Jacksnax: I Know You Rider Grateful Dead/Garcia Style

Note for note lesson and breakdown of my take on the Dead’s version of I Know You Rider of of Europe ‘72.
Hope you dig it!

[@drewcunningham2]

Another stellar lesson - great work Jack!!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks!!!!

[@philipbriglia4153]

This is a really good lesson by a guy who really plays well but also understands the guitar. Since I practice better if I have tab, I wish there was like a PDF to refer to, but no worries. This stuff is so good I'm just going to tab it out myself. Thank you !

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Great! That’s great news you can write tab. I never used the stuff!

[@bryan143]

@@jacksnax4guitar460 I could never follow tab. I just love listening and watching. You have a very good collections of videos I wish I had found earlier. You got the openness and joyfulness of Garcia's style.

[@Jerrys_missing_finger]

Wow this is going to take a few watches to get. Real nice content. Your playing is top tier.

[@detourmore470]

I’m starting to think that this fella knows his way around a fretboard.. 😂

[@aizmor2600]

And seemingly a very kind person, which is of more value,

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

That’s what’s important

[@ianquittner6067]

Thanks, this really helped with getting my triads from being so mechanical and the juicy pieces connecting them. Just what I was looking for!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Hey! Thanks for the nice comment.

[@user-rk1kb1um5u]

Thanks

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks!!!!

[@georgebennett2243]

EXACTLY..YOUR COMMENTARY IS SPOT ON

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks G!

[@kjguitarman]

Man, that solo was quite impressive! Nailed the chord changes throughout the solo.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks! It’s only taken 40 years LOL. BTW plenty of premeditated stuff in there…not improvised or anything. So when you get a chance to compose the fancy pants stuff has a chance to emerge.

[@kjguitarman]

I’m working your solo now. Love it!!

[@thebruckners]

Just stumbled across your channel tonight and immediately subscribed. Love your musicality and the dynamics of your playing. Have 11 shows under my belt, the last being Las Vegas ‘95. Thank you for your excellent instruction.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks for the nice comment!

[@ClayAllred]

Man, listening to you talk about it, I wish I could just download your brain. Thanks! PS: Nothing bets a Strat Jerry tone. 👍

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks!

[@MrYatesj1]

You are making it look easy. Well done!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Pretty much the highest compliment you can give...thanks.

[@Sussloaf]

Dude. That was killer

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks!!!!

[@farmdogmusic2365]

Awesome thanks

[@tamalpaischiefs6874]

Hell to the yeah!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks! Glad you took the time to comment...sharing enthusiasm for this great music is so much fun. Cheers, Jack🍄💀🌹✌🏻

[@Jerrys_missing_finger]

9:41 melt my face that lick is sooo goood.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks homie!🍄⚡️💀

[@Jerrys_missing_finger]

@@jacksnax4guitar460 nah, thank you for putting these out. Busted a rut I was in..

[@bwmohner]

These are awesome. Thanks for posting. Only problem is I’ve blown off 6 hours of work to practice and have only gotten down half of it.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

That’s pretty fast paced learning IMHO! That lesson is pretty densely packed. Please stick with it and let me know how it’s working out for you. It’s my pleasure to share what I know with interested players. Hit subscribe if you haven’t…it’s helpful.

[@bwmohner]

@@jacksnax4guitar460 that’s reassuring. Feeling really slow on the uptake but will stick with it for sure. And definitely subscribed. Enjoying your Fire on the Mountain strategies too.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

@@bwmohner killer…keep me posted

[@lopez555100]

Muy bueno 👍

[@aizmor2600]

You are a genius

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

That’s very kind (and funny!)😉

[@wodewose3456]

Nice - slick n bubbles bouncing on the line

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@Jerrys_missing_finger]

You make this look so easy. It makes me want to put my guitars away and pick them up at the same time. How many years have you been playing and I assume you are not self taught ?

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Hey! DO NOT QUIT Yes, I took lessons as a kid…10-14. For a while two a week. So I was into it. I also had nothing else to do! That said, I had no innate talent, just too stupid to stop! So don’t get discouraged if this stuff isn’t coming right away. Take it lick by lick…Also, slow it down! YT allows a custom playback speed. So…take it down to 75% and work up in 5% increments. Let me know if I can help👍 🍄💀⚡️

[@chinacat63]

well done!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Hey...thank you! Glad you liked it.

[@jmfavreau1]

you are so good

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thnx

[@davidgraham952]

excellent

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks David! Not sure what brought you here...but welcome aboard😊 If you’re into that lesson there’s a bunch of other Dead songs covered here. Don’t be shy. Jack

[@davidgraham952]

@@jacksnax4guitar460 Hey dude good to hear from you. What bought me here? The Dead ! My journey to this is...I have played RnB and jazz in bands for $ for a long time BUT first Inspo was the playing of Barry Melton from Country Joe on the Fish - a tune called Eastern Jam where I first hear the mixolydian scale and it hooked me. I sometimes play that tune after hours...Garcia of course does it differently but the sound is defo there - mixolydian thing I mean. So that is my story! thanks for the welcome man. I am learning one Dead tune at a time ...it brings together all the jazz/blues/1960s psyche band sounds which friggin live in me!!!!

[@davidgraham952]

also...I really appreciate the advice you give to get every lil building block fully correct and singing. Sooo true. I was advised quite a while back as follows..." if it aint in the pocket/if it isn't singing/if the flourishes eclipse everything/if you try to be Jeff Beck/zappa/ ...you won't get asked back...these are the immutable laws kid. Learn." lol harsh but true.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

@@davidgraham952 Indeed. I teach rhythm first, melody second, harmony third. “It don’t mean a thing...” and all that. Sounds like you’re far down the musical path...check out the Deal, Eyes of the World and Franklins Tower lessons. I think those are fun tunes. There’s a lot of that stuff along with technique and other genres covered here. So glad you decided to visit, and don’t be a stranger. If you’ve got a question about something in a lesson, please let me know and I’ll try to clarify or help. Best, Jack

[@jamesboukas8009]

Tasty!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Thanks James!

[@olbrantz10]

do you offer lessons? amazing stuff

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Yes I do! [e-mail]

[@hebrewuser]

Jackksnax: for us real beginners RE lead playing, is there a root formation (a lead mixolydian-type thing like the pentatonic) for these chords? e.g., I use a 10th or 12 fret MIXO for Fire or Franklin's and I don't really know how to explain what I mean.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Yeah...I guess there is, but I wouldn’t go looking for it in this lesson. This is pretty far down the road from beginners level. The way I’d suggest a player to begin to understand the Mixolydian sound is that it’s the major scale with the 7th note flattened by one fret. That’s the “Ti” that you’d be singing in the do, re, mi... If I was going to try to guide a player to a greater understanding of Garcia’s approach, I’d suggest, lots of major pentatonic scales and the major scale (which would include the Mixolydian mode) while encouraging them to learn to play the vocal melodies of the songs they’re playing over. If you’d like more help, let me know.

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Logos Hey...after reading your comment and a few others, I began to think about a simplified approach to the Mixolydian mode. I hope this helps get you started! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmnVnWSsZrqJlZY

[@HD-rs6fi]

This is so BADASS !!! LOVE IT!!! .... what are you playing at th 1:20 mark 1;22 mark - SWEET!

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

Kind of a phony Hendrix thing? Pretty much an afterthought. Hammer on the G string from the 7th to 9th fret while holding down the G note on the B string @8th fret. That’s over the C chord. Then do the same thing over the G chord, but down one string and allow for the different tuning on the b string. Then finally resolve into the D chord by playing the F# on the A string 9th fret as the lowest note over the D chord triad on the 7th fret DG&B strings.

[@HD-rs6fi]

Many Thanks Jack … LOVE this lick - you do it SO smooth !! i will practice practice practice … I’ll get it !!!! Thnx mch 👍👍

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

@@HD-rs6fi it’s part of my typical rhythm guitar bag of tricks. Definitely stems from my love and appreciation for Hendrix and Bobby.

[@HD-rs6fi]

👍👍….. endless thanks Jack …. so grateful

[@jacksnax4guitar460]

@@HD-rs6fi My pleasure

[@tubem31ster]

One thing that would help me would be calling out the chords as you go through the solo. The hardest part for me is synchronizing the solo to the chords.

[@stevejakobovic3470]

Agree, or use a looper

[@uberjam-sam8512]

He does give the chords but you gotta know your triads.