John Mayer is living the golden life on the golden road. Let's be honest, he's doing what we all dreamed of doing, taking over and playing Jerry's solos on stage with the boys.

I dont play the guitar, However, i could watch you break down these songs all-day Love It Love it Love it

Man, it's awesome to finally see a member of the KZfaq guitar community digging into the treasure trove that is The Grateful Dead/Dead and Company. Masterful tones, musicianship and improvisation that for some reason seem to sneak right past most of the guitar folks out there. As a player, the Dead catalog changed everything for me. I hope it can do the same for other musicians looking for deeper inspiration. Thanks!

2:01 “Let’s tighten this up.” Words never spoken by any member of the Grateful Dead.

Glad you noticed Bobby's harmonics. Thats always been an important part of the song. It adds so much.

Absolutely love this gent! As a lifelong Deadhead...40 years of guitar playing and immersion in Grateful Dead music..this fresh enthusiasm and breakdown is priceless! Thanks Mike...will check out your courses!

I've watched this video about 4 times now over the course of a year whilst working alongside on guitargate and each time I come back here I leave with deeper understanding each time. Thank you for your course!

This song got me big into Dead & Co. Johns voice sounds so good when he sings it! Love this track

I could listen to your lessons all the time. You make it sound so interesting and you can tell you love doing this!!! Keep up the awesome work!

allman bros - into the mystic - orpheum - 2011 - handoffs between Haynes and Trucks are insaneeeee

Great stuff, Michael! As a guitar player, its great hearing someone who is obviously very well versed in music theory, break down what makes these tunes work. Keep up the good work. Lots of love from Dallas, TX!

He does a good job paying homage to Jerry Garcia's style while not copying it outright

You found a great format for teaching guitar!!! Appreciate what you do and your talent.

Finding you by way of your stuff being shared in Dead groups (the way our family is, it will definitely definitely generate lots of traffic for ya!) and so glad I did! Been playing a long time and I enjoy your breakdowns. Gonna listen to Dew again, and then check out your lessons. Much love from Southwest Virginia!

Thanks for this lesson. It’s so helpful to see your approach to learning a song by ear!

Love the videos!! I can almost keep up!! But since the stuff you are talking about is really my next step I appreciate the challenge. It’s got me thinking and adjusting and trying new things which is great

I definitely enjoy your take on Dead songs and how much appreciation and respect you have for the musicians i hope to learn alot from you in the future I believe that you are an excellent instructor! Jerry does some smoking hot versions of Sugar-ree and John does also maybe you could break down both of them!!! Terrapin Station is also fun!!

These are awesome, thanks for taking the time to breakdown 🤙 Aloha

This was great! More Dead & Company!

Two things: One of the things I love most about this song are the fills/riffs Jerry does in the verse after he sings... they are weird and and somewhat disjointed and I LOVE THEM... would love to hear you break them down. Mayer doesn't do it like Jerry... Which is fine! #2, You mentioned in your Morning Dew vid that you loved the footage... Dude, watch the Grateful Dead movie... You. Must. Watch. It. In general I absolutely love your unfettered enthusiasm for this music and the player's work on these tunes. This music is the music of my life... Your unabashed enthusiasm about it seriously brought some "dew" to my eye... Welcome to the world of the Dead!

Great stuff I’m mostly a bass player but your videos are so good - it helps me too! Eyes of the world !

I love te laid back style of your stuff man keep it comin

Dude. You’re a treasure.

Awesome video in great discussion of deadish technique Will always tune in for more dead

Great video, man! I too have found a new respect for John Mayer. I’ve seen Dead & Co 3 times so far and I’m in awe every time! It’d be awesome if you could do “help on the way!”

Would love to see more dead & co. Keep it up!

"Super Jerry" . Love it. Thanks

Great job bro!! Keep Jerry’s music going 🍄♥️

I just discovered you while binging on all things John Mayer, his own work, and I’ve really really enjoyed your videos. (“Really really” is your signature phrase when you really really inspired about something). And now I just came across this video and I can’t even tell you how much I enjoyed it, because going to see Dead and Co shows with John Mayer over the last few years has been like going to the mountain to pray in a group trance with a whole bunch of beautiful souls. Such a joy. Watching you break down this song was also just pure joy. And I’m just a shitty rhythm guitarist with barely a clue on theory. Thank you for doing what you do and keep rocking. See you at a show!

Another awesome lesson!

Mayer is so incredibly versatile! Great videos!

Love the Dead content. You really do the best tunes.

Final tour now over. I’d love you to pick a favorite from this summer and maybe break down his growth over the past 8 years playing with this band.

Impressive man, spot on! Please make more Mayer and Dead & Co videos!

Was at this show, I love Mayer on this one! ⚡️💀🐢🌹🔥

I was at this show! I saw phish there the week before and had low expectations for dead and co given the shows they played leading up to this one but man! They blew it out of the park that night!

Killer stuff bro. Much like yourself I've only recently caught John with Dead & Co. 2018 in SD and 3 x in 2019 in LA. He's a mad man and it's helped me fall in love with the Dead. This is one of my fav tunes. Great insights. Can you do one of these for the song Loser? 🤙🏼

Awesome analysis and breakdown !!! More GD please !!!

I was at this show! They killed it all night!

Gotta check out Althea 6/23/19

Summer Tour getting announced tomorrow! Awesome video, easy sub! I would love to hear a review of Morning Dew from Shoreline 2019. That was the craziest solo he has done with them and it would be incredible to hear a breakdown. All those “power up” sounds he did. Face melting for sure. Check it out!

Hey there, loving to see you checking out some great jam bands, Umphreys are incredible, so is Moe., W.panic, Government mule, saw them all a few times. Keep it going,

thanks for knowing theory brother. many blessings

Here's Morning Dew from Winterland '74: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gsmUZ9ekvp-7iqM.html

Late to the party, but Mayers playing with Dead and Company blows me away. I have a new appreciation.

John Moreland. “3:59am” or “you don’t care enough for me to cry”. I think you’ll enjoy his live performances and the style in his finger picking

Love your take of the breakdown of this. You asked .. so an Althea would be killer. Tnx.

It cracks me up, so many assumptions about Mayer. It always pleases me to see people who find a song or two that allows them to appreciate how great mayer is

Great Video, subbed!

Love Aplharetta the sound is amazing.

Crazy Fingers!

I listened to your observations. Welcome to the Bus.

Jerry loved playing mixolydian scales.

Awesome.... help on the way/slipnot/Franklin tower

His Live in LA 2007 concert demonstrates his different musical personalities. I recommend Slow Dancing in a Burning Room from that concert for a bit of a guitar show.

Did someone have the entire video? The KZfaq link is no longer working! My intent is not to reupload, just watch today, tomorrow, after tomorrow....

I'm really liking your channel man. Keep on bringing the goods! ✌💀👽🎸👍

gotta agree - that lick at like 2:20 is sooo good

Mike, you gotta check out “Sugaree” by Dead and company Oregon 2018 I believe. It’s some of Mayer’s best work, D&C or solo.

the outro you played Michael was impredsive.

St Stephen...I think it’s some E mixo, and has a cool groove to it also. Love to hear thoughts on it. Seems to go more minor at some point...

Ramble on rose! Dead and Co

has made Dead & Co. his own thing ... ` gotta say for future reference ... maybe listen to how humble John is to be swimming in the deep end. He knows who stage he is playing on. And I am happy to say that he is doing pretty damn good ... I was just coming back to edit this bud, I didn't mean it rudely and by the time I finished the video I could tell that you had not either. Sounds awesome by the way. You have a smooth sounding tone going here

Just discovered your channel and I’m loving the way your knowledge of guitar comes through, maybe do some John McLaughlin !!!!

This is great

Love the fresh take on "react Videos" ..... subbed

Hey you’re playing my guitar. Your teaching me how to use mine👍

Should do a bob weir breakdown of weather report suite

I'm dying for your reaction to phish "you enjoy myself" so many different sections that intertwine perfectly!!!!! Brilliant writing! Thanks for what you do! I enjoy watching your videos!

Nice breakdown, really helps bring clarity to playing with modal 'colour'. I'm a big fan of your stuff and found your Masterclass on Udemy to be an absolute goldmine of guitar technique and theory. So a huge THANK YOU for that. I would love to see you breakdown some Marcus King tunes.

Def do more Dead and Company reacts and explanations

So good man! +1 from Althea 89

Check out Jerry's solo from 5/8/77 They Love Each Other. No video but it is excellent

Good basic stuff to learn musically on how to approach playing in a band. Well I wrote basic but I mean not necessarily easy to wrap your head around when composing own stuff or just improvising with similar taste

Scarlet Begonias Live 1974, Sugar Magnolia Live 74 and Sugaree Live 74 ^^, please :) My 3 favourite Tunes in this Universe

Tempo totally on 🔥!

If you haven't heard The Dead South, you need to check them out.

Hi Michael- great breakdown. Awesome!! Have you done a Dark Star to Wharf Rat back to Dark Star? I’m hooked on that progression.

I agree 100% never liked John Mayer until Dead and Company. ..... almost didn't go to the shows because he was in it.... but man I'm glad I gave in and went..... haven't missed one show when they come through our way

I was at the Charlotte show and I got to see that masterpiece live action what shows did you go to on the summer tour ?

Don't forget, for the icing on that "Jerry sound" cake, use chromatics! For instance, in G mixo use A-Bb-B, C-Db-D, and F-F#-G, ascending or descending. Over the C chord it would be D-Eb-E, F-Gb-G, and Bb-B-C.

2:23 reaction is classic

Long live the Dead

Have you looked at loser- Barton hall, Cornell, chords aren’t very hard, but really cool embellishments in the chorus and the solo has some nice licks

You should do Tennessee Jed!! The licks in that one are relatively simple but harder than they sound, and its just a fun song!!! More Dead tho. Definitely. Lol

Killer video. Seeing Dead and Co. in June in LA. Are you using an amp here or going direct?

its good stuff and we love john mayer and Michael P. ⚘⚡🐢

Nice

You should check out the faster version of this song they played in early 70s

There’s a great backing track for this song here on KZfaq for those interested, by Jeff Williams.

Nice breakdown- the Silver Sky sounds great... what are you playing into (amp, etc)?

John Mayer does a great Althea. It's the song that got him into the Dead.

Hey man! What do you use to get your tone when recording these videos? Are you going direct into some sort of modeler or software? It sounds fantastic for this sort of thing! Cheers- Ben

Could you do "Big River" by either the Grateful Dead or Dead and Company? Both versions of the tune are on fire, if you get the chance it would be super cool to see what you think

I'd love to hear you breakdown some Jerry Garcia sometime.

I'd be happy to file share you some epic renditions of any song you desire. I have the entire catalogue.

I've never heard myxolydian referred to as myxo. Nice

Allman brothers !!!

You should do Tennessee Jed

Scarlet Begonias, PLEASE!