C Pentatonic Scale Easy DOBRO LESSON Open G Tuning

[@TCTrenchCombat]

My word Abbie I just dailed into heaven and was watching an angel. Thanks for THAT.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

thanks Trench!

[@mintonmiller]

So I have been playing music a long time. I have always just played chords with some fingerpicking and hammerons and such I swore I would never learn scales. It took the very talented Abby Gardner to get me to change my mind.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

haha awesome Minton! With all the playing you've done I'm sure you play pieces of this scale all the time. :)

[@mintonmiller]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger that is true. But it has always been instinct instead of actually knowing the theory. It's like the song Yakety Ax, "all my notes are a matter of guessin'". I have said it before, you have made me want to up my game.

[@simonzowie]

I just found this now and is exactly what I need for where I'm at! Thanks so much.

[@jimmymalone3494]

Abbie Thank so much for sharing with us and I hope you a Great Week.

[@zendog000]

Thank you so much Abbie. You are very kind to take the time to teach us. Love how patient you are. Been looking for the pentatonic scale info for a while so this was GREAT!

[@douglasbenedict597]

Abbie thank you for doing these videos. You are so fun to play with. Others I watch tend to get boring, and you keep me laughing. You also play licks just as I'm about to play them. Very fun. Keep up the great videos.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

I'm so glad!

[@MrBluesman777]

Thanks!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

thanks Chuck!

[@sabijo4811]

Thank you very much Abbie for that lesson Now I can finaly start playing 🌹🌼🌞🍀❤️

[@gordonreynolds8854]

Thanks. Strange that I was trying to work out the position today and tonight ‘boom’ came across your wonderful video. You have a new fan Ms G. Braw stuff. Guid oan ye.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

SO happy to help! happy sliding!

[@awkipintee]

You are the perfect teacher ✌️

[@alexanderlyon]

Thank you, Abbie. I just got my dobro and this is my first lesson! I play guitar and bass already but this is fun. Thank you!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

yay! welcome to dobro land Alex!

[@Ralpher66]

Abbie, thanks so much for taking the time to record these Dobro lessons. I'm really enjoying them, especially more of these "theory" style lessons. I'd love to hear your thoughts on minors, sevenths, different scale patterns, etc. Thanks again, keep it up and thanks for sharing!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Great! Thanks Ralph!

[@MrBluesman777]

Great teaching

[@BudQuinley]

Thanks I have just started working on dobro. I would love it if you could send me the cords so I can can play along. Thanks You make it so good and fun. I just got to get my fingers and mine working together. Thanks

[@mt-nv4jd]

Darlin, you playin a scale sounds a lot better than me playin a song. LOL.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

lol, thanks friend! keep playing, you got this. :)

[@stevedavis7290]

Great job

[@sssuperharp]

Hi Abbie, Great video. Thank you. This may be a stupid question, but if you are playing the C minor scale, would that be for a song that is in Cm? or can it work in C? Thanks.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Great question Russ! This particular scale isn't a full minor scale, but only the 5 notes that make up the minor pentatonic pattern. It's is often used for blues songs/melodies where there's a push & pull between major and minor, especially with the minor/major 3rd of the chord. So you can play it over a minor progression (like Wayfaring Stranger) or over a major progression where you want to inject a little blues.

[@sssuperharp]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger Thank you. That helps.

[@GeorgeCampbell1964]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger Wayfaring Stranger was one I thought of while listening to you. The way you break it down and keep it fun makes it stick with me! I have a friend that tries to explain it, but bless his heart, he makes it sound like rocket science. I really appreciate your approach to teaching and playing!

[@lucienrochette4335]

Hi Angie can you please send me the tabs for this scale and other tabs . I'm a 72 year old beginner , you are a great inspiration. Thanks

[@MrViken-pc9sb]

thanks 👍

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

No problem 👍

[@marktate4466]

Hi Abbie, is the dobro ( in your opinion) more or less difficult to learn than traditional guitar? I broke 3 fingers on my left hand ( I'm right handed) so I don't think I have the dexterity in those fingers to play the cords, but I don't want to frustrate myself with something really difficult.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey @marktate4466 - I'm so sorry to hear about your fingers. You're in luck with the dobro, though, because you don't need as much individual finger dexterity to move the bar with your left hand. I've had students with missing fingers and they do great on dobro. That said, there are other techniques that are more challenging with dobro - like getting notes in tune and being really precise in that way. If you have a good ear you may take to that pretty quickly though. It also depends what you want to achieve on the instrument - do you want to play lead melody lines or strum full chords like a guitar? Strumming full chords is not as easy as guitar when it comes to minor or other flavored chords. Still... overall I think it's the best instrument around!

[@marktate4466]

Abbie thank you for the response! Is having a " good ear" essential to the instrument? ( I have watched several of your videos and heard you mention it) if so I might be in trouble ; ) I failed miserably at piano ( pre finger smashing) I am determined to learn to play some instrument but it does not come naturally to me. Thanks for your input and you have a lovely smile.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Mark - yeah it’s important for sure, but ear training is something you can learn and work on!

[@alexanderlyon]

BTW, any recommendations on a good dobro capo?

[@KC9UDX]

I think you'll find that there's not much need for one.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Alex - actually waiting to get a capo might help push you to learn all the good stuff available! But I do still use a capo in certain situations, so Charlie's Capo is good, or the ones made by Beard Guitars or Scheerhorn.

[@sssuperharp]

Hi again Abbie, I got another question. Seems I'm slipping further down the rabbit hole. So, on the last notes at the 8th and 10th frets, it seems that there is another "box" there, to start over with back on the low G String. Is that correct? and if so, on the 5th and 2nd strings, would you hit the 8th frets instead of the 9th frets? I may be wrong, but it sounds right. I'm more of a "by ear" guy than theory.. Thanks..

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Nice Russ! Yeah you'll start finding useful patterns all over the neck that will help you get your bearings.

[@stuart_oneill]

Are you playing a square neck? I'll be starting on an instrument far.inferior to yours but your instruction will be invaluable. When active I'll certainly be part.of your Patreon group. Thanks so much. I thought the skill to play dobro was beyond me. Now I dont.

[@danielheath-zu9sz]

Looks like a square neck, to me

[@BudQuinley]

Could you send me the scale c miner. Thanks.

[@JimB73C]

How in the dickens do you find the free tab for the C pentonic scale? 😭

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Jim, there's a link in the description but here it is again: FREE TAB available here: www.abbiegardner.com/woodshed Go there, then click the shiny green button that says TAB on it. Should be easy to find!

[@danielheath-zu9sz]

So what is the tuning on the dobro for this?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

from low to high it's GBDGBD :)

[@kathycazenave7434]

Can you recommend a steel for people wirh snall hands?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Kathy! I like the Beard "shortie" bar. Hard to come by, but worth it.

[@kathycazenave7434]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger thank you so much for answering! Wow, Abbie Gardner replied to me!

[@KC9UDX]

Hanon for Dobro.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

nice :)

[@jeffcollins1172]

I knew you looked familiar, you were in Red Molly

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

busted!

[@danieltillery7491]

1:40 I instinctually whipped out my lighter 😂😉

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

lol