Mary Had a Little Lamb Lyrics
by Buddy Guy
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
As recorded by Buddy Guy
(From the 1967 Album A MAN & THE BLUES)
Music by Buddy Guy
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderate Blues Q=127
N.C. E7
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
Q E. S S S E +E E +E E S E S E E S S S S e E E. S S S E +E E
E E E E E E E E Q E. S S S E +E E +E E E E E E E E
Q E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S E E E
E E Q H Q E. S S S E e E e E Q H
|-3-----------||o----2--2-2---2-2-2-|-2-----------|
|-------------||o-------------------|-------------|
Q E. S S S E E E +E E Q H Q E. S S S E +E E
W Q E. S S S E +E E W Q H.
|----------|----3--3-3---3-(3)---|----------o||----15b17----||
|----------|---------------------|----------o||-------------||
Guitar Solo
S S e Q H E E E E e e S S S S Q Q H
E E S S E E S S +S E.
|---17b19-17-15----17b19-17-15b15.5==(15)r-15b15.5-|
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--------|
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--|
E E E E E E S S S S
|---17b19-17-15-17b17.5-14b16-17-15-------|
Q Q Q E E E E Q H
|-----15b15.5-------15-|-17-15s12-------|
|-17----------------15-|-17-15s12-------|
Q +E S S S S E Q
|-15b17===(15)r----15-12----12----|
E E +S S S S E E E E S E. H.
|---15b17==(15)r-12-15-12------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------14b16-14-14b14.5-12b14-|-12------------|
Gtr I Gtr I
W Wx15 E a a E +H.
|----------||-------------|-------15b17==(15)r----||
Outro-Guitar Solo
q Q H H E E S S S S Q Q H
|-15b17----------|------17b19-17b19-17-15-------|-----15b15.5-------|
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)-------|
E e e e E E S S S S
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-------|-------------------------|
E e e e E E E E a +S +S S S Q Q E E
|---19-------19b21-------19b20-|-19b21==(19)r(19)p17----17----------|
S S S S E E E E E E
E E Q E E E E
E Q. S S S S E E Q E. S E E E E
+Q E E +Q E E Q E E E Q E Q Q H
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
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
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