The Language of Guitar: Bob Weir Edition
Discover Bob Weir's Musical Devices to improve your rhythm playing, effortlessly jam with others, and never run out of things to play again...
Get Instant AccessIf you’re here, you’re probably wondering how the boys of The Grateful Dead played guitar the way they did…
And it’s no wonder why…
Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia’s guitar playing was always so colorful, so unique, and so playful.
And not only that, they could basically improvise “forever”...
But the thing is, they weren't “recreating the wheel” every time they picked up the guitar.
They weren't using brand new patterns…
They didn’t have to search for new techniques…
And they definitely didn’t have to feel inspired to play...
Instead, they used the same guitar techniques and principles over and over.
These techniques were basically their framework for success.
They’re the secret-sauce that propelled them into being the greatest jam band of all time.
Now it took me a long time to realize this…Â
But finally I figured out these proven techniques and “devices” that they always used.
And once I understood this, I never ran out of things to play…
I could just “copy and paste” them into ANY musical situation.Â
… regardless of the tempo, genre, key, or any other musician I was playing with.
These devices became my guaranteed framework for incredible guitar playing Every. Single. Time.
So I’m peeling back the curtain and sharing some of these legendary themes, big-picture ideas, and “musical devices” with you, and…
Colorful Improv
Discover Bob's powerful improv patterns and styles from popular Grateful Dead songs.
Bob's Devices
Use Weir's language devices and chord style as a stepping stone for your own playing.
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Videos, PDF, and backing tracks - everything you need to develop your own sound.
Once I understood these musical devices, I never ran out of things to play.
I could just “copy and paste” them into ANY musical situation...
Regardless of the tempo, genre, key, or any other musician I was playing with.
Once you know Bob Weir's highly coveted musical devices, you'll be able to...
✅ Copy and paste these themes into ANY music you’re playing for endless ideas and creativity…
âś… Connect the dots on the guitar to easily play up and down the neck
âś… Gain clarity on how to approach chords, improvisation, and jamming with others
✅ Identify big picture themes that other guitar players consistently use… so you’ll be able to learn other songs and jams much faster
âś… Overcome feelings of criticism, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome whenever you pick up the guitar
Because instead of starting every single jam session “from scratch” or an empty, “blank page”...
You’ll have your own secret “bag of guitar tricks” you can reliably pull from
And the best part is, these devices are guaranteed to work.
They’ve been battle-tested by the world’s greatest jam-band guitarists and have been used over and over in their career…
They’re the tried-and-true methods that were implemented throughout thousands of live performances over their 50+ year legacy.
These guitar “devices” will help you thrive as a guitarist, regardless of your skill level, age, or how much music theory knowledge you have.
These proven “musical devices” will help you, even if…
✅ You can hardly find time to play the guitar…
✅ You’ve been playing guitar for decades OR you’re just starting out...
âś… You want to play original music OR play covers
âś… You want to play many different styles of music
âś… You play by yourself or with a band
✅ You’re stuck on how to improve as a guitar player
âś… You’re tired of boring practice routines, metronomes, and scale exercisesÂ
Maybe you’re asking yourself - Who is Bob Weir?
Bob Weir was the guitarist, singer, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead…
He wrote dozens of Grateful Dead songs, including favorites like “Truckin”, “Sugar Magnolia” “Jack Straw”, and tons of others…
He’s a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee…
Was widely considered the “cute one” and “heartthrob” of the band…
And most importantly, he approached the guitar unlike anyone else.
Big claim, I know…
But his band members can attest to this too…
Here’s what Phil Lesh, the bass player of Grateful Dead said:
“Bob arguably has the most unique guitar style of anybody playing in music, and I’ve loved it forever”.
And here’s what Jerry Garcia, the guitarist of the Grateful Dead said:
“With Bob Weir, he’s an extraordinarily original player, in a world full of people who sound like each other. He has a style completely unique as far as I know.”
What I really appreciate is how he could blend rhythm and lead guitar roles perfectly together.Â
And he was a TRUE band member in every sense, because his style beautifully complemented the others, and let THEM shine.
Bob was often called “the other one” in the band… and like many other Grateful Dead fans, I feel like he didn’t receive all of the recognition he deserved.
And that’s why I’ve decided to create a new course and share the biggest themes that he used over and over in his career.
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Before I share more, let me introduce myself:
My name is Jeff Williams.Â
I’m a musician and guitar teacher with a BA in Music from Westfield State University, with a concentration in Jazz Studies on guitar.Â
Over the years, I’ve played hundreds of shows, with dozens of bands, in a handful of different genres.
Nowadays, my real passion is teaching guitar and creating YouTube videos.
Over the last 20 years, I’ve taught hundreds of students online and in-person.Â
Through my experience, I've  learned how to provide students with the guidance, structure, and support they need to maximize their growth and achieve their guitar goals as quickly as possible.
I’m so proud to have helped guitarists overcome their limiting beliefs, be more expressive, and have more fun.
And I’m very grateful to consistently receive positive testimonials, reviews, and video comments from all of my students.Â
But it wasn’t always this way…
I used to struggle with chords, solos, jamming with others, learning new songs, and so much more.
Sometimes I felt as if I’d never improve.
I would play the guitar for hours and hours on end…
Play boring and repetitive scales until late into the evening.
And wouldn’t stop until blisters made it too painful to play.
… All without ever feeling like I was making any sort of real progress.
I’m embarrassed to say I’ve even had music teachers pull me aside and give me harsh criticism on my playing… which at the time completely crushed me.
But music was my passion and I was determined to get better
So I studied my favorite guitarists who had already achieved what I wanted to too.
I looked up to guys like Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, David Gilmour, Trey Anastasio, Duane Allman, and others.
And eventually I realized that even though they all had the same 12 notes on the guitar, each person approached the guitar differently.
Each skilled guitarist used their own “Language of Guitar” to communicate to their listeners.
And they used specific language “devices” to communicate emotions, feelings, and messages through the guitar.
The special skill that these famous guitarists had is that they could communicate a sad or somber sound “on-demand”.
They didn’t need to feel a boost of inspiration or creativity to create this sound.
They knew the techniques, themes, and big-picture ideas that could yield the EXACT sound they were looking for.
And after studying them for hundreds of hours, I finally discovered there were just a few dozen musical devices used again and again…
And so, the “Language of Guitar” course was born!
I decided to create a series of courses exploring the most common themes used by the world’s greatest guitarists.
They’re applicable regardless of your skill level…
And are valuable to you whether you want to write original music, play covers, or just jam and improvise.
This course is so effective because it’s built on proven and battle-tested THEMES…
In creating this course, I had a very interesting realization…
It’s that all movies, books, and stories are basically the SAME.
There are a few variations, but it’s usually:
Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.
Or…
Person falls into a hole, works hard, and gets out of the hole.
Or…
Good vs. evil.
If you think about it, almost EVERY major story has one of these themes.
And the same thing applies to music too.
Of course we see this with common song structures, like…
Intro - verse - chorus - verse - chorus - bridge - solo - chorus
But this applies to themes within each component above too.
And so my main takeaway is that there’s a reason why almost every movie, book, story, or song follows the same common themes…
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It’s because themes WORK.
Our human brains like specific structures to follow along to.
And they make our messages more easily understood by our listeners.
But here’s something really important…
By applying these themes, you’re NOT going to become a carbon-copy of Bob Weir
Instead, you’ll be equipped with the same tools Bob had.
Think of them as templates or frameworks you can easily tweak to make them your own.
They’re methods you can always keep in your back pocket in case you’re stuck.
They’re like the math formulas or scientific equations we can plug in to achieve an outcome.
Imagine trying to figure out the area of a circle without knowing the formula and knowing Pi π…
And the same thing applies to constructing a song or guitar solo.
Once you go through this video course, you’ll be able to…
âś… Rapidly shortcut your guitar playing
âś… Pump out expressive guitar lines, new chords, and phrases that connect them together
✅ Move beyond limited terms like “rhythm” or “lead” guitarist to combine the two seamlessly
âś… Always come up with new chords, riffs, and licks, so you never have to play boring, predictable phrases ever again
âś… Adapt these musical devices into guitar covers, songwriting, or jamming with others
âś… Allow you to approach boring chord progressions in fun and refreshing ways
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But they haven’t only helped me…
These musical devices have helped dozens of my guitar students overcome obstacles:
Luke
“Breaking out each device and covering it separately with examples really helped me understand the structure behind Jerry's style and helped me connect it musically. It’s an Incredibly well put together course”.
Karl V
“I really learned a lot about Jerry Garcia's styles and how they speak with different types of songs. I gained a whole new appreciation of Jerry as a guitar player and artist.
Some of the more esoteric devices featured on the song Dark Star were completely new and surprising to me. A totally different groove.”
Brendan J
“Your motto, less is more, has enabled me to not play my guitar. When I commune with my instrument, it's therapy at this point.
You in this single video, opened that door I've been trying to for years: how to get the emotions and music in my mind to flow through my hands and out of my body without having to give it much thought.”
Here’s what you can expect inside the Language of Guitar: Bob Weir Edition video course:
Section 1: Discover Bob Weir’s Coveted Language Devices
Decode the essential "Language Devices" that define Bob Weir iconic style. This lays the foundation for your own journey into expressive, fluent guitar playing.
Section 2:Â Applying the Devices to Songs
Apply Bob Weir’s "Language Devices" to your favorite Grateful Dead songs, with a practical approach to integrating their unique elements into your own guitar playing. Each edition goes over different Grateful Dead songs for real life examples.
Section 3:Â Becoming Fluent + Creating Your Own Sound
Ensure you have a deep understanding of these new concepts in fun and interactive Fretboard Challenges. These will push you creatively and empower you to develop your own sound.
BONUS: PDF’s + Backing Tracks
I’ve included a bonus PDF with all of the video content summarized into a simple and straightforward cheat sheet. Plus you’ll get high-quality backing tracks that I’ve personally recorded with professional studio musicians.
What songs are in
The Language of Guitar Bob Weir Edition?
In creating this course, I wanted to choose songs that were...
- The most popular amongst my audience and Grateful Dead fans
- Songs that had the clearest and simplest examples of musical devices
- And songs that you would benefit most from learning
And so Volume 1 Explores:
1. Sugaree
2. Tennessee Jed
3. Shakedown Street
And Volume 2 goes over:
1. Deal
2. Stella Blue
3. He's Gone
These songs are LOADED with tons of great examples of guitar devices and big picture themes.
And I know you'll benefit so much from diving into these concepts.
By understanding these proven themes, you can AVOID…
❌ Wasting years of frustration and stress without making any progress
❌ Studying these guitarists yourself for dozens of hours
❌ Expensive and time consuming private lessons
❌ Feeling the dreaded “imposter syndrome”, anxiety, or shame when playing with other musicians
❌ And much more…
I want to give you everything you need to succeed, so…
I’m willing to cut you a deal
The information inside this course took me more than 20 years, thousands of hours of studying, musical degrees, and a whole lot of trial and error…
And I believe it’s worth at least $1,000 to have access to this information.
But I truly want to help spread guitar wisdom and I want others to avoid the same roadblocks and issues I struggled with.
So I decided on $77 for the price of this course.
BUT…
I just added a bunch of new payment options, so you can get started with 4 interest-free payments of $19.25.Â
Plus I'm gonna sweeten the deal for you…
So when you grab the Language of Guitar Bundle, which includes 6 courses (2 Bob courses + 4 Jerry Garcia courses), you’ll get a massive 25% off the pricetag…
In these 6 courses, we'll explore 24 different musical devices within 12 of your favorite Grateful Dead songs.
And when you get my entire Guitar Adventure Bundle, you'll get 30% off the price.
The Guitar Adventure Bundle includes all of the courses I’ve ever created on mastering music theory, how to have an effective practice routine, how to move beyond scales and chords, and so much more…
Here’s what happens after you order...
You’ll be taken to our secure checkout page where you’ll enter basic information.
It will only take about 30 seconds, and then you’ll get immediate access to the Language of Guitar Bob Weir Edition .
You’ll discover 9 of Bob Weir's legendary musical devices…
I’ll demonstrate exactly how they were used in 3 different Grateful Dead songs…
And you’ll be able to quickly apply these musical devices in a number of ways to your own playing…
They’ll benefit you regardless of the genres, keys, or tempos you play in.
In the process, you’ll rapidly shortcut your progress… and avoid the years it took me to discover these lessons.
I know you’ll gain so much from this course, that I’m offering you a 30-day money back guarantee.
