jam assasin when it was just an idea
for a songs amazing
I agree with alot he says, but there are also songwriters who are great at
writing melodies but are not great players. Country songwriters use three
chords. I think what he says works in his style
HOLY SHT WHEN HE STARTS SINGING “ASSASSIN” I WAS LIKE :O
I could just sit and watch hours of John Mayer improvising new songs,
that’s just amazing
Can somebody tell me what he’s playing around 3:45?
I have lived to hear John Mayer play Pearl Jam. Just shoot me now, I’ll die
a happy woman.
GR8
The grin on his face says it all. Ha! Love it
I think he proves a valuable point, that nobody, however successful their
songs are, can actually explain how to write a successful song.
Which song is he singin’ on 2:45?
Anybody else start cringing when this audience starts clapping? Ughhh it
just felt so wrong.
those chords are very close to bob marley jammin (Bm E7 G A with F#) but it
sounds nothing like jammin
I think there’s a very cynical way you could look at this video. Yeah, I
agree you either “have it or you don’t” but even if you have it, sometimes
it’s hard to channel or understand what it all means and what to do with.
Or how to keep it going etc…I kinda doubt I’d ever go to a music school
but I’m glad to see that they get people to really stress that is a “Feel
thing”
It’s not about stressing with the formulas and the scales. It’s music, not
math. I guess it can be a bit of both but ultimately, honest music really
comes from what you’re expressing and I think that’s something that is
missed down the line sometimes.
Good luck to any musicians out there. Embrace the ups and downs! That’s my
2 cents…
assassin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SEAL! 3:31. Definitely Seal!
John Mayer is one of the best talents of our time in my opinion.
He needs to finish that song!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!
you can tell by his word choice he’s passionate and pretty damn smart.
“Go home and get a feel on it.” Too much time is spent looking at the black
and white, throw a drum beat on and let it happen. Nice.
This entire video and Mayer’s songwriting theory is based on the common
misconception that you can LEARN to write songs. You either have it or you
don’t. The rest of this is bullshit.
!!!!
“Start thinking about hitting it on a vertical level, hitting it on a depth
level.”… That has to be the most profound and useful advice I have ever
heard about songwriting. Thank you John Mayer.
keep it interesting … so simple yet so smart, “the master of duh” haha