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The energy between the three is just insane and they really managed to kick it up a notch after the acoustic set.

The Trio set is just drop-dead blues at its best. He also introduces 2 new songs (one original and one cover) In Your Atmosphere and Free Fallin' which sounds amazing. The opening song Neon is the best version of that song I've heard him perform anywhere. This concert is categorized into 3 sections:- Acoustic, Trio & Band The Acoustic set is basically playing most of the songs that he plays the acoustic guitar on, but you'll be surprised on how different it sounds without the band. Even the guitar solos are better than the originals. What's really interesting about this concert is that he has taken the best of his tracks (mainly from the Continuum album) and given it a whole new feel and sound. Connecting chord tones like 3rds, 7ths, and 9ths between chords is also a core fundamental of bebop.This concert is definitely one of the best concerts John Mayer has ever performed! His voice is amazing, his guitar playing's at another level, even the band has a great chemistry. Now that might not sound impressive, but this kind of improvised chord tone connection is a hallmark of many great jazz, blues, bluegrass and country guitar players. This happens in between bars 39 & 40 in the diagram below To flow from lick 1 to 2, Mayer plays the 3rd of E and connects that to the 7th of B. There's one more tiny tibit that I really want to share with you. Over the A chord, he mixes notes of the A arpeggio with notes of the E major scale. So over the B chord, he mixes notes of the B arpeggio with notes of the E major scale. Most of the notes over the B chord bar are coming out of the B7 arpeggio in the C shape.įor the rest of the lick, Mayer mixes chord tones of whatever scale he's in, with the parent major scale of the progression. But, it's worth it, and you can use it on slower tempos and in any key.

Out of every technique in this series, this one might be the toughest. Here we are with lick 2, which features a ridiculous four note 32nd note slide in the first bar.ĭon't worry if this technique isn't easy at first.