Jolene

by Dolly Parton

🤠 Country
Difficulty ★★★☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

The haunting minor-key intro riff in Am. Dolly Parton's 1973 classic features one of the most recognizable guitar intros in country music, built on a descending Am pattern.

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B|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|--2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----------------------0-----0------|
E|------------------------3-----3-----3--------------|

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G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
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