The 'trick' to playing JOLENE by Dolly Parton

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  • @froggie_animations6750
    @froggie_animations6750 14 днів тому +3

    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

  • @seniorsanchez2286
    @seniorsanchez2286 Рік тому +19

    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!❤❤

  • @relic400
    @relic400 11 місяців тому +11

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

  • @cahill500
    @cahill500 Рік тому +11

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

  • @peterb5
    @peterb5 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @jilldenise7893
    @jilldenise7893 Рік тому +11

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

  • @notinterested8798
    @notinterested8798 9 місяців тому +4

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

  • @airrescue2
    @airrescue2 Рік тому +10

    Outstanding!! Thank you so much!

  • @neomiekramer3690
    @neomiekramer3690 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @chrisegg7936
    @chrisegg7936 6 місяців тому +5

    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
      @soundofbeers 22 дні тому

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

  • @joschbo1738
    @joschbo1738 4 місяці тому +1

    Danke!

  • @chrisdodd6171
    @chrisdodd6171 11 місяців тому +5

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

    • @CyndiMansfield-u7e
      @CyndiMansfield-u7e 11 місяців тому +2

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

    • @maxb8695
      @maxb8695 7 місяців тому

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

  • @freespeech-advocate
    @freespeech-advocate 11 місяців тому +4

    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
    @jonmellor6876 Місяць тому +1

    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👍

  • @andrewsflicks7920
    @andrewsflicks7920 Рік тому +20

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

    • @coronelsakura2841
      @coronelsakura2841 4 місяці тому

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

  • @elmikol2443
    @elmikol2443 Рік тому +3

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

  • @SLB4523
    @SLB4523 Рік тому +4

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

  • @MrHunGeo
    @MrHunGeo 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @johngreen7410
    @johngreen7410 4 місяці тому +1

    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.

  • @emanuellandeholm5657
    @emanuellandeholm5657 14 днів тому +1

    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.

  • @Dutcharmytent
    @Dutcharmytent Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @martydoherty2660
    @martydoherty2660 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @gregpiper8416
    @gregpiper8416 Рік тому +2

    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
      @fennahrob6934  Рік тому +2

      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.

  • @atombombtom8615
    @atombombtom8615 16 днів тому

    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!

  • @awfullyperson
    @awfullyperson 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @Wk193
    @Wk193 11 місяців тому +1

    Great tutorial! Thanks. Gonna try try try.

  • @soundofbeers
    @soundofbeers 22 дні тому +1

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

  • @kevinbodnar448
    @kevinbodnar448 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @andyyoung1565
    @andyyoung1565 5 місяців тому +1

    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!!!

  • @Suzanne2909
    @Suzanne2909 Рік тому +3

    Downloaded lets go! Great song and thank you!

  • @Jeronimo365
    @Jeronimo365 Рік тому +1

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

  • @tonykehoe123
    @tonykehoe123 Рік тому +1

    Love the lessons rob ❤️from Liverpool

  • @jessicaaxo6321
    @jessicaaxo6321 Рік тому +1

    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!

  • @brianleechee
    @brianleechee 11 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @howardyoung4185
    @howardyoung4185 11 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant and fun -thanks you Rob!

  • @huckberryfinnGN
    @huckberryfinnGN 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @TheCSteve
    @TheCSteve 2 місяці тому +1

    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.. 🙂

  • @KatzAndDawgz
    @KatzAndDawgz 4 місяці тому

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

  • @ladiesman9061
    @ladiesman9061 9 місяців тому

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

  • @HopalongAndrew
    @HopalongAndrew 9 місяців тому +1

    great lesson, tex! thanks!

  • @hollowbodymusic
    @hollowbodymusic 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @karinededecker518
    @karinededecker518 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you🙏

  • @Lordofthewhyz
    @Lordofthewhyz 8 місяців тому +1

    This was really helpful thanks!

  • @giuseppepollutri6019
    @giuseppepollutri6019 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @aloneranger3980
    @aloneranger3980 Рік тому

    Great lesson.

  • @markward9949
    @markward9949 Рік тому +1

    Bloody genius, this one Rob

  • @loatlarge3103
    @loatlarge3103 10 місяців тому

    Fantastic tutorial, thank you so much!

  • @DjNikGnashers
    @DjNikGnashers Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @RoadrunnerTaxisKilgetty
    @RoadrunnerTaxisKilgetty 9 місяців тому

    Excellent video

  • @tinosimons4231
    @tinosimons4231 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @iancnnr
    @iancnnr 7 місяців тому

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

  • @johnmurphy1466
    @johnmurphy1466 Рік тому +1

    Cool Rob 👍I’ll give it a go

  • @mtgm3
    @mtgm3 3 місяці тому

    you are a great teacher, thank you for the video

  • @billwillis9015
    @billwillis9015 Рік тому

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

    • @fennahrob6934
      @fennahrob6934  Рік тому

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

  • @roberttaylor7309
    @roberttaylor7309 11 місяців тому +1

    Cool, thanks.

  • @DaniDani-nh5wn
    @DaniDani-nh5wn 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks from Italy.

  • @johnnykollins1187
    @johnnykollins1187 5 місяців тому +1

    I enjoyed watching this video, its great!!

  • @HipsterDoofus100
    @HipsterDoofus100 8 місяців тому +3

    2:02 it’s an Asus2

  • @johnsmith5010
    @johnsmith5010 4 місяці тому +1

    Cheers

  • @bedandbreakfasthanoi1321
    @bedandbreakfasthanoi1321 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @reinhardchristoph9810
    @reinhardchristoph9810 9 місяців тому

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

  • @jonnyberens5152
    @jonnyberens5152 29 днів тому

    Excellent video. Thank u

  • @AlanStevens-d1x
    @AlanStevens-d1x 8 днів тому

    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
    @csabahitka6026 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @moyasaenz01
    @moyasaenz01 Рік тому

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

  • @QueenieTT
    @QueenieTT Рік тому

    Rob can you do Thirteen by Big Star please 🙏🏼

  • @100Aces
    @100Aces Рік тому +1

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

  • @JohnBlair-p2z
    @JohnBlair-p2z 8 місяців тому +1

    wow!

  • @fennaaaaaaaaaa
    @fennaaaaaaaaaa 7 місяців тому

    Thank you! :D

  • @kloandra6966
    @kloandra6966 5 місяців тому

    i too love dolly parton

  • @drunkviggo7263
    @drunkviggo7263 Рік тому +1

    Damn that sounds good.

  • @1952Paper
    @1952Paper Рік тому

    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

  • @billskimodels4442
    @billskimodels4442 Рік тому +1

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

  • @becksfarrar
    @becksfarrar Місяць тому

    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 ?

  • @eamonncoady9823
    @eamonncoady9823 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @vladimirtrescec6809
    @vladimirtrescec6809 2 місяці тому

    Thank You, Thank You

  • @billpomfret774
    @billpomfret774 7 місяців тому +1

    3 days and I have almost got it

  • @bjornstromberg7975
    @bjornstromberg7975 Рік тому +5

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

  • @vladimirtrescec6809
    @vladimirtrescec6809 2 місяці тому

  • @nealb6974
    @nealb6974 6 місяців тому

    Blimey

  • @BrianHarbut-v5k
    @BrianHarbut-v5k Рік тому +3

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

  • @johninnz
    @johninnz 9 місяців тому

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

  • @danbryant7322
    @danbryant7322 9 місяців тому

    "It easy." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @fennahrob6934
      @fennahrob6934  9 місяців тому

      It’s nearly all open strings! 🥸

  • @chandana56
    @chandana56 3 місяці тому +1

    wow!