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]
