This video explains how to play the rhythm guitar for Birdsong by the Grateful Dead. Timecodes below list the various sections of the video. My email is bobby@thehallsofmusic.com or bobhallguitar@gmail.com. Contact me for guitar lessons and more
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Timecodes
0:00 Birdsong Arr. Bobby Hall
8:26 Intro
This video goes over the rhythm guitar
8:40 Essential Elements to arranging Grateful Dead Music
Danceable Rhythms and Improvisation are needed
9:01 Melody 1 Intro
10:00 Alternate rhythm guitar
10:56 Melody 2
11:40 Harmonizing the Verse Melody
15:35 Tell Me All That You Know chorus
16:46 Don’t Cry Now chorus first half
18:37 Don’t Cry Now chorus second half
20:50 Main Melody Guitar Don’t You Cry both halves
21:48 Rhythm Guitar Part for the improvisation
22:59 Harmonic Progression
24:39 Phrase 1 and 2- the first 8 measures
25:42 Phrase 3 and 4 - the next 8 measures
27:50 Phrase 4 and 5 - the next 8 measures
29:38 Phrase 5 and 6 - the next 8 measures
The Bm is used in the first phrase but not in the second phrase
Use the left hand to pump and create rhythmic interest
31:09 Phrase 7 and 8 - the next 8 measures
32:42 Phrase 9 and 10 - the next 8 measures
34:00 Phrase 11, 12, 13 and 14 - the next 16 measures
37:05 Phrase 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 - the final 16 measures - the resolution
39:48 Entire Song Backing Track with no lead guitar