Young Thing Lyrics

As recorded by John 5
(From the 2007 Album THE DEVIL KNOWS MY NAME)
Words and Music by Chet Atkins
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Fast Q=152(8=s8)
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------------|
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
N.C. E
PM-----------| PM PM PM PM
+H
|-----------------1-|----------2-0h||=1-----------2-0h=|
PM------| PM PM PM PM------|
|-1-----------1s2-|-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=|
|-------------1s2-|-(2)-----------2-2-|-------------2-2--|
PM PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
|-----------------|-------------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|
|-1-----------2-0h|=1-----------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|
|-----4---2-------|-----4---2-0-2s3-|-(3)-3---3---3-----|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h|=1---------7s6-0-|
|-------6---4---2-2-|-------------2-2-|-----------8s7---|
PM PM PM PM------| PM PM PM
|-(0)---------------|-------------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|
|-(0)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|
|-----0---0---------|-----4---2-0-2s3-|-(3)-3---3---3-----|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------7s9-7-||
|-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h|=1----------7s9-7-||
+E E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------4s5-0h|=2----------------|
|-(7)---------------|------------3s4-0-|-------------2-0h=|
|-------------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|
|-1-----------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------|
|-3-----------3-2-|-(2)-----------7s9-7-|-(7)---------------|
E E E E Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------4s5-0h|=2---------------|-------------2s3-|
|------------3s4-0-|-------------2-0h|=1-----------2s3-|
|-----7---4--------|---0---0---------|-----4---2-0-2s3-|
|-(3)-----------3-2-|-2-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=|
$
|-------------------|---------------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=|
To Coda
|-------------------|---------------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=||
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|------------3h4-||---------0-------|-0----------2h=|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-------0-------|-0----------3h|=4-------0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------3h4-|---------0-------|-0----------2h=|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E
Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E
+Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E Q E a Q E E a E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-2------4h5--4---|---2---------0---0-|-(0)---------------|
|-4--------5--5---|-3h4---------0---0-|-(0)---------------|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
D.S. al Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E
H
&
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1----------2-0h||=1-----------2-0h|=1-----------1s2-|
|------------2-2-||-------------2-2-|-------------1s2-|
|-(2)-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h|=1-----------2-0h=|
|-------------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|-(2)----------------|
|-1-----------2s3-|-(3)-----------3-2-|-(2)-----------2-0h=|
|-----4---2-0-2s3-|-(3)-3---3---3---2-|-(2)-2---2----------|
|-----------------|-----------3s2-0-|-(0)---------------|
|-1-----------2-0h|=1---------3s2-0-|-(0)-----------2-0-|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E
E E Q E Q E +Q Q a H
|---------------|---------11s12----:
|-----0---------|---------11s12----:
|-1---1--2-0--1-|-(1)-----10s11----:
|-2------2-0--2-|-(2)--------------:
|-------------2-|-(2)--------------:
|-0---2---------|------0-----------:
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +W
|-(12)S=9---7p4-0-------:-------0---------:--------*|
|-(12)S=9---------5p3-0-:-----0-----------:--------*|
|-(11)S=8---------------:-4p1------0b1----:-(0)----*|
|-----------------------:-----------------:--------*|
|-----------------------:-----------------:--------*|
|-----------------------:-----------------:--------*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths