The 'trick' to playing JOLENE by Dolly Parton

[@cahill500]

Please keep doing what you’re doing, just the way you’re doing it. Thank you

[@seniorsanchez2286]

You know what?! I'm absolutely in love with this song right now and i swear to god...that is the best explanation of this song i found so far soo thank you very much!❤❤

[@froggie_animations6750]

The best explanation for this song EVER!! I’ll be coming back for the next one, thank you so so much for being so clear and concise. Cheers

[@relic400]

The best lesson i have had for Jolene...thank you Rob!

[@peterb5]

As a self taught guitarist, your ability to explain things so simply helps me (and I imagine many others) greatly, thanks mate!

[@andrewsflicks7920]

Such a clever lady...musician, lyricist, actress...comedian...and business woman...what a woman. Thanks for breaking it all down so simply...again...

[@coronelsakura2841]

I thought you were talking about the guitar player of the tutorial!

[@jilldenise7893]

You are an amazing teacher. My favourite on KZbin. So glad I found your channel. Thank you! 👏

[@chrisegg7936]

I doubt I'll ever find it explained better than this! I especially appreciate the part towards the end where you explain why you sometimes fret notes that you won't actually play, I always wondered about that. Thanks!

[@soundofbeers]

Try Justin Sandercoe (JustinGuitar); has 100s of other songs well explained as well (;

[@chrisdodd6171]

Took me bloody ages to get this Rob....but glad I persevered....a classic! Thanks again for the tutorial.

[@CyndiMansfield-u7e]

Same I spent the whole day just getting the first part lol

[@maxb8695]

@@CyndiMansfield-u7esame I couldn’t stop my thumb from trying to do a percussion before the first hammer-on

[@emanuellandeholm5657]

We all know and love Dolly Parton for her amazing voice, but this is such a beautiful development of Travis picking by DP. Imagine picking like this while singing. She used to do that all the time. I believe she now has a backup guitarist that performs the picking while she's singing. She'll be singing and strumming. I have a huge amount of respect for Dolly.

[@SLB4523]

An absolute favourite of mine for many years. Thank you Rob. White stripes did a corker version of it as well!

[@freespeech-advocate]

my little girl sings this song in the car so i had to learn it. its a tricky one to get under the fingers but like anything once you get it you'll never forget it. great lesson you got a sub bro, cheers🤟😎🎸

[@jonmellor6876]

Fabulous Rob, a tricky thing to break down but your breakdown is ace n easy to understand. Not saying it’s the easiest riff to play but I’m getting there, thanks to you. You’ve made what could be a ball ache & a long boring lesson into something most enjoyable & cryptic. Many thanks, Jon. Up the NorthWest👍

[@neomiekramer3690]

Thanks!

[@elmikol2443]

You're so f******talented! I love your tutorials! Thanks for sharing your talent Rob

[@johngreen7410]

Awesome! Thank you, im the old geezer with a gibson, your tutorials are so easy to digest, lm so pleased i found you on the web.

[@MrHunGeo]

I just stumbled upon this video by chance, but let me tell you, you are absolutely amazing!

[@joschbo1738]

Danke!

[@airrescue2]

Outstanding!! Thank you so much!

[@notinterested8798]

Top lesson! So easy to follow….like a magic trick

[@Dutcharmytent]

This was one of the first songs I got right , it does sound harder than it actually is, but it is basic chords at the end of the day. I personally found that accentuating the base line helps keep the rhythm.

[@jessicaaxo6321]

Thank you for this clear and amazing lesson. I’m being gifted a Classical Guitar for Christmas this year from my partner. I haven’t played in over 10 years and really struggling to get back into it and play on my steel string after all this time! (My fingers have gone soft!) Will be checking out more of your stuff to practice!

[@andyyoung1565]

Cool tutorial Rob…. Thanks… got the hang of the riff… now to spend a couple of months practicing to speed up and making it sound half decent!! Really appreciated and it’s indeed a great riff!!!

[@atombombtom8615]

Don’t forget to tap your feet… It will make it 10 times easier… Great lesson… I am your very newest subscriber… Cheers and happy new year!

[@gregpiper8416]

Another great lesson. Interestingly, I've had the main riff down for some time, but was messing up the picking pattern in the verses.

[@fennahrob6934]

the picking in the verses doesn't have to be exact..A long as you're picking the correct chords 'in time' it'll sound fine.

[@brianleechee]

Amazing job! I found this song deceitfully challenging to learn when one of my students asked to learn it. I was like yeah no problemoooohhh...hmm... I'm gonna have to learn this with you and practice. But then I told them, since I'm learning it with you, if I master it first, I know you're not practicing haha! Btw, the Am with your 1st finger off is an Amsus2

[@martydoherty2660]

Great stuff Rob. I’ve been trying to work this out for years. Many thanks.

[@soundofbeers]

Very genuine lesson. Trying to help us out. Even a bit of reggae; fun. Thanks a lot!

[@DjNikGnashers]

I quite like this, nice job matey. You seem to have a similar way of getting your head around fingerstyle pieces, as I do. Big fan of Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jim Croce, Nick Drake, etc and some of their stuff seems impossible when you try to learn it as it's 'meant' to be learned. But like the way you teach and understand music, it can be learned in a different way and the end results are identical to the original.

[@markward9949]

Bloody genius, this one Rob

[@kevinbodnar448]

Thank you for the tutorial and keeping it easy to learn 👍💯

[@Jeronimo365]

Love these tutorials, really clear and simple. Thanks. 👍😎🙏

[@tonykehoe123]

Love the lessons rob ❤️from Liverpool

[@Suzanne2909]

Downloaded lets go! Great song and thank you!

[@awfullyperson]

I have to get this song right. Going to spend some time with this one and get it done soon. Thank you very much.

[@TheCSteve]

3 days and i can play that begin/main fingerpick riff slowly now .. Nice .. The rest was easy because i played allready a few songs like Dust in The wind and Street Spirit.. 🙂

[@huckberryfinnGN]

Thank you! Great tutorial. Btw, where is the link to the tab?

[@ladiesman9061]

great tutorial 👍 helped out hearing you play it slowly, building up to full tempo!

[@giuseppepollutri6019]

La proverò. Grazie sei molto esplicito ❤😂 imparerò molto da questo finger style 🫡✌️

[@hollowbodymusic]

This was great 👍 Wouldn’t have gotten it without this 🙏

[@howardyoung4185]

Brilliant and fun -thanks you Rob!

[@Wk193]

Great tutorial! Thanks. Gonna try try try.

[@billwillis9015]

Love your uncomplicated easy way of teaching, without all sus, diminished etc cords. Not sure how to access the tabs and music sheets.

[@fennahrob6934]

Hi Bill, click the blue link in the description box to get the paperwork. 👍🏻

[@KatzAndDawgz]

thanks for doing this with the downloads...practicing this now...thanks again

[@bedandbreakfasthanoi1321]

OMG this is fabulous, thanks so much It's going to take me a long time but you've inspired me 😀

[@DaniDani-nh5wn]

Thanks from Italy.

[@johnnykollins1187]

I enjoyed watching this video, its great!!

[@iancnnr]

Thanks so much Rob best tutorial yet again many thanks Rob.

[@tinosimons4231]

Wow mister......that's very good....thank you so much ❤

[@mtgm3]

you are a great teacher, thank you for the video

[@moyasaenz01]

Hi Fennah Rob, please do one of your excellent tutorials for that old Mary MacGregor song: Torn Between Two Lovers. Thanks a lot

[@jonnyberens5152]

Excellent video. Thank u

[@Lordofthewhyz]

This was really helpful thanks!

[@loatlarge3103]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you so much!

[@HopalongAndrew]

great lesson, tex! thanks!

[@johnmurphy1466]

Cool Rob 👍I’ll give it a go

[@AlanStevens-d1x]

started to get the hang of it from your video, so downloaded from the blue link and found that only the first page match yours? 2345&6 all different and no 7. can you amend this ? cheers

[@csabahitka6026]

Hi thanks this video I watched many jolene videos but that’s the only one i can understand

[@100Aces]

I DID in fact get that song JUST for the guitar intro at first… GREAT SONG.

[@HipsterDoofus100]

2:02 it’s an Asus2

[@karinededecker518]

Thank you🙏

[@billskimodels4442]

Great stuff Rob, this should keep me quite for hours and hours😂

[@eamonncoady9823]

You have a gift for teaching. Its 7th may now, will revert at christmas with joelene cracked and wedding pictures of Dolly and I...🤣

[@aloneranger3980]

Great lesson.

[@RoadrunnerTaxisKilgetty]

Excellent video

[@reinhardchristoph9810]

I am gonna give it a try... Thanks a lot!

[@QueenieTT]

Rob can you do Thirteen by Big Star please 🙏🏼

[@becksfarrar]

Hi Rob, can I ask what nylon guitar you are using there ? I'm considering getting a Cordoba 7/8 Dolce , any recommendations for entry level nylons ?

[@drunkviggo7263]

Damn that sounds good.

[@roberttaylor7309]

Cool, thanks.

[@kloandra6966]

i too love dolly parton

[@johnsmith5010]

Cheers

[@vladimirtrescec6809]

Thank You, Thank You

[@1952Paper]

Page 1 of Jolene, the intro riff does not alternate between A and D string in the third and 4th measures. Is that correct. Great video

[@fennahrob6934]

I’ll check. 👍🏻

[@1952Paper]

Thank you sir

[@fennaaaaaaaaaa]

Thank you! :D

[@JohnBlair-p2z]

wow!

[@billpomfret774]

3 days and I have almost got it

[@bjornstromberg7975]

as always...... not less then five stars!

[@vladimirtrescec6809]

❤

[@BrianHarbut-v5k]

Excellent! Thank Christ someone can show how it really goes! 😂🙏👏👏👏

[@nealb6974]

Blimey

[@johninnz]

Awesome song and an excellent tutorial. Fun fact Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus' God Mother.

[@danbryant7322]

"It easy." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fennahrob6934]

It’s nearly all open strings! 🥸

[@chandana56]

wow!