My Dixie Darling Tab by The Carter Family

My Dixie Darling tab by The Carter Family

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The Carter Family  My Dixie Darling tab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XnMaHQi6L8

The original sounds in Ab  with guitar tuned in a C tuning
I used Audacity freeware software to change the pitch to make it easier to work on 


Note the tempo only picks up at the beginning of bar 3
Introduction:

   C  2/4
e |------|--------------|------------|-----0---0-|-------------|
B |------|--------------|------------|-----1---1-|-------------|
G |----0-|-----0----0-0-|-2-0--------|-----0---0-|-------------|
D |------|--------------|-----2p0----|-0h2---2---|-2-0-2-------|
A |--3---|-3------3-----|---------3--|-----------|-------3-0---|
E |------|--------------|------------|-----------|-----------3-|

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   G7                         C
e |------1---1-|-------------|---0----0-|-------------|
B |------0---0-|-------------|---1----1-|-------------|
G |------0---0-|-------------|---0----0-|-------------|
D |------------|---0-0-------|----------|-2p0---------|
A |-0h2----2---|-2-----2p0---|-3----3---|-----3--0----|
E |------------|-----------3-|----------|-----------3-|


   C                                                              G7
e |----------------|---------------|----0---0-|-----------------|-----1---1-|
B |----------------|---------------|----1---1-|-----------------|-----0---0-|
G |-----0-0------0-|-0-2-0---------|----0---0-|-----------------|-----0---0-|
D |-0--------------|-------2-2p0---|-0h2--2---|-2-0-2-0---------|-----------|
A |---3-------3----|-------------3-|----------|---------3-3-0---|-0h2---2---|
E |----------------|---------------|----------|---------------3-|-----------|

   G7            C                         2/4
e |-------------|---0---------|----------|---0-|----0---0-|
B |-------------|---1---------|----------|---1-|----1---1-|
G |-------------|---0---------|----------|---0-|----0---0-|
D |---0-0-------|-------------|----------|-----|----------|
A |-2-----2p0---|-3---3-0---0-|-3p0----0-|-3---|------3---|
E |-----------3-|---------3---|-----3----|-----|-3--------|
                                                  My Dixie
Chorus:
   C
e |---0----0-|---0---------0--|----0------0-|
B |---1----1-|---1---------1--|----1------1-|
G |---0----0-|---0---------0--|----0------0-|
D |----------|----------------|-------------|
A |------3---|---------3------|----------3--|
E |-3--------|-3--------------|-3-----------|
   darling,  |  listen to this| song I sing |

                     G7            2/4                        C
e |---0--------0----|----1-----1-|-----1---|------1------1---|---0----0-|
B |---1--------1----|----0-----0-|-----0---|------0------0---|---1----1-|
G |---0--------0----|----0 ----0-|-----0---|------0------0---|---0----0-|
D |-----------------|-------0----|---------|-0---------------|----------|
A |------3----------|------------|-2-------|-----------------|-3--------|
E |-3---------------|-3----------|---------|-----------3-----|-----3----|
       beneath the  |silver moon |   with my banjo  right in tune   My

   C
e |----0-------0----|---0-----0-|----0-------0--|----0----0-|
B |----1-------1----|---1-----1-|----1-------1--|----1----1-|
G |----0-------0----|---0-----0-|----0-------0--|----0----0-|
D |-----------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
A |--3--------------|-3---------|-3-------------|-3---------|
E |---------3-------|------3----|--------3------|------3----|
     heart is  ever |true,     I|love no one but| you     My

   C 2/4
e |-----0-|-------------|------------|-----0------0-|
B |-----1-|-------------|------------|-----1------1-|
G |-----0-|-------------|------------|-----0----0-0-|
D |------ |-------------|------------|--------------|
A |-------|----------0-1|-2-----0--2-|-3------------|
E |--3----|------3-3----|----3-------|--------3-----|
     Dixie  darling,         my Dixie|queen

Instrumental:
   C 2/4
e |-------|-----------------|----------------|-----0---0-|-------------|
B |-------|-----------------|----------------|-----1---1-|-------------|
G |-------|-0---0-0----0----|-0h2-0----------|-----0---0-|-------------|
D |-------|-----------------|-------2-2p0----|-0h2---2---|-2-0-2-------|
A |--3--3-|---3----3--------|-------------3--|-----------|-------3-0---|
E |-------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|-----------3-|

   G7                           C
e |------1---1-|---------------|---0----0-|-------------|
B |------0---0-|---------------|---1----1-|-------------|
G |------0---0-|---------------|---0----0-|-------------|
D |------------|---0-0-0-------|----------|-2p0---------|
A |-0h2----2---|-2-------2p0---|-3----3---|-----3-3p0---|
E |------------|-------------3-|----------|-----------3-|


   C
e |----------------|---------------|----0---0-|---------------|
B |----------------|---------------|----1---1-|---------------|
G |-0---0-0------0-|-0-2-0---------|----0---0-|---------------|
D |----------------|-------2-2p0---|-0h2--2---|-2-0-2-2-------|
A |---3-------3----|-------------3-|----------|---------3-0---|
E |----------------|---------------|----------|-------------3-|

   G7                                                     C  2/4
e |-----1---1-|-------------|---0---------|------------0-|---0---|
B |-----0---0-|-------------|---1---------|------------1-|---1---|
G |-----0---0-|-------------|---0---------|------------0-|---0---|
D |-----------|---0-0-------|-------------|--------------|-------|
A |-0h2---2---|-2-----2p0---|-3---3-0---0-|-3p0----0h3---|-------|
E |-----------|-----------3-|---------3---|-----3--------|-3-----|


Verse 1:
    C
e |-------0-----------0----|---0------0-|------0---------------------|----0-----0-|
B |-------1-----------1----|---1------1-|------1---------------------|----1-----1-|
G |-------0-----------0----|---0------0-|------0---------------------|----0-----0-|
D |------------------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|
A |--3---------------------|-3----------|--3------------------0------|-3----------|
E |------------3-----------|--------3---|----------------3-----------|-------3----|
   Way down below the Mason- Dixie -Line  Down where the honeysuckles are entwined


   G7                                           C
e |-------1--------------1--|-------1-------1--|------0--------0--|-----------0---|------0--------0--|
B |-------0--------------0--|-------0-------0--|------1--------1--|-----------1---|------1--------1--|
G |-------0--------------0--|-------0-------0--|------0--------0--|-----------0---|------0--------0--|
D |-0-----------------------|---0--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------|--3---------------|----0---3------|----------3-------|
E |-----------------3-------|------------3-----|----------3-------|-3-------------|--3---------------|
  There's where the southern| winds are blowing|There's where the |daisies growing|                The



   C
e |--------0-----------0---|----------0-|-------0---------0----|----------0-|
B |--------1-----------1---|----------1-|-------1---------1----|----------1-|
G |--------0-----------0---|----------0-|-------0---------0----|----------0-|
D |------------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|
A |---------------3--------|-----0--3---|------------3---------|----0--3----|
E |--3---------------------|--3---------|--3-------------------|-3----------|
    girls of the North in the gay finery|Whirling around in the  so-ci-et-y

   G7                                                  C
e |------1---------1-|-----1-----1---|------1---------|---0------0--|
B |------0---------0-|-----0-----0---|------0---------|---1------1--|
G |------0---------0-|-----0-----0---|------0---------|---0------0--|
D |------------0-----|--------0------|----------------|-------------|
A |------------------|---------------|--------------2-|-3-----------|
E |--3---------------|--3------------|--3------3------|-------3-----|
    Singing a song of| Dixie darling,| where I long to be



Chorus:
   C
e |----0------0--|---0----0--|---0--------0--|----0------0-|
B |----1------1--|---1----1--|---1--------1--|----1------1-|
G |----0------0--|---0----0--|---0--------0--|----0------0-|
D |--------------|-----------|---------------|-------------|
A |--3-----------|-3---------|-3-------------|-3-----------|
E |--------3-----|------3----|--------3------|-------3-----|
       My Dixie   dar - ling,| listen to this| song I sing |

   C                 G7            2/4                      C
e |----0--------0---|----1-----1-|---1----|-----1------1---|----0----0-|
B |----1--------1---|----0-----0-|---0----|-----0------0---|----1----1-|
G |----0--------0---|----0 ----0-|---0----|-----0------0---|----0----0-|
D |-----------------|--------0---|--------|--0-------------|-----------|
A |---------3-------|------------|-2------|----------2-----|-3---------|
E |-3---------------|-3----------|--------|----------------|------3----|
       beneath the  |silver moon | with my  banjo  right in tune    My

   C
e |----0-------0----|---0-----0-|----0-------0--|-----0------0--|
B |----1-------1----|---1-----1-|----1-------1--|-----1------1--|
G |----0-------0----|---0-----0-|----0-------0--|-----0------0--|
D |-----------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|
A |--3--------------|-3---------|-3-------------|--3------------|
E |---------3-------|------3----|--------3------|---------3-----|
   heart is  ever   true,     I |love no one but| you        My |

   C 2/4   G7                          C
e |-----0-|-------------|------------|-----0-----0-|
B |-----1-|-------------|------------|-----1-----1-|
G |-----0-|-------------|------------|-----0-----0-|
D |------ |-------------|------------|-------------|
A |-------|----------0-1|-2-----0--2-|-3-----------|
E |--3----|------3-3----|----3-------|--------3----|
     Dixie  darling,         my Dixie|queen

Instrumental:

   C 2/4
e |------|--------------|----------------|-----0---0-|-------------|
B |------|--------------|----------------|-----1---1-|-------------|
G |------|-0----0-0---0-|--0-2-0---------|-----0---0-|-------------|
D |------|--------------|--------2-2p0---|-0h2---2---|-2-0-2-------|
A |-3--3-|---3------3---|--------------3-|-----------|-------3-0---|
E |------|--------------|----------------|-----------|-----------3-|

   G7                         C
e |------1---1-|-------------|---0----0-|-------------|
B |------0---0-|-------------|---1----1-|-------------|
G |------0---0-|-------------|---0----0-|-------------|
D |------------|---0-0-------|----------|-2-0---------|
A |-0h2----2---|-2-----2p0---|-3----3---|-----3-3p0---|
E |------------|-----------3-|----------|-----------3-|


   C                                                             G7
e |----------------|---------------|----0---0-|-----------------|-----1---1-|
B |----------------|---------------|----1---1-|-----------------|-----0---0-|
G |-----0-0------0-|-0-2-0---------|----0---0-|-----------------|-----0---0-|
D |-0--------------|-------2-2p0---|-0h2--2---|-2-0-2-0---------|-----------|
A |---3-------3----|-------------3-|----------|---------3-3-0---|-0h2---2---|
E |----------------|---------------|----------|---------------3-|-----------|

   G7            C
e |-------------|---0---------|------------0-|---0---0-|
B |-------------|---1---------|------------1-|---1---1-|
G |-------------|---0---------|------------0-|---0---0-|
D |---0-0-------|-------------|--------------|---------|
A |-2-----2p0---|-3---3-0---0-|-3p0----0h3---|-----3---|
E |-----------3-|---------3---|-----3--------|-3-------|


Verse 2:
   C
e |-------0---------0--|---0-------0--|------0----------------|----0------0--|
B |-------1---------1--|---1-------1--|------1----------------|----1------1--|
G |-------0---------0--|---0-------0--|------0----------------|----0------0--|
D |--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|
A |--3-----------------|-3------------|--3-----------------0--|-3------------|
E |------------3-------|--------3-----|----------------3------|-------3------|
   Going down South to  have a big time  See my girl  in  old  Caroline, I'll


   G7                                      C
e |-------1---------1--|-------1-------1--|------0--------0--|-----------0-----|------0--------0--|
B |-------0---------0--|-------0-------0--|------1--------1--|-----------1-----|------1--------1--|
G |-------0---------0--|-------0-------0--|------0--------0--|-----------0-----|------0--------0--|
D |--------------------|---0--------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |------------2-------|------------------|--3---------------|----0---3--------|----------3-------|
E |-3------------------|------------3-----|----------3-------|-3---------------|--3---------------|
    drink my booze and     do as I please. For all those girls I  long to squeeze

   C
e |--------0-----------0---|-----------0--|-------0---------0--|-----------0---|
B |--------1-----------1---|-----------1--|-------1---------1--|-----------1---|
G |--------0-----------0---|-----------0--|-------0---------0--|-----------0---|
D |------------------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
A |---------------3--------|-----0--3-----|------------3-------|-----0--3------|
E |--3---------------------|--3-----------|--3-----------------|-3-------------|
    Singing      songs of    Dixie darlings There's where I      long to be going

   G7                                                     C
e |------1---------1-|-----1--------1---|------1---------|---0------0--|
B |------0---------0-|-----0--------0---|------0---------|---1------1--|
G |------0---------0-|-----0--------0---|------0---------|---0------0--|
D |------------0-----|-----------0------|----------------|-------2-----|
A |------------------|------------------|--------------2-|-3-----------|
E |--3---------------|--3---------------|--3------3------|-------------|
     Down    where the  jelly-roll growing, with my Dixie  queen

Chorus:
   C
e |---0------0--|---0----0-|---0---------0--|----0------0-|
B |---1------1--|---1----1-|---1---------1--|----1------1-|
G |---0------0--|---0----0-|---0---------0--|----0------0-|
D |-------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
A |-3-----------|------3---|---------3------|----------3--|
E |-------3-----|-3--------|-3--------------|-3-----------|
      My  Dixie  darling,  |  listen to this| song I sing |

   C                  G7            2/4                      C
e |---0--------0----|----1-----1-|-----1---|------1------1--|---0----0-|
B |---1--------1----|----0-----0-|-----0---|------0------0--|---1----1-|
G |---0--------0----|----0 ----0-|-----0---|------0------0--|---0----0-|
D |-----------------|-------0----|---------|-0--------------|----------|
A |------3----------|------------|-2-------|----------------|-3--------|
E |-3---------------|-3----------|---------|-----------3----|-----3----|
       beneath the  |silver moon |   with my banjo  right in  tune   My

   C
e |----0-------0----|---0-----0-|----0-------0--|----0----0-|
B |----1-------1----|---1-----1-|----1-------1--|----1----1-|
G |----0-------0----|---0-----0-|----0-------0--|----0----0-|
D |-----------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
A |--3--------------|-3---------|-3-------------|-3---------|
E |---------3-------|------3----|--------3------|------3----|
     heart is  ever |true,     I|love no one but| you     My

   G7 2/4                             C
e |-----0-|----1------1-|------------|-----0----|
B |-----1-|----0------0-|------------|-----1----|
G |-----0-|----0------0-|------------|-----0----|
D |------ |-------0-----|------------|----------|
A |-------|-------------|-2-----0--2-|-3--------|
E |--3----|-3-----------|----3-------|----------|
     Dixie  darling,         my Dixie| queen

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h    hammer on
p     pull off
2/4   two beat bar

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