Dead and Company Guitar Lesson – Brown Eyed Women Intro Solo TAB

In this lesson, I'll show you how to play the intro lick of Brown Eyed Women, as John Mayer did with Dead and company on July 23, 2017 at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA. I'll share with you the left hand techniques that Mayer uses and we'll also go over the music theory behind the notes and John's Approach. Let's check out a quick demonstration of the intro lick, and then we'll get into the lesson itself.

• Over the E chord, John uses grace note slides in conjunction with the E major pentatonic.

• Over the A chord, John mixes notes of the A major arpeggio, with notes of the E major pentatonic.

• Over the E, John uses an E chord in the C shape. He even anticipates the chord change by playing the full shape, while we are still in the A chord.

• To really nail the feel of this intro, it's important that the notes are played staccato!  Take a close listen to how short and punchy Mayer's approach is, and you'll see why : )

Gear Used for This Video

Video Recording:

• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G7 (G7KS) DSLM Mirrorless 4K Camera with 14mm f2.5 pancake lens (Silver)

• AmazonBasics 50-Inch Lightweight Tripod with Bag

Performance:

• Paul Reed Smith Hollowbody II (2013) with 57/08 Pickups

• Vintage 1971 Fender Vibrolux Reverb Amplifier with
  • Eminence Redcoat Guitar RF10C Red Fang 10″ Guitar Speaker, 50 Watts at 8 Ohm
  • Eminence Lil Buddy 10″ Guitar Speaker, 8 Ohm

• Pickboy Pos-a-Grip Jazz Classic Tortoise Shell Cellulose 1.50mm Picks
  
• Pig Hog Tour Grade Premium Instrument Cable, 10 feet

Audio Recording:

• Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB Audio Interface

• MXL 990 Condenser Microphone with Shockmount (vocal capture)

• LyxPro Balanced XLR Cable Premium Series Cable, 

• Sennheiser E609 Silver Super Cardioid Instrument Microphone (guitar capture) 

• Audix CABGRAB1 CabGrabber Mic Clamp for Guitar Amps/Cabinets (holds Sennheiser e609 to guitar cabinet)

Full PDF of Intro, Rhythm, and Solo Parts