MERRY GO ROUND 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 B E) - 'Peter Green - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=78 N.C. 12/8 Gtr I ~~ H. Q. e e e Q +E E. S S S H. |-------------------8-|-10b12--(10)-10b12-8--------------| |--------------8-10---|---------------------8----8-------| |---------------------|-----------------------10---------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E Q +Q. e S S S S S T T +E S S |----------------------------------------------------| |---11b13===(11)r---11-10-8--------------------------| |---------------------------10-8-7-------------------| |----------------------------------10-10-(10)-7-10---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| 1st Verse G9 N.C. ~~~~~~~~ |--3---| E S Q +Q. Q. S S S S S S +S S Q Q. H. W |-----------------------------------------|----------------^10-------||------| |----------------------------11p10p8----8-|-(8)-10---------^10-------||------| |-8b8.5------------------------------10---|----------------^10-------||------| |-------10-10--(10)-----------------------|----------------^-9-------||------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------^10-------||------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------||------| F9 N.C. |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| W. Q. Q S S S S S S +E S E Q. |-^8-------------|-----------------------------------------| |-^8-------------|--------------13-15----13-(13)-----------| |-^8-------------|-----------14-------14---------14--------| |-^7-------------|-----------------------------------------| |-^8-------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------------| ~~~~ Q. E. S S S T T S +Q Q. |-----------------15-17-------------------| |---------15b17---------13-13-(13)--------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| N.C. |3-| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| Q. Q E S S E e E S S E a E S S S |--------------8-10-10b12----8------------8------| |-----------10------------10---8--------8---11---| |--------------------------------10-8s9----------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| F9G9 F9 ~~~~ +Q. E. T T S S Q +E Q. H. Q. E S S E W. |------------------------------------|---------------------10-|-^8-----| |-(11)------11p10p8------------------|----------------8s10----|-^8-----| |-------------------10-8b9--(8)------|----------------8s10----|-^8-----| |------------------------------------|----------------7s=9----|-^7-----| |------------------------------------|----------------8s10----|-^8-----| |------------------------------------|------------------------|--------| Q. S T T T T S S T T S S E E E. S S S |--------------8----------------------------------10b11-8-| |------------8---11p8-11-8---------8------------8---------| |------10b12---------------10p8-10---8b8.5----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| BbC6 ~~~~~~~ |-3--| S S S S E E S S S +E +Q. E. S E |-10----8-10b11-------------------------------|| |----10-------------8----8-(8)-(8)------8s10s=|| |---------------------10----------------7s=9s=|| |---------------------------------------8s10s=|| |---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|| 2nd Verse ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ |3| |3-| E S S S T T +Q E a E S S E +E Q. |-----------------------------------8--------------| |-10-8----------------------------8---11-(11)------| |------10-8b8.5---------------7s9------------------| |---------------10-10-(10)-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ |---3---| |--3--| E S S S E +S S E S S T T +Q. Q. |-----------------------------------15-17--------------------| |-16b16.5-13-15----13-(13)-15-15b17-------13-13-(13)---------| |---------------14-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| G9 F9G9 F9 H. Q. E S S E W. |-^10-------------------10-|-^8-----| |-^10--------------8s10----|-^8-----| |-^10--------------8s10----|-^8-----| |-^-9--------------7s=9----|-^7-----| |-^10--------------8s10----|-^8-----| |--------------------------|--------| N.C. |-3--| |3| |3-| |-3--| |--3---| Q. Q E S S E S S T T S E S S S S E S |---------------8----------------------------------------| |---------11b13---11-8-11-8-------------------8----------| |---------------------------11p10p8------8-10---8b8.5----| |-------------------------------------10--------------10-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| G9 N.C. ~~ Q E S T T Q Q. a E S S e |----------------------^10--------------------|| |----------------------^10----------13-15-13--|| |-------8b8.5----------^10----10s14-----------|| |-------------10p8-----^-9--------------------|| |-10---------------10--^10--------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo ~~~~~~~~~~ |3-| E S S S S E S S E S +Q. +E S S E |--------------------------------------------------------| |------13-15----13------15b17----------------13-15-15b16-| |---14-------14----14---------14-(14)---(14)-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| S S T S. +E S T T S S +E Q. S S E S S |-15-17----------------------------------------------15b17-15-13-| |-------13-13--(13)-13----13-15-15b17-(15)--------13-------------| |----------------------14----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S S +S S E +Q. Q. +Q. |-15------------15--------------------------| |----15b17-(15)----13-(13)------------------| |----------------------------15----(15)\----| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ |-3--| E E S S S S S s T T E +Q. +S E S E |---------8------------------------------------------------| |---11b13---11-8-------------------------------------------| |----------------10b11-10-8-10p8----------------8b8.5-10---| |--------------------------------10-(10)---(10)------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |3-| |-3--| Q. E E E S S S T T E E S S S S E |------11b13-11b13-11b11.5-8--------------------------------| |----------------------------11-8-------------------8-------| |---------------------------------11p10p8------8-10---8b8.5-| |-------------------------------------------10--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| S S +Q +Q. +Q E a E S S S E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-10-------------------------------10-12----10-| |----10-(10)--(10)---(10)----10s12-------12----| |----------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| +S E S S S S Q. +Q E a S E. E |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------13----| |-----------------------------------10s14-------| |-(10)----13-10-12----10----(10)----------------| |------12----------12---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| E E S S E S T T E S S +E E Q. |-15b17-15-13-15-------15-17----------------------------| |----------------15b17-------13-13----15b17-(15)--------| |----------------------------------14-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| ~~ |--3--| S +S Q Q. S S +E S S T T S S S E S |-------------------------------------------------------------15--| |-15b16r(15)------------16b18-(16)-16-13-15p13----13-15-15b17-----| |------------14--------------------------------14-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |-3--| |--3--| Q. Q. S S S S S S S +S S S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |-13---------11p10p8--------------------------------| |--------------------10-8s7--------------8----10b12-| |---------------------------10-(10)-7-10---10-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| G9 ~~~ Q. Q. +Q. Q. |-------^10----(10)--------|| |-------^10----(10)--------|| |-------^10----(10)--------|| |-------^-9-----(9)--------|| |-10----^10----(10)--------|| |--------------------------|| 3rd Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-3--| Q. a E S S S +E +Q +S S E S S E |------------8----------------------------------| |----------8---11-(11)-(11)--(11)-8-10----8-10--| |------5s9-----------------------------10-------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |----3----| |3| |--3--| S +S S S S T T S +Q E a E S S a E +E a e Q |-----------------------------------------8------------11h12----| |-10b11r(10)p8--------------------------8---11s13-(13)----------| |--------------10-8-7---------------5s9-------------------------| |---------------------10-10-(10)--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |----3-----| S +S S Q Q. H. |-13b14r(13)p11---------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| F9 N.C. |-3--| |-3-| |3| |-3--| |---3----| W. H. E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S |-^8-------------|---------------8-----------------8-------------------| |-^8-------------|---------11b13---11-8----8-----8---11-8-10-----------| |-^8-------------|----------------------10---8-9-------------8b8.5-----| |-^7-------------|-------------------------------------------------10--| |-^8-------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------------------------| ~~ |-3-| Q E E. S T S T E a S E E Q. H. Q. S S E S S |----------8-----------------------------|-------------------10-------| |------------11-----------------8--------|--------------8s10----10s8--| |---------------8b8.5-------8h9----------|--------------8s10----10s8--| |-10------------------10-10--------------|-----------------------9s7--| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------| F9 N.C. ~~ ~~~~~ W. Q. a E S S E Q E S S Q |-^8-------------|------------8-11b13-11----8-----------| |-^8-------------|----------8-----------------11--------| |-^8-------------|------5s9----------------------10b12--| |-^7-------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------|--------------------------------------| Db9C9 |-3--| S S S Q Q E +H. |------------7--^6-(6)----*| |------------9--^8-(8)----*| |-10p8-------8--^7-(7)----*| |------10----9--^8-(8)----*| |-------------------------*| |-------------------------*| 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