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
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| | 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 |
A7
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
| | | 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 |
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E7
E E E E E E E E 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 A7 E7
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
| 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 |
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Verse
A7
E E Q H 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 | | |
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| | o | |
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E7 B7
Q E. S S S E E E +E E Q H 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) |
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1. 2.
A7 E7
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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) | | |
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| | | o | |
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Guitar Solo
A7 E7
S S e Q H E E E E e e S S S S Q Q H
| 12 | 12 15 15b17 15b17 15 12 15p12 | 12 |
| 15p12 | 15 12 15p12 | |
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E E S S E E S S +S E.
| 17b19 17 15 17b19 17 15b15.5 (15)r 15b15.5 |
| 17 |
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B7 A7
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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 |
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E7 A7
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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 |
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E E E E E E S S S S
| 17b19 17 15 17b17.5 14b16 17 15 |
| 17 15 |
| 17 15 |
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E7
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Q Q Q E E E E Q H
| 15b15.5 15 | 17 15s12 |
| 17 15 | 17 15s12 |
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B7
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Q +E S S S S E Q
| 12 |
| 15b17 (15)r 15 12 12 |
| 14 |
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A7 E7
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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 |
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Verse
E7
Gtr I Gtr I
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W Wx15 E a a E +H.
Outro-Guitar Solo
A7 E7
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q Q H H E E S S S S Q Q H
| 15b17 | 17b19 17b19 17 15 | 15b15.5 |
| | 15 17 15 | 17 |
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B7
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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 | |
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A7
E e e e E E S S S S
| 15 17 17b19 17b19 17 15 |
| 17 15 17 17 |
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E7 A7
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|--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 |
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E7
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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 |
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S S S S E E E E E E
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| 15 12 12 |
| 14 12 14 14pb16 14 12 |
| 14 |
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B7
E E Q E E E E
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| 15 |
| 14b16 14b16 14pb15 12 12 |
| 14 |
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A7 E7
E Q. S S S S E E Q E. S E E E E
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| 12 | 12 14 12 |
| 12 | 12 12 14 14 12 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 14 | 14 |
| 12 12 | 11 |
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A7
+Q E E +Q E E 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
- 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