"Teardrops" DOBRO LESSON in G - only 3 chords!

[@andygetch3797]

Oh this is a great lesson, breaking down exactly what is being done with tips and tricks used in playing it. Also such a fun song!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

YAY! Thanks Andy! I appreciate you watching this early as a Patron! It really helps to get feedback. :)

[@fretman40]

Great video ,as are all your videos,just one piece of constuctive criticism..the level on your mic is too high and when you get into the chorus part where you get into it , it is distorting a little...

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

@@fretman40 totally agree! I apologize for that in the description. It drives me crazy, actually! Nearly re-recorded the video, but thought it was still useful and didn't want to wait for another warm day before posting another lesson :) Now I know to check the level on my device before recording though. I always thought I had a quiet voice! haha

[@qjarman7753]

Wow, your talent and enthusiasm are helping me take my first serious steps on this instrument, please keep posting your amazing lessons. Big love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@rickeydenler2385]

Great lesson and lovely voice young lady i am 68 years old took the plunge bought a dobro and subscribed to your channel yesterday I already play guitar foot drums and harmonica I do the one man band thing I hope God blesses me with enough years to learn to play it pretty good it will be a great addition seeing it's in open tunning it seams like once I memorise some right hand stough the other should not be that difficult once I get some muscle memory going on it should be doable any way I dont give up that's why I can play what I can play blessings to you !!!❤

[@awkipintee]

I've never enjoyed a lesson more than this. Your enthusiasm is infectious and your method is fabulous. Many thanks.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

yay! very glad to hear it!

[@eddiewebb7206]

I love you, I love you, I love you... Wow, I've had my dobro for 3 years, (and haven't played a thing on it) pulled it out of the case today and "YOU" showed up on my TV. I've watched you for a couple hours now and im finally starting to play. Im so excited!! I honestly almost just gave up on it. Thank you from the very bottom of my heart. Now I actually have a purpose in life again. I could never thank you enough! 💙

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

I'm so glad you didn't give up Eddie. You obviously have the music in you - so let it out!! :)

[@somerandomnification]

"Jamnesia" - Thank you for that. You've given me a word for what I experience every Sunday morning, every Saturday lunchtime, and every other Friday afternoon. I just thought I was senile. I'll start writing on myself this Friday. :)

[@WarrenFloyd-xr2js]

I'm 60, and been playing blues harmonica for the last 6 years, started when I was 13,. Just in the last 5 started playing a little dobro and slide electric,i absolutely love this type. Of music

[@mintonmiller]

" I spent a long time figuring it out and it sometimes slips away from me"> Abbie, you have no idea what an encouragement that is to hear. All my life I never considered myself good enough to play with anyone because of those words, and here you are consistently knocking it out of the park. Now that covid is winding down (hopefully) I am on a mission to see two live concerts; Abby Gardner and Larkin Poe.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Ah we're all working on something, right? It never ends. And I have to re-learn stuff sometimes too! I'm glad you've got some encouragement from these lessons. That makes me super happy, Minton! :)

[@danielcavazos5009]

Lov your attitude,it’s so positive. Keep it coming. I’ve played guitar for five decades and just picked up dobro.

[@karenparrington9821]

Awesome lesson. Really fun to play. I'm playing a Gretsch Squareneck and a luna lapsteel. One in D-tuning and the other one in G-tuning. Great thing. Now I have to practice, practice and practice. I love watch and listen to your videos on youtube. Thank you so much. Few weeks ago I got your songbook. So I have plenty stuff to play and sing...best wishes from Germany. Karen

[@JRoss-zxzx]

a highly skilled, talented teacher with wonderful energy. thank you Mz Gardner 😊

[@arminalexanderauer8194]

Dear Abbie, Such a inspiring rhythm, wow! Thank you for the vid. It’s a pleasure to see you teaching, your humor and love for music. Please let me know when your dobro class starts. My dobro and me are waiting for it.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

yay! thanks so much!

[@lisadaniels9688]

Omgosh you’re so adorable! I just got a square neck Grestch. I’m going to practice what you’ve taught. You’ll be my first lesson. Learning the Slide guitar, Lisa in Central Oregon 😄

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

go Lisa go!!

[@johnhopkins6565]

Thank you so much for these lessons, Abby. A friend of mine was moving and gifted me a Johnson Swampstomper, and I’ve been wanting to upgrade it with the nutraiser.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

nice

[@FlockofAngels]

Lots of awesome tips, great video and song! 👍🎶🌟

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Glad you liked it, Rex!

[@bengriffith218]

Abbie, I’m 71. I’ve picked and attempted the guitar four times in my life, never succeeded. I did learn to play one of the sons that I wrote. My biggest accomplishment!!! But, age has left my left hand unable to “play” even the basics. The last guitar that I bought a couple years ago was a resonator/dobro type. But the nut isn’t as high. I’ve never “understood” the music concept. But, watching this video, I THINK I’m catching on!! I wonder if dobro tuning is the same as basic guitar? Guess I’ll need to look that up somewhere. I doubt you’ll ever see this, much less be able to answer. I do know I AM going to pickup a slide, and start trying to make music, maybe actually for the first time in my life. I have subscribed to your channel and intend to glean all I can. And your attitude makes you fun to watch as well. THANK YOU for giving me the possibility of some measure of success and pleasure!!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Ben! Awesome that you found reso! Check out the intro video - it's not the prettiest video but I do explain the tunings (not the same as regular guitar), some other basics, using a nut raiser, etc. Let me know how it goes! :) here's that link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqUlIqjoKp1fqc

[@stevenculver1957]

Great lesson. Thank you.

[@robcross7282]

Such enthusiasm! It's great to see. Just going down the steel guitar road but a real beginner. Looking to tune from scratch in G and D it's so technical for an 80 yr old as a rank beginner who never got around to "music" in school! Wish me luck on this new Covid project!! Rob

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Oh you're gonna love it once you get going. With G tuning you really only have to learn the 3 bottom strings (GBD, low to high), then the top 3 are a repeat of the lower 3!

[@donfromal3592]

Thank you....beautiful lesson and easy to understand! You made me smile, thank you.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Glad it was helpful!

[@phyllisray9935]

Man I love my dobro!! But can't sing & play.guess it's because I started out with mandolin. But have been in love with dobro since I watched stringbean at age 5. Love your lessons. Please teach more picking lessons.you are fantastic player.keep up great job. God bless

[@lasshrugged]

This is great! Time to practice!

[@smithbrady6173]

You have a beautiful voice .thankyou!

[@jimmymalone3494]

Abbie I enjoyed your video thank you for sharing with us.

[@therealdiehl4671]

I've been playing around with the dobro for nearly 20 years, and you've just shown me more than I already knew. Just had shoulder surgery last week and in a sling for 5 more weeks. You've given me a whole bunch more,, can't wait to get out f this sling thing.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

amazing!! hang in there (no pun intended, heh)

[@bodiedominguez]

Thank you, very informative and easy to follow.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WarrenFloyd-xr2js]

I have an old KAY, love this,i mostly play blues harmonica,but the old dobro still keeps calling me, SUBBED, you are awesome!, Btw i wright songs on the fly, just give me a title I'll go for it 😎👍

[@TomHammelMusic]

Just rented a dobro to check it out, and your video was so helpful thank you! You're so fun too, love your actitude and passion!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

yay! good luck Tom!

[@curthogue6114]

Another great lesson! Thanks Abbie.......this is so much fun!

[@stevenstrother672]

Great singing and especially the playing! You got me thinking about getting a square neck! Cool jacket too!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Go for it Steven!

[@stevenstrother672]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosingerI just scored a 1947 Vega lap steel. It's tuned to open G..

[@JohnSims3]

Awesome lesson! Thank you!!!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

you got it John! Glad you liked it. :)

[@WarrenFloyd-xr2js]

Great no bullshit lesson ❤❤❤❤

[@billywillis5687]

Love this. I'm goin to get me a dobro at age 63 lol but you also have a very beautiful voice. I can play several instruments and all by ear. Never had any lessons except what my mom taught me. But I have never own dobro. But I will. Lol 😆 love you keep it coming 😘

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

you're young in "dobro years" Billy :)

[@royheap5178]

Brilliant Abby, thanks for these lessons they are so helpful. (UK).

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

yay! I'm so glad!

[@frankehv88]

Very nice great lesson. And very positive approach. thanks. Greetz from the Netherlands

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Thanks friend! Now I've got 2 buddies in the Netherlands! :)

[@frankehv88]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger Great albums !!! just streamed it on Spotify!!

[@duanethompson2360]

Glad to see you playing. I played with many bands for 20 years. Knew all the greatest.

[@kayanowtoo7593]

I have an old Epiphone Hummingbird Pro (my first guitar) and I have a Grover supernut so never tried Dobro before and thought I'd give it a shot. I'll let you know if I have any success but don't hold your breath.

[@PhantomEngineer]

Such a fun lesson, great song and your joy is contagious! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

thanks mr phantom! :)

[@PhantomEngineer]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger you can just call me "phan" ;)

[@musicofstephenkirwin-mphstudio]

nice video just bought a wessxenborn style lap steel. a long time guitar player and a few years on a resonator. I m good with open d but dobro tuning was bit of a trick. love to learn some licks. maybe some trad songs...thanks for your lessons keep smiling.

[@MrBarrynicholas]

Thank you lovely lady.

[@thompod2]

Great rhythm

[@littlet-rex8839]

Great lesson tips, I don't think I even have that rhythm in me , LOL, I've always written my songs with a classical, trying to switch to writing with my Dobro (square neck Regal Black Lightning). Trying to get more bluegrass into it, I may be barking up a slick tree cause I ain't having much luck. I've posted one song singing with the Dobro.

[@paulsanders2673]

I’m gonna have to watch this a few more times, put it on loop maybe. It’s a tour of muting techniques! If only my left hand wasn’t all thumbs….

[@raymondoakford8357]

Saw Red Molly in the Uk many years ago. Memorable show.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Aw good to hear from you again Ray!

[@raymondoakford8357]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger Hi Abbie, as I’m in the Uk I just wondered if Red Molly are still touring and have you played Dobro with Jerry Douglas, he comes over here every year fronting the Transatlantic Sessions ,,,,which you should be the shows guest artist.

[@therealdiehl4671]

What a delightful presentation! I did not know this song so, I had to look it up. I like your vocal better than Ms. Lynch's.

[@Thefergydude]

Hi Abbie - my first time on your site. I am primarily a pedal steel player but play around on my cheap dobro. What model is yours? Looks like the same model that Jerry Douglas plays so I am sure it is not cheap! Keep up the great work.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Fergydude! Cheap dobros can be good too. Yeah this one is modeled after a Black Beard - a few modifications but very similar

[@IanAbelBand]

What brand guitar is this? It sounds beautiful. And does it have a hip shot?

[@johnhopkins6565]

12:48 - anytime you’re playing and singing the 3rd in the chord, it really rings out. The 3rd is a dominant tone in the major chord and should only occur once. This is why power chords sound so much better than a full chord at times.

[@vandermaas76]

At 2:56 you are so hilarious and I’m glad you still use that B. We don’t like lonely B’s. We need those B’s at the Wildwood Flowers :-)

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

I had to rewatch to see what you meant and yes- I'm ridiculous! that face! hahaha

[@vandermaas76]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger it definitely makes learning the dobro fun 😁😀

[@conniecarroll9398]

Thanks for the video. I love all your songs amazing I found you. I need help with the dobro and you are my answer thanks a lot. God Bless

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

HOORAY! I'm so glad Connie!

[@MW-dh1ez]

you are really delightful

[@donnar278]

I just started watching you, and now admire you when you said "It's not a combination of strings like on guitar, uhhh!". Which is why I want to switch from guitar to Dobro. I been playing git for 4 years, and have been the rhythm git player for a lead player. We're no longer together, and as a soloist at a jam tonight, I came to the realization that I really don't know how to play! Everyone else knows some type of lead. And with my super tiny 10-year (adult) hands, I can't reach many chords. So... I think this is what I really need! Question:. I'm right handed, and it seems as though it would be easier to have the slide in the right hand. And on a git, we play notes/chords with left, so picking notes/chords on the Dobro with left hand might be easier. Do you know of any right handed git players who now play left handed Dobro?

[@donnar278]

10 year old size hands is what I meant.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Donna, I'm right handed too. It's definitely better to pick the strings with your dominant hand and use the bar with your left hand. It takes some time to get the technique right, but you're gonna want your right hand to have that accuracy in plucking the strings independently when you want to.

[@ArkRed1]

What is the whammy looking set up behind the bridge, and what is your favorite bar to use when you play? Thanks.

[@reckonimokie123]

Nice song, voice & dobro. Can you play the whole thing so we can hear it?

[@fntsmk]

What a beautiful and beautifully talented young woman. The wife I always wanted... but never got. Thanks for the cool lesson Abbie! :)

[@kentl7228]

I'm not from the USA, so it is probably blasé for a US citizen, but what a clear and pretty speaking voice she has. No wonder she can sing well.

[@skeeze1]

Hi. Could you tell us what brand finger picks you use and how to get a good fit. Thanks.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey friend! Yeah I like the brass pro pics for my index/middle finger, then a Golden Gate plastic one for my thumb. The metal ones you have to bend a bit and some people prefer a double wrap. It really depends on your hands. Here's another video that shows a close-up of my hands: PICKS & SLIDE EASY kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF7JlmekiJ56fqs

[@skeeze1]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger Great! Thanks!

[@discharge666]

I'm trying to decide which is easier, playing dobro flat on your lap or more blues-style like a traditional guitar. Which do you think is easier? Any advice would help. Great videos by the way.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Well, maybe forget what's easier and go for what you like better. Either way will take work, but it's gotta be work you wanna do and that feels rewarding, right?

[@expresionest]

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[@topcat769]

Hi Abbie, I have looked through some of your excellent lessons but I couldn't find out what guitar you are playing? I am looking for a resonator but yours is obviously a lap-steel type which is not going be played in standard tuning ever and others like the nationals are really much more like standard guitars like the one that Mark Knopfler plays Romeo and Juliet on. Any information on your guitar would be great. Thanks!

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Top Cat! I'm playing a Beard model reso from Beard Guitars in Maryland. Great folks!

[@jimmywithaj1]

Sounds great! What is the bender/vibrato mechanism on your guitar? Looks almost like a Bigsby...

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

it's a "double shot" by the HipShot company. There are micro tuners and a lever that let's me change tunings fast. Pretty cool stuff, as long as you remember what tuning you're in! haha

[@TheError67]

Hi there. Can't someone copy the lyrics here? Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere. Thanks. :)

[@richardpoff7879]

Do you have videos out there to learn the dobro

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

yup, this is one but there are more in the WOODSHED LESSON PLAYLIST bit.ly/WoodshedLessons

[@EJNOVA]

What type of dobros do you use? I am wanting to learn dobro.

[@patpatton2003]

what kind of tail peace is that

[@countryalexander7175]

If I have not heard the song, how am I supposed to know the connection to it?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Well, you could get something out of the techniques taught here even without knowing the song, which I link to in the description. Here’s yet another version kzbin.info/aero/RDUHQlbQR12Yc&playnext=1

[@albertattwood8746]

what kind of dobro are you playing. is that a whamy bar at the bridge.

[@richardterry3000]

May i ask what is attached to the tail piece of your dobro?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Richard - that's a DoubleShot, made by HipShot. I made another video explaining what it is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJmZg5megq95i9k

[@andrewbevan4662]

Why does the action need to be so high ? Much higher than normal slide guitar setup?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

hiya! that's so the slide bar doesn't hit the guitar neck

[@stuart_oneill]

I'm a year late but I'd love a lass. comete beginner.

[@lawrencearmijo7246]

What model is your Beard ?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Lawrence! It's modeled after the Jerry Black Beard, but customized to make it lighter.

[@valkiefalkmann2617]

like her, smile hair guitar too

[@janetnewsom5460]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@flgator311]

Please tell me the make and model of your guitar. Thank You

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Hey Gator! It's a Beard resonator guitar - a custom but based off the Jerry D signature model

[@flgator311]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger thank you.

[@davidmcgowan-jc3mm]

Please play the song Too much talk

[@christophermckinnon4920]

Is that a double shot on your tail piece?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

you guessed it Christopher!

[@christophermckinnon4920]

I saw a demo video an still don't understand how it stays in tune. GBD, standard tuning. Then to DADGAD/DADF#AD. What!?! Does it work with a minor or a C9?

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

@@christophermckinnon4920 I know it's crazy right? Near the tailpiece are little microtuners for each string. They increase the string tension enough to make the note a higher pitch. Since they're separate for each string, it's not like slapping on a capo that changes all strings at once. When the lever is open it's the tuning with lower pitches, so when it's closed the microtuners do their job to raise the pitches. Once you set it, it stays pretty well in tune. Make sense? I should make a video of it haha

[@christophermckinnon4920]

Please do. Blows my mind.. dude, a flip of the handle. Two tunings!. Wow

[@ny10980]

I prefer you start out playing the song first before breaking it down.

[@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger]

Good idea!

[@ny10980]

@@AbbieGardnerdobrosinger You know, it's as if you are watching me as I just now unpacked my first Dobro. Man do I have a lot of questions already. So let's start simple. I play fingerstyle already on regular guitar. But I don't seem to see Dobro-ists with picks on all but their pinky finger like I do in other fingerstyle. Just thumb index and middle. Is that related to doing banjo type rolls...(which I know nothing about either...haha)? It's sure going to take a while to get down all that muting. I am making noises all over the place...lol! Glad to have found your pages!!

[@-JD56]

Yeah, you have the song in your head then, and it helps learn it quicker, a lot of teachers on you tube break a song down, with iut playing it first,

[@ExploreAmerica]

I don’t think the neighbors mind if you play and sing

[@jindrarazl8449]

Co to jeeeeeeeeeee kuwa

[@sullycliftona]

Lucky me for beginning again last few years ,, so I’ll copy a few things ,,you ain’t drummer tho .. thanks cheers old man uk

[@johnhopkins6565]

You got some luck neighbors, belt it out

[@davidharris2210]

Your lessons are awesome, but you damn sure chatter way too much…

[@michaelrosawatkins3928]

Too much talking/laughing not enough playing