Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer Email: [email protected] 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 [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]