John Mayer - No Such Thing.. How to play?

[mogley]

Hey guys, I'm new to this board as you can see by my whopping 1 post count. =P
I'm trying to play John Mayer - No Such Thing, I can play One Sweet World and Crash, my favourite DMB songs, but this JM song is driving me insane.
I just don't understand how you strum the song?
I can do the intro, but once he starts singing the verse i'm lost.
I've watched videos of him on Conan and Jay Leno and his hands are going at like light speed + 1.

Any pointers??

[gravedigger]

I love watching him play this song, his hands are going at light speed like you say. I've been practicing this quite a bit recently, and its wicked fun to play and frickin' tough as well. the timing is tricky but you should listen to some acoustic versions, like the remix version is easier to tell the strumming and plus its a little slower which also helps. And to think that this song is one of the easier Mayer songs to play I tried 83 and St. Patricks Day last night and they were kicking my ass pretty hard. Some of the chords were really cool but also really hard to finger. Dave is easier

[michaelb14]

you can get the tabs here
http://www3.sympatico.ca/g403z/
they are acurate

As to playing it, it takes a bit to get it down. one of the keys to this song is palm muting the lower e and a strings don't let em ring free. also the chorus can be tricky on the chord changes, they are fast the rythm for the first 3 of the chorus are the hardest to get. I agree this is one of his easier ones too. Try playing neon, good lord that song just ain't right.

[DustyDave]

Yeah lol i wonder what kinda trip he was on when he wrote Neon , great song

[gcom007]

Hey guys, I'm new to this board as you can see by my whopping 1 post count. =P
I'm trying to play John Mayer - No Such Thing, I can play One Sweet World and Crash, my favourite DMB songs, but this JM song is driving me insane.
I just don't understand how you strum the song?
I can do the intro, but once he starts singing the verse i'm lost.
I've watched videos of him on Conan and Jay Leno and his hands are going at like light speed + 1.

Any pointers??

very carefully...

http://www3.sympatico.ca/g403z/

go there...make sure you're using that tab, and if you want personalized help, e-mail me at gcom007@hotmail.com for details...

[DmbFanJason]

Hey guys, I'm new to this board as you can see by my whopping 1 post count. =P
I'm trying to play John Mayer - No Such Thing, I can play One Sweet World and Crash, my favourite DMB songs, but this JM song is driving me insane.
I just don't understand how you strum the song?
I can do the intro, but once he starts singing the verse i'm lost.
I've watched videos of him on Conan and Jay Leno and his hands are going at like light speed + 1.

Any pointers??

very carefully...

http://www3.sympatico.ca/g403z/

go there...make sure you're using that tab, and if you want personalized help, e-mail me at gcom007@hotmail.com for details...

....do NOT listen to this guy...trust me...

[gcom007]

Hey guys, I'm new to this board as you can see by my whopping 1 post count. =P
I'm trying to play John Mayer - No Such Thing, I can play One Sweet World and Crash, my favourite DMB songs, but this JM song is driving me insane.
I just don't understand how you strum the song?
I can do the intro, but once he starts singing the verse i'm lost.
I've watched videos of him on Conan and Jay Leno and his hands are going at like light speed + 1.

Any pointers??

very carefully...

http://www3.sympatico.ca/g403z/

go there...make sure you're using that tab, and if you want personalized help, e-mail me at gcom007@hotmail.com for details...

....do NOT listen to this guy...trust me...

yeah, in Jason's "reputable" opinion, it'd be best not to listen to me, so watch out!

[Stuntcheeks]

The new issue of Guitar World Acoustic has an article by Mayer on how to play that song. It's the first in a series of articles by Mayer. In the next issue he'll show you how to play the rest of it.

Good stuff.

[pele0069]

i cant figure this song out...pisses me off