This is the intro to the oringinal recording of Okie From Muskogee. It would start in E and modulate to F after the chorus. e--0--0--0------0--0----------------0---------------------- b------------4---4------5----5--4-5--5-4---4--------------- g-1--2--3--4--4---4-4/6--6-6-------------6----4--2--1------ d---------------------------------------------6--4--2------ a---------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- This is some of the fills they would use after it modulates to F. You want to rake the chords. (fill 1) (fill 2) (fill 3) e-5-6-8--------- e--------------- e---------8-10-12------ d-6------x8^pbr6 b-5-6-8--------- b-5-6-8---8------------ g-5------------- g-5------x7pbr5- g-5-------9------------ d--------------- d-5------------- d-5-------10----------- a--------------- a--------------- a---------------------- e--------------- e--------------- e---------------------- Forgive me if this isn't perfect, i'm doing this by memory. Merle starts this in now and that's the way we do it and there is no intro. There is another fill they play now after the third one when they go back into (whatever key you play it in). Be sure and let all the notes ring. e---------------------- b-5-6--6----------6---- g-------5-7p5-----5---- d-------------8p5-5h7-- a---------------------- e----------------------

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