HOW TO PLAY SUGAREE | Grateful Dead Lesson | Play Dead

Learn how to play Sugaree by The Grateful Dead! Thank you so much for watching the video and please consider subscribing.
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[@ntm112294]

Thanks for the awesome vid! The song is in B Mixolydian (key of E major). B Major Pentatonic and B Mixo sound great, use your flat 7 and use the chord tones. Awesome song! B minor pentatonic too for the blues feel.

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Channel is actually so cool the whole vibe plus dead lessons. This is good stuff

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came here for jerry, stickin around for davvy

[@TobyDavvy]

That means the world. Thanks, fam!

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[@keithdriscoll1661]

Great vibe man. I especially like how you play with your own style and interpretation. Your lessons have been a nice find in this bizzaro world we are currently living in so thank you. Be well.

[@TobyDavvy]

Hey, bro! I really appreciate that! Welcome to the family!

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came for the dead. stayed for the dead. great teaching style and simple explanations. looking forward to other videos, I will even check out your channel due to the positive impression your vids give. thanks for the great content.

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I'm 76yrs old and still Plat dead but your instruction has helped me put the little things that I was totally missing...thanks Davvvy

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Love your channel. My guitar playing has advanced more in the year I've been watching your tutorials of Dead tunes than in the 15 prior years.

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[@paulcabezal7492]

That was great, definitely got me to subscribe. I look forward to your future videos and will share them - my one request would be if you could end or begin lessons with a complete playthrough of the song! Really helps me when I'm learning to try and play along with that after I've have gotten the pieces down.

[@chefcasper9809]

Please Davvyy!! Full play throughs!!

[@davedavid7061]

new guitar player who has never been much of a Dead fan, but the algorithm sent me to this song and I'm diggin' it

Welcome to the most wonderful rabbit hole! We're all mad down here... Have a cup of tea and stay a while. And as they say, "If you get confused, listen to the music play!"

[@christopherpope5204]

You sir, are easily the greatest teacher of the Dead on KZbin. Your style of teaching spontaneous and spot on. Great job brother.

[@wlg31x]

Great lesson and easy to follow. All the KZbin lessons should be this good. You also obviously know the tune, can play guitar and really lay it out well. The dead sound is captured perfectly.

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, Max! That’s very high praise!

[@evak2347]

You’re excellent in your overall approach to teaching

[@dvisosky]

Great lesson Davy and you crack me up every time I watch one of your videos. It is fun to see someone who doesn’t take himself too seriously but who is a great musician with his own twist.

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WTF absolutely love this channel, Davy makes it look so simple and I really like how he has his own personality. Great video

[@michelepaba5577]

I am a super beginner with guitar and my first goal is to learn sugaree. I think I am in the right place here :-)

[@SlashLesPaulVOS]

Your videos are fun and break down the songs well. I like the content and subscribed. Thank you!

[@davekennedy4498]

Hey Davvy! My name is DaveE. I just found your channel and I can't thank you enough for what your doing man! My guitar playing has been dead for awhile now. No pun intended. Picking it up and playing the same old shit. Your lessons are straightforward and easy to understand...and frickin hilarious. Looking forward to every one of them and becoming a better player

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I had fun and I'm definitely coming back! This channel is going to blow up one day.

[@arizjones]

I don't think Hunter said the song was about a stripper. He said it was about a criminal, that someone else that is a criminal is associated with. The criminal was perhaps a pimp, not a stripper. Hunter said "The song, as I imagined it, is addressed to a pimp". The wagon is the paddy wagon. Maybe I meet you on the run, is on the run from the law. Don't tell them (the law) that you know me, is don't be a snitch. Robert Hunter himself revealed the meaning of “Sugaree” in the liner notes for the All Good Things box set released in 2004. Hunter said the phrase ‘just don’t tell them that you know me’ was prompted by something said by an associate in his pre-Dead days when his destitute circumstances found him fraternizing with a gang of criminals. The line "When they come to take you down, When they bring that wagon ’round, When they come to call on you, And drag your poor body down" Is referring to when they come to arrest you and take you away. "Shake it, shake it, Sugaree" is referring to shaking the charges. The line "You thought you was the cool fool, And never could do no wrong, You had everything sewed up tight, How come you lay awake all night long?, refers to the criminal being brazen and never thinking they would get caught. This verse " Well, in spite of all you gained, You still had to stand out in the pouring rain, One last voice is calling you, And I guess it’s time you go" Is showing the life of crime in the end is not prosperous, and in the end it is time to go to jail. Next line: Well shake it up now, Sugaree, I’ll meet you at the Jubilee, If that Jubilee don’t come, Maybe I’ll meet you on the run. It is a farewell to this friend, telling them that they will meet again when or if they are released from prison, or when the charges are dropped (shaken) and they get off. The use of “Jubilee” is a reference to the Old Testament - a time when slaves and prisoners are freed, and debts are forgiven. (Hunter often used biblical references). And if they never have the moment of Jubilee, they may meet somewhere down the line, when one or the other is on the run from the law.

[@Karunaaa]

Love your channel, playing my favorite songs has never been easier! However, I can't figure out the fingering for the A chord you're using in the pre-chorus :( Any help?

[@jrwickersham]

Love the delivery. Reminds me of the guys I like to jam with 20+ years ago in college.

[@toddhill2362]

New to the channel, love the tutorials man. Definitely helping me get back into playing.!

[@DeadInTheHeadd]

I had fun! Love these tutorials, really helps fill in the gaps of what can't be shown on rukind. Keep it up man, you rule for this

[@howardanderson3061]

Love what you do here, you saved me a bunch of time and energy. I'm going to perform this in 2 days. Thanks!

[@laurastevens7607]

The bass player in my band is a dead head, and he wanted to play this number. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@TobyDavvy]

Happy to help! Hope it goes over well with your audience.

[@kodybear6749]

Not being a huge Dead fan…….yet. I rehearsed this with my band this afternoon and failed. Now I know what to do. Thank you.

[@guitamoish]

Thanks Dave.......The most fun lessons !! You keep me more entertained than the actual songs your teaching! Plus you really know your shit !!

[@nytrayfl2]

Hi Davvy, thanks for your Dead lessons. Because I’m brand new at guitar, could you also list the effects/pedals used? Thank you ✌️

[@evak2347]

Bro, you’re way cool… thank you for the help & ideas with this… much love!

[@michaelgottlieb2620]

Awesome breakdown.I’m a relative newbie and your explanations are outstanding and make me sound to be a much better player than I am

[@masongraham1593]

thanks!! you made me smile when i heard my favorite song come together

[@leonardocannone8349]

Thank you so much for a great lesson! You are funny and engaging, and by being so, convey the necessary information in a seamless manner that makes it easy to understand. You are a great teacher, a great guitarist! Have you taught "Friend Of the Devil"? That would be an awesome lesson. Thanks again!

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks for the kind words! And yes, Friend of the Devil has been made. Go check the Play Dead playlist.

[@afeliciti]

thanks for all the lessons and sessions man

[@NikkoAus]

Wherever, just get to B, cracked me up😂 great video thanks

[@gunther90025]

New fav youtube teacher! Great stuff Davy!

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, Joshua! You the man!

[@michaelgouker8623]

This was really good. Between this and watching Mayer practicing d&c tunes, this song is getting playable. ;-) Teach us Liberty please.

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Hey man dig your guitar lessons. You keep it simple and dont complicate it like other guitar lessons. Keep it up dude. Appreciate it. ✌

[@TobyDavvy]

I appreciate that, homie. I try to keep them fun.

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SUPERB !!! Even I can follow that - really user friendly lesson, thanks

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Thanks, Richard!

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You're #1 Davy! You're doing the lord's work.

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*_BRILLIANT !!! ...nothing compares - thanx..._*

[@joseywhails]

hey man, new to the channel, definitely picking up what you're putting down, appreciate the knowledge. Where's toby, or is it like a superman thing? love the lesson, thanks!! nice to have one friend at least...

[@TobyDavvy]

Welcome to the fam! Davvy teaches Dead lessons and does the live jam on fridays. Toby hosts Loose Beats and he and Davvy do a Monday stream together and a podcast called A Drink & A Joint. Explore the channel a bit and get to know us!

[@charlieebarb8695]

Best video I’ve seen on this song! 👏👏👏

[@pcarrett4994]

Thanks man, greetings of a Deadhead from the Netherlands.

[@paulgemme6056]

Simple down to earth music. Good Stuff!!

[@degonzoman]

Love it, thank you so much for all these great breakdowns

[@DIYTutorialGuy]

Damn man, that little bluesy lead you tore off into was siiiiick! However, I have no clue how you did it, haha!

[@davidlytle6931]

Easy song but played with a lotta Jerry soul. Good Stuff Davvy! I hope you teach Mississippi Half step and Easy Wind sometime ...

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, man! And yes! Both of those tunes are planned for the nearish future.

[@kylewalker6282]

Definitely had fun, thanks Davvy

[@steffenschmidt4727]

Absolutely wonderful lesson and fun, thank you so much and many greeting to you guys☺

[@Klaatu_Prime]

hello davy, i have an acoustic guitar with the same design on the headstock. i was told it was made to the specs of a martin. i know little about the company. do you know anything about the brand?

[@davidkohnen5655]

Davvy, Thanks again for the lesson! You have a talent for teaching. D.

[@johnmaurer5635]

Great song. Thanks for the great tutorial.

[@jimm8594]

Great lesson, simple and informative. I’d love to learn how to dial in some dead sounds. I hear some hall reverb, what else?

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks for the kind words! Below I’ll put the link to my Jerry Garcia Rig Rundown video where I go over my pedals and setup a bit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrLnKhmlqxpotk

[@amazingvariable]

Really great lesson, thanks!

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Dude you had me laughing so quick I subscribed before you started teaching hahahah

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks for joining the fam, Adam!

[@werewolfraspberry]

Yeh buddy... that was a great hang. Thanks

[@chrismnj]

great song to learn with lots of chord variations

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i jus love your videos.. u jus make me giggless soo many giggles

[@TobyDavvy]

Thank you so much! I’m glad someone finds me funny.

[@bikebum2006]

Do you have a donation or "tip" link? I owe you for the lessons...

[@TobyDavvy]

That’s really kind of you. You can tip via Venmo (@davvyplaydead) or PayPal ([e-mail])

[@ricrosenberger2547]

Outstanding! Best one yet!!! 2nd one I've seen, but hey... Whatever, man. It's cool. Cheers, homie!!🍻😎👍

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Aww, hell yeah. You rock.

[@ryanmulrenin4022]

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[@FunkyELF]

Great breakdown... thanks!

[@paulpeters5993]

This song is in 12/8. I've found it super helpful to set a metronome at 74 bpm in 12/8 to get the feel for it.

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Do you plan a deck cover band?

[@johnciba8412]

Great voice, nice playing.

[@poppapockets6367]

Sadly I'm not a deadhead...but my long lost lost love is...and In our intermingling...this became our song...the one that got away leaves a stain on your brain...played this one time just chords for her...but I got I got better and wanted something for an open mic

[@keithconner9036]

Thank you. Great job

[@michaelmohler1235]

a video on the improvisation part would be amazing🤩

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great stufff man. Thanks for taking the time

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From Italy sir, cheers! Great stuff!

[@TobyDavvy]

Ciao!

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can i get more detail on the jerry walk up?

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How can any dead head not love this dude

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I’m takin what I learned straight to MFin shakedown street to impress the hippies!

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I'm starting to - and thank you!

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Outstanding!!!

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I know all these songs, but I like seeing if we play them the same, plus I like Davy because he's my only friend.

[@jayward7549]

Thanks

[@LOON-by3zl]

You made with pretty simple man thanks

[@davidoo12345]

I like your videos. Thanks. B mixo not B maj (therefore E maj) . Also the song is not necessarily about a stripper. It starts talking about a hanging, and he asking her to cover up his involvement in a crime.

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, homie. Appreciate the history lesson. Just went with the stripper angle because it’s funny to me. Appreciate you watching the videos.

[@davidoo12345]

Bill Joel , no the song is not in C# m , although the chords fit, it is B maj mixo... starts on Bmaj and that is the key centre... the parent is usually referred to as Emaj ... which the same chords as C#m

[@moffman8399]

@@davidoo12345 I don't think the key is "B maj mixo" as you say, because one of the chords in the song is A Maj, and the A chord in the key of B maj is A#. Isn't the key in E maj, as all of the chords in the song, including the A chord fall into the key?

[@davidoo12345]

moff man , B mixo is essentially E maj but focusing on the B. E major has E F#m G#m A B and C#m (D# dim)

[@moffman8399]

@@davidoo12345 I know, but the A chord in the song is just A major. If the key was in B mixo as you say, the chord would therefore be A# right?

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Davvy.. .time to tackle Shakedown Street. Gracias amigo.

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[@TobyDavvy]

Always, homie

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