Dead Covers Project_Chinacat Sunflower/ I Know You Rider

[napydred]

after the second verse you guys jam in the D then mod it up to an E then it goes to these open chords walking up in the rhythm, what is going on right there? is that still in an E? just doing some jamming along with you guys thanks for all the awesome posts

[ezwind]

@napydred

Hello there napydred, yeah. it hangs there in E. I am just playing some couplet chords all in the scale of E until the outro B chord. Thanks for checking us out. Stay tuned. Hugh - Handmade Groove

[jmorris0031]

you guys just....????? don't even know what to say....great work!!

[TPurp6389]

woah dudes. love.

[wakeboardfreekk]

how can you not be blown away after hearing this

[Az777]

Nice!!

[BadBluesman887]

WOW! great job guys!

[jdman331]

Hey man this is great!

[wanchastu]

Fuckin great job! I needed that!

[ezwind]

@wanchastu

Glad you enjoyed it!!! Thanks for stopping by!! Cheers!!

Stay tuned, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[skovie23232]

YEAH FOR ACID AND THE DEAD

[ndeezy3440]

you guys are freaking epic haha !

[misterjack22]

I wish I had the ability to make music instead of the ability to hit a baseball 450ft. Love this sound.

[ezwind]

@misterjack22

Hey MrJack, Thanks for the thought, but if you can really hit a baseball 450', particularly on regular basis and from different spots over the plate.... damn.... that's an art in itself!! Did you, or do you still, play competitively? All the best. Thanks for checking out Handmade Groove!! Stay tuned, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[jackalopebaird]

you guys gotta show me how to play that...

i had as much fun listening to this as i did the real thing...

absolutely astounding....

[TheShampow44]

friecken sick dudes.

whats the basis to you guys soloing; do you know all the chords and do a scale for each chord change? or do you just ride the wave?

[vodominates]

fabulous!!!

[kevinrfar]

FANTASTIC jam! you guys rock!!!!! AMAZING

p.s. So who made the tie dye back drop and could you move it up some so we can see it?

[retropicker]

I love that there are 4 dislikes. How miserable can a person be? Sucks to be them. This is awesome.

[psutennis]

great job with my all time favorite grateful dead song! Not an easy song to play.............I think it is very cool that you posted this.

[psutennis]

great job with my absolute favorite grateful dead song.....................since 1974.....not an easy song to play.

[psutennis]

great job with my absolute favorite GD song! Not an easy song.......good for you!

[Kapulaites]

just  !!!!!!!

[IndianRw]

hell yeah!

[laxdoug1269]

you guys are great, you should cover Throwing Stones

keep it up!

[laxdoug1269]

hey great job you guys, have you ever thought about covering Throwing Stones, i think that should be your next song. I bet you guys would nail it, keep it up

[orangetow]

WOW! excellent cover!!

[sonikacx3]

wow. seriously amazing, this was absolutely incredible. i'm still in shock after the 4th time viewing it in a row. congrats-keep it up and don't let the deadhead spirit die.

[ezwind]

@sonikacx3

Hey thanks for the kind words and for adding our rendition as one of your favorites!! Please keep in touch and we appreciate the support.

Stay tuned!! Hugh - Handmade Groove

[bczar13]

nice job. you guys are very fun to watch.

[leadfinger101]

fierce jamin fellas god damn

[NateDawgWV]

lotsa fun fellers!

[retropicker]

Damn - tThat was HOT! You guys are cut way to clean to cook like that. LOL

[uglycow21]

really really really good

[Themostchillguyever]

Damn guys, this was super good. Im very impressed. :)

Keep it up

[Brryyee]

Oh this is good!

[jamminjed69]

You guys rock!! I'm sold Handmade Groove!

[LetItRock420]

Dang, I almost cried.  Friggin sweet.

[outdoormike10]

Awesome stuff man :) Let the music play!!

[mendex2006]

cool men i like this you guy have your style

[laxdoug1269]

you guys definitly spun my mind

great job

[nigel1866]

you guys never cease to amaze me with your covers.

[sneakypower]

Thank you. It is our pleasure.

[jayw3rms]

this sounds soo good

[DTDrums07]

you guys are awesome, i enjoy your videos very much

[biglebowskir]

These two songs are the story of my life, and you told it how it really is. keep it up.

[picmaster737]

is there somewhere i can buy your covers?

[ChinaShi]

just ,great!!

[MinorVibes504]

fantastic. undoubtedly some of the best dead covers here. THANKS!

[bsk05]

Thank you for using You Tube responsibly!

[physicx07]

OMG!

[xanjamanuo]

You guys are downright awesome. I wish I could jam with you two.

[DistortedV12]

man you guys are really amazing i currently cant even come close to the skills that you guys possess. Keep it up

[rteasy]

if this was an LP id be done wore it out.

thanks fellows

[snkypwrfn]

I just stubbled upon these guys and Ive about done worn out their videos. These guys r sick. I just signed up for u tube to post a comment on these guys. Ive never come across anything this good to post a comment about. Im an instant fan. These guys are brilliant masters of duo acoustic, though their job is to shed light not to master. Keep shedding light guys and i will keep your light shining on me

[singingabc123]

so....what did you guys ever name your guitars? Its just curiosity man.

[sneakypower]

I've never actually named a guitar. In fact, other than Jerry and B.B. King, I don't know of any guitarists who have. Do yo have any suggestions? Mildred? Ethel? Rose? Helen?

[singingabc123]

no suggestions, just curious if ya named them. haha

[yourdoorbell]

you guys do a lot of fish covers, how about Wilson?

[sneakypower]

Good call. I was listening to a great Wilson yesterday and thinking the same thing. It's not really a hard song to play and it's incredible! Thanks for the suggestion!

[laneline04]

They have never done a cover by any band named fish.....

[1NickDelle1]

They have done punch you in the eye i think

[TomSnakebite]

Willie Nelson's guitar is named "Trigger".

[TomSnakebite]

Wliie Nelson's guitar was named "Trigger".

Clapton had "Brownie" and "Blackie"

B.B. King had like 23 "Lucilles".

[stuco]

@sneakypower Jerry (and/or their makers) named his guitars.

[stuco]

@sneakypower sorry, i'm an idiot. I didn't see that you said "other than jerry"

[allforyouz]

@sneakypower Maude. Maude is a lovely name for a geetahrr

[barefootslider]

@sneakypower

Dave! Clapton :) 

[keenmchn]

@sneakypower naming your guitar - how bout Goldie? or Reba? reba used to be my ATM PIN number. Made it easy to remember (er, sorry, random)

[ezwind]

No names for mine either... Cheers, hugh

[edslides]

you make me wanna burn my guitar. fuckers

[ih8tbush]

excellent rendition! Hard to believe to guys with no overdubs could sound so whole on china cat! but you should dump your wardrobe coordinator :)

[sneakypower]

Handmade Groove Industries is an equal opportunity employer, and it would be against our workplace practices to fire Sven Jorgennleiddl, our blind and mentally arrested wardrobe coordinator.

[ih8tbush]

and I my spelling coach? again...really great playing..

[ezwind]

Dear David,

This is just the sort of thing I was talking about when I suggested you dump the tiedye and get real with me in Ninja Turtle shirts. This turtle thing will be big someday... Possibly a craze??? We have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Cowabunga my brother!! Hugh

[cheesegang123]

this is absolutely amazing. 100% perfection. kudos to y'all, keep it up!

[aredici]

You guys rock.!

[mastuhhs1091]

great job!!!! im so pumped to see the dead april 21st...may not be any jerry...but i feel phil and bob carry on the legacy wonderfully....might i add that its gonna be the first time seeing em...im 17 years old and i am a dead head.

[sneakypower]

Excellent. Thanks for the nice words and have a great time! Let us know what they play!

Keep in touch,

David

[mastuhhs1091]

Set 1) Promised Land They Love Each Other Mama Tried Loser Smokestack Lightning Stella Blue It's All Over Now Big River (Set 2) Playing In The Band Me and Bobby McGee Loose Lucy Ramble On Rose Rhythm Devils

[mastuhhs1091]

Space

Maggie's Farm

Eyes of the World

Playing In The Band

(Encore)

Truckin'

[sneakypower]

Very cool! Thanks for following through with the set list. Looks like a good one!

[DosesMolliesFatties]

buffalo show! warren haynes ripped on the axe

[xnickx2]

I drove from Kansas to Chicago to see them, I'm 13 and had to beg my dad to take me, luckly hes a dead head himself. I want to get as many dead shows as I can before they stop!

[singingabc123]

It feels as if I watched this a million times, and its gotten to the point where the song stops at the end, but the music keeps going inside my head. Ya know I always think of great licks for this song, but by the time I pick up my guitar I forget how it goes. Great Job...seriously!

[natereiners]

well damn. you guys can jam

SUBSCRIBED!

[operationgreenbud]

nice nice im very grateful for this nice job guys!!

[budola06]

f-ing a guys! im glad found you on here

[chynacatson]

100% awesome!!! I love it, and as a fanatic, I have to say you did the dead justice...

[thewaker303]

ive never heard such a good cover of chinacat, i wish i had someone to jam with, you guys are awesome to say the least, i would love to see you guys play live

[scottchristopherband]

Can I hang with you guys some time? I love your energy together. You play each and every one of your songs the justice they deserve. R.I.P JErRy!

[sneakypower]

Anytime you are in Tucson, you are welcome to hang!

DH

[tynnsey]

yall are awesome. come to birmingham! i want to go!

[jkc67]

Guys I have been sitting here watching your videos trying to come up with the right word(s) for your treatment of these songs... Amazing is all I can think of. You compliment eachother so well, both vocally and especially instrumentally. I can't stop listening, just phenomenal.

[sneakypower]

I can't think of a better compliment to receive. Thank you.

[jkc67]

I would love to see you guys do Wharf Rat, one of my all time favorites. Do you guys tour? I would love to see you live.

[ezwind]

thanks for the very kind words. One of us (that would be me) spazs the bridge of wharf rat such that one of us (that would be dave) keeps the video camera off when we play it. Maybe we'll polish it up for you. Thanks so much for your support.

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[saynotoshredders]

Simply great!

[stephenhayesuk]

This gets better every time I listen. I need a guitar buddy.

[TheBrittles]

nice job !!!!

[singingabc123]

I wonder how you guys put this together. By ear?

[ezwind]

Hey there abc123!

Thanks for your continued interest in the Groove. We do most everything by ear with some adjustments to key for singing ease. As far as I know, Dave never uses tab. I rarely do. The best parts of what we do in my opinion come from us in the moment. The interlude in this video is just us playing off each other until the Bobby licks just prior to Rider.

Please stay in touch, and of course, stay tuned!!

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[geekorthodox9]

you guys are great. a very seamless rendition.

as a request, maybe you could post a version of the eleven? that would be a great lesson for younger musicians.

[sneakypower]

We have done St. Stephen> the eleven, but not for a while. Seeing as how St. Stephen is one of my personal favorites, we really should knock that out. Unfortunately, it's not on our short list for songs to post. Thanks for the reminder of such a special jam...Hopefully we get to it soon.

David

[ChinaShi]

haha wonderful

[RustyCyler]

"I keep comin back to this video !! well done boys. 5 stars"

[thesloth18]

Im more and more blown away by every one of these videos

do you guys play shows at all?

you should be at grateful fest or some sort of dead music fest your definitely good enough

[mikemcgarry27]

5 stars

[MRBABAR]

Guys - seriously - this is one of my favorite you tube posts. You two put out a lot of sound for a duo. Great vocals and lead work!

[sneakypower]

Isn't there an elephant named Babar (Fletch)?

Thanks for checking in. We never tire of hearing that one of our songs made someone happy. Have a great day.

David

[MRBABAR]

There is...but my "handle" on You Tube is a Fletch reference... :)

[sneakypower]

Mine was supposed to be a Fletch reference too!

" I don't know, I don't have any."

"Children?"

"No, elephant books!"

[MRBABAR]

Nice! Always good to hook up with a fellow picker and Fletch fan!

[sneakypower]

I haven't seen Fletch in entirely too long, but it is a personal favorite and I can quote it endlessly!

[RustyCyler]

I keep comin back to this video !! well done boys. 5 stars

[billybuckhorn]

WOW! This is just fabulous! You guys can JAM! If you ever get to Pennsylvania I'll come see ya play for certain!

[ezwind]

hey there BBH,

thanks for checkin' in and for the support! We do appreciate it. Please check out some of our other tunes and stay in touch.

Cheers, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[tubeuserrr]

u guys would enjoy ontario canada. also east coast of can, these days. great great job u2.

[chinacatsunflower420]

great post, is the jam leading into i know you rider improvised at all, or did you guys plan that all out? just curious...

[ezwind]

Hey there,

Thanks for your kind comment. The jam is all improv save the last little part immediately prior to the rider intro. It comes right from the dead's transitional jam; otherwise we're just letting it flow. This version's jam is much shorter than we normally perform it as we had to cut it down to meet youtube time constraints (and we still had to cut off rider).

Thanks for checking in.

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[leahyjo]

you guys are amazing!!!! Go On Tour or something!!

[illusionisreal]

I saw the Dead 37 times and you guys are excellent. I live in Mesa. If you guys ever come up to play this way, let me know. I have been to several guitar instructors and none ever want to mess with Dead music for me. Wish I could play like you guys:)

[ezwind]

Hey there,

Thanks for the kind words and we will keep you posted if we ever get up your way. Thanks for your support and good luck finding an instructor in the know!!

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[yourslutmother]

father and son jam band duo

[rhall1203]

I love playing along with you guys (or at least trying to).

The new music revolution!

[gmunc71]

Subscribed -- Great job. Keep em Comin

[ezwind]

Thanks for subscribin' to the groove!! We appreciate your support and we will keep the vids comin!

Cheers, Hugh - Handemade Groove

[caseyjones92]

is that ezwind as in the dead song or rolling paper? xD

[mastuhhs1091]

ahhhh yes you did the jam...if im listening to china cat i expect to hear i know you rider....nice vocals too sounds pretty similar to garcia.

[wildtrain]

you guys sound sweet- i wish I could play that good! love all your song selection!

[tomkts07]

dude chinacats my favorite dead song this is badass nice cover i like ur voice.

[stonedacoustic]

this still rocks, tight playing, good voice, and funky riffs. by far the best i have seen on youtube.

[jmw232]

funnnkyyy riffs

[Sting0NL]

sounds nice

[ridethelightning23]

sounds incredible! I can't wait to see your other videos.

[davidkender]

great great stuff...right on

[bustan44]

I've only listned to 20 seconds so far but the guitars are tight! so nice!

[ilikepie1123]

love this! your voice has a similar tone to it as bobby's. grate stuff!

[TerrapinDancer]

Awesome Guys!! I thought I'd watched all of your vids, but this one snuck by unnoticed until tonight. Haven't seen anything new from ya in a while, hope all is well.

[asporea]

good jorb guys! Making me want to run and grab my acoustic and a friend!

[goo44]

excellent renditions of both songs! keep on playing great tunes and i'll keep listening...here's to wishing i lived closer to arizona!

[xmioimx]

its super cool! thanks for great sounds. Im so happy :)

[johnnorvaisas]

Very Nice!!!

[Paleoaleo]

So cool! You guys are a blast. Thanks! Is that a Takamine on the left or an old Martin? Thanks so much for the cool sounds. You've made my day.

[sneakypower]

On the left, a newer Martin D-35. On the right an older Martin New Yorker 016.

[P420k]

Right on again gent's where do yall live. Id love to come to one of your gigs. Or even better yet if ya ever wanted to invite me to one of your house parties Ill bring a keg of kind beer!

[sneakypower]

P420k,

you are invited...We live in Tucson, Arizona and we have already had two of our out-of-state YouTube friends over. Drop me a line the next time you are in Tucson...We'd love to have you over! Ummmmm--kind beer.

[P420k]

Oh my god are you serious!! Sweet man I live in Phoenix Az. And Im down in Tucson all the time! Esp. right now my girlfriend just got her boob implants done there by Dr. Raad Taki, and one of my good friends is manager of Beyond Bread. Please post a show date Ill be there! Thx again so much. Oh and just so ya know Im only 25 but have great admiration.

[Echodelta473]

UMMMMMMMMM-- Boobs.. *lol*.... Anywho, Great job guys !

[ChinaShi]

Holy nice

[elbiscuit25]

as a young guitarist, you guys are so inspiring. Thank you for all your performances they are beautiful.

[Cameragirl803]

Oooo I loved this:) Great job:) *****Jane

[mmszoo2002]

Great job! You guys sounds great together. I think I had a flash back :-)

[noreaster08]

super, really sounds excellent, thanks for posting

[scrappysgal]

This moved me to tears. I HAD NO IDEA how far and wide the GD influence extended.  THANK YOU SO MUCH! Just wonderful! And only two guitars!

[ezwind]

Well the thanks are on us!! What a kind sentiment. I play in hopes of evoking in others the kind of feeligs you describe, so you made my day right back!!

Thanks so much and please stay in touch.

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[crazycatpeekin]

hands down china cat is one of my favorite dead songs. Love it. Do you guys play estimated prophet acoustic?

Great work as always

Peace

[CosmicCharlie16]

Thanks for the performance guys. How long have you each been playing, respectively? If you don't mind me asking, and if you still look for replys, that is.

[ezwind]

Hey there CC16,

I have been playing on and off for over 40 years... Had a few down years, but have never been far from my guitars for long. Thanks for checking in.

Hugh - Handmade Groove

[sneakypower]

I started playing guitar in 1988. Wow...20 years this year. Thanks for the interest in our duo. Keep in touch,

David

[jaglio214]

Wow, quite impressive. Incredible transition. Keep on truckin on.

[MagicMando]

Most excellent !! 5 Stars... great sound

[710haightashbury]

Amen! Your version is great. I absolutley love the acoustic. Thanks for the joy.

[toastedmonkee]

Holy shit! You guys are just smokin'. Great work, made me feel real good on a cold Sunday morn.

[mhh0704]

The last 64 bars is terrific, transporting.

[wahkean]

sweet

[keenmchn]

I know I've listened to the Europe '72 version of this a million times and u guys are right on top of it. Keep on truckin!!

[sneakypower]

That's an A+ version. I'm pretty sure that that song and that version got me into the Dead. No joke! Thanks for listening.

[OFC32]

I feel like you guys could really do some fantastic covers of nearly any song off of Reckoning, give it a go!

[qparker71]

Great job..It's nice too see some good ol' accoustic dead tunes played well. Keep it up..you should come to Somers Point New Jersey, and play at TJ's !

[violenceitsfree]

preety damb good i dont think either one of you guys missed a note verry impressive i like the all acoustic covers

[hirsh54]

As people have commented in the past, you guys are truely amazing. Keep at it and we hopefully more and more people will start to enjoy your music as well. Chinacat / Rider is just great and a joy to listen to. Thanks!