How to play Jolene

Dolly Parton

This tab has 36 notes, across the A, D, G and B strings, open strings up to fret 2, at 111 BPM. Put a capo on fret 4: every fret number counts up from it. Read it below, then play it with Lark and every note gets scored.

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111BPM at full speed
36notes
0 to 2fret range
Beginnerlevel

The tab

Capo 4

Each line is a string: high e on top, low E at the bottom. The number is the fret to press, and 0 means play the string open. Read left to right, one note at a time. The small numbers count the notes. Put a capo on fret 4: the numbers count up from it, so 0 is the string ringing from the capo.

Jolene tab, 36 notes, capo 4. The same tab is written out note by note in the list after it.
Read it note by note
  1. C#3 open A string
  2. C#4 G string, fret 2
  3. G#3 D string, fret 2
  4. D#4 open B string
  5. D#4 open B string
  6. E4 B string, fret 1
  7. D#4 open B string
  8. F#3 open D string
  9. E4 B string, fret 1
  10. D#4 open B string
  11. F#3 open D string
  12. B3 open G string
  13. C#3 open A string
  14. C#4 G string, fret 2
  15. G#3 D string, fret 2
  16. D#4 open B string
  17. D#4 open B string
  18. E4 B string, fret 1
  19. D#4 open B string
  20. F#3 open D string
  21. E4 B string, fret 1
  22. D#4 open B string
  23. F#3 open D string
  24. B3 open G string
  25. C#3 open A string
  26. C#4 G string, fret 2
  27. G#3 D string, fret 2
  28. D#4 open B string
  29. D#4 open B string
  30. E4 B string, fret 1
  31. D#4 open B string
  32. F#3 open D string
  33. E4 B string, fret 1
  34. D#4 open B string
  35. F#3 open D string
  36. B3 open G string
Plain text tab
Capo 4

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

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

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

Where it sits on the neck

Green rings are every place this tab uses. The solid one is played most: D#4, open B string from the capo, 12 times.

Capo
Fret 4frets count up from it
Strings
A, D, G and Bfour strings
Frets
0 to 2counted from the capo
Lowest note
C#3open A string
Highest note
E4B string, fret 1
Open strings
24of 36 notes
Tempo
111 BPM56 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every note.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (56 BPM), 0.75x (83 BPM) or 1x (111 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of notes and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: notes 1 to 4, the busiest stretch in this tab (frets 0, 2, 2, 0 across the A, D, G and B strings).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic. Every note turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

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