Eyes of the World

[Sh3rMaN420]

Simply amazing guy's keep up the work and more vids

[AdamJamBand]

great Jerry is the best

[JonHerzing4640]

do you guys have tabs for this version?

[bthornRPL]

8:30-9:04 is sick

[concretejungle80cruz]

sweet! Is your version here in the key of E? Sounds like mixolydian?

[frenchie2alfalfa]

@concretejungle80cruz ionian on the emaj7 n mixo on the bminor

[usarules99]

you guys rock !

[gallaghervideos15]

wow nice job guys this is really good. i got a cover of this tune on my page let me know what you think of it. but again excellent job man

[masafiri]

wow. that was great



[oicwatudidthare]

So sick!  Great soloing too, sounds very Jerry-esque. I just got into playing a few months ago and wanted to tackle this. This will prove to be a nice guide :]

[concretejungle80cruz]

are you playing a martin d-1?

[ezwind]

@concretejungle80cruz

Martin D-35 on left and Martin 016NY on right

[cdusio]

sick...

[pfloydman44]

Absolutely beautiful!! This is one of if not the best song by GD...and you guys played it so well. Thank you. This shows me that there are people in the world that still listen to real music and are as talented as this. Jerry would be pleased.

[rob205rob]

Epic!

[DemanProductions]

Great job!

This is one of my favorite songs, and you guys did a great cover!

[flyslyguy007]

I hope someday I can play like this (I've got a few years to go)

[IEnjoyYourself14]

besides the fact that you switched the 2nd and 3rd verses you guys nailed it! I love your guys jams,,, thank you for all of your posts.

[budgood07]

sweet! your covers rock.

[sneakypower]

Gracias!

[mabletonman]

Wow! I have seen more than a few of your vids, and all I can say is that I am seriously impressed. Please keep it up, you guys sound great!

[jps62488]

AWESOME GUYS KEEP DOING YOUR THING

[srch412]

Friggin......Incredible!

[jhrobbin]

this rendition deserves more love

[FuhQ79]

i"m watching all your videos and it's like you picked all my favorites.  You guys are the shit and totallk embody what the dead stood for!!!

[ROIFOSH]

you guys just great, the best tribute to the dead.!!

are you on??

[neonbreon]

That is just a wow. You two fit real well together. Real nice!!!

[earthisbigrock]

well done, for covering the best!

[qrs11]

Cool. I'd go see these guys. Do you play in Tucson...?

[sneakypower]

Rarely. Unfortunately, we don't even get to see each other and hang out as much as we'd like.

[l8lygr4y]

I'm sad to hear that - - you guys obviously enjoy each other and the magic of the songs. I'm guessing it's grateful when you do get together. Thanks for sharing these sweet performances brothers! All the best to you and yours.

[sneakypower]

Thanks for your super-kind words. You'd be pleased to know that after not seeing each other for about 2 months, we just got together and played a gig. We had a lot of fun.

DH

[l8lygr4y]

Wonderful! I'm sure everyone enjoyed the vibe. IF you guys ever do want to make your way east in summertime, I'd love to put you on our humble little stage here on 50 acres of Upstate New York country :-). Thanks again for carrying the torch, shining the light in many eyes and filling hearts and ears.  Peace!

Michael

[Breakfastfan4life]

l8lygr4y are you talking about sterling stage?

[DosesMolliesFatties]

sick

[letitgrow11]

eyes of the world = horus.....no shit

life long head here, never knew it.

[bthornRPL]

Nice!!! The key change at 7:30 is such a great part of that song.

[blueroad99]

'An Eleven...on a scale of Ten!!

One of my fav Dead songs..you do do it Justice..tks

[brrnay]

killer solo

[tubeuserrr]

i think jerry died on nagasaki day?, its interesting how many more people are linked to that day.

[BoxBreakinMojo]

LONG LIVE JERRY!!!

[BoxBreakinMojo]

great job dudes..but i would love it if you guys did box of rain

[ezwind]

Hey now BBM!!

Box of rain is a great suggestion. I have not really played it, but it is a wonderful tune indeed! Dave picks and arranges all of our tunes, so I can't say - but we have had several requests for it.

Thanks for your continued support of Handmade Groove. we do appreciate it very much!

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[BoxBreakinMojo]

you guys should definately buy tickets for the dead tour 2009 lol

[DnMZen]

I'd second Box of Rain.

These videos are 'grate', I love the arrangement.

[FuhQ79]

box of rain is the shit

[JFguitar22]

very good awesome guys!

[cypkid13]

just awesome dudes

[jcoop987]

cool man keep rockin'

[joshward11]

i'm speechless. definately my favorite song of all time, and that was amazing!

[sneakypower]

Thanks for the compliment. I see that you're a DMB fan-- On the day of Jerry Garcia's death, Dave played and acoustic version of Eyes. I have a cassette of it. It was a touching tribute.

[joshward11]

ah man that's great, i'm gonna try to find that! thanks!

[pgmacdon]

Great song, and very nicely done!!

[jcoop987]

i think these are the best dead covers on youtube

[pgmacdon]

agreed.

[easywind1975]

God I love this one

[sivercartel]

hot damn guys. really nice

[tubeuserrr]

ty fellas :)

[natedog4201]

Man I love you guys, every song you do blows me away, keep kicking ass.

[caseyjones92]

right now discover that you are the song that the mornign brings...haha... i would sing this randomly in my school hallway and people would look at me funny ;).

well done, gentlemen!

[doglizarddog]

My God you guys are spectacular. This is one thats always brought a tear to my eye. Very much like how the dead played this in 74 with the chord change towards the end. I'm only 17 and this has always been one of my all time favorite jams. Thank you guys so much for this. Honestley sent chills through my body. Man you just nailed those Jerry licks!!!

[ezwind]

Hey Man, You should be our PR manager with all of your kind and humbling words!! We so appreciate your support. You are right on with the time frame of the jam at the end too. Glad to see there are keen ears coming along to keep us honest!! Stay in touch.

Best, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[GoodSense89]

Acid test? whats that about hugh?

[ezwind]

Hey now,

I took all kinds of tests in the 60's... I WAS IN school you know???

;-) Hugh - Handmade Groove

[tourkid]

Ok ok, we have established that you guys are BY FAR doing the best covers on you tube in my opinion, can you PLEASE do some videos like Jdarks does (LOVE YA JAY no offense) I need all the help I can get, AND when in the hell is the tour and when is the Ga. show???? Love it guys thank you again!!! Josh

[sneakypower]

No promises, but supposing I did one, what are you looking to learn?

[crazycatpeekin]

row jimmy, masterpiece, brokedown palace, stagger lee, wharf rat...things like that

[CosmicCharlie16]

Hey David & Hugh. I've been workin' on this one pretty intensively as of late, and it is going quite smoothly with the excpetion that my fellow picker doesn't seem to want to learn it; so I'm essentially learning it as a solo act. I'm having trouble with the licks you throw into the chorus mostly; any advice, and as a solo version should I even do them? I lose myself in the solo sections as well, without a back up. Should I drastically cut that down as well? Thanks, Patrick

[sneakypower]

My humble opinion...Learn the licks and try them out. If it sounds too sparse, tuck them away until you have someone to hold down the rhythm. I recently faced the same issue when I was doing a solo gig without Hugh :-(. I had to discard some leads so the song would maintain its integrity. You have to serve the song.

[sneakypower]

My humble opinion...Learn the licks and try them out. If it sounds too sparse, tuck them away until you have someone to hold down the rhythm. I recently faced the same issue when I was doing a solo gig without Hugh :-(. I had to discard some leads so the song would maintain its integrity. You have to serve the song.

[CosmicCharlie16]

Yeah, that's sort of the logic I was leaning towards. I think I might still try to fit a few licks in here and there though, especially in the chorus, where I feel like it needs that spice, or else it seems like something vital is missing. The solo will, I'm afraid, need to be salvaged though, or cut down to a little measure or two ditty of some sort. "You have to serve the song" - sounds so fundamental, but it is often left in the dust and forgotten about. Superb, humble,reminder. -thanks again

[sneakypower]

I could certainly stand to take my own advice...much easier said than done! Sometimes, less is more. Licks and leads are just so fun to play- if not to serve the song, to serve our EGOS!

[luitgi]

Great guys! Really good version!

[phishdawg]

if yall ever do a floyd cover on here it should be fearless if u both tune to open G the dual acoustics doin the intro theme would sound awesome. great great job on cover

[happypacow]

I would love to see you guys in a live venue. With all that incredible jamming. The "Heads" would be twirling in the aisles. Love it. Thanks. Keep on...

[sneakypower]

We'd love to play for you. Where are you located? We've been considering doing some travel.

[happypacow]

Lansdale, PA, north of Philadelphia. That would certainly be some traveling.

[ezwind]

We have a gig in Tucson, AZ on 2-17. Check our myspace for details. Thanks for the kind comments. Hugh

[flumey123]

GREAT JOB !!!!!! I LOVED IT !!!!

[itsthatmovieguy]

From a fellow head, awesome performance!!!

[jonbon5674]

i haver an interest in the scale to chord as well please send me a reply....your an awesome musician. oh yeah, i enjoyed the response to the one kid who said to guitar parts in dirt was gay.

[jkilcull]

Dave, explain a little, if you will, about the scale-to-chord relationship that you use in your leads...please!!!

[sneakypower]

Jkilcull,

YouTube kicked back my reply because it was "more than 500 characters." So I sent you a message to your jkilcull page. If anyone has a similar interest, visit jkilcull's YouTube page for a response.

[theyearwas2001]

you guys are ridiculous!

i like that key change during the last solo. good work. its a simple but not always easy to pull off but you guys nailed it.

[EyesoftheWorld74]

awesome awesome jam. I'm a 16 year old who is infatuated with this dead song and I've been playing it with my friend for the longest time and developed my own style over it. But of course I'm drawn to the Jerry-esque licks that sound so perfect over these chords. I was wondering if you could post a video of you explaining some of the licks he does. I can only figure so much by ear.

[ezwind]

Hey now EOTW74,

Glad you like our take on Eyes!! Dave does the soloing on this so I will leave it up to him to answer you request. We appreciate your support. I am more excited to see that you "get it" and are digging the dead. It is truly timeless music. I saw them play Eyes in 74!!!

My best to you, Hugh - Handmade Groove

[EyesoftheWorld74]

did you see them on October 19th 74? Because that was a perfect Eyes if there ever was one

[ezwind]

No, not that Eyes... that one is a beauty!! If I remember correctly, I saw them two nights in a row in February 74 at Winterland. One night they did a nice version of Eyes. I do remember they played a monster dark star> morning dew one of the nights. That was the stand out part of the two nights.

Very cool you dig these tunes. Lifts my spirit to see the music staying alive!

Cheers, Hugh

[slips2088]

woww...  you guys kick ass. love this song

[gratefuldead11]

man, you tear it up hard in G sharp minor. That is just so sick. I've been trying to get a version going with my friends..

oh and your free for all jam is out there and entertaining. Hopefully more heads watch this! You would have made Jerry proud

[sneakypower]

I am so humbled, thank you. My name is actually David Harris, but interestingly, I had a "Pappa Sam" Harris- My dad's dad. As for our "free for all..." one has to do SOMETHING when it all comes unravelled!!!

[gratefuldead11]

Ah. I really meant "free form jam" not "free for all" :P

did you ever goto any shows? if so, what year did you start seein' 'em? any jgb shows?

[sneakypower]

I first saw the Dead in '90 and was able to see them about 13 times. I never any JGB. As for Hugh, his show list is INSANE. Between 68 and '73 he saw them a gazillion times.

[gratefuldead11]

man, this video is -so- underrated and underwatched. you guys are gnarly. and to.. sam harris (lead guitar and vocals?) your lead is fierce as hell, and your vocals are pacifying and subdued yet striking.

There is this hammer on pull off hammer on lick you do twice in the video that I have been copying a lot :] Your lead is just nuts, i love the ad libbing.

[JoeChrisMorris]

Thank you

[taylor410ce]

what key are playing this song in??

[sneakypower]

It's in E major. Thee is a possibility we're not in concert pitch.(?)

[HerbertGoodman]

I love this guys!!!

[sugaree53]

THANK YOU THANK YOU

[JoeMarklin]

The second solo absolutely rips!

[rift240]

this brings tears of joy to my eyes. a fantastic rendition of a fantastic song. well done.

[sneakypower]

Wow, many thanks. It was our pleasure.

[irishflynn30]

Sometimes we live in no particular way but our own!!! Fantastic!

[JoeMarklin]

great job

[heatherann75]

you guys are so talented..wow!

perfect harmony

[ezwind]

Hi there Heatherann,

Thanks so much for the kind words about Handmade Groove. We rarely get a shout out for our singing, more or less, our harmonies!! Careful not to feed the beast!!

Seriously - thanks so much for the support. We appreciate it very much.

Any requests? Best, Hugh

[StevenMeechan]

Hello again dudes. Good to see you expanding your selection. Love to hear you guys do "Friend of the Devil". Keep 'em commin' fellas. All the best, from Steve.

[miracletrainrock]

fuking amazin. i lernt this song on guitar buy watchin this vid

[rjohnston1128]

You gave me goosebumps with this one. I heard someone cover this at hookah (i think. maybe up at nelson ledges) a few years back, but you two do it just as well, if not better. You guys oughtta go on tour with some originals--i'm certain you'd be a hit with all us dreadies...

[sugaree53]

You are the song that the morning brings---thx guys

[hendrixqwe]

you guys are amazing, very good covers, excellent guitar!

[taylor410ce]

you guys are amazing! i mean you could make a shit load of money playing at bars and stuff like that.

[forwardmarch]

Wow, you're amazing. Just watched Scent of A Mule which was pretty good, but now this! That is the best Dead cover I think I've ever heard. Wonderful solo, especially for being played on an acoustic. Must be a Martin or something, eh? ;-) Those Hunter lyrics are amazing no matter who sings 'em. Thought it was JG's delivery before, but guess not.

[ahclem]

damn. wish i lived in Tuscon. listening to you guys play swells my heart with joy

[StevenMeechan]

Man, the last two minutes knocked my socks off, almost Arabic sounding. It's easy to get lost in your passionate renditions. (Love China/Rider btw.) I don't own a computer myself but I'll definately check you fellas out again whenever I'm near a friends pc, or in the library. So long for now.

P.s. How about doin' a nice slow one like Box of Rain?

[deadhead27766]

nice jam yall

[Eltercero]

You guys have it. Please put some of your own songs up. If you don't have them, then get to writing! So happy to have stumbled across you two. Is that a classical guitar strung with steel strings? Love the sound.

[ezwind]

Hola Eltercero,

Handmade Groove does have original tunes and we are considering putting a few up. We appreciate your response and interest. The guitar you asked about is a Martin 0016NY. More of a delta blues style guitar than anything else. Those old slot head small bodies were very popular with the Mississippi bluesmen way back when. I love the full tone and how it compliments the bigger dreadnaughts like Dave's D-35. Thanks so much for supporting Handmade Groove.

You rock!! Hugh

[phishmd]

Ridiculous -can't get enough.

[ezwind]

Hey there,

We really appreciate your kind remarks about our videos and the tunes we are playing. We should have a few more coming this week. I about fell off my chair reading the one where you were late for work!! Hope you didn't lose any money???

Thanks again for supporting Handmade Groove.

Best to ya!! Hugh

[RedKnightRG]

Really awesome stuff guys... everytime someone jams out and gets into the groove its a reminder that Jerr alone did not have a monopoly on the good stuff!

... Although he certainly got far more then his fair share!

[ezwind]

Yes ol' Jerry was the man. He got me started into the world of jamming in 1968 two years after of I started to play guitar.

We are still dusting off "Eyes" for its return into the Handmade Groove rotation. Thanks for the nice words, support and I am glad you are enjoying the music. Best, Hugh

[drmlabs]

ha - that was a fast melt-down! 'Nother nice job guys, thanks!

[navajo2]

keep the clips coming guys, i'm always stoked to see new ones.

[drosedale]

Loved it.I check on you guys every morning and it was nice to wake up to Eyes out here in cold ass Michigan.Peace!

[theerion]

7:25 - NICE choice

8:35 - ha!

9:23 - and the addie for best new logo goes to...

great job as always, fellas!