Earlier this week we told you about John Mayer’s plan to get everyone into the Grateful Dead with a one-song-a-day plan until the start of Dead & Company’s tour next week. He started with a live take on “Sugaree” and now has delivered one of his first favorite Dead tunes–“Althea.” 

Going with a studio track for today’s Dead track. “Althea.” Good as point of origin for starters. Great record. https://t.co/HBAam5zDpn

— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) May 18, 2017

Speaking to Relix, Mayer recounted the moment he first heard the studio track of the Go to Heaven song. “Everything just seemed to stop. I went, ‘What is that?’ because, as a guitar player, I had managed to burrow pretty deep into all the things that can happen on a guitar neck. Guitar players get to a point where they’re deep enough into their instrument where they can visualize what someone’s playing. Especially if I’m falling asleep and listening to music, I can watch the fretboard and map it. But I listened to this, and it was like I had never played an instrument.”

Listen below.