[musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords

[Michael]

Joshua
I was listening to Tommy on youtube earlier and came across and it goes hand 
in hand with this discussion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgHuGhuWbag

Michael this video where he talks about choosing chords when
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From: "Sheri Wells-Jensen" <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
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> Nice! This is one of those cases where I wish I could watch his hands... 
> some of it is really clear, but there are a couple places where, after 
> just my first listen, it sure would be easier to know what position his 
> left hand was in!
>
> Sheri
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> From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Michael
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> LOL Marion
> I don't think I've ever heard anyone play harmonics better than Tommy 
> ....check out Over the Rainbow to get blown away.
>
> I saw Leo Kottke live at a free concert during my college years and I 
> think he is truly the master of the twelve string.
>
> Michael
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>> Michael,
>>    I was listneing to Tommy Emanuel performing Classical Gas when my
>> computer did something funny and I lost sound. I thought Tommy burned up
>> my sound card! All I can say is "Wow!"
>>    Since we are going to Dallas for convention, here is an offering by 
>> Leo
>> Kottke.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E_s4vQJx-k
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala
>>
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>> From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
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>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 11:21 AM
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>>>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
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>>>> 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>
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>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:39 PM
>>>>> Subject: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
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>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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