Sweet Leilani - steel guitar

[@annewest1237]

John Dopyera, my father, would have loved this. He especially enjoyed Hawiaan music, and actually in his 70's,boarded a plane and all alone flew to the main island!!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

That is so great to hear, Anne, that made my day ! Your father was such a brilliant originator and the instrument he designed still works perfectly after89 years. Aloha -sebastian-

[@Liam1H]

I am lucky enough to own and play one of the oldest and rarest of the wood bodied resophonic guitars your father made. He holds a very special place in the history of American music in general and guitars in particular. I love that guitar, I only wish I could thank him.

[@berndf7437]

Been to Trnava dobrofestu hudba resophonic best Festival ever 🏝ALOHA🏝

[@sandynorenberg9047]

Mahalo for such a beautiful song 🎵 😍 ❤

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

So glad you like it, Sandy 😊 !

[@PLINKER]

Nice! Love your old National! I used to have a number 4 square neck!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you Tom ! Wow, a Style 4, definitely on my list 😁 !

[@आंधी-ढ2ठ]

A very beautiful melody 🎶Great performance 💯

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like it !

[@jeremymozlin]

The whole thing is fantastic, but that VI chord over the minor iv at 1:33 is just stunning. Bravo!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like it, Jeremy ! It's a nice Minor chord hack, right 😁 !

[@Three_Eyed_Willy]

Excellent!!!!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Dankeschön mein Lieber 😊 !

[@joshwilltraveladventuresco5452]

Thank You! Beautiful! Played this next to Les Paul's version from 1946 and it was a near match!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much, Josh, love Les Pauls music !

[@braxtonolita]

sickest song ever and you killed it bradda

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Mahalo Braxtonolita 🤙!

[@JMFingerstyle]

OMG, that National sound is SO vintage! Love that tone, and a great performance too.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like it!

[@hoola100]

Sebastian, that was so sweet. I also loved the backup, especially the way you played the climb from the IV to the V chord.Superb!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much, hoola !

[@hoola100]

@@HawaiianSteelGuitar Sebastian, sorry, I should have given my name ... Graham

[@kamillesimon812]

So beautiful!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much, Kamille !

[@stanthesteelguitarman8228]

Superb rendition of the "Academy Award Winner" song in 1937. Sebastian, your touch and tone is just lovely. I also detected a little bit of Roy Smeck within your interpretation! Thoroughly enjoyed. Aloha and best wishes. [From the UK].

[@AliasJimWirth]

Sounds really nice on that National. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thanks Jim !!!

[@slidemellowman]

Super, das macht Spaß zum Anhören. Viele Grüße aus Bayern

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Freut mich ! Gruss aus Berlin !

[@Lugertho]

My daughter was named after this. Beautifully played!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

That's awesome!Aloha sebastian

[@miketomac2192]

Beautiful Rendition of Sweet Leilani ! Looking forward to more tunes island style. Thank you for posting this and including the tuning, too..

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much, Mike!

[@wildechild5]

Maikaʻi kaikunāne, maikaʻi maoli... mea e hoʻoneʻe ai i koʻu pūhaka. 🌺Aloha🌺

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Mahalo Real Wild Child, great to hear that one gets you moving 😁🌴🤙

[@wildechild5]

@@HawaiianSteelGuitar😁🤙

[@imdeboy]

Beautiful playing Sebastian. I started to learn the steel guitar when I retired a few years ago. Your playing is so inspiring.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

That is so great to hear, John. If you are interested in tabs or playbacks for any of the tunes on my YT channel write me a emal: [e-mail]

[@AGOber]

Beautiful!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much, Andreas, great videos on you channel !

[@safdjqw0]

I love your videos. Could you make one for how to get started learning? I know how to play guitar and want to learn this :)

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like the videos ! I will definitely do tabs in the future, tutorial videos are a good idea, I will see if I can do one.

[@poorter3847]

Wonderful playing!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like it !

[@malkagael2596]

Bravo, et vous avez un magnifique son.

[@gudrunkleemeyer5738]

Wundervoll. Da geht mir das Herz auf. Mahalo nui.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Merci !

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Mahalo Gudrun !

[@jerryderr8043]

Great playing Sebastian! I just bought your tab and BT for this song. I haven't started yet but wondered if my Shubb wood/steel hybrid bar will reach those slant chords or do I need a longer bar? Thanks so much and thanks for making this music available!

[@jerryderr8043]

Sorry to bother you. I just went through it and the slants were not as intimidating or across as many strings as I imagined. My Shubb will do fine.

[@Guitarlessonsbybrian]

hi. What is your tuning to this song? If you don’t mind me asking? Sounds great!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like it Brian, it is Highbass A !

[@Guitarlessonsbybrian]

thanks!

[@Uruguay714]

Are you using chromes? It’s interesting how the nut on old tricones is so much lower and thicker than new NRP ones. I’ve got a hollow-neck, it came with a basic dobro nut. -tall and thin. I need to learn to play softer.. - excellent playing as usual!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

I use Daddario Flattop strings, a bit smoother than roundwounds.

[@brunopietoso1498]

What sort of string gauge are you using on this tuning? Thanks

[@janetnewsom5460]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

❤️

[@kevinrichardadanaqueguerre2095]

Hi, I really want to play it, can you please send me the tab?:(

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Hi Kevin, please send a email to [e-mail] and I will get back to you !

[@jerryspencer7916]

What a wonderful presentation of this emotional song! It always reminds me of a very attractive special girl in my dreams. We are on a deserted lush tropical beach and the gentle trade winds softly flow through her long lovely hair as tiny droplets of sea foam tenderly kiss her soft skin. As she slowly walks to me her seductive hips gently sway to and fro while the pleasant tropical sun caresses her enchanting feminine curves. The warm expression in her delicate eyes is filled with a sincere desire for only me. She kisses me with her luscious, sensuous lips while we share passionate embraces Hawaiian style. I dream of her and hope that she longs for me. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful version of a truly classic song. It always has a very special effect on my emotions . . . a longing for my true love. Jerry

[@berndf7437]

🏝TRNAVA SLOVAKIA DOBROFESTU HUDBA RESOPHONIC🏝 war großartig Südseeträume wurden wahr

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Very glad you like it Bernd !