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Misirlou tab 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 B - Tab by Karol Harding & Ruthanna Welch 1993
VERSION 1; for steel strings
   melody: .............................fill........................
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
E|------------0---|-2-3--6--3--2-|---2--------|---------|------------|
B|--0---1--4------|--------------|------------|---------|------------|
G|----------------|--------------|---2--------|---------|------------|
D|----------------|--------------|---1----1-2-|-4-5-4-2-|-2-1--2-1---|
A|----------------|--------------|---2--3-----|---------|----------3-|
E|----------------|--------------|------------|---------|------------|


E|--3-2--3-2--0---|-2-0--2--0------|-2--7-8-7-5-4-3-|----------------|
B|----------------|-------------4--|-4--------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                (p)
E|---2--0--2--0---|----------------|-2----7--787----|-6--------------|
B|--------------4-|--4--1--4--1--0-|-0--------------|-5--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-1--------------|-5--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|--0-----------0-|--2---------0-2-|-3---------2-3--|--6--------2--6-|
B|-----------4----|--3-------------|-5--------------|--5-------------|
G|----------------|--2-------------|-4--------------|--6-------------|
D|--2-------------|--0-------------|-5---------4----|--5-------------|
A|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|-7------7-------|-2--3--5--7-----|-8--7--8---5----|-7--5--7--5--3--|
B|-7--------4-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|--2--------2--7-|-8--11--12--14--|--5--3--5--3--2-|--2--0--2-------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------4--1-|
G|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|-2---7--8--7-5-4---|-3-----2--3--|-6---------2--6-|--7---14----19--|
B|-0---8-------------|-------------|-5--------------|--7-------------|
G|-----8-------------|-------------|-6--------------|--9-------------|
D|-----9-------------|-------------|-5--------------|--9-------------|
A|-2---9-------------|-------------|----------------|--9-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|


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

E|------------0---|-2-3--6--3--2-|---2--------|---------|------------|
B|--0---1--4------|-4------------|------------|---------|------------|
G|----------------|-4------------|---2--------|---------|------------|
D|----------------|-4------------|---1----1-2-|-4-5-4-2-|-2-1--2-1---|
A|----------------|--------------|---2--3-----|---------|----------3-|
E|----------------|--------------|------------|---------|------------|


E|--3-2--3-2--0---|-2-0--2--0------|-2--------------|-2--------------|
B|----------------|-------------4--|-4--------------|-0--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-4--4-5-4-2-1-0-|-2--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|-1--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                (p)
E|---2--0--2--0---|----------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|
B|--------------4-|--4--1--4--1--0-|-0--------------|-5--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-2----4--454----|-6--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-1--------------|-5--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-2--------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|--0-----------0-|--2---------0-2-|-3---------2-3--|--6--------2--6-|
B|-----------4----|--3-------------|-5--------------|--5-------------|
G|----------------|--2-------------|-4--------------|--6-------------|
D|--2-------------|--0-------------|-5---------4----|--5-------------|
A|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|-7------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-7--------4-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-9--------------|----0--2--4--5--|-5--4--5---2----|-4--2---4--2--0-|
D|-9--------1-2---|-4--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|-----4---5---7--|----------------|-----------4--1-|
G|--2-----------4-|-5--------------|--2--0--2--0----|----------------|
D|--1--------4----|----------------|--------------4-|--4--2--4-------|
A|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E|-2-----------------|-------------|-6--------------|--7---14----19--|
B|-0-----------------|-------------|-5--------------|--7-------------|
G|-----4--5--4--2--1-|-0--------0--|-6------------4-|--9-------------|
D|-------------------|-------4-----|-5---------4----|--9-------------|
A|-2-----------------|-------------|----------------|--9-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|

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