Grateful Dead Guitar Lesson: 7-4-89 Deal Solo – Lesson 9

Part 9 of a 12 part course on how to play Jerry Garcia's awesome solo from the 7-4-89 Deal with the Grateful Dead. For the free & printable tab of this whole solo, keep scrolling down.

In this lesson, you will learn the guitar techniques that Jerry Garcia uses when improvising. You'll also learn the music theory behind why his licks sound so good.

Jerry Garcia's 7-4-89 Deal Solo with the Grateful Dead – Lick 9 of 12

• Lick 9 is a very close repeat of lick 6, which started this solo.  We’ve got a bit of a melodic hook over the A chord, where Jerry is focusing on the E shape of A.

• Over the C#7 chord, we’ve got an exact repetition of the last half of lick 6, where Jerry connects the 7th of C#7 to the 5th and back again, chromatically.

• What’s interesting is that Phil drops out for a few beats here, and it leaves a giant, gaping hole in the sound.  Its only for a couple beats, but you can really hear it.

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)

PDF Tab for Jerry Garcia's 7-4-89 Deal solo with the Grateful Dead: