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When the Syndicate's records weren't selling, Bell Records asked the group to do
something more "in the vein of [their big hit] "Little Girl". What they
origianlly
turned out was "Get Outta My Life", which Bell rejected, finding it too
"lyrically
offensive" (looks like a dog/she acts like a hog). Instead, Don Baskin wrote
"Mary",
a great tune, which ironically never charted. Baskin was glad, because he didn't
like the song anyway. After "Mary", SOS recorded 1 more single for Bell,
"Games",
but Bell also rejected it (for reasons unknown). They soon left the label. "Get
Outta My Life", "Games", and a whole hoard of other SOS tunes appeared on a 1988
compilation LP put out by Performance Records. I have also seen a CD version
of this, with even more tracks.

                                       "Mary"
                                    (Don Baskin)
                                 Syndicate Of Sound
                                        1967

Intro:

        bass [doubled by piano, 4x]:

        Chord diagramA augmentedA (implied)
        v   v   v   v
        ----------------|
        ----------------|
        0-0-----0-0-----|
        ------0-------0-|

        main riff [electric 12-string, tremolo picked, rhythm varies on
                   certain repeats]:

        Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramFF                Chord diagramE MajorE
        v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
        9-----10--9-----|7-----8---7-----|5-----6---5-----|4-----5---4-----|
        10----10--10----|8-----8---8-----|6-----6---6-----|5-----5---5-----|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Verse 1:

        Chord diagramA augmentedA
        Mary's got...
              Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA augmentedA
        She's also...
        Chord diagramA augmentedA
        Always have...
        Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramA augmentedA
        Mary and I...

        Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE MajorE                            Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE MajorE                            Chord diagramD MajorD
        v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v

2---|4---------------|------------2---|4---------------|------------2---|
3---|5---------------|------------3---|5---------------|------------3---|
----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
             When I opened...                  And I looked...

        [tremolo picked:]

        Chord diagramE MajorE                            Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE MajorE
        v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
        4---------------|------------2---|4---------------|----------------|
        5---------------|------------3---|5---------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        Mary had...                       And I liked...

[Repeat main riff]

Verse 2:

        I knew I had...
        I couldn't afford...
        If Mary found...
        I would sure...

        Girlfriends have...
        Of telling all...
        Mary heard all...
        That's the way...

Electric 12-string solo:

        [tremolo picked:]

        Chord diagramA augmentedA                                   Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA
        v   v   v    v    v   v   v    v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v    v

12--------14-12--|12------14-12----|7-----9---7-----|12--------14-12--|
14--------14-14--|14------14-14----|9-----9---9-----|14--------14-14--|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

        Chord diagramA augmentedA                                   Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
        v   v   v    v    v   v   v    v    v   v   v   v    v     v     v   v

12--------14-12--|12--------14-12--|7---------9-7---|12-10-10-9--9--7-7-9-|
14--------14-14--|14--------14-14--|9---------9-9---|14-12-12-10-10-8-8-10|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|

        [3x, no tremolo picking:]

        Chord diagramE MajorE                                          Chord diagramD MajorD
        v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
        ------------------------|------------------------|
        ------12-------12-------|12-------12-------------|
        12b13----12b13----12b13-|---12b13----12b13-------|
        ------------------------|------------------14----|
        ------------------------|---------------------14-|
        ------------------------|------------------------|

        Chord diagramE MajorE                            [N.C., drum fill]
        v     v     v     v      v   v   v   v
        ------------------------|----------------|
        ------12-------12-------|12--------------|
        12b13----12b13----12b13-|----------------|
        ------------------------|----------------|
        ------------------------|----------------|
        ------------------------|----------------|

[Repeat main riff]

Verse 3:

        Somewhere people...
        But I couldn't...
        Even though...
        I can't say...

        I didn't get...
        I didn't get...
        I got done...
        I didn't get...

Coda:

        [repeat main riff, 2x]

        repeat to fade [tremolo picked]:

        Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramE MajorE
        v v v v  v v v v  v v v v  v v v v
        0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|
        5-------|5-------|5-------|5-------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|

Questions? Comments? Wanna know more about Syndicate Of Sound?
E-mail Alex at [email protected]

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