Category: Jerry Garcia Guitar

Intro to Jerry Garcia
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In this lesson we will be discussing the style of Jerry Garcia. We will cover basic elements to his playing and tone ideas.

Combining Scales
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In this lesson we will discuss one of the essential elements of Garcia’s blues and country style playing, combining the blues, mixolydian, and country scales.

Jerry’s Blues
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In this lesson we will discuss the essence of Garcia’s blues playing approach. We will apply the combining of scales with modifying melody.

Melodic Patterns
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In this lesson we will discuss Garcia’s use of melodic patterns.

Modal Playing
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In this lesson we will discuss the Modal element of Jerry’s style. The chord progression of Franklins Tower will be used as an example.

Bends and Chromatic Licks
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In this lesson we will take a close look at Jerry’s use of bends and chromatic licks

Changing Modes
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In this lesson we will study the chord progression to Eyes of the World and practice switching modes or keys.

Targeting Specific Notes
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In this lesson we will discuss the idea of targeting notes of the specific chords playing in the harmonic structure.

Improv over Deal
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In this lesson we will apply the concept of targeting specific notes of the harmonic structure using the Deal Jam Track.

Improv over Althea
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In this lesson we will be looking at the harmonic structure and improvisation of Althea.