THE JERRY GARCIA GUITAR METHOD - PART I TRANSCRIBED BY MAXXDADDY The purpose of this lesson is to attempt to convey the complexity and fluidity of Jerry Garcia's soloing within the context of various songs. Because Jerry's repertoire is so vast, I have selected specific songs that I feel represent the general gist of his eclectic style. Note: for chords and lyrics refer to www.rukind.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PART I: Garcia Major/Country ------------------------------ 1. Franklin's Tower(Blues For Allah) 2. Bertha(Skull & Roses) 3. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad(Skull & Roses) 4. Eyes of The World(Wake of the Flood) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Franklin's Tower Jerry solos in an A mixolydian scale over the A G D G progression Intro: -15(17)~--(17)15-14-15------------------------ -----------------------15-----17(18)-17~---15- --------------------------14~----------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------15---------------------------------------------- -14----14-----16p14--------------------------------14----- ----/16-------------16-17p16-14--16p14h16-17p16h17----14~- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----14-16p14--------------------------16-14~--14p12--------------- -16----------16-14/16-14-14p12----/18--------------14-14p12------- -------------------------------14--------------------------14-12~- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------12-14-14~- --------------11-12-14~--11---------11h12-14--/14----------- -/16-14~---14---------------12--/12------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Solo 1: ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------10----------- ----------------11-9---9h11----11p9--11-- -/11--11p19------------------------------ ------------12--------------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------10----10-12(14)~---12p10----10- -----9----9-11p9h11----11--------------------11---- -/11---11------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -12--10p9h10--10~----------------------14------------------------- -------------------10-12p10~--------------17p14------------------- --------------------------------16(18)----------16p14-16(18)~--16- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Solo 2: ------------------------------14----------------------------- ----------------------------------17p15p14-15p14------------- -----14----16(18)~-----16(18)---------------------14--16p14-- -/16----16----------16--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -16(18)-16(18)-14-----14---16(18)-16(18)-16(18)-14-----14- ------------------/16------------------------------/16---- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------14-15~-14-------- -----14----------------14----14-16p14h16-----------14----- -/16-----17-16p14---/16---16--------------------------14~- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -14-----------------------------------14~- ----16p14-----------------------14--16---- ----------16p14--12-14~-12--/16----------- ------------------------------------------ so basically, these notes are used: -17-16-14---------------------------------- ----------17-15-14------------------------- -------------------16-14------------------- -------------------------17-16-14---------- ----------------------------------16-14-12- ------------------------------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. Bertha Jerry actually makes a mistake(*) in the beginning of this solo, but I fixed it. The solo offers some tasty G major pentatonic riffs. Solo: * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------13--15-15(17)15p13----13- -(9)7p5---5-------5-------------------------------------------------14---- --------7---7p5-----7-5-----------------------/14------------------------- ----------------7-------7--5\3--5(6)5p3---3------------------------------- ----------------------------------------5--------------------------------- ------------------------------12--12-----15-17(19)-17(19)-17-17- -------------------------------------15------------------------- -14(16)-14(16)~-14p12----12/16---------------------------------- ----------------------14---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- -(20)17-15-15~------------------------------------------------15------ ----------------15(17)-(17)-(17)15p13----13-15p13----13h15/17---17\15- --------------------------------------14----------14------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -13----15(17)(17)(17)15----13--------------15---------------- ----14------------------14-----12h14-14/16----16\14-12h14-12- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------12------------------------------ ---------15-------------------------------------------------- -12h14/16---16\14-12--14(16)-----(16)14-12-14-16\14p12------- -------------------------------------------------------14p12- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -11--10--8------8-10p8---8-10(12)10p8-----8--------------------------- -12--10--9--8h9--------9--------------8h9---9\7-5---5-7(9)7-5---5----- --------------------------------------------------7-----------7---7-5- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------7---7---7-7---7------- --------------------------5-7/9---9---9-----9---9\7-5- -7-5--5(6)5-3---3-4-5-5/7----------------------------- --------------5--------------------------------------- ---------------8------8------------------------------------------- -----8p7-10p8----10-----10-8---8---------------------------------- -9p7-------------------------9---9-7------10-10-10/12-12-12-12--9- -------------------------------------9---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -7-9p7\5---------------------------------- ---------7-5-7(9)7p5---5--7(9)-(9)7-5---5- ---------------------7----------------7--- ------------------------------------------ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad Major Pentatonic in E Intro(segue from Not Fade Away): -----------12------------12---------------------12-14(15)14p12---- -12--12-14----14--12h14-----14--12h14--15~--/14----------------14- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -12------------------------------------------------------------- ----14-12------------------------------------------------------- ----------13--11(13)11p9----11p9------9------------------------- -------------------------11------11p9---11p9----9--------/11--7- ---------------------------------------------11---11-9-7-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------12--------------- -----------------------------9-----------12(14)12-12~-- ------9-11(13)-11-9---11(13)---11(13)------------------ -9/11--------------11---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -9----------------------------------------------------- ---11(13)-11-11-9----9-11-------9----9~---------------- ------------------11-------9h11---11-----11-9---------- -----------------------------------------------11------ ------------------------------------------------------- Solo 1: -14(16)-14-12-------------------------------------------------------- --------------14-12---------------12-------12-----------12----------- --------------------13\11-9-11(13)---11(13)--11(13)11-----11(13)11p9- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------10----10-------12--------------------------- -----------------------12(14)---(14)12p10----10----------- -11p9-----/13----13-----------------------11----11(13)-11- ------11-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------10~--------- -9------------------------------------------------9-----11p9---- ---11-9---------9--11p9----9-------11p9----9--/11------------11- --------12-11~----------11---11-9-------11---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------12----12-14(16)14-12---14(16)14p12----12------ -------------12-14--12-13-14----14------------------------------14---14p12- -11(13)11p9---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------14-12--------------------------------------12-14- -13\11-------13-11\9----9~---------9----9h11--/13------- ---------------------11----11-9h11---11----------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -15(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)15p12----12--------19------19-------------------- ---------------------------------14----/19(21)--19(21)--19(21)-19(21)19-17~- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------22(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-22- -19-17----17-19(21)19(21)19p17----17------------------------------- -------18----------------------18---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -(24)-(24)-(24)-19--------19--------------19(21)19~------------------- -------------------19(21)----(21)19p17---------------19(21)19-17---17- ---------------------------------------18-----------------------18---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------12--------------------------------------- ------12-14p12-------12-14----14p12--------------------------------- --/13----------13p11----------------13\11-11(13)11-9----9-11------9- -----------------------------------------------------11------11-9--- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- play chords for a couple of measures, then -12-9--------------------------------------------------------- ------12-----12---------------9------------------------------- ---------/13----11(13)11-9------11-9----11(13)11p9------------ ---------------------------11--------11------------11-9------- -------------------------------------------------------11-9--- -------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------12---------------12----12-12--------------------- ------------9----------12-12----14(16)14-12-14---14-------14--12-------------- ----9-11-9----11-9-/13-------------------------------------------13-11-9------ -11----------------------------------------------------------------------11-9- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ outro: --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12--------------------------12-- --(13)11-9~--11(13)11-9--11/13----13-11\9------------11-/13---- ------------------------------------------11-9~--9/11---------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -16-14----14-15-16-(16)14--14(16)-14----------------------------------------------- -------17----------------------------14-12----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------13--(13)11------------9~-----9-8---8-9~- ------------------------------------------------------11-9--9h11----11------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4. Eyes of the World Intro: -(17)16~--(14)12-12~------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------16-16-16-16--16p14---------------------- -----------------------13-16--------------------16p14p13--13--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------16-14- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus riff: -17(19)--(19)17p15----15---------------------------------------- -------------------17----17-15-------15------------------------- -------------------------------14/16-----14(16)-14-12--14/16-12- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Solo 1: ------------------------------------------------------- -16~-14--14h16--16p14---14----------14----------------- ----------------------16---16-14-16----16-14p13-------- -------------------------------------------------16-14- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------14-15-15-14---- -13-----------13-----------13----13--14-16-14-16-------------16- ----16-14-13-----16-14-13-----16-------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -14h15p14-------------------------------------------- ----------16--13h14-------13h14-13-13---------------- --------------------14-16-------------16-14-13-13---- --------------------------------------------------16- ----------------------------------------------------- 4x --------------------------------------||-14h15p14-----------||-15(16)~- -----------------------14-16-15~--/15-||----------17p15h17--||--------- -----------------13-16----------------||--------------------||--------- -13----13h14--16----------------------||--------------------||--------- ----16--------------------------------||--------------------||--------- --------------------------------------||--------------------||--------- Solo 2: --------------------------------------------------------------------- -14h16-14-14h15h16-14-14h15h16p14h16-14h15p14p12-12h14--15p12-14p12-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -12h14p12----12-14-15-15-14---12-----------11h12911---- ----------14----------------15---15-13--13----------14- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 12------------------------------------------------------------- ---14-12-11-14-12-11----11h12p11---11-----------11------------- ---------------------14---------14----14-12-11-----14-12-11---- ------------------------------------------------------------14- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------11----11h12-14--12p11------------- -----11-12-14-12--12h14----14-----------------14p12-14-14- -/14------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ -------------11h12-14h15-16h17-17-17--16-14-12~- -12p11h12h14------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL BONUS: and now for you bass players here's Phil Lesh's bass outro: -----------9---9-11/13~---16-14-13~-11-9------------------- ------9h11--11---------------------------------9--9h11-9~-- -7----------------------------------------9h11------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -9h11-11/13-13-13~--11h13-13~--11h13-13-11--11-9------9--9- -------------------------------------------------9h11------ ----------------------------------------------------------- -||----------9----9~-||-----------9-9-9~---18-18-18-18-16~--11h13-14-13-14-13~- 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