Misirlou tab by Dick Dale

Miserlou
(Aka "the theme from Pulp Fiction.")

Tempo: Presto con huevos!
(Doublepick all guitar passages unless otherwise indicated.)

E|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|
E|-#-#-7s0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|

       "hu!" "hu!" "haa!"
E|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
B|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
D|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
A|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-s-0-|

E|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|


E|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|

              1pick
E|-------------|-----------|---------|-7sssss0-|
B|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-5h8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|---------|


E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7s0-|
B|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
D|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
A|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E|-----------|------------|---------|--------|


E|0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
B|----------|------------|---------|---------|
G|----------|------------|---------|---------|
D|----------|------------|---------|---------|
A|----------|------------|---------|---------|
E|----------|------------|---------|---------|


E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|

             singlepick
E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|
B|-----------|-----------|-------0-|
G|-----------|-----------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|---------|

 trumpet solo (2pick all, or 1pick vibrato & 2pick trills):

E|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
B|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
G|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
D|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
A|-------------0|-0===|==------0-|-2===|==-#-0h2-|-3==-2h3-|
E|-1-0-1-3-4-3--|-----|---55p4---|-----|---------|---------|


E|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
B|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
G|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
D|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
A|-6==-6-|-7===|====-|-#-8p7h8-777-5-|-777-7p5h7-555-3-|-2===|
E|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|


E|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
B|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
G|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
D|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
A|2===-|#-5p3h5-333-2-|-2-0-2-0-|-------|-------------0-|
E|-----|--------------|---------|-1-0==-|-1-0-1-3-4-3---|


Guitar, basically repeating the trumpet passage, here tabbed
to indicate doublepicking:

                 hu!hu!     hu!
E|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
B|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
G|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
D|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0h2-|-3-3-3-2h3-|
E|---------|-------4h5-|---------|-----------|-----------|

  hu!
E|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
D|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-6-6-3h6-6-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-3-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|

              1pick   piano enters
E|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-|-5-3h5-3-2p0-|-#-0-2-0-|---------|---------|
E|---------|-------------|---------|-1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|



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h - hammer-on (and, sometimes, play in same beat)
p - pull-off (aka hammer-off) (and, sometimes, play in same beat)
s - slide
# - rest
= - hold note a beat
1pick --> singlepick
2pick --> doublepick
"hu!"; "haa!" --> various shouts

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(Piano trills continue for 3 measures)
(base and rhythm continue for 3 more measures)

Repeat high E-string guitar passage, with piano embellishments.



VERSION 2

Intro:

(E)
e|-------12-12----------------------------|
B|-11s12----------------------------------|
G|------------------14-13-----------------|
D|------------------------14-14-----------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

where the high E's are played with twelfth-fret harmonics.


The chords are:

E
Billy Ray was a preacher's son
       A            E
And when his daddy'd visit he'd come along
E
When they gathered round and started talking
       A            E
That's when Billy would take me walking,
E
all through the backyard we'd go walking,
  A            E
then he'd looked into my eyes,
E
lord knows to my surprise


Chorus:

 E
The only one who could ever reach me
A          E
Was the son of a preacher man
     E
And the only boy who could ever teach me
A          E
 Was the son of a preacher man
  E  B    A
Yes he was, was, yes he was


    repeat intro:
(E)
e|-------12-12----------------------------|
B|-11s12----------------------------------|
G|------------------14-13-----------------|
D|------------------------14-14-----------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Verse:
another verse - something about "bein' good isn't always easy":
Bein' good isn't always easy,
no matter hard I try,
when he started sweettalking to me,
he'd come and tell my everything is allright
he'd kiss it down and everything's allright
Can I get away again tonight ?


Chorus:

 E
The only one who could ever reach me
A          E
Was the son of a preacher man
     E
And the only boy who could ever teach me
A          E
 Was the son of a preacher man
  E  B    A
Yes he was, was, yes he was


Bridge:

A     D
Oh yes he was
How will I remember
A
The look within his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
B7
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
E
Learnin' from each other's knowin'

Looking to see how uch we've grown


coda repeat to fade:

And the only one who could ever reach me
was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man


Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was


repeat to fade:

     A
The only boy who could ever reach me
    D
Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man





VERSION 3:


Here's that "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" tune from Pulp Fiction, in
which the Urge OVerkill guy does his best Neil Diamond. Enjoy.

 Chords   E A D G B e
  Gm    3 5 5 3 3 3
  F     1 3 3 2 1 1
  D#    - - 5 3 4 3
  C     - 3 2 0 1 0


{Intro}
Girl,
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------3----2----0----------|
|-0-------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

You'll be a woman.... soon

(Main Riff - Speedy Tempo)
Gm
I love you so much, can't count all the ways
Gm
I've died for you girl and all I can say is
F
He's not your kind.
Gm
You never get tired of putting me down
Gm
And I'll never know when I'll come around
F                    D#
But I'm going to fight - Don't let them make up your mind.
Don't you know.....


Chorus:
Gm    C      F   Gm
Girl,  You'll be a woman  soon.
Gm    C    F  F
Please, Come take my hand or
Soon,  Youll need a man


Verse:
Gm
I've been missing you all of my life
Gm
Then someone like him cuts like a knife
F
The boys no good
Gm
Well If I'm finally gone while looking poor
Gm
But they get a chance when off the shore
F              D#
I'm sure they would - I've done all I could..
Now it's up to ....


Chorus:
Gm    C      F   Gm
Girl,  You'll be a woman  soon.
Gm    C    F  F
Please, Come take my hand or
Soon,  Youll need a man
x2

 (- Piano Solo -)


Chorus:
Gm    C      F   Gm
Girl,  You'll be a woman  soon.
Gm    C    F  F
Please, Come take my hand or
Soon,  Youll need a man