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here is my attempt at explaining Althea ...

includes lots of tips and tricks so you can play it just like Jerry did!

free TAB available for all five Garcia guitar solos from Alpine Valley 1989 at
www.gratefuldeadguitarlessons.com

Thanks for doing and sharing this!

Upon watching your video, I'm close but not exact. I think I'll stick with what I know because it sounds good as is and it's so ingrained at this point. For folks learning the song now, however, your video's a bonanza!

thanks for checking it out! ... this was one of my toughest videos to make, as i figured that a lot of people already had their own way to play it ... the chords changes are not overly difficult, and they don't go bye so fast that people cant keep up ... but it is tricky getting it to sound right ... to make it sound slinky like Jerry played it ... he achieved that thru his finger-picking ... i give multiple ways to do that... strumming, pick-picking, finger-picking, and claw picking with alternating bass-line ... if you have discovered your own way to play it, then i applaud you, and wish you the best! ... again, a million thanks to you, and i appreciate your comment greatly