A merman I should turn to be

Jimi Hendrix

There are normarlly two guitars in this song, but I'm only going to work with one, the main guitar. Tune 1/2 step down (for the real album version). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------1---------------3--3--3------------- -------------2-----------------------0-----0---2---------2--2--2------------- ---------2---2-----------------0h2-------------0------------0--0---------2--- -12\--0-------------0----0h3-----------------3--------------------0---3------ -12\--------------0---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -2--0--2--------2--2-2----------------5--4 ----------------2--2-2----5-4--5--4---5--4 ---------0---------0-0-0--3-2--3--2---3--2 -----------------------0--3-2--3--2---3--2 ------------------------------------------ -----------3------------------------------ --2--2--------2--2---------2---------0---- --0--0--------0--0-----0------------------ --------------------0------------3------3- ------------------------------3----------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -------2-------5---4--5--4---5---4-------- -2-------------5---4--5--4---5---4-------- -0--0----0-----3---2--3--2---3---2-------- ------------0--3---2--3--2---3---2-------- ------------------------------------------ ---3---3--3------------------------------- ---2---2--2--2------0--2------------2----- 0------------0--0---------------2--------- 0-------------------------0--3------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ --------2-------5---4--5---4--5---4------- -2--2---2-------5---4--5---4--5---4------- -0--0------0-0--3---2--3---2--3---2------- ----------------3---2--3---2--3---2------- -------------------------x---------------- ---3----3---3------------x---------------- ---2----2---2------------x-----6---------- ---0----0---0---0---0----x-----6---------- -------------------------------4---------- ------------------------------------------ Verse: ------------------------------------------ --------7--------------------------------- ------------------------------7----------- 7------------7-----------7---------------- 5-------------------5---------------5----- ------------------------------------------ Hooray I awake from yesterday, a- ------------------------------------------ ----------5h7p5--------------------------- -----------------6-4--4h6p4-----------4--- -----6----------------------6-------6----- -4--------------------------------4------4 ------------------------------------------ live but the war is here to stay -----------5----------5------------------- -----------5------------5----------------- -----------5---------------5-----------5-- -----5-----------------------5------3----- -3-------------3---------------3---------- ------------------------------------------ So my love Catherina and me decide to ------------------------------------------ --------3h5p3---------------------3------- --------------2-------------2-------2----- ------4------------------4------------4--- -2---------------------2-----------------2 ------------------------------------------ take our last walk thru the noise to the sea -------------------3---------------------- ---------------------3-------------------- -----------3-----------3------------------ ------3-------------------3----------3---- --1------------1----------------1--------- ------------------------------------------ Not to die but to be re-born........a- ------------------------------------------ 3-----------3--------3-----3-------3------ 2-----------2--2-----2-----2-------2------ 2-----------2--------2-----2-------2--0--- 0-----------0-------------------------0--- ------------------------------------------ way from the lands so battered and torn... -------------- -------------- --2----------- --2----------- --0----------- ----------16\x for- -----0----------------------------------- -----0----------------------------------- 2----2--------------------------0-------- 2-------------------------0h2------------ 0-------------------0h3-------------3---- ----------------------------------------- -ever.................................... ----------------------- -3-----3--------------- -2-----2--------------- -0-----0-----------0--- --------------0--0----3 ----------0-3---3------ for-.... -----------0----------------------------- -----------0-----------------------1----- -----------2--------------------0----0--- ----2--2------2----------0h2------------- 0----------------0--0h3------------------ ----------------------------------------- ever.............. -2--------2------------6------ -3-----3--3------3--x--6------ -2-----2--2---2--2--x--6------ -0-----0--0---0--0--x--4------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ The rest: Just repeat the above verse again, using arpeggios and "Hendresque" variations (i.e., hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs). Then he uses chords for the rest of the song...they are... That is it pretty much, the solo is tough, haven't gotten that far yet. Have fun with this great song!!

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