Baby's Coming Home (Chet Atkins) - Tutorial (Part 1)

Have a go at this fingerpicking classic, written by Jerry Reed and first recorded by Chet Atkins. This is a fun tune for everyone: a perfect stepping stone for the beginning fingerpicker, and a nice change of pace for who has been working on really difficult songs!
Part 1 of the lessons cover the first 8 bars of the verse!
Tab/notation file (fully matching the lesson):
www.musicnotes.com/l/CLVMq
Patreon (Full tutorial access, loads of extra help, ...):
www.patreon.com/timvanroy
Guitar used:
Mayson MS7/S, Standard tuning
Recording: a pair of Neumann 184's through an Apogee Quartet
More info on www.timvanroy.be
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Pointers
01:17 Verse 1
02:06 Verse 1 (Bars 1 - 4)
08:16 Verse 1 (Bars 5 - 8)
15:02 Verse 1 (8 Bar Playthrough)
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[@rockyjohnstone]

Only 10K views? This is the best lesson of this song I've found. Thanks

[@TimVanRoy]

Thank you, much appreciated!

[@sponsercopper]

Thank you for all the effort you put in your lessons, Tim!

[@luisestebanvasquez9364]

So beautiful music my friend, thank you. You have an ASMR voice too.

[@paulroche8077]

Just found your page, great lesson🙂

[@bernyfinol9322]

oh hell yes!! thanks Tim

[@rockyjohnstone]

this is a great lesson, thanks for sharing.

[@oriolenrich9916]

Really well explained, thanks for the lesson. But the picking has to be really precise to sound nice. So it takes a while even for people with travis picking experience. But it is really worth it and this video makes it possible!

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Oriol! I have a video coming up on "Wheels", another Chet classic. This tune is a bit easier than this one and will allow you to completely focus on the travis picking. Just keep your eye on the channel!

[@dieselman7453]

Thank you so much Tim ur so good to do this for everyone and so clear and concise it’s Gona take me a while to nail this style with the thumb pick !! I play regular finger style but this is tricky but I’ll get it thanks Brian Ireland 🇮🇪 would u do the chords first then add the melody when practicing cheers

[@TimVanRoy]

Hi Brian!! I usually add the melody on top of the chords as quickly as possible, but it is a very good routine to memorize the chord sequence while going through the tune. This will help you remember the song over a longer period of time.

[@dieselman7453]

Thanks Tim I’m getting there I was wondering about your courses do you get more detailed lessons thanks .. Brian

[@guitarado]

perfect, please make Johnson Rag sometime in the future :)

[@noncompulsoryl]

Thanks for this expertly made tutorial! Could you please tell me the name of the song in the outro of this video? Played by yourself, I suppose...sounded great.

[@TimVanRoy]

I almost always end the lessons with a song I wrote ages ago called "Now You Know". I think I even have an early (and old) video of me playing the song on my channel. 15 years and as many kilograms ago 😉

[@blubberbooty]

Thanks!

[@danieluher4973]

Hi Tim! Awesome tutorial as always, thank you very much! Any chance we might see a tutorial on Tommy Emmanuel's guitar boogie?

[@TimVanRoy]

Yes, that is actually the next one on the list! But I notice that I'm always starting other songs instead... Probably because I have a bad feeling on what I'm getting myself into 😂

[@gutofeldens]

Can you make jolly swagman? Its such a cool song. Thanks Tim!

[@TimVanRoy]

That one is on the list for the future! But that list is getting really long, so I can't give you any timeframe yet 😎

[@john-ob7bv]

Hi Tim, after my wrist break 2 yrs ago I'm ready to go back on to patron if you could send me a link. Thankyou

[@TimVanRoy]

Hi John, welcome back! Hope your wrist is fully healed! You can find me at www.patreon.com/timvanroy. In the mean time I've been working on creating my own website, which is more user-friendly than Patreon 😉. Feel free to check it out: www.timvanroy.com

[@Guitarisuto94]

Hey bro, I've been looking for the second part, I couldn't find it, can you please give me the link?

[@TimVanRoy]

Hi Abdel, you can find all the full tutorials on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/timvanroy.

[@josephblaint777]

Hey Tim thanks for all your lessons Is there any chance you could do Tommy Emmanuel/ Slava Grigoryian "Pan Man"? Take care

[@TimVanRoy]

Hi Joseph! I looked up the song but can't find a version on KZbin. Do you happen to have a link? I would love to have a listen!

[@josephblaint777]

@@TimVanRoy Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roKxZpidr5pqi6c

[@ReggieChump]

Play the song

[@ReggieChump]

Get on with it

[@noncompulsoryl]

Chump indeed.

[@antony0848]

È molto istruttivo ma pensa a chi non capisce l'inglese...

[@TimVanRoy]

Indeed! That has been my number 1 concern while creating my own website (www.timvanroy.com)! We are currently in the process of adding Italian, Spanish and French subtitles to all videos. Stay tuned! 😊