Mary Had a Little Lamb Buddy Guy
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
As recorded by Buddy Guy
(From the 1967 Album A MAN & THE BLUES)
Music by Buddy Guy
Transcribed by Cam Penny
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Blues Q=127
N.C. E7
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E. S S S E +E E e E Q S S S S E E
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|----3--3-3---3-(3)-3-|-3-------------------| |-----------------|----1--1-1---1-(1)-1-|-1-------------------| |-------0---------|-2-------------------|---------------------| |---0-2---0-2-0---|---------------------|--------0h2-2-2-0----| |---------------3-|---------------------|------------------3--|
Q E. S S S E +E E +E E S E S E E S S S S [A7]e E E. S S S E +E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|-----3--3-3---3-(3)-3--| |----3--3-3---3-(3)-3-|-(3)---------------------|-----2--2-2---2-(2)-2--| |----1--1-1---1-(1)-1-|-(1)---------0-0-2-3-2-0-|-----------------------| |-2-------------------|-------2-2-2-------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----4-------------------|-0---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E [E7] Q E. S S S E +E E +E E E E E E E E
|-3---------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|------3--3-3---3-(3)-3-|-(3)-----------------| |-----------------|------1--1-1---1-(1)-1-|-(1)-----(0)---------| |-------0---------|-(2)-------------------|-----------------0-0-| |---0-2---0-2-0---|-----------------------|-----0-2-----0-2-----| |---------------3-|-----------------------|---------------------|
[B7]Q E. S S S E E E [A7]E E E. S S S E E E [E7]E E E. S S S E E E
|----5--5-5---5-----|-----3--3-3---3-----|--------------------| |----4--4-4---4-----|-----2--2-2---2-----|-----3--3-3---3-3-2-| |---------------4-0-|-2--------------2-0-|-----1--1-1---1-1-0-| |-4-------------4-0-|-2--------------2-0-|-2-2----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Verse
E E Q H [A7]Q E. S S S E e E e E Q H
|-------------||-----3--3-3---3-3-3-|-3-----------| |-3-----------||o----2--2-2---2-2-2-|-2-----------| |-1-----------||--------------------|-------------| |-------------||--------------------|-------------| |-------------||o-------------------|-------------| |-------------||--------------------|-------------|
[E7]Q E. S S S E E E +E E Q H [B7]Q E. S S S E +E E
|----0--0-0---0---0-|-(0)-----------|----5--5-5---5-(5)---| |----3--3-3---3---3-|-(3)-----------|----4--4-4---4-(4)---| |----1--1-1---1---1-|-(1)-----------|----4--4-4---4-(4)---| |-------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------|---------------------|
1. 2.
[A7] [E7] ~~~~~
W Q E. S S S E +E E W Q H.
|----------|----0--0-0---0-(0)---|-----------||-------------|| |----------|----3--3-3---3-(3)---|----------o||----15b17----|| |----------|----1--1-1---1-(1)---|-----------||-------------|| |----------|---------------------|-----------||-------------|| |----------|---------------------|----------o||-------------|| |----------|---------------------|-----------||-------------||
Guitar Solo
[A7] S S e Q H E E E E e e S S S S [E7] Q Q H
|-12---------------|------12-15-15b17-15b17-15-12-15p12-|-12----------| |----15p12---------|---15----------------------12-15p12-|-------------| |------------------|------------------------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------------------------|-------------|
E E S S E E S S +S E.
|---17b19-17-15----17b19-17-15b15.5==(15)r-15b15.5-| |---------------17---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
[B7] ~~~~[A7]
S +E +S +Q H E e e e e e S S S S
|-17b19==(17)r(17)-(17)-------|------15-17-17b19-17b19-17-15--------| |-----------------------------|---17-------------------------17-15--| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[E7] ~~ [A7] ~~
Q E E S S E E E E Q. H S S S S E E Q Q
|-----15----x-15---15-15-|---17b19--------|-17-15------15-15-----15b15.5--| |-17-----17--------------|----------------|-------17---------17-----------| |------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S
|---17b19-17-15-17b17.5-14b16-17-15-------| |-----------------------------------17-15-| |-----------------------------------17-15-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
[E7] ~~
Q Q Q E E E E Q H
|-----15b15.5-------15-|-17-15s12-------| |-17----------------15-|-17-15s12-------| |----------------------|----------------| |----------------------|----------------| |----------------------|----------------| |----------------------|----------------|
[B7] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +E S S S S E Q
|---------------12----------------| |-15b17===(15)r----15-12----12----| |------------------------14-------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
[A7] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ [E7] ~~~~~~~
E E +S S S S E E E E S E. H.
|----------------12------------------------------|---------------| |---15b17==(15)r-12-15-12------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------14b16-14-14b14.5-12b14-|-12------------| |------------------------------------------------|----14--14-----| |------------------------------------------------|---------------| |------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Verse
Gtr I [E7]Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~
W Wx15 E a a E +H.
|----------||-------------|-----------------------|| |----------||-------------|-------15b17==(15)r----|| |----------||-------------|-----x-----------------|| |----------||-------------|---x-------------------|| |----------||-------------|-----------------------|| |----------||-------------|-----------------------||
Outro-Guitar Solo
[A7] [E7] ~~
q Q H H E E S S S S Q Q H
|-15b17----------|------17b19-17b19-17-15-------|-----15b15.5-------| |----------------|---------------------15-17-15-|-17----------------| |----------------|------------------------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
[B7] ~~~~
E e e e E E S S E S +E +S +Q H
|------15-17-17b19-17b19-17-15-17-|-17b19==(17)r(17)-(17)-------| |---17----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[A7]E e e e E E S S S S
|------15-17-17b19-17b19-17-15-------| |---17----------------------15-17-17-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
[E7] ~~ [A7] ~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q e E Q E Q E Q Q Q E E E S E. e E Q
|-----15b15.5--15-15----|---19b22----17-19-------|-------------------------| |-17--------------------|------------------19b21-|-19-17-19----17--19------| |-----------------------|------------------------|----------18-------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
[E7] ~~
E e e e E E E E a +S +S S S Q Q E E
|------17-19-19b21-19-17-------|---------------------------------12-| |---19-------19b21-------19b20-|-19b21==(19)r(19)p17----17----------| |------------------------------|---------------------18-------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------|
S S S S E E E E E E
|------------------------------------| |-15-12----12------------------------| |-------14----12-14-14pb16-14-12-----| |--------------------------------14--| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
[B7] E E Q E E E E
|---------------------------------| |-------15------------------------| |-14b16----14b16--14pb15-12----12-| |---------------------------14----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
[A7]E Q. S S S S E E [E7] Q E. S E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------| |---12----------------------|-----12-------14----12-| |---12----------------------|-----12--12---14-14-12-| |---------14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14--------------------| |---------------------12-12-|-11--------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------|
+Q E E +Q E E [A7] Q E E E Q E Q Q H
|----------------------------|-----12------------|-------------*| |----------------------------|-----12-----14--12-|-------------*| |-(12)b12.5----12-(12)-------|------------14--12-|-12----------*| |--------------12-(12)-------|-14----------------|-------------*| |--------------12-(12)--12---|-------------------|-------------*| |----------------------------|-------------------|-------------*|
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
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