'Vincent' by Chet Atkins - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Vincent
Song lyrics:
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-----------5-7-85--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
2
bar V.......... 1/2 bar V
h e e
[E---3-3-5-7-8--5------------------------5-7-85-
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--12-10-108-8-11--11-10-108-8-10-
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---/10-87--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----------87---75-------53---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
1/2 bar
h h
[E-------15-
B---0---12-
G---0---12-
D---0---12-
G---0---0--
D----------]
4
1
1
1