Mr Sandman Tab by Chet Atkins

Mr Sandman tab by Chet Atkins

Guitar Tab

Mr. Sandman
by Pat Ballard

This transcription is based on Chet Atkins¹ arrangement as heard on: Chet
Atkins- Guitar 🏷Legend- The RCA Years.  I have included the section in ³A²
that he starts with and the section in ³D² that he ends with, leaving out
the ³C² section that he plays with piano accompaniment.   I am sure there
are notes missing, but listen to the recording and you can fill in.  This is
fun to play and a real crowd pleaser with the instantly recognized intro
riff.  Thanks Chet.

Peter Bergenske
berg1101@pacificu.edu

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


³A² Section

              A                        E7

E-----------|------------|------------|--------------------------
B-----------|-------5--9-|-7--5-------|--------7--10--9----------
G-----------|----6-------|-------6----|-----7---------7----------
D--------6--|-7----------|----------7-|--9------------9----------
A--7--9-----|------------|------------|---------------7----------
E-----------|------------|------------|--------------------------

  A                         E7
E------------|------------|--------------------------
B-------5--9-|-7--5-------|--------7--10--9---5---7--
G----6-------|-------6----|-----7---------7----------
D-7----------|----------7-|--9------------9----------
A------------|------------|---------------7----------
E------------|------------|--------------------------


  A                        Ab
E--------------|---------|-4---4-------4--|----------------------
B--9-----------|--7------|-4---4---7---4--|----------------------
G--6-----------|--6------|---------5------|----------------------
D-----x-----x--|---------|----------------|---------3--4---------
A--------------|--7------|----------------|--4--6----------------
E--5-----5-----|---------|-4--------------|----------------------


                       F#7                              B7
E---5------5------4--|--------------2--|------------------------
B---3------3---------|--2------2----2--|------------------------
G-------5------------|--3--3-----------|------------------------
D-------------4------|---------2-------|---4---3---2------------
A--------------------|-----------------|----------------2-------
E--------------------|--2--------------|------------------------





                        EM7
E-----4--4--2--4---2--|------0------0--|-----------------------
B-----4--4-----4---4--|--2------2---2--|-----------------------
G---------------------|--1-------------|-----------------------
D--------------2------|--2-------------|-----------------------
A---------------------|----------------|-----------------------
E---------------------|----------------|--0--2--4--5-----------


   A7

E---7--7---5---7---5--|--8-----8----|--8---7-------------------
B------5-------5------|--7-----7----|--7---6-----5---7---------
G---------------------|--------8----|--------------------------
D----------5----------|--7----------|--7---6-------------------
A---------------------|-------------|--------------------------
E---------------------|-------------|--------------------------

  A                        Ab
E--------------|---------|-4---4-------4--|----------------------
B--9-----------|--7------|-4---4---7---4--|----------------------
G--6-----------|--6------|---------5------|----------------------
D-----X-----x--|---------|----------------|---------3--4---------
A--------------|--7------|----------------|--4--6----------------
E--5-----5-----|---------|-4--------------|----------------------


                       F#7               Bm
E---5------5------4--|--------------2--|---------2--------------
B---3------3---------|--2------2----2--|-----3------------------
G-------5------------|--3--3-----------|--4---------------------
D-------------4------|---------2-------|-----4------------------
A--------------------|-----------------|--2---------2-----------
E--------------------|--2--------------|------------------------


               Dm                               A

E---------2---5---5---7--|---9--9--9-------7--|-5-----------5--
B------3------6----------|---7-----7---10-----|-5--------5-----
G--4---------------------|------7-------------|-------6--------
D------------------------|---0-----0----------|----7-----------
A-------------5----------|--------------------|----------------
E------------------------|--------------------|-5--------------


³D² Section


E----------|-------5--9-|-7--5-------|--------7--10--9--------
B----------|----7-------|-------7----|-----8------------------
G--------6-|-7----------|----------7-|--9---------------------
D--7--9----|------------|------------|------------------------
A----------|------------|------------|------------------------
E----------|------------|------------|------------------------



E-------5--9-|-7--5-------|--------7--10-|-9-----------
B----7-------|-------7----|-----8--------|-------------
G--7---------|----------7-|--9-----------|-------------
D------------|------------|--------------|-------------
A------------|------------|--------------|-----------4-
E------------|------------|--------------|-----5--7----


   D7                        Db7

E---7-----------|-5------|---7--7-----7--|-----------------
B---7-----------|-7------|---6--------6--|----------------
G---------------|--------|---------------|-----------------
D------7------7-|----7---|---------6-----|--9--8--7--6-----
A---5-----5-----|-5------|---4-----------|-----------------
E---------------|--------|---------------|-----------------
                     AM7                       D7

E--8--8--8--8--7--|---------------|--------------------------
B--6--6-----6-----|--6--------6---|---------------------------
G-----------------|--6--6-----6---|--------------------------
D-----------------|--------5------|--9--8--7-----------------
A-----------------|---------------|------------5-------------
E-----------------|--5--------5---|---------------------------

                     CM7/G                    C

E--7--7--5--7--5--|-----3-----3--|--------------|-------------
B--7-----7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--|--------------|-------------
G-----------------|--4-----4-----|--------------|-------------
D-----------------|--------3-----|--------------|-------------
A--------------7--|--------------|-----0--2-----|-------------
E-----------------|--3-----------|--3---------8-|------------


E--10--10--8--10---8-|-11--11--11--10------------------------
B---8---8--8---8---8-|-10--10--10---9------------------------
G--------------------|-11--11--11--10-------------------------
D--------------------|-10--10--10---9-------------------------
A--------------------|--------------------------------------
E--------------------|----------------------------------------

   D7                        Db7

E---7-----------|-5------|---7--7-----7--|-----------------
B---7-----------|-7------|---6--------6--|----------------
G---------------|--------|---------------|-----------------
D------7------7-|----7---|---------6-----|--9--8--7--6-----
A---5-----5-----|-5------|---4-----------|-----------------
E---------------|--------|---------------|-----------------


                     AM7             Dm7

E--8--8--8--8--7--|---------------|--------5-----------5---
B--6--6-----6-----|--6--------6---|-----6-----------6------
G-----------------|--6--6-----6---|--7-----------7---------
D-----------------|--------5------|------------------------
A-----------------|---------------|--5--------5------------
E-----------------|--5--------5---|------------------------

   Fm7                                C

E--8---8--10----12--12--12------10----8-----------8---------
B--9------------10----------13--------8--------8-----------
G-----------------------10------------------9---------------
D----------------0-----------------------10-----------------
A--8--------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------8---------------------

Last updated: February 20, 2022

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