Originally Posted by: bouncee

the last one of yours I don't understand. Is it the inverted G og D shaped G? I will try to figure it out.[/quote][p]It's a root position G major chord.

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It's part of this overall barre chord C shape but with the root note (g) on the 10th fret of the A string.

I cover the CAGED shapes related to rhythm guitar in this tutorial.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2614

I systematically cover triads & their inversions in this collection of tutorials.

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/triads-and-inversions

You can take any shape & move it around the fretboard. You can isolate just a few notes from any of those shapes to form a smaller voicing of any chord.

Originally Posted by: bounceeWell I am a huge John Mayer fan, but that does not do me any good. He is so great I am too intimmidated to even try to sit down and learn what he plays. That is pro elite game all the way.[/quote]

If you never try you'll never get there. Take one of his songs with guitar parts you like. Learn just one section at a time.

Originally Posted by: bounceeBut I guess what will still be an issue is the lack of knowledge of how arrange a song.[/quote]

The only way to get that knowledge is to learn how other artists have done it & then experiment with it yourself.

Originally Posted by: bounceeHave you like seen the Mayer and Urban youtube of them covering the Don't let me down by the beatles?

Yes. They play simple voicings of the 2 chords in the song. Then they play fills in between when the vocal lines sing.

Vocal part - guitar fill - vocal part - guitar fill

That's call & response that you mention later.

[quote=bouncee]Maybe I need to study theory to get some understanding of how to arrange music?

Studying theory can help. But most pop-rock artists learned the theory & the practice by imitation. They learned by doing. Copy their favorite artists & add something of their own. After all, you are referencing a cover song. :) Meyer & Urban probably admired the Beatles music a great deal & spent a lot of time learning their songs & how those songs are put together.

[quote=bouncee]Man I wish there was music camp for adults.

There is.

https://www.rockcamp.com/

And that's just a high profile one. I've seen a lot of local ones in various areas.

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Hey what do you know, that actually worked on the first try, and now I can recreate it too. Great tip.