In this video, we'll break down bars 69-92 of Trey Anastasio's guitar solo from the Went Gin with Phish, which is the 8-17-97 Bathtub Gin. We'll discuss techniques that Trey uses when improvising a solo, such as switching between a chord-tone based approach versus focusing on a blues-based approach. Full PDF of Trey [...]
In today's lesson, we'll break down bars 45-68 of Trey Anastasio's 8-17-97 Bathtub Gin guitar solo from the Great went with Phish, and discuss techniques that Trey uses when improvising a solo. For example, we'll see how he improvises static melodies that work over several moving chords. You'll also learn how Trey uses the [...]
Hi, I'm Amar from amarguitar.com! In part 1 of this series, we talked about the foundational essence of what makes the 8-17-97 Bathtub Gin by Phish so good. In part 2, we broke down bars 5-28 of Trey Anastasio's guitar solo. In this lesson, we'll break down bars 29-44 and discuss techniques that [...]
Hi, I'm Amar from amarguitar.com! In this video, we'll continue breaking down Trey Anastasio's legendary guitar solo from the Went Gin. If you haven't immersed yourself in the concepts from the first video, make sure you check that out. Let's talk about the way that Trey uses theme and variation to build a compelling [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I'll be releasing a new lesson series based on the following song & jam. The answer will be linked here when it's ready. Video Timestamps: 0:00 - MIDI Transcription Audio 1:22 - Live Phish Audio
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. [...]
