John Mayer is living the golden life on the golden road. Let's be honest, he's doing what we all dreamed of doing, taking over and playing Jerry's solos on stage with the boys.
Perfectly said Mutualist! He has mastered Jerry's tone and doing what all of us guitarists dream of. Plus he introducing the next generation onto the Dead ensuring The Music Never Stops!
@@maxschreifels7161 man he might say he doesn't dose but I swear to God when I saw him from the front row in 2018 while I was dosed he was giving me heavy in the pocket energies and the way his face and body were moving. Dude might not of been of course but how do you do what he's doing and not at least try some medicine? Just my speculation
Man, it's awesome to finally see a member of the TH-cam guitar community digging into the treasure trove that is The Grateful Dead/Dead and Company. Masterful tones, musicianship and improvisation that for some reason seem to sneak right past most of the guitar folks out there. As a player, the Dead catalog changed everything for me. I hope it can do the same for other musicians looking for deeper inspiration. Thanks!
Same!! Im about 2 years in to really diving into playing the Dead and i still find new stuff every day. Been a listener for a long time but never thought to learn most of the stuff bc it was harder than i could handle. As ive progressed the licks come easier and ive learned a ton of material. Dont even know what else to listen to these days. 😂
I've never heard guitar playing like Jerry he gas blown my mind several times. I saw Dead & Company in 2016 and was pleasantly surprised how well John plays the songs with just a touch of bluesiness that is fantastic
Absolutely love this gent! As a lifelong Deadhead...40 years of guitar playing and immersion in Grateful Dead music..this fresh enthusiasm and breakdown is priceless! Thanks Mike...will check out your courses!
I've watched this video about 4 times now over the course of a year whilst working alongside on guitargate and each time I come back here I leave with deeper understanding each time. Thank you for your course!
Chad; I hear what your sayin', except for this one dude named Pigpen. He made them stop and restart this one time. He said they can play loose some of the time, but not all the time...
You obviously haven't heard Jerry Garcia's other projects... The acoustic band is EXTREMELY tight, also old and in the way. And Jerry and merl saunders if you like jazz. If Jerry wasn't tight he wouldn't have Tony rice, one of the best players EVER playing with him often.
2/8/73 The Grateful Dead first performed this song. With Pigpen passing away a month later on 3/8/73 I highly doubt he was on stage those last 30 days to tell the crew to tighten up. You got a recording of this?
Finding you by way of your stuff being shared in Dead groups (the way our family is, it will definitely definitely generate lots of traffic for ya!) and so glad I did! Been playing a long time and I enjoy your breakdowns. Gonna listen to Dew again, and then check out your lessons. Much love from Southwest Virginia!
Great stuff, Michael! As a guitar player, its great hearing someone who is obviously very well versed in music theory, break down what makes these tunes work. Keep up the good work. Lots of love from Dallas, TX!
Great video, man! I too have found a new respect for John Mayer. I’ve seen Dead & Co 3 times so far and I’m in awe every time! It’d be awesome if you could do “help on the way!”
I definitely enjoy your take on Dead songs and how much appreciation and respect you have for the musicians i hope to learn alot from you in the future I believe that you are an excellent instructor! Jerry does some smoking hot versions of Sugar-ree and John does also maybe you could break down both of them!!! Terrapin Station is also fun!!
hard to copy Jerry outright when D&C has brought everything down to a slow waltz - Im glad people are still enjoying the music and John is doing this thing respectfully and all, but damn the slow tempos are excruciating at times
@@HyzersGR understood - the core members are straight up old men now and it doesnt mean Mayer isnt talented (he clearly is) or it isnt fabulous that heads old and new still have something to gather for and enjoy. But yeah, like most tunes they do now the tempo on TLEO to my ears is just sluggish and kinda boring.
Two things: One of the things I love most about this song are the fills/riffs Jerry does in the verse after he sings... they are weird and and somewhat disjointed and I LOVE THEM... would love to hear you break them down. Mayer doesn't do it like Jerry... Which is fine! #2, You mentioned in your Morning Dew vid that you loved the footage... Dude, watch the Grateful Dead movie... You. Must. Watch. It. In general I absolutely love your unfettered enthusiasm for this music and the player's work on these tunes. This music is the music of my life... Your unabashed enthusiasm about it seriously brought some "dew" to my eye... Welcome to the world of the Dead!
Summer Tour getting announced tomorrow! Awesome video, easy sub! I would love to hear a review of Morning Dew from Shoreline 2019. That was the craziest solo he has done with them and it would be incredible to hear a breakdown. All those “power up” sounds he did. Face melting for sure. Check it out!
I just discovered you while binging on all things John Mayer, his own work, and I’ve really really enjoyed your videos. (“Really really” is your signature phrase when you really really inspired about something). And now I just came across this video and I can’t even tell you how much I enjoyed it, because going to see Dead and Co shows with John Mayer over the last few years has been like going to the mountain to pray in a group trance with a whole bunch of beautiful souls. Such a joy. Watching you break down this song was also just pure joy. And I’m just a shitty rhythm guitarist with barely a clue on theory. Thank you for doing what you do and keep rocking. See you at a show!
Killer stuff bro. Much like yourself I've only recently caught John with Dead & Co. 2018 in SD and 3 x in 2019 in LA. He's a mad man and it's helped me fall in love with the Dead. This is one of my fav tunes. Great insights. Can you do one of these for the song Loser? 🤙🏼
Love the videos!! I can almost keep up!! But since the stuff you are talking about is really my next step I appreciate the challenge. It’s got me thinking and adjusting and trying new things which is great
has made Dead & Co. his own thing ... ` gotta say for future reference ... maybe listen to how humble John is to be swimming in the deep end. He knows who stage he is playing on. And I am happy to say that he is doing pretty damn good ... I was just coming back to edit this bud, I didn't mean it rudely and by the time I finished the video I could tell that you had not either. Sounds awesome by the way. You have a smooth sounding tone going here
I agree 100% never liked John Mayer until Dead and Company. ..... almost didn't go to the shows because he was in it.... but man I'm glad I gave in and went..... haven't missed one show when they come through our way
It cracks me up, so many assumptions about Mayer. It always pleases me to see people who find a song or two that allows them to appreciate how great mayer is
Hey there, loving to see you checking out some great jam bands, Umphreys are incredible, so is Moe., W.panic, Government mule, saw them all a few times. Keep it going,
His Live in LA 2007 concert demonstrates his different musical personalities. I recommend Slow Dancing in a Burning Room from that concert for a bit of a guitar show.
I was at this show! I saw phish there the week before and had low expectations for dead and co given the shows they played leading up to this one but man! They blew it out of the park that night!
Nice breakdown, really helps bring clarity to playing with modal 'colour'. I'm a big fan of your stuff and found your Masterclass on Udemy to be an absolute goldmine of guitar technique and theory. So a huge THANK YOU for that. I would love to see you breakdown some Marcus King tunes.
Don't forget, for the icing on that "Jerry sound" cake, use chromatics! For instance, in G mixo use A-Bb-B, C-Db-D, and F-F#-G, ascending or descending. Over the C chord it would be D-Eb-E, F-Gb-G, and Bb-B-C.
@@Guitargate I just learned They love each other from that video. LOL, I been playin' GD songs for a hundred years but never tried that one till now. Thanks!
Could you do "Big River" by either the Grateful Dead or Dead and Company? Both versions of the tune are on fire, if you get the chance it would be super cool to see what you think
Since this song is in G Mixolydian and you mentioned at about 3:00 that it's in the "key of C, everything's off your V chord", the V chord in that statement is the G then, right? But then at about 5:35 you say "they went to the IV chord, they went to the C". So I just want to be clear, even though we're in C Major in terms of a key signature, we're "really" in G Mixo, and thus G is the I chord right? So the IV is C and the V is D for this song? F would be the bVII likewise?
U have an excellent EAR... for analyzing the rhythm and lead sections... I think Bob Weir really enjoys that Mayer GETS the jerry part so well.. that he can go off on his IMPROV rhythms.... U really picked apart this song... Mayer seems to like Althea a lot .. perhaps u wanna analyze that song.. its not a really hard drum song... I am a drummer.. so I dig most of the Dead & co stuff......
Hey man! What do you use to get your tone when recording these videos? Are you going direct into some sort of modeler or software? It sounds fantastic for this sort of thing! Cheers- Ben
You should do Tennessee Jed!! The licks in that one are relatively simple but harder than they sound, and its just a fun song!!! More Dead tho. Definitely. Lol
John Mayer is a guitar chameleon. When he explains his blues influences for example. th-cam.com/video/XR5fNhT-CKE/w-d-xo.html I heard him on NPR discussing what he did to prepare for playing with Dead & Company. It was amazing how he transformed his playing.
Why dead and Company when he can do the original Garcia version I don't understand the logic in this and I'm not even taking anything away from dead and Company but why not go straight to the source
Great song to pick up on although im a bit surprised at you coming lately to John's utter brilliance, ie he definitely sold soul for blues skill at some point whether at some crossroads or perhaps (in return for favors from opposite sex) where you bought that shirt from. Yeah at 65 i got me some good memorys but now couldnt hope to wear it as WELL...Back to the guitar: Mayer has stated before that it was this very song along with Althea that drew him into Jerry's melodic orbit...and now you into his perhaps? I just spent a few hours last night running (skipping deleriously thru?) licks in A myxolodian over Franklins Tower backing track just to clear head from all the Jimmy Page carbon buildup...all this shit is a delightul rabbithole no?...appreciate your insight...curiosity.....keep on keepin on....ok i am of the 60's generation so shoot me ha
I’m asking this at the beginning of the video so if you address it, I am sorry. But what do you think of the silver sky? I really want the new one with the maple board but it is expensive.
Good basic stuff to learn musically on how to approach playing in a band. Well I wrote basic but I mean not necessarily easy to wrap your head around when composing own stuff or just improvising with similar taste
As you may know, John Mayer didn't get into the Dead until several years ago. I read that he started listening to the GD channel on Sirius and Althea was one of the first songs that caught his ear.
@@Guitargate Hi. I *just* discovered you. great job and I will be taking lessons...but PLEASE PLEASE watch this one JG solo and reply w your thoughts. I know you are a JM fan, but watch JG at the 12:30 mark in this link...he actually SAYS something in his solo rather than a bunch of licks. This is one of my fave JG solos of all time & s I've heard thousands since 1980. very curious..this is PRIMO JERRY right here. what do you think,..how in the world does he do this? please watch...th-cam.com/video/ijnRQWuynSg/w-d-xo.html
KDT081969 As I recall the story, he was on Pandora and Althea came up in a trail of tunes based on a non-Dead song. he then followed Althea into the rabbit hole of Jerry and the GDead
As a born lead vocalists who can strum a dozen cords and just about keep a decent beat on the drums, I find this technical stuff fascinating but as far over my head, and out of my pay grade, as I did when I was in a band. All sounds like hocus pocus to me. I never learned even the names of the guitar chords I sometimes used to play, never mind how to sing or what chord I was supposed to be singing in. I used to find singing so intuitive that I found it hard to understand why everyone could not do it. Indeed over time I found that very few actually can with any degree of outstanding quality, or with that certain something. To me competent guitarists were ten a penny, but a VOICE, I mean a real VOICE especially if it could be backed up by enough showmanship, was actually as rare as rocking horse shit. To me if the band had a voice, or better still a frontman as well, it could get away with being fairly mediocre musically, either on stage or anywhere else. For example Pink Floyd could replace Gilmour's guitar playing but they will never be able to replace his voice. You can imagine The Who, without all of the other players but Roger Daltrey. Would Rory Gallagher be even known as such if he was only a brilliant player? As for Steve Marriott, same thing, but even more so X 10? Was Queen ever really Queen without their queen? Don't get me wrong I like music as much as anyone, indeed I am just as happy listening to an instrumental, however I hope I have make some kind of point worth making. Perhaps I am trying to say is that you may be able to replicate or adequately replace a particular player, but you can hardly ever replicate a human voice, and that especially in the realms of guitar hero progressive and otherwise rock music, vocalists are rarely given the attention that they require. The best bands always put the vocals first and everything else secondary to it, even if the vocal parts take up a fraction of the track. For example this band you are playing here, I mean what a vocalist, these guys don't grow on trees, but very good guitarists seem to?
John Mayer is living the golden life on the golden road. Let's be honest, he's doing what we all dreamed of doing, taking over and playing Jerry's solos on stage with the boys.
Perfectly said Mutualist! He has mastered Jerry's tone and doing what all of us guitarists dream of. Plus he introducing the next generation onto the Dead ensuring The Music Never Stops!
Not yet, dose john maher 2020!!!
I’m still waiting for Dead & Co to play YBIAW
@@maxschreifels7161 man he might say he doesn't dose but I swear to God when I saw him from the front row in 2018 while I was dosed he was giving me heavy in the pocket energies and the way his face and body were moving. Dude might not of been of course but how do you do what he's doing and not at least try some medicine? Just my speculation
@@MysticMonkeyMiracle playing like that easily gives you all the vibes you need, my friend.
I dont play the guitar, However, i could watch you break down these songs all-day Love It Love it Love it
Pino palledino
@@HighflyinVee lol
Never to late to start.
Man, it's awesome to finally see a member of the TH-cam guitar community digging into the treasure trove that is The Grateful Dead/Dead and Company. Masterful tones, musicianship and improvisation that for some reason seem to sneak right past most of the guitar folks out there. As a player, the Dead catalog changed everything for me. I hope it can do the same for other musicians looking for deeper inspiration. Thanks!
My thoughts / feelings exactly!
Years ago when I started playing Dead tunes , it opened so many doors musically for me. Thank you !!!
Same!! Im about 2 years in to really diving into playing the Dead and i still find new stuff every day. Been a listener for a long time but never thought to learn most of the stuff bc it was harder than i could handle. As ive progressed the licks come easier and ive learned a ton of material. Dont even know what else to listen to these days. 😂
@@mattvia913
Right on , there's really no limits once you get in the groove!
✌💀🐉👽🎸🎶🎵🧠
I've never heard guitar playing like Jerry he gas blown my mind several times. I saw Dead & Company in 2016 and was pleasantly surprised how well John plays the songs with just a touch of bluesiness that is fantastic
Absolutely love this gent! As a lifelong Deadhead...40 years of guitar playing and immersion in Grateful Dead music..this fresh enthusiasm and breakdown is priceless! Thanks Mike...will check out your courses!
Glad you noticed Bobby's harmonics. Thats always been an important part of the song. It adds so much.
I've watched this video about 4 times now over the course of a year whilst working alongside on guitargate and each time I come back here I leave with deeper understanding each time. Thank you for your course!
This song got me big into Dead & Co. Johns voice sounds so good when he sings it! Love this track
Yeah he has certain songs that are really in his wheelhouse
2:01 “Let’s tighten this up.” Words never spoken by any member of the Grateful Dead.
Ever!
Chad; I hear what your sayin', except for this one dude named Pigpen. He made them stop and restart this one time. He said they can play loose some of the time, but not all the time...
You obviously haven't heard Jerry Garcia's other projects... The acoustic band is EXTREMELY tight, also old and in the way. And Jerry and merl saunders if you like jazz. If Jerry wasn't tight he wouldn't have Tony rice, one of the best players EVER playing with him often.
2/8/73 The Grateful Dead first performed this song. With Pigpen passing away a month later on 3/8/73 I highly doubt he was on stage those last 30 days to tell the crew to tighten up. You got a recording of this?
ten below Pigpens final show was 6/17/72. Your claim isn’t possible
Finding you by way of your stuff being shared in Dead groups (the way our family is, it will definitely definitely generate lots of traffic for ya!) and so glad I did! Been playing a long time and I enjoy your breakdowns. Gonna listen to Dew again, and then check out your lessons. Much love from Southwest Virginia!
LOVE IT! THanks!
Great stuff, Michael! As a guitar player, its great hearing someone who is obviously very well versed in music theory, break down what makes these tunes work. Keep up the good work. Lots of love from Dallas, TX!
Great video, man! I too have found a new respect for John Mayer. I’ve seen Dead & Co 3 times so far and I’m in awe every time! It’d be awesome if you could do “help on the way!”
Thanks! IT'S ON THE LIST :)
@@Guitargate 7-2-18 help on the way performed @ shoreline amphitheater was an absolute monster/beauty
Here's Morning Dew from Winterland '74: th-cam.com/video/Lcd4tsY9WZo/w-d-xo.html
I definitely enjoy your take on Dead songs and how much appreciation and respect you have for the musicians i hope to learn alot from you in the future I believe that you are an excellent instructor! Jerry does some smoking hot versions of Sugar-ree and John does also maybe you could break down both of them!!! Terrapin Station is also fun!!
I could listen to your lessons all the time. You make it sound so interesting and you can tell you love doing this!!! Keep up the awesome work!
He does a good job paying homage to Jerry Garcia's style while not copying it outright
Hyzer's Pro Disc Golf and Smoke Shop 100% agree
hard to copy Jerry outright when D&C has brought everything down to a slow waltz - Im glad people are still enjoying the music and John is doing this thing respectfully and all, but damn the slow tempos are excruciating at times
Steve G not JMs fault, that’s Bobby’s call
@@HyzersGR understood - the core members are straight up old men now and it doesnt mean Mayer isnt talented (he clearly is) or it isnt fabulous that heads old and new still have something to gather for and enjoy. But yeah, like most tunes they do now the tempo on TLEO to my ears is just sluggish and kinda boring.
@@steveg6035 I'm getting tired of hearing this complaint. It may have been true for the first year of D&C but not now.
Two things: One of the things I love most about this song are the fills/riffs Jerry does in the verse after he sings... they are weird and and somewhat disjointed and I LOVE THEM... would love to hear you break them down. Mayer doesn't do it like Jerry... Which is fine! #2, You mentioned in your Morning Dew vid that you loved the footage... Dude, watch the Grateful Dead movie... You. Must. Watch. It. In general I absolutely love your unfettered enthusiasm for this music and the player's work on these tunes. This music is the music of my life... Your unabashed enthusiasm about it seriously brought some "dew" to my eye... Welcome to the world of the Dead!
Also, love when you say "something like that"
And the bonus footage from the GD movie as well
allman bros - into the mystic - orpheum - 2011 - handoffs between Haynes and Trucks are insaneeeee
Yes. This will be in the list.
I was there.. front row
Thanks for this lesson. It’s so helpful to see your approach to learning a song by ear!
Glad you like it! I'm going to do a bunch more, as I've gotten a lot of similar feedback.
You found a great format for teaching guitar!!! Appreciate what you do and your talent.
Summer Tour getting announced tomorrow! Awesome video, easy sub! I would love to hear a review of Morning Dew from Shoreline 2019. That was the craziest solo he has done with them and it would be incredible to hear a breakdown. All those “power up” sounds he did. Face melting for sure. Check it out!
I just discovered you while binging on all things John Mayer, his own work, and I’ve really really enjoyed your videos. (“Really really” is your signature phrase when you really really inspired about something). And now I just came across this video and I can’t even tell you how much I enjoyed it, because going to see Dead and Co shows with John Mayer over the last few years has been like going to the mountain to pray in a group trance with a whole bunch of beautiful souls. Such a joy. Watching you break down this song was also just pure joy. And I’m just a shitty rhythm guitarist with barely a clue on theory. Thank you for doing what you do and keep rocking. See you at a show!
Thx Lenny!!! Really really appreciate you my friend!
Dude. You’re a treasure.
"Super Jerry" . Love it. Thanks
Gotta check out Althea 6/23/19
2018 Dodger Stadium had me in tears...i thought i was listening to a '91 Althea and when John opened his mouth i dropped my coffee
@@tootsiebutts😂 wonderful comment
Was at this show, I love Mayer on this one! ⚡️💀🐢🌹🔥
Killer stuff bro. Much like yourself I've only recently caught John with Dead & Co. 2018 in SD and 3 x in 2019 in LA. He's a mad man and it's helped me fall in love with the Dead. This is one of my fav tunes. Great insights. Can you do one of these for the song Loser? 🤙🏼
Final tour now over. I’d love you to pick a favorite from this summer and maybe break down his growth over the past 8 years playing with this band.
Mayer is so incredibly versatile! Great videos!
Impressive man, spot on! Please make more Mayer and Dead & Co videos!
St Stephen...I think it’s some E mixo, and has a cool groove to it also. Love to hear thoughts on it. Seems to go more minor at some point...
Awesome analysis and breakdown !!! More GD please !!!
John Moreland. “3:59am” or “you don’t care enough for me to cry”. I think you’ll enjoy his live performances and the style in his finger picking
Love the videos!! I can almost keep up!! But since the stuff you are talking about is really my next step I appreciate the challenge. It’s got me thinking and adjusting and trying new things which is great
Great job bro!! Keep Jerry’s music going 🍄♥️
has made Dead & Co. his own thing ... ` gotta say for future reference ... maybe listen to how humble John is to be swimming in the deep end. He knows who stage he is playing on. And I am happy to say that he is doing pretty damn good ...
I was just coming back to edit this bud, I didn't mean it rudely and by the time I finished the video I could tell that you had not either. Sounds awesome by the way. You have a smooth sounding tone going here
Way to BE. ~kind~ 💗 😉 ⚡️
Dose Johnny
Love your take of the breakdown of this. You asked .. so an Althea would be killer. Tnx.
Late to the party, but Mayers playing with Dead and Company blows me away. I have a new appreciation.
I love te laid back style of your stuff man keep it comin
Great stuff I’m mostly a bass player but your videos are so good - it helps me too! Eyes of the world !
I agree 100% never liked John Mayer until Dead and Company. ..... almost didn't go to the shows because he was in it.... but man I'm glad I gave in and went..... haven't missed one show when they come through our way
So glad they chose him. Can you imagine if it was still an old Bob Dylan lol
Crazy Fingers!
Should do a bob weir breakdown of weather report suite
It cracks me up, so many assumptions about Mayer. It always pleases me to see people who find a song or two that allows them to appreciate how great mayer is
@brokenupsound How does one sing like a douche?
This was great! More Dead & Company!
Would love to see more dead & co. Keep it up!
Mike, you gotta check out “Sugaree” by Dead and company Oregon 2018 I believe. It’s some of Mayer’s best work, D&C or solo.
Hey there, loving to see you checking out some great jam bands, Umphreys are incredible, so is Moe., W.panic, Government mule, saw them all a few times. Keep it going,
I'd love to hear you breakdown some Jerry Garcia sometime.
He has on some other videos.
th-cam.com/video/vLb_YOqTlkY/w-d-xo.html
This is a Jerry Garcia song.
@@hvymettle I am taking about Jerry's playing. I am familiar with the music and don't need things explained to me, thanks.
thanks for knowing theory brother. many blessings
These are awesome, thanks for taking the time to breakdown 🤙 Aloha
His Live in LA 2007 concert demonstrates his different musical personalities. I recommend Slow Dancing in a Burning Room from that concert for a bit of a guitar show.
Nice breakdown- the Silver Sky sounds great... what are you playing into (amp, etc)?
Thanks! Direct!
Did someone have the entire video? The TH-cam link is no longer working! My intent is not to reupload, just watch today, tomorrow, after tomorrow....
Jerry loved playing mixolydian scales.
Just discovered your channel and I’m loving the way your knowledge of guitar comes through, maybe do some John McLaughlin !!!!
I was at this show! I saw phish there the week before and had low expectations for dead and co given the shows they played leading up to this one but man! They blew it out of the park that night!
Awesome video in great discussion of deadish technique Will always tune in for more dead
Nice breakdown, really helps bring clarity to playing with modal 'colour'. I'm a big fan of your stuff and found your Masterclass on Udemy to be an absolute goldmine of guitar technique and theory. So a huge THANK YOU for that.
I would love to see you breakdown some Marcus King tunes.
Rich Watts I second that - some Marcus King would be fantastic.
I was at the Charlotte show and I got to see that masterpiece live action what shows did you go to on the summer tour ?
Yes I was in VA
Awesome.... help on the way/slipnot/Franklin tower
Hi Michael- great breakdown. Awesome!! Have you done a Dark Star to Wharf Rat back to Dark Star? I’m hooked on that progression.
Have you looked at loser- Barton hall, Cornell, chords aren’t very hard, but really cool embellishments in the chorus and the solo has some nice licks
Don't forget, for the icing on that "Jerry sound" cake, use chromatics! For instance, in G mixo use A-Bb-B, C-Db-D, and F-F#-G, ascending or descending. Over the C chord it would be D-Eb-E, F-Gb-G, and Bb-B-C.
Love the Dead content. You really do the best tunes.
Love Aplharetta the sound is amazing.
gotta agree - that lick at like 2:20 is sooo good
Check out Jerry's solo from 5/8/77 They Love Each Other. No video but it is excellent
Another awesome lesson!
I'm really liking your channel man. Keep on bringing the goods! ✌💀👽🎸👍
Thanks! Will do!
@@Guitargate
I just learned They love each other from that video. LOL, I been playin' GD songs for a hundred years but never tried that one till now.
Thanks!
Killer video. Seeing Dead and Co. in June in LA. Are you using an amp here or going direct?
I was at this show! They killed it all night!
Could you do "Big River" by either the Grateful Dead or Dead and Company? Both versions of the tune are on fire, if you get the chance it would be super cool to see what you think
If you haven't heard The Dead South, you need to check them out.
Since this song is in G Mixolydian and you mentioned at about 3:00 that it's in the "key of C, everything's off your V chord", the V chord in that statement is the G then, right? But then at about 5:35 you say "they went to the IV chord, they went to the C". So I just want to be clear, even though we're in C Major in terms of a key signature, we're "really" in G Mixo, and thus G is the I chord right? So the IV is C and the V is D for this song? F would be the bVII likewise?
Scarlet Begonias Live 1974, Sugar Magnolia Live 74 and Sugaree Live 74 ^^, please :) My 3 favourite Tunes in this Universe
U have an excellent EAR... for analyzing the rhythm and lead sections... I think Bob Weir really enjoys that Mayer GETS the jerry part so well.. that he can go off on his IMPROV
rhythms.... U really picked apart this song... Mayer seems to like Althea a lot .. perhaps u wanna analyze that song.. its not a really hard drum song... I am a drummer..
so I dig most of the Dead & co stuff......
Althea!
the outro you played Michael was impredsive.
I'd be happy to file share you some epic renditions of any song you desire. I have the entire catalogue.
Hey man! What do you use to get your tone when recording these videos? Are you going direct into some sort of modeler or software? It sounds fantastic for this sort of thing! Cheers- Ben
Ramble on rose! Dead and Co
You should do Tennessee Jed!! The licks in that one are relatively simple but harder than they sound, and its just a fun song!!! More Dead tho. Definitely. Lol
Hey Michael what amp are you playing through sounds great
John Mayer is a guitar chameleon. When he explains his blues influences for example. th-cam.com/video/XR5fNhT-CKE/w-d-xo.html
I heard him on NPR discussing what he did to prepare for playing with Dead & Company. It was amazing how he transformed his playing.
Def do more Dead and Company reacts and explanations
Why dead and Company when he can do the original Garcia version I don't understand the logic in this and I'm not even taking anything away from dead and Company but why not go straight to the source
@@shawncarpenter1972 cool story bro
Great song to pick up on although im a bit surprised at you coming lately to John's utter brilliance, ie he definitely sold soul for blues skill at some point whether at some crossroads or perhaps (in return for favors from opposite sex) where you bought that shirt from. Yeah at 65 i got me some good memorys but now couldnt hope to wear it as WELL...Back to the guitar: Mayer has stated before that it was this very song along with Althea that drew him into Jerry's melodic orbit...and now you into his perhaps? I just spent a few hours last night running (skipping deleriously thru?) licks in A myxolodian over Franklins Tower backing track just to clear head from all the Jimmy Page carbon buildup...all this shit is a delightul rabbithole no?...appreciate your insight...curiosity.....keep on keepin on....ok i am of the 60's generation so shoot me ha
Great Video, subbed!
Salt life shirt......please tell me I just found a guitar teacher I like from MD?
I’m asking this at the beginning of the video so if you address it, I am sorry. But what do you think of the silver sky? I really want the new one with the maple board but it is expensive.
Absolutely love it. So fun to play
Good basic stuff to learn musically on how to approach playing in a band. Well I wrote basic but I mean not necessarily easy to wrap your head around when composing own stuff or just improvising with similar taste
I've never heard myxolydian referred to as myxo. Nice
Tempo totally on 🔥!
Love your channel. Thanks for gettin into The Dead.
Hey dude, good tone! What are you playing through ?
You should check out the faster version of this song they played in early 70s
Love the fresh take on "react Videos" ..... subbed
Hey Michael, i can’t find the link for the full video ?
John Mayer does a great Althea. It's the song that got him into the Dead.
There’s a great backing track for this song here on TH-cam for those interested, by Jeff Williams.
As you may know, John Mayer didn't get into the Dead until several years ago. I read that he started listening to the GD channel on Sirius and Althea was one of the first songs that caught his ear.
Yeah man - I'm kinda on the same journey right now!
@@Guitargate Hi. I *just* discovered you. great job and I will be taking lessons...but PLEASE PLEASE watch this one JG solo and reply w your thoughts. I know you are a JM fan, but watch JG at the 12:30 mark in this link...he actually SAYS something in his solo rather than a bunch of licks. This is one of my fave JG solos of all time & s I've heard thousands since 1980. very curious..this is PRIMO JERRY right here. what do you think,..how in the world does he do this? please watch...th-cam.com/video/ijnRQWuynSg/w-d-xo.html
Theres videos from years ago of john playing some dead tunes like goin down the road feeling bad
@@Guitargate check out headyversion.com if you really wanna pick the marsh mellows out of your lucky charms
KDT081969 As I recall the story, he was on Pandora and Althea came up in a trail of tunes based on a non-Dead song. he then followed Althea into the rabbit hole of Jerry and the GDead
As a born lead vocalists who can strum a dozen cords and just about keep a decent beat on the drums, I find this technical stuff fascinating but as far over my head, and out of my pay grade, as I did when I was in a band. All sounds like hocus pocus to me. I never learned even the names of the guitar chords I sometimes used to play, never mind how to sing or what chord I was supposed to be singing in. I used to find singing so intuitive that I found it hard to understand why everyone could not do it.
Indeed over time I found that very few actually can with any degree of outstanding quality, or with that certain something. To me competent guitarists were ten a penny, but a VOICE, I mean a real VOICE especially if it could be backed up by enough showmanship, was actually as rare as rocking horse shit.
To me if the band had a voice, or better still a frontman as well, it could get away with being fairly mediocre musically, either on stage or anywhere else.
For example Pink Floyd could replace Gilmour's guitar playing but they will never be able to replace his voice. You can imagine The Who, without all of the other players but Roger Daltrey. Would Rory Gallagher be even known as such if he was only a brilliant player? As for Steve Marriott, same thing, but even more so X 10?
Was Queen ever really Queen without their queen?
Don't get me wrong I like music as much as anyone, indeed I am just as happy listening to an instrumental, however I hope I have make some kind of point worth making.
Perhaps I am trying to say is that you may be able to replicate or adequately replace a particular player, but you can hardly ever replicate a human voice, and that especially in the realms of guitar hero progressive and otherwise rock music, vocalists are rarely given the attention that they require. The best bands always put the vocals first and everything else secondary to it, even if the vocal parts take up a fraction of the track.
For example this band you are playing here, I mean what a vocalist, these guys don't grow on trees, but very good guitarists seem to?
So good man! +1 from Althea 89