St.

Louis Blues
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Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
E E7 A A7 E6 A9 B7 F 9 Em
1 1 1 1
2 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2
3 3 2 2 2
3

F m7 B C F dim Em F B9 Am
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3
1 1 2
4 2 3 4 3 4
2 3 4

Standard tuning

= 122

3
E E7 A A7

E-Gt

3 4 7 4 0 0 3 2 0
0 3 1 2 2
1 0 0
0 0
0

E E6 E7 E6 A A7
3
4

0 3 0
0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 2
1 1 1 1 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 0
0 0 0

A9 A7 E E6 E7 E6 E E7

½
7 5 0 (0)
7 5 0 0 2 0 3 (0) 2 0 3
6 6 1 1 1 1
7 7 2 2 2 2
0 2 2
0 0 0

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 B7 F 9 E
10

(2) 2 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
4 4 0 0
2 2 2 3 4 3 2
1 1 1
2 2 2
2 0 3 4 3 2

E7 B7 E E7 A A7 E E6

13

P
½ ½
3 0 2 0 7 5 3 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 2 2 1
2 2 0
2 2 2 0 2 2
0 0 2 0 0 0 0

E7 E6 A A7 A9 A7 E E6

17

½
0 (0) 0 3 0 7 5 0
0 1 2 2 7 5 0 2 0
2 2 6 6 1 1
2 2 2 7 7 2 2
0 0 2
0 0 0

E7 E B7 F 9
21

(0) (2) 3 0 3 2 0
3 (0) 2 0 3 4 4 0 0
1 1 2 2 2
2 2 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
0 2

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 E E7 B7 Em

24 3
3

7 7 7 7 7
3 0 7 8 8
1 1 2 9 9
2 2 2 1 9 9
2 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 7
0 0 4 0 0 2 7

F m7 Em B C

27

7 7
8 8 10 7 10 7 10
9 9 11 9 11 8 8 8 9
9 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 10
9 9 9
0 7 9 7 7 8

Em Em
31

½ ½ ½ ½

7 7 12 12 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 7 12 12 8 8 (8)
8 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7

F m7 F dim Em

35

7 7
8 8 10 7 10 7 10
9 11 9 11 8 8
9 9 11 11 11 9 9
9 9 9
0 7 8 7

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 B C Em Em F B

38

½ ½

(10) (10)
8 9
9 10
7 8
7 7 7 3 4
8 8 7 7 7
8 9 6 8
9 9 9 8 9
7 9 9 (2)
7 7 7 7

= 244
E
42

0 3 4 0 3 4 0 3 4 0
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

E7
46

0
4 X 7 X 9 X 11 X 9 X
0 6 9 11 12 11
0 4 7 9 10 9

A
49

3 0 2 0 0 7 5
2
7 X 4 X 2 2 2 2 2 2
9 6 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0
7 4 0 0 0

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3 4 0 0
2 2 6 5 4 3 2
2 2 5 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1
0
0 0 6 5 4 3 2

E B7 F 9

57

7 3
(0) 8 9 9 0 9
1 8 8 8 8 3 3
2 7 7 7 7 2 2
9 9
0 7 7 2 2

B9 E7 A Am E7
61

0 0 0
2 0 3 2 1 0 3
2 2 1 2 2 1 1
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 0 2
2 0 0

E A

65

12 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 0
0 8 8 9
1 1 9
2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 7
2 7 7 0
0 0 7 0 0 0

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 E A
70

¼ ¼
0 0 0 0
8 8 7 5 (5) 4
7 (7)
6 6 6 6 6 (6) 7 7
7 (7) 0
0 7 0 7 0 0 2 4 0

E
75

0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 4 7 4 7 4 3
7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2
0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0

B7

79

0 7
0 0 2 8 9 9
2 0 1 8
2 2 2 2 2 7 7
2 2 9
0 0 0 7

= 244 = 178
F 9 B9 E
83

3 0 0 12
0 9 2 0 12
3 2 2 1 13
7 7 2 2 1 1 2 14
9 2 2
7 2 2 2 0

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12 12
11 10 9 0 (0) (0)
12 11 9 1 (1) (1)
14 14 9 0 (0) (0)
2 (2) (2)
0

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