Jerry’s Breakdown

Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins

Me & Chet (1972)

Guitar Tab
By
Elias BR, aka “gewerh44”

Contact: gewerh44@hotmail.com
Check also: http://www.youtube.com/gewerh44

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

Guitar 1 ---> Jerry Reed. Nylon Strings Acoustic Guitar.

Located on the left channel of the audio.

Guitar 2 ---> Chet Atkins. Electric Guitar (Clean).

Located on the right channel of the audio.
It only plays the Solo, Solo/Bridge and the End.
Therefore, its tab will only show up during those parts.

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Notes:
In this tab you will find the necessary to learn this song, including symbols used
in standard tablatures to help us understand the guitar sounds.
I recommend you also to use your ear to assimilate what the tab says; it will help
you to learn the song faster.
These are the symbols I use in my tabs:

~~~~ These symbols give you an idea of for how long the notes must sound.
/ Slide (the “=” symbol may be used next, just to give an idea of the duration
of the sliding)
h hammer-on
p pull-off
b bend
r return (always after a bending)
. Means you play the note and then stop the sound (use the ear to figure out
what I mean)
[] These symbols highlight a pinch harmonic note (artificial harmonic).
() These symbols highlight a natural harmonic note.
PM Palm Muting (Right hand placed over the strings while playing them, just a
little bit, next to the bridge)(The notes that must be palm muted are always
highlighted over the tab).
x Palm mute (Left hand) you don’t play notes, just use the right hand to strum
the highlighted string/strings and mute those strings with your left hand.
The left hand mutes on the place that you’re working at on that moment.

Example of another case:

(7)b9r7 On this case, it means first you bend the string on 7th fret till you
reach the 9th fret note, and then you play the string, and let the
sound return to the 7th fret note.

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Intro (0:00 - 0:07)

Guitar 1
E|-0--0--0-|---------0-----0-------------0-----0---|-----------0------------0-----0--|
B|---------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-|-----0-------0-----0----0-----0--|
G|-1--2--3-|-3h4---4-----4-----3h4---3h4-----4-----|-3h4---3h4-----0h1------1-----1--|
D|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------2-----2-----|
A|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|----------------------------~~---------|---------------------------------|

E|-------0-----0-----------0-------|--------------------0--|
B|---0-----3-----0---0-----------0-|--------------------0--|
G|-4---6-----6-----4---3p2---0h1---|--------------------1--|
D|---------------------------------|-2--0---------------2--|
A|---------------------------------|-------2p1p0-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3--0------|

Main Part (0:07 - 0:21)

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|------0-----0---------5----0---|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--7-----7-----0---0-----0----0-|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6-----------6---7-----8----|
D|---------------------------8---7h|8---------8--------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0---|---------0-------0----0-----0--|
B|-----------0-----0----------7-----9-|----9------0----------0-----0--|
G|-9---8h9-----9-----12--13-----9-----|-12----------0h1------1-----1--|
D|------------------------------------|------11-----------2-----2-----|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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Main Part (0:21 - 0:35) Repeats with different ending.

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|------0-----0---------5----0---|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--7-----7-----0---0-----0----0-|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6-----------6---7-----8----|
D|---------------------------8---7h|8---------8--------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0---|-----------0-------0----0--------|
B|-----------0-----0----------7-----0-|-----0-------0----------0--------|
G|-9---8h9-----9-----12--13-----9-----|-3h4---3h4-----0h1------1--------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------2-----2-----|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bridge (0:35 - 0:49)

E|---------0------0-----------0------0---|--------0-----0----------0-----0----|
B|----9------9------9----9------9------9-|---9------9-----9---9------9-----9--|
G|------11-----------------11------------|-----11---------------11------------|
D|-11----------11-----10----------10-----|-9----------9-----8----------8------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|---------0------0-----------0-------0-|----0-----0-----0-------|
B|----8------8------8----9------0-------|----0-----0-----0-------|
G|------11------------12----------0h1---|----1-----1-----1-------|
D|-10----------10----------11-----------|-2-----2-----2-----2----|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------|

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E|---------0------0-----------0------0---|--------0-----0----------0-----0----|
B|----9------9------9----9------9------9-|---9------9-----9---9------9-----9--|
G|------11-----------------11------------|-----11---------------11------------|
D|-11----------11-----10----------10-----|-9----------9-----8----------8------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|---------0------0-------0-----0-----0---|-------0-----0------0-0-0--|
B|----8------8------8-------------5-----0-|---0-----3-----0-----------|
G|------11------------8h9---8h9-----5-----|-4---6-----6-----4--4-6-9--|
D|-10----------10-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

Main Part (0:49 - 1:03)

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|------0-----0---------5----0----|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--7-----7-----0---0-----0----0--|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6-----------6---7-----8-----|
D|---------------------------8---7h|8---------8---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0---|-----------0-----0----0-------|
B|-----------0-----0----------7-----0-|-----0----------------0-------|
G|-9---8h9-----9-----12--13-----9-----|-3/4---3/2---0h1------1-------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------2-----2----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------|

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Solo (1:03 - 1:34)

Guitar 1
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0h2----------0h2----------|-0h2----------0------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------2h0------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------3b4-|
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| Guitar 2
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-4/6----------4------------|
A|-5/7----------5/7----------|-5/7----------5------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------7p5---3--|

E|-----------------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|--------------------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
B|-----------------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|--------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
G|-----------------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|--------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
D|-----------------------6~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|--------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
A|-----------------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------|
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------0/5-|-----------------------------------------5/0-|
|
E|-------------------------------------------12-14-|-15-12-14----12------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------12-14-15-------|----------15----14-15-12-14----12------------|
G|-------------------------11-13-14----------------|----------------------------15----14-15-14~~-|
D|----------------11-12-14-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------11-12-14----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-12-14-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

E|-----------7~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------2~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------7~~~~~~~~------|
B|-----------7~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------0~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------7~~~~~~~~------|
G|-----------7~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------2~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------7~~~~~~~~------|
D|-----------6~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------1~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------6~~~~~~~~------|
A|-----------7~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------2~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------7~~~~~~~~------|
E|-0~~~~~~~~--------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|-0~~~~~~~~--------------0/5-|
|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|/12--14--12--14--12--14-|-14/15--14--/12~~------------|-/12-14-12------------------|
G|/13--14--13--14--13--14-|-14/15--14--/13~~------------|-/13-14-13-11---------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------11-14-|--------------14-----11-14--|
A|------------------------|--------------------14-------|------------------14--------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-------------7~~~~~~~-----|-------------------------|-------------------0--0--0-|
B|-------------8~~~~~~~-----|-------------------------|---7-----------------------|
G|-------------6~~~~~~~-----|-------------------------|---8---------------1--2--3-|
D|-------------7~~~~~~~-----|-------------------------|---7-----------------------|
A|-0~~~~~~~~----------------|-------------------------|---9-----------------------|
E|-----------------------7/-|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--0-4-5-6-|-7-------7/--0~~~~---------|
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E|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-11-12-11-----------------|-/12--14--/15~~~~-----14-|-13------------------------|
G|-12-13-12-11--------------|-/13--14--/16~~~~-----14-|-12------------------------|
D|-------------14-----11-14-|-------------------------|-------11-14~~-------------|
A|-----------------14-------|-------------------------|----14---------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
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E|----0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0----|----3-----3--------3--------3-----3--------3----|
B|-------------0--------0--------------0--------0-|-------------0--------0--------------0--------0-|
G|-3-----4--------4--------3-----4--------4-------|-4-----4--------4--------4-----4--------4-------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
E|-----------------------12----------13-----------|-12----------11----------10---------9-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-11h12----11-12h13-----10-11h12-|-----9-10h11------8-9h10------7-8h9----10-11h12-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

E|-----4-----4--------4--------4-----4--------0----|----------0--------0--------------5--------0-----|
B|--------------0--------0--------------0--------0-|----7--------7--------0-----0--------0--------0--|
G|--4-----4--------4--------4-----4--------4-------|-------6-----------------6-----7--------8--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-8--------------8--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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E|-12----------13----------12----------13----------|-15----------15----------14----------14----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-12h13----10-11h12----11-12h13----13-14h15-|----13-14h15----12-13h14----12-13h14----12-11h12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

E|----0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0----|---0---0-----0---------0-----0---|
B|-------------0--------0--------------0--------0-|-8---7---5-----0---2-----2-----0-|
G|-9----8h9-------9--------9----8h9-------9-------|-----------6-----2---2-----2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-12-----------10----------9----------7----------|-5--------3--------2--------0----|
B|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------8-9h10-------7-8h9------5-6h7------3-4h5-|---1-2h3----0-1h2----0-1h2-------|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-------0-----0---------0-----0---|---------0----------0-------|
B|---0-----0-----0---0-----3-----0-|---0-----------0----0-------|
G|-4---4-----4-----4---6-----6-----|-4---3p2---0h1------1-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------2-----2----|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
E|--0-------0---------0------------|----------------------------|
B|--3/5-----3----------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------2p1--0------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-/7--5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------7/5--3---0----------|

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Solo/Bridge (1:35 - 1:48) Both Guitars

E|---------0------0-----------0------0---|--------0-----0----------0-----0----|
B|----9------9------9----9------9------9-|---9------9-----9---9------9-----9--|
G|------11-----------------11------------|-----11---------------11------------|
D|-11----------11-----10----------10-----|-9----------9-----8----------8------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
E|---------------------------------------|--------9---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--/9---------12------9--------------|
G|----------------------------8---9---10-|----------------------------11b12===|
D|----------------/11~~~-----------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|---------0------0-----------0-------0-|----0-----0-----0-------|
B|----8------8------8----9------0-------|----0-----0-----0-------|
G|------11------------12----------0h1---|----1-----1-----1-------|
D|-10----------10----------11-----------|-2-----2-----2-----2----|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|===r11~~~~~~~~~------------------9h11-|-9~~~---------9---------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------9h11------9--11-|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------|

E|---------0------0-----------0------0---|--------0-----0----------0-----0----|
B|----9------9------9----9------9------9-|---9------9-----9---9------9-----9--|
G|------11-----------------11------------|-----11---------------11------------|
D|-11----------11-----10----------10-----|-9----------9-----8----------8------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--11b13.-----------------------------9-|-11b13---9~~~-----------------9--11-|
D|------------------------------9--11----|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|---------0------0-------0-----0-----0---|-------0-----0------0-0-0--|
B|----8------8------8-------------5-----0-|---0-----3-----0-----------|
G|------11------------8h9---8h9-----5-----|-4---6-----6-----4--4-6-9--|
D|-10----------10-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~--------(12)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-11b12==================================|==12r11--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

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Main Part (1:49 - 2:02) Just Guitar 1

Guitar 1
E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|------0-----0---------5----0----|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--7-----7-----0---0-----0----0--|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6-----------6---7-----8-----|
D|---------------------------8---7h|8---------8---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|--------0-----0-----0-------0-|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--0-------7h8---7-----0-------|
G|---------------8-----7---6-------|----6h7-----------8-----5h6---|
D|---------------------------8---6h|7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|---0-----0-----0------0---0-----0---|-----------0-----0--------0----|
B|-----------0-----0----------7-----0-|-----0--------------------0----|
G|-9---8h9-----9-----12--13-----9-----|-3/4---3/2---0h1----------1----|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------2------2----|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

End (2:03 - end) Both Guitars

Guitar 1
E|-7p5---0---0-----0---------------|------------------------------0--|
B|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|--------------3---------------0--|
G|---------------8-----7---6-----0-|------------2----2p1p0--------1--|
D|---------------------------8-----|------5p2p0------------2p0-2--2--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
| Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------0--|
B|---------------------------------|--------------3---------------0--|
G|---------------------------------|------------2----2p1p0--------1--|
D|---------------------------------|------5p2p0------------2p0-2--2--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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