Grateful Dead cover - Wharf Rat

[nicka542]

What are the chords for it and what are you doing with that A when you play it are you sliding it? You should make a how to vid!

[deadluvva]

Sweet version indeed.

Man I love that song.

I love my Pearly Baker best, more than my wine...... :-)

[atcpilotsc]

Wow.. just wow..

[sharegrace]

Jesus Christ bless you. Good job.... The good LORD willing.... Enjoy the music.

[IgotLoveforthaLot]

Good energy, great cover!!!

[IgotLoveforthaLot]

GREAT COVER !!

[jrbolinger]

Thats great man...I love it.. you sing well..definitely did it justice. Well done,

[Bortherhood]

Very Nice! He has power!

I have never seen a great cover like this, when you play at home like this.

[Bortherhood]

Very good cover!

[completelyclay]

Nice rendition!

[noreaster08]

super! gave me chills, my favorite song

[frfr1234frfr]

@noreaster08 Thanks! That middle part always gets me..."but I'll get back on my feet some day."

[sandysuicide]

this might be my favorite cover of this tune on youtube...

[overthehills133]

hey great job man! :)

wharf rat is one of my favorites

[milagromac]

nice

[dads420]

wow what a great singer i love it

[ds7202]

very good man

don't get hung up on the "mistakes"... there really aren't any when playing this music.

[chuck0000001]

hey don't sweat the misteaks.... Jerry was great but he made his fair share of misteaks too. the trick is to keep on going and call it improv.

[cuddlebuttons]

no apologies! it's great!

[zbert007]

Sooooooo nice. Loved it.

[jim92501]

nice

[michfan2123]

Very good!!

[mikem0487]

one of my favorite grateful dead songs...and one of my favorite covers of this song....keep it up....

[KateCouture]

your voice is pretty good

[mikem0487]

one of my favorite dead songs....i gotta say this is one of my favorite songs covered on youtube... keep it up.... its a beautiful song

[christopherfarrell]

good job man.

[prsguitars42]

REALLY GOOD... musicians constantly make mistakes, bro.

Live with it... :)

[swedishfish333]

What would Jerry think? Preaty dam good,I thought it was perrfect.

[swedishfish333]

this is the song that has followed through life.

[doodofrock]

can u play any good music?

[crazycatpeekin]

this is just about as good as it gets bro

[VilleB123]

haha i read doodofrock's comment and im all ready to write up some big response... and i find the way you put it just sez it all

[Croutonza]

Bravo.

[Scottyscotsman]

good vibes!

[thedead1212]

you are really good

[nicokida]

nice job man

[TellYourBoys]

Wharf Rat is probably my favorite Dead song ever and your cover is an absolute jamout! Keep doing what you're doing!

[ohiogrown05]

as one of my favorite dead songs you did a hell of a job buddy very impressive

[Bradfordmemes]

As a man who saw The Dead fifteen times or so, (not to mention the Garcia band several times) I'd like to compliment your performance of this song.

Actually, I'm so old that I also saw The Beatles (twice), Hendrix, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in his acoustic period. Not to mention Dizzy Gillespie, Traffic, The Band and The Fani Allstars (1972).

[frfr1234frfr]

Thank you! You've seen some greats! I'm only trying to copy a few of them for the joy of playing and singing. Take care.

[shanky006]

hey... help me out...

what are the chords u play for the intro and the verses ?

[frfr1234frfr]

I've learned almost every song I know by ear. That, combined with my poor knowledge in theory, accounts for my incorrect chord choice. I would suggest you look at JDarks stuff on youtube. I have checked out a few of his videos, and he's amazing! If you insist on using my chords, they are simple: A, E-minor, and D for the intro and verse; D, A, C and G for the bridge. Hope this helps!

[SturgeonsLaw]

if there's one thing the dead taught is it's that getting the theory exactly right doesn't matter at all. you have true talent and, more importantly, perform with real feeling. It is worth learning the theory as you grow, don't get me wrong, but you already have the most important parts. Keep it up.

FYI the recording levels are a little hot on this. The audio was breaking up in a weird way. Just dial it back a bit.

[Coventrey]

Fricken SWEET! Great job dude.

[dreamsincolors]

Strangers stopping strangers, just to shake their hand. Nice work.

[TheWhoQuad]

Very Nice Job - I just heard this on the radio the other day. Forgot what a great song it is. You Rock!!

[TheWhoQuad]

Very Nice Job - I just heard this on the radio the other day. Forgot what a great song it is. You Rock!!

[svgkid1979]

FUCKING EXCELLENT

[kozWOWski]

You don't have great technique and your vocals aren't always clear BUT, perhaps partly for these reasons, this rendition has real beauty.

[sneakypower]

Hell Yeah. That was fabulous!

[awsuchman]

wow dude you can really sing

[siredwardcoke]

damn man...you really nailed the vocals. i look forward to your next post!

[razmataz89r]

you've got a great voice man, pretty similar to jerry i must say man, great playing also, two thumbs up in my book

[GratefulJWB]

Amazing! Thank you so much!

[54chevysoul]

I love the Grateful Dead, and this is my favorite song...it always makes me cry. You did an excellent job!

[UncleJohnFan]

Yeha man THat was awesome I just picked up the Mando and I know that i'm expected to do bad but I still feel as confident as much w/o bragging. And your voice is awesome ecspcially for the quality!!!! Rock on hey also I would love to see a GD cover band not fronted by an old white guy(I know they aren't all) but just something to think about

[taylor410ce]

dude your really good and i mean it, don't be so hard on your self. keep up the good work!

[SoaringEagle5344]

I have always greatly admired the Grateful Dead. The first time I heard "Wharf Rat", I was deeply moved. Your performance was beautiful frfr1234frfr, and if I could sing as half as well as you, I would be very happy. It's funny how so many of us can be so hard on ourselves. This was an awesome performance, you did Jerry proud :)

[meanmo]

Thats really great brother, I love that song and you capture the 'feel' well. I appreciate it..

[mizztinkertrain]

I think that your pretty damn amazing! As long as you keep playing I promise I will keep watching! Do you think you could play "Peggy-O" ? I think that you would sound awesome playing that one! What ever you choose to play next I can't wait to see it!!

[richterrana]

Never start by explaining why it wasn't perfect. Just play dude, and don't post anything that doesn't impress YOU. In my humble opinion...

[frfr1234frfr]

I think you're right. Maybe my NY's resolution should be to shut up and put out...and not just sexually. he he But honestly, I'm actually not being sarcastic. I think I should just play, and either accept that I fuck up, or never play ever again.

[bigbslove]

you did great man....keep it up and please show more videos...I added you as a favorite and I want to see more of you....great job!

[EarlXIV]

Nicely done brother. This is my favorite dead song, and you really did it well. Take Care man.

[mattcheechee]

wow...i have been playin this song on guitar for years...you sound great!

[Dmardahl]

Great job!!!

Very inspirational song to some

[DS042169]

i think you did a great job with the tune, strong emotional transition from fast to slow, keep up the good work!

[jerseyrocks]

Sounds good to me!  This song has helped me through some hard times!

[joecamp4]

Keep up the great work man...I've checked out a coupla your tunes and they sound great!

[bktallguy]

this song is special to me :)

[frfr1234frfr]

If you don't mind my asking, why is this song special to you, bktallguy?

[DS042169]

this song has special meaning to many people, myself included. Just listen to the lyrics man

[Dmardahl]

"but i'll get back on my feet someday" nuff said

[tormato1985]

allright man one of my favorite dead and easyes song i play it on keyborads iam trying to get a good cam so i can do some song on my keyborads and upload some covers i know

[twilightki]

Ive never heard this song by them before. I'll definitely check it out now! Even though you say you're sick messing up ect. I still think you're really good : )