HOW TO PLAY BERTHA | Grateful Dead Lesson | Play Dead

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  • Learn how to play Bertha by The Grateful Dead! Did YOU know this song is about a fan? Please Subscribe.
    Bertha Chords RUKIND: rukind.com/gdpedia/titles/view/34
    #GratefulDead #Bertha #PlayDead

Komentáře • 100

  • @BlackMath69
    @BlackMath69 Před 4 lety +19

    RunUp to the G is F# not A#

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 4 lety +18

      Yeah, you’re right. I misspoke. I’m an idiot. Thanks for catching that, homie.

    • @YEM_
      @YEM_ Před 2 lety +6

      The alphabet has always been very tricky for me too

    • @ArmyofAngels44
      @ArmyofAngels44 Před 2 měsíci

      I'm musically challenged. Do you mean the Am should be an F# before the G in the chorus? Cause that sounds totally off to me. But again, idk anything

  • @jimm8594
    @jimm8594 Před 4 lety +45

    The best source for Grateful Dead guitar lessons on CZcams. Period. Full stop.

  • @jasonbarton4521
    @jasonbarton4521 Před měsícem +2

    Thanks, Davvy! Sitting here yesterday, I thought, "Hmmm, I'd like to learn 'Bertha'!" An hour or so later... I have! Thanks to you ;

  • @richard66754
    @richard66754 Před 2 lety +5

    Saw my first Dead tribute band the first time in my life on my 55th birthday. By about lunchtime the next day I had nearly all their music. I play also play guitar and Bertha is one of my favorite dead songs.

  • @chaselampert1617
    @chaselampert1617 Před 3 lety +13

    Dude: you really rock and your lessons are practical and to the point. Anytime I'm looking to learn a new dead tune, you are my first go to. . .

  • @ashersavin7290
    @ashersavin7290 Před 3 lety +3

    You have the best dead lessons. Perfect mix of knowledge, humor, and length of time explaining things/ playing

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for those kind words, Asher. Very much appreciate you being here.

  • @badbassfishing9974
    @badbassfishing9974 Před rokem +2

    This channel is awesome. Great content. I really enjoy the humor.

  • @josephsacher1048
    @josephsacher1048 Před 2 lety +1

    Just want to say thank you for all the great instructional videos - and the most fun and funny videos on the web. You rock Davvy. A million thank yous.

  • @BringtheBooyah
    @BringtheBooyah Před 3 lety +7

    What is the riff around C @ 4:30? Where he says Jerry liked to "flutter around"? I'm loving the videos, and I'd love to know more about some of the riffs and fills.

    • @YEM_
      @YEM_ Před 2 lety +1

      Me too

    • @fgv1001
      @fgv1001 Před rokem

      Yeah, tab would be good...

  • @danmurphy5715
    @danmurphy5715 Před 4 měsíci

    This video was FUN! Thanks Davvy.

  • @vaughncerrato1869
    @vaughncerrato1869 Před 2 lety

    I dig your teaching technique! Your showing me leads I never thought I could do. Thanks man. Your humble student Vaughn. P.s. I'll support you on my payday. I'm a veteran so I get paid on the 1st. Peace and love.

  • @alabamatubers
    @alabamatubers Před 3 lety

    I’m a new Davvy fan enjoying the song breakdowns & humor! Thanks for teaching!

  • @scottlambe7987
    @scottlambe7987 Před 3 lety

    totally groovy dude.....some tastey waves and cool buzz, there Spicoli

  • @mondocain
    @mondocain Před rokem

    Cool lesson brother. Thank you.

  • @derekbamonte2700
    @derekbamonte2700 Před 2 lety

    Dead & Co should bring you on stage as special guest to jam with them!

  • @directshotband
    @directshotband Před 2 lety

    Great job and Thanks! (Ego boosting compliment there)

  • @calebnoonan3446
    @calebnoonan3446 Před 4 lety +1

    Love the lessons bro please make a lazy lightning lesson!

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks for the support, Caleb! Lazy Lightning is on the list!

  • @TheDatadrew
    @TheDatadrew Před rokem

    You are one of the funniest guitar channels I've ever seen. You got that, right?

  • @danno9863
    @danno9863 Před 8 měsíci

    really got the groove

  • @DalyVideo
    @DalyVideo Před 4 lety

    It's about a fan? Had no idea. Great teaching style!

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 4 lety

      Thanks so much for the kind words, John!

  • @aleksanderpiekarski1756

    Ohhh boi Davvy I love you man Thanks for lesson

  • @j-dro6783
    @j-dro6783 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow where did you come from! Love this guy .. new big fan 😂

  • @nickbrandt367
    @nickbrandt367 Před 2 lety

    Dude thank god I found your Chanel

  • @bensalaman7051
    @bensalaman7051 Před 3 lety +1

    Marty's is easier for those who struggle with bar chords. More embellishments in this version though to give it more texture. Well done.

  • @tommuir4313
    @tommuir4313 Před 4 lety

    Agree with Jim M... bomb. Thanks.

  • @RohanSingh-ce9zg
    @RohanSingh-ce9zg Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks Davvy. This was Fun as always.
    Would you like to do "playin in the band" for us?

  • @henryhamlin
    @henryhamlin Před rokem

    Could you do deep ellem blues? Thanks for all the great stuff you’re the man

  • @SandhillGuitar
    @SandhillGuitar Před 3 lety +1

    I'm dying.... That was hilarious lololololol

  • @robdavidson993
    @robdavidson993 Před 11 měsíci

    “Less talk, more music” Burl Ives

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 11 měsíci

      “Can’t hang, watch different lessons”- Davvy

  • @ClayAllred
    @ClayAllred Před 3 lety

    LOVE it! Thanks bro!

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for being here, homie!

  • @markbrownner6565
    @markbrownner6565 Před 3 lety

    fillmore east april 1971.. i thought i heard...'it was a blue blue tuesday afternoon'..

  • @gratefuldrifter6588
    @gratefuldrifter6588 Před 2 lety

    Davvy your a cool cat man,you show the kids young and old,there will be sum deadhead granpops who like your channel brother,haha i love dead grannys.Anyway good on you for what you are doing for us Deadheads world wide brother,im in new Zealand.You show the love and respect for the grateful dead,it shows dude coz you play that guitar awesome.Anyway thanks for your videos ,entertaining and learning from them.Good man davvy dead fuckin head forever brother,peace.

  • @harrymott2871
    @harrymott2871 Před 2 lety

    Very cool dude.

  • @Naminorite
    @Naminorite Před rokem

    You are entertaining as %^& (seem like the kind of dude my friends and I would have hung out with at Shoreline back in the day). *do have a question. For those of us oldies who are just learning (i.e. low level intermediate). How can we know what chords you are using? I know you are using a G voicing that isn't the full G barre but I've no idea what it is. Those chords that are easy to see your hands make sense; for example the A shape barres and the full barre G but the others are a mystery. Thanks

  • @jeffsullivan4946
    @jeffsullivan4946 Před 3 lety

    New subscriber love it keep up the good work

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks for joining the fam, Jeff!

  • @Ron_Don_Valante
    @Ron_Don_Valante Před rokem

    Another amazing lesson. Definitely subscribing. Came after row jimmy. Have you ever been told you look like Blake Anderson from workaholics minus the hair lol.

  • @brucegresham7552
    @brucegresham7552 Před 4 lety +1

    Savvy
    busts me up

  • @mathlover2299
    @mathlover2299 Před 7 měsíci

    Acid hit 3rd night SF '23 D and C tour, Bertha. Unfortunately i was dosed w DMT 2nd night and it ruined Big Railroad.

  • @kkjr5340
    @kkjr5340 Před 2 lety

    Amazing video brutha is there any way u could make a video abt the solo???

  • @jazarcunningham590
    @jazarcunningham590 Před rokem

    Can you please do a tutorial of the Deads "Dear Mr. Fantasy" cover!?

  • @maxmomusic
    @maxmomusic Před 11 měsíci

    What kind of guitar are you playing

  • @MrGroot-nh2ny
    @MrGroot-nh2ny Před 4 lety

    Nice skills you got there you sensy one

  • @Love_Noise
    @Love_Noise Před 4 lety +1

    Every word is funny

  • @gratefuldrifter6588
    @gratefuldrifter6588 Před 2 lety

    Fuck its so rad when you find out what captain trips is on about,the meaning.Hahaha.Mr hunter had a very cool brain,with the beauty and glorious out of it tales,real storys true coz i know there was man who rode those lonely train tracks ,mr casey jones i will tell ya one hand on the trains whistle and the other doing up a line.Rest his soul,i reckon he would be a good mate.Anyway fuck im rambling more then mr jones.Robert hunter ,i cant say much more ,pen and pad this man number 1.The meaning behind those words he wrote pure glory.

  • @rarebirdjones
    @rarebirdjones Před 3 lety

    You should try ramble on rose. No wait ,,, do ramble, there is no try (I almost forgot) no... I did forget. Ramble on rose.

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 3 lety +1

      Ramble on Rose was one of the first ones I did, homie. Go to the playlist and go to the bottom

  • @chrismnj
    @chrismnj Před 2 lety

    I can't master the rock on the barre G and C, for now G and Cadd9 works.

  • @Dolander92
    @Dolander92 Před měsícem

    God I hate this guy so much but his guitar tutorials are so good

  • @MrGroot-nh2ny
    @MrGroot-nh2ny Před 4 lety

    Your the only one who knows about the fan--it’s one of the album covers from Europe 72

    • @williammartin3915
      @williammartin3915 Před 4 lety

      No this is common knowledge for those deadheads who still read...Hunter has said this many times, no offense tho man🙃

  • @IceeDivision
    @IceeDivision Před 2 lety

    did someone find tobys powder before they filmed

  • @morethandead2847
    @morethandead2847 Před 3 lety

    How do you ‘roll’ into that C barr or the Run up without 8” fingers? my 3rd (guitar finger) doesn’t seem to be able to get the G and B down. Also any tips on strumming pattern

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 3 lety +1

      Try doing the Jerry thing and use your pinky to do the barring. And as far as strumming goes, watch closely and try to imitate. Monkey see monkey do. Strumming is tricky. It has everything to do with your perception of rhythm.

    • @morethandead2847
      @morethandead2847 Před 3 lety

      @@TobyDavvy I do know the song I’ll work to get it down! Wanted to share my progress of Loser I’ve spent months on mostly from y’all. Thank you! Keep it up much appreciated

  • @usernameinvalid2675
    @usernameinvalid2675 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome man trying to spread the word I think you would get more traction if you had a channel called “Playin Dead” instead of the bro channel nothing wrong with that but you are in the pocket And as shitty as the world is today there is nothing finer than some grateful fucking dead seems like more people lately are picking up on that which just goes to prove the music now is finally after a while being used what it was for in the first place to feel free...Someday please do Scarlett Begonia’s I can play it but I know you’ll do it better ha ha

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 4 lety +1

      Family is everything. You know that, homie. There is a "Play Dead" playlist that you can share if thats easier for you. Should I teach Scarlet Begonias and Fire on the Mountain in the same episode? Or do them separately?

    • @usernameinvalid2675
      @usernameinvalid2675 Před 4 lety

      Toby & Davvy I’m so sorry for the late reply🙏💥Yes I love Scarlet/Fire together I can play it but truth be told you have something I don’t because I learn from your songs and you are a badass teacher I miss stuff(ametuer) (25 years😂) Hope when winter gets here I can spend more time on here life is crazy for me right now but yes would love Scarlet/Fire and some insight on the time sigs and little things to make it more fun to play you got the goods bro for real takes a lot to impress this should be the definitive Dead learning channel
      The world needs the Dead now more than ever thanks

  • @walkingtal4157
    @walkingtal4157 Před 4 lety

    9:29 "I'm a sensitive bitch" Couldn't have said it better myself. He should have added, "I'm an ugly turd"- see close up 6:01

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 4 lety

      Appreciate you watching the videos, bro.

  • @morethandead2847
    @morethandead2847 Před 3 lety

    Probably got a third of the views by now 😆 can’t wait to learn more on the list loser I mostly ‘got’

  • @jerrodloveland6069
    @jerrodloveland6069 Před 3 lety

    Heroin metaphor?

  • @tstass1321
    @tstass1321 Před 3 lety

    yes yes yes

  • @CharleyJ-u7q
    @CharleyJ-u7q Před 4 lety

    Wooooohooooo fuck yeah great video.

  • @williammartin3915
    @williammartin3915 Před 4 lety

    Did you edit out your solo? I like how you don’t sound just like Jerry, but you have your own sound, but you still throw in chromatic runs like Jerry but don’t go for mimicking him at all...you have a more edgy and modern style to your playing...how did you get all this under your belt so young...you must have really geeked out on the shit in high school lol?

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 4 lety +1

      This one was before I started putting in solo examples. But just try to follow the chords. That’s what Jerry did. And yeah, I started listening to the Dead when I was in High School and starting to experiment with psychedelics. I then dropped out of high school to hitchhike around the country and played music on the street and since then I’ve been in a few jam bands and several Dead centered projects. So I’ve had a lot of intimate time with this music. And I really appreciate what you said about my style. I think of myself kind of like an amalgamation if Jerry and Trey from Phish with definitely more influence from Jerry.

    • @viral262
      @viral262 Před 3 lety +1

      @@TobyDavvy Out of interest ( looking to hitchike around europe again soon!) how did you HH with guitar? Just brought it with you in its case? Awesome story and lesson =)

  • @johntaylor9427
    @johntaylor9427 Před 4 lety

    Yo bro how about some row jimmy we’re drowning over here!?!

  • @syoung6126
    @syoung6126 Před 8 měsíci

    Who cuts your hair Barbie?

    • @nate6360
      @nate6360 Před 2 měsíci

      ???? what motivated this? have a better day

  • @gerardwalsh2344
    @gerardwalsh2344 Před 9 měsíci

    quit talking and at 3:27 thats a f sharp to g not A Sharp maybe you should learn the notes on the neck

    • @TobyDavvy
      @TobyDavvy  Před 9 měsíci

      Hell yeah, you wanna fist fight about it?

  • @chrisjohnston2248
    @chrisjohnston2248 Před rokem

    Terrible lesson.