Does John Mayer use barre chords?

John Mayer often uses his thumb to fret the 6th string, which has a different sound to the 1st finger barre technique.

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Guitar skills: (opens in new tab) In this episode of our signature artist guitar chords (opens in new tab) series we're focussing on one of the most famous guitar players in the world right now, who also happens to be an incredibly gifted one too. We're honing in on chords that John Mayer uses to enhance some of the greatest songs in his catalogue. And like Jimi Hendrix (opens in new tab) before him, he's not averse of bringing his thumb in for chord fretting duties.

E Maj9

This particular chord voicing features in the track No Such Thing. John makes use of the open E string, placing the root note an octave below its usual spot at the 12th fret. You can also try alternating between this chord and an A Maj9 by moving the whole shape up one string, then adding your 2nd finger to 12th fret to compensate for the tuning.

B add11

John Mayer often uses his thumb to fret the 6th string, which has a different sound to the 1st finger barre technique. As well as fretting the note, gently touch your thumb against the 5th string in order to keep it muted; this will allow you to strum across all the strings. This chord shows up in ‘Slow Dancing in a Burning Room’ and the open E string adds a colourful ‘11th’ interval to what is otherwise a standard B triad.

D/F#

John’s rhythm style is very much influenced by Jimi Hendrix and this chord from Waiting On The World To Change is a cool example of a Hendrix inversion which brings to mind The Wind Cries Mary. In this shape the major 3rd of the chord is the lowest note, which makes it a 1st inversion.

Dmaj7

This chord shape works well in ballads such as Gravity and features the thumb over the top of the neck, fretting the root note. You may need to experiment with a more blues rock hand angle to become comfortable with this as a straight handed ‘classical’ position will probably feel unnatural. You can keep your 1st finger on the 3rd fret throughout, and use 4th finger to hammer-on to the 5th fret, adding Major 6 interval to the G triad sound.

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What rhythm does the blues use?

blues is usually in 4/4 time. there is syncopation to emphasise the weak beats. swing rhythms are heard- quavers are uneven and give a triplet feel to the beat.

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The elements of music in the blues

- usually the flattened third, fifth or seventh note of the scale

scale with the addition of a flattened fifth

many of the melodies move within the

Identities of a blues melody consisted of the following:

the harmony is predominately related to the

The factors that are associated with blues music include:

Structure

The structure of blues music is still heard today in lots of different genres of music. The 12-bar blues sequence is the most used chord progression in blues music. The sequence orientates around the tonic, subdominant and dominant chords of the key signature . It is also common practice to fit riffs around the chord changes.

In the key of C this would be:

Call and response is a feature of work songs where the leader would call out a line and the rest of the group sings in response.

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