Co-taught master class

Bob Weir Master Class

Co-taught by Jack and Micky Toop. A specialized study of Bob Weir's rhythm playing, voicings, and his uncanny ability to be exactly where the harmony needs him, usually with the most surprising chord choice possible. Two sessions: the original 1.0 class, and the follow-up 2.0.

Why a separate class for Bob

Bob Weir's playing is fundamentally different from Jerry Garcia's, and it's the part of the Grateful Dead sound that most students leave for last. He's not a lead player, he's a rhythm guitarist who happens to make some of the most interesting harmonic choices in popular music. Inverted dominants. Capoed harmonics. Chord voicings that look like a different chord entirely but function as the right one.

Micky takes the lead for these classes (he already has many of these parts under his fingers). Jack handles the theory and the contextual framing, keeping the lessons accurate and the explanations on track.

Songs covered

What you'll come away with

• The capo logic, Bob uses one constantly, and it changes everything about which harmonics are reachable.
• His proprietary chord voicings, small variants on familiar shapes that nobody else thinks to use.
• Where he chooses to not play, and why those choices make the band sound better.
• The rhythmic landmarks he hits to anchor the song even when Jerry is way out in the woods.

Interested?

The master class runs as a separate cohort. Reach out about the next session.

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