Mayer's "Why Georgia?" (help)

TwoMuch · Post by **TwoMuch** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:03 am

Does anyone have a demo video of that bridge part in Why Georgia that goes something like this:

------------------------------------------------- r
-----3-----3-----------3-------3----------3---- e
-----4-----2-----------2-------2----------2h4-- p
-----2-----2h5p3-----2h5-----2--X---2--2---- e
--3-----3-----------3-------3-----X------------ a
-------------------------------------------------- t

I don't know if the tab is accurate because that part of the song is hard to follow anyway. A video of the main riff would be nice too since I don't know how to get that rhythmic thumb slap down.

If no one has any videos, any help would be appreciated.

NJPearce22 · Post by **NJPearce22** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:07 pm

TwoMuch wrote:I don't know how to get that rhythmic thumb slap down.

Play it w/o the slaps first. Once your really comfortable with the song, they almost come naturally. This song isn't all that hard to play. For a video, check http://www.jmtabs.com

mrjones · Post by **mrjones** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:15 pm

does he use a pick with this song?

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:59 pm

odnt quote me on this, but ithink he grabs a pick after the intro

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:09 pm

lost my video of it but i think thats right

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:35 am

crash_in_to_me wrote:odnt quote me on this, but ithink he grabs a pick after the intro

weird, I always hold a pick in my mouth when i play the intro then grab it afterwards... for once i do somethign right.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:50 am

checkii wrote:
crash_in_to_me wrote:odnt quote me on this, but ithink he grabs a pick after the intro
weird, I always hold a pick in my mouth when i play the intro then grab it afterwards... for once i do somethign right.

i palm the pick

nate · Post by **nate** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:13 am

I don't think i'll ever get those damn slaps in the song to sound right. Everytime I try it sounds all f*cked up. Anyone willing to post a video of the strumming hand so I can be enlightened?

-nate

NJPearce22 · Post by **NJPearce22** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:08 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
checkii wrote:
crash_in_to_me wrote:odnt quote me on this, but ithink he grabs a pick after the intro
weird, I always hold a pick in my mouth when i play the intro then grab it afterwards... for once i do somethign right.
i palm the pick

I kinda do what Mayer does...I kinda hold the pick w/ my middle finger bent...stuck in the groove...hard to explain. The first whole verse is like this until you hit the "Cause I wonder..." part. After that it's all strummed w/ a pick. The "Everybody is a stranger..." part can be fingerpicked also.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:30 pm

NJPearce22 wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:
checkii wrote:
crash_in_to_me wrote:odnt quote me on this, but ithink he grabs a pick after the intro
weird, I always hold a pick in my mouth when i play the intro then grab it afterwards... for once i do somethign right.
i palm the pick
I kinda do what Mayer does...I kinda hold the pick w/ my middle finger bent...stuck in the groove...hard to explain. The first whole verse is like this until you hit the "Cause I wonder..." part. After that it's all strummed w/ a pick. The "Everybody is a stranger..." part can be fingerpicked also.

thats what i do

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:02 pm

I have wondered what he is doing on that one part.. I thought he was two hand tapping....

mrjones · Post by **mrjones** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:19 pm

http://www.jmtabs.com/tabs.php?p=2002

ok im looking at this tab. you guys said that only the intro is fingerpicked, but he also plays the intro during the verse. then he goes into verse 2, etc. now does he only fingerpick during intro/verse, or does he do it for intro and entire verse?

NJPearce22 · Post by **NJPearce22** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:36 pm

mrjones wrote:http://www.jmtabs.com/tabs.php?p=2002

ok im looking at this tab. you guys said that only the intro is fingerpicked, but he also plays the intro during the verse. then he goes into verse 2, etc. now does he only fingerpick during intro/verse, or does he do it for intro and entire verse?

NJPearce22 wrote:The first whole verse is like this until you hit the "Cause I wonder..." part. After that it's all strummed w/ a pick. The "Everybody is a stranger..." part can be fingerpicked also.

Just listen to the song...it's fingerpicked 'till the "Cause I wonder..." part. Download an acoustic version if you can!!!

mrjones · Post by **mrjones** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:09 pm

ok, ive been practicing this song with the jmtabs tab. im fingerpick it and still it just doesnt sound right. it doesnt sound like the song to me. the version i have of the song he says "and leave this shit behind" instead of "leave it all behind" if that helps at all

417roylat · Post by **417roylat** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:08 pm

Mayer is notorious for using the "phantom pick" technique. He holds the pick in his palm while playing finger picking/slapping parts. Not too difficult to master w a little practice. jmtabs has some videos. Claypigeons.net has tons of acoustic videos, including many mayer songs. Maybe this will help. Mayer does take time to master, but it will make you a much better guitarist if you learn alot of his songs. Georgia is actually one of the easiest songs he has.

tim

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