ALBATROSS
As recorded by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
(From the 1969 Album PIOUS BIRD OF GOOD OMEN)
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukMusic by Peter GreenGtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Peter Green'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Danny Kirwan harmony'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Slide Guitar Danny Kirwan'
Q.=72
12/8
[Gtr I]
Q. Q E Q E +Q. +Q. Q E +H. +Q. Q E
e|-----------|-5--4-(4)---(4)---5--4-|-(4)------(4)--------|
B|-----------|-5--4-(4)---(4)---5--4-|-(4)------(4)--------|
G|-----------|-6--4-(4)---(4)---6--4-|-(4)------(4)--------|
D|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|------2----|-----------------------|----------------2----|
E|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|
Q E +Q. +Q. Q E +H. Q E E E E
e|-5--4-(4)---(4)---5--4-|-(4)--------------------|
B|-5--4-(4)---(4)---5--4-|-(4)--------------------|
G|-6--4-(4)---(4)---6--4-|-(4)--------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------2------|
A|-----------------------|-------------2h4---4----|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
S E.E +Q. +Q. E. S E S E.E +Q. +Q. a E E E
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-4s6s4-(4)---(4)----------|-4s6s4-(4)---(4)-----------|
A|-------------------4----4-|-------------------2s4---4-|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E. S E +Q. +Q. E E E +H. Q. Q.
e|----------------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------|
D|-4----2-(2)---(2)---4-----2-|-(2)-----------------|
A|----------------------(2)---|---------------2-----|
E|----------------------------|---------------------|
Q E +H. Q E +H. +Q. Q E
e|-5--4-(4)------5--4-|-(4)-----------------(4)--------|
B|-5--4-(4)------5--4-|-(4)-----------------(4)--------|
G|-6--4-(4)------6--4-|-(4)-----------------(4)--------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------2--2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------|
[Gtr III]
W E E E E E E +H.
e|--------------------|-----11s12s11s12s11-(11)--------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Q E +H. Q E +H. Q E E E E
e|-5--4-(4)------5--4-|-(4)---------------------------|
B|-5--4-(4)------5--4-|-(4)---------------------------|
G|-6--4-(4)------6--4-|-(4)---------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------2----|
A|--------------------|---------------------2h4----4--|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------|
W E a Q Q E Q. Q.
e|--------------------|-----10s11s=7s=4s7-------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------|
S E.E +Q. +Q. S S E e S E.E +Q. Q. a E E E
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4s6s4-(4)---(4)----------4-6-|-4s6s4-(4)---------------2-4-|
A|---------------------4s=6-----|-------------------2s=4------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
H. S E.E +Q. H. S E.E +Q.
e|--------------2s4s2-(2)-------|-------------2s4s2---(2)-----|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
a E. S E +Q. +Q E Q E +Q. +Q E H.
e|----------------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|-4s6----2-(2)---(2)----4p=2-|-(2)---(2)----------|
A|---------------------4------|--------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------|
W W
e|----------------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------|
a +Q a +H. E a +E +E E a +H. +Q. Q.
e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--7b9---(9)---7b9---(9)---------7b9====(9)r=(7)p5-|--7b9---(9)-------(9)--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Gtr II]
a +Q a +H. E a +E +E E a +H. +Q. Q.
e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-10b12-(12)--10b12-(12)--------10b12==(12)r(10)p9-|-10b12-(12)------(12)--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
a +Q a +H +E Q a +E +E E
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7b9---(9)---7b9---(9)-----(9)-----7b9====(9)r=(7)p5-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
a +Q a +H +E Q a +E +E E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12-(12)--10b12-(12)----(12)----10b12==(12)r(10)p9-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
a +Q a +Q. a +H Q.
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--7b9---(9)---7b9---(9)----7b9---(9)----------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
~~~~
a +Q a +Q. a +H Q.
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-(12)--10b12-(12)---10b12-(12)----------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Q +E +H. Q. Q +E +Q. +H.
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--7pb9r===(7)--(7)-------------------|---7pb9r===(7)--(7)----(7)-----------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Q +E +H. Q. Q +E +Q. +H.
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-10pb12r=(10)-(10)-------------------|--10pb12r=(10)-(10)---(10)-----------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Gtr III]
H. S E. E +Q. +Q. Q. Q E +Q.
e|---------------------14-16s14-(14)---|-(14)------------------17s=14-(14)---|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Q E +Q. +Q E Q E +H. +Q. Q.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--7p=5-(5)---(5)-----7p=5-|-(5)------(5)---------|
G|------------------6-------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
Q E +Q. +Q E Q E +H. +Q. Q.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|-10p=9-(9)---(9)----10p=9-|-(9)------(9)---------|
G|------------------9-------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
W W
e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
a +Q a +H. E a +E +E E a +H. +Q. Q.
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--7b9====(9)r==8b9---(9)---------7b9====(9)r=(7)p5-|--7b9---(9)-------(9)--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
a +Q a +H. E a +E +E E a +H. +Q. Q.
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-10b12==(12)r=11b12-(12)--------10b12==(12)r(10)p9-|-10b12-(12)------(12)--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
a +Q a +H. E a +E +E E
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--7b9====(9)r==8b9---(9)---------7b9====(9)r=(7)p5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
a +Q a +H. E a +E +E E
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12==(12)r=11b12-(12)--------10b12==(12)r(10)p9-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
a +Q a +Q. a +H Q.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--7b9---(9)---7b9---(9)-------7b9---(9)------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
a +Q a +Q. a +H Q.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-(12)--10b12-(12)------10b12-(12)------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Q. E E E Q. Q.
e|--------------------------11s=======12s14s==11-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
a +Q +E +H. Q. a +Q +E +H. Q.
e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--7pb9====(9)r==(7)--(7)----------------|--7pb9====(9)r==(7)--(7)-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
a +Q +E +H. Q. a +Q +E +H. Q.
e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-10pb12==(12)r=(10)-(10)----------------|-10pb12==(12)r=(10)-(10)-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
H. a Q E +Q. H. S E. E +Q.
e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------14s16s14-(14)---|
B|---------------------------7s9s=7-(7)---|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Q E +Q. +Q E Q E +H. +Q. Q.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--7p=5-(5)---(5)-----7p=5-|-(5)------(5)---------|
G|------------------6-------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
Q E +Q. +Q E Q E +H. +Q. Q.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|-10p=9-(9)---(9)----10p=9-|-(9)------(9)---------|
G|------------------9-------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
W W
e|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| W W
e|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| a H. +Q E E E E H. +E Q Q.
e|-17s19-------(19)----21s19----|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------19s|=21-------(21)---------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------|
W H. Q. E E E
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------17pb18r16-------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------16b18-|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
W H. Q. E E E
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------17pb18r16-------|
B|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------17b19-|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
~~~
S S +Q +Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. +Q E Q.
e|-17s19-(19)--(19)---(19)----21s19----|-------21s19----(19)--------------------|
B|----------------------------------19s|=21-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~
+H. +Q E E E E +H. Q. E E E
e|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------17pb18r16-------|---------------------17pb18r16-14-|
G|-(18)------------(18)-----------------16b18-|-(18)-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~
+H. +Q E E E E +H. Q. E E E
e|----------------------------17pb18r16-------|---------------------17pb18r16-14-|
B|-(19)------------(19)-----------------17b19-|-(19)-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Q. Q S S +E Q +Q. Q. E E E +E Q +Q.
e|-----------14s16-(16)s14---(14)-------------|----------2s4-(4)s2--(2)----------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
H. +Q E E E E H. +Q E Q.
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-12-------(12)-----------12----|------------------------|
G|------------------14--------14-|-13-------(13)----------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------2-----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|
~~~ ~~~
H. +Q E E E E H. +Q E Q.
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-17-------(17)----17pb18r16-14-|------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-16-------(16)----------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|
[Gtr I]
Q E +Q. +Q E E. S E +W E Q E
e|-4--4-(4)---(4)----4----4-|-(4)---------------|
B|-5--4-(4)---(4)----5----4-|-(4)---------------|
G|-6--4-(4)---(4)----6----4-|-(4)---------------|
D|-4--2-(2)---(2)----6----6-|-(6)---------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------2--2-|
E|--------------------------|-------------------|
[Gtr I]
Q E +Q. +Q E E. S E +H. Q E E E E
e|-4--4-(4)---(4)----4----4-|-(4)------------------------------|
B|-5--4-(4)---(4)----5----4-|-(4)------------------------------|
G|-6--4-(4)---(4)----6----4-|-(4)------------------------------|
D|-4--2-(2)---(2)----6----6-|-(6)------------------------2-----|
A|--------------------------|---------------------2h==4----4---|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Gtr III]
W E E E Q. Q. +Q E
e|--------------------------|-----11s12s14s==11-----(11)-------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
S E.E +Q. Q. Q E S E.E +Q. +Q E E E E
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-4s6s4-(4)----------------|-4s6s4-(4)---(4)---------------|
A|--------------------4---4-|------------------------4----4-|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
H. S E.E +Q. H. S E. E +Q.
e|--------------------------|-------------14s16s14-(14)-----|
B|-------------7s9s7-(7)----|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
a Q E +Q. +Q E S S E E a Q E +Q. +Q E a E E E
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4-6-|----------------------------------|
D|-4s6S=2-(2)---(2)----4s6-----|-4s6s=4-(4)---(4)-----------2-----|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------2s==4----4---|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
W H. Q E +Q.
e|-----------------------------|--------------17s=14---(14)-------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E. S E +Q. +Q E S S E E
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------4s6-|
D|-4----2-(2)------(2)------4s=6-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
H. a Q E +Q.
e|--------------12s14s=12-(12)-------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
a Q E +Q. +Q E a E E E W. +W.
e|-----------------------------|---------------|--------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------|--------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------|--------|
D|-4s6s=4-(4)---(4)--------2s4s|=6-------------|-(6)----|
A|---------------------2s4-----|---------------|--------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------|--------|
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| pb Pre-bend
| r Release
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