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MERRY GO ROUND (Bassline) As recorded by Fleetwood Mac (From the 1968 Album PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC) Words and Music by Peter Green Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John McVie - Bass' Intro Q=78 12/8 Gtr I W Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E |--------------|----------------------|----------------------| |--------------|-5----5----5----5---5-|-3----3----3----3-----| |--------------|----5----5----5---5---|----3----3----3---0-2-| |--------------|----------------------|----------------------| 1st Verse Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------||----------------3-2----| |------2--2-3--3-4--4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----||------2--2-5--5-----5--| |-3--3----------------|---------------------0-2-||-3--3------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------||-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E |----------------------|----------------3-2---|----------------3-2----| |-3--3-----------1-0---|------2--2-5--5-----5-|------2--2-5--5-----5--| |------0--0-3--3-----4-|-3--3-----------------|-3--3------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| H E E H E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|----------------3-2----| |-3------3-4------4-|-3--3-1--1-0--0------|------2--2-5--5-----5--| |------3--------4---|----------------4--4-|-3--3------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2-3-4-|-5--5-----------3-2-0-|-3--3-1--1-0--0-------| |-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5-------|----------------4--4--| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 2nd Verse Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------||----------------3-2----| |----------------6--6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------||------2--2-5--5-----5--| |-3--3-1--1-0--0------|-------------------6-5-4-||-3--3------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------||-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------3-2---|--------------------------| |-3--3-----------1-0---|------2--2-5--5-----5-|---------------2-5---2-5--| |------0--0-3--3-----4-|-3--3-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| H E E H E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|----------------3-2----| |-3------3-4----4-3-|-3--3-1--1-0--0------|------2--2-5--5-----5--| |------3------------|----------------4--4-|-3--3------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2-3-4-|-5--5-----------3-2-0-|-3--3-1--1-0--0-------| |-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5-------|----------------4--4--| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Guitar Solo Q E Q E Q 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 |---------------------|-------------------------||--------------------------| |------2--2------6--6-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-------||---------------------2-5--| |-3--3------0--0------|-------------------5-5-4-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| |---------------------|-------------------------||--------------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------3-2-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--------| |-3--3-----------1-0---|------2--2-5--5-------|-------------------5-5-4--| |------0--0-3--3-----4-|-3--3-----------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------|----------------3-2----| |-3---3-3---3-4---4-4---4-|-3--3-1--1-0--0------|------2--2-5--5-----5--| |---3-----3-----4-----4---|----------------4--4-|-3--3------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |------2--2-5--5-2-3-4-|-5----5----5----5---5-|-3--3-1--1-0--0-------| |-3--3-----------------|----5----5----5---5---|----------------4--4--| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 3rd Verse Q. E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E |----------------------|-------------------------||----------------3-2----| |--------2-5-3--3-4--4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----||------2--2-5--5-----5--| |-3----3---------------|---------------------7-5-||-3--3------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------||-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------3-2-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--------| |-3--3-----------1-0---|------2--2-5--5-------|-------------------5-5-4--| |------0--0-3--3-----4-|-3--3-----------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------|----------------3-2----| |-3---3-3---3-4---4-4---4-|-3--3-1--1-0--0------|------2--2-5--5-----5--| |---3-----3-----4-----4---|----------------4--4-|-3--3------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-------2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5--5-----------3-2-0-|-3--3-1--1-0--0-------| |-3-3-3-------------------|------2--2-5--5-------|----------------4--4--| |-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E +H. |-------------------------|------------------*| |-------2---2-3---3-4---4-|-5----------------*| |-3-3-3---3-----3-----3---|------4--3-(3)----*| |-------------------------|------------------*| 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