Ferry Cross The Mersey (ver 2) by Gerry & The Pacemakers
FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (Bassline)
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 A D G) - 'Les Chadwick - Bass'
Intro 1st - 3rd Verses
Q=102
$
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q Q E E Q Q 4x Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------||-------6-4------||-||-------6-4-----|------6-4-----|
|---------9--||o--------------o||-||o--------------|--------------|
|-------------||o-----------2--o||-||o-----------2--|-----------2--|
|-------------||----------------||-||---------------|--------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|------6-4-----|------6-4-----|------6-4-----|------6-4------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------2--|-----------2--|-----------2--|-----------2---|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Chorus
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q +E E Q E E
|------6-4-----|------6-4-----||----------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------||-2----2---2-4-5-|-6--(6)-6----6-5--|
|-----------2--|-----------2--||--------2-------|----------6-------|
|--------------|--------------||----------------|------------------|
1.
To Coda
Q +E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|----------------|--------------|------6-4-----|------6-4-------||
|-4--(4)-4----4--|--------4-----|-2------------|-2-------------o||
|----------4-----|-2----2----2--|-----------2--|-----------2---o||
|----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
Bridge
2.
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------6-4-----|------6-4-----||--------4----4-|----------------|
|-2------------|-2------------||-4----4--------|-2----2----2-3--|
|-----------2--|-----------2--||---------------|--------2-------|
|--------------|--------------||---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
|--------4----4-|---------------|--------4---4-2-|-1----1----1---|
|-4----4--------|-2----2----2-3-|-4----4---------|--------2------|
|---------------|--------2------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q E E Q Q e E e E e E e E
|--------------|-4-4-2-2-1-1------||
|-4----4----4--|-------------4-4--||
|--------4-----|------------------||
|--------------|------------------||
Outro
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|------6-4-----|------6-4-----|------6-4-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------2--|-----------2--|-----------2--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q W +W
|------6-4-----|------6-4-----|------6-4-----|----------|--------*|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|--------*|
|-----------2--|-----------2--|-----------2--|----------|--------*|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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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