Dolly Parton Harmonica Tabs
Updated: Sep 2
Like so many others around the world, I was saddened to hear about the death of beloved singer and songwriter Dolly Parton on 25th August 2026.
To honour Dolly, I've tabbed out three of her most iconic songs:
You can click on the song name to be taken to the harmonica tabs or just keep scrolling.
If you want to learn more about Dolly Parton's life, click here to be taken to her official website.
I hope you enjoy these tabs. RIP Dolly!
9 to 5
Key: F# (F# harp in 1st position)
INTRO:
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3// -3/ -3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3// -3/ -3
VERSE 1:
4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 -6 7
Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
-5 -5 -6 -6 7 -6 7 -8 7
Pour myself a cup of ambition
-6 7 -6 7 -6 -6 6 -6 5 6
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 -6 7
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
-5 -5 -5 -6 -6 7 -6 7 -8 7
Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin'
-6 8 -8 7 6 -6 6 5 6 -6 5 -4 4
The folks like me on the job from nine to fi-i-ive
CHORUS:
-6 7 8/ -8 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 -6 -8 8
Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a living
-6 7 8 -8 7 -6 6 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Barely gettin' b-y-y. it's all takin' and no givin'
-6 7 8/ -8 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
-6 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -10 8 9 8 9 8 -8 7
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let i-i-it
-8 8 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Nine to five, for service and devotion
-6 7 8 -8 7 -6 6 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
You would think that I-i-I would deserve a fair promotion
-6 7 9 8 -8 7 7 -6 7 7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -6
Want to mo-ove ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me-e-e
7 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 9 -10 8 9 8 -8 7 -6
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me-ee-ee-ee
VERSE 2:
6 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 -6 7
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
7 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 7 7 -8 7
You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
-6 8 8 -8 7 7 7 7 8 7 -8 -7 -6 6
But you got dreams he'll never take a-wa-a-a-ay
4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 -8 7
You're in the same boat with a lotta your friends
-5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 7 -6 7 -8 7
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come i-in
7 7 8 -7 -7 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 9 8 -8 7
Then the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll yo-ur way
CHORUS:
-6 7 8/ -8 7 7 7 7 -6 7 -6 -8 8
Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a living
-6 7 8 -8 7 -6 6 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Barely gettin' b-y-y, it's all takin' and no givin'
-6 7 8/ -8 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
-6 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -10 8 9 8 9 8 -8 7
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let i-i-it
-8 8 7 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Nine to five, yeah, they got you where they want you
-6 7 8 -8 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
There's a better life and you think about it, don't you
-6 7 8 -8 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
7 7 -8 8 -8 8 9 -10 8 9 8 9 8 -8 7
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wa-lle-e-et
-8 8 7 -6 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Nine to five, oh what a way to make a livin'
-6 7 8 -8 7 -6 6 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Barely gettin' b-y-y, it's all takin' and no givin'
-6 7 9 8 -8 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
They just u-use your mind and they never give you credit
-6 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -10 8 9 8 9 8 -8 7
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let i-i-it
-8 8 7 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
Nine to five, yeah, they got you where they want you
-6 7 8 -8 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
There's a better life and you dream about it, don't you
-6 7 8 -8 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -8 8
It's a rich man's game, no matter what they call it
[FADE OUT]
👉 Click here for the printable harmonica tabs for 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton.
Here's a video of me playing 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton:
Jolene
Key: C#m (B harp in 3rd position)
CHORUS:
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 7 -8 7 -6
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene
-6 -6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my ma-a-an
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 7 -8 7 -6
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene
6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 (5 4 -4)
Please don't take him just because you ca-a-an
VERSE 1:
-4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5
Your beauty is beyond compare
-6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6
With flaming locks of auburn hair
6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4
With iv’ry skin and eyes of em’rald gree-ee-een
-4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5
Your smile is like a breath of spring
-6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6
Your voice is soft like summer rain
6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4
And I cannot compete with you, Jo-le-ee-ene
VERSE 2:
-5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5
He talks about you in his sleep
-5 -6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6
And there's nothin' I can do to keep
-6 -6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4
From cryin' when he calls your name, Jo-le-e-ene
-4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5
And I can eas’ly understand
6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6
How you could eas’ly take my man
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 -4
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
CHORUS:
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 7 -8 7 -6
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene
-6 -6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my ma-a-an
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 7 -8 7 -6
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene
6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 (5 4 -4)
Please don't take him just because you ca-a-an
VERSE 3:
-4 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 -5
You could have your choice of men
-5 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6
But I could never love again
6 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -4 5 -4
He's the only one for me, Jo-le-ene
-4 -4 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 -5
I had to have this talk with you
6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6
My happiness depends on you
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 -4
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene
CHORUS:
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 -6 7 -8 7 -6
Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ene, Jo-le-ee-ene
-6 -6 6 6 6 6 5 5 -5 5 -4
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my-y man
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 7 -8 7 -6
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene
-6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 (5 4 -4)
Please don't take him even though you ca-a-an
OUTRO:
-4 -4
Jolene
-8 8 -8 7 -8
Jo-le-e-e-ene
👉 Click here for the printable harmonica tabs for Jolene by Dolly Parton.
I Will Always Love You
Key: A (A harp in 1st position)
-5 5 -4 (-5) 5
If I should stay
5 -4 4 4 5 5 -4 4 -6 -6 (-7 -6 6)
I would only be i-i-in your way
-5 6 5 -4 -5 5
So I'll go, but I know
5 -4 4 4 5 -4 4 5 -6 -6 (-7 -6 6)
I'll think of you each ste-ep of the way
7 7 -8 7 7 7 -7 7 -8 7 (-8 8 -8 7)
And I-e-I will al-wa-ays love you
7 7 -7 7 -8 7
Will al-wa-ays love you
-5 6 5 -4 -5 5
Bittersweet memories
5 5 -4 4 -4 5 5 -6 -6 (-7 -6 6)
That's all I-I am taking with me
-5 5 5 -4 -5 5
Goodbye, ple-ase don't cry
-4 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 5 -6 -6 (-7 -6 6)
We both know that I'm no-ot what you need
7 -8 7 7 7 -7 7 -8 7 (-8 8 -8 7)
I-e-I will al-wa-ays love you
7 7 -7 7 -8 7
Will al-wa-ays love you
Spoken:
I hope life treats you kind
And I hope that you have all that you ever dreamed of
And I wish you joy, and happiness
5 -4 4 4 -4 5
But above all of this
6 6 -6 -6 (-7 -6 6)
I wish you love
7 7 -8 7 7 7 -7 7 -8 7 (-8 8 -8 7)
And I-e-I will al-wa-ays love you
7 7 -7 7 9 9 (8 -8 8 -8 7)
Will al-wa-ays love you
7 7 -7 7 -8 8 -8 7 7
I will always lo-o-o-ove you
👉 Click here for the printable harmonica tabs for I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton.
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