[musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords

Michael bonsai1b at bellsouth.net
Fri May 11 15:21:39 UTC 2012


I am strictly a fingerstylist.  Listen to Tommy Emanuel and Doyle Dykes if 
you want a treat.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
To: "Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords


> When he'd play the melody, he could play it, as well as keeping the
> rhythm going.
> I don't know how to do those complicated leads, on the acoustic.
> Thanks, Joshua
>
> On 5/10/12, Michael <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> Which chords specifically are you talking about Joshua?  Chet, along with
>> other fingerstylists, play drop two chords a lot of the time.  These 
>> chord
>> shapes are different from classic chords taught by most teachers but 
>> enable
>>
>> you to more easily incorporate the melody into the arrangement.
>>
>> Michael
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:39 PM
>> Subject: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
>>
>>
>>> Why do I have so much trouble playing those Chet Atkins chords, on my
>>> acoustic guitar?
>>> Do any of you guitarists know how to do them?
>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>>
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