[musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
Joshua Lester
jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Sat May 12 08:14:20 UTC 2012
I've heard him before.
He's awesome!
He was on a PBS special!
He needs to come to Arkansas!
Blessings, Joshua
On 5/11/12, Michael <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sheri Wells-Jensen" <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
> To: "Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
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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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>
>> Behalf Of Michael
>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:30 PM
>> To: Music Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
>>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
>> To: "Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 1:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
>>> To: "Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 11:21 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Trouble with Chet Atkins guitar chords
>>>
>>>
>>>>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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