{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":971799,"song":"Ode To Mel Bay","artist":"Chet Atkins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11620491-ode-to-mel-bay-chords-by-chet-atkins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/971799?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n\r\nNotes:  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] dd [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch], ddd [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]...\r\nChords: [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]...\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             \r\nMel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwe're always thinking of you, and hope you have a nice day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Play Red River Valley - badly)\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNotes: [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch], [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch], [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNotes:  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch], [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch], [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords:     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNotes:  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch], [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch], [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nNotes:  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch], [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch], [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn page 21, you showed us how to play a G[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nOn page 22, you showed us how to play a D[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E, [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncause someone in the outhouse, stole page 23[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A7[/ch]          \r\nI wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]                \r\nI just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI can play, on that high string, and those two in the middle[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNotes: aa [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch], [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch], \r\n\r\nChords: [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]    \r\nNotes: [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch], [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNotes:  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch], [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords:     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNotes:  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch], [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] - key change ([ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch])\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwe're always thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hope you have a nice day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]B[/ch]            \r\nand ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPlease send us another book and we'll play twice as good[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwe always thinking of you and hope you have a nice day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNotes: [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch], [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch], \r\n\r\nChords: [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]    \r\nNotes: [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch], [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords: [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNotes:  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch], [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\r\nChords:     [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNotes:  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch], [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Repeat chorus instrumental]","plain_text":"Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel\n\n\nIntro\n\nNotes:  D Ab D B dd B A, ddd E F F#...\nChords: D   D   D   D    A A A B C C#...\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Red River Valley - badly)\n\nChords: D\nNotes: A D F#, F# F# F#, E F# E D\n\nChords: D                    A\nNotes:  A D F#, D F# A, G F# E\n\nChords:     D                  G\nNotes:  A G F#, F# E D, E F# A G\n\nChords: G   D       A       D  \nNotes:  B B A, C# D E, F# E D\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)\n\nChords: D\nNotes: aa A F# D, D D E D F#, \n\nChords: D           A    \nNotes: A A B F# D, E E F# G# A\n\nChords: D           G\nNotes:  A A B F# D, G G A A# B\n\nChords:     D          A       D\nNotes:  A A A B F# D, E E F# E D\n\n\n[Chorus] - key change (E A B)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)\n\nChords: E\nNotes: Bb B G# E, E E F# E G#, \n\nChords: E           B    \nNotes: B B C# G# E, F# F# G# A# B\n\nChords: E            A\nNotes:  B B C# G# E, A A B C C#\n\nChords:     E          B       E\nNotes:  B B B C# G# E, F# F# G# F# E\n\n[Repeat chorus instrumental]","chords":["D","Ab","B","A","E","F","F#","C","C#","G","A7","G#","A#","B7","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}