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Mary Had a Little Lamb

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Stevie Ray Vaughan is a blues-driven electric guitar showcase appearing on the 1983 album Texas Flood (Legacy Edition). Vaughan transforms the familiar nursery rhyme melody into a raw Texas blues workout, making it an ideal study in his signature tone, string bending, and shuffle rhythm. Its simple underlying melody allows guitarists to focus entirely on blues phrasing and expressive technique.

  • Vaughan based his version on Buddy Guy's earlier blues interpretation, not the nursery rhyme itself.
  • The song appears on Texas Flood, SRV's 1983 debut album, which helped revive mainstream interest in electric blues guitar.
  • Its repetitive structure makes it a practical exercise for learning Texas blues shuffle rhythms and lead phrasing simultaneously.
Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

SRV's heavily worn '63 'Number One' with thick .013-.058 strings and responsive single-coils defined his expressive, dynamic tone. The guitar's worn frets and responsive pickups let him control saturation purely through picking attack and volume knob, a cornerstone of his finger-driven style.

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Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

SRV used the TS9 as a clean boost with minimal drive, maxing the level to push his cranked tube amps into heavier saturation while adding midrange focus. This approach preserved his dynamic control and kept the tone transparent, letting his fingers shape every nuance of sustain and breakup.

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