Hangover Blues Chet Atkins Transcribed from the Bear Family Recording
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Also during this session, he played his guitar in an Open G tuning, but tuned a 1/2 step sharp (G# or Ab).  He played his D'Angelico with a early vibrato.  He also turned his echo on and off during the recording.  The two tunes he plays in the middle of the tune are "How Dry I Am" and "Sweet Adeline", both famous tunes crooned by drunks.

Measure 1:  The chords on the 3rd and 4th beats could be played as open strings, but I believe it's easier to get the staccato sound Chet got by fingering a chord then releasing it.  Later in the tune, Chet repeats these chords but doesn't do as pronounced staccato if any at all.  

Measure 65:  I'm not exactly sure if Chet is using slides or hammers here.  It's easier for us mere mortals to use hammers so that's what I've notated.

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