Comments on: JA-023 • Dominant Type Jazz Chord Extensions (Guitar Lesson)

By: silverfire771

silverfire771 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:15:36 +0000

i guess. but i would agree with the person who actually taught him

By: RNRDOLL

RNRDOLL — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:05:28 +0000

I wouldnt JM is copying him, but he does use alot of his guitars stylings. But im sure every now and then he probably puts that stevie inflection in his voice. Overall though, John mayer is pretty much his own thing…over than his blues playing.

By: silverfire771

silverfire771 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:23:30 +0000

he tries to play exactly like him. and listen to him sing a blues song. you can tell he’s purposely trying to make his voice sound like stevie’s.

By: spidrmage

spidrmage — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:15:29 +0000

complete SRV rip off? john mayer? how?

By: morrissteven

morrissteven — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:13:40 +0000

One more thing– a sub for the dominant 7 is the flat 5th chord above the dom that you play. For example that sub for a G7 would be Db7~ it’s a really cool chromatic movement to the CM in the 2-5-1 or the 1-6-2-5 progressions. So when you talk about all these variations of a dominant 7, you can really mess around with them to get some cool sounds.

By: morrissteven

morrissteven — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:06:55 +0000

The dominant chords are probably the most versitile! Pat Martino has a free essay on his website called “The Nature of Guitar” or somethin’ like that. He talks a lot about how chords are related and focuses on the dominant and augmented shapes. The dominants are interesting because of their ability to transform into different chords. It’s a bit complex for the beginner, but I think it’s something to look at if you want a completely different perspective on the guitar (and music in general)!

By: ankit3456

ankit3456 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:09:16 +0000

well i really wanted Justin to do some Classic John Mayer Songs…finger style mainly

By: silverfire771

silverfire771 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:22:02 +0000

i agree with your last point. i have a friend who went to berklee and spoke with a teacher who taught john mayer and he said that he was a complete SRV rip off. you can easily tell.

By: boz9818

boz9818 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:45:49 +0000

A John Mayer Style Guitar Lesson could entail many different things, since he is a real guitar virtuoso.
Do you mean his finger-picking style, and how he keeps rhythm with his thumb slapping, or do you mean his soloing, electric guitar stuff?
If it’s his soloing, you might as well ask Justin to do a Stevie Ray Vaughan style video lesson.

By: ZachAttack1117

ZachAttack1117 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:39:40 +0000

You hit points where you become disinterested, but that’s only because you need to find something that interests you. Something just out of your current ability is best, because you’ll work yourself out of the slump and be happy with what you’ve done, and you wont get too stressed. Dont give up.