"Abilene Gal" Jerry Douglas version from "The Great Dobro Sessions" Tuning: GBDGBD The song consists of 4 phrases. Each phrase is played 4 times before going on to the next phrase. Intro ---0----------0------------0-------<12>-------------| --/3\--------/5\----------/8\------<12>-------------| -------/4----------/4----------/4--<12>-------------| -----------------------------------<12>------ ------| ----------------------------------------------------| -0---0----0-----0------0-----0----------------------| phrase 1 -------0-2-0---------------------------------| ---------------0-----0-----------------------| -----0-----------2-0---2-0-------------------| -0-2-----------------------2-0---------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -------0-2-0---------------------------------| -------------0-------------------------------| -----0---------2-0---------------------------| -0-2---------------2-0-----------------------| -----------------------0---------------------| -----------------------------2-0-------------| phrase 2 ------0------0------0-------0------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| ----0------0------0------0---------------------| -/3------3-^?---3------3-----------------------| ------------------------------/4\--------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -------0-2-0---------------------------------| -----------0-------2-0-----------------------| -----0-----------------0-0-------------------| -0-2-----------------------2-0---------------| phrase 3 ---------------------------------------------| -0--------0--------0-------------------------| ------0-2------0-2---0-2-0-------------------| ---------------------------2-0---------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -----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-----------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -------0-7-5-----5---0-----------------------| -----0-------------5---0---------------------| -0-2---------------------2-0-0---------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| 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!!)