Woke up this morning and thought, I'd like to learn a Doobie Brothers song. This is one of my all-time favorites, and with a quick UA-cam search this video came up. Flash forward a few hours and "Viola!" I can play it, all thanks to your awesome instruction! Thank you very much for a fantastic lesson!
Pat Simmons also one of my favorite guitar players, and The Doobie Brothers hands the best, better than the Eagles who I also like alot. Had the honor of meeting Pat of all places at the Costco in Maui. I looked at him, I took a double take and then bravely asked him if he was part of a very famous rock band, his reply was " have you ever heard of the Rolling Stones". We proceeded to chat it up, talking mostly with my struggles learning Clear as Driven snow, he launched into explaining the tuning....Made my day
Thank You Sir for sharing your thoughts and knowledge with this song. This is a great song and you do an Excellent Job depicting the acoustic arrangement. Im still learning at 62. Again, Thank You ;)) ~!~
First off it's insane that the Doobies are not in the Hall of Fame and once again you have taught me another great song Thanks so much for your selfless well thought out lessons you are a great player and teacher have a great 2019.
I've loved this song since I owned the album back in the early 70's. I never ever thought I'd be able to play it. But now, thanks to your video and the patient and detailed way you lay it out... I can! It brings a smile to my face every time I do. Thank you!
I was a working musician at the time the Captain and Me came out playing 6 nights a week for over a year in a bar. I always enjoyed just listening to this song and never really thought about learning the acoustic part rather concentrating on the lead lines. But 40 years later, I will follow your direction and learn this song thanks to your video. One tends to take for granted the beauty of a composition while overlooking what technical skills were needed to create it.
I simply had to echo the words of the people who wrote you before I saw this. This is guitar instruction perfection. Please know how very very much we all appreciate you sharing your talent with us. How can you not love this song? It's been on road trips everywhere. You are an absolutely excellent guitarist AND instructor. Aaaaand... you're teaching us the greatest songs on the planet. Again, thank you so much.
@@tonedr Brother Dale, The guitar cases behind you. My wife and I were wondering where you get them. They look bullet proof. Very nice collection as well. Obviously. :) Thank you so much, Jeff
We laymen are fortunate to have good musicians such as yourself to cover the middle ground, so to speak. A wonderful song by the Doobies, thanks for your effort’s Td!
Many many great songs by these guys but this one is my favorite from the first time I heard it in 1973. I was 16. Still my fav. Great lesson. Thank you
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the enjoyment of this song. Its one of my life long favorites, as is Pat’s work and the Doobie Brothers... I was singing it with your playing. You are one of the best too! Dan
Wonderful! Thank you for the tutorial. Much appreciated because I am not yet very comfortable with alternate tunings. When analyzing a song I know that when I come up with impossible finger patterns, I have to look for alternate tunings. I’m in the Netherlands so I was very fortunate to see The Doobie Brothers live twice in 2010 and uh… another year. Very happy I clicked on your tutorial!
As a non musician, I found myself watching this as a fan of the song. Your lessons were interesting to observe, but I loved when you said this sounds so beautiful to my ears. INDEED, this music sounds GORGEOUS to my ears. I am drawn the song, the music, the vocals. Thank you for your work on this.
I think this album , The Captain and Me was fantastic!,, full of tone, harmonies and wonderful writing Thank you brother! The crescendo at the end of South City Midnight Lady is so tasteful and moving.....yet joyfully haunting in its own way... so cool
Back when great intros just got the hand automatically moving to turn up the truck radio and get the chills started. This is one of those songs, for sure. Thanks so much for this :)) Jim
agreed 100%...maybe it was because we were young and were taught to do as we're told.....and at the beginning of sweet home alabama were told "turn it up"
Thanks for this tutorial. The Doobies are one of my all time favorite bands. I got to see them live years ago. Pat Simmons is an awesome guitar player, one of my favorites!
Watching this, I can feel your joy and admiration for Pat and this marvelous tune. If anyone asks me what my favorite Doobie's song is, I always reply with this one...which more often than not yields dumbfounded looks and an "I don't think I know that one." Thanks a million for this lesson. Now I have homework to do!!
very kind post and very appreciated! I totally agree - it's a track that not everyone has heard but a serious DB fan knows for sure! Hope you enjoy playing this one, your friend, dale.
Hey Dale, haven’t been here for some time. My health hasn’t been great, I had a recent brain surgery, but I wanted to drop you a line and let you know how much I enjoy listening and learning from you as we seem to have similar tastes in music. I’ve always loved the Doobies and this is one of my favorites so I remembered you covered it and decided I’d learn it from you. Simmons is an amazing musician and the Doobies are still amazingly strong. I saw them years ago when they came out with Toulouse Street and they opened for 3 Dog Night😇. I hope you are doing well health wise and prospering. LLB is still the best cover band to me and you are a big reason for that. I was in so much pain during the last surgery I actually begged the doctor to let me die, but it looks like God has some other reasons to let me live as I’ve suffered a heart stent and a brain stent. Thank you for your professional teaching and taking time to teach us simpletons. I can actually play wells, it’s just that I’m such an introvert I am uncomfortable playing alone and enjoy playing in a band rather than alone in front of others. I just learned Toulouse Street off this same album, another great song. I wish I could find a similar band like LLB to play with, you are really lucky to play with some amazing musicians. Take care, I hope I can see you guys live at some point. It would be a treat for me. You strike me as a very kind, down to earth talented guy. Take care Dale. God bless you and others who give their time and talents to others. Rob Johnson😇🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦
hello friend! thanks for the very kind post! I hope you continue to recover from the surgery and everything will be just as planned. We have a lot of similar music tastes! your friend, dale
thank for the time you invested in this video to share your knowledge and talent; your patience in explaining all sections of the song has been extremely helpful in my understanding the flow of the song and the timing. You're the best!
I agree with "outstanding instruction!" and great playing. You deserve to meet Pat Simmons! Hope it happens! Thanks for teaching me a tune I really want to play!
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated! thanks for the kind words, maybe one day I'll get to meet him! all the best with your music!
Like many other folks here, I've loved this song for, well, decades. I came across this vid and and can now mostly play the intro (on my Taylor GS Mini, which is awesome). I had no idea it was an open tuning, all these years. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I've always been a "I have enough challenges with standard tuning" guy, but am starting to dabble in open tunings... Cheers!
Thanks for the great lesson. I met Pat Simmons in a grocery store in Santa Cruz, Ca. in 1983. I said hello and shook his hand. He was very polite and kind.
What a great instructional video for a tremendous Doobie song. As a new guitarist, I find your method of instruction very easy to follow which makes learning the song fun. Please keep posting!!! Just subscribed to follow your stuff. Tks
Wow! I'm watching this at work and can't wait to get home and get this started! Life long Doobie guy and this has always been one of my favorites. The open tuning stuff is beautiful and your teaching style is easy to follow. Thank you so much. Look forward to more of your videos. If you want to make a grown man cry, would love to see a tutorial to Precis for the Doobie Brother Stampede album. Thanks from Harry in Canada!
sincere thanks for the kind post and sharing your time to check this out - i hope you enjoy playing it! I love Precis too! in fact i think i love every track on that album!
not necessarily what i meant...i think i know about half of it from WAY back but would need to spend some time to get it exact. I have a few things going on that require a good bit of my time but maybe over the summer i can try to make it happen.
@@tonedr Hope that request didn't come across harshly. I'm thrilled to have found youe lessons and look forward to precis. I got to see the Dobbie Brothers and Steely Dan last summer in an outdoor concert. They still got it! Thank you again!
Learnt this tune many years ago, but forget how it went. Thanks to you Dale I have the complete picture again. Also loved your tutorial about Black Water. Saw the Doobies recently in The Netherlands and I was again blown away by their music. Have been a huge fan of them since 1972 (Toulouse Street). There's always a message of love and optimism in their music, apart from their excellent compositions. Greetings from Alexander
Great sound, great playing, but best of all, outstanding instruction! You're a tremendous resource for every aspiring guitar player! I always loved this tune and now I'm going to learn it! Man, you sound great! Many thanks!
@@tonedr Merry Christmas, tonedr. Thank you for sharing your talents and taking the time and patience to teach us guitarist how to play some great music. Coming here to your channel and learning from you has enriched my life greatly and I am so grateful to you for that.
Thanks so much for taking the time to go through this song. I play covers in the Baltimore area and have for quite awhile and although I love the Doobie Brothers and play several of their big hits. I had never heard this song until just recently a friend asked if I had heard it and thought it would be a great song for my duo. It's nice to find those awesome songs you overlook. Thanks again. This really sped up my learning curve!!
Great update of this fantastic song, thanks to you I've learned how to play this song almost flawlessly, hope you get to met Pat soon, I have met him several times and got his autograph on one occasion. He would be impressed with your tutorials, if he's seen them he will be pleased to meet you, I know he would, thanks again for a great lesson.
@@tonedr Your tutorials are so thorough and you explain the techniques so well, I honestly would have never learned this magnificent song without your guidance, I'm forever greatful, you are also a very fine guitar player, you "Rock", again, Thank you Dale. If your ever in Milwaukee please look me up.
This has always been one of my all time favorites!! Excellent tutorial, thanks for explaining the tuning, chords, and picking. This is now a permanent part of my repertoire.
Just as good as the last time I saw it . Thank you . 🎯 The harmonics in those incredible chords ... say , the special touch of collaborative unity and combined God given talent ... make the true beauty of this song what it has always been . 👍 Semper Fi
Thanks a bunch for putting this up. I wanted my own home grown rendition so I could play pedal steel to it. Your youtube teaching popped up. I did not remember this tuning but there it was. Easy as pie.
Excellent Tutorial - Love Pat Simmons too. Was lucky enough to meet up with Pat and The Doobies in Taupo NZ in 2011 - Used to play quite a few of their songs over the 70's and 80's in a young covers band
Just an incredible lesson, man you nail the song! I can play everything except the run up to the 12 fret, my fingers are kinda fat lol, but I just leave off one string and it sounds decent up there. Thanks so much Tone Doc.
Hi Dale , Thank you, and it is an honor to get lessons from a Famous member of the great "Lexington Lab Band" (LLB ). I have always loved the music that Pat and Tom wrote. I remember buying the vynal "Captain And Me" album when it first came out. In my band we played Ukiah, and Dark eyed, was in the set too. Tiran Porter is so awesome on that album too. For each song you teach, you get the tone so good, that's why they call you the Tone Dr. I imagine. Try to find any clinics that Pat gives so you can meet him. .try harder to make it happen Bro. I was Blessed to meet Gary Rossington from Skynyrd in a hotel lobby in a non rushed situation before they were getting on the bus to go do a show. I told Gary that even though I'm a Bass player , I bought my first Les Paul because of him, and he got a kick out of that. Then when we were done chatting, I whipped out my Skynyrd's "First and Last " album for him to sign. Gary's signature readable just like he learned to write in school, No rockstar BS signature, down to earth just like Mr. Rossington himself... A great Man. R.I.P. now with the Lord of lords and the King of kings in Heaven.
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated! great post...took me right there with you - miss buying albums but glad we grew up that way. Take care, your friend, dale.
Had the privilege of attending a memorial service last week end for the legendary motor cycle builder Arlen Ness, who built a bike for Pat Simmons, Pat sang South City Midnight Lady for Arlen's wife, Bev. You have the song down.
hello Trish! I'm SO jealous - sorry to hear about the loss but Mr Simmons is a huge influence and hero of mine and if i could meet any guitarist, and i've met a few, he's the one. I don't know that it will ever happen - been to a bunch of shows and just can't get to him. If you see him again tell him he has a huge fan in KY:) SCML is an all time fave of mine and interestingly enough i played it at a funeral about a month ago at the request of the family. Hope all is well, your friend, dale.
I'm an intermediate player - just learned to Travis pick a few years ago and its opened up so many doors. This is one of the most informative and concise lessons that I've found on the internet. One of my favorite songs too. I'm looking forward to learning this one! If you have a lesson for Toulouse Street I'd be even happier.
What a great teaching session on such a great song! Big Pat Simmons fan here also. Doobie Bros songs (especially their earlier works) have always been my favorites. I will add this to my portfolio of songs. You're clear and "spot-on" instruction will help me get there! Please keep them coming. You have such a gift and we're so glad you share it with us!! Great work!
Wow - have loved this song for years and never attempted it until today. OF COURSE it's open tuning, what was I thinking. Sharing your link with my band. We'll be adding this to our set list. Many thanks for your time and talent! Excellent tutorial.
Your playing through it gave me chills and I’ve heard it a 1000x at least. I am a bass player & always loved the part Tiran created that fits so well with the guitar parts. Genius on all parts.
Yet another great job Dale. Would you happen to know if anyone has done a tutorial on the solos of this song? Would also love to see a teaching of The Captain And Me...that entire album I never grow tired of. Thanks Dale, Garry.
Good one Dale, thanks! Sorry for the Browns loss yesterday, they can still hold their heads high. My Titans loss last night. All the best to you and your family in 2019!!!
This is such a fun song and you clearly enjoy this one. I got much further than the last time I tried it, Just need to keep practicing now. I don't have the pick style part down in the beginning but it does sound good strumming. Thanks for the lesson.
The only thing l'm having an awful time with is getting my pinkie on the 10th fret B string with the 7th fret barre in the middle of the verse. For whatever reason l can't seem to master 4 fret stretches. If l turn my hand too far under the neck, l'm unable to barre the high E string. Fantastic lesson, regardless!
Your tutorials are the best!! So precise and taught and a great pace. Your work with the Lexington Lab Band is great as well!! I hate to be one of those guys that requests videos, (actually not in this case because I know yours would be spot on) but if you could possibly do one for "Toulouse Street" that would be MUCH appreciated! Thanks for all your videos!
Man... this tune always pulled hard at my emotions and the open tuning is why. The song is genius and I could never play it right. You addressed all the questions I had. You play beautifully also. I want to try it on a twelve string so I'll probably have to strum it but I have to get those slide nuisances though... but thank you so much!
Thank you for this lesson. I have always loved this song and consider Pat Simmons a very underrated guitar player and composer. I will have to sit down and start working on learning this song. Quite a backdrop of colorful guitar cases there!
Hey, I've learnt a lot from your tutorials,and I finally got to play this song by your other tutorial a long time ago. You're one of the best!! Love the way your guitar sounds.
Gawd, I fall in love whenever I hear this song! Thanks for breaking it down!
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!
5 years old and still the best lesson of this song on UA-cam. your lessons are epic!
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agreed - I just came back to revisit it - so fun to play :
such a great video!!!!
Thank you for this wonderful lesson. Pat Simmons is also one of my favorite players.
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!
Woke up this morning and thought, I'd like to learn a Doobie Brothers song. This is one of my all-time favorites, and with a quick UA-cam search this video came up. Flash forward a few hours and "Viola!" I can play it, all thanks to your awesome instruction! Thank you very much for a fantastic lesson!
greatly appreciate you checking this one out and thanks for your very kind post, your friend, dale.
Pat Simmons also one of my favorite guitar players, and The Doobie Brothers hands the best, better than the Eagles who I also like alot. Had the honor of meeting Pat of all places at the Costco in Maui. I looked at him, I took a double take and then bravely asked him if he was part of a very famous rock band, his reply was " have you ever heard of the Rolling Stones". We proceeded to chat it up, talking mostly with my struggles learning Clear as Driven snow, he launched into explaining the tuning....Made my day
soooooooo jealous! I don't think i'll see him here in KY but boy i hope to cross paths some day:)
What an honor that must have been!
THIS is exactly why I LOVE UA-cam comments section!! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing story, Don!!!
That is so cool, and apparently, he is too!
That’s cool 😎
Absolutely beautiful job. Nothing like hearing a song taught with so much affection for that song.
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Thank You Sir for sharing your thoughts and knowledge with this song. This is a great song and you do an Excellent Job depicting the acoustic arrangement. Im still learning at 62. Again, Thank You ;)) ~!~
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First off it's insane that the Doobies are not in the Hall of Fame and once again you have taught me another great song Thanks so much for your selfless well thought out lessons you are a great player and teacher have a great 2019.
agree..maybe that will happen SOON! thanks for the very kind post, it sure means a lot, wish you all the very best in the New Year, your friend, dale.
I've loved this song since I owned the album back in the early 70's. I never ever thought I'd be able to play it. But now, thanks to your video and the patient and detailed way you lay it out... I can! It brings a smile to my face every time I do. Thank you!
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I was a working musician at the time the Captain and Me came out playing 6 nights a week for over a year in a bar. I always enjoyed just listening to this song and never really thought about learning the acoustic part rather concentrating on the lead lines. But 40 years later, I will follow your direction and learn this song thanks to your video. One tends to take for granted the beauty of a composition while overlooking what technical skills were needed to create it.
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!
I just found this and wow! That was awesome! Thanks putting this out there .
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Outstanding job with this tutorial. I have loved this song for 50 years and just got back into playing about a year ago. Thanks so much! 😊
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I simply had to echo the words of the people who wrote you before I saw this. This is guitar instruction perfection. Please know how very very much we all appreciate you sharing your talent with us. How can you not love this song? It's been on road trips everywhere.
You are an absolutely excellent guitarist AND instructor. Aaaaand... you're teaching us the greatest songs on the planet.
Again, thank you so much.
hello Jeffrey...I want to tell you how much your post meant to me - thanks for the kind words and sharing music, your friend, dale.
@@tonedr Brother Dale,
The guitar cases behind you. My wife and I were wondering where you get them. They look bullet proof. Very nice collection as well. Obviously. :)
Thank you so much,
Jeff
We laymen are fortunate to have good musicians such as yourself to cover the middle ground, so to speak. A wonderful song by the Doobies, thanks for your effort’s Td!
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Learned this song years ago from You. At my age I Forgot it over the years. Its great to be back to brush back up on what I forgot. Thanks.
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Best lesson on this song I have listened to. Well done!
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Dale, thank you for putting this out there. I have wanted to play this song for quite some time.....I am a big fan of your and LLB.....
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Another great presentation by Tondr! Thank you!
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You are a Beast! I click on these when I am stumped, and You ALWAYS kill it! Thank You Sir! Nicely Done!
Thanks for sharing your time and love of music! your friend, dale
This is, by far, the best tutorial that I have seen for this beautiful Doobie Bros creation! Thanks for sharing!
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Many many great songs by these guys but this one is my favorite from the first time I heard it in 1973. I was 16. Still my fav. Great lesson. Thank you
hello David...thank YOU sir for sharing your time and love of music - hope you have a GREAT New Year!
You too my friend
Fantastic lesson. Beautiful sounding guitar as well
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Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the enjoyment of this song. Its one of my life long favorites, as is Pat’s work and the Doobie Brothers... I was singing it with your playing. You are one of the best too! Dan
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Wonderful! Thank you for the tutorial. Much appreciated because I am not yet very comfortable with alternate tunings. When analyzing a song I know that when I come up with impossible finger patterns, I have to look for alternate tunings. I’m in the Netherlands so I was very fortunate to see The Doobie Brothers live twice in 2010 and uh… another year. Very happy I clicked on your tutorial!
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As a non musician, I found myself watching this as a fan of the song. Your lessons were interesting to observe, but I loved when you said this sounds so beautiful to my ears. INDEED, this music sounds GORGEOUS to my ears. I am drawn the song, the music, the vocals. Thank you for your work on this.
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I think this album , The Captain and Me was fantastic!,, full of tone, harmonies and wonderful writing Thank you brother! The crescendo at the end of South City Midnight Lady is so tasteful and moving.....yet joyfully haunting in its own way... so cool
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One of the best albums of the 70s!!!
Dale, thank you for sharing all these tunes. You make it look so easy! Just an outstanding teacher and practitioner.......
hello Edward..really appreciate you sharing music and thanks fo the very kind post. your friend, dale.
Awesome. I'm grateful for all your videos. Pat Simmons is one of my favorites as well.
great thanks for checking this out and the kind post, your friend, dale.
Love your videos.. (and your taste in music!). Thank you for all that you do!
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Back when great intros just got the hand automatically moving to turn up the truck radio and get the chills started. This is one of those songs, for sure. Thanks so much for this :))
Jim
sincere thanks for checking this out...greatly appreciated!
agreed 100%...maybe it was because we were young and were taught to do as we're told.....and at the beginning of sweet home alabama were told "turn it up"
Thanks for this tutorial. The Doobies are one of my all time favorite bands. I got to see them live years ago. Pat Simmons is an awesome guitar player, one of my favorites!
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Watching this, I can feel your joy and admiration for Pat and this marvelous tune. If anyone asks me what my favorite Doobie's song is, I always reply with this one...which more often than not yields dumbfounded looks and an "I don't think I know that one." Thanks a million for this lesson. Now I have homework to do!!
very kind post and very appreciated! I totally agree - it's a track that not everyone has heard but a serious DB fan knows for sure! Hope you enjoy playing this one, your friend, dale.
Thanks Dale, a great addition to the original 2 part lesson. Whata song, & a beautiful lesson to match.
Happy New Year...and thanks for your very kind post and sharing music! wish you the very best in the year ahead, your friend always, dale.
Hey Dale, haven’t been here for some time. My health hasn’t been great, I had a recent brain surgery, but I wanted to drop you a line and let you know how much I enjoy listening and learning from you as we seem to have similar tastes in music. I’ve always loved the Doobies and this is one of my favorites so I remembered you covered it and decided I’d learn it from you. Simmons is an amazing musician and the Doobies are still amazingly strong. I saw them years ago when they came out with Toulouse Street and they opened for 3 Dog Night😇. I hope you are doing well health wise and prospering. LLB is still the best cover band to me and you are a big reason for that. I was in so much pain during the last surgery I actually begged the doctor to let me die, but it looks like God has some other reasons to let me live as I’ve suffered a heart stent and a brain stent. Thank you for your professional teaching and taking time to teach us simpletons. I can actually play wells, it’s just that I’m such an introvert I am uncomfortable playing alone and enjoy playing in a band rather than alone in front of others. I just learned Toulouse Street off this same album, another great song. I wish I could find a similar band like LLB to play with, you are really lucky to play with some amazing musicians. Take care, I hope I can see you guys live at some point. It would be a treat for me. You strike me as a very kind, down to earth talented guy. Take care Dale. God bless you and others who give their time and talents to others. Rob Johnson😇🙏🇺🇸🇺🇦
hello friend! thanks for the very kind post! I hope you continue to recover from the surgery and everything will be just as planned. We have a lot of similar music tastes! your friend, dale
One of the best pre-Mike era Doobies songs. Well played sir.
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thank for the time you invested in this video to share your knowledge and talent; your patience in explaining all sections of the song has been extremely helpful in my understanding the flow of the song and the timing. You're the best!
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!
I agree with "outstanding instruction!" and great playing. You deserve to meet Pat Simmons! Hope it happens! Thanks for teaching me a tune I really want to play!
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated! thanks for the kind words, maybe one day I'll get to meet him! all the best with your music!
Like many other folks here, I've loved this song for, well, decades. I came across this vid and and can now mostly play the intro (on my Taylor GS Mini, which is awesome). I had no idea it was an open tuning, all these years. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I've always been a "I have enough challenges with standard tuning" guy, but am starting to dabble in open tunings... Cheers!
very kind and very appreciated...thanks for sharing music with this old KY guy - all the best with all you do with your music, your friend, dale.
As always......what an excellent instructor! Thank you!
thanks for your kind words and sharing your time to check this out!
Thanks for the great lesson. I met Pat Simmons in a grocery store in Santa Cruz, Ca. in 1983. I said hello and shook his hand. He was very polite and kind.
oh my! great story!
What a great instructional video for a tremendous Doobie song. As a new guitarist, I find your method of instruction very easy to follow which makes learning the song fun. Please keep posting!!! Just subscribed to follow your stuff. Tks
hello Paul...thanks so much for checking this out, the kind post and subscribing. I sincerely appreciate it sir and all the best with your music!
This song hits my soul. Thanks for the content.
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I’ve loved that song since I was a kid....Thanks for a great tutorial!
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Wow! I'm watching this at work and can't wait to get home and get this started! Life long Doobie guy and this has always been one of my favorites. The open tuning stuff is beautiful and your teaching style is easy to follow. Thank you so much. Look forward to more of your videos. If you want to make a grown man cry, would love to see a tutorial to Precis for the Doobie Brother Stampede album. Thanks from Harry in Canada!
I would absolutely pay for that tutorial as well, if that is something you do
sincere thanks for the kind post and sharing your time to check this out - i hope you enjoy playing it! I love Precis too! in fact i think i love every track on that album!
@@tonedr Guess that's a no on the tutorial?
not necessarily what i meant...i think i know about half of it from WAY back but would need to spend some time to get it exact. I have a few things going on that require a good bit of my time but maybe over the summer i can try to make it happen.
@@tonedr Hope that request didn't come across harshly. I'm thrilled to have found youe lessons and look forward to precis. I got to see the Dobbie Brothers and Steely Dan last summer in an outdoor concert. They still got it! Thank you again!
Learnt this tune many years ago, but forget how it went. Thanks to you Dale I have the complete picture again. Also loved your tutorial about Black Water. Saw the Doobies recently in The Netherlands and I was again blown away by their music. Have been a huge fan of them since 1972 (Toulouse Street). There's always a message of love and optimism in their music, apart from their excellent compositions. Greetings from Alexander
sincere thanks for sharing your time to check this out!
Great sound, great playing, but best of all, outstanding instruction! You're a tremendous resource for every aspiring guitar player! I always loved this tune and now I'm going to learn it! Man, you sound great! Many thanks!
sincere thanks for checking this and i greatly appreciate the kind post!
I totally agree with you!
@@tonedr Merry Christmas, tonedr. Thank you for sharing your talents and taking the time and patience to teach us guitarist how to play some great music. Coming here to your channel and learning from you has enriched my life greatly and I am so grateful to you for that.
Wow, you nailed it. A masterpiece lesson. You Should be on tour with this one. Nice.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to go through this song. I play covers in the Baltimore area and have for quite awhile and although I love the Doobie Brothers and play several of their big hits. I had never heard this song until just recently a friend asked if I had heard it and thought it would be a great song for my duo. It's nice to find those awesome songs you overlook. Thanks again. This really sped up my learning curve!!
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Great update of this fantastic song, thanks to you I've learned how to play this song almost flawlessly, hope you get to met Pat soon, I have met him several times and got his autograph on one occasion. He would be impressed with your tutorials, if he's seen them he will be pleased to meet you, I know he would, thanks again for a great lesson.
I'm so jealous!thanks so much for checking this out!
@@tonedr Your tutorials are so thorough and you explain the techniques so well, I honestly would have never learned this magnificent song without your guidance, I'm forever greatful, you are also a very fine guitar player, you "Rock", again, Thank you Dale. If your ever in Milwaukee please look me up.
One of my top 5 favorite songs. Thank you so much for this!
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This has always been one of my all time favorites!! Excellent tutorial, thanks for explaining the tuning, chords, and picking. This is now a permanent part of my repertoire.
i hope you enjoy playing it! fingers cross the Doobies get in the Rock Hall this year, your friend, dale.
@@tonedr can't stop playin it! I thought they made it in.??
Just as good as the last time I saw
it . Thank you . 🎯
The harmonics in those incredible chords ... say , the special touch of collaborative unity and combined God given talent ...
make the true beauty of this song what it has always been . 👍
Semper Fi
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Like you its always been one of my favorites. I thought I knew how to play it untill I saw you do it. Thank you for making my day
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Great job on explaining this fantastic song. I have listened to other lessons by you...Super teacher. Thanks for everything. !!!
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Most excellent demo and instruction my friend..thank you!
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Thanks a bunch for putting this up. I wanted my own home grown rendition so I could play pedal steel to it. Your youtube teaching popped up. I did not remember this tuning but there it was. Easy as pie.
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Fantastic lesson..Beautiful song.
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Excellent Tutorial - Love Pat Simmons too. Was lucky enough to meet up with Pat and The Doobies in Taupo NZ in 2011 - Used to play quite a few of their songs over the 70's and 80's in a young covers band
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I've always loved that song Dale. Just a mellow midnight kind of tune, you could easily imagine yourself in a place like New Orleans listening to it.
agree...the outro is just so soothing and beautiful! All the best in the New Year, your friend, dale.
I've loved this song for many years. I finally decided to learn it. Your channel came up and now I can play it, thanks to you!
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Just an incredible lesson, man you nail the song! I can play everything except the run up to the 12 fret, my fingers are kinda fat lol, but I just leave off one string and it sounds decent up there. Thanks so much Tone Doc.
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Excellent! I learned this song recently but you demonstrated some fine points that I missed. Thanks much!
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Hi Dale , Thank you, and it is an honor to get lessons from a Famous member of the great "Lexington Lab Band" (LLB ). I have always loved the music that Pat and Tom wrote. I remember buying the vynal "Captain And Me" album when it first came out. In my band we played Ukiah, and Dark eyed, was in the set too. Tiran Porter is so awesome on that album too. For each song you teach, you get the tone so good, that's why they call you the Tone Dr. I imagine. Try to find any clinics that Pat gives so you can meet him. .try harder to make it happen Bro. I was Blessed to meet Gary Rossington from Skynyrd in a hotel lobby in a non rushed situation before they were getting on the bus to go do a show. I told Gary that even though I'm a Bass player , I bought my first Les Paul because of him, and he got a kick out of that. Then when we were done chatting, I whipped out my Skynyrd's "First and Last " album for him to sign. Gary's signature readable just like he learned to write in school, No rockstar BS signature, down to earth just like Mr. Rossington himself... A great Man. R.I.P. now with the Lord of lords and the King of kings in Heaven.
Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated! great post...took me right there with you - miss buying albums but glad we grew up that way. Take care, your friend, dale.
Beautiful job !! Sounds original! Thank you!
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Amazing rendition! Thanks for the work!
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You are one of the best players of the songs that mean a lot to people who liked them, Keep it up it is spectacular and you are really good.
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How can someone listen to more of your playing?
I was missing your lessons man...my best teacher...great song to play on guitar...love it!!
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Had the privilege of attending a memorial service last week end for the legendary motor cycle builder Arlen Ness, who built a bike for Pat Simmons, Pat sang South City Midnight Lady for Arlen's wife, Bev. You have the song down.
hello Trish! I'm SO jealous - sorry to hear about the loss but Mr Simmons is a huge influence and hero of mine and if i could meet any guitarist, and i've met a few, he's the one. I don't know that it will ever happen - been to a bunch of shows and just can't get to him. If you see him again tell him he has a huge fan in KY:) SCML is an all time fave of mine and interestingly enough i played it at a funeral about a month ago at the request of the family. Hope all is well, your friend, dale.
Great comment Trish. Awesome.
I realize I am kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to watch newly released tv shows online ?
@Casey Jaxtyn i would suggest FlixZone. Just search on google for it :)
That has been the best lesson I've had literally in years thank you
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Awesome song and an awesome lesson. Thanks so much for this tutorial. It was just what the Doctor ordered. Thanks again.
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Excellent song to learn from you. I just discovered the song today. Nice guitar by the way!
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You always bring out the best in the songs you play!! Thanks for the super cool lesson.
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I'm an intermediate player - just learned to Travis pick a few years ago and its opened up so many doors. This is one of the most informative and concise lessons that I've found on the internet. One of my favorite songs too. I'm looking forward to learning this one! If you have a lesson for Toulouse Street I'd be even happier.
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What a great teaching session on such a great song! Big Pat Simmons fan here also. Doobie Bros songs (especially their earlier works) have always been my favorites. I will add this to my portfolio of songs. You're clear and "spot-on" instruction will help me get there! Please keep them coming. You have such a gift and we're so glad you share it with us!! Great work!
Happy New Year Joe! sure appreciate this kind post and i wish you all the best with your music in the coming year, your friend, dale.
Hi Dale - thank you for another great song and tutorial. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas
hello friend! Thanks for the kind post and i hope you and your family did as well and wish you ALL the best in the New Year!
Wow - have loved this song for years and never attempted it until today. OF COURSE it's open tuning, what was I thinking. Sharing your link with my band. We'll be adding this to our set list. Many thanks for your time and talent! Excellent tutorial.
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What a beautiful song! Thanks
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Your playing through it gave me chills and I’ve heard it a 1000x at least. I am a bass player & always loved the part Tiran created that fits so well with the guitar parts. Genius on all parts.
thanks SO much for the very kind post and sharing your time to check this out - we both obviously have a strong connection to this great tune!
Great lesson and a fantastic sounding Collings guitar. Thanks!
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Thanks for the great lesson, this 60 yo novice hopes to learn a lot more from you.
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Dale,
It’s amazing how you manage to pick out songs to run tutorials on that I’ve ALWAYS wanted to learn how to play!
Thank you so much!
Great video!
hello John...greatly appreciate the kind post and thanks for sharing music!
Thanks, Dale. Great acoustic classic to learn.
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Yet another great job Dale. Would you happen to know if anyone has done a tutorial on the solos of this song? Would also love to see a teaching of The Captain And Me...that entire album I never grow tired of. Thanks Dale, Garry.
i don't know if it's not here on YT - thanks for planting some suggestive seeds - maybe some of them will grow:)
Thanks so much for posting your lesson. You always give me lots of stuff to work on. Much appreciated.
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I love the Doobie's rockin tunes but their acoustic stuff is marvelously textured. Great lesson Dale, as always.👍
Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing music this past year and friendship, i appreciate the trouble you go to to keep in touch - your fan/friend, dale.
Wow - great tutorial on one of my all-time favorite guitar songs!
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Excellent transcription man. Truly, great job.
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Wonderful. Thanks for the perfect tutorial. Also appreciate your love for the music--I do feel for those without it
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Good one Dale, thanks! Sorry for the Browns loss yesterday, they can still hold their heads high. My Titans loss last night. All the best to you and your family in 2019!!!
Love the Titans too, got to love our Music City team! Thanks for the kind post and i wish you and your gang all the best in the New Year!
This is such a fun song and you clearly enjoy this one. I got much further than the last time I tried it, Just need to keep practicing now. I don't have the pick style part down in the beginning but it does sound good strumming. Thanks for the lesson.
you will get it perfect! thanks for sharing music, your friend, dale.
Such a great lesson, and beautiful playing!! Thanks, Dale!!!
hello sir...hope all is good your way and please know i appreciate you checking this out!
The only thing l'm having an awful time with is getting my pinkie on the 10th fret B string with the 7th fret barre in the middle of the verse. For whatever reason l can't seem to master 4 fret stretches. If l turn my hand too far under the neck, l'm unable to barre the high E string. Fantastic lesson, regardless!
Wow ! BEST TUTORIAL I HAVE EVER SEEN. NOTE FOR NOTE. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH
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One of my favorite Doobie songs. Not too many can write love like that.
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Your tutorials are the best!! So precise and taught and a great pace. Your work with the Lexington Lab Band is great as well!! I hate to be one of those guys that requests videos, (actually not in this case because I know yours would be spot on) but if you could possibly do one for "Toulouse Street" that would be MUCH appreciated! Thanks for all your videos!
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Thank you for that! Definitely my favorite Doobies song. Will go re-tune my guitar right now.
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Man... this tune always pulled hard at my emotions and the open tuning is why. The song is genius and I could never play it right. You addressed all the questions I had. You play beautifully also. I want to try it on a twelve string so I'll probably have to strum it but I have to get those slide nuisances though... but thank you so much!
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You are brilliant... this is fantastic.
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Thank you for this lesson. I have always loved this song and consider Pat Simmons a very underrated guitar player and composer. I will have to sit down and start working on learning this song. Quite a backdrop of colorful guitar cases there!
great thanks for giving this one a listen!
Great lesson, as usual! Btw - I got to meet Patrick Simmons backstage at a DB concert. He was a gentleman. 👌🏻
so jealous Steve...if you see him again tell him i said hi! and great to hear it was a great experience, not surprised:) Happy New Year!
Hey, I've learnt a lot from your tutorials,and I finally got to play this song by your other tutorial a long time ago.
You're one of the best!!
Love the way your guitar sounds.
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