Vincent — Atkins Chet

This is one of the most beautiful fingerstyle guitar solos ever
recorded. These are the notes and approximate rhythms but you
should listen to the recording to learn how to play it like
Chet does, particularly the slides and hammers.
The fingering is tricky so I added numbers below the staff to
indicate how the left hand plays the difficult spots. You'll
need to follow this fingering closely, trust me!
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