Biography:
Tommy Emmanuel (born May 31, 1955) is an Australian virtuoso guitarist, best known for his fine art of "fingerpicking". He is considered by some as the greatest fingerpicker in the world today.
Throughout his career he played with many famous legends like Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin and John Denver. Some tracks of note include The Journey (a Top 30 hit in Australia in 1993), Cross The Nullarbor and his cover of Mason Williams's Classical Gas.
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Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: [email protected]
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]
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: [email protected]
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]
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