Grateful Dead Guitar Lesson – How To Play Deal for Beginners

In this video, I’ll show you how to play Deal, by the Grateful Dead. I studied the 7-4-89 version from Buffalo, NY and I want to teach you the chords and rhythms that Jerry Garcia uses in this version.

This video is broken in to four parts – we’ll learn:

• The intro Lick
• How to play the verse
• How to play the chorus
• How to put it all together

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Grab your guitar and let’s dive in!

Gear Used for This Video

Video Recording:

• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G7 (G7KS) DSLM Mirrorless 4K Camera with 14-42 mm Lens Kit (Silver)

• AmazonBasics 50-Inch Lightweight Tripod with Bag

Performance:

• Custom 50th Anniversary Tiger Guitar by Lieber Guitars 

• Original 1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb Amplifier with
  • Celestion Classic Lead 80 guitar speaker, 8 ohm

• Pickboy Pos-a-Grip Jazz Classic Tortoise Shell Cellulose 1.50mm Picks
  
• Planet Waves Custom Series Right Angle Guitar Cable

Audio Recording:

• Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB Audio Interface

• MXL 990 Condenser Microphone with Shockmount (vocal capture)

• LyxPro Balanced XLR Cable Premium Series Cable, 

• Sennheiser E609 Silver Super Cardioid Instrument Microphone (guitar capture) 

• Audix CABGRAB1 CabGrabber Mic Clamp for Guitar Amps/Cabinets (holds Sennheiser e609 to guitar cabinet)

How to Play Deal – By the Grateful Dead – For Beginners