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
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.)
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-|-2===|==-#-0h2-|-3==-2h3-|
E|-#-0-1-3-4-0-1-3-|-----|---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==-|-0-1-3-4-0-1-3---|
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-|
(Piano trills continue for 3 measures)
(base and rhythm continue for 3 more measures)
Repeat high E-string guitar passage, with piano embellishments.
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
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.)
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|-------------|-----------|------
B|-------------|-----------|------
G|-------------|-----------|------
D|-------------|-----------|------
A|-------------|-----------|------
E|-5h8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0
...
-|---|-7sssss0-|
-|---|---------|
-|---|---------|
-|---|---------|
-|---|---------|
-|-0-|---------|
E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7
B|-----------|------------|------
G|-----------|------------|------
D|-----------|------------|------
A|-----------|------------|------
E|-----------|------------|------
...
-|-7-|7-7-7s0-|
-|---|--------|
-|---|--------|
-|---|--------|
-|---|--------|
-|---|--------|
E|0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7
B|----------|------------|--------
G|----------|------------|--------
D|----------|------------|--------
A|----------|------------|--------
E|----------|------------|--------
...
-|-|-7-7-7-7-|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4
B|-----------|-----------|--------
G|-----------|-----------|--------
D|-----------|-----------|--------
A|-----------|-----------|--------
E|-----------|-----------|--------
...
-|-|-4-4-4-4-|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
-|-|---------|
..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===|==-----
E|-#-0-1-3-4-0-1-3-|-----|---55p4
...
-|---|-----|---------|---------|
-|---|-----|---------|---------|
-|---|-----|---------|---------|
-|---|-----|---------|---------|
-|-0-|-2===|==-#-0h2-|-3==-2h3-|
-|---|-----|---------|---------|
E|-------|-----|-----|------------
B|-------|-----|-----|------------
G|-------|-----|-----|------------
D|-------|-----|-----|------------
A|-6==-6-|-7===|====-|-#-8p7h8-777
E|-------|-----|-----|------------
...
-|---|-----------------|-----|
-|---|-----------------|-----|
-|---|-----------------|-----|
-|---|-----------------|-----|
-|-5-|-777-7p5h7-555-3-|-2===|
-|---|-----------------|-----|
E|-----|--------------|---------|
B|-----|--------------|---------|
G|-----|--------------|---------|
D|-----|--------------|---------|
A|2===-|#-5p3h5-333-2-|-2-0-2-0-|
E|-----|--------------|---------|
...
-|-------|-----------------|
-|-------|-----------------|
-|-------|-----------------|
-|-------|-----------------|
-|-------|---------------0-|
-|-1-0==-|-0-1-3-4-0-1-3---|
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-|
E|---------|-------4h5-|---------|
...
-|-----------|-----------|
-|-----------|-----------|
-|-----------|-----------|
-|-----------|-----------|
-|-2-2-2-0h2-|-3-3-3-2h3-|
-|-----------|-----------|
hu!
E|-----------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-6-6-3h6-6-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------|---------|---------|
...
-|-----------|-----------|--------
-|-----------|-----------|--------
-|-----------|-----------|--------
-|-----------|-----------|--------
-|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-3-|-2-2-2-2
-|-----------|-----------|--------
...
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
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-|
(Piano trills continue for 3
..measures)
(base and rhythm continue for 3
..more measures)
Repeat high E-string guitar
..passage, with piano
..embellishments.
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