CHAD JOHNSON, THE BEST OF CHET ATKINS

From: Acoustic Guitar | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: Forbes-Roberts, Ron | Copyright information

CHAD JOHNSON, THE BEST OF CHET ATKINS. This book of 12 transcriptions of Chet Atkins' best-known arrangements-including "Chinatown, My Chinatown," "Mr. Sandman," "Blue Angel," and "You Do Something to Me"-is a real boon for fingerstyle guitarists. For each arrangement there are extensive, well-written notes on the scales, modes, chords, and playing techniques used by Atkins (although embedding them within the transcriptions, rather than at the end of each tune, ...

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