Friend of the Devil - Beginner Guitar Lesson with TAB

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Friend of the Devil - Beginner Guitar Lesson with TAB

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In this video, I cover 'Friend of the Devil' by the Grateful Dead. A great exercise in the open G major scale.
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@SuperSlick1996 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a bare bones beginner guitar player coming from 10 years of sight reading traditional sheet music. Your instructions with using the frets and note names with their strings is making it so much easier for me to understand. So many guitar lessons out there don't do this at all just playing and I guess expect you to play back at slower speed and just mimic what they're doing. Thanks so much for uploading a lesson with clear instructions on how to play the notes and where to press making it easier for beginners like me to learn reading tabs.

@SuperSlick1996 2 жыл бұрын

Edit sorry 16 years

@Official_KC 2 жыл бұрын

That's insane, wow. I've never seen someone play it so cleanly. Good job!

@chadlongjr.7416 5 жыл бұрын

161 likes with 0 dislikes - exactly the way it should be. Keep picking, brother!

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome thanks Chad!

@B14k3 2 жыл бұрын

2.4k likes and no dislikes

@emanmcginsky1682 2 жыл бұрын

2.7 still no dislikes - only the dead could

@fuckdott7308 Жыл бұрын

@@emanmcginsky1682 you can’t dislike videos lol

@kevin2400 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Grateful Dead songs

@mikereed100 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video. I've been playing this for years but your lead run on the D and C really spice up the tune. You may already know this, but I believe the instruction and tabbing on the D run are different from your playing. Specifically, on the G string you play 2, 4, 2, 4 slide to 7 whereas your tabbing and instruction show 2, 4 slide to 7.

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike - Thanks for checking out my videos! I'm glad you were able to take something from this lesson. I'm sure you're right... probably just an oversight on my part! :)

@franciskhoury4288 Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonJohnsonGuitar The 7th fret is also plucked twice. :) Great lesson, thanks! Looks like you are playing an HD-28V? Sounds real sweet!

@kelly2558 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always wanted to play this song but it sounded like it was beyond me. Thanks for breaking it Dow,. I appreciate that.

@franciskhoury4288 Жыл бұрын

So, playing the line that starts at 0:09... I'm getting the line itself, but adding the open string jangle to it is the bigger challenge. I'm nowhere with that yet....but I'm motivated to figure it out. Sounds so damn good!

@danielismyname3727 9 ай бұрын

Dude you played that so well I am now a fan!!

@user-jp6jl3dl5x 4 жыл бұрын

Idk why but your storytelling reminded me of the song Alices Restaurant Massacare

@drewcunningham2 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson Brandon - I've long been a fan of the DEAD but never really learned any of their tunes other than DIRE WOLF - now I know two - cheers mate!!!

@ruben247 4 жыл бұрын

good tutorial, but if anyone else was confused that 8:59 didn't sound like in the video: he's not playing 2-4-7 like it's written in the tabs, he's playing 2-4-2-4s7

@nextworldaction8828 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, this tutorial is kind of crap... he doesn't explain the picking of the higher pitched notes. or at least he still hasn't when he's gone on to the D, so I'm out.

@jc3127 3 жыл бұрын

@@nextworldaction8828 Probably is a bit more of an advanced tutorial in reality.

@VividMediaGaming 3 жыл бұрын

I mean there is a literal video of both his hands. And you can rewind as many times as you need. Sometimes it's worth trying to figure out with trial and error. I get that it can be a bit much though sometimes and easier to find a lesson that suits you more

@patrickreilly7256 4 жыл бұрын

Loved your absolute beginners FOTD. 50 yrs playing and I can't do that. Keep practicing.

@hughjass5156 3 жыл бұрын

Well. This will definitely give me something to work on for a while.

@davesiler4064 5 жыл бұрын

How could anyone drop a "thumbs down'" on this? Must be someone who knows absolutely nothing about guitar playing. Everything Brandon puts oh here is fabulous!

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

Ha Dave ... Eventually someone's got to dislike it! :D But thank you.

@davesiler4064 5 жыл бұрын

Brandon, everything you place on here is fantastic! The only person who could dislike it must be someone who "knows nothing!"

@farmdogmusic2365 5 жыл бұрын

Oh and by the way I believe Jerry would be approving and surprised by your D chord run feels awesome

@carlosloufranco9840 4 жыл бұрын

Classic tune for begginers. Once you got smoke on the water, you come to this one hahaha

@Fireguy65 4 жыл бұрын

Ha I know right

@Maadcapminis 3 жыл бұрын

This, Smoke on the water, and black sabbath.

@isaiahjoyner4702 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Tizz_Eye 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@That.Guy. Жыл бұрын

You must be naturally gifted if you can just skip over Iron Man

@Teamdikiversion Жыл бұрын

im still wowed man!, killing it

@adamheeley285 4 жыл бұрын

Wow dude, you rock.

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam!

@annabouthillier9115 5 жыл бұрын

Love the story telling

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anna! :D

@chrisisaaklivemusic1076 3 жыл бұрын

Special appreciation for been a big fans and thanks for your nice comment on my post and I want you to send me a direct message to my hangouts through my mail that will be indicated below, also do make sure you add your name to the text so I can know you are the one texting me so I can reply you... Hangouts mail: chrisisaak562@gmail.com

@josevillarreal9920 3 жыл бұрын

You do great work, thank you.

@ronwingeart4345 2 жыл бұрын

Grateful Brandon, Thank-you so very much, ✌️💛😁🎵🎸

@bretschwartz 4 жыл бұрын

I've never heard it in open g before.....great sound...thx

@giannirocco7492 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the reason I subscribed!

@lennybogart 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Brandon, You make this easy to learn, man! Thanks so much for the great tutorial! I really like to listen to this and to play it is awesome! PS. The gurls go crazy for it after a couple of glases of vino!! Hahaha Salutations from London, England. God bless America and your talent for playing and teaching!! Keep it up, for real!!

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lenny!

@chickapeaworm3839 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson Man👍🏻

@raypitt9350 4 жыл бұрын

Great lesson,Brandon. Thanks

@KowboySantos 4 жыл бұрын

beauty of a song. thank you

@jeremywilson9220 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man love your vids I'm also from MN! If your playing in any bands near the cities I'd love to come listen

@lucastilford 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this version

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@duaneulman9915 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@dannyd3799 5 жыл бұрын

thnkyou for the lesson

@backcareplus9567 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon

@thomasd9237 5 ай бұрын

Nice 👍👍

@NetanyahooWarCriminal 3 жыл бұрын

Play Freebird!

@loganbrown3565 5 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

Do it! :D

@graemethorne4540 6 жыл бұрын

You are agr8 teacher thanks.

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Graeme!

@Seamus322 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson, could you do a bluegrass version of Scarlet Begonias?

@kimoandrews5802 4 жыл бұрын

I swear i am playing the notes just like it is tabbed and it sounds like a chimpanzee playing with shoestrings and a cigar box... i am going to take my guitar out the back yard and burn it.

@passionguitar666 4 жыл бұрын

Dude don't listen to Tony Polecastro he's a tai lopez of guitar.

@isaiah7317 4 жыл бұрын

Keep going bud

@mikaellyssarides1092 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice, Brandon !

@farmdogmusic2365 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson cool story is there any chance you can do a Bluegrass version of I know you Rider Grateful Dead Style

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Love that tune... I'll look into it! :)

@JesseENew 5 жыл бұрын

lesson begins after story time! 4:20 ish

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

;)

@lavagasm3322 4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@erikwright1185 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a hell of a guitar. HD-28 Authentic? I’m browsing lessons for this song and I have the standard HD-28. Love your approach but wondering what strings you typically use on your 28.

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

HD-28V.... I use Elixir HD Lights.

@jimkif4110 4 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonJohnsonGuitar I have the same guitar with the same strings on it... Love my 28V....Thanks for the great tutorial...just found your channel, awesome stuff here.

@sheistcoff 4 жыл бұрын

Access the full lesson video, MP3 backing tracks and PDF tab sheet for free at brandonjohnsonguitar.com/product/friend-devil-beginner-guitar-lesson/ Hi, went to the above URL but didn't see where to download the ' PDF tab sheet for free'. Can you point out where on the page that PDF download is? Cheerz

@SomeSayApple 3 жыл бұрын

Beginner? I'm soooo far away from being at that level 😂

@workingtoseethelight8244 3 жыл бұрын

sure the lesson gonna be great but... tell ya story as part 2... thanks god bless... the dead are looking... smiles n puffs

@oldaccount7287 4 жыл бұрын

Any advice on how to get better at the little strum in between the notes for a beginner? Is it just a down stroke after the pick?

@gatoryak7332 3 жыл бұрын

I took lessons from an old bluegrass guy. During the first three lessons, not a note was played - he just spun CDs and taught me to listen. Super valuable! Use your hearing! How many notes do you hear between the main notes of the descending G-scale? Does they sound like down-strokes or up-strokes, or both? Play what you think you hear on your guitar and compare. Keep experimenting until you get it the way you like it. There is no rule that says you must play a tune exactly like somebody else played it.

@daveguyton7279 2 жыл бұрын

Could you tab the version of Old gospel ship as played by James alan Shelton? Thanks

@lucastytla 5 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone dislike this video

@jakewalsh7220 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Brandon - if I ever get to meet you, I'll top your 'Friend of the Devil' story...

@izygn4119 4 ай бұрын

holy shit

@imannonymous7707 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a good lesson on Cumberland blues ..any chance you cover it?

@user-sd5go4os8g 21 күн бұрын

8:58

@stevemingle4484 6 жыл бұрын

Could you do black mtn rag ? Thanks

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the request. Sure, I'll work on it!

@matthewbrooks2832 6 жыл бұрын

I noticed that in the chorus you got to a C after the D. I've always played it D, Am, C, D. I'm pretty sure that's how the original recording goes?

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

I think you're right... for some reason I played the C instead of the Am. :D

@apollofrequency1090 3 жыл бұрын

Why are so many lessons adjusted for beginners. What if I want to learn it note for note as it’s originally played.

@amcstay 3 жыл бұрын

Are you playing a HD-28V ?

@davesiler4064 5 жыл бұрын

@dariushkhajehnoori7158 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@darrellbrock4788 4 жыл бұрын

That chord is Gsus3C8th

@kroekadoke8212 5 жыл бұрын

How about china doll?

@calebhoward8940 3 жыл бұрын

Is this is standard tuning? When I play with the song it sounds off

@urbancarpet 4 жыл бұрын

Wondering if it's unrealistic for me as a beginner to play this song without a pick..?

@peterlundgren8090 4 жыл бұрын

Why only fragments ?

@andrewethanhirsch7968 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent arrangement - great video - TAB - so so - it would be helpful for the TAB to have rhythmic values and to accurately reflect what you are actually playing. For example, @ 4:22 you introduce the classic G walk down but the TAB does not show the other notes that you are playing in this measure. I realize that you explain what your playing - but the standard in this very competitive market is accurate TAB with rhythmic values. As noted by another viewer, @ 8:59, the TAB does not agree with what is being played. This is what stands between me and a membership to this site. Best of luck - you have much to offer.

@johndowd622 4 жыл бұрын

@etiennelebien5670 5 жыл бұрын

c'est vraiment compliqué pour trouver le pdf ?

@marshall-bentisdale1939 6 жыл бұрын

I tried to match your tuning and it doesn't seem like it's in open G tuning

@BrandonJohnsonGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

Open G position, standard tuning. Sorry if I didn't make that clear in the video.

@andrewblack7852 4 жыл бұрын

So strange that all that’s left of the haight is a ghost for sale. There are places still where you might encounter Jerry’s spirit, but the pan Handle is just sad these days.

@pentatonic145 Ай бұрын

Maybe show your hands and the fretboard?!?!?

@isaacsweeney626 Жыл бұрын

you look like bob dylan

@whydoineedahandle269 3 жыл бұрын

News flash, this isn’t a beginner tab the way you have it tabbed out

@backcareplus9567 4 жыл бұрын

I notice that your tab begins in 4/4 time for the first half, and then switches to 6/8 or something? for the D and C portion. It seems to me that I'm hearing notes during the "D" section that aren't represented, specifically after the hammer-on, it sounds like you play the G string: A B as a hammer-on, then repeat that phrase with the addition of a slide from the B to the D on the 7th fret. It works out melodically when played, but the notation is inaccurate and confusing. No offense, but most writers have an editor for a reason.

@alexjake.j906 5 жыл бұрын

Is this song by The Other Favorites, or the just make the cover?

@OriginalMixedUpKid 7 ай бұрын

For Fs sake....

@JammerhakenTV 3 жыл бұрын

Well there is one mistake in the way you play it and how you teach it that makes it sound shitty when i tried to learn it here it is: At the beginning of the d solo flatpicking section where you say to just play the 4 fret 3d string, you actually play a hammer on there, i slowed it down when you play it fast, maybe you could correct that cause it makes a huge difference ✌🏻cheers from germany, from a lad who is pretty much alone in his country depending on flatpicking music in generall