Tabs
Miserlou
(Aka "the theme from Pulp Fiction.")
Tempo: Presto con huevos!
(Doublepick all guitar passages unless otherwise indicated.)
E MajorE|---------|---------|---------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|---------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-#-#-7s0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
"hu!" "hu!" "haa!"
E MajorE|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
BB|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
G+G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
D MajorD|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
A augmentedA|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E MajorE|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-s-0-|
E MajorE|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
BB|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
G+G|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
BB|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
G+G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
1pick
E MajorE|-------------|-----------|---------|-7sssss0-|
BB|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
G+G|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-5h8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|---------|
E MajorE|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7s0-|
BB|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
G+G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
D MajorD|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
A augmentedA|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E MajorE|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E MajorE|0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
BB|----------|------------|---------|---------|
G+G|----------|------------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|----------|------------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|----------|------------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|----------|------------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
BB|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
G+G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
singlepick
E MajorE|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|
BB|-----------|-----------|-------0-|
G+G|-----------|-----------|---------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------|---------|
A augmentedA|-----------|-----------|---------|
E MajorE|-----------|-----------|---------|
trumpet solo (2pick all, or 1pick vibrato & 2pick trills):
E MajorE|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
BB|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
G+G|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
D MajorD|--------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-------------0|-0===|==------0-|-2===|==-#-0h2-|-3==-2h3-|
E MajorE|-1-0-1-3-4-3--|-----|---55p4---|-----|---------|---------|
E MajorE|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
BB|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
G+G|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
D MajorD|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
A augmentedA|-6==-6-|-7===|====-|-#-8p7h8-777-5-|-777-7p5h7-555-3-|-2===|
E MajorE|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
E MajorE|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
BB|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
G+G|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
D MajorD|-----|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
A augmentedA|2===-|#-5p3h5-333-2-|-2-0-2-0-|-------|-------------0-|
E MajorE|-----|--------------|---------|-1-0==-|-1-0-1-3-4-3---|
Guitar, basically repeating the trumpet passage, here tabbed
to indicate doublepicking:
hu!hu! hu!
E MajorE|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
BB|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
G+G|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
D MajorD|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0h2-|-3-3-3-2h3-|
E MajorE|---------|-------4h5-|---------|-----------|-----------|
hu!
E MajorE|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
BB|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G+G|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
D MajorD|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A augmentedA|-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 MajorE|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
1pick piano enters
E MajorE|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
BB|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
G+G|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-|-5-3h5-3-2p0-|-#-0-2-0-|---------|---------|
E MajorE|---------|-------------|---------|-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 MajorE)
e|-------12-12----------------------------|
BB|-11s12----------------------------------|
G+G|------------------14-13-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------14-14-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
where the high E's are played with twelfth-fret harmonics.
The chords are:
E MajorE
Billy Ray was a preacher's son
A augmentedA E MajorE
And when his daddy'd visit he'd come along
E MajorE
When they gathered round and started talking
A augmentedA E MajorE
That's when Billy would take me walking,
E MajorE
all through the backyard we'd go walking,
A augmentedA E MajorE
then he'd looked into my eyes,
E MajorE
lord knows to my surprise
Chorus:
E MajorE
The only one who could ever reach me
A augmentedA E MajorE
Was the son of a preacher man
E MajorE
And the only boy who could ever teach me
A augmentedA E MajorE
Was the son of a preacher man
E MajorE BB A augmentedA
Yes he was, was, yes he was
repeat intro:
(E MajorE)
e|-------12-12----------------------------|
BB|-11s12----------------------------------|
G+G|------------------14-13-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------14-14-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
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 MajorE
The only one who could ever reach me
A augmentedA E MajorE
Was the son of a preacher man
E MajorE
And the only boy who could ever teach me
A augmentedA E MajorE
Was the son of a preacher man
E MajorE BB A augmentedA
Yes he was, was, yes he was
Bridge:
A augmentedA D MajorD
Oh yes he was
How will I remember
A augmentedA
The look within his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
B7B7
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
E MajorE
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 augmentedA
The only boy who could ever reach me
D MajorD
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 MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e
G minorGm 3 5 5 3 3 3
FF 1 3 3 2 1 1
D#D# - - 5 3 4 3
C majorC - 3 2 0 1 0
{Intro}
Girl,
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------3----2----0----------|
|-0-------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
You'll be a woman.... soon
(Main Riff - Speedy Tempo)
G minorGm
I love you so much, can't count all the ways
G minorGm
I've died for you girl and all I can say is
FF
He's not your kind.
G minorGm
You never get tired of putting me down
G minorGm
And I'll never know when I'll come around
FF D#D#
But I'm going to fight - Don't let them make up your mind.
Don't you know.....
Chorus:
G minorGm C majorC FF G minorGm
Girl, You'll be a woman soon.
G minorGm C majorC FF FF
Please, Come take my hand or
Soon, Youll need a man
Verse:
G minorGm
I've been missing you all of my life
G minorGm
Then someone like him cuts like a knife
FF
The boys no good
G minorGm
Well If I'm finally gone while looking poor
G minorGm
But they get a chance when off the shore
FF D#D#
I'm sure they would - I've done all I could..
Now it's up to ....
Chorus:
G minorGm C majorC FF G minorGm
Girl, You'll be a woman soon.
G minorGm C majorC FF FF
Please, Come take my hand or
Soon, Youll need a man
x2
(- Piano Solo -)
Chorus:
G minorGm C majorC FF G minorGm
Girl, You'll be a woman soon.
G minorGm C majorC FF FF
Please, Come take my hand or
Soon, Youll need a man
Other versions of Misirlou
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Misirlou by Dick Dale
| Version | Type |
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| Misirlou | Chords |
