Get Out Of My Life, Woman has got to be one of my favorite soul tunes.

It was written by the brilliant Allen Toussaint in 1966 and made famous by Lee Dorsey on The New Lee Dorsey.

Of course, it was also a staple in the Jerry Garcia Band's live rotation.

Here's a version from a recent gig with some incredible musicians, who I'm lucky enough to call my friends.

This was the show opener.

Guitar Gear Used in the Performance:

– Fender/MJT Jazzmaster Guitar with Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Pickups
– Wampler Ego Compressor
– Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer (Analogman Silver 808 Modded)
– Xotic EP Booster
– TC Electronic Polytune Noir Mini Tuner
– Two Rock Studio Pro Plus 35W Combo Amplifier with Celestion A-Type British Speaker
– Pedals mounted on a Pedaltrain Nano & powered by a Pedaltrain Volto 2
– Pig Hog Tartain Plaid 10′ Guitar Cables
– Pickboy Pos-a-Grip Jazz Classic T Shell Cellulose Picks 1.50mm

Chords

Get Out Of My Life Woman is a twist on the classic 12 bar blues form.

Typically, we'd see V chord happening in its usual place, bar 9, which would be a G7.

But Toussaint uses a bVII, so we have Bb7 in bar 9 giving the song its unique flavor.

Jerry Garcia Sliding Licks

When Jerry Garcia played this with the JGB, he would use these awesome Major Blues sliding licks during the verses.

He didn't always play them over every chord, as I've written here, but it makes a great exercise: