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 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
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[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]
