Franklin's Tower (Grateful Dead): A Comprehensive Guitar Lesson

[@drewcunningham2]

Nicely done Quinn!! A very thorough explanation of this wonderful tune!!!

[@davidanctil4671]

Awesome lesson, you explained Jerry's style perfectly. Now I understand how it all fits together.

[@spaul2764]

Well done. But I don't know why nobody ever uses the easy way to find the mixolydian mode. Just play the major scale of the 4th. So in this case, the notes are the D major scale = A mixolydian mode. Just remember you are still in A , but you can get a pretty modal sound playing as if your in D major

[@kennyo0079]

Except in this song he’s not using Mixo. He’s using A major scale over the A and D major over the D and then A mixo or just simply A major with flatted 7th degree which is a G, over that G. Try listening with that mindset and it works. Also A, G and D is simply a 1-4-5 in the key of D so using the D major scale over the chords will work too because it would give a mixo sound over the A

[@Guncho06]

That's not how Jerry plays the rhythm. He's playing a A shape barre chord on the 12th fret to an A shape barre chord on the 10th fret to an F shape open chord on the 10th fret.

[@smateyk]

Great lesson. Instead of viewing it as a mixolydian and having to make a dominant 7th. Couldn't you also just see this as a D major with 5, 4, and 1 chords. That way your major scale fingerings remain the same

[@chiefline7084]

I’m going down the Dead rabbit hole. Wish me luck

[@arabar1111]

Absolutely an awesome video Thanks

[@lazystorage]

Instant subscribe! This lesson Is perfectly worded for exactly where im at with dead songs:)

[@boomerdell]

Love the Red Sox stealie. Nice touch!

[@scottenglert4083]

Really dig your Dead lessons - thanks for posting more of them !

[@StarDarkAshes]

Stitch Method has a great lesson on Franklin’s tower, but he said he was going to do a part two talking about what Jerry does when the G chord happens and he never made a part two so I’m constantly wondering what he was going to add to the lesson. Does anybody have any idea what Jerry does when the G comes around?

[@stevefvc]

Great lesson and also finding it very ironic to be learning a Dead song from another Social D. fan who happens to have the same tshirt but a Gators one. lol

[@pookievanderbilt6889]

What amp do you use? This tone is beautiful

[@boomerdell]

I think the guitar is not going through a stand-alone amp but is plugged into a computer through an audio interface.

[@LehrersLight]

Tuff! You’re so damn silky smooth. I need more long forms solos!!

[@uberjam-sam8512]

Great lesson. Lots to absorb, but in a just jam and figure it out kind of way. Ty

[@elgonm289]

This is a great lesson and made easier for bedroom guitar gods like me 😂.. thank you dude 🙏

[@mitchellfies2532]

This was killer this connected a lot of concepts thanks

[@donakin8562]

Wow are you in Florida?

[@JamesJones-mm2nm]

Well why don’t you?

[@JustinStephanie]

Keep it up! These lessons are great.

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Let's go Yankees.....

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[@tjmitch]

Lighten up Francis

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[@cookingspicy6443]

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[@projectmoon13]

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[@joblo6394]

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