Meditation   Composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim     Arranged by  Chet Atkins & Les Paul Transcribed from the RCA LP
"Guitar Monsters"
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michaeljoyce@hotmail.com
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Measure 33:  The chord on the third beat is truly unusual and I really don't have a clue as to what Chet was doing unless he was getting his hand in position to slide down to the 10th fret for the D chord starting Measure 34.

Measure 41:  I'm not sure how much of the bass E note that Chet is playing and the bass player is playing.  Since it is possible to play it on the guitar I added it.  But I believe a strong argument for the bass player could be made.

Measure 49:  A sliding bass line can be heard again, but I believe that it is the bass player here, also, as Chet goes to a B minor chord  in the same position as the previous F#7.
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