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Pulp Fiction by Soundtracks

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

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones popularized Miserlou in 1962.  Recently, the Pulp
Fiction soundtrack introduced another generation to the tune.  In fact,
though, Miserlou is a Greek folk tune from waaaaay back.  Dick Dale's '62
version largely defined the surf sound.  He played it on Fender outboard
spring reverb tank (along with a classic Stratocaster through a 1961 Showman
setup).  The original folk tune has lyrics, but -- as you surely know -- surf
music does *not* have lyrics!  Dick Dale just shouted "hu!" and "haa!" in a
couple of spots.

Dick Dale doublepicked Miserlou left-handed and upside-down at blinding
speed.  I've simplified this tab to emphasize Miserlou's melody.  The
original thus has about four times as many notes as you see here.  Dick Dale
apparently learned to speed-pick from his Lebanese uncle, who played an oud
with a turkey quill.  Dick Dale still tours -- don't miss him!

The popular '62 version of Miserlou sometimes *sounds* a semi-tone higher
than it appears here, especially in the lower ranges.  StratoCossack
attributes tuning and/or recording flukes to the '62 version, however.  Later
recordings and observationos at live performances bear out the approach set
forth here, which resolves in Chord diagramE MajorE and puts exactly two octaves between the
first and second guitar passages.  If you want to mimic the '62 sound, trying
bumping up the first guitar passage, on the low Chord diagramE MajorE string, by a semi-tone.

Recorded:  Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, 1962
Tabbed:  Tom W. Bell <[email protected]>, 1995 (with "Team Cowabunga," esp.
StratoCossack, helping with the lead guitar, and Rick Weber helping with the
trumpet)

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

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

Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramBB|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-#-#-7s0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|

             "hu!" "hu!"  "haa!"
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-s-0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|

                           1pick
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|-----------|---------|-7sssss0-|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5h8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|---------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7s0-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|------------|---------|--------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramBB|----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------|------------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------|------------|---------|---------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|

                         singlepick
Chord diagramE MajorE|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-0===|==------0-|-2===|==-#-0h2-|-3==-2h3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-#-0-1-3-4-0-1-3-|-----|---55p4---|-----|---------|---------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
Chord diagramBB|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6==-6-|-7===|====-|-#-8p7h8-777-5-|-777-7p5h7-555-3-|-2===|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|2===-|#-5p3h5-333-2-|-2-0-2-0-|-------|---------------0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----|--------------|---------|-1-0==-|-0-1-3-4-0-1-3---|


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

                                  hu!hu!          hu!
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0h2-|-3-3-3-2h3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|-------4h5-|---------|-----------|-----------|

   hu!
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
Chord diagramA 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-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|

                            1pick      piano enters
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramBB|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-|-5-3h5-3-2p0-|-#-0-2-0-|---------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|-------------|---------|-1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|


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

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



r>Von : [email protected] (Di, 14.03.95 14:18)
r>Name: Andrew Rogers
r>Wg. : Re: REQ: Son of a Preacher Man, Crds, Riffs
r>
r>OK, the intro riff is
r>
r>(Chord diagramE MajorE)
r>
r>-------12-12----------------------------
r>-11s12----------------------------------
r>------------------14-13-----------------
r>------------------------14-14-----------
r>----------------------------------------
r>----------------------------------------
r>
r>where the high E's are played with twelfth-fret harmonics.
r>
r>
r>The chords are
r>
r>        Chord diagramE MajorE
r>        Billy ..
r>                      Chord diagramA augmentedA                        Chord diagramE MajorE
r>        And ..

When ..
That's ..,
all ..,
then .,
lord ..

r>chorus:
r>          Chord diagramE MajorE
        The ..
r>        Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramE MajorE
r>          Was ..
r>                 Chord diagramE MajorE
r>        And ..
r>        Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramE MajorE
r>          Was ..
r>            Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramA augmentedA
r>        Yes ..
r>
r>        [repeat intro]
r>
r>        [another verse - something about "bein' good isn't always
r>easy"]
Bein' ...
no ..,
when ..,
he'd ..
he'd ..
Can I ..


r>        [repeat chorus]
r>
r>bridge:
r>
r>        [Chord diagramA augmentedA]        Chord diagramD MajorD
r>        Oh ..
        How ..
r>        Chord diagramA augmentedA
r>        The ..
r>        Stealin' ..
r>        Chord diagramB7B7
r>        Takin' ..
r>        Tellin' ..
r>        Chord diagramE MajorE
r>        Learnin' ..

        Looking ..


r>coda [repeat to fade]

        And ..
        was ..
        The ..
        Was ..


Yes ..


>coda [repeat to fade]
>
>                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
>        The ..
>                Chord diagramD MajorD
>        Was ..

[sort of ad-libbed]


r>-- AWR again (anyone wanna polish up the lyrics and submit it )

Think I just did it ...



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.

{t:Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon}
{st:Urge Overkill}
#Original By : Jonathan Eyre ([email protected])
#Updated By  : Craig ([email protected])
{define Chord diagramD#D# bass-fret 1 frets x x 4 2 3 2}
{sot}
{c:Intro}
Girl,
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|------3----2----0----------
|-0-------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
You'll be a woman.... soon
{eot}
(Main Riff - Speedy Tempo)
Chord diagramG minorGm
I love ..
Chord diagramG minorGm
I've ..is
Chord diagramFF
He's ...
Chord diagramG minorGm
You ..
Chord diagramG minorGm
And ..
Chord diagramFF                                       Chord diagramD#D#
But ...
Don't you know.....

  (CHORUS)
Chord diagramG minorGm       Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramG minorGm
Girl,   ..
Chord diagramG minorGm       Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramFF
Please, ..
Soon,   ..

Chord diagramG minorGm
I've ..
Chord diagramG minorGm
Then ..
Chord diagramFF
The ..
Chord diagramG minorGm
Well ..
Chord diagramG minorGm
But they ..
Chord diagramFF                           Chord diagramD#D#
I'm ......

  (CHORUS)

  (CHORUS)

  (- Piano Solo -)

  (CHORUS)

  (CHORUS)

  Chords      Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB e
    Chord diagramG minorGm        3 5 5 3 3 3
        e ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramBB ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramG+G ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramD MajorD ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|
        Chord diagramA augmentedA ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|
        Chord diagramE MajorE ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    Chord diagramFF         1 3 3 2 1 1
        e ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramBB ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramG+G ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramD MajorD ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramA augmentedA ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramE MajorE ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    Chord diagramD#D#        - - 5 3 4 3
        e ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramBB ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramG+G ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramD MajorD ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|
        Chord diagramA augmentedA ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramE MajorE ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    Chord diagramC majorC         - 3 2 0 1 0
        e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramBB ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramG+G |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramD MajorD ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramA augmentedA ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        Chord diagramE MajorE ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

Other versions of Pulp Fiction

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Pulp fiction theme by Soundtracks

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