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Just wondering if any of the cover bands out there play this part. I don't think I've ever heard a band do this particular part of the transition. At about the 8:09 mark into China, they go into this VERY nice jam I've only ever heard on some 73 and 74 shows (btw- the whole show is very nice)

Just wonderin'

Bruce

Grateful Dead Live at Jai-Alai Fronton on 1974-06-22
http://www.archive.org/details/gd74-06- ... 156.flac24

Sometimes, when everyone is onboard. It's been years actually.

We do. Its my favorite part. It basically switches From G major to D major. I love how it resolves on the big giant G.

yes, when playing China cat from that era....It's a great jam. there is a very good version on the bonus disc dvd of the Grateful Dead Movie

tigerstrat wrote:Sometimes, when everyone is onboard. It's been years actually.

+1 seems that folks have a hard time with the counting of it oddly enough.
Riff for 8, hold the D, riff for 8 hold the D, riff for 8 big G. Don't the confusion?!

it always seems to be the long G at the end that someone misses.................

Isn't it /D-A-Bm-A/ x 8 then 4 bars of G and repeat several times? On the last G passage resolve back to D for IKYR.

hogan wrote:Isn't it /D-A-Bm-A/ x 8 then 4 bars of G and repeat several times? On the last G passage resolve back to D for IKYR.

No, first few times around it goes back to the D and holds. last time around it goes to the G, G.

strumminsix wrote:

hogan wrote:Isn't it /D-A-Bm-A/ x 8 then 4 bars of G and repeat several times? On the last G passage resolve back to D for IKYR.

No, first few times around it goes back to the D and holds. last time around it goes to the G, G.

exactly..the double g is the part that seems to cause problems

Chinarider1A wrote:

strumminsix wrote:

hogan wrote:Isn't it /D-A-Bm-A/ x 8 then 4 bars of G and repeat several times? On the last G passage resolve back to D for IKYR.

No, first few times around it goes back to the D and holds. last time around it goes to the G, G.

exactly..the double g is the part that seems to cause problems

Yes and +1

strumminsix wrote:No, first few times around it goes back to the D and holds. last time around it goes to the G, G.

That's the part I was getting wrong! Makes sense now. Glad to hear folks still play that little ditty- I just think really makes for a more colorful transition.

-Bruce

Are we referring to the "Feelin' Groovy Jam"?

http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/ ... -jams.html

The G is a return to the China cat theme before going into Rider.

Check the first time this was done... Feelin' Groovy starts @ 6:50 and the return the China Cat theme is @ 8:11

CoolBreeze wrote:

strumminsix wrote:No, first few times around it goes back to the D and holds. last time around it goes to the G, G.

That's the part I was getting wrong! Makes sense now. Glad to hear folks still play that little ditty- I just think really makes for a more colorful transition.

-Bruce

RiverRat wrote:Are we referring to the "Feelin' Groovy Jam"?

http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/ ... -jams.html

For the life of me- I can't tell if that's it- or a mutation/derivation of it. And I've never sen that site, RiverRat- thanks!

-Bruce

oops link to the show with the 1st Feelin Groovy in a China>Rider:

http://www.archive.org/details/gd73-03- ... efail.shnf