Merrily Kissed The Quaker

Merrily Kissed the Quaker - trad.

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performed by Pierre Bensusan in "Pres de Paris" (1975)

Tuning DADGAD, capo 6th fret

Time sig. 6/8

Transcription: Alessandro Miotto, 1994

Modified by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz), 1995

Notes: This file contains significant changes to that posted

by Alessandro Miotto. I wish to thank him for his efforts in

tabbing this excellent piece - Are you there Alessandro?

The piece is fairly easy to play, except for the second half

of section C which has some tricky fingering. If this part

poses too much of a problem, it would be possible to simplify

it by changing the bass notes.

Play the piece at a quick tempo. Bensusan damps the bass

strings while keeping the treble strings open and clear,

which can be a little awkward. Persevere! It's a fun

piece to play.

Bracketed notes are optional. Sections with four lines of

tab are simply two lines repeated, with minor changes at the

ends of the second two lines.

As always, listen to the recording if you get the opportunity.

I hope to transcribe "Cunla", the jig that Bensusan follows

on with, sometime soon. Has anyone had a go at this already?

Comments, suggestions etc., please mail me. Enjoy!

Part A: .

D|-0h2h4-----4-|-5---2-4p2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-0h2p0---|

A|(0)----0-----|-------------2-|-------0h2---|(0)----------2-|

G|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

D|-0-----------|---------------|-0-----------|-2-----2-------|

A|-------------|---------------|-------------|-0-----0-------|

D|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

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.

|-0h2h4-----4-|-5---2-4p2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0------------||

|-------0-----|-------------2-|-------0---4-|---0-------0--||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----0-------*||

|-0-----------|---------------|-0-----------|-------4-----*||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------||

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

Part B:

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-0h2p0---|

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0h2---|(0)----------2-|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-0-----------|---------------|-0-----------|-2-------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-0-----0-------|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_|

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0---------5---|

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0---4-|---0-----------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----0---------|

|-0-----------|---------------|-------------|-------4-------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-2p0-0---|

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0h2---|(0)------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-0-----------|---------------|-0-----------|-2-------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-0-----0-------|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0------------||

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0---4-|---0-------0--||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----0--------||

|-0-----------|---------------|-------------|-------4------||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------||

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

Part C:

|-------0-2p0-2-|-4p0---------|-------0-0h2-4-|-2h4-2-2p0---|

|-4/5\4---------|-----2-0---0-|-4/5\4---------|-----------4-|

|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

|(0)------------|---------4---|(0)------------|-------------|

|---------------|-------------|---------------|-0-----0-----|

|-0-------0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-------0-----|-------------|

|___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

|---2------0---|---------4-2-|-0h2-4-------|-0-------------||

|-5---5--4---4-|-2-4-2-0-----|-------0---4-|---0-------0---||

|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----0--------*||

|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------4------*||

|--------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|---------------||

|-0------------|-5-----0-----|-0-----------|-5-----0-------||

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

(first time: continue to D)

(second time: return to A)

(third time: finish somehow...Bensusan continues with Cunla)

Part D:

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-0h2h4-----4-|-5---2-4p2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-0h2p0---|

|-------0-----|-------------2-|-------0h2---|-0-----0-----2-|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-0h2h4-----4-|-5---2-4p2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0-----0-------|

|-------0-----|-------------2-|-------0---2-|---0h2---0h4---|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-0h2h4-----4-|-5---2-4p2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-0h2p0---|

|-------0-----|-------------2-|-------0h2---|-0-----0-----2-|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-0h2h4-----4-|-5---2-4p2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0-----0---0--||

|-------0-----|-------------2-|-------0---2-|---0h2---5----||

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------||

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

Part E:

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-0h2p0---|

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0h2---|-0-----0-----2-|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------5---|

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0-----0-------|

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0---2-|---0h2---------|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------5---|

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-----0-|-2---2-2p0-----|

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0h2---|-0-----0-------|

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|---------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------0--||

|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||

|-4p0-0-2p0-0-|-4p0-0-0h2p0---|-0h2h4-------|-0-----0------||

|-------------|-------------2-|-------0---2-|---0h2--------||

|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------||

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

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