Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel

Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com

Intro

Notes:  D Ab D B dd B A, ddd E F F#...
Chords: D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)  AA AB CC#... (x32010@1)
[Verse 1]
D (xx0232@1)                            GMel (320003@1)Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick
    D (xx0232@1)                                AYou (x02220@1)got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
D (xx0232@1)                                        GNow (320003@1)we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play
D (xx0232@1)                                A7 (x02020@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay


[Chorus]
D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)           
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
D (xx0232@1)                                   A (x02220@1)                 DWe (xx0232@1)wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
D (xx0232@1)                 GMel (320003@1)Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
D (xx0232@1)                               A7 (x02020@1)                 Dwe're (xx0232@1)always thinking of you, and hope you have a nice day


(Play Red River Valley - badly)

Chords: D
Notes: A D F#, F# F# F#, E F# E D

Chords: D (xx0232@1)                  ANotes: (x02220@1) A D F#, D F# A, G F# E

Chords:     D (xx0232@1)                GNotes: (320003@1) A G F#, F# E D, E F# A G

Chords: G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)
Notes:  B B A, C# D E, F# E D

[Verse 2]
D (xx0232@1)                        G (320003@1)          DOn (xx0232@1)page 21, you showed us how to play a G
D (xx0232@1)                        A7On (x02020@1)page 22, you showed us how to play a D
D (xx0232@1)                        GBut (320003@1)Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E, 
       D (xx0232@1)                       A7 (x02020@1)      Dcause (xx0232@1)someone in the outhouse, stole page 23


[Verse 3]
D (xx0232@1)                            GI'm (320003@1)goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele
D (xx0232@1)                            A7 (x02020@1)        
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le
D (xx0232@1)                                  G (320003@1)              
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle
D (xx0232@1)                                         A7 (x02020@1)        DI (xx0232@1)can play, on that high string, and those two in the middle


(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)

Chords: D
Notes: aa A F# D, D D E D F#, 

Chords: D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)  
Notes: A A B F# D, E E F# Ab A

Chords: D (xx0232@1)         GNotes: (320003@1) A A B F# D, G G A Bb B

Chords:     D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)     DNotes: (xx0232@1) A A A B F# D, E E F# E D


[Chorus] - key change (E A B)
E (022100@1)                AMel (x02220@1)Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
E (022100@1)                                   BWe (x2444x@1)wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E (022100@1)                 AMel (x02220@1)Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
       E (022100@1)                                  B7 (x21202@1)                 Ewe're (022100@1)always thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hope you have a nice day


[Verse 4]
E (022100@1)                                AWe're (x02220@1)available for dances, that wouldn't be a task
E (022100@1)                               B (x2444x@1)          
and ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask
E (022100@1)                                    AYou (x02220@1)know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could
E (022100@1)                                    B7 (x21202@1)          EPlease (022100@1)send us another book and we'll play twice as good


[Chorus]
E (022100@1)                AMel (x02220@1)Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
    E (022100@1)                               B (x2444x@1)                 EWe (022100@1)wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E (022100@1)                 AMel (x02220@1)Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
     E (022100@1)                       B7 (x21202@1)                 Ewe (022100@1)always thinking of you and hope you have a nice day


(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)

Chords: E
Notes: Bb B Ab E, E E F# E Ab, 

Chords: E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)  
Notes: B B C# Ab E, F# F# Ab Bb B

Chords: E (022100@1)          ANotes: (x02220@1) B B C# Ab E, A A B C C#

Chords:     E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)     ENotes: (022100@1) B B B C# Ab E, F# F# Ab F# E

[Repeat chorus instrumental]