Chet Atkins "Me and Bobby McGee"

[ArtPolo1990]

where do u find that photo??>

[daffydoug]

@ArtPolo1990 Somewhere on the internet along time ago, but I don't remember where.

[sillynishnawbe]

@daffydoug just google on images, can find any pictures there pretty much

[collette333]

PURE GENIUS..I DOUBTED IT COULD BE ANY GOOD WITHOUT LYRICS BUT THEN....THERE'S CHET

[H3R0Carnage]

Geezus. Beautiful stuff.

[DisfiguredCowboy]

Wow, Chet looks a whole lot like Tom Waits in that photo. Great arrangement!

[bonFreakingJovi]

I just wanted to point out that it's Kris, not Chris.

But yes, Chet>all other guitar players

[maurieer]

Thanks for posting and

what a great photo of Mr. Chet.

[daffydoug]

Chet often emphasized the importance of keeping it interesting for at least three minutes!

[daffydoug]

A great example of Chet's genius!

[6StringPassion]

I was at a Tommy Emmanuel workshop a short time ago, and Tommy mentioned Chet's arrangement of this song as an example of one way to make an arrangement more interesting. Chet keeps the melody intact, but he changes the underlying chord progression slightly from what the listener is expecting to hear. This is a very good example of that technique. It's a noticeable but pleasant deviation from the original version.