“In Jolene, Dolly is singing a song about a cheating ... “It’s a great chord progression,” Parton told NPR. What first draws the listener in though the song’s infectious guitar lick.

In the late 1960s, Dolly Parton was appearing in a weekly ... So what is it about “Jolene” that strikes a chord? There’s the looped acoustic guitar line, set in a minor key, which one ...