Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel

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

Intro

Notes:  d a b d b d d b a, d d d e f f#...
Chords: D   D   D   D    A A A B C C#...

[Verse 1]
D                              G
Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick
    D                                  A
You got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
D                                          G
Now we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play
D                                  A7                D
And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay


[Chorus]
D                  G             
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
D                                     A                   D
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
D                   G
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
D                                 A7                   D
we're 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                    A
Notes:  a d f#, d f# a, g f# e

Chords:     D                  G
Notes:  a g f#, f# e d, e f# a g

Chords: G   D       A       D  
Notes:  b b a, c# d e, f# e d

[Verse 2]
D                          G            D
On page 21, you showed us how to play a G
D                          A7
On page 22, you showed us how to play a D
D                          G
But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E, 
       D                         A7        D
cause someone in the outhouse, stole page 23


[Verse 3]
D                              G
I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele
D                              A7          
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le
D                                    G                
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle
D                                           A7          D
I 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           A    
Notes: a a b f# d, e e f# g# a

Chords: D           G
Notes:  a a b f# d, g g a a# b

Chords:     D          A       D
Notes:  a a a b f# d, e e f# e d


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


[Verse 4]
E                                  A
We're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task
E                                 B            
and ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask
E                                      A
You know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could
E                                      B7            E
Please send us another book and we'll play twice as good


[Chorus]
E                  A
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
    E                                 B                   E
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E                   A
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
     E                         B7                   E
we 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 g# e, e e f# e g#, 

Chords: E           B    
Notes: b b c# g# e, f# f# g# a# b

Chords: E            A
Notes:  b b c# g# e, a a b c c#

Chords:     E          B       E
Notes:  b b b c# g# e, f# f# g# f# e

[Repeat chorus instrumental]