South City Midnight Lady (Doobie Brothers) - play through

[@UpNorthRob]

Dude...I'm a drummer who gets let out of his cage once or twice a night to come up front, play guitar and sing one. Your tutorial helped me nail this one down, can't thank you enough. Pretty sure when I play this at the gig in 2 weeks it'll make my wife cry.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@terryfeatherly5681]

Dale, I've been watching you for years and love the way you show everyone the different ways to play and deeply appreciate it. I have been playing for over 40 years and never stop learning.. Thank you . Midnight lady is my favorite

[@tonedr]

hello Terry, thank you for the very kind post, please know it's appreciated and all the best with your music, your friend, dale.

[@jolkraeremeark6949]

What a great song and you, sir, did a magnificent job with it - thank you!

[@tonedr]

Thanks for checking this out!

[@roadglide]

So many sweet wonderful memories music conjures up from within. The Doobie Brothers were such a great gifted band like many from that era. Man I miss those days. As always rock solid playing. Thank you for the journey in my mind.

[@tonedr]

completely agree - so many great records they gave us and with hits that seem to capture a very broad appeal - hope you are great and thanks for your kind words, your friend, dale.

[@user-n3i3w]

Nice performance. I sing along with this.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@YBNegative]

Absolutely love this! could listen all day, and let my ears absorb the groove

[@tonedr]

hello sir! hope you are very well and thanks for your kind post - your friend, dale.

[@kimjasso9953]

How can anyone not love this song? My favorite Doobs song. Brings me right back to the 70s. Beautiful Dale. You gotta do more of this. I think that we all love to hear you just play. As always, thanks. Made my day.

[@tonedr]

hello Kim...you are such a kind and encouraging person and it really means a lot and i'm thankful for you - hope you are great and have a great summer, your friend, dale.

[@themaninthemoonmc7880]

Best on KZbin by a million miles...great job.

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for sharing your time to check this out!

[@perrywe1]

So nice! Always loved that song. Loved that entire album.

[@tonedr]

hello Wes...hope all is good sir - i'm with you, great album. Love Natural Thing, Ukiah - well all of em!

[@ddactar]

The absolute reason that you are THE Tone Doctor! Thanks, Dale!

[@tonedr]

hello sir...thanks for sharing your time to check this out and the kind post - most of all i hope you are great and enjoying your summer, your friend, dale.

[@jonahguitarguy]

Excellent!!!! Dale, BRAVO!!!!

[@tonedr]

hello sir! thanks SO much for checking this out and i hope you are very very well...have a great summer, your fan, dale.

[@andyinoregon]

Can't thank you enough for this one, Dale. I played two albums to death in 1973, Steely Dan's "Countdown To Ecstasy" and The Doobie Brothers" "The Captain and Me." SD guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter" contributed the very memorable pedal steel guitar accompaniment to "South City Midnight Lady" … just one of the reasons it's my all-time Doobies favorite.

[@tonedr]

great post...thanks for sharing your time to check this out and share your connection! wow those are 2 great records - hope all is very good your way, your friend, dale.

[@kimjasso9953]

So good to watch you again my friend. Was listening to Doobies and you came up. Absolutely made my night. Hope you and your family are well. Stay safe and as always thank you for the beautiful strumming. You m are my night.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@terryfeatherly5681]

So great to hear you play Dale! I'm a great fan and love the Doobie Brothers also.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@imspartacvs]

This song came up on my radar and I wanted to add it to my open tuning reputoire Great song… nice job… thanks for sharing

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@robrussell5329]

Just sang along with you. Wonderful!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@paulmclaughlin2563]

I’m so glad to see you play this Doobie Brothers classic, again!! Your strumming and your shifts between verse and chorus were flawless! Thanks again!

[@tonedr]

hello Paul...thank you sir for the kind post, i greatly your friend, dale appreciate it! Hope all is well yoru way,

[@pedaphelps]

love that tune. thanks Dale

[@tonedr]

hello! sure appreciate you sharing your time to check this out and hope you are very well, your friend, dale.

[@dbrew2u]

I can think of 3 Bands that should have made it into the RRHOF already . Grand Funk Railroad , Steppenwolf & The Doobie Brothers . They were all groundbreaking in their own way by leading , not following . This song is just one reason why the Doobie's belong there . Great rendition of this Classic Song as always . Truly enjoy your outstanding channel .

[@hawg427]

Then they disgrace the HOF and induct ABBA, freakin ABBA.

[@tonedr]

great post and totally agree - DB are still out there sounding fantastic IMO - thanks for sharing your time sir to check this out and for the kind words - hope you are very well, your KY friend, dale.

[@kyraandamysdad]

Beautiful!

[@tonedr]

greatly appreciate you checking this out!

[@jeff78lp]

great playing

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for checking this out...greatly appreciated!

[@bencombs6753]

Oh my, thank you for what you do Dale. Glad to hear your guitar again!

[@tonedr]

hello Ben...thank you sir for your kind and encouraging post - hope you and your gang are very well - your KY friend, dale.

[@timjay5798]

Very nice! Thank you for bringing this back! I had missed playing along with the old version, but this one is even better!

[@tonedr]

thanks for being patient with me...it needed an update:) keep pickin', your friend, dale.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

One of your Doobie tutorials, Another Park Another Sunday is where I discovered you, several years ago. This is another of those Doobie Brothers songs that is more complex than it seems.

[@tonedr]

i'm very thankful we've been sharing music for awhile now! hope you are doing great and getting to enjoy your music in this busy world - stay well, your friend, dale.

[@themagicsinthemusic3810]

Super! Gave me chills. I'm going to go cue up "The Captain and Me". Thank You :)) Jim

[@tonedr]

great record isn't it! Thanks for touching in and the kind words, your friend, dale.

[@anthonyshoultz6295]

Still a rocking and teaching! Hope to see you at this years concert! Tony

[@tonedr]

i will be there - lets please find each other so we can hang out a bit!

[@palmeiras958]

I was missing you friend...........glad to see you again........love that one by doobie brothers ! They're really awesome and their songs are simply amazing! Love all of them........congrats Dale for your GREAT job......really love it.......sincerely love it..........God bless you bro!!!!!! Rogerio

[@tonedr]

hello my friend! i appreciate all your encouragement and support and kindness - in a perfect world we'd get to sit down and share a day talking music and life's good stuff - hope you are very well, dale.

[@palmeiras958]

@@tonedr thanks friend!!!! Means a lot to me!!!!!!

[@cooksey1ac]

That was beautiful , where have you been , don't you be doing that again . Great to have you back .

[@tonedr]

haha...thanks it's great to hear from you and hope you are doing great! your friend, dale.

[@mudwiser1391]

Amazing Dale. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@tonedr]

hello sir...hope you are very very well & sincere thanks for sharing music, your friend, dale.

[@paulbagley6190]

brilliant - learned how to play this from your tutorial. Love hearing the cover :

[@tonedr]

hello Paul hope all is good your way sir - Happy New Year!

[@bobw1559]

Excellent Dale! Hope all is well. The room looks great! Blessings!

[@tonedr]

hello Bob...thanks for the kind post and I hope you are very well too, your friend, dale.

[@michaelhoule4570]

Fantastic!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@Fronz05]

Merry Christmas Dale! I never tire of watching your lessons and play through videos. You are blessed to be so so talented and I learn something new each time. My talent and playing skills are in a slump, but I have to do something to get better. So, I bought a hat similar to what you're wearing in this video and my wife says she likes my hat. So, I am a lucky man. I learned some great new music from one of the best and I learned my wife likes me in a hat :)

[@tonedr]

I'm so glad you got a new hat! maybe we can get hats back in vogue! This one was my dad's hat and I sure enjoy wearing it. All the best in the New Year - let's keep in touch - Merry Christmas!

[@NexusDL12]

Excellent!

[@tonedr]

thank you! greatly appreciate you checking this out!

[@CplSkiUSMC]

So relaxing Dale, that was great.

[@tonedr]

sure appreciate you sharing your time to give this a listen and hope all is good your way! your friend, dale.

[@jeffreybuckingham3782]

Great Song! Great Job!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Man!! Sounding like a million bucks, Dale! Hope to see you soon.

[@tonedr]

hello pro! I hope so too, it will be such a thrill to play together again, hope you guys are fantastic, your fan, dale.

[@Shamilt3]

Great Job Dale! Great tone for just a room mic

[@tonedr]

thanks for the kind post, sure means a lot to me - your friend, dale.

[@Shamilt3]

@@tonedr You deserve it. MLP Crew

[@warrenw.1544]

Nice!!!! Like it

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for checking this out!

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

as for me and my house....and even king davids music....in modern times..about as good as it gets

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

ah man!!!.....you got it buddy.....twisting, climbing, escalating, elevating through the dome.... harmonics at the end.....the icing on a big cake.

[@tonedr]

thanks for your always encouraging words!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

that was fantastic love that open G tuning on that song.. do you ever noodle occasionally with 12 strings our own any? they're so temperamental I bought one a few years back but I just I never got into them.. some people love the hell out of them. Just never happened for me.. Was about ready to pull out the electric while you were playing along and get those Tom Johnston little runs that accompany the middle bridge always love how they put that together between the pat Simmons not quite a solo but just that bridge it's just fantastic that little interlude in the middle by the captains always been my favorite Doobies album if I had to pick just one.. be careful the fourth watch out for those crazy people with them fireworks.. you over by Lexington are almost like pretty much we can go anywhere to get them not too far away an hour and ten minute drive or so.

[@tonedr]

hello friend...thanks for your kind post! I've had a 12 string in the past but don't currently. I like them but pretty limited use for what i seem to do. You stay safe as well, your friend, dale.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

good to see you..."back in the saddle again"....haha, i know if a nervous anxiety patient would just sit down and listen to this, hed chuck the bottle of meds over the falls....didnt deutchendorf sing..."well...id play sally gooden all day if i could, but the LORD and the wife wouldnt take it very good"....well, welcome to my sally gooden...i could sit around the campfire or frog-pond all night, and listen to this....or listen to me playin it myself...lol, probably wouldnt be half as good though....well, it is kinda my style, a lot...a lot-lot... haha....outstanding as always 61...if this wont grab an axeman good, and shake him down, i dont know what will....busts me down like a shotgun at cleaning time.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

1 of the few times i really liked stephen tylers schrill......"im back in the saddle again"....p.s....are you ever going to tell me about the felder thing, id love to hear what his reaction[s] were.

[@tonedr]

we could play it together, as we say here in KY, till the cows come home:) You do the singing!

[@tonedr]

he just said nice things about the cover - no offers:(

[@bluesman354]

Thanks Dale

[@tonedr]

greatly appreciate you taking time to give this a listen!

[@89smokey]

Beautiful work, Dale! Would really love if you could do an arrangement of MY favorite Dobbie Bros. song, "Another Park, Another Sunday". But that's more of a two guitar piece.

[@tonedr]

hey! thanks so much for checking this out...greatly appreciated and APAS it such a great tune! i do have a tutorial posted on it - hope all is well your way, your friend, dale.

[@rayross997]

Thanks Dale, very well done. Hope you have a great summer. Is that a new guitar?

[@tonedr]

hello Ray...thanks sir for checking this out and the very kind post - the guitar is a couple of years old, so yes new, and built by a friend here in KY. I hope you have a great summer as well, your pal, dale.

[@矢島正嗣]

You are very nice.I would love to be able to play it, do you have a Tab?

[@tonedr]

Thanks for sharing your time and love of music! your friend, dale sorry no tab

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

hey Dale which amp were you playing through on that acoustic electric Collins? it was very subdued but yet it was punching out when you needed it to it was a really nice sounding little amp there. 🎉🎈🥳 Happy New year hope you had a nice covid Christmas this year LOL.

[@tonedr]

It's an AER amp - this is the second one I've had - it's two channels with 100Watts per channel. I really can't say enough good about AER products. They don't give them away but it's probably the most satisfying single piece of gear I have. Happy New Year!

[@jimwhelan7697]

Great stuff as always Dale. I have a couple of questions if you can indulge me: 1. What brand of guitar are you playing on this? Obviously beautiful maple back and sides, but can't make out the logo on the headstock. 2. What are the chords and fingerings for the ones you play up on the 7th fret after the main chord verses? I play this song myself (in Open G of course), but would like to incorporate those chords into my version as well. On a side note, I played this song for my soon to be wife 15 years ago in front of friends and family at our commitment ceremony before we left the next day to fly to Lake Tahoe for our wedding there overlooking the lake. She is my "South City Midnight Lady"!!

[@tonedr]

hey Jim...thanks for checking this out and the questions sir! The guitar is built by a luther here in Frankfort KY - Will Renshaw so the headstock is just his initials. I wanted an LOO body guitar and only maple and Koa wood which he was kind enough to built - i couldn't be happier with it:) If you could please give me a time stamp from the video on the exact chords i could help with i'll gladly do so - great story about this song - thanks for sharing!

[@jimwhelan7697]

@@tonedr Dale, first time is from about 31 seconds to 34 seconds in. Looks like barring 7th (?) but not sure if it's all strings, and then looks like 2nd part of that on 7th adds some fingering.

[@tonedr]

@@jimwhelan7697 got it thanks...yes sir barring the 7th all strings accept the Low E string which we know is a D note now - this will give you a better visual maybe at 7 minute mark. Let me know if i've still confused you - your friend, dale. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2iUlopjlJdppas

[@jimwhelan7697]

@@tonedr Perfect, thank you sir!! Have a blessed day and week!

[@woodmo530]

Great playing! What type of guitar is that? It has such beautiful tone!

[@tonedr]

hello Matt..hope all is good your way - the guitar was built by a local luther and friend Will Renshaw. It's a Gibson L00 size guitar - thanks for your kind post!

[@wedersongameplay8267]

LIKEE

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for checking this out!

[@mvp019]

Are those all Calton cases back there?

[@tonedr]

yes, thanks for checking this out!

[@mvp019]

@@tonedr Big respect on the cases, and I like your lessons; if only I had time enough for guitar in my hectic life. Keep up the great work!

[@andreiter]

Open tuning?

[@bluesman354]

Open g

[@tonedr]

yes sir, bluesman has it - open G! from low to high - DGDGBD - your friend, dale.

[@jeffreysimmons1084]

Thanks Dale

[@tonedr]

thank you for being willing to share music...have a great summer, your pal, dale.