Arms Of Mary Tab by Leo Kottke

Arms Of Mary tab by Leo Kottke

Guitar Tab

Arms of Mary, By Ian Sutherland, and arranged by Leo Kottke

Transcribed By Jim Chaffee from the CD, Peculiaroso, Private Music
Label, 1991. A version of this song also appeared on the CD Leo Kottke
Live, 1995.  Leo used an open G tuned 6-string guitar in the recording
used to transcribe this tab.  He used a 12-string guiter in the Live
recording, tuned down 1-1/2 steps.

Jim Chaffee, 12/31/97, Waupaca, WI, 715-258-3353.

Some notes, suggestions:

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

1. It’s not perfect, but it’s close.  I welcome improvements
2. The beats of each measure are indicated by a “^”
3.  refers to a harmonic on the 12th fret
4. “b” means bend up, “r” means, return the bend.
5. “~” indicates an arpeggiated chord.
6. “p” means pull off, “h” means hammer on
7. “\” means slide down, “/” means slide up


D---------------------|-------------------0-|--------------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G-------0-0------0----|------0-0------------|-------0-0------0---|
D---------------------|----------------4----|--------------------|
G----4---------4------|---5---------5-------|----4---------4-----|
D-0---------0-------0-|-0--------0----------|-0---------0------0-|
  ^     ^   ^    ^      ^    ^   ^     ^      ^     ^   ^    ^

D------------------0-||---------------------|--------------------|
B--------------------||---------------------|--------------------|
G------0-0-----------||*----2/4-4----\2-0---|--------0-------2---|
D---------------4----||*--0-----------0---4-|------4---------4---|
G---5---------5------||-0----------0--------|----2--------2------|
D-0---------0--------||---------------------|-0--------0-------4-|
  ^    ^    ^   ^       ^     ^    ^    ^     ^    ^   ^     ^

D--------------------|----------------------|-0--------0-0--0--0-|
B--------------------|----------------------|-0--------0-0--0--0-|
G-----2/4-4----\2-0--|-2-------2-4--------7-|-7-----7--7-7--5--4-|
D---0-----------0----|-2----2----------10---|-9--9-----9-9--7--5-|
G-0----------4-------|----2---------/7------|-0------------------|
D---------2----------|----------------------|--------------------|
  ^     ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^      ^     ^     ^    ^     ^


1st ending
D--0------------------|-------------------------|---------------||
B--1------------------|---------0-0-------------|---------------||
G--2---------5--------|---------0-0-------------|-----2----p0--*||
D--0---------7--------|------0------------------|-----0--------*||
G-------2/5---4h5p4\2-|-2/4---------------------|---2-----------||
D----0----------------|---------------5-4h5p4\2-|-0-------------||
   ^   ^     ^  ^        ^      ^   ^   ^         ^   ^  ^    ^

2nd ending
D--0------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
B--1------------------|-----------0-------------|----------------|
G--2---------5--------|--------0----------------|-------2---p0---|
D--0---------7--------|-----0-------------------|-----0----------|
G-------2/5---4h5p4\2-|--0----------------------|---2------------|
D----0----------------|-----------------4h5p4\2-|-0--------------|
   ^   ^     ^  ^        ^     ^    ^   ^         ^   ^   ^    ^


D---------------------|-------------------0-|--------------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G-------0-0------0----|---0-0-0-------------|-------0-0------0---|
D----0----------------|-------------4--4----|--------------------|
G-4-----------4-----4-|-5--------5----------|----4---------4-----|
D---------------------|---------------------|-0---------0------0-|
  ^     ^   ^    ^      ^   ^    ^     ^      ^     ^   ^    ^


D----------------0-|-----10/12-12---\10--9---|-7---7--9-----10---|
B------------------|-----10/12-12---\10--8---|-7---7--8-----10---|
G-----0-0----------|-------------------------|-7---7--7-----11---|
D-------------4----|---0-------------0-------|-0----------0----12|
G---5-------5------|-0------------0----------|-------------------|
D-0-------0--------|-------------------------|-0-0------0--------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^      ^       ^    ^      ^     ^   ^    ^    ^

                         ~               ~    ~
D-----12-12--------9\--|-5-----5------------|-0------0-2/5-------|
B-----12-12--------8\--|-5-----5---5/8---5\-|-0--------2/5--5----|
G----------------------|-5-----5---5/8---5\-|-0----0---2/5--5----|
D---0-----------9------|----5------5/8---5\-|-0--0-----2/5-----5-|
G-0----------9-------5-|-5---------------5\-|--------------------|
D---------9------------|--------------------|--------------------|
  ^    ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^   ^    ^    ^    ^     ^

  ~                                            ~
D------------------|-----10/12-12---\10--9---|-7---7--9-----10---|
B------------------|-----10/12-12---\10--8---|-7---7--8-----10---|
G------------------|-------------------------|-7---7--7-----11---|
D-4-----4-----4\2--|---0-------------0-------|-0----------0----12|
G-5---5-----5------|-0------------0----------|-------------------|
D-0-0-----0--------|-----------------------0-|---0------0--------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^      ^       ^    ^      ^     ^   ^    ^    ^

                         ~               ~    ~
D-----12-12--------9\--|-5------------------|-0------0-2/5-------|
B-----12-12--------8\--|-5-----8\5-------1--|-0------0-2/5--5----|
G----------------------|-5---------------2--|-0----0---2/5--5----|
D---0-----------9------|---6/9-----------0--|----0-----2/5-----5-|
G-0----------9-------5-|-5-----------5---2--|-0------------------|
D---------9------------|--------------------|--------------------|
  ^    ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^   ^    ^    ^     ^     ^

  ~
D----------------------|-0-------------------|-------------------|
B----------------------|----1p0--------------|-------------------|
G----------------------|---------2p0---------|-------------------|
D-4--------4-----------|--------------4p2--0-|-------------------|
G-5-----5--------------|---------------------|-5\4-p2------------|
D-0--0--------0--------|---------------------|-----------?-------|
  ^     ^     ^    ^     ^    ^    ^    ^      ^    ^    ^    ^


D--------------------|--------------------0-|--------------------|
B------6-6-------6---|------6-6----p5--5----|------6-6-------6---|
G------0-0-------0---|------0-0-------------|------0-0-------0---|
D---7---------7------|---8----------8-------|---7---------7------|
G--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D-0---------0------0-|-0---------0----------|-0---------0------0-|
  ^    ^    ^    ^     ^    ^    ^     ^      ^    ^    ^    ^


D---------------------|--------------------|--------------------7\
B------6-6----p5--5\3-|------3-3------3----|------3-3---p0--0----|
G------0-0------------|------2-2------2----|------2-2------------|
D---8----------8------|---2--------2-------|---3---------3-------|
G---------------------|-2--------2-------2-|-2---------2---------|
D-0---------0---------|--------------------|---------------------|
  ^    ^    ^     ^     ^    ^   ^    ^      ^    ^    ^    ^


D-\5------------------|------------------5 \ 2-------------------|
B-------1-1-------1---|------1-1-----------|---------------------|
G-------3-3-------3---|------3-3----p2--2--|-------2-2-------2---|
D----0---------0------|---1----------1-----|-------2-2-------2---|
G--0---------0------0-|-0---------0--------|----4---------4------|
D---------------------|--------------------|-2----------2------0-|
   ^    ^    ^    ^     ^    ^    ^     ^    ^     ^    ^    ^


D---------------------|----------4---p0-h2-|---------------------|
B---------------------|-------3------------|-1-------------------|
G---------------------|----2---------------|-2-------------------|
D-----0--7/10--\9-7\5-|-4------------------|---------------------|
G---2-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
  ^   ^      ^    ^     ^     ^    ^     ^   ^     ^     ^     ^


D-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G--------2/4-4---\2-0---|-------0-------2---|-----2/4-4----\2-0--|
D-------------0---4-|-----4---------4---|---0-----------0----|
G----------0--------|---2--------2------|-0----------4-------|
D-----------------------|-0--------0------4-|---------2----------|
    ^      ^   ^    ^     ^   ^    ^    ^     ^     ^    ^    ^

                         ~
D----------------------|-0--------0--0--0--0-|-0-----------------|
B----------------------|-0--------0--0--0--0-|-1-----------------|
G-2-------2-4--------7-|-7-----7--7--7--5--4-|-2-----------------|
D-2----2----------10---|-9--9-----9--9--7--5-|-0-----------------|
G----2---------/7------|-0-------------------|-------------------|
D----------------------|---------------------|----0--------------|
  ^    ^    ^      ^     ^     ^     ^     ^   ^     ^    ^    ^

          ~           ~                       ~
D---------5-------------|------------------|---------------------|
B-/5------5--5----------|------------------|-10--------10--------|
G-/5------5--5--5-------|------------------|-11--------11--------|
D-/5---5--5-----5--5--4-|-----4------4/10--|-10-----10-----9-7\--|
G-/5-5-------------5--5-|---5------5-------|-11--11--------------|
D---------------------0-|-0------0---------|---------------------|
   ^   ^     ^     ^      ^   ^    ^    ^     ^   ^     ^  ^

  ~
D---------------------|-------------------0-|--------------------|
B---------0-----------|---------------------|--------------------|
G-0-------0------0----|------0-0------------|-------0-0------0---|
D-0--------------0----|----------------4----|--------------------|
G-4----4-------4------|---5---------5-------|----4---------4-----|
D-0---------0-------0-|-0--------0----------|-0---------0------0-|
  ^    ^    ^    ^      ^    ^   ^     ^      ^     ^   ^    ^

D-------------------0-|---------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|------------------0-|
G------0-0------------|------0-0--------0---|------0-0-----------|
D----------------4----|---------------------|-------------4--4---|
G---5---------5-------|----4---------4------|---5----------------|
D-0---------0---------|-0---------0-------0-|-0---------0--------|
  ^    ^    ^    ^      ^    ^    ^     ^     ^    ^    ^    ^

D--5------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D--5------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
   ^    ^    ^    ^


D-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
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