Mary tab by Syndicate Of Sound

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]:

        A (implied)
        v   v   v   v
        ----------------|
        ----------------|
        0-0-----0-0-----|
        ------0-------0-|

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

        A                G                F                E
        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:

        A
        Mary's got...
              E               A
        She's also...
        A
        Always have...
        E                   A
        Mary and I...

        D    E                            D    E                            D
        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:]

        E                            D    E
        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:]

        A                                   E                A
        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--|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

        A                                   E                A               D
        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:]

        E                                          D
        v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
        ------------------------|------------------------|
        ------12-------12-------|12-------12-------------|
        12b13----12b13----12b13-|---12b13----12b13-------|
        ------------------------|------------------14----|
        ------------------------|---------------------14-|
        ------------------------|------------------------|

        E                            [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]:

        A        G        F        E
        v v v v  v v v v  v v v v  v v v v
        0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|
        5-------|5-------|5-------|5-------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|
        --------|--------|--------|--------|

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