Chords for "Jolene" by Dolly Parton EASY GUITAR LESSON !
Tempo:
57.9 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
B
E
G
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#]
[D#] [C#] [N] 1974 Jolene by Dolly Parton.
You need A minor C and G, capo behind the fourth fret.
Let's get started.
A great way to accompany yourself in this tune is with a boom chick
strum.
I'll play through the chorus with the words and then we'll talk about it.
Here it comes.
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
I included [G#] the counting there because that's going to become important when you play along
with the tune.
So the boom chick strum, you can see where the name comes from, right?
There are
only three [F#] chords as I mentioned.
So the A minor and the C both have the same exact pattern.
The
fifth string by itself, I squeeze the pickle over there, give a nice [C#m] crisp sound and then I loosen
my grip and do a nice light brush on the three or four treble strings.
Boom chick.
Same thing on
the [E] C chord, the fifth string and a nice brush.
On the G [B] is the sixth string and a brush.
Okay,
that's the total picking technique for the tune here.
The question is how many times do we do
this boom chick on each chord?
Well, talking about [G] the chorus here, which is almost identical to the
verse by the way, we have [C#m] A minor for two, one, two, C for [B] two, G for two [C#m] and A minor for four,
three, four, [B] G for four, two, three, [C#m] four, A minor for eight, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Now I know [D#] the tune goes a lot faster than that, but [D] that'll get you started right there.
Now
I mentioned the verse and the chorus are almost identical.
I'm [D#] going to go through the verse real
quick.
What you're going to notice on the verse is the second time you play A minor, not the very
first time, but the [F#] second time after the first G chord, the A minor instead of being four boom
chicks, it's only going to be two boom [G] chicks.
So here comes the verse again, almost identical.
[C#m]
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[C#m]
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[C#m]
There you [N] have it.
The verse and the chorus almost identical, so close, right?
Boom chick pattern will carry
through the whole tune.
Now I know a lot of you, especially in the beginning, you might not feel
comfortable playing with a pick.
And while I encourage everyone to get comfortable playing
with a pick because it leads you to many, [G] many wonderful opportunities on the guitar, I'm going
to show you quickly how you can do this boom chicks drum conveniently without a pick.
I wouldn't
quite call this finger picking because finger picking is a whole art [D] unto itself.
But check
it out instead of using the pick on [C#] the fifth string, I'm going to use my thumb.
And then I'm
going to kind of strike out with my fingernails [C#m] on the treble strings.
[E] [B]
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
Okay, just another approach,
very [E] common and very folk type of approach.
Okay.
So for those of you who either want to try
something new or you just aren't quite comfortable playing with a pick, it's a great chance to use
your thumb and [G] your fingernails [C] going down and strike out.
[F#] So now that you've started to learn
this song, I hope you check out the expanded version [Gm] of this video on my website, [G] songbike.com.
That version of the video [G#] includes a great finger picking pattern that will carry you through the
whole tune.
It includes tips about where to put the capo, depending on whose version [E] of
Jolene you'd like to play along with.
And most importantly, that great intro riff,
which shows up quite a bit throughout the whole tune.
I'll teach you how to do that riff too.
So check out [G] my website, www.song-bike.com. Become a member and you'll find a whole bunch
of great videos that you can't find anywhere else.
[D#] [C#] [N] 1974 Jolene by Dolly Parton.
You need A minor C and G, capo behind the fourth fret.
Let's get started.
A great way to accompany yourself in this tune is with a boom chick
strum.
I'll play through the chorus with the words and then we'll talk about it.
Here it comes.
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
I included [G#] the counting there because that's going to become important when you play along
with the tune.
So the boom chick strum, you can see where the name comes from, right?
There are
only three [F#] chords as I mentioned.
So the A minor and the C both have the same exact pattern.
The
fifth string by itself, I squeeze the pickle over there, give a nice [C#m] crisp sound and then I loosen
my grip and do a nice light brush on the three or four treble strings.
Boom chick.
Same thing on
the [E] C chord, the fifth string and a nice brush.
On the G [B] is the sixth string and a brush.
Okay,
that's the total picking technique for the tune here.
The question is how many times do we do
this boom chick on each chord?
Well, talking about [G] the chorus here, which is almost identical to the
verse by the way, we have [C#m] A minor for two, one, two, C for [B] two, G for two [C#m] and A minor for four,
three, four, [B] G for four, two, three, [C#m] four, A minor for eight, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Now I know [D#] the tune goes a lot faster than that, but [D] that'll get you started right there.
Now
I mentioned the verse and the chorus are almost identical.
I'm [D#] going to go through the verse real
quick.
What you're going to notice on the verse is the second time you play A minor, not the very
first time, but the [F#] second time after the first G chord, the A minor instead of being four boom
chicks, it's only going to be two boom [G] chicks.
So here comes the verse again, almost identical.
[C#m]
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[C#m]
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[C#m]
There you [N] have it.
The verse and the chorus almost identical, so close, right?
Boom chick pattern will carry
through the whole tune.
Now I know a lot of you, especially in the beginning, you might not feel
comfortable playing with a pick.
And while I encourage everyone to get comfortable playing
with a pick because it leads you to many, [G] many wonderful opportunities on the guitar, I'm going
to show you quickly how you can do this boom chicks drum conveniently without a pick.
I wouldn't
quite call this finger picking because finger picking is a whole art [D] unto itself.
But check
it out instead of using the pick on [C#] the fifth string, I'm going to use my thumb.
And then I'm
going to kind of strike out with my fingernails [C#m] on the treble strings.
[E] [B]
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
Okay, just another approach,
very [E] common and very folk type of approach.
Okay.
So for those of you who either want to try
something new or you just aren't quite comfortable playing with a pick, it's a great chance to use
your thumb and [G] your fingernails [C] going down and strike out.
[F#] So now that you've started to learn
this song, I hope you check out the expanded version [Gm] of this video on my website, [G] songbike.com.
That version of the video [G#] includes a great finger picking pattern that will carry you through the
whole tune.
It includes tips about where to put the capo, depending on whose version [E] of
Jolene you'd like to play along with.
And most importantly, that great intro riff,
which shows up quite a bit throughout the whole tune.
I'll teach you how to do that riff too.
So check out [G] my website, www.song-bike.com. Become a member and you'll find a whole bunch
of great videos that you can't find anywhere else.
Key:
C#m
B
E
G
C#
C#m
B
E
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [N] 1974 Jolene by Dolly Parton.
You need A minor C and G, capo behind the fourth fret.
Let's get started. _
A great way to accompany yourself in this tune is with a boom chick
strum.
I'll play through the chorus with the words and then we'll talk about it.
Here it comes.
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ I included [G#] the counting there because that's going to become important when you play along
with the tune.
So the boom chick strum, you can see where the name comes from, right?
There are
only three [F#] chords as I mentioned.
So the A minor and the C both have the same exact pattern.
The
fifth string by itself, I squeeze the pickle over there, give a nice [C#m] crisp sound and then I loosen
my grip and do a nice light brush on the three or four treble strings.
Boom chick.
Same thing on
the [E] C chord, the fifth string and a nice brush.
On the G [B] is the sixth string and a brush.
Okay,
that's the total picking technique for the tune here.
The question is how many times do we do
this boom chick on each chord?
Well, talking about [G] the chorus here, which is almost identical to the
verse by the way, we have [C#m] A minor for two, one, two, C for [B] two, G for two [C#m] and A minor for four,
three, four, [B] G for four, two, three, [C#m] four, A minor for eight, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Now I know [D#] the tune goes a lot faster than that, but [D] that'll get you started right there.
Now
I mentioned the verse and the chorus are almost identical.
I'm [D#] going to go through the verse real
quick.
What you're going to notice on the verse is the second time you play A minor, not the very
first time, but the [F#] second time after the first G chord, the A minor instead of being four boom
chicks, it's only going to be two boom [G] chicks.
So here comes the verse again, almost identical.
_ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
There you _ [N] have it.
The verse and the chorus almost identical, so close, right?
Boom chick pattern will carry
through the whole tune.
Now I know a lot of you, especially in the beginning, you might not feel
comfortable playing with a pick.
And while I encourage everyone to get comfortable playing
with a pick because it leads you to many, [G] many wonderful opportunities on the guitar, I'm going
to show you quickly how you can do this boom chicks drum conveniently without a pick.
I wouldn't
quite call this finger picking because finger picking is a whole art [D] unto itself.
But check
it out instead of using the pick on [C#] the fifth string, I'm going to use my thumb.
And then I'm
going to kind of strike out with my fingernails [C#m] on the treble strings.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
Okay, just another approach,
very [E] common and very folk type of approach.
Okay.
So for those of you who either want to try
something new or you just aren't quite comfortable playing with a pick, it's a great chance to use
your thumb and [G] your fingernails [C] going down and strike out.
_ [F#] So now that you've started to learn
this song, I hope you check out the expanded version [Gm] of this video on my website, [G] songbike.com.
That version of the video [G#] includes a great finger picking pattern that will carry you through the
whole tune.
It includes tips about where to put the capo, depending on whose version [E] of
Jolene you'd like to play along with.
And most importantly, that great intro riff,
which shows up quite a bit throughout the whole tune.
I'll teach you how to do that riff too.
So check out [G] my website, www.song-bike.com. Become a member and you'll find a whole bunch
of great videos that you can't find anywhere else.
_ [D#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [N] 1974 Jolene by Dolly Parton.
You need A minor C and G, capo behind the fourth fret.
Let's get started. _
A great way to accompany yourself in this tune is with a boom chick
strum.
I'll play through the chorus with the words and then we'll talk about it.
Here it comes.
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ I included [G#] the counting there because that's going to become important when you play along
with the tune.
So the boom chick strum, you can see where the name comes from, right?
There are
only three [F#] chords as I mentioned.
So the A minor and the C both have the same exact pattern.
The
fifth string by itself, I squeeze the pickle over there, give a nice [C#m] crisp sound and then I loosen
my grip and do a nice light brush on the three or four treble strings.
Boom chick.
Same thing on
the [E] C chord, the fifth string and a nice brush.
On the G [B] is the sixth string and a brush.
Okay,
that's the total picking technique for the tune here.
The question is how many times do we do
this boom chick on each chord?
Well, talking about [G] the chorus here, which is almost identical to the
verse by the way, we have [C#m] A minor for two, one, two, C for [B] two, G for two [C#m] and A minor for four,
three, four, [B] G for four, two, three, [C#m] four, A minor for eight, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Now I know [D#] the tune goes a lot faster than that, but [D] that'll get you started right there.
Now
I mentioned the verse and the chorus are almost identical.
I'm [D#] going to go through the verse real
quick.
What you're going to notice on the verse is the second time you play A minor, not the very
first time, but the [F#] second time after the first G chord, the A minor instead of being four boom
chicks, it's only going to be two boom [G] chicks.
So here comes the verse again, almost identical.
_ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
There you _ [N] have it.
The verse and the chorus almost identical, so close, right?
Boom chick pattern will carry
through the whole tune.
Now I know a lot of you, especially in the beginning, you might not feel
comfortable playing with a pick.
And while I encourage everyone to get comfortable playing
with a pick because it leads you to many, [G] many wonderful opportunities on the guitar, I'm going
to show you quickly how you can do this boom chicks drum conveniently without a pick.
I wouldn't
quite call this finger picking because finger picking is a whole art [D] unto itself.
But check
it out instead of using the pick on [C#] the fifth string, I'm going to use my thumb.
And then I'm
going to kind of strike out with my fingernails [C#m] on the treble strings.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
Okay, just another approach,
very [E] common and very folk type of approach.
Okay.
So for those of you who either want to try
something new or you just aren't quite comfortable playing with a pick, it's a great chance to use
your thumb and [G] your fingernails [C] going down and strike out.
_ [F#] So now that you've started to learn
this song, I hope you check out the expanded version [Gm] of this video on my website, [G] songbike.com.
That version of the video [G#] includes a great finger picking pattern that will carry you through the
whole tune.
It includes tips about where to put the capo, depending on whose version [E] of
Jolene you'd like to play along with.
And most importantly, that great intro riff,
which shows up quite a bit throughout the whole tune.
I'll teach you how to do that riff too.
So check out [G] my website, www.song-bike.com. Become a member and you'll find a whole bunch
of great videos that you can't find anywhere else.