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Indiana Tab by Chet Atkins

Indiana tab by Chet Atkins

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Title: Indiana
Composers: Hanley/MacDonald
As played by Chet Atkins on "A Session With Chet Atkins"
Transcribed by Matt Cowe 2005
mattcowe@ntlworld.com

Here's Chet's version of Indiana from the wonderful album "A Session with Chet Atkins".
I've tried to be as accurate as possible, but some of the piano and bass accompaniment
is mixed in pretty much with the guitar, so it's difficult to tell, (especially on my
scratchy vinyl version!).

Use a thumb pick with this and make sure the melody lines ring out nice and strong.
Some of the thumb pick strokes on the D string hit the G string as well so watch out for
those. There's some reasonably tricksy stuff in here but it's not too bad.  Take it
slow to begin with and make sure the thumb's good and secure.
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Any comments/queries/corrections, feel free to email me at mattcowe@ntlworld.com.
Have fun and good pickin'!



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                C              E7        F
 4/4
    H       Q   E E    E E E E E E E E   E Q.    Q   E E
 E|-----------------||-0---0-----0-----|-----------------|
 B|-------------1-3-||-1-4---1-3---3-0-|-1-----------0-1-|
 G|-------------0---||-0-------1-------|-2-2+----2-------|
 D|-------------2---||-----------------|-3---------------|
 A|-------------3---||-3---------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------||---------0-------|-1---------------|


   D                 G7                     C       E7        F       B7/F#
                       |3||3||3||3|   |3-|
   E E E E E E E E   E SSSSSSSSSSSS E EE E  E E E E E E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q
E|---0-------------|--------------3+3-----|-0---0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|-3---3-1-0-1-0---|-----------0-0-----1-3|-1-4---1-3---3-0-|-1-------0-------|
G|---0-----------2-|-0------0-0-0-----0---|-0-------1-------|-2---2---2---2---|
D|-4---4-2-0-2-0---|-----3-3-3------------|-----------------|-3---3---1-------|
A|---------------3-|----2-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3-3------------------|---------0-------|-1-------2-------|

                                           A tempo Q=200
   C       G         C                                   C

   E E E E E E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
E|-----0-3-7-----0-|-----3---2---1---|-0-----------0--||-3---------------|
B|-1-1-1-5-8-8-6-0-|-1---5---4---3---|-1-------1------||-----------------|
G|-0-2-0-5-7-7-5-0-|-0---------------|-----0----------||-----------------|
D|-2-2-------9-7---|-2---------------|----------------||-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------0---2---|-3--------------||-----3---2---1---|
E|-----------------|-----3-----------|----------------||-----------------|


   A7                 D7                                  G13

   Q   Q E  Q Q.Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q Q Q E Q Q.Q     Q   Q   Q Q.Q
E|------------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-0+------0-------|
B|-----10-----------|-3---------------|---0---1+--3-----|-----------0-----|
G|-------12+12------|---------2-------|-------------2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----11-------11--|-----4-------4---|-----0-------4---|-----3-------3---|
A|-0----------------|-5-------0-------|-3-------0-------|---------2-------|
E|----------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|


                     C                           C7      F

   Q   Q   Q Q.Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q Q Q E Q Q.Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
E|-0+------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-------|
B|-----------3-----|-1---------------|---1---0+--------|-----1-----------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----3-----|-2---2-------2---|
D|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|
A|---------2-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------3-------|
E|-3---------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-1---------------|


           B7/F#     C                 A7                D13

   Q Q Q E Q Q Q E   Q Q Q E Q   Q     Q   Q   Q Q Q E   Q Q Q E Q   Q
E|-----------------|-------0+--------|-----------0---2+|---0-------------|
B|-------0+--------|---1-------------|-----8+----------|-------0+--------|
G|---2-------2---0+|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|-----------------|
D|-----3-------1---|-----2-------2---|-----7-----------|-----4-------4---|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|
E|-1-------2-------|---------3-------|---------0-------|---------5-------|


                     G7                                      C
               |3-|  |-3-||-3-||-3-||-3-|
   Q.  Q E Q   Q EE  E E EE E EE E EE E E  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
E|-----------------|---------------------|-3-----------0---|-3---------------|
B|----------------0|-3-2-0-----3-2-0-----|---------1-------|-----------------|
G|-------2+----2-3-|------3-2-0-----3-2-0|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
D|-----4-------4---|---------------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A|-5---------------|---------------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|---------5-------|---------------------|-----------------|---------3-------|


   A7                 D7                                  G13

   Q Q Q E  Q Q.Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q Q Q E Q Q.Q     Q E Q E Q Q.Q
E|------------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0+--3-----|
B|---10-------------|-3---------------|---0---1+--3-----|---0-------------|
G|-------12+--------|---------2-------|-------------2---|-----0-----------|
D|-----11-------11--|-----4-------4---|-----0-------4---|-------------3---|
A|-0----------------|-5-------0-------|-3-------0-------|-----------------|
E|----------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|


   E7                Am                G7                C

   Q E Q E Q Q.Q     Q E Q E Q   Q     Q E Q E Q Q.Q     Q.  Q E Q Q Q E
E|-0-----0+--------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
B|---0-------3-----|-1-----1+--------|---0---1+--3-----|-------4---1---3+|
G|-----------------|---2---------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-4-------0-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|


   E7                Am                B7/F#             C

   Q Q Q E Q Q.Q     Q Q.Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q Q Q E   Q Q Q E Q Q Q E
E|---0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0---3+|
B|-------3+--0-----|-1---------------|-----0+----------|-------1+--------|
G|-----1-------1---|---2---------2---|-----------2---0+|---2-------------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----2-------2---|
A|---------2-------|-0---------------|---------2-------|-3---------------|
E|-0---------------|---------0-------|-2---------------|---------3-------|


   G7                C                                        F
                         |-3-||-3-||-3-|                      (Fiddle/Steel/Piano solos)
   Q Q Q E Q Q.Q     Q   Q E EH E EE E E  Q   Q   Q   Q       E Q.    H
E|-------1+--0-----|--------------------|-------------5--|||--7-8+----8-------|
B|---3-------------|-1---3-2-1----------|---------6------|||------------------|
G|-----0-------0---|----------3-2-0-----|-----5----------|||*-----------------|
D|-----3-------3---|---------------3-2-0|----------------|||*-9-10+---10------|
A|-----------------|-3------------------|-3--------------|||------------------|
E|-3-------3-------|--------------------|----------------|||------------------|
							     (Gtr. 1st time only)

   D7                  G7                                   C13

   E Q   E  E  Q.      S E. E E H
E|---10--8+-8--5-----|-5-3+-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|--------3+3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---12--10+10-7-----|-7-5+-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|--------5+5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                     F                           F7      Bb
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


           E7/B      F                 D7                G13
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                     C7                                  F
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   D7                G7                                  C13
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   A7                Dm                C7                F
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   A7                Dm                E7/B              F
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                      _________________ __________________
                                      |1.2.            ||3.               |
   C7                F                                      E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||-------------5-6-||
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||-------5-6-8-----||
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------*||---5-7-----------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------*||-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||-----------------||


   F                 D7                 G7

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


   C13
            |-3--|
   E E E E  E E  E E E   S  S  S  S  Q   S  S  S  S  Q
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----8---------------|-13-12-11-10-9-------------------|
G|-------10-9-10-9-7---|-----------------13-12-11-10-9---|
D|-9-10--------------10|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|


   F                                        F7       Bb
                                              |-3-|
   S  S  S  S  Q   S  S S S Q     E E E E Q   E E E  Q   Q   E E E E
E|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------|---------------6-|
G|------------------------------|------------------|-------------7---|
D|-14-13-12-11-10--10-9-8-7-6---|-7----------------|---------5-8-----|
A|------------------------------|---8---8-7---6-7-6|-5---8-----------|
E|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|


           E7/B       F                 D7                G13

   E Q.    Q   E S S  E E E E E E Q     Q.    E Q   Q     E E Q   E E Q
E|-6----------------|-----------------|-5-----8+8---5---|-7-6-5-----------|
B|------------------|-------6-----6---|-----------------|---------8-7-6---|
G|---7-----9---7-5-7|-5---5-----5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                      C7                                 F
                                                 |-3-|
   E E Q   Q   E E    E  E E E E E E E   E E Q   Q Q Q   W
E|------------------|----------8-------|-8-------------|-8---------------|
B|------------------|--------8-------8-|-------------10|-----------------|
G|-9-8-7------------|------9-------9---|-----------10--|-----------------|
D|---------7---9-10+|-10-10------10----|---------10----|-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|


   D7                      G7                                  C13

   E S  E. E  E  Q   S S   Q   Q   H         E Q   E E Q   E   H.          Q
E|---8--10-8+-8--5---5-3+|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----3+--3-------|---5---6+6-8---8-|-10----------5---|
G|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---10-12-10+10-7---7-5+|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----5+--5-------|---7---8+8-10--10|-12----------7---|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   A7                 Dm                C7                F

   Q   E E  Q   E E   H       H         H       E E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------13--12|-10--------------|
B|-10----9--8-----7-|-6---------------|-----------------|-----13--10------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------10--|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-12----11-10----9-|-8---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   A7                 Dm                  E7/B

   E E E  E Q   E E   Q   Q   E  E E  E   E  E  E  E  Q   E  E
E|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|---10-------------|--------------10-12|-13-13-13-13-12--12-13+|
G|-12--12-10------10|-----10--10-12-----|-----------------------|
D|----------12--10--|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|


   F                   C7                 F                  Fmaj7

   E  E  Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E    H       E  E E E   H       H
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|-13-12-10----------|------------------|---------10-9-----|-5---------------|
G|-----------12--10--|-9-----------9-10+|-10-------------6-|-5-------5-------|
D|-------------------|-----10--12-------|--------------8---|-7-------7-------|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|---------8-------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|




What do all the symbols mean?
-----------------------------

W - whole note (semibreve)
H - half note (minim)
Q - quarter note (crotchet)
E - 8th note (quaver)
S - 16th note (semiquaver)
T - 32nd note (demisemi quaver)
X - 64th note (hemidemisemi quaver)
? - Fret number not defined (note out of range)

If a dot appears after one of the above then it means that the note is 1.5
times as long, e.g. Q. is 3 8th notes long. Two dots means 1.75 times long.

If a '+' sign appears after a note then that note is tied to (held on to) the
next note.

 ______
|1.    | - play bar/s under this sign first time only in repeats

|2.    | - play bar/s under this sign second time only in repeats

|1.3.  | - play bar/s under this sign first and third time only in repeats

||
||*
||*      - Repeat back to this sign
||

 ||
*||
*||      - Repeat from this sign
 ||


|-3-|    - Triplet

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