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]
