Misirlou chords by Dick Dale

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

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



Verb ON 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




  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 ?




  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





Verb ON 3



Intro

Girl
 E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------3----2----0----------|
D|-0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

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



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 1:

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



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



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