How To Play Shawn Mendes' 'Lost In Japan' With Jacob Collier

Grammy winner Jacob Collier recently sat down with Genius to break down the chords for Shawn Mendes’ 2018 hit, “Lost in Japan.” Collier first became known for his multi-instrumental rearrangements of popular songs such as Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),” catching Quincy Jones’ ear in 2014. In this video, the 24-year-old musician shows off his talent for explaining musical concepts.

[juancruzbassi]

"And it provides a sense of being lost ...in Japan" 1:07
Well, I love this guy

[odegsinvite]

This dude could say anything and I would agree with him

[elyserho]

Jacob: is a youth himself

“I can feel Shawn’s youthful energy”

[NiggaTigga]

We need this to be a series.

I swear to God, if Genius gets Jacob Collier as a frequent collaborator, I'm willing to forget the Jacob Sartorius and Backpack Kid videos ever happened.

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[bessm]

I dare you to ask Shawn Mendes to explain a Jacob Collier Song

[songninja]

For all the people who said this was basic... Jacob wouldn't have bothered explaining this song if he found it basic or boring. This has a soulful R&B type progression, with wonderful harmonic activity. Just because it doesn't have tri tone subs and secondary dominants doesn't mean its not complex.

[jacobcshort]

This is like renting a forklift to lift a fork

[cherryssm]

this is like gordon ramsey making a whole tutorial on how to make toast

[lyndonsales]

"That guy is obnoxiously good at music." - Adam Neely

[kriterer]

Jacob Collier playing a Squier is a great metaphor for my life

[eskilhakonsson]

Finally genius is showing its genius side

[newpianotutorials]

I never thought I'd see the day ...

[ELIAT]

lol one of the most incredible musicians alive showing us how to play a basic pop song.. interesting choice Genius

[tippidink]

Glad Jacob is getting mainstream exposure. Great video, thanks ☺️

[zaameerlol]

This can be the best series of genius. Please keep this series alive. 🙏🏼

[NiggaTigga]

Jacob Collier's explanations> Jacob Sartorius & Backpack Kid's explainations

In before Genius invites Jacob back to explain the musicality of Backpack kid's song "I be flossin"

[rickygonzalez]

Can he do an Anderson .Paak song...please?

[Kleenx]

THIS SERIES IS A MUST. KEEP JACOB THE GOAT AROUND

[rajamrifqi]

Jacob Collier is such a blessing to the music world

[andrewhurst]

I really didn’t like him at first but I love how he appreciates a lot of music. A lot of music whiz’s disrespect pop music and shit on music less complex than the music they like or create.