ABILENE

As recorded by Chet Atkins

(From the 1983 Album GREAT HITS FROM THE PAST)
Transcribed by Music by J.D. Loudermilk
tomcsikachicago@gmail.com Arranged by Chet Atkins

D
P = 116 (P P CP PR ) Standard tuning

k V eV fV V V eV V V j
I 44 k V V V
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1

V V V } }
Gtr I
0 0 0
T 1 4 1 4 3 1 1 1
A 0 0 1 1 1 2 2
x x x x x x
B 0 2 3 x x
3 x x x

j V cl cl
I V} V V} V WV V gV V}V V V V
} e V f V V} V V V V} V VV VV} VV VV VV} VV
}
5

V } } } } }
3
T 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 5 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0
x x x x x x x
B x 3 2 3 4 x x
x x x x
H H

k V eV fV V V eV V j
9
I VV} e V VV V V V V V V V V V
} } } V} gV} fV gVV VV} V} V V V V} V
} } } }
0 0 0
T 1 4 1 4 3 1 1 1
A 2 2 4 (4) 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
1 x x x x x x
B x x x x
x x x
sl. sl.

j c c c
I V} V V} V W} V kV V V V e V f V V} V V V V} V VV l V l V l
13
} } } } } } } gV f V
u } } }

T 3 3 0 1 1 1
A 0 0 5 5 3 4 0 0 2 0
x x x x x x
B x x x x x x
x x x 4 3
H H

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j cl k c j cl k k Vc l Vc Vc V V V e V V V
17
I VVV VVV VVV VVV l VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVW VV VV k VV k V V
U gV U u
0 3
T 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 5 5 4 3 3
A 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
B
4 3
sl. sl.

j ck j ck
I VV VV k
W V V
V u

GK1
Gtr II

T
A KK02 G102
3
D
B

P PR CP P
3

c l ck
V W VV e V
22
I gVVV f V gV V V V V V V V lV Vj V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V f V gV V V V V
M
Full

T 3
0
3 3
1
1 1 3 3 4
O 1 1 1
A 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 4
B
H P H H H

c c c c c c c c
I gVVV k VVV k VVV k
V
VVV k
V
VV k
V
VV k
V V gVV
Vk VVV k
V V V V V
GK0 GK0 GK1 GK1 GK1 GK1 GK3 GK3
T
A KK12 KK12 KK23 KK23 KK02 KK02 KK54 KK54
2 3 3 5
D
B

P P CP PR
0 1 3 5

V V V V V V
VV e V V
I V V V V V V V V V V V e V f V V V V V k u u
V V V V V
26

5 15 12 13 15 12
T 1 1 1 4 5 6 4 5 12
A 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 5 0
3 3 3 2 7
B
H H sl. sl. sl.

c c j ck j ck c c j ck j ck
I VVV k VVV k VV
V
VV k
V VVV k VVV k VV
V VVV k
V V W V V V W V
u u
GK0 GK0 GK1 GK0 GK0 GK1
T
A KK03 KK03 KK02 G 1
0
2
KK03 KK03 KK02 G102
B 2 3 2 3
3 3 3 3
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV W V V V
30
I u
3
M
1/4

10 12 12 10 8 10 10 12 8 8 8
T 10 10 8 8 8 10
A 9
B
H P

c c c c c c
I gVVV k VVV k VVV k
V
VVV k
V
VV k
V
VV
V
k
V V V V
GK0 GK0 GK1 GK1 GK1 GK1
T
A KK12 KK12 KK23 KK23 KK02 KK02
B 2 3 3
0 1 3

eV fV eV V V V eV fV eV V V V eV fV eV V V V eV f V eV V V
3
VlV V VlV V V
33
I 3
3 3 V
3 3
3 3
11 12 11 10 8
T 10 11 12 11 10 8
A 9 8 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 8 9 8 7 5
B 7

c c c c j ck j
I V VV k VV k VVV k VVV k VV VV k
gV V V W V V
V V V u
GK3 GK3 GK0 GK0 GK1 G10
T
A KK54 KK54 KK03 KK03 KK02 2
B 5 2 3
5 3 3

j cl k c j cl k
36
I U VVV VVV VVV VVV l VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV gVVV
U gV U
T 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 2
A 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 4 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
B
3 4 5

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c c
40
I VVV l VVV gVV VV V V gV V V V V V gV V V V
j
V V gV V
u V
T 3 3 2
A 4 4 2 2
5 5 0 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 0 4 7
B 5 2 5 5
P

c c c c
V k VV k eggVVV k VVV k VVV k VVV k
I V gVV V
V gV gV V u V u
GK3 GK3 GK2 GK2 GK3
Gtr II

T
A KK24 KK24 KK34 KK34 3
4
5
KK45
B 5 4 5
5 2 3

3 3
I gV f V V V V V gV V
V V gV V V gV V V gV V V V V V V gV 3
V
44

V V e V V gV V V
T
A 4 3 2 0 4 7 5 4 5 4
B 2 7 7 5 7 4 5 0 2 1 0
5 2 3 4 7 5 2 3 0
sl. sl. P H P H P
sl.

c c c c
V k VV k VVV k VVV k gVVV k c k VVV k VV k VV k
I V gVV V V g V V
g V
V u V u V u V u V
GK3 GK3 GK5 GK5 GK5 GK5 GK3 GK3
T
A KK24 KK24 KK76 KK76 KK65 KK65 KK24 KK24
B 5 7 7 5
5 7 5 5

gVV c
48
I c V V VV VV WW k gVVgf VV VV WW k VV VV VV VV VV
gV V V
T 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3
A 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4
0 5 5
B 0 2
2

j Vc k j ck c c
gVVV k c k VV k VV k eggVVV k VVV k VVV k VVV k
I
V u V
V
u W gVV V
V gV V u V u
u gV
GK5 GK5 GK3 GK2 GK2 GK3 GK3
T
A KK65 KK65 KK24 G324 KK34 KK34 KK45 KK45
B 7 5 4 5
5 5 2 3

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V V V V VV gVV VV V V V V V V d
52
I VV VV VV gVV WW j V VV l VV VV
V
c
3
T 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 5 3 3
A 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 4
5 4 5 0
B
H

c c c
I V gVVV k VV k VV k VV k gVVV k c k VVV k VV k gVVV
V
V V gV V V V u V u V V
g
V
u u
GK3 GK3 GK5 GK5 GK5 GK5 GK3
T
A KK24 KK24 KK76 KK76 KK65 KK65 KK24 5
6
5
B 5 7 7 5
5 7 5 5

V V gV V f V V gV V V V V V V V V
k e V gV gV V W V V V V V V V V
56
I U k u
17 16 15 14 (14) 12 10 10 9 14 12 10 7 10 10 7 10 10
T 12 12 11
A
B
sl. sl.

c c c c c c
V
I V gVV k VV k
V V gV V
VV k VV k
V eggVVV k
gV
VVV k VVV k
V
VVV k
V gV V u u
GK3 GK3 GK3 GK3 GK2 GK2 GK3 GK3
T
A KK24 KK24 KK24 KK24 KK34 KK34 KK45 KK45
B 5 5 4 5
5 5 2 3

V V gV V V V V V gV gV V V gV V V V
gV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V
60
I u k
14 12 14 12 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 7
T 12 10 10 10 10 12
A 11 11 11 13 11 13 11 12
B
H sl. sl. sl.

c c c c
I V gVVV k VV k VVV k VVV k gVVV k c k VVV k V k VV k
V V g gVV V
V u V u V u V u V V
GK3 GK3 GK5 GK5 GK5 GK5 GK3 GK3
T
A KK24 KK24 KK76 KK76 KK65 KK65 KK24 KK24
B 5 7 7 5
5 7 5 5

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V V V V V V V V k V V V V V W k V eV fV V
I j k u k V V V V V}
} } }
64

V V V
10 8 5 8 8 5 8 8 5 8 0 0
T 8 10 1 4 1
A 0 0
x x
B 0 2 x x
3
P sl. sl. sl.

c c
I gUUUU V
VV k
V
VV k
V
UU
UU
V
G
T K3
GK1 GK1 GK1
A KK24 KK02 KK02 KK02
B K5 3 K3
3

V eV V V V j V kV V kV V V V
I gVV V} V V V} V} V V V V} V V V V} V W } } } } }
68

} } } }
V } u u
0
T 0 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
A 1 1 1 2 2 (2) 0 0 5 5
x x x x x x x x
B x x x
0 x x x x

V c c c j cl k
72
I e V f V V
} V V V V} V VV l VV l V l V VV UU VVV VVV VVV
} } } } } gV f V U U
3
T 0 1 1 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 0
A 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 (0) 2 2 0
x x 3 3 3
B x x x
x x 4 3 (3) 3
H H

c j cl k l d ck
VV k VV V j
76
I VVV l VVV VVV VVV j VVV VVV VVV VVW VV VV j k V VV VV
V V V V
VV
V V V
U v
T 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
0
0 3 1 (1)
G1 G1
A 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 (0) 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 2
B 3 3
3
H H

j VV VV WW WW
80
I U
T 3 5 (5)
A 4 5 (5)
B
P

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