How to Play - "Samson & Delilah" - Winterland 12-31-78 - with TAB

Here is everything you need to know to play Jerry Garcia's guitar parts on Samson & Delilah ...

Solos are taken from "Farewell to Winterland" shows 12-31-78

TRACK LISTING

0:13 - scrolling TAB- Intro Solo

1:52 - scrolling TAB - solo 2 / shred section

2:28 - Start of Lesson / Intro by Carlo

3:18 - How to Play the Chorus / Basic Chords

4:25 - Chorus - Chord Chart / Basic Chords

4:37 - Chorus / Jerry Adds "High G-Chord" to the Basic Pattern

6:05 - Chorus - Adding Strum Pattern to Basic Chords

6:51 - Chorus - Substituting a "Low G-Note" for the "High G-Chord"

7:45 - the "Fast Descending Lick" on the G Chord played on verses and choruses

9:36 - the "Pull-Off Lick" Jerry played between verses and choruses

12:03 - the "R&B / Blues Riff" Jerry added to verses and choruses

13:48 - Chorus - the "Hammer-On Licks" played on the G Chord

15:03 - TAB - the "Pull-Off Lick" Jerry played between verses and choruses

15:13 - Chorus - adding a strum pattern to the "C Chord"

16:06 - (you can use pinky or third finger on "Low G-Chord")

16:49 - Chorus - the "F - C" Chord Change - high claw version

18:23 - Chorus - the "F - C" Chord Change - low walk-up version

18:41 - Chorus - "Walking-Up to the B Minor"

19:13 - Chorus - the "Bm - C - C# - D - G" chord change ... "I would tear this old building down"

20:31 - Chorus - adding a "strum pattern" to the "Bm - C - C# - D - G" chord change

21:04 - Chorus - putting it all together = 3 "typical run-throughs" of how Jerry played the Chorus

22:19 - Chorus - adding a "strum pattern" to the G "Hammer-On Lick"

23:26 - Chorus - "typical run-through" of how Jerry played the Chorus with fills, repeating chorus, and walk-ups

24:23 - TAB - Chorus - using "High G-Chord" and "fast descending fill"

24:32 - TAB - Chorus - using "Low G" and "fast descending fill" with "strums" on "Bm-C-C#-D-G" chord change

24:45 - How to Play the Verse - 1st Half

28:41 - How to Play the Verse - 2nd Half

30:05- How to Play the Verse - Complete = both parts put together

31:01 - Verse - adding the "fast descending lick" to "Verse Pattern"

32:21 - Verse - getting the chinks right - slowed down

33:14 - TAB - verse with "Basic / Low fills"

33:31- TAB - verse with "fast descending fills"

33:52- Verse / Extra - "He ripped that beast! - Killed it dead!"

37:19 - TAB - "He ripped that beast! - Killed it dead!"

37:36 - Solo - the "Set Licks" that he improvised from (13th fret)

41:56 - Solo - the "Set Licks" that he improvised from = played Higher on Neck

43:48 - Solo - he like to play around with the "Bm-C-C#-D-G" chord change

44:21 - TAB - Solo - the "Set Licks" that he improvises from

44:37 -"End of Solo" - the Licks he played at the end of the solo

49:11 - TAB - "End of Solo" - the Licks he played at the end of the solo

49:27 - scrolling TAB - solo 2 / shred section (repeated from beginning of video)

49:50 - scrolling TAB - solo 2 / shred section with "TAB sound" playing over original video

50:10 - scrolling TAB - solo 2 / shred section - "TAB" only - good to practice to

50:31 - 50% speed - scrolling TAB - solo 2 / shred section with "TAB sound" playing over original video

51:09 - 50% speed - scrolling TAB - solo 2 / shred section with "TAB" only - good to practice to

51:42 - TAB - solo 2 / shred section

51:49 - TAB - Intro Solo - pages 1 and 2

51:58 - TAB - Intro Solo - pages 3 and 4

52:10 - scrolling TAB - Intro Solo - (repeated from beginning of video)