Considering the extended hiatus my band has been experiencing due to members being intermittently ill, I have been learning stuff and studying music theory a lot.
And of course, my main subject is the Grateful Dead.
It happens, though, that I am a pentatonic-based rock/blues player who isn’t very much into improvising per se. I like writing and covering music better.
Well, I’ve been playing and playing, learning and learning, and would like some opinions on what Jerry did with Morning Dew in Winterland, ‘74.
Though I know it ain’t as simple as that, I can spot a lot of licks that consist in using the C box (shape) of the major pentatonics with the classic Jerry style chromatic runs. In the middle of the song you can clearly see him move that scale shape over Bobby’s chord changes.
Chuck and other Dead fans: what else should I take notice of, here? Thanks in advance, this is really exciting!