Dizzy Fingers Chords

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Dizzy Fingers by Chet Atkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G6, D9, G, A7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Message-ID:  
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 22:29:25 GMT 
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta 
Lines: 64 
 
I was appalled to see no Chet at Nevada : here's a start, anyway. 
 
Dizzy Fingers : Chet Atkins    Album : "20 Great Country Hits", 
(out of print) and included as Soundpage with "Guitar Player" 
magazine, July, 1984.  Written for piano by Zez Confrey, 1923, 
arranged by Chet.  Transcription : Paul Yandell and John Knowles. 
CONVENTIONS : ":" = repeat section, H=Hammer, P=Pull-off 
 
Count in : "Diz-zy Fin-gers" 
 
      4X 
  G6   D9      G 
------------||-----0-----10|12H10----0---|------------| 
----5----5--||---------12--|-----12------|0----12-----| 
----4----5-:||:-0-7--12----|-------12-7-0|-----12-----| 
----5----4-:||:--9---------|-----------9-|------------|  
-------5----||-------------|-------------|------------| 
--3---------||-------------|-------------|------------|  
       
               A7 
-------------|----0-----9-|12H9-----0---|------------| 
-10-----8----|--------12--|-----12------|0----12-----| 
-11-----9----|-0-6--12----|-------12-6-0|-----12-----| 
-------------|--9---------|-----------9-|------------|  
-------------|------------|-------------|------------| 
-------------|------------|-------------|------------| 
 
              D7                       G 
-------------|-----7-----|-------|----7----|-------| 
-10-----8----|----7-7----|-------|---7-7---|-------| 
-11-----9----|---9---9---|-9-----|--9---9--|-9-----| 
-------------|-10-----10-|-------|-9-----9-|-------| 
-------------|-----------|-------|---------|-------| 
-------------|-----------|-------|---------|-------| 
 
D7 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
| 1.                                                 
-----------------|---10-12-13-14-13-12-10-|--------------0----| 
------------10-12|-13---------------------|-13-12 10----------| 
-----9-11-12-----|------------------------|---------12-11-7P5P| 
0--12------------|------------------------|-------------------| 
-----------------|------------------------|-------------------| 
-----------------|------------------------|-------------------| 
 
                  D7 
_______________  _______________________________________________ 
               || 2. 
---------------||----------5-7|-8-7-5-----0-----|---------------| 
---------------||-----5-7-8---|-------8-7-------|---------------| 
4-------------:||---7---------|-------------7P5P|4--------------| 
-7-5-4------4-:||0------------|-----------------|--7-5-4------4-|  
-------7-5-7---||-------------|-----------------|--------7-5-7--| 
---------------||-------------|-----------------|---------------|  
 
G          G 
_________  Ending lick:  
           
---------||-5P3P2P0--------|---------------|-----------|| 
---------||--------3P2P0---|---------------|-----------|| 
-0-------||--------------4P|2P0------------|-----------|| 
---------||----------------|---4P2P0-------|-----------||  
---------||----------------|---------4P2P0-|-----------|| 
---------||----------------|---------------|-3---------||  
 
 

    	

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