Misirlou

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 




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 



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