Vincent
As played by Chet Atkins on "Read My Licks"
Transcribed by Bryan Eggers
[email protected]
This is one of the most beautiful fingerstyle guitar solos ever
recorded. These are the notes and approximate rhythms but you
should listen to the recording to learn how to play it like
Chet does, particularly the slides and hammers.
The fingering is tricky so I added numbers below the staff to
indicate how the left hand plays the difficult spots. You'll
need to follow this fingering closely, trust me!
Remember to tune your 5th string to G and your 6th string to D.
e s s e
[1] [3] [1] [4] [4] [1] [1] [1] [1][3][1][1]
[3] [2] [2] [2] [1][1]
[2]
bar V.............................................
[1] [3] [1] [1] [4] [1] [1] [1] [3] [1] [1] [1] [3] [1] [4] [1][1]
[1] [3]
[1]
[2] 1/2 bar
.......
[1] [1] [4] [1] [4] [1] [1] [1] [2] [1] [4] [1] [1][1][1][4][1]
[3] [2] [3] [2] [3] [2] [3] [3] [3] [2] [1] [2] [4][2][2][3][2]
bar V............................
s s e
bar V........ bar V...........
h e
[4] [4] [3] [1] [4] [1] [1] [4][1][1][4][4][4][1]
[1] [2] [3] [2] [3] [2][2][3][3][2]
[2]
1/2 bar V
q e
[3] [1] [1] [2] [1] [3] [3] [1] [2][2][1][2][4][2][1][2]
[1] [1] [1] [3] [1] [4] [4] [2]
bar V........... 1/2 bar V.....
[4] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [4] [4][1][2][4][2][1]
[3] [1] [3] [1] [3] [3] [4]
[1]
bar V....................
[4] [1] [2] [4] [1] [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [1] [1] [1] [2] [4] [1][1][4][4][1]
[3] [3] [2] [1] [3] [2][3][3][2]
( ) harmonic
[3] [3] [1] [3] [1][1][1]
[2][2][2]
bar V..........
[3] [1] [3]
....... bar V........
[3] [1] [3] [1][1][1][4][1][4][1][1][1]
[3][3][2][3][2][3][2][3][3]
[2]
[3] bar V...........
....... bar V........
[4][4][3][1][4][1][1][4]
[1][2][3][2][3]
bar V.......... 1/2 bar V[2]
h e e
[1][2][1]
[1][3][1]
bar V..........
q e
1/2 bar bar V..........
[1] [1] [4] [1] [4] [4] [1]
[3] [3] [3] [3]
[1] [1] [1]
.......
q q
[1][1][4][4]
[2][2][3][3]
bar V
s s e 1/2 bar
[4] [1] [1] [4] [4] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [2][2][3][4][2][3][4]
[3] [1] [3] [3] [1] [3][3][3][3][3]
[1] [1]
q s q q q s e q s
[1] [2] [4] [4] [2] [2] [2] [2] [4] [4] [4][4][4][4][4]
[3] [3] [1] [3]
[1] [1] [3] [1]
Play the "2" base note by firmly touching
the 2nd fret with your right index finger
finger (so you can hold the previous chord)
.
. bar V..........
s s e s s e s s e h h e
[1] [4] [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4][4]
[1] [1] [1] [1] [3]
[2] [1] [1] [1] [1]
bar V
.........
s s e s s e s e s s e h e
[2] [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [3] [1][2][1][3][3][1][4][1][4]
[1] [1] [1][1][2][2][3]
[2] [2] [1][1]
bar V..........
s s e
[1]
[2]
bar V..........................
1/2 bar
....... s s e
bar V............................................
[4]
Ending lick
q q h s q
[1] [4] [1] [4] [4] [4] [4] [3] [1] [3] [4][4][1][4][4][3][1][3][4][4][1][4][4]
[2] [3] [3] [3] [2]
[1] [2] [1]
1/2 bar[1]
h h
[4]
[1]
[1]
[1]
As played by Chet Atkins on "Read My Licks"
Transcribed by Bryan Eggers
[email protected]
This is one of the most beautiful fingerstyle guitar solos ever
recorded. These are the notes and approximate rhythms but you
should listen to the recording to learn how to play it like
Chet does, particularly the slides and hammers.
The fingering is tricky so I added numbers below the staff to
indicate how the left hand plays the difficult spots. You'll
need to follow this fingering closely, trust me!
Remember to tune your 5th string to G and your 6th string to D.
e s s e
E---||-----3-5-|/7---------------|---------5h7p5-3-0-|
B---||-3-5-----|-------0-1p0/3-1-|-0-----0-5-----3---|
G---||---------|-7---0-----------|-----0---------4-0-|
D---||---------|---0-----2p0/4-2-|---0---------------|
G---||---------|-0---------------|-0-----------------|
D---||---------|-----------------|-------------------|
[1] [3] [1] [4] [4] [1] [1] [1] [1][3][1][1]
[3] [2] [2] [2] [1][1]
[2]
bar V.............................................
E---5-7-------------|---------7-5-----|-5-----7-------3-|
B---5---5-------5---|-----5-------8-5-|-----5---5-----5-|
G---5-----5---5-----|---5-------------|---5-------5-----|
D-----------9-----5-|-7-----5---------|-------------5---|
G-------------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
D---7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [3] [1] [1] [4] [1] [1] [1] [3] [1] [1] [1] [3] [1] [4] [1][1]
[1] [3]
[1]
[2] 1/2 bar
.......
E---3-2-------2-3/5-|-7-----------3-5-|-7---------------|
B---5-3-5-3-5-3-5/7-|-8-----0-3-5---3-|-8-----0-1p0/5-3-|
G-------5-4-5-------|-----0---4-3-4---|-----0-----------|
D-------------------|---0-------------|---0-----2p0/5-4-|
G-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
D---0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [1] [4] [1] [4] [1] [1] [1] [2] [1] [4] [1] [1][1][1][4][1]
[3] [2] [3] [2] [3] [2] [3] [3] [3] [2] [1] [2] [4][2][2][3][2]
bar V............................
s s e
E-----------5h7p5-3-0-|-5-7-------------|---------7-5-----|
B---0-----0-5-----3---|-5---5-------5---|-----5-------8-5-|
G-------0---------4-0-|-5-----5---5-----|---5-------------|
D-----0---------------|---------9-----5-|-7-----5---------|
G---0-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---------------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
bar V........ bar V...........
h e
E---5-----7-------3-|-3-2-0-----3-3-5-|-3-3-5-7-8-|-5---------------|
B-------5---5-------|-1-----3-5-4-----|-----------|-----5-5-----5-5-|
G-----5-------5-----|-2-----4-5---5---|-4-4-5-7---|-----5-5-----5-5-|
D---------------5---|-------------0---|-----------|---5-------5-----|
G---5---------------|-----------------|-0-0-------|-----------------|
D-------------------|-0-------0-------|-----------|-7-------7-------|
[4] [4] [3] [1] [4] [1] [1] [4][1][1][4][4][4][1]
[1] [2] [3] [2] [3] [2][2][3][3][2]
[2]
1/2 bar V
q e
E-----------5-7-8\5-|-7----/12-10--------|---7-8-10-8-7---|
B-------7-7---------|------------------0-|--------------8-|
G-------5-5-5-7-9-5-|-7---7/12-11---11---|-9--------------|
D-----0-------------|---0---------0------|----------------|
G-------------------|-0--------0---------|----------------|
D---0-------0-------|--------------------|----------------|
[3] [1] [1] [2] [1] [3] [3] [1] [2][2][1][2][4][2][1][2]
[1] [1] [1] [3] [1] [4] [4] [2]
bar V........... 1/2 bar V.....
E---7-----5-5-------|-----5-5-5-7-8/10-|-7-7-7-8-7--------|
B-------5-------5---|-----7-7-7--------|-0---------10-8-7-|
G-------5-------5---|-----5-5-5--------|-0----------------|
D-----5-------5-----|---0-----0--------|------------------|
G-------------------|------------------|-9----------------|
D---7-------7-----7-|-0----------------|------------------|
[4] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [4] [4][1][2][4][2][1]
[3] [1] [3] [1] [3] [3] [4]
[1]
bar V....................
E---------7---------|---------2-3-5-2-|-3---------------|
B---8-------5-----5-|-------5-3-2-----|-------0-7---5-3-|
G-------6-------6---|-----5-------5---|-4---0---7---5-4-|
D-----5-------5-----|---5---------0---|---0-------0-----|
G-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
D---7-------7-------|-7-------0-------|-----------------|
[4] [1] [2] [4] [1] [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [1] [1] [1] [2] [4] [1][1][4][4][1]
[3] [3] [2] [1] [3] [2][3][3][2]
( ) harmonic
E----------------0----------|--------------------|
B---0-----0-----------------|-(12)-----0-1p0/3-1-|
G---0---0----------(12)-----|--------0-----------|
D-----0-----(12)--------(7)-|------0-----2p0/4-2-|
G---0-----------------------|--0-----------------|
D---------------------------|--------------------|
[3] [3] [1] [3] [1][1][1]
[2][2][2]
bar V..........
E-------------------------0-|-5-7-------------|
B---0-----0-(12)------------|-5---5-------5---|
G-------0------------(12)---|-5-----5---5-----|
D-----0----------(7)--------|---------9-----5-|
G---0-----------------------|-----------------|
D---------------------------|-7---------------|
[3] [1] [3]
....... bar V........
E-------------------------0-|-5-----7-------3-|-3-2-------2-3/5-|
B-------5---(12)------------|-----5---5-----5-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5/7-|
G-----5--------------(12)---|---5-------5-----|-----5-4-5-------|
D---7-----5------(7)--------|-------------5---|-----------------|
G---------------------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
D---------------------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
[3] [1] [3] [1][1][1][4][1][4][1][1][1]
[3][3][2][3][2][3][2][3][3]
E---7------------0----------|--------------------|
B---8-----0-----------------|-(12)-----0-1p0/5-3-|
G-------0----------(12)-----|--------0-----------|
D-----0-----(12)--------(7)-|------0-----2p0-5-4-|
G---0-----------------------|--0-----------------|
D---------------------------|--------------------|
[2]
[3] bar V...........
E-------------------------0-|-5-7-------------|
B---0-----0-(12)------------|-5---5-------5---|
G-------0------------(12)---|-5-----5---5-----|
D-----0----------(7)--------|---------9-----5-|
G---0-----------------------|-----------------|
D---------------------------|-7---------------|
....... bar V........
E-------------------------0-|-5-----7-------3-|-3-2-0-----3-3-5-|
B-------5---(12)------------|-----5---5-------|-1-----3-5-4-----|
G-----5--------------(12)---|---5-------5-----|-2-----4-5---5---|
D---7-----5------(7)--------|-------------5---|-------------0---|
G---------------------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
D---------------------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
[4][4][3][1][4][1][1][4]
[1][2][3][2][3]
bar V.......... 1/2 bar V[2]
h e e
E---3-3-5-7-8-|-5---------------|---------5-7-8\5-|
B-------------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----7-7---------|
G---4-4-5-7---|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-5-7-9-5-|
D-------------|---5-------5-----|---0-------------|
G---0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-------------|-7-------7-------|-0-------0-------|
[1][2][1]
[1][3][1]
bar V..........
q e
E---7----/12-10--------|---7-8-10-8-7---|-7-----5-5-------|
B--------------------0-|--------------8-|-----5-------5---|
G---7---7-12-11---11---|-9--------------|-----5-------5---|
D-----0---------0------|----------------|---5-------5-----|
G---0--------0---------|----------------|-----------------|
D----------------------|----------------|-7-------7-----7-|
1/2 bar bar V..........
E-------5-5-10-5-7-8-|-7-7-7-8-7--------|-------7---------|
B-------7-7-7--------|-0---------10-8-7-|-8-------5-----5-|
G-------5-5-5--------|-0----------------|-----6-------6---|
D-----0-----0--------|------------------|---5-------5-----|
G--------------------|-9----------------|-----------------|
D---0----------------|------------------|-7-------7-------|
[1] [1] [4] [1] [4] [4] [1]
[3] [3] [3] [3]
[1] [1] [1]
.......
q q
E-----------2-3-5-2-|-3---------------|-----3-3-5/7-|
B---------5-3-2-----|-------0-7---5-3-|-0-----------|
G-------5-------5---|-4---0---7---5-4-|-0---4-4-5/7-|
D-----5---------0---|---0-------0-----|---0---------|
G-------------------|-0---------------|-0-----------|
D---7-------0-------|-----------------|-------------|
[1][1][4][4]
[2][2][3][3]
bar V
s s e 1/2 bar
E---7-----8-7-5-------|-----5-5-7---8---|-10------12-10------12-|
B-------5-----------5-|-----7-7---------|-----------------------|
G-------5---------5---|-----5-5-7---9---|-11---11-12-11---11-12-|
D-----5---------5-----|---0-------0---0-|----0----------0-------|
G---------------------|-----------------|-0----------0----------|
D---7---------7-------|-0---------------|-----------------------|
[4] [1] [1] [4] [4] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [2][2][3][4][2][3][4]
[3] [1] [3] [3] [1] [3][3][3][3][3]
[1] [1]
q s q q q s e q s
E---10-7-8-10-|-12-10-10\8-8-11-|-11-10-10\8-8-10-|
B---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
G---11--------|-12---------9----|-8----------8----|
D-------------|-10---------7----|-10---------7----|
G---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [2] [4] [4] [2] [2] [2] [2] [4] [4] [4][4][4][4][4]
[3] [3] [1] [3]
[1] [1] [3] [1]
Play the "2" base note by firmly touching
the 2nd fret with your right index finger
finger (so you can hold the previous chord)
.
. bar V..........
s s e s s e s s e h h e
E---8h10-8-7h8-7-5h7-3-5/7-|-7---|/10-8\7-|-7-----5-5-7---8-|
B---8------7-----5-----3---|-----|--------|-----5-------5---|
G--------------------------|-7---|--------|-----5-----------|
D---9------7-----5-----3---|-6---|--------|---5---------5---|
G--------------------------|-----|--------|-----------------|
D--------------------------|---2-|--------|-7-------7-------|
[1] [4] [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [4] [4] [4] [4] [4][4]
[1] [1] [1] [1] [3]
[2] [1] [1] [1] [1]
bar V
.........
s s e s s e s e s s e h e
E---8-7-7-5-5-------|-10------8------7-----5-----|-------3-5-|
B---5---------8-7-8-|-10h12---8h10---7h8---5h7---|-8-3-5-----|
G-----7-7-5-5-------|-11------9------7-----5-----|-7-4-5-----|
D-------------------|----------------------------|-0---------|
G---5---------------|--------------------------0-|-----------|
D-------------------|-------0------0-----0-------|-----------|
[2] [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [3] [1][2][1][3][3][1][4][1][4]
[1] [1] [1][1][2][2][3]
[2] [2] [1][1]
bar V..........
s s e
E---7---------------|---------5h7p5-3-0-|-5-7-------------|
B---8-----0-1p0/3-1-|-0-----0-5-----3---|-5---5-------5---|
G-------0-----------|-----0---------4-0-|-5-----5---5-----|
D-----0-----2p0-4-2-|---0---------------|---------9-----5-|
G---0---------------|-0-----------------|-----------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|-7---------------|
[1]
[2]
bar V..........................
E-----------7-5-----|-5-----7-------3-|-3-2-------2-3/5-|
B-------5-------8-5-|-----5---5-----5-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5/7-|
G-----5-------------|---5-------5-----|-----5-4-5-------|
D---7-----5---------|-------------5---|-----------------|
G-------------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
D-------------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
1/2 bar
....... s s e
E---7-----------3-5-|-7---------------|---------5h7p5-3-0-|
B---8-----0-3-5---3-|-8-----0-1p0/5-3-|-0-----0-5-----3---|
G-------0---4-3-4---|-----0-----------|-----0---------4-0-|
D-----0-------------|---0-----2p0/5-4-|---0---------------|
G---0---------------|-0---------------|-0-----------------|
D-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
bar V............................................
E---5-7-------------|---------7-5-----|-5-----7-------3-|
B---5---5-------5---|-----5-------8-5-|-----5---5-------|
G---5-----5---5-----|---5-------------|---5-------5-----|
D-----------9-----5-|-7-----5---------|-------------5---|
G-------------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
D---7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[4]
Ending lick
q q h s q
E---3-2-0-----3-5/7-|---7-10---|-------8\7---7\5-------5\3---3-3-|
B---1-----3-5-------|---7-10---|-8---8-----------5---5---------1-|
G---2-----4-5-------|---5-9----|-------------------------------0-|
D-------------------|-0---9----|---7-------5-------4-------2---1-|
G-------------------|-----0----|---------------------------------|
D---0-------0-------|----------|---------------------------------|
[1] [4] [1] [4] [4] [4] [4] [3] [1] [3] [4][4][1][4][4][3][1][3][4][4][1][4][4]
[2] [3] [3] [3] [2]
[1] [2] [1]
1/2 bar[1]
h h
E-------15-||
B---0---12-||
G---0---12-||
D---0---12-||
G---0---0--||
D----------||
[4]
[1]
[1]
[1]