Tabs
FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY
As recorded by Gerry & The Pacemakers
(From the 1965 Album FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY)
Words and Music by Gerry Marsden
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Gerry Marsden - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'
Intro 1st - 3rd Verses
Q=102
$
E MajorE 
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. 12-string-Gtr.)
H Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q 4x Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q
|--------------||------------7---||-||------------7--|-----------7--|
|--------------||o------9-7-----o||-||o------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------||-------9-7------||-||-------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------||-------9-7------||-||-------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------||o--------------o||-||o--------------|--------------|
|---------19\--||--0-------------||-||--0------------|-0------------|
E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7
Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q
|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----------7---|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-0------------|-0------------|-0------------|-0-------------|
Chorus
E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE 
G# minorG#m
Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------7--|-----------7--||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--------------|--------------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-0------------|-0------------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.
To Coda
F# minorF#m 
B7B7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-----------7--|-----------7---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|------9-7-----|------9-7-----o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------9-7-----|------9-7------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|------9-7-----|------9-7------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--------------|--------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|-0------------|-0-------------||
2.
E MajorE
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E. S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Bridge
F# minorF#m B7B7 E MajorE
E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
F# minorF#m B7B7 E MajorE
E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F# minorF#m B7B7 G# minorG#m
E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
F# minorF#m B7B7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7
E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-----------7--|-----------7---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------|---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------||-0------------|-0-------------|
E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7
Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q
|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----------7--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-0------------|-0------------|-0------------|
E MajorE Bm7Bm7 
E7E7
Q. E MajorE Q Q W +W
|-----------7--|----------|--------*|
|------9-7-----|----------|--------*|
|------9-7-----|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|------9-7-----|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|--------------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-0------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
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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
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| - 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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