Young Thing Chet Atkins
As recorded by Chet Atkins
Transcribed by tonedeafidiot
Words and Music by Chet Atkins
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
[A] Fast Q=152(8=s8)
[4/4] Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----4---2---4---|-------4---2---4---|-------4---2---4---| |-0-0---0---0---0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------4---2---4---|-------4---2---4---|-------4---2---4---| |-(0)-0---0---0---0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|
N.C. E[B]
PM-----------| PM PM PM PM
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|--------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------||------------------| |-----------------1-|----------2-0h||=1-----------2-0h=| |-----------------2-|----------2-2-||-------------2-2--| |-------4---2---4-2-|--------------||-----4---2--------| |-(0)-0---0---0-----|--------0-----||---0---0---0------| PM------| PM PM PM PM------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-1-----------1s2-|-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=| |-------------1s2-|-(2)-----------2-2-|-------------2-2--| |-----4---2-0-----|-------4---2-------|-----4---2--------| |---0---0---------|-----0---0---0-----|---0---0---0------| PM PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-| |-1-----------2-0h|=1-----------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-| |-------------2-2-|-----------------|-------7---5-------| |-----4---2-------|-----4---2-0-2s3-|-(3)-3---3---3-----| |---0---0---0-----|---0---0---------|-------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(2)---------------|-----------------|---------------0-| |-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h|=1---------7s6-0-| |-------6---4---2-2-|-------------2-2-|-----------8s7---| |-----2---2---------|-----4---2-------|-----4---2-------| |-------------0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---------| PM PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-(0)---------------|-------------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-| |-(0)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-| |-------4---2---2-2-|-----------------|-------7---5-------| |-----0---0---------|-----4---2-0-2s3-|-(3)-3---3---3-----| |-------------0-----|---0---0---------|-------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------7s9-7-|| |-(2)---------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h|=1----------7s9-7-|| |-------6---4---2-2-|-------------2-2-|------------------|| |-----2---2---------|-----4---2-------|-----4---2--------|| |-------------0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0----------||
[C] +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E E E
|-(7)---------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------4s5-0h|=2----------------| |-(7)---------------|------------3s4-0-|-------------2-0h=| |-------------------|------------------|-----7---4---2-2--| |-------7---4-----4-|-----7---4--------|---0---0----------| |-----0---0---0-7---|-0-0---0----------|-----------0------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [a] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-1-----------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----4---2---------|-------7---4-----4-|-7---6---5---4---| |---0---0-----------|-----0---0---0-7---|---0---0---0-----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [a] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|---------------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------| |-3-------------2-|-(2)-----------------|-------------------| |-3-----------3-2-|-(2)-----------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------| |-----7---5-------|-------6---4---------|-------------------| |-3-3---3---3-----|-----2---2-----------|-------7---4-----4-| |-----------------|---------------------|-----0---0---0-7---|
E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------4s5-0h|=2---------------|-------------2s3-| |------------3s4-0-|-------------2-0h|=1-----------2s3-| |------------------|-----7---4---2-2-|-----------------| |-----7---4--------|---0---0---------|-----4---2-0-2s3-| |-0-0---0----------|-----------0-----|---0---0---------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(3)-----------3-2-|-2---------------|------------------| |-(3)-----------3-2-|-2-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=| |-------7---5-------|-----6---4---2-2-|-------------2-2--| |-(3)-3---3---3-----|---2---2---------|-----4---2--------| |-------------------|-----------0-----|---0---0---0------|
$[D]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------4-2-||-(2)---------------|-------------4-2-| |-------------4-2-||-(2)---------------|-------------4-2-| |-1---------------||-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-------6---4---6---|-4---6---4-------| |-----4---2-2-----||-----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----| |---0---0---------||-------------------|-----------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-(2)-----------4-0-|-(0)---------------|------------------| |-(2)-----------4-0-|-(0)---------------|------------------| |-------------------|---------------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=| |-------6---4-------|-------4---2---2-2-|-------------2-2--| |-----2---2---2-----|-----0---0---------|-----4---2--------| |-------------------|-------------0-----|---0---0---0------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------4-2-|-(2)---------------|-------------4-2-| |-------------4-2-|-(2)---------------|-------------4-2-| |-1---------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------6---4---6---|-4---6---4-------| |-----4---2-0-----|-----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----| |---0---0---------|-------------------|-----------------|
To Coda
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-(2)-----------4-0-|-(0)---------------|------------------|| |-(2)-----------4-0-|-(0)---------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=|| |-------6---4-------|-------4---2---2-2-|-------------2-2--|| |-----2---2---2-----|-----0---0---------|-----4---2--------|| |-------------------|-------------0-----|---0---0---0------||
E E E E Q E E [E] E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|------------3h4-||---------0-------|-0----------2h=| |----------------||---0h3-----0h3---|---------------| |-1--------------||-----------------|---------------| |----------------||-----------------|---------------| |-----4---2------||---------2-4-----|-3--4--2--4-0--| |---0---0----0---||---4-------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-------0-------|-0----------3h|=4-------0-------| |---0h3-----0h3---|--------------|---0h3-----0h3---| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |---4-----2-4-----|-3--4--2--4-0-|---4-----2-4-----| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-------------2-| |-----------------|-3-----------3-2-| |-----------------|-----7---5-------| |-7---6---5---4---|-3-3---3---3---2-| |---0---0---0-----|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------3h4-|---------0-------|-0----------2h=| |-2---------------|---0h3-----0h3---|---------------| |-2---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----6---4-------|-----------------|---------------| |-2-2---2---------|---------2-4-----|-3--4--2--4-0--| |-------------0---|---4-------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-3-------0-------|-0-----------|-------------| |---0h3-----0h3---|-------------|-2-----------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |---4-----2-4-----|-3--4--2--4--|-------0--1--| |-----------------|-------------|-2--4--------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------0-9---0-|| |---4----3---2---|-----0---------|-------------8---|| |---4----3---2---|-1---1--2-0--1-|-(1)-------------|| |------------1---|-2------2-0--2-|-(2)-------------|| |-2---3--4-------|-------------2-|-(2)-------------|| |----------------|-0---2---------|------0--------0-||
[F]
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-(0)---------------|-------------9---0-|-(0)---------------| |-------------------|---------------8---|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------4---2---4---| |-------4---2---4---|-------4---2-----0-|-(0)-0---0---0-----| |-(0)-0---0---0---0-|-(0)-0---0---------|-----------------0-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------9---0-|-(0)---------------|-----------------| |---------------8---|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------4---2-------|-------4---2---4---|-7---6---5---4---| |-(0)-0---0-------0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------9---0-|-(0)---------------| |-3-----------3-2-|-(2)-----------8---|-------------------| |-3-----------3-2-|-(2)---------------|-------------------| |-----7---5-------|-------6---4-------|-------------------| |-3-3---3---3---2-|-(2)-2---2---------|-------4---2---4---| |-----------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------9---0-|-(0)---------------|-------------------| |---------------8---|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------4---2---4---|-------------------| |-------4---2-----0-|-(0)-0---0---0-----|-------4---2---4---| |-(0)-0---0---------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0---0---0-----|
Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E
|-2-----------|----------------|---------------| |-2-----------|---4----3---2---|-----0---------| |-------------|---4----3---2---|-1---1--2-0--1-| |-------------|------------1---|-2------2-0--2-| |-------0--1--|-2---3--4-------|-------------2-| |-2--4--------|----------------|-0---2---------|
+Q Q H [G] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------0----||---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------| |---------0----||-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| |-(1)----------||-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---| |-(2)----------||-----------------|-----------------| |-(2)----------||-2---------------|-2---------------| |------0-------||-----------------|-----------------|
E Q E a Q E E a E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-2------4h5--4---|---2---------0---0-|-(0)---------------| |-4--------5--5---|-3h4---------0---0-|-(0)---------------| |-4----4---5----4-|-----4---4---------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------5---6---4---| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----0---0---0---0-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------0-0-|-(0)---------------|-------------0-0-| |-------------0-0-|-(0)---------------|-------------0-0-| |-------------2-2-|-(2)---------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-------4---5---4---|-2---------------| |-----4---2---0-0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|-----4---2-------| |---0---0---------|-------------------|---0---0-----0-0-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-(0)---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(0)---------------|-----------------|-3-----------3-2-| |-------------------|-----------------|-3-----------3-2-| |-------5---6---4---|-2---------------|-----7---5-------| |-------------------|-----4---2---4---|-3-3---3---3---2-| |-(0)-0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----|-----------------|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------0-0-|-(0)---------------|-------------0-0-| |-(2)----------0-0-|-(0)---------------|-------------0-0-| |-(2)--------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------6---4------|-------5---6---4---|-2---------------| |-(2)-2---2--------|-------------------|-----4---2---0-0-| |--------------0-0-|-(0)-0---0---0---0-|---0---0---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-(0)---------------|-----------------|-2-----------| |-(0)---------------|-----------------|-2-----------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------| |-------4---5---4---|-2---------------|-------------| |-(0)-0---0---0---0-|---0-4-0-2-0-4---|-------0--1--| |-------------------|-----------------|-2--4--------|
D.S. al Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------0---4-2--|| |---4----3---2---|-----0---------|---------0---4-2--|| |---4----3---2---|-1---1--2-0--1-|-(1)--------------|| |------------1---|-2------2-0--2-|-(2)--------------|| |-2---3--4-------|-------------2-|-(2)-------2------|| |----------------|-0---2---------|------0-----------||
&[B]
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-1----------2-0h||=1-----------2-0h|=1-----------1s2-| |------------2-2-||-------------2-2-|-------------1s2-| |-----4---2------||-----4---2-------|-----4---2-0-----| |---0---0--------||---0---0---0-----|---0---0---------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=| |-(2)---4---2---2-2-|-------------2-2-|-------------2-2--| |-----0---0---------|-----4---2-------|-----4---2--------| |-------------0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|-(2)----------------| |-1-----------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|-(2)-----------2-0h=| |-----------------|-------7---5-------|-------5---4---2-2--| |-----4---2-0-2s3-|-(3)-3---3---3---2-|-(2)-2---2----------| |---0---0---------|-------------------|-------------0------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------3s2-0-|-(0)---------------| |-1-----------2-0h|=1---------3s2-0-|-(0)-----------2-0-| |-------------2-2-|-----------------|-------4---2---2-2-| |-----4---2-------|-----4---2-------|-----0---0---------| |---0---0---0-----|---0---0---------|-------------0-----|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|-2-----------|------------2---| |-----------------|-2-----------|---4----3---2---| |-1---------------|-------------|---4----3---1---| |-----------------|-------------|----------------| |-----4---2---4---|-------0--1--|-2---3--4-------| |---0---0---0-----|-2--4--------|----------------|
E E Q E Q E +Q Q a H
|---------------|---------11s12----: |-----0---------|---------11s12----: |-1---1--2-0--1-|-(1)-----10s11----: |-2------2-0--2-|-(2)--------------: |-------------2-|-(2)--------------: |-0---2---------|------0-----------: |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +W
|-(12)S=9---7p4-0-------:-------0---------:--------*| |-(12)S=9---------5p3-0-:-----0-----------:--------*| |-(11)S=8---------------:-4p1------0b1----:-(0)----*| |-----------------------:-----------------:--------*| |-----------------------:-----------------:--------*| |-----------------------:-----------------:--------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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