How to Play Jolene on Guitar?

Dolly Parton - Jolene can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, G, Em7 chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Jolene with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dolly Parton - Jolene Chords

Chord reference Am, C, G, Em7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Jo[Am]lene Jo[C]lene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene I’m [G]begging of you [Em7]please don’t take my [Am]man Jo[Am]lene Jo[C]lene Jo[G]lene Jo[Am]lene [G]Please don’t take him [Em7]just because you [Am]can

[Am]Your beauty is be[C]yond compare With [G]flaming locks of [Am]auburn hair With [G]ivory skin and [Em7]eyes of emerald [Am]green [Am]Your smile is like a [C]breath of spring Your [G]voice is soft like [Am]summer rain And [G]I cannot com[Em7]pete with Jo[Am]lene

[Am]He talks about you [C]in his sleep And there’s [G]nothing I can [Am]do to keep From [G]crying when he [Em7]calls your name Jo[Am]lene [Am]And I can easily [C]understand How [G]you could easily [Am]take my man But [G]you don’t know what he [Em7]means to me Jo[Am]lene

[Am]You can have your [C]choice of men But [G]I could never [Am]love again [G]He’s the only [Em7]one for me Jo[Am]lene [Am]I had to have this [C]talk with you My [G]happiness de[Am]pends on you And what[G]ever you de[Em7]cide to do Jo[Am]lene

Artist Dolly Parton

Album Jolene

Genres Folk

Year 1974

Key Am

Dolly Parton - Jolene can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, G, Em7 chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Jolene with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.