Phish Guitar Lesson – Bathtub Gin Solo from The Great Went – Part 1

Hi! I'm Amar from amarguitar.com. In this video, I'll share with you my transcription and recreation of Trey Anastasio's beautiful solo from the 8-17-1997 Bathtub Gin from the Great Went. Stick around after the performance and you'll learn the foundational essence of what makes this solo so good. Why The Went Gin? [...]

By |2018-01-19T17:11:34-05:00January 19th, 2018|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

Bathtub Gin Guitar Lesson – Phish for Beginners – Part 3

Welcome to part 3 of this tutorial, where you'll learn how to jam over Bathtub Gin by Phish. In this part of the lesson, you'll learn three different approaches that Trey Anastasio uses to improvise in the jam section of Bathtub. The Bathtub Gin jam primarily revolves around a C7 harmony. There are [...]

By |2018-01-11T17:01:36-05:00January 11th, 2018|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

Bathtub Gin Guitar Lesson – Phish for Beginners – Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of this tutorial, where you'll learn how to play Bathtub Gin by Phish. In this part of the lesson, you'll learn how to play the main chorus melody, as well as the theory underlying these lines. The first part of the chorus of Bathtub Gin (bars 29-33) revolves [...]

By |2018-01-11T14:44:23-05:00January 8th, 2018|Chord Melody, Song Studies|

Bathtub Gin Guitar Lesson – Phish for Beginners – Part 1

In this lesson, you'll learn how to play the guitar parts for Bathtub Gin by Phish. This is a three part series that will cover every part of the song, including all of the rhythm and melody lines. Although this is a guitar lesson intended for beginners, I've transcribed Trey Anastasio's exact hand positions [...]

By |2018-01-11T14:41:21-05:00January 4th, 2018|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

Anatomy of a Jam – Phish – The Went Gin

In the summer of 1987, Phish spent much of their time playing the bar scene in Burlington, Vermont.  Just a decade later, they drew 70,000 fans to Limestone, Maine, where they threw a legendary festival called The Great Went. On August 17, 1997, Phish played a version of their song Bathtub Gin, that is [...]

By |2017-12-28T12:01:18-05:00December 28th, 2017|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

John Mayer Guitar Lesson – Brown Eyed Women Solo Tab – Dead and Company 7/23/16 – PART 4

Welcome to the fourth and final part of John Mayer's solo on Brown Eyed Women. In this lesson we're going to look at two more note for note licks from John Mayer's solo on the July 23rd 2016 version of this Grateful Dead tune, as played with Dead & Company at the Gorge Amphitheater. [...]

By |2018-01-03T21:18:18-05:00September 7th, 2017|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

John Mayer Guitar Lesson – Brown Eyed Women Solo Tab – Dead and Company 7/23/16 – PART 3

Welcome to part 3 of John Mayer's solo on Brown Eyed Women. In this lesson we're going to look at two more note for note licks from John Mayer's solo on the July 23rd 2016 version of this Grateful Dead tune, as played with Dead & Company at the Gorge Amphitheater. This lesson will [...]

By |2017-09-07T11:21:03-04:00August 30th, 2017|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

John Mayer Guitar Lesson – Brown Eyed Women Solo Tab – Dead and Company 7/23/16 – PART 2

Welcome to part 2 of John Mayer's solo on Brown Eyed Women. In this lesson we're going to look at two more note for note licks from John Mayer's solo on the July 23rd 2016 version of this Grateful Dead tune, as played with Dead & Company at the Gorge Amphitheater. This lesson will [...]

By |2017-08-10T22:32:32-04:00August 10th, 2017|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|

John Mayer Guitar Lesson – Brown Eyed Women Solo Tab – Dead and Company 7/23/16

In this series, I'll share with you eight signature techniques that John Mayer uses when he's improvising as a lead guitarist. You'll learn how he weaves all of these approaches into one fluid. solo on the classic Grateful Dead tune, Brown Eyed Women. I've broken this solo up into 8 separate licks, and each [...]

By |2017-08-10T16:21:13-04:00August 5th, 2017|Song Studies, Tune Breakdowns|
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