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Misirlou by Traditional

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version of Misirlou.  I'll still experimenting with it -
version1 is for steel strings, version 2 (untested)is lowered
an octave for nylon strings.  lyrics follow.

I also have the english words if anyone wants (there are no
foreigh words except a spanish translation)
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MISIRLOU

This is a very pretty greek/middle eastern sounding piece which
is really an American piece written in the 1950's for folkdancers.
It accompanies the dance of the same name, usually done in 9/8.

Key of Chord diagramBB - Tab by Karol Harding & Ruthanna Welch 1993
VERSION 1; for steel strings
   melody: .............................fill........................

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------0---|-2-3--6--3--2-|---2--------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---1--4------|--------------|------------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|--------------|---2--------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|--------------|---1----1-2-|-4-5-4-2-|-2-1--2-1---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|--------------|---2--3-----|---------|----------3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|--------------|------------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-2--3-2--0---|-2-0--2--0------|-2--7-8-7-5-4-3-|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|-------------4--|-4--------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                (p)
Chord diagramE MajorE|---2--0--2--0---|----------------|-2----7--787----|-6--------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------4-|--4--1--4--1--0-|-0--------------|-5--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|-1--------------|-5--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-----------0-|--2---------0-2-|-3---------2-3--|--6--------2--6-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------4----|--3-------------|-5--------------|--5-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|--2-------------|-4--------------|--6-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2-------------|--0-------------|-5---------4----|--5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-7------7-------|-2--3--5--7-----|-8--7--8---5----|-7--5--7--5--3--|
Chord diagramBB|-7--------4-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--2--------2--7-|-8--11--12--14--|--5--3--5--3--2-|--2--0--2-------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------4--1-|
Chord diagramG+G|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-2---7--8--7-5-4---|-3-----2--3--|-6---------2--6-|--7---14----19--|
Chord diagramBB|-0---8-------------|-------------|-5--------------|--7-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----8-------------|-------------|-6--------------|--9-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9-------------|-------------|-5--------------|--9-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---9-------------|-------------|----------------|--9-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|


VERSION 2: for nylon strings*
(this one still needs testing; was lowering the melody an octave
because it sounded better on my nylon strings

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------0---|-2-3--6--3--2-|---2--------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---1--4------|-4------------|------------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|-4------------|---2--------|---------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-4------------|---1----1-2-|-4-5-4-2-|-2-1--2-1---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|--------------|---2--3-----|---------|----------3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|--------------|------------|---------|------------|


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

                                                (p)
Chord diagramE MajorE|---2--0--2--0---|----------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------4-|--4--1--4--1--0-|-0--------------|-5--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-2----4--454----|-6--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|-1--------------|-5--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-----------0-|--2---------0-2-|-3---------2-3--|--6--------2--6-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------4----|--3-------------|-5--------------|--5-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|--2-------------|-4--------------|--6-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2-------------|--0-------------|-5---------4----|--5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-7------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7--------4-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-9--------------|----0--2--4--5--|-5--4--5---2----|-4--2---4--2--0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9--------1-2---|-4--------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|-----4---5---7--|----------------|-----------4--1-|
Chord diagramG+G|--2-----------4-|-5--------------|--2--0--2--0----|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--1--------4----|----------------|--------------4-|--4--2--4-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-2-----------------|-------------|-6--------------|--7---14----19--|
Chord diagramBB|-0-----------------|-------------|-5--------------|--7-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----4--5--4--2--1-|-0--------0--|-6------------4-|--9-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------|-------4-----|-5---------4----|--9-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-----------------|-------------|----------------|--9-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|

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