Love the tune and your channel... Studio version, You say, "Shooting for the 3rd", a bunch of times, and "the 7th", "the root", "chromatic" (that leads to the third). All this chord tone talk which I get and agree with. But then my disconnect when you conclude that it's Key Center soloing. Sure seems Jerry is addressing each chord individually which I think is the definition of chord tone soloing, right?
So, what I’m trying to do is explain why it works. That’s best done by discussing chord and note relationships... regardless of the soloing approach. Key centered soloing means that the tonic scale is always the tonal center. Chord scale soloing is when your literally change scales for each chord. Very different sound... kinda like each chord it’s it’s own island. Then there’s chord tone soloing, which borrows from both. Jerry’s first solo in 89 is a great example of Chord tone soloing, and his second solo is more like the key centered soloing you hear on the album. Neither is right, wrong, better or worse.... in fact it’s quite the opposite... the best players go back and forth quite frequently, and it’s in the mix that you develop your own comfort and sound.
@@Guitargate I have had a hard time picturing the difference for a good long while, so thank you for putting it into such understandable terms. I still haven't got my finger down on chord centered soloing, but reading this reply really helps me to navigate it all. Thanks, Michael, you angel!!!
"Here's where Jerry becomes Jerry, he's a full grown bear now." Love it! I don't play guitar but find these entertaining and informational. Who knows, you might even get me to pick up the guitar and give it a shot. Thanks for the content you're putting out.
I didn't know he played everything but the drums on that album! I thought the rest of the band backed him just like they did when Bobby recorded Ace! Totally looking into this now. Fascinating!!! I swear I learn something spectacular (in some fashion) about the dead, nearly every day. lol
My first impression of Mayer's interpretation is that he's taking a lot of inspiration from what Jerry would have played around '76 or '77. He's putting his own spin on it of course, but many of the element's he's incorporating here can be found in mid '70s Dead.
I tend to agree with that thought. Not only stylistically is John channeling '76 and '77 but also John's tone which is ultra-clean most of the time. Jerry's cleanest tones are probably from that era. '74 was too obviously, but Jerry had a much different and "airier" tone in '74 because of the "Wall of Sound" system the band was playing through...so yeah, with John, the 1976 and 1977 period hits home with me too. Good call. I wonder what John's favorite era of Dead music is from? I'm sure I read some of his interviews about that topic, but I can't seem to remember at the moment...
I wish Phil had played in the '80s and '90s as he did in the '70s. He overplayed on Deal in the '80s and '90s, helping to detract from Jerry's lead. Same with Brent, too. Always loved the cleaner sound of '70s Deal.
I still get tickled by watching you continue to discover the Dead. Makes me feel decades younger. It's great that you're actually breathing new life into these tunes. Thanks!
Love this. Deal is literally THE song I want to play better. I hope you will do a Part B and compare the two players on how they go into orbit at the end of the song. For me, the Jerry Solo at the end might be my favorite thing he has ever played. It's crushingly soulful. Super appreciate you.
Great analysis. The lesson is a great tool to tying to whole neck together for soloing. Nobody will match Jerry. As someone said he is playing in the moment. I will note that I have seen GD and JGB at many shows and Jerry does have a structure to Deal lead that he repeated over the years. On his better nights he always has something new and different to say. Thanks again Micheal
Professor (because you’re offering more than all my former music theory professors), thank you for all you do! Grateful that you are sharing your journey down the rabbit hole! Would love to hear your expertise and take on Help On The Way/Slipknot!
About the bend discussed around 29:30: a common jerryism is bending a note a half step below a chord tone up to the chord tone. He does this ALL the time- i first noticed it in the studio ship of fools solo (one of my favorite jerry solos of all time)
Welcome to the Deep Dive. This is where we go LONG. Grab you're guitar and strap in for two masters playing the dead classic VERY differently. Take what you like and MAKE IT YOUR OWN :)
So I love Mayer and know of the Dead but havent gotten properly hooked yet.. I know I know.. So I was wondering, which album should I buy and put on repeat for a while if I wanted to immerse myself with their best material in order to get bitten by that bug?! Thanks! Great video as usual! 🤟
I'm not a guitar player just a love for the man and music. Your breakdowns of his involvement with the Dead helps me to understand and really appreciation what I am privily to hear and witness of their collaboration. Thank you!
Michael, Love your videos, wish I had this one 40 years ago. Jazz approach to rock. Deal has the same 3 chords as Georgia. In the 15 years apart of Garcias solos, he recorded with Ornette Coleman. Jerry was also a fan of George Benson and Pat Martino, and Art Tatum. Meyer went to Berklee in Boston, famous teachers therein the past, Pat Methany and John Scofield. Merl Saunders in the Garcia Band taught Jerry some jazz. After the Dead lost their Blues singer, Jerry went in a jazzier direction. Jerry was always influenced by Django-listen to Russian Lullaby on his second solo record. Jazz improvistaion in the clothing of Rock music. Love your videos!
As a novice player, also studying theory, this lesson was spot on with describing the scale numbers and notes (quick and to the point) without having to hear the fret numbers and fingers, etc. Thankfully I was able to follow along at this level…it took practice! thank you! 😎
Okay , I've struggled with Deal for years but now it's fixed! Thank you Michael , my Dead repertoire is pretty freakin' huge these days. Pretty much all I play is Dead , Zeppelin and Floyd covers as well as my growing Original list. Psychedelic music anyone? Thank you for clearing up another mystery! Stay safe , PEACE!!!
@@shcottam Right on , I cover mostly the Syd Barrett thru The Wall era. I'll try anything, usually the weirder the better LOL! Have fun , PEACE! 🐉💀👽🎸🎶🎵🍄🧠🛸🌌
Love it. Yeah, it's an analytical take on a process that seems so spontaneous - but that spontaneity was only possible with deep ingrained musical understanding. It's very interesting to see Jerry's magic - which was what it always was to me - explained with theory I now, years later, can wrap my head around. Very cool.
Thank you! This is one of the most useful and valuable instructional videos I’ve ever watched. I’m watching, rewatching and playing over these changes and it’s definitely changing my approach to soloing on this song. One big thing that I think I will be able to generalize to other tunes, is that even if by habit I tend to fall back on bluesy key-based soloing, I can add a lot of spice and definition by hitting the arpeggios at least on the chords that fall outside the diatonic major key (like, in this case), the C#7 and D#dim. Can’t wait to try this in other settings. Thanks again!
Absolutely excellent choice of vid, Michael. Totally agree with you about not learning a solo note for note, as long as you’ve made it your own and put your own flavor into it. I always put 90% of my efforts into playing rhythm guitar, and improvisation was secondary to me for many years. Love that progression!! Thanks for the detailed lesson. Very much appreciated. To this day, one of my favorite solos is Jerry’s on “Touch of Grey”, as typical as that may be, and I’m a huge Dead fan. It just tells such a wonderful story through the magic of music. Jerry’s touch is mostly untouchable. I still miss him. Thanks so much for this vid again, Michael. I’m watching it with guitar in hand! 🎶👍🔊🙂
This has to be some of the best guitar content on all of youtube. Im biased because it's my favorite song, but theres a ton to learn from this one. Thank you. And please consider doing Althea next, that song rips too!
Such great analysis. The version of this song on Dead Set was the song that made me want to play guitar back in 1983, and also was the first solo I ever learned note-for-note.
Dude, dude! Seriously, I can't stress how valuable, insightful and fun it is to be part of this. I am heading to your website now! I'm sure you have but if not, Help On The Way->Slipknot is so so great...Thanks again.
Deal is interesting because it gives rhe feeling of music from a bygone era. Such as dixie music but goes all the way to shred which is awesome. 3/19/90 is another great version.
Totally agreed. To me, even without the subject matter, it just SOUNDS like music from a casino 50 years ago. The 7th chords really help nailing that I think.
I get the old time feel also. I think it's because of the shuffle rhythm and the dominant chord functions which are the C#7 and F#7 which are not part of the chords derived from the key, also there's the D#dim7. Is there any other rock band that uses the shuffle rhythm as much as the Dead?
I've been looking for someone who can decode Jerry's solos lick by lick and explain the connection to the chords, melody and progression.. Coupled with sheer Jerry enthusiasm and mad skills... you're it dude. And so true it's not about getting it note for note, but learning the overall framework and putting your own stamp on it. Good on ya mate.
What's crazy is 99% of the population doesn't understand this beautiful music. To them it sounds like pots and pans banging together, completely oblivious to the dead jams. It takes a special person to get it...i think it's the greatest music ever created
Thank you so much for this! A lot of your theory discussion is over my head, but I plan to try to learn more so I can follow you better. I'm just a woodshed picker who started late in life, a hobby player, beginner/intermediate level. I'm amazed at how much great teaching lives on the interweb. And I love your obvious appreciation for the Dead and for John Mayer. I'm a recent Dead convert, never saw GD live, but saw two Dead and Co shows this tour. Amazing music, it absolutely blows me away! I love Mayer's take on the GD catalog, but must say I still prefer Jerry. Maybe it's because the first music I seriously tried to learn on guitar was bluegrass, which I still enjoy a lot. I like your teaching style and now consider you my preferred guitar teacher. Thanks again!
Don't forget Garcia knew how to "SWING" .. he listened to what the band was doing and let it breath... great lessons I have learned a lot from u and have had breakthroughs.
I love your REACT videos, but videos like this are so valuable for amateur players like me. Seeing the logic behind different riffs, how and why they're hitting the notes they are, makes it easier to put together some of my own licks. Thanks! More Dead!
Thanks for the deep dive on this one! This Deal was from the Gorge in Washington in June 2019 and was, for me, the highlight of their two night stand there. Mayer was on fire!
He sat in with soul r&b band bit back. Just out to dinner with wife and gave them huge kudos then joined couple tracks c blues mainly but just so much charisma and confidence. He can play bb, Clapton, srv, Jerry, crazy ear. SRV heavy influence. Guy is just rock star presence. It's great video. He's phenomenal I remember him talking SRV before wonderland etc obviously they were capitalizing on other appealing talents. Great player
Nice... I remember first hearing this song in 1972....been playing it since then...I always played more bluesy....but now going to try the new stuff....Saw the DEAD throughout the 70's...Jerry could pop you out of your seat!!! Total genius...thanks goomba....
We are lucky to have John Mayer, he's a great musician (not debatable) and more importantly he is totally inspired by this music and ALL IN. That's a great recipe.
He's a star in general, he could probably act, he's really funny, massively talented. He picks up styles like crazy must have amazing ear!!! He's just a force lol so funny and is he 6'5 or something he's huge
Outstanding deep dive! I played basic rhythm in our Dead cover band, but never developed it. I'm a sax player with Coltrane as my idol. Lotta parallels in the "magic" of their music.
Michael…. Such a great deep dive. I’ve been trying to tackle this guy for awhile. Not to play what Jerry plays but trying understand how to improv over this. This has been a huge help. Thank you!!
I have to say I love your videos. Its great to see the evolution of you finding the jam stuff and giving it the credit its due. Ive played with really good musicians who look down their nose at this music, then try to pentatonic their way over it. I dig your perspective because your playing evolved in other genres, and you approach it with theory and the reverence it deserves. Thanks!
It's worth noting that neither Jerry nor John are thinking about what they're playing to even 1% of the degree that Michael is. Michael's analyzing after the fact; Jerry and John are playing in the moment.
Jerry didnt put in any though into it. John forsure took time to study each song because Jerry has an unorthodox sound and style. All those licks John played played were Jerry inspired. Shit, even John's singing is based off of SRV.
This is amazing. Very information dense and clearly you love this. I have been waiting for you to fulfill your promise to talk about this in depth. Nice job Michael! Thank you!
It's cool the way you feel music, dude. You're obviously too young to have attended a Dead show while Jerry was alive, but I can pretty much guarantee you would have loved it. Some shows were better than others, but most all of them had a moment or two where Jerry would get to cracklin' off a groove/riff and the crowd would react and I dunno, it was just kind of a magical, levitating moment. Goosebumps, watery eyes, hair standing up on the back of your neck....
Love 🧡❤ that PRS Hollybody. Bet it pays incredible. Sure sounds awesome. I also love these deep dive lessons. They really help, with my overall music theory understanding. You can't do enough of these. Keep up the great work Michael.
Very nice...been playing this song for decades, and you do it justice with your analysis. I totally agree about John Mayer, too. He's is an awesome asset to this music. Thanks.
My favorite Deal is October 16th, 1989 at the Meadowlands (Weir's 42nd birthday), Garcia is playing like a man possessed and breathing fire like a dragon. Great video!
@@Guitargate It was released as an album called Nightfall of Diamonds (a lyric in Dark Star), whole show is worth your time. Jerry uses his MIDI plugins a lot this show, as does Weir
@@matthewcrooks510 I would be shocked if there weren't tapers with their camcorders in there, by '89 they pretty had it on lock. Probably a LazyCow production
thanks! hadnt heard that one. Always great to see Jerry with Wolf in those years. Got to put my two cents and say that those keys by the middle of the secnd solo sort of put me down, Keith really nailed Deal for me.
I always start watching your videos with the idea, "I'll watch for a bit and see what's going on," and then I watch the whole thing. Thanks for the vids!
Stayed up too late watching this. One of the coolest most interesting things i've seen on here from a guitar standpoint. Learned a lot. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thank you! You compliment some of the other stuff I've learned perfectly, with great variations and an educational way of looking at leads. If you get time check out a Jerry Garcia Band version of "Deal" from a live album around '90. RUclips version is "Jerry Garcia Band - "Deal" - Warfield 1990" if you search. Get this, solo is from 3:34 to 7:23! Take care out there, and thanks again!
Damn dude! It takes a smokin player to recognize a smokin player. I really, reeaaally appreciate the blood sweat and tears you must have in being able to explain music this way. Absolutely phenomenal analysis! It would take me 3 times as long to pull the curtains back on whats going on in this song. Your channel is a gold mine for us guitar players!
There are 3 half steps down from A to F sharp before you play those B and D chords. So you play the A, A flat, G and F sharp on that little shuffle down before the B. Michael was playing a ghost note in place of one of those chords. Play them like barred major chord but just remove the pinky finger octave. He also wasn't playing the runs for the intro licks but it's all good!!! Love this dude!!
Great video. That grin at 16:00 was so familiar. I do it all the time when I come back to the realization that we all are playing the same notes, Jerry just put em in the best places.
This was great! I've seen a few of your Phish reaction videos and love them but have never done a deep analytical dive with you. Just spent about the last couple hours going back and forth with this. Very enlightening! One thing you forgot to cover completely though is "that huge run " at about 27:40. You left out the beginning which I think is B-C# (chromatically) then E-F# (chr.) followed by what you played which I think was B-E (chromatically) then A. Please correct me if I'm wrong because that is a killer run and I want to know what it is. Love your positive energy and excitement in these videos. Thanks so much Michael!
Just wanna echo my favorite comment which was the Eyes of the World with Branford on sax. Loved this video!!! Deal has definitely become one of my all time favorites.
I play. I can play anything. I play with Weir and Leshs rythym section from Further and Ratdog. Members of Primus. And no. Mayer is not a master. He Is a Berklee Music school grad capable of weak imitations of actual greatness. He does not come close to it himself.
@@Illumignostic Actually, he isn't a Berklee grad. He went to Berklee, but Tomo Fujita urged him to leave school early and pursue his music career. That being said, I can tell that you obviously have not done your research and your opinion is probably based solely on personal preference, which means it is biased. Have a nice day.
@@Chimp_Handzee Matt said "have a nice day" but I don't think he actually meant it. I think that was just Matt's way of ending the conversation. I honestly don't think Matt cares about what kind of day you had. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I called Matt and said "oh by the way, that person from RUclips had a very nice day" Matt would be like "I don't care, how'd you get this number" and then I'd be like "take it easy Matt, have a nice day". Except when I said "have a nice day" I'd actually mean it. There are some real differences between Matt and I. Of course another exception here would be if Matt was telling the other person what to do with their life. That's more of a game of "one-ups-manship". An attempt to assert dominance if you will. One can arrive at this point by not having a good day themselves. You see, if one has had a bad day they can get a little willy-nilly with their demands. You know "get off my lawn", "turn that paint down", "have a nice day". Things have gotten out of control at this point. I reccomend a brief period of self reflection and 1-9 slices of pizza. I hope this helps clear up any confusion. Have a nice day!!!(or dont, I don't care).
@@DanButcher303 Nope, I really meant it. I've been told that my sincerity and sarcasm can be mixed up sometimes and that I'm a little difficult to read 🤔😂
It's silly to say "they were playing by ear" and leave it at that. Jerry studied. Charlie Parker studied. John Mayer studied. Key centered? Why not? Autumn Leaves and Countdown move through key centers. Michael's phrase "hunting for thirds" haunts my dreams even in waking life.
Dude... you kill it man. You really care. Thank you. Answered all my questions. Mayer deserves mad respect. He’s filling big shoes. Thank you for that. And thank you for your approach. It’s videos of dedication like these that keep me wanting to discover new things. Especially trying learn the methods of the greats. You r kind! (~);}
Great analysis and tutorial! Absolutely love the tune and have been wanting to break it down to solo over it. You saved me a lot of time and gave me a lot of ideas. It was totally worth the time invested. Would love to see you break down the studio version of Loose Lucy. Been struggling to play it solo, uptempo and funky like the record.
That's the key to Gerry play all the notes but the tonic with technique all over the place. If it is in A maj pent play every other major note to infer the A. If you want blues it or invert jazz chord stab note flurries and his pull offs are his own. This kind of music loud outdoors is the BEST! It has joy and wonder.
Great concept with the different lead approaches. Love your vids that tackle more songwriting analysis in general as opposed to only guitar. Appreciative of your content, for sure. Thx.
Would love to see you cover the "Row Jimmy" from Hartford CT - May 28, 1977. I think it's one of the most beautiful Jerry solos I've ever heard! Pure emotion.
I loved watching and I loved playing along. glad I found your channel. very helpful theoretical insight on stuff I could play by ear but couldn't explain properly
Awesome!! As always super insightful. It would be awesome to see you add in a Jerry Garcia Band version to deep dives of songs that Jerry played in both bands.
I have never enjoyed "note for note" soloing. As an example, the last blues band that I was the guitarist was the "Dr. Henley Smythe Blues Loosers." When we did Gary Moore's classics "Still Got The Blues.For You" and Parisian Walkways" I played my own melody based improvisations. The other band members wanted me to do a more note for note solo. Didn't work for me. I learned soloing by listening to a whole host of beboppers but more importantly Jerry Garcia from the Dead's very first album. In the early 70's I was very often "accused" of trying to copy Jerry but the reality is that it was just improvising what I was hearing. Yes my "hearing" was intensely influenced mostly by Jerry but also Clapton. These days I still string "miles of triplets" together often shifting to syncopated passages. It is my style that works with most any genre. I love doing "Dead" tunes but also do lots of very electric bluegrass. Triplet strings work everywhere and I owe that to listening to Jerry. I enjoy your analyses too. Great "lessons."
This is perhaps the best video on soloing over Deal I have ever seen. I got so much out of this. I gotta be honest, I used to see your video thumbnails on here and/or shared in facebook groups, and I always thought, "Why the hell would I want to watch some dude REACT to a song", but I owe you an apology for thinking that. Now I know I have a bunch more of your videos waiting for me. Peace
Dude I get it. You know I don't know what the hell to call these things. They're not note for note, so I can't call them lessons. But they're also so much more than reactions. Let me know if a title makes sense :)
Michael Palmisano the Deep Dive title is what drew me in. Are you planning on doing more Dead videos like this? I’d love to see something a little lesser known by the non-deadhead population, something like Cumberland Blues or Beat it on Down The Line. I love that country Jerry
Brother, Finally have to comment. Love all your videos so much.. Definitely been enjoying each and every one of them. Thanks for making these great, useful vids. Killer guitar btw.
This is my favorite content if yours. Def subscribing to guitar Gate today If it keeps these lessons coming. So much more fun then lick by lick lessons
Love the tune and your channel...
Studio version, You say, "Shooting for the 3rd", a bunch of times, and "the 7th", "the root", "chromatic" (that leads to the third). All this chord tone talk which I get and agree with. But then my disconnect when you conclude that it's Key Center soloing. Sure seems Jerry is addressing each chord individually which I think is the definition of chord tone soloing, right?
So, what I’m trying to do is explain why it works. That’s best done by discussing chord and note relationships... regardless of the soloing approach. Key centered soloing means that the tonic scale is always the tonal center. Chord scale soloing is when your literally change scales for each chord. Very different sound... kinda like each chord it’s it’s own island. Then there’s chord tone soloing, which borrows from both. Jerry’s first solo in 89 is a great example of Chord tone soloing, and his second solo is more like the key centered soloing you hear on the album. Neither is right, wrong, better or worse.... in fact it’s quite the opposite... the best players go back and forth quite frequently, and it’s in the mix that you develop your own comfort and sound.
@@Guitargate i feel like i owe you money after reading that reply
@@Guitargate I have had a hard time picturing the difference for a good long while, so thank you for putting it into such understandable terms. I still haven't got my finger down on chord centered soloing, but reading this reply really helps me to navigate it all. Thanks, Michael, you angel!!!
i guess it's kinda randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Ramon Bradley lately I have been using Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
"Here's where Jerry becomes Jerry, he's a full grown bear now." Love it! I don't play guitar but find these entertaining and informational. Who knows, you might even get me to pick up the guitar and give it a shot. Thanks for the content you're putting out.
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@@MysticMonkeyMiracleAye aye, Captain! Running scales as we type!
Fun fact- the studio version is from Jerry's solo album, which he played every instrument/track himself except for the drums
I didn't know he played everything but the drums on that album! I thought the rest of the band backed him just like they did when Bobby recorded Ace! Totally looking into this now. Fascinating!!! I swear I learn something spectacular (in some fashion) about the dead, nearly every day. lol
Dude this is terrific. 55 minutes literally flew by. So informational watching you dissect Jerry and John. Keep these coming!!
My first impression of Mayer's interpretation is that he's taking a lot of inspiration from what Jerry would have played around '76 or '77. He's putting his own spin on it of course, but many of the element's he's incorporating here can be found in mid '70s Dead.
Yup. Cornell 77.
He said he studied Dick Picks 29 Fox Theater May 1977 the most when preparing for Dead and Co
I tend to agree with that thought. Not only stylistically is John channeling '76 and '77 but also John's tone which is ultra-clean most of the time. Jerry's cleanest tones are probably from that era. '74 was too obviously, but Jerry had a much different and "airier" tone in '74 because of the "Wall of Sound" system the band was playing through...so yeah, with John, the 1976 and 1977 period hits home with me too. Good call. I wonder what John's favorite era of Dead music is from? I'm sure I read some of his interviews about that topic, but I can't seem to remember at the moment...
I wish Phil had played in the '80s and '90s as he did in the '70s. He overplayed on Deal in the '80s and '90s, helping to detract from Jerry's lead. Same with Brent, too. Always loved the cleaner sound of '70s Deal.
thats because bobby partly showed him the tune influenced
I still get tickled by watching you continue to discover the Dead. Makes me feel decades younger. It's great that you're actually breathing new life into these tunes. Thanks!
Love this. Deal is literally THE song I want to play better. I hope you will do a Part B and compare the two players on how they go into orbit at the end of the song. For me, the Jerry Solo at the end might be my favorite thing he has ever played. It's crushingly soulful. Super appreciate you.
Great analysis. The lesson is a great tool to tying to whole neck together for soloing. Nobody will match Jerry. As someone said he is playing in the moment. I will note that I have seen GD and JGB at many shows and Jerry does have a structure to Deal lead that he repeated over the years. On his better nights he always has something new and different to say. Thanks again Micheal
Professor (because you’re offering more than all my former music theory professors), thank you for all you do! Grateful that you are sharing your journey down the rabbit hole! Would love to hear your expertise and take on Help On The Way/Slipknot!
About the bend discussed around 29:30: a common jerryism is bending a note a half step below a chord tone up to the chord tone. He does this ALL the time- i first noticed it in the studio ship of fools solo (one of my favorite jerry solos of all time)
Welcome to the Deep Dive. This is where we go LONG. Grab you're guitar and strap in for two masters playing the dead classic VERY differently. Take what you like and MAKE IT YOUR OWN :)
Awesome Michael , I've been waiting for this!!!
I cant believe you referred to Mayer as a master. Sad times.
Fantastic!
So I love Mayer and know of the Dead but havent gotten properly hooked yet.. I know I know..
So I was wondering, which album should I buy and put on repeat for a while if I wanted to immerse myself with their best material in order to get bitten by that bug?! Thanks!
Great video as usual! 🤟
I can't, I suck too much...:-(
I'm not a guitar player just a love for the man and music. Your breakdowns of his involvement with the Dead helps me to understand and really appreciation what I am privily to hear and witness of their collaboration. Thank you!
Michael,
Love your videos, wish I had this one 40 years ago. Jazz approach to rock. Deal has the same 3 chords as Georgia.
In the 15 years apart of Garcias solos, he recorded with Ornette Coleman. Jerry was also a fan of George Benson and Pat Martino, and Art Tatum. Meyer went to Berklee in Boston, famous teachers therein the past, Pat Methany and John Scofield. Merl Saunders in the Garcia Band taught Jerry some jazz. After the Dead lost their Blues singer, Jerry went in a jazzier direction. Jerry was always influenced by Django-listen to Russian Lullaby on his second solo record. Jazz improvistaion in the clothing of Rock music. Love your videos!
Simply the A major and then A minor over the diminished was such mind blower, totally makes sense
As a novice player, also studying theory, this lesson was spot on with describing the scale numbers and notes (quick and to the point) without having to hear the fret numbers and fingers, etc. Thankfully I was able to follow along at this level…it took practice! thank you! 😎
Okay , I've struggled with Deal for years but now it's fixed!
Thank you Michael , my Dead repertoire is pretty freakin' huge these days.
Pretty much all I play is Dead , Zeppelin and Floyd covers as well as my growing Original
list. Psychedelic music anyone?
Thank you for clearing up another mystery!
Stay safe , PEACE!!!
Ur basically what I see myself doing in the future but prolly mostly floyd haha
@@shcottam
Right on , I cover mostly the Syd Barrett thru The Wall era.
I'll try anything, usually the weirder the better LOL!
Have fun , PEACE!
🐉💀👽🎸🎶🎵🍄🧠🛸🌌
Love it. Yeah, it's an analytical take on a process that seems so spontaneous - but that spontaneity was only possible with deep ingrained musical understanding. It's very interesting to see Jerry's magic - which was what it always was to me - explained with theory I now, years later, can wrap my head around. Very cool.
Thank you! This is one of the most useful and valuable instructional videos I’ve ever watched. I’m watching, rewatching and playing over these changes and it’s definitely changing my approach to soloing on this song. One big thing that I think I will be able to generalize to other tunes, is that even if by habit I tend to fall back on bluesy key-based soloing, I can add a lot of spice and definition by hitting the arpeggios at least on the chords that fall outside the diatonic major key (like, in this case), the C#7 and D#dim. Can’t wait to try this in other settings. Thanks again!
Absolutely excellent choice of vid, Michael. Totally agree with you about not learning a solo note for note, as long as you’ve made it your own and put your own flavor into it. I always put 90% of my efforts into playing rhythm guitar, and improvisation was secondary to me for many years. Love that progression!! Thanks for the detailed lesson. Very much appreciated.
To this day, one of my favorite solos is Jerry’s on “Touch of Grey”, as typical as that may be, and I’m a huge Dead fan. It just tells such a wonderful story through the magic of music. Jerry’s touch is mostly untouchable. I still miss him.
Thanks so much for this vid again, Michael. I’m watching it with guitar in hand! 🎶👍🔊🙂
Thanks Nick. LOVE IT!
This has to be some of the best guitar content on all of youtube. Im biased because it's my favorite song, but theres a ton to learn from this one. Thank you. And please consider doing Althea next, that song rips too!
Such great analysis. The version of this song on Dead Set was the song that made me want to play guitar back in 1983, and also was the first solo I ever learned note-for-note.
Dude, dude! Seriously, I can't stress how valuable, insightful and fun it is to be part of this. I am heading to your website now! I'm sure you have but if not, Help On The Way->Slipknot is so so great...Thanks again.
Deal is interesting because it gives rhe feeling of music from a bygone era. Such as dixie music but goes all the way to shred which is awesome. 3/19/90 is another great version.
Totally agreed. To me, even without the subject matter, it just SOUNDS like music from a casino 50 years ago. The 7th chords really help nailing that I think.
Exactly! I think it was Marty Schwartz who referred to it as a ragtime feel.
I get the old time feel also. I think it's because of the shuffle rhythm and the dominant chord functions which are the C#7 and F#7 which are not part of the chords derived from the key, also there's the D#dim7. Is there any other rock band that uses the shuffle rhythm as much as the Dead?
I've been looking for someone who can decode Jerry's solos lick by lick and explain the connection to the chords, melody and progression.. Coupled with sheer Jerry enthusiasm and mad skills... you're it dude. And so true it's not about getting it note for note, but learning the overall framework and putting your own stamp on it. Good on ya mate.
Aw it is such a treat to see someone who knows theory figure out not one but three solos in real time. Real great work here, thanks for posting!
I was at 6/8/19. That was the best Deal I have heard Mayer do.
What's crazy is 99% of the population doesn't understand this beautiful music. To them it sounds like pots and pans banging together, completely oblivious to the dead jams. It takes a special person to get it...i think it's the greatest music ever created
Thank you so much for this! A lot of your theory discussion is over my head, but I plan to try to learn more so I can follow you better. I'm just a woodshed picker who started late in life, a hobby player, beginner/intermediate level. I'm amazed at how much great teaching lives on the interweb. And I love your obvious appreciation for the Dead and for John Mayer. I'm a recent Dead convert, never saw GD live, but saw two Dead and Co shows this tour. Amazing music, it absolutely blows me away! I love Mayer's take on the GD catalog, but must say I still prefer Jerry. Maybe it's because the first music I seriously tried to learn on guitar was bluegrass, which I still enjoy a lot. I like your teaching style and now consider you my preferred guitar teacher. Thanks again!
Don't forget Garcia knew how to "SWING" .. he listened to what the band was doing and let it breath... great lessons I have learned a lot from u and have had breakthroughs.
I love your REACT videos, but videos like this are so valuable for amateur players like me. Seeing the logic behind different riffs, how and why they're hitting the notes they are, makes it easier to put together some of my own licks. Thanks! More Dead!
" React"
Thanks for the deep dive on this one! This Deal was from the Gorge in Washington in June 2019 and was, for me, the highlight of their two night stand there. Mayer was on fire!
He sat in with soul r&b band bit back. Just out to dinner with wife and gave them huge kudos then joined couple tracks c blues mainly but just so much charisma and confidence. He can play bb, Clapton, srv, Jerry, crazy ear. SRV heavy influence. Guy is just rock star presence. It's great video. He's phenomenal I remember him talking SRV before wonderland etc obviously they were capitalizing on other appealing talents. Great player
Nice... I remember first hearing this song in 1972....been playing it since then...I always played more bluesy....but now going to try the new stuff....Saw the DEAD throughout the 70's...Jerry could pop you out of your seat!!! Total genius...thanks goomba....
This is so great. Really hope you do more tunes this way in the future. How Jerry and John approach Sugaree or Althea would be awesome!
Bro. This rocks. I've been working on my own version of Deal for a while. This breakdown really helped me see some new stuff. Well done!
We are lucky to have John Mayer, he's a great musician (not debatable) and more importantly he is totally inspired by this music and ALL IN. That's a great recipe.
He's a star in general, he could probably act, he's really funny, massively talented. He picks up styles like crazy must have amazing ear!!! He's just a force lol so funny and is he 6'5 or something he's huge
If john mayers your shaman is the mall your church
@@jam3407 Lenny breau is my shaman just giving props: ). I'm Django, Jimmy Rosenberg, Joe pass, bill frisell fan first. Mayer can play thpugh
@@jam3407 lemme guess, you're butt hurt that he runs circles around Trey in the Jerry role.
Personally I don’t enjoy his playing or singing with Dead & Co. I do really like his playing and singing with Pino in that Trio
Perfect. I can play the whole song entirely, except for the solos. This is exactly what I needed today
Glad we can do it together !
I have no idea what you’re talking about but I really enjoy trying to.
ClueSign hahaha me too man. I’ve never played guitar a day in my life but I find these videos absolutely fascinating. Especially the Dead videos.
yes
Outstanding deep dive! I played basic rhythm in our Dead cover band, but never developed it. I'm a sax player with Coltrane as my idol. Lotta parallels in the "magic" of their music.
Michael…. Such a great deep dive. I’ve been trying to tackle this guy for awhile. Not to play what Jerry plays but trying understand how to improv over this. This has been a huge help. Thank you!!
AT 19:10 I love your reaction, I literally had the same exact one. He nails it so hard you just have to smile. Almost brought a tear to my eye...
I have to say I love your videos. Its great to see the evolution of you finding the jam stuff and giving it the credit its due. Ive played with really good musicians who look down their nose at this music, then try to pentatonic their way over it. I dig your perspective because your playing evolved in other genres, and you approach it with theory and the reverence it deserves. Thanks!
Thanks man. I really appreciate it!!
Hey Michael! You should listen to Eyes Of The World at Nassau Coliseum 3/29/90! One of my favorites.
The one with the horns? One of my favorites next to winterland 74
Eyes! Yes please, yes, yes YES!
@@kyleboehner5919 Branford Marsalis on sax.
Best song to put on first thing in the morning
YES Do this please!
It's worth noting that neither Jerry nor John are thinking about what they're playing to even 1% of the degree that Michael is. Michael's analyzing after the fact; Jerry and John are playing in the moment.
You got to learn it and forget it!
100%
Jerry didnt put in any though into it. John forsure took time to study each song because Jerry has an unorthodox sound and style. All those licks John played played were Jerry inspired. Shit, even John's singing is based off of SRV.
Wasn't Jerry a guitar teacher? I'm sure he put thought into it. But I agree it probably wasn't to this degree.
@@jerry-st7rc he practiced so much so when he performed he didnt have to think about it. he definitely put a lot of thought into playing music
Jerry's melodic chromaticism is just killer.
This is amazing. Very information dense and clearly you love this. I have been waiting for you to fulfill your promise to talk about this in depth. Nice job Michael! Thank you!
Dang bro! Youre becoming one of my two favorite teachers on here!!
Super GRATEFUL
It's cool the way you feel music, dude. You're obviously too young to have attended a Dead show while Jerry was alive, but I can pretty much guarantee you would have loved it. Some shows were better than others, but most all of them had a moment or two where Jerry would get to cracklin' off a groove/riff and the crowd would react and I dunno, it was just kind of a magical, levitating moment. Goosebumps, watery eyes, hair standing up on the back of your neck....
Amazing timing! I recently learned the basis of this song but had not gotten into the soloing yet. Thank you.
7/4/89. I was at that show! I won tickets on a radio call-in quiz. Great time.
Just starting learning this song, and this was very helpful and fun. I'm going to subscribe to your lessons. You are an excellent teacher.
You would think an hour long video about a solo from a song would get boring, but god damn! I would have watched another hour. Good stuff man.
Love 🧡❤ that PRS Hollybody. Bet it pays incredible. Sure sounds awesome. I also love these deep dive lessons. They really help, with my overall music theory understanding. You can't do enough of these. Keep up the great work Michael.
Very nice...been playing this song for decades, and you do it justice with your analysis. I totally agree about John Mayer, too. He's is an awesome asset to this music. Thanks.
My favorite Deal is October 16th, 1989 at the Meadowlands (Weir's 42nd birthday), Garcia is playing like a man possessed and breathing fire like a dragon. Great video!
I'll check it out :)
@@Guitargate It was released as an album called Nightfall of Diamonds (a lyric in Dark Star), whole show is worth your time. Jerry uses his MIDI plugins a lot this show, as does Weir
@@maynardofthejungle8031 Great great show. There's even a video floating around youtube of it as well I believe.
@@matthewcrooks510 I would be shocked if there weren't tapers with their camcorders in there, by '89 they pretty had it on lock. Probably a LazyCow production
thanks! hadnt heard that one. Always great to see Jerry with Wolf in those years. Got to put my two cents and say that those keys by the middle of the secnd solo sort of put me down, Keith really nailed Deal for me.
I always start watching your videos with the idea, "I'll watch for a bit and see what's going on," and then I watch the whole thing. Thanks for the vids!
Stayed up too late watching this. One of the coolest most interesting things i've seen on here from a guitar standpoint. Learned a lot. Thanks for taking the time to share.
This is the difference between my paint by number style playing this song and real playing. Thanks for your efforts Mike I appreciate it.
Yes sir :)
Thank you! You compliment some of the other stuff I've learned perfectly, with great variations and an educational way of looking at leads. If you get time check out a Jerry Garcia Band version of "Deal" from a live album around '90. RUclips version is "Jerry Garcia Band - "Deal" - Warfield 1990" if you search. Get this, solo is from 3:34 to 7:23! Take care out there, and thanks again!
Damn dude! It takes a smokin player to recognize a smokin player. I really, reeaaally appreciate the blood sweat and tears you must have in being able to explain music this way. Absolutely phenomenal analysis! It would take me 3 times as long to pull the curtains back on whats going on in this song. Your channel is a gold mine for us guitar players!
Rory McClellan thank you so much!!
Jerry is just stringing us through a tapestry of tasty tonal treats into a warm blanket of ear candy joy. Thanks for working to give us the recipe.
There are 3 half steps down from A to F sharp before you play those B and D chords. So you play the A, A flat, G and F sharp on that little shuffle down before the B. Michael was playing a ghost note in place of one of those chords. Play them like barred major chord but just remove the pinky finger octave. He also wasn't playing the runs for the intro licks but it's all good!!! Love this dude!!
Great video. That grin at 16:00 was so familiar. I do it all the time when I come back to the realization that we all are playing the same notes, Jerry just put em in the best places.
Thank you for this educational breakdown of two of my favorite guitarists.. So good 😊
"he's a full grown bear now"...nice :)
Yep , that made me grin pretty big!
Just found this today. Omg what an awesome video. Thanks for taking the time
This was great! I've seen a few of your Phish reaction videos and love them but have never done a deep analytical dive with you. Just spent about the last couple hours going back and forth with this. Very enlightening! One thing you forgot to cover completely though is "that huge run " at about 27:40. You left out the beginning which I think is B-C# (chromatically) then E-F# (chr.) followed by what you played which I think was B-E (chromatically) then A. Please correct me if I'm wrong because that is a killer run and I want to know what it is. Love your positive energy and excitement in these videos. Thanks so much Michael!
Just wanna echo my favorite comment which was the Eyes of the World with Branford on sax. Loved this video!!! Deal has definitely become one of my all time favorites.
I'm not going to pretend I'm some huge John Mayer fan but anyone who thinks he isn't a master guitar player just doesn't play the instrument.
I play. I can play anything. I play with Weir and Leshs rythym section from Further and Ratdog. Members of Primus. And no. Mayer is not a master. He Is a Berklee Music school grad capable of weak imitations of actual greatness. He does not come close to it himself.
@@Illumignostic Actually, he isn't a Berklee grad. He went to Berklee, but Tomo Fujita urged him to leave school early and pursue his music career. That being said, I can tell that you obviously have not done your research and your opinion is probably based solely on personal preference, which means it is biased. Have a nice day.
@@Chimp_Handzee Matt said "have a nice day" but I don't think he actually meant it. I think that was just Matt's way of ending the conversation. I honestly don't think Matt cares about what kind of day you had. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I called Matt and said "oh by the way, that person from RUclips had a very nice day" Matt would be like "I don't care, how'd you get this number" and then I'd be like "take it easy Matt, have a nice day". Except when I said "have a nice day" I'd actually mean it. There are some real differences between Matt and I. Of course another exception here would be if Matt was telling the other person what to do with their life. That's more of a game of "one-ups-manship". An attempt to assert dominance if you will. One can arrive at this point by not having a good day themselves. You see, if one has had a bad day they can get a little willy-nilly with their demands. You know "get off my lawn", "turn that paint down", "have a nice day". Things have gotten out of control at this point. I reccomend a brief period of self reflection and 1-9 slices of pizza. I hope this helps clear up any confusion. Have a nice day!!!(or dont, I don't care).
@@DanButcher303 Nope, I really meant it. I've been told that my sincerity and sarcasm can be mixed up sometimes and that I'm a little difficult to read 🤔😂
@@Chimp_Handzee I see you've had either 1) A brief period of self reflection or 2) 1-9 pieces of pizza. Congrats!!! Have a nice day
It's silly to say "they were playing by ear" and leave it at that. Jerry studied. Charlie Parker studied. John Mayer studied. Key centered? Why not? Autumn Leaves and Countdown move through key centers. Michael's phrase "hunting for thirds" haunts my dreams even in waking life.
They were all geniuses who could learn and retain theory and remember progressions, changes and lyrics.
Dude... you kill it man. You really care. Thank you. Answered all my questions. Mayer deserves mad respect. He’s filling big shoes. Thank you for that. And thank you for your approach. It’s videos of dedication like these that keep me wanting to discover new things. Especially trying learn the methods of the greats. You r kind! (~);}
This is the best guitar content on youtube. Thank you!
Great analysis and tutorial! Absolutely love the tune and have been wanting to break it down to solo over it. You saved me a lot of time and gave me a lot of ideas. It was totally worth the time invested. Would love to see you break down the studio version of Loose Lucy. Been struggling to play it solo, uptempo and funky like the record.
That's the key to Gerry play all the notes but the tonic with technique all over the place. If it is in A maj pent play every other major note to infer the A. If you want blues it or invert jazz chord stab note flurries and his pull offs are his own. This kind of music loud outdoors is the BEST! It has joy and wonder.
Another great video Michael! Keep them coming 👍
That was excellent. My Fave video yet. That song is not easy to blow through if you are really following the chord tones. Great Job!
Great concept with the different lead approaches. Love your vids that tackle more songwriting analysis in general as opposed to only guitar. Appreciative of your content, for sure. Thx.
Man!!alot to think about here.they do it so effortlessly.so cool
Would love to see you cover the "Row Jimmy" from Hartford CT - May 28, 1977. I think it's one of the most beautiful Jerry solos I've ever heard! Pure emotion.
I loved watching and I loved playing along. glad I found your channel.
very helpful theoretical insight on stuff I could play by ear but couldn't explain properly
Awesome!! As always super insightful. It would be awesome to see you add in a Jerry Garcia Band version to deep dives of songs that Jerry played in both bands.
Lay Down Sally
Excellent rundown on this tune, Michael.
Thanks for this! I need to dig in and incorporate sole of this in our love gigs. We play this tune!
I have never enjoyed "note for note" soloing. As an example, the last blues band that I was the guitarist was the "Dr. Henley Smythe Blues Loosers." When we did Gary Moore's classics "Still Got The Blues.For You" and Parisian Walkways" I played my own melody based improvisations. The other band members wanted me to do a more note for note solo. Didn't work for me. I learned soloing by listening to a whole host of beboppers but more importantly Jerry Garcia from the Dead's very first album. In the early 70's I was very often "accused" of trying to copy Jerry but the reality is that it was just improvising what I was hearing. Yes my "hearing" was intensely influenced mostly by Jerry but also Clapton. These days I still string "miles of triplets" together often shifting to syncopated passages. It is my style that works with most any genre. I love doing "Dead" tunes but also do lots of very electric bluegrass. Triplet strings work everywhere and I owe that to listening to Jerry. I enjoy your analyses too. Great "lessons."
a lot of it was over my head but enjoyed you take on this tune.
great video . shows that Jerry mastered Deal in and out. and they played it a lot. it says a lot about jer
Dude! This is an incredible resource, thank you kindly
More! More! More! These are great man! Please keep them coming as they are very informative. (and entertaining: "full grown bear"...awesome!)
I’m liking this one. Great topic. Nice work.
Much appreciated Luke :)
Great lesson. You can really hear how much Jerry studied Django in his 89 solo.
Just found you; so glad I did! Great video, man. Thank you!
This is perhaps the best video on soloing over Deal I have ever seen. I got so much out of this. I gotta be honest, I used to see your video thumbnails on here and/or shared in facebook groups, and I always thought, "Why the hell would I want to watch some dude REACT to a song", but I owe you an apology for thinking that. Now I know I have a bunch more of your videos waiting for me. Peace
Dude I get it. You know I don't know what the hell to call these things. They're not note for note, so I can't call them lessons. But they're also so much more than reactions. Let me know if a title makes sense :)
Michael Palmisano the Deep Dive title is what drew me in. Are you planning on doing more Dead videos like this? I’d love to see something a little lesser known by the non-deadhead population, something like Cumberland Blues or Beat it on Down The Line. I love that country Jerry
Michael Palmisano or Man Smart Woman Smarter by the dead, have you heard that one yet?
So helpful to walk through this with you, thank you! Would love your impressions on how Garcia navigates "Big River", too.
This was truly an amazing lesson. Thank you!
Brother, Finally have to comment. Love all your videos so much.. Definitely been enjoying each and every one of them. Thanks for making these great, useful vids. Killer guitar btw.
This is my favorite content if yours. Def subscribing to guitar Gate today If it keeps these lessons coming. So much more fun then lick by lick lessons
You got it brother. Thx!
Loving the channel! Watching your breakdowns are so interesting and informative!
Love the comment on tempo for Dead and Co. I have found if Bobby is singing, it slows everything down and tempo picks up a bit with John on vocals.
Bob has said publicly he prefers everything slower and felt the original Dead even played tunes too fast haha.
kevin Borchers just a justification for him playing SLOW AS FUCK
yours is the best content on the internet. keep it up!
Really enjoyed the video in these weird times! Thank you!