Chet Atkins teaches "Maybelle" Chords

Tempo:
199.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

C

E

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chet Atkins teaches "Maybelle" chords
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[G]
[B] [C]
[E]
[F]
[A] [D]
[E] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [Gb] [Bb]
[G]
[C]
[E]
[F]
[Am] [D]
[Em] [G] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [G] [Bb]
[Em] [Bm] [C]
[G]
[Em] [Bb]
[G] [Dm] [Em]
[G] [A]
[Bb] [B] [G] [A]
[Bb] [G] [Bb]
[Em] [G]
[C]
[E]
[F]
[E] [D] [Am]
[G]
[Em] [Gb] [Bb]
[Em] [B] [C]
[G] [E]
[G]
[A] [Bb] [G]
[Em] [G]
[E] [G]
[Bb] [Em] [G]
[C]
[E]
[Am] [F]
[Am]
[D] [C] [G]
[Em] [Gb]
[Bb] [G] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] [Em] [F]
[C]
[E] [Ab] [A] [Em]
[E] [Dm] [D] [Em]
[Gb] [Dm] [G] [C]
That's a tune that I wrote in honor of a lady I used to work with, just burped, named Maybelle Carter.
And she sang You Are My Flower and played that little lick on [Gm] the guitar.
[Em] [F]
And so I wrote a tune, called it Maybelle of course, and I'll show you the positions
of right and left [C] hand.
And it's [D]
[E] an A augmented to a [F] seventh, F,
[Em] [D] [Gb]
D, with an F sharp in the bass.
[Bm]
[Em] [G]
[Em] Repeat
[G] [Bb]
[G]
[C] [Eb]
that, and then the bridge is, [Em]
[G] [A] [E] [B]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[G] [Em]
[Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [Em] [B] [Em] [G]
all [F] mistakes are intentional.
[E] [G]
[A] [Bb] [B] [Em]
[G] [A] [Bb] [B]
[G] Then repeat the lick.
[C] The last eight is different.
The
[E]
melody is [F] different.
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [Bm]
[Bb] [G] [C]
And then the second bridge, I change it around a little.
[G] [A] [Bb] [G]
And I go, I think I played it differently, I'll play it.
[Am] [Dm]
And that [G] is just a banjo roll.
[D] [E] [G] [A]
[F] [G]
[Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Em] Or you can play it backwards.
[C]
[B] [C]
And then back to the last eight, and then I did [E]
Wildwood Flower, which Maybelle always
played with the brushing style.
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[C]
And then I played something of mine, or somebody's.
[G] [C]
And then [Em]
[Am] B [C]
[F] [C]
flat, [Bb] [D] [A] A,
[Em]
[E] D, [F] [D] [Em] G, [Am]
[Dm] [G] [C]
and a
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
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To jam and learn Chet Atkins - (Album Version) Maybelle chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Em, G, A, Bb, G, B, G, Bb and Em. Ease into the song by practicing at 99 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 199 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[Gb] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's a tune that I wrote in honor of a lady I used to work with, _ _ _ just burped, named Maybelle Carter.
And _ she sang You Are My Flower and played that little lick on [Gm] the guitar.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ And so I wrote a tune, called it Maybelle of course, and _ I'll show you the positions
of right and left [C] hand.
And _ _ it's _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] an A augmented _ _ to a [F] seventh, _ _ F, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gb] _
D, _ with an F sharp in the bass.
[Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Repeat _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
that, and then the bridge is, _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
all [F] mistakes are intentional.
[E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ [B] _
_ [G] Then repeat the lick. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ The last eight is different. _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ melody is [F] different. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ And then the second bridge, I change it around a little.
[G] _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And I go, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I think I played it differently, I'll play it.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And that [G] is _ just a banjo roll.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ Or you can play it backwards.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _
_ And then back to the last eight, and then I did _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wildwood Flower, which Maybelle always
played with the _ brushing style.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then I played _ _ _ something of mine, or _ somebody's. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
And then _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] B _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ flat, [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] A, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] D, _ [F] _ [D] _ [Em] G, [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ and a

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