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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
In 2004, Phish called it quits and embarked on a summer tour that grossed nearly 23 million dollars in just 17 shows. Today, I'd like to share with you some of the reasons fans are so obsessed with this band, and some of the band’s musical approaches that keep us coming back for more, year [...]
In this Phish guitar tutorial, I'll show you how to play the song "Waste." From the song's conception in 1996, the band performed this song live in the key of C, and etched it into stone on Billy Breathes in the same key. Rather than demonstrate this pre-1997 version of this song, I'll show [...]
This was supposed to be a short 5 minute guitar lesson about one of Trey Anastasio's signature techniques called The Anchor Slide. I was just going to transcribe "a couple" measures of the 12-9-95 Albany YEM because it contains an exceptionally beautiful demonstration this technique. But every next phrase that I paid attention to just got cooler and cooler [...]
In this guitar lesson, I’ll put Trey Anastasio’s solo on Limb By Limb from Story of the Ghost under the microscope, and break it down into 11 different licks. We’ll study the concepts behind this masterful piece of work, and then figure out how you can use these concepts in your own playing. [Title [...]
