Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), better known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who created, along with Owen Bradley, the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.
Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle Travis, Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul, brought him admirers within and outside the country scene, both in the United States and internationally.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
[Verse 1] DG Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick DA You got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks DG Now we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play DA7D And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay
[Chorus] DG Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say DAD We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way DG Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, DA7D we're always thinking of you, and hope you have a nice day
(Play Red River Valley - badly)
Chords: D Notes: ADF#, F#F#F#, EF#ED
Chords: DA Notes: ADF#, DF#A, GF#E
Chords: DG Notes: AGF#, F#ED, EF#AG
Chords: GDAD Notes: BBA, C#DE, F#ED
[Verse 2] DGD On page 21, you showed us how to play a G DA7 On page 22, you showed us how to play a D DG But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E, DA7D cause someone in the outhouse, stole page 23
[Verse 3] DG I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele DA7 I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le DG I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle DA7D 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 AF#D, DDEDF#,
Chords: DA Notes: AABF#D, EEF#G#A
Chords: DG Notes: AABF#D, GGAA#B
Chords: DAD Notes: AAABF#D, EEF#ED
[Chorus] - key change (EAB) EA Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say EB We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way EA Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, EB7E we're always thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hope you have a nice day
[Verse 4] EA We're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task EB and ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask EA You know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could EB7E Please send us another book and we'll play twice as good
[Chorus] EA Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say EBE We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way EA Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, EB7E we always thinking of you and hope you have a nice day
(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)