HOW TO PLAY TENNESSEE JED | Grateful Dead Lesson | Play Dead

Learn how to play Tennessee Jed by The Grateful Dead! If you enjoyed the video, please share and subscribe.
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[@nicklittzi]

I don't typically comment on KZbin 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)

[@barryscott2645]

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.

[@mikesimon7294]

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

[@ericlautenschlager5151]

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!

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks for this, Eric! I really appreciate comments like this and they help us keep going.

[@markbellas6250]

Xoxo

[@markbrownner6565]

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...

[@gillygil8747]

"All we got ... All we got?"

[@jakollee]

I recall reading that Robert Hunter was not too happy that these songs never got the full studio treatment (the ones he and Jerry wrote).

[@elmoblatch9787]

Golly, there's some incredible live versions. Dead studio versions rarely measure up.

[@jakollee]

@@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.

[@josevillarreal9920]

@@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!

[@NukesOfHazzard]

'oh shit its that time'...seems to happen to me all the time!

[@jackstraw1634]

I love how you give a little history of the song. I love it. Fn hilarious dude!

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, homie!

[@krowrock6781]

Bro you’re bout funny as shit 😂 thanks for the lesson man much love

[@TobyDavvy]

Plenty more on the channel! Thanks for being here!

[@bigoogie3737]

Dood I love your videos. Hilarious, great lessons that are concise and on point. Much love and thanks.

[@estebanfernandez5154]

Thanks a bunch Davy, this song is a joy to play!

[@andrewharris4818]

I love your channel so much man. Thanks for this.

[@wharfrat7773]

Awesome dude...love your channel and the Dead lessons 🎸🤘

[@brighton09100]

Thanks for your dedication with teaching us Dead tunes.

[@thelatenightbar]

This is excellent, just discovered this channel.. Man I wish I had KZbin, and channels like this 30+ years ago !!!!!! thanks for sharing.

[@Brianbauermusic]

Killing it!!! Great lesson, can't wait to do more

[@roytube10]

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....

[@CharleySuede]

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.

[@paulevans6854]

Brightened up my day 🤜✨

[@mikedavis2093]

I love it! I'm going to check other lessons for some solo breakdowns would be awesome!

[@nathanielvalla6142]

I get what your saying about the pinch harmonics but in song like Loser really gets the feel and emotion across espeacially when he missed them.

[@chrisevans1546]

Davvy - thanks for helping the people out with all of these videos.

[@markbellas6250]

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!!!

[@loganmcdanks]

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 KZbin....you finally explained the lick coming out of the chorus in a way my brain can absorb it! Good stuff boys

[@loganmcdanks]

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?

[@TobyDavvy]

You’re right, my version is a little off, but still works.

[@ShaynAlmeida]

Great channel dude, just picked up my guitar after about a decade - thanks for breaking these down!

[@TobyDavvy]

Glad we got you playing!

[@proc007]

Thanks for helping me with this one Davy! That intro got me good lol

[@scotchvelo]

This is a great lesson, thanks!

[@jasonparmelee1142]

Awesome! Thank you so much ! always wanted to learn how to play this tune. Great job. Greetings 🖖 from New York !!!

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks for being here, bro!

[@analogalien651]

This is a great song to pull ou the bag. It’s simple , and an epic narrative by Robert hunter. Writing in Spain while on tour andbon the fly

[@berthatheairstream3639]

Keep on keeping on!

[@thewiltedplums]

always have great energy ✌🏼

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, chase!

[@JNava]

0:50 not confused but intrigued. Definitely subscribed!

[@terrencepeterson8439]

Thanks for another awesome video Davy you the man!! Can you do one for sugar magnolia soon

[@TobyDavvy]

Yessir, sugar mags is coming pretty soon. Definitely in the next couple months.

[@geordiejohn3703]

That was brilliant thanks 😊

[@markkindermannart4028]

This is fantastic

[@crollo22]

solid! been waiting for this tune. Greetings from Colorado:)

[@TobyDavvy]

What up, Colorado!

[@MrBeastBaker]

Love you dude! Thank you :)

[@TobyDavvy]

Love you back!

[@chrishh03]

Best lesson EVER! Please do Jack Straw!

[@TobyDavvy]

Already have a lesson on Jack Straw. Take a peep at the play dead playlist.

[@crashnburnband]

Superb old boy!

[@blakehimself2816]

Great lesson! Can't wait to get this one down.

[@TobyDavvy]

Hell yeah, bro. You’re gunna kill it.

[@nickysecrets]

🌊y Davy this one of my favorite bro 🎸

[@cackalackcowboy2127]

You’re NUTZ! I love it…

[@vinniegennaro895]

Love it

[@robbiemorris1495]

I subbed liked & turned on notifications!

[@Karmakatt6]

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..

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

To cool,thankyou brother A+,now Europe 72 vinyl is spining im loaded doing my thing.

[@joshlearnsart9805]

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.

[@gertmyboy1882]

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?

[@jonathanryals9934]

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...

[@TobyDavvy]

If it’s good enough for Robert Hunted, it’s good enough for you.

[@nicholasberens4648]

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?

[@TobyDavvy]

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

[@nicholasberens4648]

@@TobyDavvy done! Thanks again.

[@baba52]

Shout out from Tennessee. Ain’t no place I’d rather be, for reals.

[@ArtFernandez1]

Thank you.

[@sidneyevans2166]

Thank you!

[@TobyDavvy]

THANK YOU!

[@Buddy969]

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.

[@TobyDavvy]

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!

[@MrGroot-nh2ny]

Welcome to the fam,

[@gordonfream5101]

MY DOOD, could you pretty please do st Stephen or jack straw next. Gracias Amigo Love your friggin vids they amazing.

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks for being in the fam, homie! St Stephen>Eleven is being saved for a special occasion, but Jack Straw is scheduled for next month! Good call!

[@ArtFernandez1]

You are funny. I like you.

[@nrgplay26]

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!!!!

[@HowardRoberts-d9t]

You are great. Is there a tutorial for Bob Weirs part on this song?

[@OrangeRaceCardAngels]

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 :)

[@morchel332]

thx davvy

[@morchel332]

iam dumb :(

[@saml302]

idk bout no other place I'd rather be, but TN is pretty effing gorgeous

[@boscoserranovelasco3302]

2:08 Yo that story is awesome! Im from Spain

[@TobyDavvy]

Did I get the pronunciation right? Jk, I know I did.

[@boscoserranovelasco3302]

@@TobyDavvy Yessss!

[@elmoblatch9787]

There's a solo on Stella Blue (Ok. City - 72 I think) where Jerry does several pinch harmonics in a row to astonishing effect.

[@beezyflippins]

I know exactly what you're talking about, I love that part. it's Okc 10/19/73

[@thomashamilton914]

Hell yeah

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, homie

[@MrYatesj1]

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'

[@TobyDavvy]

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.

[@walterhammock3603]

🔥

[@TobyDavvy]

🌹💀🌹

[@timbartlebaugh9915]

Loving the tutorials man! How about an early 70’s They Love Each Other (faster version) or Mission in the Rain. Looking forward to the next one!

[@TobyDavvy]

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.

[@kanehodges2050]

As a Tennessee resident I must say I don’t think we even like it here we were dealt a bad hand

[@TobyDavvy]

Bro, I feel you.

[@tommuir4313]

Good stuff. Makes my day dude. Thanks. Fuck i wish i could lay down lines like that.

[@TobyDavvy]

You totally can. All it takes is a bit of practice. For real. Just play along to backing tracks. It helps a lot.

[@nicholasberens4648]

First performance: October 19, 1971 at Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[@TobyDavvy]

Thanks, homie.

[@maxh6454]

Hey there! How do you tune your amp and your guitar to sound like this? Total newbie here. Having trouble getting the right tone

[@TobyDavvy]

I have a video on just how to do that called “how to get Jerry Garcia’s tone regardless of budget”

[@gavinb144]

Solid content as always. My only feedback would be that the sound of your voice is a lot quieter than the sound of your guitar. 😅🤘

[@TobyDavvy]

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.

[@gavinb144]

@@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!

[@MrGroot-nh2ny]

I’m here with you

[@kevinborchers3522]

Arent there versions where in the last jam they go to F for two bars, walk up to G for 2 bars and the resolve it to C?

[@TobyDavvy]

More than likely bro. That seems right.

[@gary1488]

Can you share that wallpaper on your PC?

[@gregerfulgerman7802]

is he barring his ring finger for the c chord starting on the 3rd fret?

[@MrGroot-nh2ny]

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

[@manuelgomezdemembrillerape300]

Terrapin Station plsss

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

Terrapin is one of the ones i drift of to,fucken cool tune my friend

[@duckman531]

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!

[@TobyDavvy]

We don’t censor ourselves on this channel. I speak how I speak. However, there are other guitar teachers on KZbin that have covered the tune. We aren’t a kids channel.

[@duckman531]

@@TobyDavvy But you're the only one who does the Grateful Dead CORRECTLY!!! Thanks anyway! You're the Master!

[@TobyDavvy]

I appreciate the love. Thanks for sticking around!

[@duckman531]

@@TobyDavvy No, seriously! You are SPOT ON when it comes to the Dead!

[@gregerfulgerman7802]

download and censor it. Shouldnt be too hard cause you can cut out the intro and then just scrub through for the other bad parts.

[@wolfmansbrother1000]

Fucking awesome!

[@toddnadell1754]

Did I mention Cassidy???

[@SlightReturn666]

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]

I wouldn’t consider the one chord being off making it “totally” wrong, but I hear you.

[@SlightReturn666]

@@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!

[@DalyVideo]

ahhh @ 3:10 Jerry in '85

[@TobyDavvy]

KoolAid man

[@DalyVideo]

@@TobyDavvy During that tour I had a bumper sticker on my VW bug "The Fat Man Rocks"

[@DanielMastrofski]

Wrong chords. "you know that your bound, to wind up dead" C-C7-Dm7-C Play that second chord as C#dim ;)

[@TobyDavvy]

Wrong “chord” you mean. Yeah that happens sometimes.

[@jakollee]

Good catch, but actually that 2nd chord is C diminished, not C sharp diminished.

[@zachmartens5508]

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 KZbin superposition. Does Daavy exist without other people observing him? Do I? Is light a particle or a wave? Gah

[@jacheech]

My bitchy little mouth says Thank You!

[@jawneetest]

YOu may need singing lesson or two... dozen

[@TobyDavvy]

Sick burn bro

[@sirbergersworth]

Just don’t go near Elizabethton. I hear that place is sketchy af.

[@TobyDavvy]

It very much is sketchy

[@jakollee]

Sorry, but you have the chords wrong on the breakdown part, "You know you're bound to wind up dead."

[@TobyDavvy]

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.

[@jakollee]

@@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'!

[@TobyDavvy]

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.

[@jakollee]

@@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.

[@TobyDavvy]

Bro, you’re all good. This is what community is about. I just went and looked at it again too. You’re right.

[@joecornell6179]

i just want to know whats sticking out of your head