Loser - Grateful Dead

[appetitefordynamite]

Nice BRo. you surprised me! I wanted to learn the chords so I schooled of it.

[MrFerdell]

Man you are epic, excellent and Jerry would be very happy!

[xtremerockninja7]

Correction, Darks. When YOU don't practice it sounds like this. When I don't practice it sounds like a heroin addicted monkey got a hold of a guitar. This, by comparison, is actually pretty damn good. I especially like it because I can't hear the guitars too well on all the live versions of this song that I've heard. So thanks, my man.

P.S. fuck work. Drink all day and rock all night.

[vodominates]

Darks. Happy father's day! This is one of my favorites. Forget working for the man! When are you going to start the JDarks Summer Weekend Guitar Jam Camp program? Two days of guitar playing and drinking beer with JDarks and his friends at a nice rural location in up state New England. I think you could get 10 to 20 folks to ante up easy. We all have an awesome weekend of fun and music and you go home with $10k in the bank. Sign me up for the 2011 session!!!

[xtremerockninja7]

@vodominates If you bring the beer, I'll bring the weed and acid!

[fremonted]

JDarks.....keep on keepin on. Love what you do and using your site has made me a better player! Thank you!

[1958wvpicker]

Howdy Darks

hey man just stumbled onto your channel

Exclelent playing and singing

you defenitly did justice to Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter

realy enjoyed this one

stay cool

Rich in WV

[HempHippie420]

thats totally a blunt

[stevegauth30]

really dig the little harmonic 'pops'. keep playin, you just kicked me in the ass. thanks

[jwbungle]

You rule darks. Can we hang?

[ShastaMcNasty84]

hell yeah dude!

[oneswinter]

Darks is a coo mofo

[ioriorioriorio]

Wow...what was that harmonic at 1:55?? sounded like a kiss from jerry

[BigTeste]

good stuff man, i want to be able to lick like that when i play. nice guitar too what type of Taylor is that. i trying to buy a new moderate guitar and between taylor110 and martin Dx1

[oaklee151]

were you like, in the dead? sounds great man I love what you do with your time keep it up

[vauxhall908]

u make it look easy

[fatgerbil311]

is he smokin a blunt?

[stupidlittleguitar]

hey, his was put up year ago, hope things are looking diff to you this year, I am lucky cause the no money thing never bothers to me much, what I really want is to figure out how to play my guitar better.

So, I am grateful I found you here. Your vids inspire me to work to not be such a damn hack, and for that i am most grateful, thanks J Darks

[evildingo1]

Sounds great. Brings me back!!!

How about some wharf rat?

Chao

[damnright4]

Bravo!!

[tendtheflag909]

great playing with a great tone

[mshoem]

Thanks for the support. I'm still playing like a loser - but I'm working on it.

[67pifpaf]

Thank you JDarks, you're definitely not a loser.

[desertfox202]

GO J. Darks!!!

[jaygigs78]

Awesome. Thats a sweet little jam spot you have there!

[vauxhall908]

you should have warmed up you got so much better in the end loved it any way alway's wanted to see it up close i've learned from watching others thanx

[matt52590]

come back jay!!!

[TheDeKLiNe0FMaN]

I love playin this song, but im just a sad rhythm strummer, .. you give me hope to aspire to play better my friend.

[slloth]

Cheep up J! Don't take life so serious! WWJD?

[JayCanada]

Favorite Dead song...that was GRATE !!!

[acidmorrison420]

dead, beer, and a stoggie = good times

[chyna4233]

Thanks Jay, it sounded great ! good song

[scottchristopherband]

Hey Jay, is that a Fender Tele on the wall back there?

[joe121767]

You're a great guitar player. You really do the Grateful Dead justice.

[LittleRedKing]

Love the choice of the tune. Thanks for posting.

[wireguy73]

another winner from jdarks. don't forget your own advice tho..... try to remember to smile more. ;) can't wait for the next one.

[FlubbaSketchy]

Jdarks = epic WIN! Again!

[folkrockm14]

jay your my best hippie friend

[folkrockm14]

spare the jokes? why! there always so funny in my opinion.this is good playin right here people

[cnedwick]

Six greatest words on Youtube:

"Hey all you Grateful Dead fans...."

[kuckoldking]

J,

Excellent, missed your stuff. Slowly working your way through the GD/Jerry opus should keep you busy until the 201k has recovered.

[folkrockm14]

jay even when you don't practice you sound phonomenial.

[folkrockm14]

darks you have offically started the following of dark-heads

[direwolfisdead]

You are just what the doctor ordered!! Thank-you ,,, I got hooked on the Dead in 1970 when i was tripping one night in the east bay and I heard Darkstar. I've been hooked since. Everytime I heard Jerry and the guys I said "how'd they do that'. You've helped me understand and you add another dimension to being a Deadhead. Keep on Truckin... I wish you the best and I know Jerry's smiling.

[zvdaniels]

Inspiration moves us brightly, mon.

[runtothesun1702]

hell yeah! a good message and a good song keep em comin!

[folkrockm14]

shut up everyone else here hates you.go listen to rap.

[teamhex]

Wholey shit what kinda cigar is that man??!

[justanotherdeadhead]

Good to see ya' back. One thing though...this is one of my fav's to play, I learned to play it from you, but you aren't playing it like your tabs...you're not trying to keep all the good licks to yourself are you? There ae a lot of people on here who can play the dead, but no one can transmit their love and enthusiasm quite like you. You're a joy to watch, a joy to learn from, and you always throw in some great one liners that crack me up. Thanks for all that you do to spread the love.

[stuco]

jdarks, please keep posting vids!  We love them!

[GDguitarplayer]

I could feel that your geart just wasn't in it JDarks. Still freakin awesome however. I really have no room to talk haha. whats that minor chord your using for the main riff? Bb config?

[edwsshaw1]

Good to see you back on line.

The Jerry spirit must have re-entered.

Great walk downs. Booking info?

[degonzoman]

i love those classic "Jerry Fills" man you nailed it

[rayraspi]

one of my favorite dead songs... thanks!

[KillyMcGhee]

there is not a better time to play guitar and enjoy the dead when your down. Long Live Darks

Long Live Jerry

peace&Love

[spencerzdepas]

dude you look like dennis hopper

[vodominates]

Darks - you are SO awesome and entertaining. THANK YOU. Listening to you play Loser just transports me back to another time and place - one that I remember so fondly - no clients; no mortgage; no job; no belly; no cholesterol; just the good stuff! Keep it up. And, instead of working for the man, why don't you just teach guitar? You love it. We love you. Find a place - start small - just do a weekend somewhere - we come and pay to hang and jam and be taught and listen to you. Any time.

[joyvon19]

Hate to argue with you Darks......but you played this better than I 've seen Jerry play it a couple times....lol Great job!

That 401(k) turning into a 201(k) comment had me rollin on the floor. We can all relate.

It's really nice to see you're playing again...I was getting worried there. Great to have you back.

[stankure]

That was GREAT for a little Friday afternoon session. Stay Irie

[pretourious]

Rockin!!!!

[windycityrebel]

What an awesome guitarist you are...its funny my 16 mo. old watches your videos with me & you can tell he loves it.Thank you for the video & rock on brother

[MJ198210]

Make sure you put a guitar in his hands asap!

[kmoffat3]

Thanks man. You're a real inspiration.  I'd love nothing more than to be able to belt out Loser like you can...even if you think you're rusty!

Nothing left to do but :) :) :)

[RJboil]

Great to see you once again Darks! Still great as always I totally understand about taking time off but, I always pickup my best friend it always seems to make things better even when there bad. Thanks you again for the great performance

Rjboil

[mando1321]

Darks you Rock!! WOW Blew me away.

[GonxhaMASH]

I don't think I've heard this one before. I'm lovin it. JDarks where have you been?

[shaconage]

Smoking...... playful, yet with attitude. Spunky and Funky, with Chunky chords and fun leads..... Delicious. What's for dessert?!? Crazy Fingers?!?

We love you JDarks. Thanks for keeping the flow going....

[bermudadog]

Dude, if you ever come to Bermuda I'd love to buy you a beer and a stogie! If you could (someday) please hook up a lesson for That Lucky Old Sun, it would be gratefully appreciated.

[didgNdrums]

That shits sliiiick man! Welcome back!! :)

[sean808080]

Sir...on your worst day you're 100x better than I am on my best. Great stuff.

[mthatcher61]

You the Man Darks.

[pmind86]

beautiful chords changes

[caspersvapors]

good to see you back on here darks. guess its poignant that youre playing loser haha

[danno232323]

As us jews would say, you have a good neshoma, JD

[pbl1]

ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves...or scarlet begonias or posts from the jews

[enigmaticcarrot]

You got that right Darks, play a lot when times are tough. Thank you buddy.

[vauxhall908]

cool go on tour

[joeyarkenstat02]

welcome back

[hippieman556]

very nice stuff jdarks stay safe brother

[chunkybutt420]

hey this dosnt match up with the jdarks tab i have!!! :)

[natedog4201]

Even if you get old, ugly or poor you'll still have your fans. Good to see ya post something. Cya at the spring tour!

[irtimed]

workin for he man is a bitch

[DnMZen]

Nice pickin'! I think it sounds just fine.

What kind of cigar? :)