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Abilene Gal

Jerry Douglas

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 17:32:45 -0400
From: Richard Barber 
Subject: d/douglas_jerry/abilene_gal.tab

"Abilene Gal"

Jerry Douglas version from
"The Great Dobro Sessions"

Transcribed by Rich Barber
gralau@twd.net

Tuning: GBDGBD

The song consists of 4 phrases.  Each phrase is played 4 times before
going on to the next phrase.


Intro

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--/3\--------/5\----------/8\-------------------|
-------/4----------/4----------/4---------------|
----------------------------------------- ------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-0---0----0-----0------0-----0----------------------|


phrase 1

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-----0-----------2-0---2-0-------------------|
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-0-2---------------2-0-----------------------|
-----------------------0---------------------|
-----------------------------2-0-------------|



phrase 2

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----0------0------0------0---------------------|
-/3------3-^?---3------3-----------------------|
------------------------------/4\--------------|


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-------0-2-0---------------------------------|
-----------0-------2-0-----------------------|
-----0-----------------0-0-------------------|
-0-2-----------------------2-0---------------|


phrase 3

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-0--------0--------0-------------------------|
------0-2------0-2---0-2-0-------------------|
---------------------------2-0---------------|
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-----0-----0---------------------------------|
-0-2---2-0---2-0-----0-----------------------|
-----------------2-0---2-0-------------------|
---------------------------0-----------------|
-----------------------------2----0----------|


phrase 4

----0-0----0-0----0-0---2-0------------------|
-/3------3------3----------------------------|
------------------------------0-/4-----------|
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-------0-7-5-----5---0-----------------------|
-----0-------------5---0---------------------|
-0-2---------------------2-0-0---------------|
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Jerry does some variations with each pass but this gives the basic
structure of the song.

Now all you have to do to sound just like Jerry is play this song at
"warp 8" (for those of you who never watched "Star Trek" that means
REALLY fast!!)