Help with Message in a Bottle

Rankin? · Post by **Rankin?** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:00 pm

I'm having some trouble learning the John Mayer cover of Message in a bottle off "Any Given Thursday"

I found an awesome tab,( http://911tabs.com/link/?274862 ) but I'm still having trouble nailing the rhythym to Part 2. ( "I'll send an SOS to the world") , as well as making parts 3, 4 and 6 sound anything like what he's playing. If anyone can offer any advice, I'd be really grateful. Actually, if someone can post of video of any of those parts... man, that'd be awesome.

Thanks

mrjones · Post by **mrjones** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:07 pm

im really sure what you need help on, but the chord 2X22xx i think you should use your thumb on the F#-2nd fret E string

Rankin? · Post by **Rankin?** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:10 pm

mrjones wrote:im really sure what you need help on, but the chord 2X22xx i think you should use your thumb on the F#-2nd fret E string

thanks, I was debating doing that, it's more the rhytym thats messing me up, and I have trouble hearing a lot of the chord changes when he plays it.

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:17 pm

I dont know if this will help or not but: http://www.jmtabs.com/tabs.php?p=3007

Rankin? · Post by **Rankin?** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:46 pm

jsgksu wrote:I dont know if this will help or not but: http://www.jmtabs.com/tabs.php?p=3007

thanks, thats a cool site, and I have a feeling that tab is slightly more accurate. when they say "Playing style: Hand" Do they mean he plays it without a pick? because thats what I was doing at first, but then I wasn't sure.

Also, seriously, if anyone want to make a video of this I'd really appreciate it.

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:25 pm

Rankin? wrote:
jsgksu wrote:I dont know if this will help or not but: http://www.jmtabs.com/tabs.php?p=3007
thanks, thats a cool site, and I have a feeling that tab is slightly more accurate. when they say "Playing style: Hand" Do they mean he plays it without a pick? because thats what I was doing at first, but then I wasn't sure.

Also, seriously, if anyone want to make a video of this I'd really appreciate it.

Id imagine it means its played with your fingers and not a pick, so yes.

wAvy · Post by **wAvy** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:44 am

I played this song for a week before I figured out the trick to it. Which area are you having trouble with? Everything except for the intro?

And I use a pick, I got it down right.

EDIT

I just tried it with my hands and it seems to work better

It's really hard to explain the way he plays it, I would make a video of it but I don't have a web cam.

daylight_2004 · Post by **daylight_2004** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:29 pm

Email me at zeefrog1@hotmail.com....I've got a video that might help

J_Wyse · Post by **J_Wyse** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:28 pm

VH1.com used to have a live recording of it up.
not sure if they still do or not.
The key to the rhythm is getting your thumb in the right place to do the "slaps" strong enough and have it prepared to play the next note.
The chords really aren't that hard, making it groove is the key.

Jim

Rankin? · Post by **Rankin?** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:52 pm

daylight_2004 wrote:Email me at zeefrog1@hotmail.com....I've got a video that might help

Done and done.

Rankin? · Post by **Rankin?** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:52 pm

J_Wyse wrote:VH1.com used to have a live recording of it up.
not sure if they still do or not.
The key to the rhythm is getting your thumb in the right place to do the "slaps" strong enough and have it prepared to play the next note.
The chords really aren't that hard, making it groove is the key.

Jim

I found that video, thanks for the tip

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mayer_john/videos.jhtml