I don't typically comment on RU-vid videos, but man this is so well-done. Your clarity on the section of the song you're referring to, and playing with such similarity to how the Dead plays it... just a cray amount of respect bro (your jokes are also hilarious lo)
I took up the guitar in my mid 60's. This is one of my favorite songs. You are a very funny engaging teacher. Thank you so much for showing me how to do this.
this is one of the great eight songs we never got to hear studio versions of as a follow up to fall 1970 american beauty.... all we got were live versions: bertha / wharf rat / brown eyed woman / he's gone / jack straw / mr charlie / ramble on rose / tennessee jed... oh how these could have sounded given fuller studio arrangements as well as added instrumentation like pedal steel horns and strings... thankfully wake of the flood captured those textures...
@@elmoblatch9787 yes, the Dead did great live versions of many songs, and some studio versions don’t measure up to the live ones. But think if you’d only ever heard live versions of the tunes on American Beauty, or Terrapin? There are lots of cool things you can do with a song in the studio. And to be honest, the live version of Wharf Rat on Skull & Roses was heavily tweaked in the studio. I for one would love to have studio versions of the songs mark brownner listed, as well as all the great live versions.
@@jakollee That's true, also Europe '72 had studio tweekin'. The Tenn.Jed off that album is my fav #1. The interplay between Jer & Bob w Keith will get U there!
Davy, you crack me up bro! I enjoy all your lessons... not only for the quality instruction and breakdown but for the F-U-N you put in it. Long time Dead Head from the early eighties. Helping me play these songs is like hangin with the boys back in the day. Oh the stories I could tell! Thank you!!! Peace!
Davvy- just want to say your the man. I never engage with comments/likes on Yt but always like your videos when I watch. Appreciate your lessons so much
In the verse line, the bit you say is C C7 Dm7 C is actually C7 Cdim Bb9 C. The bass note is C throughout, the top note descends G, F#, F, E. Similar to the E turnaround in "Loose Lucy", also used in "The Music Never Stopped" (A I think). Used by Dylan a lot, most notably "Rainy Day Women", in the key of F, it's most of the song.
Dddaaaaaaavvvvvvvvyyyyyyy....only known of you guys a few weeks but I love your how to's...hope to watch live jam and chills soon...and if you guys are near the jersey shore let's jaAAAaaammmm...bah bah!!!
As a self learned Bass Player of 7 years who has no Fen idea what hes doing.. when i start climbing through Tennessees Octaves i get a rush on a different level thats far different than any other Jerry tune.. Definitely helped me to understand the Fretboard and Octaves. When i play to Dead tunes im listening for 90% Jerry, 8% Phil and 2% Rhythms.. probably unusual for a Bassist but it seems to work for me..
Simple, clean, fun instruction (aka upitty today). Spent 40-minutes 2-days ago and everything was still there today... I suck and that never happens. So I am going with I didn’t magically become a guitar savant overnight so it must be the instruction and the clear breakdown. I can’t wait to dig into the other songs you have done. REQUEST(s): 1) Unpack WTF Bobby is doing for some of these songs 2) a little deeper dive on the Jam. Think real novice player: scale, shape, position, changes, ideas of when and how to change positions, and maybe a few riffs and where to throw them in. Nothing fancy, just some basic bones. Finally, thank you and to echo the sentiment of @Gavin B, how TF do we pay you?
Thanks for the high praise, Nicholas! I’ll for sure start doing a little more inside the lessons regarding “bones” as you put it. And if you wanna kick me some dollars you can Venmo me @davvyplaydead or you can sign up for the channels Patreon at Patreon.com/tobyanddavvy
Love your energy guys...you make learning fun. I could qualm about the chords in the middle of the verse (the walk down over "you know your bound to wind up dead")...I know what you listed is what is generally in the books but I'm pretty sure they used a bunch of sub chords throughout the years on that part and as mentioned earlier sometimes they go to F on the jam for a couple bars and walk up to G but all in all this is the best lesson on this song on RU-vid....you finally explained the lick coming out of the chorus in a way my brain can absorb it! Good stuff boys
The best way I think to play the middle of the verse is to just keep the C in the bass over the dminor...so the walk down would be......C,C7,Dm7/C,C,C7. But that's a hard concept for many beginners to grasp so I get it and if your playing with a bass player it's not gonna matter am I right?
This is my first episode and I am confused. It’s like you know things; nice! Honestly, thanks for the video. I’d figured out the first, “bump-buh-dum-duh-do-boo-buh-do-dunt” last year, but gave up on the rest lol.
I'm so glad I found your channel. My legit fav channel. Knowledgeable, sarcastic, and funny. And very good at guitar. Thanks for making all of this for us.
Its like the cool teacher that knows you be showin up baked as hell to his class. Like, he doesnt saying anything, but you know that he knows that you know that he knows. Ya know?
just found your channel. (started off looking for the intro riff to round and round). this is great, appreciate you guys that take the time to do this. i guess i am done working for the day....
So you play the intro perfect, but you graphic at 6:41 is all messed up… I think the is a 5 on the D string following the 7, then on the A, you are going back and forth from 3-5 but image says 3,3,3. E graphic is messed up too, I think it goes back to A string for a 3-5. Def doesn’t go 5,5,5,5. Non the less, thank you! This helped me a ton!!!!
Aint no place I'd rather be ! Thanks for the instruction and your comic flow Where are you from? Minnesota here, favorite place I saw Grateful Dead was Ventura California on the beach, Tennessee Jed always a jam :)
Cool vid! I totally identify with the living through your vids projected from your tiny corner thing you got going on there, 😂 (even the wayward dread). I came here searching "jaw harp" and im a relatively young dead head having caught the last few years of tours... Now im thinking to use this vid to work on a version for solo jaw harp... It is an iconic lick maybe it will be recognizable...
I just found your channel and subscribed. You do a great job on these Dead lessons. I have a request for “He’s Gone” and/or “Brown Eyed Woman” if you get a chance.
Bro, it’s your lucky day. Both of those have been done already. Take a look at the Play Dead playlist. There’s about 30 lessons now. I really appreciate you joining the fam!
Big Ups Davvy, good lesson. Hoping that Estimated is right a round the corner :-). You did not even plug your band Tennessee's Dead, a bit surprising. Peas'
Estimated is coming. Those bigger tunes are being held for special occasions, but yes. And yeah, probably would have been the only appropriate time to plug my band, haha. Such a stoner.
I love how I think I’m a dead head and Davvy shows me a better version of one of my favorites and even shows how to play it. Lol. I will not surrender I’m still a dead head. I just strive to have more BDE but tonight my friends I play they love each other remix thanks to my big brother showing me the way. Ps I wear patchouli do you... still not on to organic soap quite yet. Slam that like and subscribe if you have that BDE if not you need to learn what BDE is first and swing what you got. Toddler arm holding that Granny Smith
Yeah, working with some new equipment and audio setups, thought I had it serviceable, but obviously not. Won’t happen again, I think I have it dialed in now.
@@TobyDavvy it could have been my setup. I was connected to a Bluetooth speaker outside. On my phone it’s more even, but at maxed out volume your voice audio is quieter. Love the channel, dude 🤘 I feel like I owe you for all this music knowledge!
Thanks, homie! And yeah, I’ll definitely cover that early They Love Each Other, it sounds like they are just singing different words over Second That Emotion. And yeah, I’ll be doing all the JGB tunes too.
Love this channel and you are the absolute best! But you have the chords totally wrong in the pre-chorus. They are C ("you know you") Cdim7 ("bound") Dm7 ("to wind up") C ("dead"). Without going through the Cdim chord you will never get the correct sound for this great tune.
@@TobyDavvy re-reading my comment, I didn't mean to come off as such a heavy! You can certainly play it however fits best into your ear. The fun thing about that little diminished chord progression is how it slyly tips a cap to the old silent movies ... e.g., when the fair young lass was tied to the tracks and the hero had to save her!
Hey, Davvy! My granddaughter wants to learn Tennessee Jed. Can you keep the potty mouth on hold for a bit and do a version of this that she can see without her parents trying to kill me? Thanks!
We don’t censor ourselves on this channel. I speak how I speak. However, there are other guitar teachers on RU-vid that have covered the tune. We aren’t a kids channel.
Wow I was too gone for you to hit me with the, “l don’t exist unless until I’m doing these videos.” It’s like a RU-vid superposition. Does Daavy exist without other people observing him? Do I? Is light a particle or a wave? Gah
Agree to disagree, bro. The chords on rukind are C | Dm7 | C | C7, I add a C7 after that first C because it sounds right to me. Play it however you want though homie, but I stand by what I taught. And please don’t take this as disrespect, sometimes I do fuck up and I am totally okay with admitting when I’m wrong, but in this case, I gotta stand by it. I’ve played this song live a whole buncha times. But I appreciate you and I hope you watch more videos. Have a good day, bro bro.
@@TobyDavvy I don't mean to be an a-hole, but chord and tab sheets on ultimate-guitar (and some other youtube lessons) show the second chord as a C diminished. Even though you've played the song your way many times, you could still be open-minded to the possibility that you have that section a little off. Try playing along to the recording using a C diminished as the 2nd chord. You might be surprised by how "right" it sounds. Anyway, thanks for your kind response, peace and keep on truckin'!
I am open to it, and if that’s what it is, then, awesome, but I’m going to play it the way I play it. If it’s a bit off, I can live with that. I’m not a perfectionist, and it’s still the song regardless of one very slightly different chord. On this channel, we’re working from rukind, because overall, they have the most accurate tabs and chords all in one place. Also, not like I can really go back and change it at this point. It is what it is. Haha. But for real, I like being called out. Keeps me on my toes. So, thanks again for the discussion.
@@TobyDavvy Actually, I checked and Rukind does show the C diminished as the 2nd chord, designated with an asterisk, "*" (right over the lyrics word "bound"), with a little chord diagram off to the side. Sorry for beating a dead horse, I'll shut up now.
