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About When Someone Wants to Leave chords
Guitar chords, tabs and chord shapes for Dolly Parton — When Someone Wants to Leave are on this page. The track is in Ab, 98 BPM, 2:05 long, released on the album Jolene (1974).
Chords used: Ab, Db, Eb
The song's original key is Ab. If it does not suit your voice, move the chords a semitone up or down with the transpose buttons and take them from Ab to any key you like; the shapes are redrawn for the new key.
The song uses 3 different chords and counts as advanced on guitar; 3 of them need a barre (Ab, Db, Eb). To avoid barres, put a capo on fret 1 and play these shapes: G, C, D — the song still sounds in its original key (Ab).
When Someone Wants to Leave ukulele chords
Ukulele shapes (G-C-E-A, fret string): G 0232 · C 0003 · D 2220. On ukulele, play these shapes with a capo on fret 1; the song still sounds in its original key (Ab). All first-position, no barre. Use the tuning selector on the page to switch the fretboard to ukulele. Easy songs to play on ukulele.
Repeated patterns: Ab – Db (18 bars), Ab (15 bars), Db – Ab – Eb (9 bars), Eb Ab – Ab – Ab Db (3 bars), Db – Ab Eb (2 bars). Most frequent changes: Ab → Db (11×), Db → Ab (11×), Ab → Eb (11×), Eb → Ab (11×).
The track runs 2:05. Entries: vocals 0:10.
In the tabs: Rhythm guitar: frets 4–10, 667 notes per minute; Lead guitar: frets 4–11, 19 notes per minute; Bass: frets 1–4, 116 notes per minute; Drums: 307 hits per minute (hi-hat 291, kick 225, snare 110).
Dolly Parton chords · Jolene album
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Chord map of When Someone Wants to Leave
Where each progression sits in the recording. Times are from the track; use them to jump to a part and loop it.
| Time | Chords | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Ab · Db · Eb | 8 bars | |
| Ab · Db · Eb | 13 bars | |
| Ab · Db · Eb | 18 bars | |
| Ab · Db · Eb | 10 bars |
How to play When Someone Wants to Leave by Dolly Parton
Start with the chords. When Someone Wants to Leave uses 3 different chords; Ab is held longest — about 70% of the song — so it is the one to make comfortable first. 3 of them need a barre (Ab, Db, Eb); with a capo on fret 1 they become G, C, D. If barres are new to you, read the barre guide or the capo guide.
Then the changes. The change that repeats most is Ab → Db (11 times), followed by Db → Ab (11 times). Drill that pair on its own before the song: the chords change roughly every 2.8 seconds (21 changes per minute), so each change needs to be ready in about a beat. See faster chord changes.
Strumming. At 98 BPM this is a medium song; a good starting pattern is D . D U . U D U (classic pop). More in strumming patterns.
How to play the chords in When Someone Wants to Leave
Finger numbers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Strings are named from the thickest (low E) to the thinnest (high E).
- Ab: index finger flat across all six strings at the 4th fret; ring finger on the 6th fret of the A string; pinky on the 6th fret of the D string; middle finger on the 5th fret of the G string; strum all six strings.
- Db: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 4th fret; middle finger on the 6th fret of the D string; ring finger on the 6th fret of the G string; pinky on the 6th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- Eb: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 6th fret; middle finger on the 8th fret of the D string; ring finger on the 8th fret of the G string; pinky on the 8th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
Where this page's content comes from
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